Uchiha Shisui was barely standing, half his body ravaged beyond recognition. The once-revered elite shinobi had been reduced to a broken shell.
Blood streamed from his eyes like tears, his face pale as death. Crimson spilled from his lips, and his right arm—along with half his torso—had been charred black, seared by the lightning that shattered his Susano'o.
He was a pitiful sight.
Even worse, his eyes were spent. Forced to overuse the Susano'o, his chakra and mental energy were utterly drained.
This was his limit.
Gasping for air, he clenched his teeth against the agony, refusing to collapse through sheer willpower alone.
But everyone could see the truth—
Uchiha Shisui had lost.
His final trump card, the invincible Susano'o, had been obliterated by Yoru. His chakra and ocular power were exhausted. His body was wrecked. He had nothing left.
"That… that technique…"
"Was that the power of Yoru's Mangekyō Sharingan?"
"To destroy a Susano'o in a single strike… I've never seen anything like it!"
Even Uchiha Fugaku stood frozen, his face slack with shock.
Uchiha Itachi trembled, his analytical mind racing.
"Yoru's left eye…"
"The hexagram pattern—it must grant extreme perception. He focused on the weakest point of Shisui's Susano'o and struck with pinpoint precision."
"That left eye… it's the ultimate 'Eye of Insight'…"
Cold sweat dripped down his face as he whispered, "Shisui…"
Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō watched in horror.
"Has he really grown this strong?!"
"He just annihilated Shisui's Susano'o in one hit?!"
"What kind of power is that?!"
"Is Shisui really about to lose?!"
Despite their shock, Hiruzen and Danzō's minds were already calculating.
"Shisui still has one last power—the ultimate genjutsu…"
"Kotoamatsukami."
"Should we seize it now?"
"But Yoru won't just stand by. Even if he's exhausted from the fight, he's still dangerous…"
Danzō, who had planned to swoop in and steal Shisui's eyes, now hesitated. If he didn't move, neither would Koharu, Homura, or Hiruzen.
Shisui coughed up blood, his face twisted in pain.
"Yoru… was that the power of your left Mangekyō?"
Yoru saw no point in hiding it. The observers would spread the intel anyway.
"Sukunahikona—the 'Eye of Insight.' It perceives the flaws in all techniques and destroys them in a single strike."
Shisui exhaled, awed despite himself.
"Only someone like you could awaken such a dōjutsu…"
"I never imagined you'd reach this level…"
"I underestimated you…"
Their battle had been a masterpiece—taijutsu, ninjutsu, genjutsu, even the clash of Mangekyō powers. Yet Yoru had dominated every exchange.
But Shisui wasn't done.
He still had one last move.
Itachi didn't know what it was, but he recognized the resolve in Shisui's eyes.
This is his final stand…
Shisui glanced into the distance—where he knew Hiruzen and Danzō were watching.
I am loyal to Konoha. This is my final duty.
"Lord Hokage… I'll use Kotoamatsukami to rewrite Yoru's will. He'll be forced to serve Konoha. After that… his fate is yours to decide."
"As for the Uchiha… I have another eye. Even if I use one for Yoru, the other can still stop the coup."
He knew the cost.
Using Kotoamatsukami would push his eyes to the brink of blindness. After this, he'd be a broken man.
But he didn't care.
With a ragged breath, Shisui—battered, bleeding, barely alive—locked onto Yoru with the fury of a cornered beast.
Just as he prepared to speak—
"Shisui. You were about to use Kotoamatsukami on me, weren't you?"
Shisui's chakra stuttered.
"H-How did you—?!"
Yoru didn't answer.
"That cursed power has no place in this world."
Before Shisui could react—
"Let the heavens judge your sins!"
In that instant—
"Hmph."
Yoru's right Mangekyō Sharingan flared.
A crimson hexagram spun violently.
Even from a distance, Shisui was engulfed in its power.
"W-What is this—?!"
His body locked up. His vision twisted.
Before him stretched a nightmarish realm—a hellscape of corpses, blood, and crimson flames.
Was this the afterlife?
Or the judgment of Yoru's Mangekyō?
Left eye—Insight.
Right eye—Judgment.
Shisui finally understood Yoru's true power.
But it was too late.
Trapped in the inferno, he saw Yoru's towering form—divine yet demonic, righteous yet merciless.
"Face your sins."
"Magatsuhi no Kami—Judgment of the Calamity God!"
Shisui's mind shattered.
Memories flooded in—
Betraying his clan for Konoha's elders.
Hunting his own kin under Danzō's orders.
Sacrificing Uchiha lives for "peace."
Even planning to brainwash his entire family.
Sin after sin unfolded like blooming lotuses—each petal a crime, each flame a punishment.
Yoru showed him more—the original timeline.
Shisui, ambushed by Danzō, losing an eye.
Still trusting Hiruzen, giving Itachi his remaining eye.
And Itachi—slaughtering their clan in the end.
"GYAAAAAAAAAAHHHH—!!"
The crimson flames consumed him.
To the spectators, it happened in an instant.
One moment, Yoru declared judgment.
The next, Shisui collapsed—his body wreathed in crimson lotus flames.
"SHISUI!"
Itachi lunged forward but froze—the heat was unbearable.
Hiruzen, Danzō, Itachi—all stood paralyzed.
"W-What kind of dōjutsu is that?!"
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