When Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Fugaku arrived at the ANBU prison together, they found Yoru still silently meditating on the floor.
Around him, dismembered limbs and splattered blood stained the walls and floors of the entire cell—now dried to a dull black.
The scene, straight out of hell, made both the Konoha Military Police and ANBU tense up.
At the entrance of the cell lay the corpse of Aburame Kenpei, limp and lifeless.
Staring at the carnage, every witness felt a mix of deep fear and awe toward Yoru.
But Uchiha Shisui was furious.
"Yoru… What have you done?!"
Yoru didn't even open his eyes.
"Nothing," he replied coldly.
Shisui roared, "Nothing?! You slaughtered all these people—not just the criminals, but even ANBU operatives! And you dare say you did nothing?!"
Yoru's voice remained calm.
"I didn't arrange for a gang of thugs to ambush and murder fellow shinobi."
"I didn't break the law by lifting the prisoners' seals and restoring their power."
"And I certainly didn't violate any rules by striking first."
"All I did…"
"…was deliver justice."
"Every single one of them deserved to die."
Shisui's eyes burned with rage.
"You—you're twisting logic! Spouting nonsense!"
Finally, Yoru opened his eyes.
"Am I?"
"Uchiha Shisui, by your reasoning, I should've just let these so-called 'ANBU' and criminals torture me, leaving me begging for death."
"Is that your idea of justice?"
Shisui faltered for a moment—but he had no retreat now.
When a man knows his actions are evil but refuses to admit it, there's only one path left:
Self-delusion. Whitewashing. Justifying the unjustifiable.
"You killed the Hokage's son!"
Yoru smirked.
"And wasn't that because he framed two of my subordinates?"
"Harming fellow shinobi is Konoha's greatest crime!"
"What, are only Sarutobi Shin'nosuke and your ANBU allowed to kill? Should the rest of us just kneel and take it?"
"Besides, even after killing him, I complied. I let myself be locked in this cell. I submitted to ANBU interrogation. I followed every procedure—while you…"
"What did you do?"
Shisui was speechless.
Yoru pressed on.
"I used to think you were just a fool, Shisui. But now…"
"You're a fool and a hypocrite."
"You know exactly what you're doing, yet you lie to yourself, play the victim, and even serve as their loyal attack dog. You became ANBU's captain…"
"What a disappointment."
Shisui's voice turned icy.
"Enough!"
"I won't be swayed by your silver tongue anymore!"
"I am Uchiha Shisui of Konoha—and the ANBU Commander under the Hokage's authority!"
"Yoru, your crimes are unforgivable. Today, I will bring you to justice!"
In that instant—
Shisui unleashed the terrifying power of his Mangekyō Sharingan!
Earlier, against Fugaku, he'd only used it to intimidate.
But now, against Yoru, his killing intent was real.
Fugaku and the others gasped, ready to intervene—
But Yoru only chuckled.
"The Mangekyō, huh…"
Despite the crushing pressure from Shisui's gaze, Yoru rose slowly, unfazed.
Under the dim prison lights—
Yoru's eyes snapped open.
"Hmm—!!"
The three tomoe in his pupils twisted, morphed, and evolved—
Awakening into a six-pointed star pattern:
The Mangekyō Sharingan!
For a moment, Shisui, Fugaku, and every ANBU and Military Police ninja stood frozen in shock.
"Th-that's…"
"The Mangekyō Sharingan?!"
"H-how…?!"
A surge of equally violent Mangekyō power erupted from Yoru's eyes, painting the world in blood-red light—as if it could devour everything.
Fugaku, after the initial shock, felt a surge of triumph.
"The Mangekyō!"
"Yoru… he's awakened it too!"
"This is heaven's will! The Uchiha clan is blessed!"
"On the very day Shisui betrayed us, Yoru gains the Mangekyō…"
"My instincts were right."
"He will be the Uchiha's true savior!"
Shisui, however, was stunned.
"How… How did you awaken the Mangekyō?!"
His own Mangekyō had awakened through the trauma of watching his parents die in battle.
But Yoru?
He was an orphan. No family. No real comrades.
The closest people to him were his subordinates—but even when they were critically injured, they hadn't died.
With Yoru's iron will, how could something like that trigger the Mangekyō?!
Time seemed to freeze.
A historic moment for the Uchiha clan.
Two pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan locked in confrontation.
Fugaku, despite his joy, couldn't help but sigh.
If only…
If both of them could serve the clan…
Nothing would be impossible.
But…
Yoru didn't answer Shisui's question.
Shisui steadied himself.
"It doesn't matter if you have the Mangekyō."
"Today, you will pay for your crimes!"
Yoru sneered.
"Everything I've done is clear, just, and righteous!"
"Those I killed deserved their fate!"
"I willingly surrendered, followed procedure, and accepted imprisonment—yet they tried to murder me in secret!"
"I fought back to survive. Where is the crime in that?!"
"You're the one aiding evil, clinging to delusion—unforgivable!"
The tension exploded.
The two Mangekyō's oppressive auras clashed violently, filling the prison with an unbearable, soul-piercing killing intent.
Even the ANBU and Military Police outside the immediate confrontation felt it—like a blade scraping their bones.
Fugaku swallowed hard.
These two were undoubtedly the Uchiha clan's strongest.
Who… would win?
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