Chapter 44: Submission

"Lord Yashiro!"

Inabi and Tekka snapped back to reality, rushing forward in an attempt to rouse Yashiro.

Shisui didn't give them the chance.

With a swift step, he was in front of them, his figure splitting into two, each attacking one of them.

Shadow Clone Jutsu.

The room was too small for Fire Release techniques, and all the clan members had left their weapons and ninja tools outside, as per the rules.

So, aside from genjutsu, they could only resort to hand-to-hand combat.

Inabi and Tekka were both Jonin, not to be underestimated. They immediately engaged in combat, each dealing with one of Shisui's clones.

However, they soon realized that both Shisui in front of them were illusions, not the real one.

The real Shisui had somehow silently appeared behind Tekka, swinging a knife-hand strike.

He hit Tekka's carotid artery precisely.

In an instant, with the contraction of the carotid artery, Tekka's brain was deprived of blood, and he passed out.

"Damn it!"

Seeing his friend fall, Inabi angrily punched out, hitting Shisui's face directly.

Strangely enough, the Shisui hit by Inabi turned into an illusion, and the illusion he was fighting a second ago turned back into the real Shisui.

And he was attacking from the side.

It was too late by the time Inabi realized.

"Bang!"

Shisui punched Inabi in the stomach, causing him to double over in pain and collapse to the ground.

This series of attacks was dazzling and fluid.

This was Shisui's Body Flicker Technique.

Even the dynamic vision of the Sharingan couldn't keep up with his ghostly speed, and even the Sharingan couldn't distinguish his Shadow Clone Jutsu. This was his Body Flicker Technique.

In just ten seconds, Shisui had cleanly taken down the three leaders of the radical faction. The gap in strength between the two sides was incredible.

The room was silent.

The clan members were too shocked to speak.

Shisui was the strongest in the clan, that was universally acknowledged.

But his opponents weren't pushovers either, and he was outnumbered three to one, yet...

It wasn't a close fight, nor was it a narrow defeat for one side. It was a one-sided crush.

Why?

Why were Yashiro and the others, all Jonin with three-tomoe Sharingan, so easily defeated by Shisui?

Fugaku remained silent, this result was within his expectations.

Unfortunately, Yashiro and the others were all bark and no bite. They were easily taken down by Shisui, who didn't even have to use his true power, the Mangekyou Sharingan.

As the clan head, Fugaku was the only one in the clan who knew that Shisui had the Mangekyou. He knew all too well how powerful those eyes were.

This was also why Fugaku had always leaned towards the moderate faction.

Because he believed that as long as Shisui was willing to join him, the Uchiha would never reach a dead end.

Among the people present, Itachi was the most pleasantly surprised.

He could tell that Shisui was getting stronger and stronger, especially his speed, which was as fast as lightning. Even compared to the "Yellow Flash" Fourth Hokage of the past, he probably wouldn't be

much inferior.

And speed, as the mysterious masked man had said, was precisely his uncle's weakness.

That is to say, Shisui's abilities were a counter to his uncle's.

Thinking of this, Itachi glanced at his uncle not far away, and sure enough, he saw the latter frowning slightly, seeming to be quite wary of Shisui.

After dealing with the three radicals, Shisui's gaze swept around the room, finally landing on Uchiha Shun.

Shun was immediately terrified, and along with the remaining radicals, they all recoiled.

"From now on, the clan and the village must coexist peacefully. And I, Uchiha Shisui, will be the bridge between the two," Shisui declared loudly and firmly, his voice echoing in the room.

In response to his declaration, none of the radicals dared to refute. Those who had already supported Shisui echoed his decision, endorsing his resolution.

It seemed that this clan meeting had become Shisui's solo performance, and was about to end with a complete victory for the moderates. Shisui had not let the Third Hokage down, single-handedly averting a crisis.

Was that so?

Shisui's gaze turned to Uchiha Dan. If the latter wanted to make a move, it was time.

Unexpectedly, Dan looked completely relaxed, one arm draped over his sister Mikoto's shoulder, chatting with her casually.

As if he was an outsider.

Seeing this, Itachi speculated: his uncle had seen Shisui's strength and chosen to lay low, not daring to make a move.

Just then, Yashiro, Inabi, and Tekka got up from the ground.

And then, it seemed they had made a decision. Led by Yashiro, they made their way through the crowd to Dan.

Thud!

With a grit of their teeth, they all knelt on one knee, shocking all the clan members.

"Dan, we misunderstood you last time. I, Uchiha Yashiro, apologize to you. From now on, we hope you can be the backbone of our faction and lead us forward!" Yashiro raised his head, his gaze burning as he looked at Dan, uttering astonishing words.

Not long ago, when Yashiro witnessed Dan defeating the masked man, a seed was planted in his heart.

Now, having personally experienced Shisui's terrifying strength, Yashiro realized: in the entire Uchiha clan, perhaps only Uchiha Dan in front of him had the potential to defeat Shisui.

So, even if Dan was part of the radical faction, it didn't matter, as long as he was strong enough!

What was going on?

Yashiro and the others submitting to Dan shocked everyone present.

Wasn't the clan head's little brother-in-law just a muscle-bound guy who ran a gym?

Even Fugaku frowned, finding it very strange.

He had seen with his own eyes that Dan, due to his moderate stance, had fallen out with the radicals. At that time, Yashiro had even clamored to throw Dan into the police department's prison.

Was Yashiro desperate?

Or did he know that Dan was strong, so he deliberately pushed him forward, hoping to use Dan to confront Shisui?

Fugaku's mind was spinning fast.

He walked over, frowning at Yashiro, "Yashiro, get up, what are you doing?"

But at the same time, Fugaku subtly signaled Dan with his eyes.

He didn't want to see Shisui's moderates dominate either. If the Will of Fire infiltrated the Uchiha, it would undoubtedly be detrimental to

the clan.

As the clan head, Fugaku couldn't personally confront Shisui, as it would be difficult to resolve.

So he hinted at his brother-in-law with his eyes, meaning: if you're confident, go ahead.

Dan shook his head.

Through tonight's clan meeting, he confirmed one thing: Yashiro and the others were indeed a disorganized mob.

Without saying a word, he turned and walked towards the door of the secret room, seemingly intending to leave early.

Did he chicken out?

Dan's reaction led everyone to naturally assume that he was afraid of Shisui.

But to everyone's surprise, Dan turned back at the door and said to Shisui:

"Let's have a fight. But not here. If we collapse the secret room, everyone here will be buried alive."

If Shisui took control, the story would unfold as it did in the original. This was something Dan didn't want to see.

Finally, it came.

Shisui wasn't surprised, and immediately nodded, following Dan out of the secret room.

He knew that as long as he could defeat Dan, he could completely suppress the restless hearts of the clan members and make the Uchiha truly settle down.

"Great!" Yashiro got up, his face excited as he followed.

The other clan members, seeing this, also left the secret room one after another.

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