Chapter – 409 A Secret Loyal Subordinate

'Kuchiyose no Jutsu!'

Poof…

From the cloud of white smoke, Shisui in his Anbu costume appeared.

"Is it time?" Shisui asked Itachi who has summoned him.

"Hmm, Mizukage-sama has been defeated, so let's start." – Itachi said to Shisui.

Tsukihi and Itachi have already explained everything occurring in Kirigakure to Shisui in the past few days, as such, no further explanation was needed.

"Alright." Shisui nodded without any hesitation and activated his Mangekyou Sharingan, then he lifted up the unconscious Mizukage by the neck, and opened Yagura's eyelid with his other hand, before, starting he asked Tsukihi, "You are keeping the Sanbi in check, right?"

"Hmm. Don't worry, Sanbi will not be interfering." Tsukihi nodded, she had already placed Sanbi in a Genjutsu with her Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, as such the second biggest turtle of the shinobi world was completely unaware of what exactly was happening to its Jinchuriki.

Shisui nodded, and after brewing sufficient ocular power in both of his eyes, he started,

'Mangekyou Sharingan: Kotoamatsukami!'

Ba bump

The moment Shisui used Kotoamatsukami on the Mizukage both Tsukihi and Itachi heard a loud sound of a heartbeat.

However, both knew that this wasn't any heartbeat, but the resonance of the 'Will' caused by the Dojutsu of Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan. At this moment, Yagura's 'Will' was already under Shisui's control and can be modified as per Shisui's desire.

Kotoamatsukami is different from normal Genjutsu, it does not hinder Chakra flow, it directly affects the Brain and modifies the 'Will' and 'Thought Processes' of the subject.

And because it does not disturb the Subject's Chakra Flow, as such it is impossible to detect whether someone is under the effect of a Genjutsu, or more specifically under Kotoamatsukami or not, not by any means, even other Dojutsu or chakra flow sensory ninjutsu can not see or detect Kotoamatsukami.

The only reason Shimura Danzo who was manipulating Mifune was caught red-handed by Ao during the Gokage Summit is that Ao recognized Shisui's Chakra Color in Danzo's bandaged eye, and from there he made some guesses based on his suspicions which proved to be true.

The reason for Ao's suspicion was Mifune's strange behavior and favor towards Hokage and Konoha, it was not that he detected Mifune being under a Genjutsu or anything as such anyone who is being manipulated by Kotoamatsukami will always remain under control, and never be found out, even if the caster dies.

So, as long as Yagura does not behave strangely or uncharacteristically, no one will figure out that Yagura is in a Genjutsu. In fact, even if Yagura does behave out of character, it can be attributed to the shock and horrible experience he has gone through, so figuring out Yagura being under control is almost impossible.

This is why Kotoamatsukami is the ultimate Genjutsu because it is incredibly hard to counter.

At this moment, Shisui asked Tsukihi, "Alright, I have completely invaded his thought process, what is the change Kuroto-san wanted in his thought process? Is it the same one as Godaime Kazekage or different?"

Tsukihi said, "The same as Pakura, Yagura needs to be a secret loyal subordinate of Amatsukami."

If the Kazekage or the Mizukage were to become loyal to Konoha, or anyone in specific, then their behavior and orders will be for the benefit of Konoha or for that person, which will obviously make others suspicious, in which case, even if they are not suspected to be under Genjutsu, they will still be suspected to have taken refuge or bowed down to Konoha, and if that were to happen, then they wouldn't be able to remain the Kage of their villages.

But if they are secretly loyal to Amatsukami, then they would secretly work for the benefit of the organization, which won't be so easy to figure out, because no one other than the members of the organization knows what is the true goal of Amatsukami and what are they working for, as such, no one will be able to figure out that the Mizukage and Kazekage are Amatsukami's secret subordinate.

'Reasonable enough.' Shisui nodded, and while looking in the eyes of Yagura, he said in a deep voice, "Karatachi Yagura, from this moment forth to the end of your being, as a living being, as a dead being and even somewhere in between, you will be eternally loyal to Amatsukami."

Yagura, who was still unconscious, nodded in a mechanical tone, "I am a loyal secret subordinate of Amatsukami, I will remain eternally loyal to the organization while alive, even after my death, and somewhere in between."

After Yagura's mechanical acceptance of his fate from here on, Shisui closed his eyes and gasped for breath.

Even Yagura who was held by him was dropped to the ground.

"Shisui-san!" Itachi exclaimed and helped Shisui.

Shisui regained, himself, and said "I am alright, it's just that my visual prowess has completely diminished. And this is just the backlash from using Kotoamatsukami at its full potential."

Tsukihi observed Shisui's state carefully. At this moment, Shisui's eyes have completely lost light, meaning, that Shisui can not see anything, and he can not use Mangekyou Sharingan.

Itachi asked Shisui, "Shisui san, will you be able to continue your mission?"

Shisui nodded, "I will manage somehow."

Tsukihi nodded, "Alright, in that case, you can go back, after you return from your mission you will go to Hashirama Cell implantation, Kuroto-sama has informed me that all the preparations for that are completed, so if everything goes well, your vision will soon return to normal."

Shisui nodded, "Alright."

Then Itachi released the summon following which Shisui disappeared from her into a poof of smoke and went back to continue his mission.

Now with Shisui gone, only Tsukihi, Itachi, and an unconscious Mizukage were left.

Itachi asked Tsukihi, "Now that Mizukage has been controlled, what comes next?"

Tsukihi thought a little, then said, "Firstly release Genjutsu on all guards and also erase their memories of what happened tonight… clean up all of our tracks, meanwhile I will take care of our new subordinate and make sure he doesn't die at least, or else this will all be pointless."

Itachi nodded and disappeared.

Now with Itachi gone, Tsukihi picked up Yagura like a sack of potato, also picked up Yagura's club, and walked into the nearby room.

'Let's see what can Kirigakure give me…' was a thought in her mind. One of the many reasons why Amatsukami has controlled the Kazekage and Mizukage is to solve the problem of funds required for the functioning of the organization.

So, aside from complete access to their Jutsu library, Tsukihi also hopes to gain some economic benefits from these two great shinobi villages.

After all, a fund of billions of Ryo is not so easy to collect, even with all the missions from the Black Market.

Moreover, as the experiments have progressed, and the technology has improved, Tsukihi has also realized that her initial calculations were not accurate. There are many more things and many more expenses than she initially took into account, maintenance of Ancor Vantian, funds required to raise Gaara, and Karin, as well as many other expenses.

So, it's about time Tsukihi starts using other Shinobi Villages for her benefits, otherwise what good it would be to control two of the five great shinobi villages if they are not used for anything?

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