Sixteen Years Old, The Fourth Generation of Mizukage

"The miko...escaped?"

"I'm very sorry, Lord Demon. We were about to catch up with the miko and her guards, but suddenly two ninjas of unknown origin came out and killed the companions who had been strengthened with chakra by you in one encounter. , my subordinates know that they are no match, so they can only withdraw with the remaining personnel to report the situation to you..."

In the flaming capital of the Kingdom of Demons, a middle-aged man covered in cold sweat was kneeling on the ground, fearfully reporting information to the demon who was sitting on the throne that originally belonged to the witch of the Kingdom of Demons. Behind him, The monster, whose long hair was twisting like a living snake, narrowed his eyes and asked in a voice that could not detect any emotion:

"Ninja? Are they from Sunagakure or Konoha?"

"No, I'm very sorry, because my subordinate was hit by the illusion of one of them at that time. No, I didn't see the forehead protectors of those two people clearly..."

The middle-aged man was sweating profusely, and his whole body began to tremble and twitch due to the strong desire to survive and the overwhelming fear. Seeing this, the monster did not wave his hand away like the conventional villains. Instead, he turned his attention to another survivor in the pursuit team and asked casually:

"Futian answered me like this... What about you, Huang Quan? Can you let me hear some different and valuable information?"

The young man Huang Quan was stunned when his name was called. He raised his head hesitantly and looked into the monster's strange and evil eyes. Then he swallowed and said tremblingly:

"I, I am not sure whether I have fallen into the enemy's illusion. Even if I have such information, can I report it to you, Lord Demon?"

"Tell me about it, Huang Quan..."

"Yes," Huang Quan took a deep breath and racked his brains to recall what he saw at the moment when his companions were instantly killed.

"The two intruders were wearing black robes dotted with red patterns that looked like flames. The taller one was carrying a ninja sword and looked ugly. He also wore a forehead protector on his head. He wasn't Sunagakure. It’s not the pattern of Konoha, but… instead, it’s a bit like the pattern of Kirigakure.”

"The other intruder was shorter, looked younger and not much older. He didn't wear a forehead protector. He just glanced in our direction. Several people, including Captain Fukuda, were directly affected by the illusion. I barely resisted the illusion that he didn't use all his strength, and then, and then..."

"Then what?" The monster, which shrunk into a human form, asked in a cold tone: "What did you see that made you hesitate to make such a simple choice as whether to speak out? Huang Quan ?”

"Master Sprite, you may not believe it if I tell you," Huang Quan closed his eyes and recalled the shocking scene. After making sure that he had not seen it wrong, he opened his eyes and spoke to Sprite word by word. said:

"The pattern I saw in the eyes of the shorter intruder looked very much like the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan in Konoha Village..."

"W-What!? Did you see the Sharingan too, Yomi!?"

Futian, who was sweating profusely after being asked by the monster just now, showed a surprised look as if he was grabbing a life-saving straw. He turned around, grabbed Huang Quan's collar, and asked eagerly:

"Are you sure, Huangquan!? Are you sure that guy used the Sharingan to activate the genjutsu that we couldn't resist, instead of faking the illusion that he had the Sharingan in the genjutsu to mislead us? Any ideas?"

"What a stupid question, Futian..."

The demon stood up from the witch's throne and looked coldly into the distance that made his soul throb. "If that guy wants to mislead you, then he shouldn't let you see the head of his companion." Wearing Kirigakure's forehead protector, and since Huang Quan saw another person's Kirigakure forehead protector, it means... they are indeed Kirigakure's shinobi."

"But, but, Master Demon, why did the Uchiha clan act together with the Kirigakure people? Weren't they, Master Demon, still at war with each other before you started the operation?"

Futian, who was kneeling on the ground, and several wandering ninjas standing around the demon couldn't help but ask such questions, while the demon snorted disdainfully, put his hands behind his hands and said:

"It's just that during the war, some things happened that Konoha didn't want outsiders to know about, and Kirigakure wouldn't deliberately publicize them... Fu!"

Following the demon's order, the ghost legion that was raging and killing in the city suddenly came to a standstill, and then gathered their bodies one by one and turned into rocks all over the city again. After taking back their own ghost legion, The demon also jumped up and began to move in the direction where it sensed the witch was.

"Master Sprite!? Master Sprite, where are you going!?"

The wandering ninjas behind them all caught up with the sprites that suddenly took action, and asked questions to their loyal masters as they galloped.

"Going to the Swamp Country, that stupid witch will definitely go to the Sealing Temple in order to seal me again...

But that was also the best time for me to take away her body and truly release all my power. In front of her, I want to tear into pieces the two Kirigakure ninjas who dared to sabotage my plan to rebuild the thousand-year empire, and then happily merge with her in her screams and despair..."

"Hmm, hahahaha, Jie hahaha..."

"Maitreya, wait for me. When we become one again, that will be the moment when this world completely surrenders to us, Jie hahaha!!"

…

"Hey, hey, call Kisame, call Shisui, can you hear me?"

"...The Fourth Mizukage!?"

Uchiha Shisui, who had just found a cave to rest for the mother and daughter Miroku and Shion who could no longer bear the fatigue, while he acted as a guard outside and used the torch made by the fire escape to look at the map, Uchiha Shisui was suddenly startled. Then he took out the little white snake Kaguya Rei gave him from his sleeve and asked with surprise and uncertainty on his face.

"Oh, Shisui, it's me," Kaguya Rei's lazy and sleepy voice came from the little white snake's mouth, "Where's Kisame? And have you received the mission target?"

"Kissame went to reconnoiter the area ahead. As for the mission target, he is resting on the side." Uchiha Shisui recovered his surprise and replied seriously:

"However, the specific circumstances of the mission are a little different from what I expected. That monster seems to need some special means that only a miko knows to kill, or it is a sealed existence. Kisame and I have not yet confronted it head-on. We fought and only killed a few wandering ninjas who followed the monsters..."

"Huh? Is it a monster that uses a special mechanism?" Little White Snake stuck out his tongue, with a very human expression of thinking on his dull face, "I see, why can't I sense the two of you using Heaven's Power?" What about the fluctuations of the curse seal? Are you still following the mechanism?"

Uchiha Shisui didn't quite understand the adjectives Kaguya Rei used, but his clever mind could still piece together the general meaning of Kaguya Rei's words. After sighing, the boy looked towards the place thousands of kilometers away. Another young man asked:

"The Fourth Mizukage, I have some uncertain and bad guesses about the miko and the demon in the Kingdom of Demons... If my guesses unfortunately come true, what do you want me to do?"

"How to do it? Of course, do it for the ending you want." Little White Snake twisted his head and made a very confused voice:

"What's wrong with you, Shisui? You're a genius of the Uchiha clan, the one with the most ideal blood succession limit in the entire ninja world - the Sharingan. Why can you make choices that completely follow your own heart? Do you also want to ask me about something?"

"Is it possible?" Uchiha Shisui was a little surprised by Kaguya Rei's reaction, "This mission should be related to some of your subsequent diplomatic strategies, the Fourth Mizukage, right? If you leave it to an outsider like me to make the judgment, Isn’t it a bit..."

"Then the question comes," Kaguya Rei's tone became a little funny when she asked back, "Under what circumstances, an Uchiha like you, who has strong empathy and yearns for peace in his heart, , will the choice made according to one's heart when performing the task of protecting the nobles harm Kirigakure's interests and have a negative impact on my diplomatic strategy?"

"...Is this what you expected, the Fourth Mizukage?"

"It's just a simple guess based on a little understanding of your personality, Shisui. It's not that difficult..."

After a pause, Kaguya yawned and said lazily:

"Just follow your heart and do it. Since Uchiha's Sharingan is the eye that reflects the soul, when things change, it will definitely reflect your truest thoughts... I have feelings for you. You have high expectations, Shisui."

"What expectations?" Uchiha Shisui asked warily.

"Of course I'm looking forward to the day when you get the Mangekyou Sharingan, Shisui."

Kaguya Rei, who was about to go to bed, thought for a while and gave an answer that made Uchiha Shisui's expression change slightly.

"In the world that Uchiha Fugaku built with the Mangekyo Sharingan eye technique, I felt a little bit of his great sadness when he awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan. Because he lost his best friend, he lost a willing He was devastated when he exchanged his life for his surviving friends, and finally acquired the kaleidoscope technique that allowed him to deduce the future using the information he knew."

"Fugaku, who is far less talented than you, can awaken such a powerful pupil technique, so what kind of power will you gain when you obtain the Mangekyo Sharingan, which far exceeds him in both talent and vision?"

"...Why do you both agree, Mr. Fugaku and the Fourth Mizukage, that I will awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan?"

Uchiha Shisui asked in a low mood, listening to Kaguya Rei's extremely determined tone.

"Because whether you are in Konoha or Kirigakure, with Shisui's talent, you can definitely support the awakening of a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan."

Kaguya Rei lay on her soft and comfortable bed and calmly gave a very boring answer.

Yes, because Uchiha Shisui is talented enough, no matter whether he continues to be active as a ninja in Konoha or is forced to stay with Kaguya Rei, accepting his style is a bit too advanced for the current ninja world. With the baptism of ideas, he will definitely awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.

To survive as a ninja of Konoha, Shisui will have to face Kirigakure, who is destined to start a war to unify the ninja world under the leadership of Kaguya Rei, and life and death in the war. Impermanence, joys and sorrows are the best fuel for the Mangekyo Sharingan to awaken in sorrow and tears.

And like now, staying by Kaguya Rei's side, to understand Kaguya Rei's ideas that transcend the times, to implement the policies he carefully formulated in order to change the entire ninja world, to witness the new path he envisioned for the ninjas... …

The loss of Uchiha Shisui will only become more complete and unforgettable.

Because he will betray his family, his village, and even his class, to pursue a future that he thinks is right, but that can only be described as crazy in the eyes of the world.

Under the unbelievable gazes of family members, under the incomprehensible questioning of former companions, and under the heart-wrenching efforts of those closest to and who believe in oneself, one must recognize and firm up the path one has chosen, and then actively give up what one once had. With everything he had, he stepped onto the thorny road without hesitation, but it allowed him to see the road of peace and hope...

The grief caused by such a proactive choice of loss should be able to breed the ultimate illusion that is superior to other gods, right?

But before that, Uchiha Shisui must be allowed to perform some tasks that allow him to understand his intentions and strengthen his trust and understanding of himself...

Uchiha Shisui didn't know that Kaguya Rei was counting on him with expectation. He just sighed because of Kaguya Rei's boring answer that had no value at all, shook his head and replied:

"If possible, I would rather not have the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan... The power that can only be obtained by sacrificing the most important person in me. No matter how powerful it is, I would rather let the people who sacrificed for it live well in my life." side, and then rely on one's own efforts to overcome those difficulties that are considered to have to be overcome by relying on the Mangekyō Sharingan."

"Hmph, gentle and innocent kid...but I don't hate the idea."

Kaguya Rei, who was lying on the bed, closed her eyes and said slowly:

"As an encouragement, before ending contact, I'll give you a little more help and tips."

"First of all, be vigilant and see if there is any suspicious movement around you. Kisame's Heavenly Curse Seal has been activated, which means the enemy is not far away from you."

"Secondly, if you encounter any trouble that cannot be solved with your knowledge and ability, just let the white snake I give you bite your Heavenly Curse Seal, and then go all out to activate the power of the curse seal... I will I will lend you my strength and teach those guys who sit in a well and look at the sky a profound lesson."

"I will try my best to solve the problem with my own ability."

"You can do whatever you want, but I must remind you that having a trump card but not using it, and having no trump card at all, are two completely different situations, Shisui..."

After speaking, the little white snake that was used as a communication medium suddenly became listless. Seeing this, Uchiha Shisui carefully put it back into his sleeve, then extinguished the fire in front of him and began to greet him. The enemy and the escort are ready to come.

I don’t have enough time, so I’ll make up a 4K chapter first to keep my attendance perfect.

The next chapter hasn’t been posted before one o’clock, so it will be scheduled for six o’clock tomorrow morning.