Side Story: The Chronicles of the Naka Shrine's Sweeping Monk's Crossover (End)

Side Story: The Chronicles of the Naka Shrine's Sweeping Monk's Crossover (End)

The situation was a bit bizarre.

Over there, Kakashi Hatake and Kisame Hoshigaki were on the verge of beating each other's brains out, while over here, Itachi Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha were as harmonious as if they were having afternoon tea!

"…In our world, the Uchiha clan is the strongest ninja clan in the ninja world; Konoha, under the leadership of the Uchiha, is the strongest ninja village in the ninja world; and the Land of Fire, under Konoha's rule, is the strongest country in the ninja world."

Shisui finished telling the story of their world, bit by bit, and calmly ended the conversation with an extremely arrogant and wanton sentence: "In the entire ninja world, no one dares to start a war, because above them is the strongest sacred land in the ninja world, the Naka Shrine."

Yes, no one is here. Time to boast about my own achievements.

The Konoha rogue ninja, after hearing Shisui boast about how powerful the Uchiha of their world was, said with emotion, "It sounds like the Third Hokage of your world is very open-minded. Back then, I shouldn't have listened to Danzo's bewitchment…"

"Heh heh, that old geezer, the Third, would never be so kind-hearted!"

Shisui shook his head. "It was only because the Uchiha's own power was strong enough that he was forced to change his strategy…"

"In fact, the old geezer was greedy for power and position. It wasn't until he was completely removed from office by Itachi that he was forced to relinquish his power. Even after retiring, he still vainly tried to interfere in Konoha's operations, relying on his status as the Third Hokage, and caused a lot of trouble…"

"Left with no choice, the Fifth Hokage could only send the ANBU to place him under house arrest… In order to correct some of the mistakes made by the Third Hokage and Danzo, the Fifth Hokage exhausted a lot of effort!"

Shisui was not lying.

It was just that there were some discrepancies in the details.

Why did Hiruzen want to exert his "remaining heat" after retirement, only to cause a lot of trouble, even drawing protests from Konoha's staunch ally, the Hidden Mist?

Why was it that when Itachi Uchiha launched the "de-Hiruzen-ization," no one in Konoha, high or low, including Asuma Sarutobi, objected?

Why was Danzo saddled with countless "black pots," with some unprovable past crimes also being pinned on him?

Why did Root become Konoha's greatest darkness? Even after they were disbanded, they were still attacking the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning. They were clearly just a group of Chunin and Jonin, yet they were able to fight the Fourth Tsuchikage, Deidara, to a standstill…

All these shady dealings—the Naka Shrine held the final say.

Unfortunately, Itachi didn't know that Shisui had a black heart. He frowned and raised one last question. "The Fifth Hokage you speak of… sounds like the 'Father' of the other world? Did he succeed?"

If the Fifth Hokage of the other Konoha was Fugaku Uchiha, then his own seppuku would not be enough to atone for his sins, because it would prove that his father's path was the correct one…

However, Shisui Uchiha just lowered his head and looked at him in silence… The Konoha rogue ninja immediately understood his meaning. Endless self-blame and regret… instantly surged and covered his heart!

"It was… me?"

Itachi closed his eyes heavily, and two tears streamed from the corners. "So everything that happened was my mistake…"

"It should be partly my fault as well…"

Shisui patted his shoulder and comforted him, "The 'me' of the past also thought that compromise was the only way out, until I completely saw the darkness and corruption of the Konoha high council…"

"Clearly, the 'me' of this world was foolish, right up until his death."

On the other side, Kisame was covered in wounds, single-handedly resisting Kakashi and the reinforcements, Asuma and Kurenai…

A different question was running through the shark-faced man's mind: Itachi hasn't made a move for half a day. Is he trying to throw the fight? How should I deal with this later?

"It seems we're out of time…"

Itachi glanced at Kisame and sighed. "If this goes on, Kisame's side probably won't be able to hold out. I have to leave with him and continue to monitor the Akatsuki…"

Shisui raised an eyebrow. "That little organization… still needs monitoring?"

"To you, perhaps the Akatsuki is insignificant…" The Konoha rogue ninja shook his head with some helplessness. "For our world, the power that organization possesses is enough to overturn the ninja world."

"If you want to change all this, it's actually possible…"

Shisui Uchiha took out a scroll from his robes and handed it to him. "I met the Itachi of another world before and taught him Sage Mode… You are both Itachi Uchiha. If you train in the Sage Mode that was researched based on him as the standard, you will surely get twice the result with half the effort!"

"The only trouble is…"

Shisui glanced at the crow on his shoulder and said softly, "Do you have any other crows by your side? The kind that shoots Tailed Beast Bombs when it gets angry?"

Itachi Uchiha: "…"

What the hell are you talking about!

How could that kind of ninja crow exist!

The Konoha rogue ninja extended his hand, took the scroll from Shisui, and said softly, "Sasuke's side, I'll have to trouble you… Also, this Mangekyo, it should be very useful to you, right?"

"It is! If I can get the two Kotoamatsukami Mangekyo of this world, it will be enough to easily open a Perfect Susanoo, without having to worry about the problem of blindness…" Shisui nodded, a hint of desire in his eyes.

Hearing his words, Itachi Uchiha gave a whistle. The crow on his body flapped its wings with some excitement and flew down to land on Shisui's shoulder.

The other Kotoamatsukami Mangekyo was in his hands.

The Naka Shrine's sweeping monk extended his hand, stroked the crow's wing, and promised, "Don't worry. My will is for the Uchiha clan to rise again…"

"But I have one more thing to say…"

"Although you've placed all your hopes on Sasuke, let me remind you, your little brother's innate talent is actually very poor… In comparison, I have more faith in you."

"…"

Itachi Uchiha gripped the scroll in his hand. If the contents of this scroll couldn't bring him new power, he would fight this Shisui to the death right now!

You can insult me, but you absolutely cannot insult Sasuke!

"I'm serious…"

Shisui spread his hands, somewhat helpless. "Do you need me to make a comparison? The Sasuke of the other world, in the eyes of his clansmen, is an idiot who only knows how to train in taijutsu. But at this age, he is already strong enough to defeat Kakashi…"

As he said this, Shisui extended a finger and pointed at the white-haired ninja who was in the thick of the fight. "And, that Kakashi has a Mangekyo Sharingan…"

Itachi Uchiha: "…"

What kind of joke is this? That Sasuke, is he even a ninja!

If this guy Kakashi had an extra Mangekyo, even he couldn't guarantee he could defeat him!

"I have already taught Sasuke many ninjutsu, including the Flying Thunder God Technique and Sage Mode…" Shisui rubbed his forehead. "But to this day, he has only mastered a few of the most basic Fire Style jutsu and the Body Flicker…"

Itachi forced himself to be calm. "I believe in Sasuke. When his hatred is deep enough, he will one day surpass me… and even surpass Shisui."

"I am also looking forward to that day. Because that will also mean that I can finally leave this tragic world."

Shisui nodded, turned to the side, and made way for him. "Before that day comes, I believe our cooperation will be very pleasant… Everything, for the Uchiha!"

Itachi lowered his head in some shame. "…"

This Shisui, how come he feels strange!

It seems he has awakened some extraordinary will!

Should I learn from him?