At the Uchiha Shrine, Yuhara continued to accuse Uchiha Fugaku, while Shisui had already arrived outside the shrine.
Tonight's clan meeting was incredibly important, and Shisui wouldn't allow anyone to interrupt, not even Uchiha Itachi. From the beginning of the meeting, it was already decided that Itachi wouldn't be allowed in. Now that Itachi seemed ready to force his way in, Shisui naturally wouldn't permit it.
Walking quickly to the outskirts of the shrine, Shisui saw Itachi being surrounded, but his brow furrowed almost immediately.
He noticed several clan members lying on the ground nearby, indicating only one thing: Itachi had already made his move!
"What are you all doing?" Shisui ignored the matter of Itachi and directly asked, "The clan meeting is ongoing, why all the noise?"
"Shisui-sama, Itachi-sama is trying to force his way in," a Uchiha ninja replied hesitantly.
Though he was an Uchiha, it was clear he did not possess the Sharingan, which meant he couldn't attend the clan meeting.
Moreover, he couldn't afford to offend either side. On one hand, there were the elders who collectively gave the order, and on the other, Itachi possessed the Sharingan and was the clan leader's son.
Even Uchiha with the Sharingan would feel conflicted in this situation, let alone him.
"Who made the first move?" Shisui nodded and asked.
"We were following orders and naturally wouldn't let Itachi-sama in, but when he tried to force his way in, we had to stop him, and then...," the ninja mumbled, his head lowered.
He deliberately left his explanation vague, clearly full of worry.
But Shisui didn't care about any of that. He only needed a rough understanding of the situation and a clear result.
Nodding again, Shisui looked at Itachi, his expression slightly complicated.
Yet, he quickly suppressed his emotions, sighing calmly, "Itachi, you know the rules. You shouldn't be here tonight."
"Why can't I be here?" Itachi's voice was unusually cold as he stared firmly at Shisui. "If you can be here, why can't I?"
"It's the elders' orders, and the clan leader agreed," Shisui shook his head and gave a firm answer. "You don't need to attend tonight's clan meeting. Leave now. Don't make it hard for me, and don't make it hard for everyone else."
After saying that, Shisui turned to leave. But just then, he suddenly sensed a powerful surge of chakra behind him.
He stopped and turned around slowly, only to see Itachi's eyes glowing an intense crimson.
"As expected, you've completely changed, Shisui."
Itachi's gaze was cold, his voice frigid.
"You're no longer the Shisui I remember. I don't know what made you change like this. But I want you to know—I will enter, and you can't stop me. According to the clan's tradition, as someone with the Three Tomoe Sharingan, I have the right to attend the clan meeting!"
"Itachi, don't make this difficult for me."
Shisui's heart ached at Itachi's expression, but he remained calm and resolute.
"I told you, this is the decision of the clan leader and the elders. Even if you have Three Tomoe, it doesn't matter!"
As he spoke, Shisui's eyes transformed into the crimson Three Tomoe Sharingan, showing his firm stance—he would not yield.
"It seems I can no longer hold on to any illusions about you because you are truly not the Shisui I remember," Itachi said, his voice still icy and distant as he closed his eyes.
But just then, an even more sinister chakra began to emerge from him, spreading around with a chilling aura.
"In that case, there's nothing left to say. I will enter, that is my stance. Now, let me ask you..."
As he spoke, Itachi slowly opened his eyes, revealing a pattern like spinning shurikens swirling in his pupils.
"Are these eyes enough for me to go in?"
"Mangekyō?"
Shisui looked on in shock; he never expected Itachi to possess those eyes!
But beneath his shock, Shisui's heart filled with even more concern.
He didn't know how Itachi obtained those eyes, and Itachi's attitude clearly signaled he was now on the opposing side.
Hesitating for a moment, Shisui gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his own Mangekyō Sharingan had appeared.
He stared at the chakra gathering within Itachi, then spoke: "The Mangekyō Sharingan... you do indeed have the right to force your way in. But I have one question for you."
Itachi didn't respond, only watching Shisui in silence.
Shisui didn't mind. He continued, "If I ask you not to report anything that happens at tonight's clan meeting, can you do it?"
Outside the shrine, silence fell after Shisui's question.
The Uchiha shinobi surrounding them had already retreated; they couldn't bear the suffocating pressure radiating from these two young men.
That kind of oppressive aura was simply too overwhelming.
"I understand," Itachi finally spoke after a long silence, then turned and walked away without looking back.
This action made Shisui's expression darken, and he couldn't help but call out, "Itachi, you—"
"There's nothing more to say," Itachi interrupted, his voice distant as he walked away. "It's truly disappointing... But I had already guessed your intentions, and I already know the final outcome."
"You all, take care of yourselves."
Under the silver moonlight, Itachi's silhouette grew more distant, eventually fading from Shisui's sight.
In that moment, Shisui felt an intense pain in his heart.Behind the shrine, the entire venue was eerily silent, with everyone's gaze fixed on Uchiha Fugaku.
Fugaku remained silent, reflecting on his past and wondering if he was truly so unworthy.
After a long silence, Fugaku sighed and looked seriously at Yuhara. "So, what do you plan to do with me, this unqualified clan leader?"
"Since you are being impeached, it's clear that Fugaku is no longer fit to hold the position of clan leader," Yuhara replied, turning to Uchiha Takechi and Uchiha Sō.
"Two elders, I'll leave the rest to you."
Both elders nodded and exchanged glances before Uchiha Sō stepped forward.
"Considering Uchiha Fugaku's actions have led the clan to such a dire state, we have decided to remove him from the position of clan leader, and..."
At this, Uchiha Sō took a deep breath and raised his voice.
"We nominate Uchiha Yuhara as the new clan leader!"