Chapter 65: You Have This Ability, How Could You Lose? [Seeking First Order]

Shisui's return was a little slower than Sima Yi had thought, and there was no sign until the afternoon.

"Why did you only come back now? Could something have happened again?"

Sima Yi, curious, thought it was just a routine matter and shouldn't have taken so long.

Shisui gave a simple smile, his expression a bit excited, "To let the Third Hokage understand my difficulty, I left the Elder's house and then returned once more; counting the first time, that makes three visits to the Elder, doesn't it?"

Sima Yi was speechless, but seeing Shisui's hopeful gaze, he could only nod and sigh, "Alright then, you've done well enough."

"Hehe, the Third Hokage and the Mizuto Gate assistant heard that I had to go three times before getting things done, and they even praised me in front of the Transcendence Assistant, then together urged the Transcendence Assistant to properly arrange the mission supporting ninja."

Seeming to recall the expression of the Transcendence assistant Koharu, Shisui felt quite happy.

"As long as it can be handled properly, that's fine," Sima Yi nodded, then produced the Inheritance Book and a forbidden technique scroll, saying, "Let's set that aside for now; I have other matters to ask you."

"Is there any problem with this thing?"

Seeing this, Shisui took the book and scroll and asked curiously.

Sima Yi didn't beat around the bush, asking directly, "It has nothing to do with them; first tell me what the eye technique residing in your Kaleidoscope is?"

"Eh? Grandfather doesn't know?"

Shisui was startled; he had always assumed the other knew, but now it seemed he was mistaken about something.

"You never told me, how could I possibly know?"

Sima Yi raised an eyebrow, somewhat speechless.

The ancients said, "He who knows the enemy and knows himself will never be defeated in a hundred battles; he who knows himself but not the enemy wins and loses; he who knows neither the enemy nor himself will be in peril each battle."

He was now in a state of knowing neither himself nor the enemy, which made him feel very insecure.

Shisui gave an awkward smile, scratched his head, and carefully recalled the night they first met; he remembered that after hearing a mysterious voice, he opened the Kaleidoscope.

Snap~ "Oh, I remember now; when I summoned, I turned off the Kaleidoscope. Hehe, I'm sorry, Grandfather, that was my oversight."

Shisui's face flushed red, and he quickly apologized.

"Never mind, it's not too late now; explain your eye technique and strength in detail, as this will affect our upcoming actions," Sima Yi waved his hand, already too lazy to argue.

"Alright, Grandfather, my eye technique is called Separate Heaven Deity."

As Shisui spoke, he opened the Kaleidoscope right in front of Sima Yi; the mark, like a shuriken, instantly caught Sima Yi's eye.

"It can directly infiltrate the opponent's brain and alter their will without them noticing, except..."

"Wait!"

Before he could finish, Sima Yi's expression changed; he stared at Shisui in shock, his eyes showing a hint of disbelief.

"W-what's wrong?" Shisui, equally bewildered, didn't know why the other reacted so strongly.

"You said your eye technique can silently infiltrate someone's brain and forcibly change their will?"

"That's right!"

"You have this ability, why did the Uchiha still meet such a fate?"

"What a terrifying ability; even Pan Feng could have unified the Three Kingdoms with it?"

Shisui's face flushed bright red; he was also curious why the Uchiha's future would be genocide. "Indeed, if the clan were truly to have a Coup, with my ability I should be able to prevent such conflict, so why let Itachi reach that point?"

"Prevent the conflict?" Sima Yi gave Shisui a deep look, instantly understood, and asked, "Who do you intend to stop?"

"Of course it's"

After Sima Yi's reminder, Shisui also realized, patting his head with a look of frustration.

"If it were the old me, perhaps I would have used these eyes to ask the Third Hokage to give the Uchiha another chance; that would mean the Third Hokage must have acted against me!"

Shisui clenched his fists; that night when he saw the Uchiha's future, he suspected something might happen to him, and now he finally found the culprit! "You have this ability, yet you still dare tell others; if you don't die, the Uchiha's survival would be intolerable by heaven's law."

Sima Yi, rarely, directly pointed out the other's foolishness, and Shisui, listening, lowered his head.

But he hadn't told anyone yet, Shisui muttered inwardly yet didn't dare argue.

After speaking, Sima Yi recalled the contents of the book and scroll, "Such power is so great; after you use it, are there any side effects?"

"My left eye is an instant‑activation, permanent‑duration Separate Heaven Deity, but its cooldown is very long; using it once takes about ten years to recover.

The right eye is continuous, requiring sustained activation; once I stop, the illusion effect disappears, but its cooldown is shorter, about three days (the team stash contains Hashirama cells) to recover.

However, both techniques have a drawback: if the target is alerted by someone to the anomaly, they might be able to break free of the technique."

After hearing Shisui's explanation, Sima Yi kept nodding; this is a technique targeting the subconscious. In his view, the right eye might be breakable, but the left eye's technique, as long as the command aligns with the person's nature, is almost impossible to break.

"You possess such a powerful technique; it seems our future actions will be much easier, but remember, your ability must never be known to a third person, whoever it is! Including Itachi!"

Knowing the close relationship between Shisui and Itachi, Sima Yi added another sentence.

"Don't worry, Grandfather, how could I reveal my trump card to anyone!"

Shisui raised his head in assurance, but met Sima Yi's doubtful gaze.

"Anyway, it definitely won't happen now!"

"Hmm, I trust you," Sima Yi sighed, pointing at the item in Shisui's hand, "the forbidden techniques inside are all very powerful, and there are also survival methods; you must master them quickly, but do not use them lightly."

Seeing that Sima Yi's words aligned with the Elder's, Shisui immediately gave a solemn nod.

"If it were you, how many Jonin could you face simultaneously?"

After understanding the Kaleidoscope, Sima Yi again inquired about strength; the name of the Third Hokage as the strongest Hokage gave him a slight apprehension.

"Hmm, five, after all they're Elite Forces of the Village."

Sima Yi frowned, somewhat doubtful, "No humility?"

"Two or three dozen is no problem either."

"If you go all out, how many could you kill?"

"If they're ordinary Jonin, relying on these eyes, as long as my eye power is sufficient, taking down several hundred is no trouble!"

Sima Yi twitched the corner of his mouth, how big is Shisui? "However, the Village also has some stronger Jonin, such as senior Kakashi, Lord Orochimaru, the heads of the Zhu Lu Die and Hyuga families, and several assistants; with them present, perhaps only a few dozen would be enough to stop me."

Sima Yi nodded; he had investigated these people a bit, but his primary concern remained the Hokage.

The book's description is truly too exaggerated, making him have to be cautious.

"If it's a one‑on‑one duel, who is stronger, you or the Hokage?"

Thanks for the support, still coding, really about to finish! (End of chapter)