When Uchiha Shisui heard about Uchiha Tonan’s tragic past, he realized that Tonan had it much worse than him. Compared to Tonan, he at least had a grandfather. He reached out his little hand and pulled Tonan’s arm, “Tonan-san, don’t be sad anymore.”
“What a silly child! Even at such a difficult time, the first thing he wants is to actually comfort others.” Tonan chuckled lightly and then stretching out his arms, he hugged Shisui. “Rest assured, I won’t lose. The passing of my parents didn’t defeat me. The passing of my brother, classmate, and lover didn’t beat me. In this world, there is already no pain that can break me.”
Shisui counted while listening to Tonan. “Tonan-san, so many people you cared about have died.” Tonan pinched Shisui’s cheek with one hand and said with a relaxed look, “Did you forget all the wood carvings in my house?”
Shisui thought for a while, and suddenly recalled the rows of wood carvings he had seen in Tonan’s house before. He was speechless in his heart and felt that Tonan’s situation really couldn’t be compared to him. “It’s alright, Tonan-san, you still have me and the clan members.”
Took the bait. The corners of Tonan’s mouth rose slightly and he began the second step of brainwashing — showing off achievements.
He smiled warmly and said to Shisui, “After the storm, the sky will welcome a rainbow. After losing loved ones, I finally have the power to protect others. Hereafter, I’ll never let such tragedies happen again.”
After speaking, Tonan activated Mangekyo Sharingan and pointed at his own eyes, “See these eyes? After awakening these eyes, I can even defeat Konoha’s sannin in a direct battle. No one can take the life of my loved ones again.”
Shisui raised his head and looked at Tonan’s Mangekyo carefully. He then closed his eyes, and opened his eyes again, revealing the scarlet three-tomoe Sharingan.
Afterward, he similarly pointed at his eyes and said, “Tonan-san, your eyes are different from mine. How can I awaken the eyes like yours?”
Tonan stared at Shisui’s three-tomoe Sharingan and was a little surprised in his heart. “It has already evolved to three-tomoe so quickly. Is it due to the death of his parents? Shisui is just four years old. What is genius? This is a genius.” Tonan took a deep breath and decided to no longer just brainwash Shisui. He wanted to nurture him as well.
After all, Shisui was prey that had already taken the bait. The more he nurtured him, the better. The third step of brainwashing. What’s the use of envy? You have to take action. Listen to me obediently, do as I say and you’ll also succeed.
Tonan’s tone suddenly became deep and he spoke in a neither too fast nor too slow tone. “Shisui, do you know what is the strongest power of the Uchiha clan?”
Shisui was dumbfounded for a moment. He then tilted his head and thought, “Sharingan?”
Tonan shook his head and continued his charade, “Sharingan is just a representation. The real power is love. For the Mangekyo Sharingan especially, you need to understand what is great love before you can awaken it.”
“Great love…” Shisui obviously didn’t quite understand what love meant. Tonan explained patiently, “Uchiha is the clan of love. And the power of love is the mightiest in this world. When you love someone, you want to protect them. But when our strength is not enough to protect our loved ones, the clan’s bloodline will give us the power to help us awaken higher-leveled eyes to protect our loved ones.”
“The instinct originating from the love of blood relationship can only awaken up to the three-tomoe Sharingan. Only by understanding what great love is can you awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan. And it possesses the power to rival everything.”
After Shisui heard it, a look of longing appeared on his face. Soon after though, it was replaced with a look of distress as he asked, “But what exactly is the great love? I don’t understand.”
Tonan lightly patted Shisui’s shoulder with his hand and said, “In the past, I just loved my loved ones, friends, and family. But later, I realized the true meaning of the Will of Fire. Since then, I gradually fell in love with everyone and fell in love with the entire Konoha. The village is what I love in my heart. This is great love.”
After hearing this, Shisui was completely dazzled, and asked with a confused look, “I don’t know what I should do.”
Tonan reached out and gently rubbed Shisui’s head, “Wait for me.” After instructing this, he quickly walked to his house. Soon, he returned and sat down beside Shisui with the books he had written before.
“Come, this is my small gift to you to help you open the door of love.”
Shisui took the book, looked at the cover, and said, “Summary of the Will of Fire…”
His curiosity piqued, Shisui opened the front page and began reading, word by word. “Adhere to the ninja principle, resolutely implement the Will of Fire with Sandaime Hokage-sama as the core. Keep up with Sandaime Hokage-sama’s steps…”
Tonan could see that although Shisui could recognize the words, he couldn’t understand the meaning between the lines because of his age and comprehension. When Shisui was about to stop, he took out two scrolls from his ninja bag and handed them over, “After you have finished digesting this book, you’ll definitely understand what great love is. In addition, I’ll give you these two scrolls.”
Shisui took the scrolls and asked with confusion, “What are these?”
Tonan smiled slightly and replied, “One of these two scrolls records the Uchiha clan’s big and small ninjutsu and genjutsu. The other one records the Uchiha clan’s profound meaning. The Great Elder had passed it down to me. Now, it should be returned to its rightful owner. I’ll give it to you.”
Hearing his words, Shisui looked at Tonan with a moved gaze and said, “Tonan-san, you are so good to me…” Tonan smiled warmly and said: “Remember, no matter what you do, it’s all about perseverance. Especially this book, Summary of the Will of Fire, read it every day if you have nothing to do.”
Shisui nodded and said, “I will remember, I will read it every day.”
“I have some work to do now so I’ll leave. You can do it, Shisui.” Tonan flicked Shisui’s forehead with his finger. Shisui immediately covered his forehead with his hands and complained while smiling, “It hurts…”
After Tonan’s figure disappeared completely from his field of vision, Shisui quietly embraced the book and scrolls in his arms, staring blankly at the courtyard gate. After a long time, he came back to his senses and opened the book. He began to study seriously.
“Adhere to the ninja principle, resolutely implement…”
“With love in your heart, Konoha is heaven…”
“The secret of grasping happiness is to regard the happiness of others as your happiness, and other people’s joy as your joy…”
“The seed that didn’t fall on the fertile soil but on the rubble, as long as it has vitality, will never be pessimistic and despair because it will resist and temper itself…”
