Almost instantly.
Fugaku's hand pressed onto Shisui, sealing all his Chakra, and directly gouged out Shisui's eyes.
Immediately after.
He began sealing Itachi's Chakra. Five seconds later, Fugaku closed his Mangekyo.
However, even for a mere five seconds, a trail of blood still flowed from Fugaku's eyes, which goes to show the power of this ocular jutsu, and the unimaginable drain it had on Fugaku's visual prowess.
"Fugaku, what are you doing?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi roared in anger.
Shisui and Itachi were his pawns, especially powerful ones, yet they were crippled just like that?
He stood up abruptly, smashed his desk with a slap, and even tore off his Hokage robe, revealing the combat attire underneath.
At this moment, he was truly enraged!
However, he didn't actually make a move, as he too was startled by Fugaku's methods.
Yes!
The Mangekyo's ocular jutsu abilities are diverse and strange; only a few, like Amaterasu and Kamui, are visible to outsiders. Most abilities are actually silent.
Just like Tsukuyomi, unless you are the target, outsiders cannot perceive it.
Fugaku's Mangekyo jutsu was the same. At least from Hiruzen Sarutobi's perspective, Fugaku just leisurely sealed Shisui's and Itachi's Chakra, and then casually took Shisui's eyes.
Shisui and Itachi seemed to be stunned, not even putting up basic resistance.
There was no other way.
Fugaku's visual prowess was limited to Shisui and Itachi themselves, and this was also the plan with the least Chakra consumption.
Therefore.
Hiruzen Sarutobi naturally couldn't discern it, but this also made him even more horrified.
After all, he knew very well that if Shisui and Itachi, with their formidable strength, couldn't resist, then he himself would most likely be unable to resist either.
The thought of being unable to even put up minimal resistance under Fugaku's strange ocular jutsu, and being easily stabbed to death by Fugaku's Kunai, made his scalp tingle, elevating his apprehension of Fugaku to the highest point.
"Clan Head, why?"
"Father, how could you do this?"
Shisui and Itachi both spoke up, their hearts filled with more incomprehension than anger.
After all... in their minds, Fugaku shouldn't be like this!
Such behavior was utterly inappropriate.
And, in response.
Fugaku's expression remained as cold as ever, and he merely spoke indifferently.
"Lord Jin was right about one thing: no matter what your thoughts are, there must be no internal strife within the Uchiha!"
"If it were during ordinary times, it wouldn't matter if one or two people died in internal fighting. But now the Uchiha are in peril, and all the Ninja Clanss of Konoha are watching the Uchiha."
"The Uchiha's situation is already bad. If news of internal strife and chaos within the Uchiha gets out, it will only make other Ninja Clanss look down on the Uchiha even more."
"A Uchiha clan in chaos amidst a crisis of annihilation, even if Lord Jin achieves great victory in the future, other Ninja Clanss would probably not dare to easily choose to join."
"Therefore…"
"This is why, before going to war with Danzo, I had to bring both of you back."
"Of course."
"Lord Jin only wants you not to participate. Essentially, he is unwilling to imprison or seal you, because Lord Jin has absolute confidence in himself, confident that even if you lean towards the Konoha Leadership, he has absolute confidence to win the competition against the Konoha Leadership."
"This is his conviction, more like an invincible path!"
"So he never deigns to use schemes; from beginning to end, he uses absolute overt strategies!"
"However, I, Fugaku, am not!"
"I participated in the entire conversation between the Hokage and Lord Jin last time. After truly realizing the attitude of the Konoha Leadership, I discovered how terribly wrong I had been during my years as Clan Head."
"If Lord Jin had not emerged out of nowhere, the Uchiha would very likely have been destroyed in my hands!"
"So, I must atone!"
"When Lord Jin is unwilling to interfere, I, Fugaku, even if it means sacrificing my reputation, must cripple both Shisui and Itachi!"
"I can't help Lord Jin with other things, but this small matter before me, I, Fugaku, am capable of doing."
"As for Itachi, he's my child, Fugaku's child!"
"As your father, considering your young age, I'm simply keeping you at home to study well. I don't think anyone in Konoha can say anything about that."
"As for you—Shisui!"
"Although you are not my child, I am your Clan Head!"
"Konoha must not interfere in the internal affairs of Ninja Clans; this was a declaration by the First Hokage, Lord Hashirama. Therefore, as your Clan Head, I have the right to discipline you, and Konoha cannot interfere for any reason."
"If you choose to leave the Uchiha, that's fine, but you must also hand over your Sharingan."
"This is the clan rule!"
"So Shisui, I'm giving you a choice!"
"If you choose to leave the Uchiha, then I will find you a pair of ordinary eyes afterward, and you can follow your Hokage-sama."
"If you choose the Uchiha, then come back with me, and I will find you a pair of Three-Tomoe to replace them!"
Fugaku's tone was icy as he explained the reason for his actions.
Yes!
Don't be fooled by how disorganized the Uchiha used to be, unlike other Ninja Clanss such as the Hyuga or Ino–Shika–Chō, who were united. The real reason was that the Uchiha were arrogant, and no one bothered to use their authority.
Joining a faction was entirely up to one's own will!
But, in reality.
Clan rules existed, and every Ninja Clans had them!
When Root requested personnel from other Ninja Clanss, it was the Clan Head who decided who to hand over; the clan members below had no say in the matter.
Konoha not interfering in internal clan affairs was also a rule personally established by Senju Hashirama when the Village was founded.
Therefore.
Fugaku's argument was absolutely valid!
Every Ninja Clans had to acknowledge this point, and Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't refute it. When it came to internal clan affairs, his status as Hokage was far from sufficient.
If he dared to interfere, other Ninja Clanss would definitely stop him!
So, again, don't underestimate the little things!
Now that Fugaku had truly shed the Uchiha's arrogance and acted in his capacity as the Uchiha Clan Head, he might not be able to interfere in Village affairs, but he had absolute authority over Shisui and Itachi.
Of course.
From Fugaku's actions now, it was also evident how profoundly his worldview had changed after Hiruzen Sarutobi revealed his true colors last time.
Shisui was stunned.
After listening to Fugaku's words, he pondered for a long time before letting out a sigh.
His previous anger was now completely dissipated.
Although he wanted to help the clan in his own way, he also acknowledged his identity as an Uchiha, and he knew that clan rules must be obeyed.
Perhaps Itachi would directly choose the Village, but Shisui and Itachi were different; the Uchiha held a greater place in his heart!
His current actions were also for the sake of helping the Uchiha.
So, alas!
After a helpless sigh, Shisui directly spoke: "I choose the Uchiha. I am willing to accept the Clan Head's judgment!"