Itachi Uchiha pushed open the door of his home.
Normally, with all the commotion outside, the people inside should have reacted long ago.
But they didn't.
Itachi Uchiha took a deep breath and stepped into his home. There he saw Fugaku Uchiha looking all down in the dumps.
"Why, Itachi?"
"For the sake of Konoha," Itachi Uchiha said calmly. "Whether the rebellion fails or succeeds, it will only drag Konoha into the abyss."
Fugaku Uchiha's eyes were filled with complex emotions.
Since Itachi Uchiha was born, he had been his pride.
Because he was so smart and outstanding.
But as a father, he had never tried to understand him.
As a result, Itachi had drifted further and further away from the clan.
"Is this the future you want?"
Fugaku Uchiha looked up, and the three - tomoe in his eyes connected into one, activating his Mangekyo Sharingan[b]Mangekyo Sharingan[/b].
Itachi Uchiha trembled. A zillion images flashed before his eyes.
All of them were things that hadn't happened yet.
He clenched his fist tightly under his sleeve and said, "I only trust myself."
Blood oozed from Fugaku Uchiha's eyes.
His Dojutsu[b]Dojutsu[/b] allowed him to see the most likely future events.
But the price was high.
He usually didn't use it.
Fugaku Uchiha wiped the blood away, sighed, and said, "Sorry, Itachi. It's my fault that you've become like this today."
After saying that, he closed his eyes and just sat there like a sitting duck, waiting to be offed.
He had already seen his own future. He was doomed to die.
In that case, he decided to trust Itachi Uchiha one last time.
In a nearby compartment.
Natsume covered Mikoto Uchiha's mouth with one hand and firmly grabbed her wrist with the other, preventing her from moving.
She watched as Itachi Uchiha raised the Tanto[b]Tanto[/b] and then brought it down. Her pupils went wide as saucers in shock, and her body thrashed around like crazy, with tears and snot running down.
But it was all in vain.
Natsume watched coldly.
Mikoto Uchiha had average talent and was just an ordinary Chunin[b]Chunin[/b]. So, she needed some stimulation to evolve.
When Fugaku Uchiha fell covered in blood, three tomoe appeared in her eyes.
A powerful aura burst out.
"Who?"
Itachi Uchiha turned around, with mixed emotions, and asked, "Is it you, Mother?"
Hearing this, Mikoto Uchiha trembled all over with anger and grief.
Natsume leaned down and whispered in her ear, "You're no match for him now. The top priority right now is to save the rest of the clan folks."
The next moment, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique[b]Flying Thunder God Technique[/b] to transfer her to a place in the northeast corner.
"Itachi."
The door opened.
It wasn't Mikoto Uchiha who came out, but Shisui Uchiha.
Itachi Uchiha stood there like a statue, and his face finally showed some change.
He just couldn't wrap his head around what he was seeing.
"I didn't expect you to be so extreme."
The three - tomoe in Shisui Uchiha's eyes trembled rapidly and then connected into one.
"You're no way Brother Shisui," Itachi Uchiha raised his Tanto[b]Tanto[/b] and said. "You just activated your Mangekyo Sharingan[b]Mangekyo Sharingan[/b]. You're no way him."
Shisui Uchiha had been missing for three years, and his fate was still unknown.
Coincidentally, [the person] appeared in front of Itachi Uchiha again tonight.
This is just too bizarre.
Moreover, it's even more impossible since he just awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Deep in Itachi Uchiha's heart, there was still a self - deceiving thought.
Even if it were true, there was nothing Itachi Uchiha could do to change the situation.
Tonight, the former close friend raised his blade against the other.
Natsume retracted his gaze and looked at Orochimaru and Danzo Shimura, and said, "Sorry, This Way Is Blocked."
He re - disguised himself to avoid being recognized.
Actually, he wasn't worried about what Orochimaru might do, but rather afraid of affecting the subsequent plans.
For example, Danzo Shimura might give up smearing Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Who are you?"
A sense of foreboding welled up in Orochimaru's heart.
Although he didn't recognize Natsume, he was all too familiar with this situation.
It was the same when he made a move against Shisui Uchiha last time.
And now, here came another one.
He strongly suspected that the person standing in front of him was affiliated with Natsume's organization.
But he had no evidence.
"Get out of the way!"
Danzo Shimura, on the other hand, wasn't as hesitant as Orochimaru.
He was extremely anxious now.
He was just waiting to obtain the Sharingan.
Anyone who stood in his way would only end up dead.
As soon as the words fell, he didn't hesitate to form hand seals with both hands.
Wood Release: Violent Spear Trees[b]Wood Release: Violent Spear Trees[/b]!
Right from the start, he unleashed an absolute trump card.
Danzo Shimura's newly - grown right arm instantly swelled and immediately transformed into a huge tree.
The branches wriggled wildly like tentacles, wrapping around and engulfing the enemy in front of him.
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes slightly but didn't make a move.
But the next moment, his face changed, and he quickly stepped back.
He sensed a familiar fluctuation.
It was Sage Chakra.
Sage Art: Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave[b]Sage Art: Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave[/b]!
A wave of water large enough to form a lake surged up and instantly swept the huge tree away.
An expression of disbelief crossed Danzo Shimura's face.
What the hell?
Where did the Water Release get so much power?
A swirling wind sprang up around his body, carrying him to escape quickly. Eventually, he ran to a position ten meters away.
Danzo Shimura's face was so gloomy that it looked as if water would drip from it.
At this moment, he had the same thought as Orochimaru.
Why did strange and powerful individuals always show up to spoil their plans?
Was it really that hard for him to become the Hokage?
"Orochimaru, aren't you gonna make a move?"
Danzo Shimura snorted angrily and asked, "Do you want to watch the Mangekyo Sharingan be taken away by someone again?"
Oh!
Orochimaru instantly made up his mind.
He transformed into his true form, the eight - headed serpent. This time, he wouldn't allow failure again.
Natsume suddenly remembered the experience of farming Soul Treasures in a certain mobile game.
Sudden rage welled up in his heart.
Sage Art: Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave[b]Sage Art: Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave[/b]!
Almost all of his Sage Chakra gushed out.
With Natsume at the center, endless seawater surged in all directions and then shot up into the sky.
In an instant, an extremely huge oval water prison condensed.
Inside, there was nothing but water.
Orochimaru's huge body immediately felt an unpredictable squeezing force.
Blood oozed out from the surface of his skin.
Moreover, pain spread through his limbs.
Orochimaru struggled to maintain the Eight Branches Technique[b]Eight Branches Technique[/b] and reverted to his human form.
Danzo Shimura's situation was much simpler.
His entire body transformed into a tree.
But he didn't feel good either.
The ubiquitous water hit the tree trunk, causing great vibrations.
"Itachi!"
It was Shisui Uchiha's voice.
Natsume turned his head and saw Obito Uchiha suddenly appear. He grabbed Itachi Uchiha and disappeared from their sight.
It was really no surprise.
He stopped caring about Orochimaru and Danzo Shimura and turned back to take Fugaku Uchiha's eyes.
"Shisui, let's go."
Without waiting for Shisui's answer, Natsume grabbed his shoulder and used the Flying Thunder God Technique[b]Flying Thunder God Technique[/b].
The next second, the two of them appeared at the northeast corner of the Uchiha Clan Residence.
All the women and children who had been rescued were gathered there.
Natsume scanned the area, exchanged for a temporary Sage Body[b]Sage Body[/b], and with the help of his massive Chakra, transferred everyone away.
All that was left was a mess.
As Natsume vanished, Orochimaru and Danzo Shimura broke free from his Ninjutsu.
The two looked at the corpses on the ground and trembled involuntarily because all the Sharingan were gone.
All their efforts went for nothing.
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