"Itachi? What are you doing here? Are you looking for someone?"
The woman spoke when she saw Uchiha Itachi suddenly appear at the door.
But the only thing that answered her—
Was a sharp ninja blade.
As a genius equal to Shisui,
These ordinary clan members—even non-ninja—
Didn't even have the chance to scream.
However, as the killings continued,
Itachi suddenly felt something was wrong.
Many houses…
Were empty.
His face grew darker.
He had promised Sarutobi Hiruzen to completely resolve the Uchiha clan problem.
But after clearing house after house,
He realized—
At least half of the clan wasn't inside.
"Did the information leak?!"
Itachi was shocked.
At that moment,
He saw a figure on the street—
Uchiha Fugaku.
"Come with me."
Fugaku said calmly, his eyes showing normal Sharingan.
He led Itachi underground—
Into the Naka Shrine.
The ancient stone tablet stood before them.
Itachi showed a hint of disdain.
He had already seen it after Shisui's death.
"Only those with Sharingan can read this tablet, and only partially. Those with Mangekyō Sharingan can read more."
Itachi smirked:
"Do you want me to tell you what it says?"
"I don't think that's necessary."
A calm voice came from behind.
Itachi turned—
And saw Naruto standing there, smiling.
In his eyes—
Mangekyō Sharingan shone with a deep blood-red glow.
"Those eyes… Father's?!"
Itachi was shocked.
But when he saw the pattern clearly—
His expression changed.
"No… those are Shisui's eyes!"
Having spent so much time with Shisui, he knew exactly what his Mangekyō looked like.
"How do you have Shisui's eyes? Did Danzo—?"
Naruto sneered:
"Oh? So you do know what Danzo did?"
"Instead of dealing with Shimura Danzo, you came here to slaughter your own clan. What a good son."
"What do you know!?"
Itachi's face twisted with anger.
The appearance of Shisui's eyes broke his usual calm.
"This is Shisui's will! He wanted peace in Konoha! He wanted to restore the glory of the Uchiha!"
Naruto looked at him with pure disdain:
"If Shisui saw you like this, he'd climb out of his grave and hit you."
"Have you ever thought about why the Uchiha ended up like this?"
"The Second Hokage suppressed them from the start. Isolation built resentment."
"And instead of solving the conflict between Uchiha and Konoha at the root—"
"You chose to wipe out your own clan?"
"I think there's something seriously wrong with your brain."
"Will civil war attract enemy nations? Of course it will!"
"A clan that can destroy itself can also drag the entire village into chaos."
"Even without civil war, Konoha would still be a target."
"You'd rather slaughter your clan than cooperate with your father in a coup?"
"You're just the Third Hokage's dog."
Itachi's face turned darker and darker.
"Shut up!"
"Do you understand war!? Do you understand the pain of losing loved ones!?"
"Once war starts, it won't just be this clan that dies!"
"Countless ninja will be sent to the battlefield!"
Naruto sighed and glanced at Fugaku:
"Look at the 'great' son you raised."
"Do you even know why the Will of Fire exists?"
Fugaku turned his head away in shame.
He was influenced by the Will of Fire—
But not to this level.
He had planned a bloody coup—
To let the Uchiha take control of Konoha.
He believed he could do better than Sarutobi Hiruzen.
But he never expected—
His own son would be completely taken by the Third.
He underestimated the ANBU's indoctrination.
No wonder Hiruzen and Danzo never feared betrayal.
Once you join those divisions—
The Hokage becomes your top priority.
Naruto looked at Itachi and said mockingly:
"Why should the Uchiha pay the price for Konoha's peace?"
"Did you ever ask them if they agreed?"
"Let's take a step back—if this is really for peace…"
"Why don't you convince Konoha's higher-ups to step down?"
"Let the Uchiha become Hokage instead."
Itachi opened his mouth—
But couldn't answer.
Naruto looked at him coldly:
"Because you know they would never give up power… right?"
"Don't use 'peace' as an excuse."
"It's just people protecting their own authority."
"Ninja exist to protect their families and their people."
"Even if it leads to war—people choose to fight."
"But you—"
"You sacrificed innocent lives to stop a so-called war?"
"If an enemy attacks, would you kill your own villagers for mercy?"
"What kind of peace is that?"
"A peace without dignity?"
"The Uchiha joined the Senju to create Konoha—"
"So their children wouldn't suffer from war."
"And now you destroy your own clan for that same Konoha?"
"You're a fool."
"When the Uchiha had glory, it came from fighting to protect their people—"
"Not from being a loyal dog."
"Not to Konoha… but to Sarutobi Hiruzen."
"You're talking nonsense!"
Itachi completely lost control.
Everything Naruto said—
Exposed the truth.
His hands quickly formed seals:
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
A massive fireball shot toward Naruto.
BOOM!!
A huge explosion shook the Naka Shrine.
The walls collapsed—
And behind them—
Hundreds of Uchiha clan members stood there.
All of them stared at Itachi—
With shock…
With hatred…
They never imagined—
The one killing them…
Was one of their own.
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