From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 256 Bloody Night

The massive upheaval caused by the Nine-Tails affected most of Konoha.

Smoke filled the sky, and flames burned everywhere. When Kakashi and Shisui returned, they were shocked by the scene before them.

"What on earth happened?!"

Shisui stared in horror and rage at the familiar, destroyed buildings before him, surrounded by cries of agony.

"It's the Nine-Tails, why?" Kakashi's gaze, however, was fixed on the Nine-Tails within the green pyramid barrier outside the village's high walls. His heart sank to the bottom, and a terrifying thought flashed through his mind: "Could it be... Master and Master's wife?"

Just as he took half a step, intending to go and see what had happened, he suddenly remembered that he was in big trouble!

Yes, Mr. A followed them all the way to Konoha.

Kakashi's original plan was to lure Mr. A back to Konoha and then use the Anbu's unique code to transmit the information.

Then, he and Shisui would buy time until Konoha set up a trap, and then capture Mr. A in one fell swoop.

Unfortunately, plans can't keep up with changes.

He never expected that before the plan even began, he would face the risk of bankruptcy.

The current Konoha not only can't deal with Mr. A, but they also have to be careful of him. If he causes another disturbance, they really won't be able to handle it.

Clearly, Shisui realized this as well, and the two exchanged a subtle glance, deciding to implement Plan B.

As for what exactly is Plan B?
Zhi Shui paused for a moment, a bitter look on his face. Now he could only place his hopes on his 'master,' that terrifying blood-red angel.

"Tsk, ruins everywhere."

Mr. A, on the other hand, didn't have so many thoughts. He shaded his forehead with his right hand, looked around, and muttered, "Let me look for... where is the Uchiha clan?"

"plz follow me."

Taking a deep breath, Shisui finally spoke.

"Oh?"

Mr. A glanced meaningfully at Zhi Shui, who had taken the initiative to step forward.

Those eyes, covered in dense blood vessels, seemed to pierce right through one's heart, making Shisui somewhat flustered. Fortunately, Mr. A didn't say much, but just grinned and said meaningfully, "Alright, then it's up to you."

"I'm sorry, may I go somewhere else?"

Kakashi hesitated for a moment before asking, as he was really worried and wanted to go check on his teacher's wife.

"can."

Mr. A acted casually and waved his hand.

Having received permission, Kakashi exchanged a glance with Shisui and then, without further hesitation, turned and ran off in another direction.

Shisui breathed a sigh of relief for some reason. To be honest, he was also unwilling to let Kakashi go back with him.

The two walked slowly toward the Uchiha clan, one in front of the other.

The massive upheaval in Konoha did not seem to affect the Uchiha clan.

Within the vast family compound, only a few lights were on, shrouding the area in an eerie silence.

However, a strong smell of blood permeated the air.

Shisui immediately had a bad feeling. His pupils contracted slightly, and with a heavy heart, he stepped over the threshold and into the family's residence.

Mr. A remained silent and followed behind him, continuing to venture deeper inside.

The lawn was in disarray, covered with all sorts of horrific scratches, and there were signs of destruction everywhere on the ground, as if a wild beast had walked across it, or as if someone had fought a fierce battle here, because there were still a lot of dried bloodstains on the grass and trees next to it.

A terrible premonition weighed heavily on Shisui's mind, making it impossible for him to remain calm.

He quickened his pace and sprinted toward the family compound.

"Lion Boy!"

"Rema!"

"Kosuke!" "Is anyone there? Is anyone there?!"

Shisui shouted out the names of people he knew.

However, there was no response from anyone, and the vast Uchiha clan compound was shrouded in an eerie silence.

Upon arriving at a street, Shisui's pupils suddenly contracted, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.

The wide street was stained with dried blood, and the ground was covered with limbs and pieces of flesh. There was hardly a single intact corpse to be seen.

Zhi Shui walked through the street with a blank stare. Among the mangled limbs and pieces of flesh, he seemed to see his past, his familiar relatives and friends. However, the eyes on those remaining heads were filled with disbelief and endless terror, as if they had seen some terrible monster.

The surrounding air seemed to freeze, and the fear, like a ghost in the night, silently devoured Zhi Shui's reason.

"No, it's impossible."

Shisui trembled all over, constantly denying the terrible speculation in his mind.

As if to prove that it was all an illusion, he ran frantically through the streets, heading deeper into the family compound, pushing open every door along the way, leaving no one untouched. But to his despair, no matter how many doors he opened, there was not a single living person inside.

The blood flowing on the ground and the stench permeating the air seemed to be dyeing this silent night a terrifying crimson.

Unable to accept this, Shizuku continued to search within the family as thoroughly as possible for any possible survivor.

"Master!"

"Master!"

"Master!"

Shisui finally thought of someone; perhaps only she could explain all of this.

However, cruel reality once again utterly disappointed him. No matter how he called out, there was no response from anyone, only an empty echo.

"Kid, you'd better get out of the way."

At this moment, Mr. A, who had been silent, suddenly came to the front and stared ahead.

Still not understanding what had happened, Shisui was about to ask when he saw a small figure staggering out of the shadows.

"That's... Itachi?"

In an instant, Shisui recognized the short figure.

But the next second, Itachi emerged from the shadows, causing Shisui's expression to change drastically, his eyes blazing with fury.

Five-year-old Itachi was covered in blood, looking like a blood-soaked figure, and beside him, he was dragging a person covered in wounds.

Zhi Shui knew the person who had been abused to the point of being covered in wounds and almost unrecognizable.

She was the mistress of the Fugaku clan chief.

To be precise, since Mikoto Uchiha took power, she stopped caring about Fugaku. The crazed Fugaku wandered around aimlessly all day, occasionally regaining his senses. In order to take care of Fugaku, the clan assigned him a woman, who was the one abused by Itachi.

The woman was still breathing; her belly was swollen, clearly indicating she was pregnant.

Perhaps for the sake of the unborn child in her womb, the woman was still alive after such horrific torture, and she gazed at Shisui with longing eyes.

It was as if they were saying, "Save her, save the baby in her womb!"
"What...what did you do, Itachi?!"

Shisui roared angrily, questioning the child who looked like a blood-soaked figure.

Faced with Shisui's questioning, Itachi simply tilted his head and looked at him with innocent eyes: "Shisui, why are you angry? I just let them return to the embrace of the 'True Creator.' Everyone should thank me."

His voice was intermittent, yet contained an abnormal noise that, upon reaching Zhi Shui's ears, inexplicably caused him severe nerve pain.

"Where is Master?"

Shisui clutched his head in pain, his eyes bloodshot, and asked, "What...what did you do to Master?"

"She's stopping me, she's in my way."

Under the cover of darkness, bathed in the bright moonlight, Itachi's lips parted, revealing blood-stained teeth: "But, I lost, and I ran away. So, are you going to stop me?"

(End of this chapter)