The Uchiha clan, which was wiped out entirely, lacked vision.

Chapter 280 Illusion, it's all an illusion!

"ah----"

Itachi woke up with a scream amidst excruciating pain.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a group of Uchiha Edo Tensei bodies surrounding him, holding various "torture instruments" and randomly cutting, piercing, and beating his body.

Itachi was immediately shocked and instinctively tried to get up to fight back, but as soon as he moved, he found that the bones of his limbs had been smashed and he could not resist at all. He could only lie there and let the Uchiha torture him.

"That's right, this is an illusion!"

Itachi suddenly realized what was happening.

"This is the 'Trial Chamber' in Konoha Village. The Uchiha clan couldn't possibly have breached it silently."

"You can't fool me, this is an illusion!"

"No illusion can fool the Uchiha's eyes!"

"Sharingan, break it!"

Itachi roared loudly, but to his surprise, he found that his Mangekyou Sharingan, which he used to rely on and was always effective, was now not responding to his prayers at all.

The once incredibly bright eyes now appear like those of an ordinary person, completely devoid of any reaction.

And the "illusions" before him showed no signs of breaking.

"My eyes!"

"Where are my Sharingan?"

The weasel cried out in alarm.

"Hahaha—" The Uchiha clan members laughed loudly, raising their "instruments of torture" and bringing them down heavily on Itachi's body once again.

A sudden, intense pain shot through multiple parts of his body, causing Itachi to scream in agony once more.

"ah----"

But even after the screams, Itachi refused to give up and continued to roar loudly.

"My Mangekyou Sharingan couldn't possibly have disappeared; this must be an illusion!"

"You can't fool me!"

"Shatter, illusion!"

However, his roar only earned him loud laughter from the Uchiha clan.

"Haha—this fool, he still thinks this is an illusion!"

"Then feel it more carefully, is this pain real?"

More pain followed, causing Itachi's body to twitch uncontrollably, like a dying fish lying on a chopping board, making a last-ditch effort.

"ah----"

The weasel screamed, its eyes wide open, trying to look around.

The environment here was clearly the same as the "trial room" from before, and the person smiling at him in the white coat with the words "Xu Gu Ruo Yuan" was clearly Uchiha An.

"That's impossible!"

"This can't be real!"

Itachi seemed to realize something, but the fear in his heart made him completely unable to believe his own judgment.

If all of this is true, then what the village has been doing these past few days—isn't that—

Itachi was so frightened that he trembled all over and dared not think any further.

"A hallucination! It's all a hallucination!"

Itachi screamed in agony, tears streaming down his face, seemingly trying to completely deny his own rational judgment.

But the constant pain emanating from his body, the maniacal laughter he heard, and everything he could clearly see were all telling him repeatedly, "Admit it, this is reality!"

"I don't admit it!"

"I don't admit it!"

Itachi's body convulsed violently on the operating table, his Yin Release aura growing stronger and stronger. The pupils of the ordinary human eyes that had been transplanted into him began to fluctuate wildly, showing signs of transforming into Sharingan.

Upon seeing this, An smiled slightly and, taking advantage of the moment when Itachi's vision was blocked, quickly formed hand seals, used a transformation jutsu, and changed her appearance again.

He then stepped forward, shoved the several reanimated bodies aside, looked down at the struggling Itachi, and said with a sinister smile, "Itachi, how does it feel to be abused by your own clansmen?"

Itachi was startled and looked at the newcomer in surprise.

"Danzo?"

"You're not dead?"

That's right, An has changed his identity to Danzo and is teasing Itachi again.

"Heh heh—" Danzo chuckled sinisterly. "Evil Uchiha, did you think you could get away with wiping out your entire clan?

"You wish!"

What does it mean to "wipe out the entire family"?

"Leaving you, a remnant of the family, doesn't count as annihilating the entire clan!"

"Only dead Uchiha are good Uchiha!"

"Danzo!!!" Itachi roared angrily, his body leaping forward, trying to pounce on "Danzo", but "Danzo" smiled coldly, reached out and crushed his heart with one hand.

Itachi felt a pang in his heart and closed his eyes with deep resentment.

But before he could die, An changed his disguise back and quickly used a combination of Yin-Yang Release eye techniques to repair Itachi's broken heart. He even gently squeezed it a few times to help Itachi restart his heartbeat.

"ah----"

The weasel cried out in surprise and came back to life.

When he opened his eyes again, he found that "Danzo" had disappeared again and had turned back into Uchiha An.

"This is—an illusion!"

"Yes, this must be a hallucination!"

Itachi was overjoyed and completely disregarded his injuries, shouting loudly as he did so.

"You can't fool me, this is all an illusion!"

"No illusion can fool the eyes of an Uchiha!"

"An illusion?" An smiled mysteriously, then stepped aside. "Then let Itachi experience the power of this illusion again!"

The Uchiha clan members grinned maliciously and surrounded them, brandishing their "torture instruments."

It seems that he has found spiritual solace in his heart. Itachi firmly regards what he sees as an illusion, and his tolerance for pain has increased accordingly.

But this is even better. The Uchiha clan loves Itachi's expression when he's groaning in pain. The longer he endures it, the longer they can play with him.

The human body has its limits, and after being tortured repeatedly, Itachi was finally on the verge of death and once again fell into the brink of death.

But it doesn't matter, with this "miracle doctor" An around, it's hard for him to die even if he wants to.

An repeatedly pulled Itachi back from the brink of death, changing the game each time, until all the Uchiha were satisfied, and only then did the day's entertainment end.

An released the Impure World Reincarnation technique, sending all the Uchiha back to the Underworld, and then transplanted Itachi's eyes back into the unconscious Itachi.

Finally, he took out the "Wood Release Cells" and casually stuck them into Itachi's body.

However, this time the "Wood Release cells" were not from his own body. Instead, he randomly found a White Zetsu, got some White Zetsu cells, and used them to make do.

Moreover, the white Zetsu they chose was the lowest quality one.

The purpose was simple: to prevent Itachi from gaining too much power after obtaining Wood Release.

Since they were no longer cells in his body, he naturally couldn't control them. So after giving them the injections, he left them aside and let the cell fusion process develop freely.

Whether it succeeds or not, it doesn't matter.

However, if the quality of the "Wood Release Cells" is poor, their corrosive power will naturally be much weaker.

With the Yin Release balancing power of the Mangekyou Sharingan, Itachi ultimately succeeded in completing the "trial" and became a new Wood Release ninja.