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

Chapter 298 Cause and Effect, Retribution is Inevitable

The third generation "Satoru" crashed heavily onto the ground, creating a large crater, sending dust and debris flying everywhere.

He struggled to his feet, his body unharmed, but the monster's form swayed unsteadily.

Just now, in the Tsukuyomi illusion space, the Third Generation Satoru had been skinned and dismembered countless times, and had been dismembered again and again, causing him great mental trauma.

The endless torment of countless years prolonged every second of pain into eternity, making his already damaged mind even more fragmented.

Unfortunately, two negatives cannot make a positive; the continuous mental trauma will only drive him more insane, but will not bring him back to normal from the void.

Reason has long been burned away, leaving only instinct-driven violence and numbness to pain.

He flapped his wings, wanting to soar into the sky, but a vine suddenly sprang out from the ground, wrapped around him, and began to absorb his chakra.

Originally, the Third Hokage "Satoru" had the ability to sense danger, but in the illusion space, he was continuously attacked by Itachi's killing intent for countless years, and had long since become accustomed to this killing intent.

The constant alarm eventually turned into white noise, and the deadly threat was dissolved into the background in endless repetition.

Now that he's out of the illusion space, he hasn't fully recovered, which is why Itachi was able to land a successful blow.

"roar--"

The Third Generation Satoru roared and struggled desperately, his sharp limbs slicing through the vines on his body, cutting the wood release branches into pieces.

But with Itachi's chakra infusion, more and more wood-style branches grew out, binding his body tighter and tighter.

As the Wood Release tree branches extracted his chakra, the Third Hokage's struggles weakened, and he was eventually wrapped up layer upon layer into a giant, lush green sphere.

All the noise came to an abrupt end, leaving only the huge green ball, suspended in mid-air like a large lantern, waiting for the weasel to light it.

"Farewell, Lord Third Generation."

Itachi silently bowed his head, paying his final respects to his most respected elder. Then, with a change of hand seals, the Wood Release tree branches suddenly snapped together, twisting the Third Hokage's body into a pretzel shape, just like wringing out a rag.

"Crackling sound—"

A series of dull, rapid sounds rang out, like withered branches breaking in winter—the sound of bones shattering.

Blood gushed out from the gaps in the branches like a waterfall, drenching the area around the tree like a sprinkler truck, but was immediately absorbed by the roots underground, leaving no trace.

A moment later, the giant green sphere split apart, and a mangled corpse slowly slid down from mid-air.

After losing his life, the Third Generation finally broke free from the monstrous form of "Satoru" and returned to his original kind old man appearance.

But now the old man's bones are broken, his eyes are wide open, and he dies with his eyes wide open.

"Hahahaha—" An Dun, who had been watching from afar, burst into laughter, "Good riddance!"

"Itachi did a good job killing it!"

"I felt it was too easy on him to kill three generations of his family with one blow."

"Now, take him out, throw him into the Box of Ecstasy for a torturous ordeal, then turn him into a monster and have Itachi kill him with his own hands. That's more in line with the status and prestige of the Hokage!"

"A life for a life, a debt for a debt. He condoned the massacre of the Uchiha clan, so he deserves this retribution!"

"What goes around comes around, retribution is inevitable, Itachi should be the one doing this kind of thing!"

"Ha ha ha ha----"

An laughed so hard she jumped and danced around on the spot. After a while, she turned her head and asked Jue beside her in confusion.

"Speaking of which, if he were to be resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, would you say it would be the third generation of humans, or the third generation 'Go'?"

"This—" Zetsu thought carefully for a moment before hesitatingly saying, "Perhaps it should be the Third Generation Satoru, after all, mental damage can't be healed simply by dying."

"I see!" An nodded thoughtfully, her eyes darting around, clearly plotting something again.

Meanwhile, in Konoha Village, the army had already suffered a crushing defeat.

The original defensive positions were breached one by one by the "Enlightened Ones", and many parts of the village were plunged into massacre.

"Stop!"

The weasel roared and charged toward a makeshift shelter with eyes blazing with fury.

But by the time he arrived, all the "enlightened ones" had scattered like birds and beasts, fleeing far away, leaving behind only a large number of severed limbs and bloodstains.

Some of the ninjas who had miraculously survived and ordinary villagers were also greatly frightened. When Itachi arrived, they immediately regarded him as their pillar of support.

"Lord Uchiha, please save us!"

"Itachi, team up with us and let's build a defensive line here!"

"We can help you out!"

But with screams echoing throughout the village, how could Itachi possibly stay put?

"I have to rush to various fire-fighting sites and can't stay here. You all need to hurry and meet up with Lord Kazuma and the others, and follow Lord Kazuma's orders!"

After saying that, Itachi quickly headed towards another temporary shelter.

"Don't abandon us!"

Without Itachi's protection, the "Satori" in the sky immediately became restless again, scaring those people into quickly following Itachi and not daring to stray even a little far away.

The situation at the second temporary shelter was not much better than the first; it was still littered with corpses.

These "Enlightened Ones" were unlike any of the enemies the ninjas had encountered before. They didn't fight head-on; instead, they used their superior mobility to launch sneak attacks everywhere.

Once an opening is created, they will immediately unleash a massacre.

But if they miss their target, they simply drift away without lingering in battle.

Compared to ninjas who fight like warriors, these "Satoru" are more like assassins.

"Damn it!"

Itachi rushed to several places but couldn't get into a direct battle with "Satoru" and his companions. Instead, he was led around like a dog by "Satoru".

Seeing the increasingly dire situation in the village, Itachi became increasingly anxious.

Looking at the growing number of people following him, he considered stopping to set up defenses.

However, those "enlightened ones" who followed him would pick on the weak. When they saw that he was not moving, they would immediately scatter and attack the other people in the village.

There are quite a few people on Itachi's side, but compared to the size of the village, it's still far too few.

If he doesn't go to rescue those small, isolated strongholds, they won't last long against the concentrated attacks of the "Enlightened Ones," and will eventually be breached and slaughtered.

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