Naruto: In Konoha Village, I awakened Wood Release at the start.

Parallel Ninja World.

Within the Tsukuyomi space.

Uchiha Itachi lay limp in the crimson blood, like a rag doll.

The roar that rolled out of his throat had completely changed its tone, like a trapped beast cornered in a desperate situation.

Sasuke was tied to the cross, watching his brother break down.

The surrounding crosses still stand, and the blood emits a nauseating stench.

next moment.

Sasuke closed his eyes.

Memories from the Empire flooded into my mind like a tidal wave.

The sunshine there is always exceptionally bright.

The older brother there always had a gentle and composed smile on his lips.

powerful.

gentle.

He was the pinnacle that countless geniuses in the empire looked up to, and the sharpest blade of the Uchiha clan.

The ninja sword in his hand was always meant to protect his people and defend the glory of the empire.

But what about this Itachi in front of us?

He was driven mad and even prepared to harm his own people!

This immense sense of absurdity was like a poisoned dagger, piercing Sasuke's heart.

On what grounds?

Is it because this world is without His Majesty Chiba's rule?

Just because of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura, those two old bastards' damn lust for power.

How corrupt must the Konoha leadership be to drive a thirteen-year-old boy to the point of personally slaughtering his entire clan!

anger.

An uncontrollable rage exploded within Sasuke's chest.

Sadness and anger intertwined into a raging inferno, rushing straight to Sasuke's brain along his meridians.

That is a curse deep within the bloodline of the Uchiha clan.

The deeper the love, the more intense the hate.

This peculiar chakra surged within Sasuke's eye sockets, as if it were about to burn through his eyeballs completely.

"Buzz—"

A strange buzzing sound exploded in Sasuke's mind.

Sasuke suddenly opened his eyes.

Within its blood-red pupils, three jet-black tomoe were spinning wildly.

The speed increased, eventually merging into a blurry afterimage.

Followed by.

The three tomoe are connected end to end, extending outwards with sharp edges.

An extremely intricate six-pointed star pattern was converging prominently in the center of Sasuke's pupils.

Kaleidoscope Sharingan!

Open your eyes!

A violent and unparalleled power of the eye erupted from Sasuke's body.

This force was so immense that it even carried a sense of tangible physical oppression.

Click!

A crisp cracking sound rang out.

This genjutsu space constructed by Itachi Uchiha simply could not withstand this level of eye power impact.

The blood-red sky was covered with countless spiderweb-like cracks.

The cross collapsed with a crash, and blood flowed upwards.

The whole world, like a shattered glass mirror, instantly crumbled.

The real world.

The Uchiha clan members around him all had solemn expressions.

As the owner of the Sharingan.

They can naturally see the current situation.

Their young clan leader, Uchiha Itachi, is competing in eye power with this unfamiliar boy!

only.

They're not worried at all.

Because their young clan leader, Uchiha Itachi, is a Kage-level powerhouse who has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan.

however.

next second.

Itachi Uchiha's eyes instantly lost focus.

He fell heavily onto the cold stone road like a piece of dead wood with its spine removed.

"How is this possible?"

"The young clan leader actually lost?"

"An illusion backlash? This shouldn't be happening!"

Watching Itachi Uchiha fall down.

A commotion broke out in the crowd.

The Mangekyou Sharingan is the pride of the Uchiha clan!

How could this unfamiliar member of the tribe possibly defeat Kaleidoscope in a contest of eye power?

"Look into his eyes!"

Sudden.

Someone exclaimed in surprise.

More than a dozen eyes turned to Sasuke.

next moment.

Everyone held their breath.

The cold air rushed into their trachea, causing them to gasp for breath in different tones.

Blood-red eyes.

It's not a one-tomoe jade, not a two-tomoe jade, and not even the three-tomoe jade that's standard for elites in the clan.

Instead, it was a strange six-pointed star pattern!

"That is..."

"The Mangekyou Sharingan!"

"This boy has also awakened his kaleidoscope!"

An Uchiha clansman's lips trembled, his face filled with shock.

The entire Uchiha clan, except for the missing Shisui and Itachi.

Surprisingly, there was another unfamiliar member of the tribe who had also opened such god-like eyes.

fanaticism.

In awe.

fear.

A variety of complex emotions flashed across the faces of the surrounding clansmen.

"Get out of the way!"

Just then.

A dignified, low shout suddenly came from the periphery of the crowd.

The previously crowded encirclement instantly cleared a passage.

A middle-aged man with a serious face strode forward.

Uchiha Fugaku.

He didn't even look at Sasuke opposite him, and walked straight towards Itachi Uchiha.

"Itachi!"

soon.

Fugaku Uchiha knelt on one knee.

He steadied Uchiha Itachi and reached out to check his breathing.

His breathing was steady, and there were no external injuries, but his chakra was abnormally disordered.

"empire……"

"No... I won't kill..."

Itachi Uchiha kept his eyes tightly closed.

His lips trembled violently as he murmured a few words over and over.

Beads of sweat the size of soybeans rolled down his pale cheeks.

Upon seeing this.

Fugaku Uchiha's facial muscles twitched uncontrollably.

His proud eldest son, a genius of the Uchiha clan, had his mental defenses shattered by someone using genjutsu!

Who exactly has this ability?

Fugaku suddenly raised his head, his gaze piercing forward like a knife.

just.

The moment he saw Sasuke's face clearly.

The Uchiha clan leader, who was usually unsmiling, froze on the spot as if struck by lightning.

How could this happen?

That straight nose, those slightly upturned eyes, that defined jawline…

Every bone structure of his body bears the mark of his wife, Mikoto.

That aloof and arrogant demeanor was exactly like mine when I was young.

but.

His youngest son, Sasuke, is only eight years old this year.

Where did this sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy come from?

What terrified Fugaku even more was...

The boy's eyes were clearly those of a genuine Mangekyou Sharingan.

That pure and extreme pupil power was ten times more violent than the kaleidoscope he had developed on the battlefield!

"Who are you?"

Fugaku Uchiha suppressed his shock and slowly stood up.

As the head of the Uchiha clan, he had to stabilize the situation.

Sasuke did not answer.

He simply stared quietly at Uchiha Fugaku in front of him.

In the Empire.

His father, Fugaku Uchiha, always looked at him with a hint of pride in his eyes.

The Uchiha Fugaku before him had only wariness, suspicion, and helplessness in his eyes.

This stark contrast fueled Sasuke's inner rage even more.

"who I am?"

"Is it any of your business?"

"On the contrary, it's you."

"Is this how you, as the clan head, manage the Uchiha clan?"

Sasuke sneered.

His voice was filled with undisguised mockery.

This abrupt and unfounded accusation left Fugaku Uchiha completely bewildered.

The surrounding clansmen looked at each other in bewilderment.

Sasuke took a step forward.

The bluestone slabs underfoot cracked under the weight.

"The most prestigious family in the ninja world..."

"They actually forced us to cower in a corner because of those old dogs from Konoha!"

"Driven out of the village center, stripped of core power, and under constant surveillance by the secret police..."

"As the head of the Uchiha clan, is all you can do is lock yourself in a dark room every day and hold those meaningless clan meetings?"

Every word is piercing to the heart.

Every sentence hits the nail on the head.

Fugaku Uchiha's chest heaved violently, his hands clenched into tight fists.

These words struck at his most vulnerable spot as clan leader.

"The most ridiculous thing is!"

"As a father, you've placed the entire burden of the family's survival on the shoulders of a thirteen-year-old child!"

"You've put him caught between his family and the village, driving him crazy with those politicians."

"What makes you qualified to be the clan leader?"

"What makes you think you can be his father?"

But it's not over yet.

Sasuke pointed a finger at Itachi Uchiha, who was still lying on the ground.

His roar echoed in the silent night sky.

The pair of six-pointed star kaleidoscopes burst forth with a dazzling red light.

A terrifying pressure, as if it were a physical force, rolled down, forcing the surrounding Uchiha clansmen to retreat repeatedly.

Fugaku's face turned a deep liver color.

Shame, anger, and the embarrassment of being exposed as incompetent completely robbed him of his usual composure.

"presumptuous!"

"I am the head of the Uchiha clan!"

"This is none of your business, some nobody of unknown origin, pointing fingers here!"

"I'll ask you one last time, who are you?!"

The air was thick with the smell of gunpowder, ready to be drawn.

Several Uchiha clansmen had already quietly made their way to the ninja tool pouch.

They still didn't know what the situation was.

But Fugaku Uchiha was the clan head.

They naturally had to stand on Fugaku Uchiha's side.