Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 386 The Choice After the Truth

The border between the Land of Frost and the Land of Thunder.

The spatial portal opened, and Uchiha Kumo appeared beside the three waiting people.

"I went to Konoha to take care of some business, which delayed me for a while."

Yun smiled as she spoke.

But Sasuke, standing to the side, pouted and asked, "Is the takoyaki tasty?"

Uh!

Sasuke exhaled, looking at Yun: "Brother Yun, you'll eventually leave, won't you? Before that, Kumogakure will definitely accept us and won't dare to make any moves, but the fear will eventually fade with time..."

Sasuke then looked at Izumi: "And Izumi-neechan, Kumogakure isn't your friend, is it?"

Izumi paused for a moment, then reached out and placed her hand on Sasuke's head: "You've grown up, Sasuke."

Sasuke turned aside, shaking off the hand on his head, still looking at Izumi: "Before this, joining Kumogakure was a last resort. Also, in Izumi's plan, the benefits of the nine Sharingan and the message she left me in her mind would gradually put their guard down. But now…"

"Fear fades with time and the lure of profit. From initial caution to eventual oppression and silencing... these are things a major ninja village is bound to do, aren't they?"

Uchiha Hazuki, who was resting nearby, glanced at the two of them, and finally her gaze settled on Uchiha Yun.

Son of another world?

After pondering for a moment, Uchiha Hazuki did not voice her guess, because she felt that the person in front of her had his own plans.

He... seems to be intentionally putting pressure on Sasuke, forcing him to grow.

"That memory has indeed changed you a lot, perhaps also due to the guidance you've received from Izumi and others over the years."

Uchiha Yun looked at Sasuke and asked, "So... do you want to know the truth about the annihilation of the Uchiha clan?"

the truth?

Sasuke was stunned. Was there some truth he didn't know?

The Root organization of Konoha was involved, but the Third Hokage turned a blind eye, choosing to let the Root organization destroy this troublesome entity, and then appear before him in a righteous and glorious image.

What else?

"In fact, what you saw that day was not the whole story."

Yun glanced at the two people in front of her, then casually found a rock and sat down.

"Four years ago, Izumi had already awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan. With those eyes, she was qualified to participate in the Naka Shrine clan meeting. So... you should know that at that time, the Uchiha's militant faction did indeed have thoughts of a coup."

Uchiha Izumi nodded: "But the clan leader was hesitant. At that time, I didn't quite understand, but now it seems that the clan leader's hesitation was perhaps because of Uchiha Itachi."

"Once the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan reaches the Mangekyou Sharingan level, the special eye techniques will cause the Uchiha's combat power to increase dramatically. In this case, Itachi Uchiha's stance is extremely important."

"Later... he chose to... slaughter the entire Uchiha clan."

Yun looked at Quan and sighed: "That guy has been mentally unstable since he was a child. He was taken to the battlefield by Fugaku when he was young, and the trauma was probably too great."

"However... that's not what I wanted to say."

Then Yun looked at Sasuke: "Based on the highly probable possibility of a coup by the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Shisui dedicated himself to seeking a peaceful solution. In the end... the dim-witted man revealed the abilities of his Mangekyou Sharingan to Hiruzen Sarutobi and other high-ranking officials."

"Kotoamatsukami can control a person's mind for a long time without their knowledge. He told the Konoha leadership about this ability, attempting to control Fugaku in order to achieve a peaceful outcome."

Sasuke on the other side shook his head slightly.

"That's impossible. Although I didn't experience that time, it's clear that you're talking about the militant faction, not just my father's decision. He himself was also hesitant."

"This shows that controlling my father won't solve the problem at its root. Doing so will only push him to the opposite side of the militant faction."

Another little surprise. Yun smiled as she looked at Sasuke, who was deep in thought.

It was just a small change, along with his living environment and the guidance of Izumi and Hazuki Uchiha, that taught Sasuke, who should have been owed a debt by the whole world, to think and to have his own opinions.

Sasuke Uchiha wasn't stupid; a stupid person couldn't possibly see through Deidara's weakness in such a short time.

"You're absolutely right, and Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi should have seen the same thing. Don't doubt the wisdom of a seasoned politician with decades of experience; it was precisely because he saw this that the subsequent tragedy occurred."

Izumi, who was standing nearby, also remembered the Sharingan that had been given to the Third Hokage back then.

Yun took out a glass bottle, inside which was the eye that Zhi Shui had left behind.

"Since the Uchiha clan wants to leave Konoha, there's no need for this eye to remain in Konoha."

He tossed the glass bottle to Izumi: "I've erased the memory of this eye from Hiruzen Sarutobi's memory. How you use it is up to you."

"But you should remember what I said back then: no village's leadership would allow such a power to exist. You must remember that."

Then Yun looked at Sasuke again: "Now comes the crucial point. Sasuke, what do you think you relied on to survive Itachi Uchiha?"

Sasuke shook his head slightly: "The me in that memory shouldn't be the me of this world, right? The memories about you, Brother Yun, also first appeared at that time."

"Also... at that time, Brother Yun, you didn't show up. That was when I... met Uchiha Itachi."

Yun nodded, but did not explain about the other Sasuke.

"Itachi Uchiha wanted you to live because you are his younger brother, and he cares about you a lot."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sasuke clenched his fists.

"I am not his brother! He has not been my older brother for the past four years!"

On the other side, Uchiha Izumi seemed to be deep in thought.

"Is it because of the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan? But such an experiment has never been successful within the clan since that man."

Yun replied, "You're half right, because in your mind it should be Itachi Uchiha who coveted Sasuke's eyes, hoping to achieve the Eternal Eyes... but that's not the case."

"He wanted to offer his eyes so that Sasuke could obtain the power of the Eternal Eye. The person wearing the vortex mask terrified him. The Uchiha clan was destroyed, and Konoha was not trustworthy. He wanted to find a bright path for his younger brother so that he could live."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sasuke stood up.

"impossible!"

A pair of eyes immediately glared at Yun: "He killed everyone, including Father and Mother! He doesn't even deserve to be called human! Such a person wouldn't sacrifice himself for a younger brother!"

Yun replied calmly, "Fugaku also possessed a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan, a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan that could see the future. That's why he didn't resist and waited for death with your mother."

"Those eyes should be on Itachi Uchiha, or they might have been destroyed by him. Initially, he was a spy planted in the Uchiha clan by Hiruzen Sarutobi, and later he was sent to the Akatsuki organization. He always maintained intelligence contact with Hiruzen Sarutobi."

At this point, Yun looked at Uchiha Sasuke: "So now... tell me... are you still going to kill him? That Uchiha Itachi who betrayed the entire clan, but was the only one who was good to you."

"Bang."

Uchiha Sasuke collapsed to the ground, his emotions surging, and the six-pointed Mangekyou Sharingan appeared in his eye sockets.

He's conflicted right now...

In an instant, those wonderful memories from his childhood flooded his mind, churning endlessly.

But then, that same night, as I returned home from the ninja academy, images of corpses strewn across the Uchiha clan's territory also surfaced.

There was a grandma selling pancakes, and that little brat Uchiha En who kept chasing after him, wanting to play with him.

Finally... the image of the parents lying cold on the floor, with blood flowing everywhere, flashed before my eyes.

Patricide, patricide...

After a long while, Sasuke raised his head slightly, only to see the worried looks on Izumi-neechan's and Hazuki-neechan's faces.

"Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Itachi, and Father all possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan and were highly skilled in wielding its power."

Sasuke murmured, "With such power, annihilating the entire clan would be the most foolish thing to do. Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Root clan had to compromise under your coercion, Brother Yun. Isn't that the best proof?"

"Although it's shameless, Father and he should be well aware of Naruto's special nature. The existence of the Nine-Tailed Fox inside him is the best advantage."

"They'd rather die than lay a hand on each other! On that basis, everything is negotiable, because they're old and afraid of death!"

Yun nodded gently: "So? What's your choice?"

With each step pressing closer, Sasuke and Yun locked eyes.

In this situation, Uchiha Izumi tugged at Yun's sleeve, as if she wanted to say something.

The Uchiha clan was wiped out, but she and her mother were still alive. After four years of living together, she had long regarded Sasuke as her own younger brother.

She didn't want Yun to force Sasuke to make a choice.

"You want me to kill Uchiha Itachi, right?"

Sasuke's voice was a little hoarse: "Go to Kumogakure to train, master Lightning Release, and then kill Uchiha Itachi."

The next second, Yun shook her head.

"That lunatic originally wanted to die at your hands and then hand over his kaleidoscope to you; that was his goal in itself. Death was nothing more than a relief for him."

"What do you want me to do?"

"Do what you want to do. Now that you know the whole truth, put yourself in their shoes and think about what you would do. What would you do to achieve a better outcome?"

Yun said in a deep voice, "Killing him is simple; it might not even take me two breaths right now. But I think you should tell him something."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sasuke stood up, trembling.

"Yes! Of course I want to tell that bastard! I already knew everything, but I still won't forgive him for the deaths of my father, mother, and the entire clan!"

"His crimes are unforgivable! Even after death, he has fallen into the Pure Land, where the entire Uchiha clan awaits him, waiting for him to descend and tear this bastard who wiped out his clan to pieces!"

"How dare he... Konoha drove us to the margins and took away all the glory of the Uchiha!"

"I will tell him he was wrong! I will not forgive him, and neither will the entire Uchiha clan!"

Sasuke's eyes were filled with rage.

"And Konoha too!"

"This decaying and filthy village shouldn't exist. Neither I nor Naruto have ever represented new life from the leaves of a tree; we are merely consumables that only nourish the roots after we fall, wither, and die!"

"I'm going to Kumogakure. Before my fear runs out, I will truly reach a point where I can control my own destiny."

"Smack."

A soft sound seemed to extinguish the anger in Sasuke's heart.

Izumi placed her hand on Sasuke's shoulder.

"You're only twelve years old. At such an age, you shouldn't be carrying so much burden. Don't overthink it; the truth is irrelevant now."

Hazuki reached out and pulled Sasuke into her arms. This was the second time she had felt this way, except for the first day she moved into this house.

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

……

One day later, in Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village).

The cloud that brought the three of them directly through the spatial portal looked up at the Raikage Building in the center of the village.

Behind him stood Sasuke, his face grim, along with Izumi Uchiha and Hazuki Uchiha.

The three had long since discarded their headbands, but the Uchiha clan crest was still prominently displayed on Sasuke's back.

"Here you go, you absolutely have to come to the adult concert!"

"Don't want it? Even if you don't go, you should still take it!"

"Please! We can't end this if you don't accept the flyer!"

"I know it sounds bad, but I can take the flyer and not go..."

Soon, the two people handing out flyers walked up to Yun.

After taking the document, Yun looked at it and said, "It's Killer Bee's concert. It seems the Raikage hasn't fully recovered, otherwise he would be getting beaten up right now."

One sentence was enough to put the two kids on their guard.

"Who are you? We've never seen you in the village before!"

Omoi, with a lollipop in his mouth, immediately started imagining: A powerful enemy, knowing that the Raikage was injured, infiltrated the village. I fought back for the sake of the village and was ultimately killed! After all... even the Raikage was injured and unconscious.

As for why the two kids knew the Raikage was injured, you'd have to ask Killer Bee, who seized the opportunity to hold a concert.

"The Uchiha clan, as Yugito and Darui previously mentioned, will be visiting Kumogakure."

Yun walked past the two of them and headed towards the Thunder Shadow Building.

After it was born, the two little devils looked at each other, then, forgetting all about the flyers, they quickly ran off to inform Killer Bee.

Lady Yukito has been staying in the village ever since she returned from that trip. Before? Before which?

The time when Lord Raikage was carried back?

……

Raikage Building.

"Yukito, there's no need for you to stay here forever."

"Lord Raikage, he said he would come looking for you again. Given your temper, I'm worried that if he gets angry... the Hidden Cloud Village will be gone."

"Hmph! I might not lose this time! I was just careless last time!"

"Do you even believe that yourself? I doubt Mabuyi can dissuade you, so I have to stay here."

……

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(End of this chapter)