In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 286 The stepfather was heartbroken over his two stepsons.

"What do you want to do?" Erzhuzi felt a chill run down his spine when Qianye saw him. If he could, he really didn't want to face this guy.

But Itachi Uchiha was right there; his years of effort were all for killing the filial son.

By now, he has lost too much.

He didn't want to give up this opportunity if he could.

"Don't worry, I said I wouldn't interfere in your fight with the filial son, but..."

Erzhuzi felt like vomiting blood; what he feared most was this guy saying "but."

"After using the Kaleidoscope last time, you should be aware of its side effects. The more you use it, the greater the burden on your body, and you will also face the risk of blindness. I imagine your eyesight has deteriorated quite a bit by now."

"So what if it is?" Erzhuzi frowned, unable to figure out what Qianye was up to.

"Not so good," Qianye said with a wicked grin as he walked up to Erzhuzi.

"What do you want to do?" Erzhuzi panicked completely and instinctively tried to run away, but everything went black.

By the time he realized what was happening, Qianye's hand was already pressing down on his head.

Erzhuzi felt a sudden dizziness, and his six-pointed star-shaped kaleidoscope quietly degenerated into a three-tomoe shape.

He only regained his senses after Qianye let go.

"What did you do to me?" Erzhuzi asked, his breathing becoming rapid with fear.

Chiya replied, "Of course I'll seal away your Kaleidoscope. In your current state, the Kaleidoscope will only make you lose your composure, just like last time. Because you relied too much on the Kaleidoscope, you had almost no combat intelligence."

"Furthermore, I'm also very curious whether you can actually kill that filial son without relying on the kaleidoscope."

"The filial son is inside now. Whether you go in or not is entirely up to you."

Leaving behind these words, Qianye symbolically formed a hand seal with his right hand, and with a bang, the smoke dissipated, and he disappeared from the spot.

When they reappeared, they were already inside the underground space of the Uchiha base.

At this moment, Mrs. Mikoto seemed to have returned to the time when she was a child raising a filial son, and she poured out her experiences over the years.

They occasionally talk about their childhood when they were raising a filial son.

The filial son listened quietly, a smile on his lips the entire time.

Chika listened quietly as if she were listening to a story, curiously observing her half-brother.

From the conversation, the filial son learned that his mother had been living a happy life all these years.

I am truly happy.

I felt much more at ease.

He completely and wholeheartedly accepted Qianye as his stepfather.

But the more the son was treated like this, the more heartbroken Mrs. Mikoto became, recalling every little detail of the past.

She was very upset that she hadn't guided her son onto the right path, which led him to extremes.

At the same time, they forced him to reveal that he was terminally ill and would soon die.

Seeing her eldest son about to die at the hands of her younger son in an attempt to atone for his sins, Mrs. Mikoto, as a mother, was heartbroken.

Even when Qianye arrived, she didn't notice, and tears streamed down her face.

Mrs. Mikoto didn't notice, but Chika did. She affectionately threw herself into Chiya's arms, which jolted Mikoto out of her painful memories.

"I'm sorry, Chiya, I accidentally said a bit too much." Mrs. Mikoto wiped away her tears, gave Takako one last deep look, and forced a smile. "Sasuke should be here soon, let's go back."

Chiya nodded, placed her other hand on Mrs. Mikoto's neck, and said softly, "Finally, is there anything else you'd like to say?"

Mikoto turned around and said, "Itachi, it's so good to see you one last time."

After saying that, Chiya disappeared into the underground space with Mrs. Mikoto and Chika.

Just then, Erzhuzi's footsteps came from the dark passage.

"Me too, Mother." The filial son wiped away his tears, sat back down, and put on a calm and composed demeanor. He then said to Erzhuzi in the passageway, "How far can your Sharingan see?"

"I see your death day." Erzhuzi emerged from the darkness, his three-tomoe Sharingan staring intently at the mourning son.

After sending Mrs. Mikoto and Chika back to Amegakure, Chiya comforted Mrs. Mikoto again.

By the time he returned to the Uchiha base, Takako had already begun his genjutsu duel with Sasuke.

"Make way, give me a seat." Qianye's body merged into the stone ceiling, speaking to Juedo, whose only visible feature was a black and white face.

"Qianye!" White Zetsu exclaimed in shock, "This is the Mayfly Technique! When exactly did you...?"

"Don't misunderstand, this isn't some kind of 'Mayfly Technique,' but rather an ultimate application of Earth Release chakra nature transformation. It's perfect for spectating."

Qianye pursed her lips, knowingly asking, "By the way, where's Afei? Didn't he come to such an exciting event?"

"Tobi is currently intercepting Konoha ninjas." Black Zetsu glanced at Chiya with considerable apprehension and answered in a hoarse voice.

Then White Zetsu added, "But it seems that Fei is in big trouble now."

"Oh? Is that my little apprentice?" Qianye pretended to sense him for a moment, then said with a hint of amusement.

"Yeah, that girl is amazing. She actually forced Abi to use Izanagi. She's just as powerful as you were back then," White Zetsu said carelessly.

Black Zetsu, worried that White Zetsu might leak information about Obito, quickly spoke up to stop him, "White Zetsu, shut up."

While the two were talking, Dai Xiaozi had already finished his illusion duel with Erzhuzi.

The shuriken competition began.

"Strange," Black Zetsu, a war correspondent, exclaimed.

"What's wrong?" Bai Jue asked curiously.

"Even now, Sasuke doesn't have the Mangekyou Sharingan. He didn't even use it when facing Itachi's strongest genjutsu, Tsukuyomi. Is it because he disdains to use it?" Black Zetsu asked in confusion.

"Wow, that's amazing! He broke Itachi's Tsukuyomi without even using the Mangekyou Sharingan. It seems this battle was indeed Sasuke's victory." White Zetsu started his mindless praise.

Qianye ignored them from beginning to end, simply watching the two brothers fight below.

Perhaps because their combat level was far beyond theirs, they suddenly felt a sense of boredom.

Just then, Obito, who was intercepting a group of Konoha ninjas, finally succumbed to the onslaught of the Konoha ninjas under Chika's command.

After confirming that Chinatsu would 'sense' whichever respawn point she chose.

Using the weakest member of the Konoha clan, Kiba, as a breakthrough point, he escaped from the opponent's Kiba attack at the cost of sacrificing an arm when Izanagi's duration ran out.

In order to prevent the people of Konoha from interfering with his plans, Obito used Kamui to teleport to the Uchiha base after escaping the encirclement.

A barrier was set up around the perimeter, the Uchiha Fire Formation, separating the entire Uchiha base from the outside world.

(End of this chapter)