The Tenseigan started from the Hyuga main family.

Will I be the most important person in Sasuke's heart?

Sasuke, then let me do this last thing for you.

"If you have any questions, start now. I am a dead man and it is not appropriate for me to stay here for long."

Itachi Uchiha sat cross-legged on the ground, looking at Sasuke in front of him with an incredibly gentle gaze.

Perhaps Hyuga Sawatatsu is right; Sasuke should decide for himself which path to take.

Even if Sasuke ultimately goes down the wrong path, it is his own choice.

"Why did you kill your father, mother, and everyone in your entire family back then?"

Uchiha Sasuke's voice suddenly grew louder as he asked the question that had been nagging at him.

"That's because the Uchiha clan had decided to launch a coup to overthrow the Third Hokage's rule. Whether they succeeded or not, it would plunge Konoha into civil war, thus triggering the Fourth Shinobi World War. So I volunteered and accepted the mission from the Konoha leadership to completely eliminate all the hidden dangers."

Uchiha Itachi kept his eyes closed and spoke in a completely flat tone, as if he were talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

Of the Konoha high-ranking officials who issued the order, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura were already dead, and the remaining two Hokage advisors had also lost their power, so Itachi Uchiha had no intention of hiding it from them.

As for whether Sasuke would hate Konoha because of this, with Hyuga Zetsuki around, Uchiha Itachi felt he had nothing to worry about.

task?

Sasuke Uchiha's eyelids twitched wildly, and his clenched fists cracked.

"If that's the case, why did you spare me, the one who should have died, the one who should have been killed by you along with my parents?"

Faced with Sasuke's questioning, Itachi Uchiha's lips moved slightly, but he didn't utter a single word.

"It's very simple. Itachi Uchiha abandoned the entire clan to protect you, to protect you who knew nothing about the clan coup, just so that you could continue to live."

Hinata Sawatatsu, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but interject.

"Tell me, I want you to tell me yourself, is this true?"

Sasuke Uchiha, who was still in a weakened state, suddenly took a step forward, grabbed Itachi Uchiha by the collar and lifted him up, staring intently into Itachi's eyes as he questioned him.

Seeing Sasuke's eyes already tinged with crimson, and his Sharingan automatically activating due to emotional agitation, Itachi Uchiha remained silent for a few seconds before finally nodding.

"According to my original plan, you would personally punish me, thereby washing away your identity as a traitorous ninja and returning to Konoha as a hero. This is the straight path I chose for you, the right path without any detours..."

Bang!

Before Itachi could finish speaking, Sasuke, in a fit of rage, threw a punch at Itachi's abdomen, causing him to arch his back, with scraps of paper flying in the wind.

"I don't want to go down that path at all, and I don't need you to define my future!"

Sasuke Uchiha pushed Itachi hard, knocking him to the ground, and shouted angrily.

"Is that really how it is?"

Itachi Uchiha slowly raised his head, a faint look of disappointment on his face, his eyes filled with apology for Sasuke.

"So in the end, you killed your father and mother, you killed the Uchiha clan, you are a complete murderer!"

Sasuke Uchiha, filled with resentment, repeatedly threw punches at Itachi Uchiha, as if to vent his hatred and despair.

“Sasuke, in this world, anyone has the right to criticize Itachi Uchiha, except you. If Itachi hadn’t done it to protect you, he would have had other paths to choose from.”

Seeing that Uchiha Sasuke still showed no signs of awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, Hyuga Zechen interjected again, pointing directly to the cruelest truth.

Chapter 231 The Otsutsuki Attack

“Uchiha Sasuke, you seem to know your brother well, but in reality you know nothing about him.”

Facing Sasuke, who was clutching his head and teetering on the edge of pain and fear, Hyuga Zechen showed no mercy and continued to speak.

"Back then, Itachi Uchiha chose to accept Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura's order to exterminate his clan, and even risked being branded as the perpetrator of the massacre and a rogue ninja to go to the Akatsuki organization alone to gather intelligence. He bore this heavy burden, and his only condition was..."

Hyuga Zechen paused deliberately here, looking at Uchiha Sasuke who was panting heavily, and continued.

"...I will keep you in the village and protect you."

Sasuke Uchiha's pupils contracted, his fingers slightly spread, and blue lightning pulsed wildly in his palm.

"What a joke! Stop talking nonsense, or I'll kill you!"

Looking at the stern-faced Sasuke, Hyuga Zechen smiled faintly.

"Whether you believe it or not, this is the truth about the Uchiha clan's massacre. No matter how much you shout and scream, you cannot change the fact that has already happened."

Large beads of sweat slid down Uchiha Sasuke's face. He then suddenly turned around, looking at Uchiha Itachi with a hint of madness on his face, and shouted.

"Why? Why did you betray the Uchiha clan? Why did you betray your family?"

Uchiha Itachi opened his eyes, his face bearing a trace of sorrowful compassion.

"If you haven't experienced war, you may not be able to understand the kind of damage a ninja war can bring to a village and the ninja world."

Itachi Uchiha's voice became somewhat low, his mind filled with images of mountains of corpses and seas of blood stained red with blood.

"When I was four years old, I went to the battlefield with my father and witnessed the deaths of too many people. I deeply felt that war is a hellish existence. Once the clan launches a rebellion, regardless of its success or failure, it will cause violent turmoil in the village and the Land of Fire, and could very well become the fuse for the Fourth Shinobi World War. Rather than dragging more innocent ninjas and civilians into it, it would be better for me to personally draw the curtain on the history of the Uchiha, let all the sins fall on me, and let the Uchiha get an ending that, although not very dignified, will at least not be infamous for eternity."

Hinata Zechen's eyes flickered slightly as he interjected.

"It's not just you alone, is it? I'm afraid Obito Uchiha, and even Danzo Shimura, joined in as well."

The Uchiha clan was able to surpass the Hyuga clan to become the number one ninja clan in Konoha. They had more than two dozen Jonin alone. Even if they were caught off guard and fought individually, it was impossible for Itachi Uchiha alone to quietly eliminate all the Uchiha clan members.

Uchiha Itachi remained silent, which was tantamount to acknowledging Hyuga Zechen's speculation.

"It's all a lie, a complete lie!"

Sasuke Uchiha's lips were incredibly pale and trembling incessantly, whether from the effects of his physical injuries or from his inability to accept the cruel reality was unknown.

The brother she hated so much, everything he did was actually to protect her?

"You must have all conspired to lie to me, it's all fake!"

Sasuke Uchiha shook his head frantically, large tears streaming from his eyes, gathering on his chin and dripping to the ground.

Almost simultaneously, Hyuga Zetsu and Uchiha Itachi seemed to sense something and looked at Uchiha Sasuke with expectant expressions.

The crimson Sharingan with its three tomoe, reflected in the tears in its eye sockets, began to rotate and merge, forming an extremely complex pattern.

Kaleidoscope Sharingan.

My sacrifice was not in vain after all.

A smile of immense satisfaction appeared on Itachi Uchiha's lips.

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In the vast ninja world, a pitch-black portal suddenly opened, and two figures stepped out one after the other, looking down upon the entire ninja world.

"Strange, we're so close, yet we can't sense the Divine Tree's presence. What are Isshiki and Kaguya Otsutsuki up to?"

The white gauze robe covering Momoshiki Otsutsuki swayed in the wind, her eyes filled with confusion.

As a member of the Otsutsuki clan, Momoshiki Otsutsuki is extremely sensitive to the aura of the Divine Tree or the Ten-Tails. He is now close enough to clearly sense the unique fluctuations of the Divine Tree.

Most importantly, in his perception, the land below was filled with a large amount of chakra and natural energy, unlike the barren appearance of the land where the Divine Tree had been planted. He also did not sense the presence of the two Otsutsuki clan members in charge of this place.

"Sir, what should we do next?"

Kinshiki Ōtsutsuki's voice was extremely hoarse, and his tall body was full of oppressive power, yet he stood behind Kinshiki like a servant.

"The Divine Tree's chakra has been dispersed. What exactly happened? It seems we can only find a place where chakra gathers to uncover the truth. Hopefully, the inferior creatures here will know better."

Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki closed his eyes and sensed for a while, quickly pinpointing the auras of Gyūki and Kurama, before reopening his eyes with a hint of surprise.

Upon hearing that Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki had made a decision, Kinshiki Ōtsutsuki nodded, bent down slightly, and raised his arm.

Momoshiki floated up lightly and landed on Kinshiki's shoulder. The two of them disappeared instantly.

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The Hidden Cloud Village is built in the mountains of the Land of Lightning, where it is shrouded in mist and thunder all year round.

On a flat area, more than ten Yunren were using various exercise stones to strengthen their bodies, creating a lively and enthusiastic scene.

"what is that?"

A young Yun ninja, panting heavily, put down the stone block he was holding. As he wiped his sweat, he inadvertently looked up and saw a dazzling meteor falling from the sky, heading straight for the Raikage Building.

As the meteors continued to streak across the sky, against the backdrop of blue sky and white clouds, the boy could clearly see that they were not meteors at all, but rather two strange human figures.

"Hmm, I can already sense it. There is an enormous amount of chakra there that is not befitting a lower-level creature."

Under the watchful eyes of many Cloud Ninja, Momoshiki Otsutsuki and Kinshiki Otsutsuki floated in mid-air, directly seeing Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, inside the Raikage's office through the building's obstruction.

"By the way, two very formidable enemies have arrived outside!"

Inside the sealed space, Gyuki was the first to sense the astonishing chakra of the two Otsutsuki and couldn't help but speak up to warn them.

"Then let's accept the pill for now!"

Kinshiki Otsutsuki raised his other arm, aiming it at the Raikage Building.

As a pink light descended from the sky, the entire Raikage Building was instantly split in two, turning into countless rubble that collapsed and stirred up billowing dust.

"Protect Lord Killer Bee!"

Such a startling commotion immediately drew gasps from many Cloud Ninja, and figures quickly gathered and rushed towards the two Otsutsuki.

"Hmph, Jin Shi, then let's clean up these troublesome inferior creatures first, so they won't get in the way."

Momoshiki Otsutsuki jumped off his companion's shoulder, turned his head to look at him, and said.

"Yes, my lord."

Kinshiki Otsutsuki raised his palm, pink flames appearing at his fingertips, and then pressed his hand down to the ground.

boom!

An invisible shockwave erupted from the center of Kinshiki Otsutsuki, splitting the ground into huge cracks like a spider web, catching many Cloud Ninja off guard and causing them to fall into them.

In an instant, screams filled the entire Hidden Cloud Village, plunging it into an unprecedented crisis.

Chapter 232 The Destruction of the Hidden Cloud Village

Just then, the Eight-Tailed Gyūki emerged from the ruins, roaring at the enemies in mid-air. Several giant octopus tentacles shot out from the ruins of the Raikage Building, engulfing the two Otsutsuki clan members.