He adjusted his position and simply lay down on the statue, resting his head on the snake's tail, looking towards the sky.

It's already past midnight, and the moon is so round tonight!

The moon was just as round back then, but his eyes were filled with the color of blood.

"The dead returning is breaking the rules. Orochimaru had to sacrifice his soul to change bodies, but you resurrected your parents, which is even more outrageous than Orochimaru's method..."

Itachi Uchiha walked over and sat down next to Sasuke. Seeing Sasuke leaning against the snake's tail with a relaxed expression, Itachi suddenly felt that Orochimaru was even more of an eyesore.

Even if it's just a statue, Sasuke's current state clearly shows that he relies on Orochimaru.

Even Sasuke's act of resurrecting the dead was something Orochimaru had corrupted him into.

"If you insist on an answer, then I can tell you that after I resurrected them, I discovered that the memories were still there, but I no longer had any feelings for them."

Although you've been taking care of me since I was little, they did provide me with this body, and it's because they gave birth to me that you're taking care of me...

It was a transaction, I suppose; I repaid the debt of raising children by bringing them back to life.

Sasuke smiled and tilted his head to look at Itachi Uchiha.

He saw Itachi Uchiha break down, and he saw blood tears streaming down his bloodshot eyes.

"Sasuke...whether you acknowledge it or not, I'm still your older brother..."

A line of blood dripped from the corner of Itachi Uchiha's eye; he suddenly felt difficulty breathing.

With difficulty, he opened his mouth, wanting Sasuke not to abandon family ties, but he could clearly see that Sasuke's eyes had long since lost all emotion when they looked at him.

There was no childhood admiration or worship, no affection for her brother, and no fervent resentment or hatred.

It turns out, it wasn't that she didn't hate him, but rather that she had given up her feelings as a price.

He'd rather Sasuke hate him, at least that would give him certainty that he was still Sasuke's older brother, that the younger brother he'd raised would still care about him...

"In terms of bloodline, that is indeed the case, since I have no plans to replace this bloodline at the moment."

Sasuke smiled and shook his head. In terms of bloodline, their identities would not change.

As for whether or not I hate them...

Did he ever truly hate?

No, not at all. I just really disliked my brother's behavior, so all the scenes I acted out were just to punish his stupidity.

But suddenly, he didn't want to wait any longer for those eyes.

"Brother, give me your eyes."

Sasuke's sudden words froze Itachi, who was still grieving.

"Alright...alright, this was originally saved for you. Sasuke, do you want to take it yourself, or have your brother take it and give it to you, or have Orochimaru take it out from a living body for transplantation?"

Itachi Uchiha opened his eyes, looked at Sasuke, and his gaze suddenly softened.

The emotional breakdown I had been experiencing was also fading away, as if some wish was about to be fulfilled.

“I’ll take it myself. From now on, you’ll have to be blind. You might be able to use ninjutsu, but you won’t be able to use eye techniques, and it will affect your daily life.”

When Sasuke talked about taking the eyes, he remained calm.

Uchiha Itachi, aside from looking at Sasuke gently, made no other expression and showed no intention of refusing.

However, when Sasuke's fingers touched Itachi's eyes, Itachi, who had been motionless, suddenly moved.

"elder brother..."

Sasuke stared blankly at Itachi's chest for a moment.

He only took his eyes, he didn't say he was going to kill him!

Detonating the heart? What kind of ninjutsu is this? Is this even allowed?

"My foolish brother, do you think the Uchiha clan's Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan came about this way? It's not just about the eyes; it's a sacrifice that requires a closest brother to give his life and all his power, gathering it into the eyes. If I were still alive, you wouldn't have obtained the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan... Forgive me, Sasuke, this is truly the last time..."

Itachi Uchiha held Sasuke in his arms with one hand, leaned his head on Sasuke's shoulder, and began to tell him the ultimate secret of the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Why is it that among Itachi's many talented brothers, only Madara Uchiha achieved the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?

It's because there wasn't another pair of brothers who sacrificed everything for each other.

"Tch... My foolish brother, it's not a matter of whether I let you die or not, but whether you want to die or not!"

Sasuke was certain that he had been outmaneuvered by Itachi Uchiha once again, but it didn't really matter.

He was willing to sacrifice his own life to fulfill this wish, and he could make sure that the other man couldn't die even if he wanted to!

However, let's die for now.

I can revive him whenever I feel like it.

"Sasuke is still as willful as ever..."

Itachi Uchiha could feel his life fading away. He raised his hand, wanting to gouge out his eyes and give them to Sasuke, but Sasuke was one step ahead of him and directly took out the two Sharingan eyes that had gathered the power of life and bloodline.

"Isn't my brother the same? Because he was too willful, I only turned out to be even worse than him."

Holding a pair of eyeballs enveloped in spiritual energy, Sasuke lifted the now-corpse-like Uchiha Itachi with one hand, black flames coiling around the body and quickly burning it away.

Itachi Uchiha died.

All materials for the Kaleidoscope Sharingan are complete.

However, beside Asura, there was an additional imprisoned soul.

'System, you've been playing dead for so long, it's time to get to work.'

After dealing with Itachi's body, Sasuke didn't leave. Instead, he leaned against the half-human, half-snake statue again and called upon the system that had been pretending to be dead since arriving in this world.

[Host, do you wish to evolve your Mangekyou Sharingan?]

The system stopped pretending to be dead after being called, and it wasn't embarrassed at all for hiding and watching the fun earlier, since it was just a system without emotions.

As long as Sasuke doesn't do anything reckless, the system won't interfere with the deaths of others.

'evolution.'

Sasuke had nothing to complain about regarding the system's reaction, since he still needed the system to perform a completely harmless and rapid fusion for him.

[The fusion is complete. The host's eyes have evolved into the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. Does the host intend to continue evolving?]

The system integration was very rapid, requiring no pain or recovery period. After all, Sasuke's body had already been modified, and in a sense, it was just a free-form artificial body modified from his original body.

If Sasuke wants to evolve, the system will calculate the evolution materials and evolution mode for him.

"No, this is perfect. Give me a mock shikigami crafting method. I don't like crows, so give me an eagle template."

Sasuke didn't know much about the system, but he knew that it had what he needed.

He originally wanted to keep a crow, but as soon as he thought about how Itachi Uchiha got his crow from Shisui Uchiha, he immediately rejected the idea.

Indeed, it's best to find what you like.

Crows and such are nothing compared to the dashing eagle.

Chapter 297 The Black Hawk Shikigami: Itachi Uchiha's Back Down

"Sasuke, your eyes...where's Itachi?"

Mikoto Uchiha went out early the next morning but couldn't find Itachi Uchiha. Instead, she found Sasuke Uchiha being helped along by Karin, his eyes bandaged.

"They performed surgery and used Itachi Uchiha's eyes."

Sasuke didn't say where Itachi Uchiha was, but the fact that he was using Itachi's eyes clearly gave them the answer.

Itachi Uchiha's eyes could only have been used after he died.

Itachi Uchiha had already told the couple about this, which is why Mikoto Uchiha got up early in the morning and rushed out to look for them as soon as she couldn't see them.

"Uchiha Sasuke, how could you... what happened to Itachi's body?"

Although Fugaku Uchiha didn't go out, he was inside the door and naturally heard the conversation outside.

He opened the door and looked at Sasuke's eyes, which were wrapped in gauze. His eyes instantly turned red.

The couple had just survived, only to face the devastating loss of their son—who was killed by their younger son. This nightmare of their past few years had finally become a reality...

“Mr. Fugaku Uchiha, it would be better to put away your Sharingan. After all, you and your wife are not from our village anymore. It would be bad if it caused any misunderstandings.”

Karin glanced at Sasuke worriedly, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that Sasuke didn't react at all.

However, she didn't have a good impression of the Uchiha couple.

Lord Orochimaru said that she and Suigetsu should take turns caring for Sasuke, because the couple might take their anger out on Itachi Uchiha and might hurt Sasuke.

Although they didn't quite understand, they believed that Lord Orochimaru's words must have some basis.

Where is your brother?

Fugaku Uchiha completely ignored the little girl's attitude. He stared at Sasuke and continued to emphasize the matter of Itachi Uchiha.

"Amaterasu, burned to ashes."

This time, Sasuke didn't remain silent and directly told the couple what had happened to Itachi's body.

"Bastard!"

Fugaku Uchiha roared, but he didn't have time to do anything because Mikoto Uchiha fainted.

He picked up his wife, who had fallen to the ground, and carried her back to the courtyard, closing the gate behind him as soon as they entered.

"They...Lord Sasuke, what do they mean by this? Do they really consider this place their home?"

Karin likes Sasuke a lot, but it's not love; it's more like respect and admiration.

Because he was the leader who established the Sound Village and, together with Lord Orochimaru, brought new life and a bright future to the Sound Village.

Now their Lord Sasuke is being treated badly even when he comes home. This is absolutely intolerable!

"Go back and give Orochimaru a heads-up, and have someone build houses for the couple. Oh, and while you're at it, build houses for Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki as well. They were just temporary guests at my place before, and it's really too much for them to act like they own the place."

Sasuke turned around and, with Karin's help, walked towards the Sound and Shadow Building.

His purpose in returning this time was to tell the Uchiha couple that Itachi Uchiha was dead.

As for his familial ties...

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