People in Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began with Demon Slayer

"Ready!"

"Fight!"

As soon as Fugaku Uchiha finished his announcement, countless Anbu ninjas appeared on the roof of the Uchiha house.

The Uchiha below were filled with killing intent and quickly formed hand seals.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

Numerous fireballs coalesced into a massive flame, hurtling towards the ANBU ninja on the rooftop.

"Earth escape? Earth formation wall!"

An ANBU ninja skilled in Earth Release stepped forward, completed the hand seals, and slammed his hands onto the ground beneath his feet. A massive earthen wall rose up, blocking all the flames of the Great Fireball.

With the two sides engaging in combat, the war officially began.

...

Meanwhile, Itachi, who was at the Naka Shrine, realized that the Uchiha clan had already started a war with Konoha, and said to the seventeen clan members behind him, "Let's move in too."

Sasuke, who was being led by the hand by Mikoto Uchiha, asked with some confusion and fear, "Brother, isn't Father coming with us?"

A barely perceptible trace of pain appeared on Itachi's face: "Father has his own duties. He will come to find us after the battle is over."

Mikoto Uchiha knew that her husband's chances of survival were extremely slim, but as a mother, she had to be strong. She comforted Sasuke, saying, "Sasuke, now you have to listen to your brother. Your father will definitely reunite with us."

"Alright, time is of the essence, let's get going!"

Itachi led 17 members of his clan toward the exit.

Because the battle between Fugaku Uchiha and the Konoha ninja took place near the main gate of the Uchiha clan compound.

Therefore, Itachi's plan was to leave through the back gate of the clan's territory, then use genjutsu to eliminate the ninjas guarding the way, and leave Konoha.

When Itachi led his clansmen away from the Naka Shrine, they were shocked to find that the streets of the clan's territory were littered with the corpses of Uchiha clansmen, all of whom had their eyes gouged out.

Uchiha Mikoto was terrified: "Itachi, shouldn't our clansmen be fighting on the front lines? Why are they dying here?"

Itachi was also taken aback, not knowing what had happened, and was unable to answer Uchiha Mikoto.

But now, as the leader, Itachi must remain calm.

"Our mission is to leave Konoha. Everyone, follow me!"

Itachi continued to lead his people forward.

The group finally saw the back gate of the Uchiha clan's territory, but Obito, wearing a mask, suddenly appeared and blocked their path.

Obito sarcastically remarked, "Your clansmen are fighting on the front lines; it's shameful to be a deserter."

Itachi stared intently at Obito, instantly realizing that the corpses of the Uchiha clan members were the work of the masked man before him.

"Mother, you should lead the people to hide first!"

Mikoto Uchiha was the only member of her clan present with the strength of a Jonin.

Knowing the priorities, Uchiha Mikoto led her clansmen into a nearby house for temporary refuge.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique!"

Itachi spat out a huge fire dragon and rushed towards Obito.

Obito also formed hand seals and released the same ninjutsu as Itachi: Great Fire Dragon Technique.

The two enormous fire dragons collided, creating a violent explosion.

Obito charged straight at Itachi through the flames of the explosion, extending two fingers to gouge out Itachi's eyes.

"I'll take your eyes!"

However, the moment Obito touched Itachi, Itachi's body turned into crows and scattered.

"A clone technique..."

Just as Obito was wondering when Itachi had formed the hand seals, several shuriken appeared around him, blocking all his escape routes.

Itachi's figure appeared above Obito.

"Breath of the Sun? Second Form? Azure Sky!"

Itachi unleashed a circular slash wreathed in flames from above towards Obito.

However, Itachi's slashes, including the shuriken, all pierced through Obito's body and missed.

"Oh dear, that's quite a dangerous attack. As a ninja, you've learned samurai swordsmanship. You're not a pure ninja at all. But no matter how strong your attack is, it won't do any good to me."

Ignoring Obito's taunts, Itachi launched another attack on Obito.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique!"

Itachi spat out flames resembling balsam seeds, which spread in all directions as he sped toward Obito.

Meanwhile, Itachi himself drew his sword and charged after the rapidly advancing Phoenix Flower.

"Sun Breathing? First Form? Waltz!"

Obito neither dodged nor evaded, but instead used his intangibility to dodge all of Itachi's attacks. Then, a chain fell from his sleeve and whipped Itachi.

After Itachi parried with his sword, he created distance between himself and Obito.

"The ethereal effect has no cooldown, but it will be canceled the moment an attack is launched."

Through probing attacks, Itachi had already analyzed the weaknesses of Obito's Hollowfication.

Itachi closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his three-tomoe Sharingan had transformed into the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Having analyzed Obito's weaknesses, Itachi planned to end the battle immediately.

Obito said in surprise, "This really surprises me. I never thought that the corrupt Uchiha clan would have someone else besides Uchiha Shisui who would awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan. This is quite an unexpected surprise."

Itachi threw several more shuriken at Obito, and once again charged towards Obito's sword form using Sun Breathing.

However, unsurprisingly, all the attacks were dodged by Obito's Hollowfication.

Just as Obito materialized and launched his counterattack against Itachi, the sound of metal clashing rang out in the air.

It turns out that the shuriken that missed their attack changed direction by colliding with each other.

A shuriken was hurtling toward Obito's head.

Obito had no choice but to abandon his materialization attempt and wait for the shuriken to pierce Itachi's head before materializing again, binding Itachi's body with chains in his hands.

Feeling bound by chains, Itachi's right eye suddenly glared: "Amaterasu!"

Black Amaterasu flames suddenly ignited on Obito's left hand, continuously scorching his body.

Chapter 202 The End of the Uchiha Clan

Obito tried to extinguish the Amaterasu flames, but found that they could not be extinguished.

As the Amaterasu flames continued to spread, Obito had no choice but to give up on restraining Itachi and cut off his own left arm.

"You really are a terrifying person, to be able to identify my weakness in such a short time! But... I want to kill those you're protecting, can you stop me?!"

Obito suddenly headed towards the Uchiha clan members who were hiding inside the house.

However, halfway through the journey, Obito discovered that he could not move his body.

"What's going on?! Why am I under an illusion?!"

"This is a pre-set illusion spell; it will be used automatically when specific conditions are met."

Obito suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. When you looked me in the eye with your Sharingan, you had already used a genjutsu on me. The condition for its activation was that I would give up fighting you and instead attack those Uchiha clan members!"

"That's right. Although I don't know who you are or why you have the Sharingan, it doesn't matter anymore, Amaterasu!"

Amaterasu flames ignited once again on Obito's body, burning his flesh.

Obito said angrily, "Uchiha Itachi! I'll remember you. Your eyes will remain with you for now. The next time we meet, your Mangekyou Sharingan will be mine!"

Obito forcibly dispelled the genjutsu and gradually disappeared using Kamui Hollowfication.

Using the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye techniques put an immense strain on Itachi. He felt excruciating pain in his left eye, and blood flowed from its socket.

After wiping away the blood, the weasel found its clansmen hiding inside the house.

Mikoto Uchiha asked worriedly, "Itachi, is the battle over?"

Itachi nodded and said, "Yes, I've already repelled that masked man. Let's continue on our way."

...

Meanwhile, on the other side, the main battlefield between the Uchiha clan and Konoha was extremely fierce, with the ground littered with the corpses of Uchiha clan ninjas and ANBU ninjas.

The Hidden Leaf Village's Anbu were clearly well-prepared, consciously avoiding the Sharingan's gaze during the battle. Even if they were accidentally caught in a genjutsu, their companions would immediately help dispel it.

In contrast, the Uchiha clan mostly fought individually, with no coordination whatsoever.

Even so, the Uchiha clan still fought back and forth with Konoha's Anbu, but when Root joined the fray, the balance was instantly broken.

The Uchiha clan, already exhausted from fighting the Anbu, were no match for the Root clan after they joined the battle.

Like the scythe of the Grim Reaper, Uchiha clansmen continued to fall, losing their lives.

The Uchiha clan is now largely defeated, with only Fugaku Uchiha and a handful of others struggling to hold on.

Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi appeared on the battlefield.

Hiruzen Sarutobi advised, "Surrender, Fugaku Uchiha. Your coup has failed. Don't make any more futile struggles."

Looking at the few remaining clansmen around him, Fugaku Uchiha felt a pang of sorrow.

"Even if we surrender, what good will it do? The Uchiha clan no longer exists. Besides, do you think you can let us go? In your eyes, you've never considered us as comrades, have you?"

Suddenly, a Jonin who was on guard in Konoha appeared next to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Lord Hokage! Itachi Uchiha used genjutsu to hypnotize all the ninjas on guard duty, and has now led dozens of Uchiha clan members to escape from Konoha!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was utterly shocked: "What?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately gave the order to Kakashi beside him: "Kakashi, you lead the Jonin to pursue them. Make sure you capture them!"

"Hiruzen Sarutobi! The Uchiha clan will not be forgotten in history. From this day forward, the Uchiha will no longer be the Uchiha of Konoha! Susanoo!"

Fugaku Uchiha's eyes transformed into the Mangekyou Sharingan.