From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

Before Itachi Uchiha passed away, he told you that perhaps he should have trusted you and his younger brother instead of presumptuously pushing you away.

But in the end, you still ended up living the life he once did, even forgetting his last words.

Upon hearing this, Sarada fell silent. She had always been a meticulous person, and since her stepfather wouldn't tell her who he was...

Therefore, the younger father must have his own reasons.

Sarada didn't press the matter further. She nodded and said in a deep voice, "I understand. I'll ask Dad myself in the future!"

She paused, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and looked at the young Sasuke with anticipation.

"Little Daddy, since Daddy won't tell me the truth now, how about you come with me to find that red-haired woman with glasses?"

"There's no need to look for her, Sarada."

Sasuke shook his head. If things continued like this, Sarada might end up showering him with all the fatherly love she lacked.

When the time comes, Erzhuzi will definitely kill the person who stole his beloved little cotton-padded jacket.

So Sasuke found the idea quite amusing, but decided against it, since he still needed their help.

“Sakura Haruno is your biological mother.”

Although Sasuke still doesn't quite understand why Sarada looks so much like Karin.

But judging from Erzhuzi's expression...

Oh, right, Erzhuzi has no expression.

Sasuke was absolutely certain of this: Sakura Haruno was Sarada's biological mother.

Upon hearing this, Sarada was overjoyed and quickly asked, "Daddy, then why...?"

Before she could finish speaking, Sarada saw young Sasuke suddenly stand up, his casual expression turning serious.

"Sarana, stand beside me and don't move!"

"ah!?"

Sarada was taken aback, but her reaction was extremely quick; almost instinctively, she stood behind the young Sasuke.

Sasuke's eyes flashed as he watched a pale-skinned young man in a black robe with red clouds emerge from a spatial vortex in the distance.

Chapter 257 Sakura-kun Arrives, a Dazzling Color

It seems he must be the real Shin Uchiha.

So, are those guys behind him his clones?

Sasuke thought to himself as he watched the bald man in the black robe and red cloud-patterned trench coat emerge from the spatial vortex, along with the white-haired boys behind him who had previously attacked Sarada.

If it were just white-haired boys, Sasuke wouldn't be able to tell whether they were clones.

But when Shin Uchiha appeared, he, who had inherited Orochimaru's scientific research memories, saw through it.

Shin Uchiha led his clones forward slowly, and as he walked, he grinned at Sasuke Uchiha and his daughter in the distance, revealing an extremely eerie smile.

Upon seeing the visitor's exceptional politeness and courtesy, Sasuke pondered for a moment, then grinned and returned an extremely warm and friendly smile.

"Humph!"

Facing Sasuke's smile, Shin Uchiha seemed completely unmoved. After a cold laugh, he said, "Sasuke Uchiha, you are a guilty man who killed Itachi. Your existence is an insult to the noble Uchiha clan. Today, I will avenge Itachi and, on behalf of the noble Uchiha clan, deal with this disgraceful being!"

Itachi!?

Isn't this my uncle's name that I saw when I was looking through the family genealogy?

This guy said his dad killed his uncle?

Upon hearing this, Sarada, who was hiding behind Sasuke, was startled. The information contained in Shin Uchiha's words was extremely profound and weighty.

Sarada was completely stunned, her little head spinning like a tangled mess.

"You're so ugly!"

Faced with Shin Uchiha's provocation, Sasuke remained silent for a moment before slowly uttering five words.

Shin Uchiha had pale skin, no hair, and no teeth. Instead, he had transplanted Sharingan eyes on his head and arms.

Sasuke only glanced at him briefly, but he discovered that he possessed no fewer than twenty pairs of Sharingan with three tomoe each. The dense array of eyeballs was truly chilling.

Although Sasuke could feel the immense power of the Sharingan eyes giving him, in his eyes, who was well-versed in aesthetics, the image was simply too ugly and unacceptable.

Having inherited Orochimaru's memories, Sasuke could naturally do what Shin Uchiha is doing now: transplant various Sharingan eyes into different parts of his body.

But why did he only transplant one Sharingan with the eye technique of Izanagi at the center of his forehead, and not the other eye, Yomijin, which has a great effect?

Isn't it all for the sake of image?

Erlang has vertical eyes on his forehead, is handsome, has an outstanding temperament, and is both gentle and domineering. He is not only powerful and skilled in hunting and fighting, but also upright, benevolent, and dedicated to eliminating harm for the people and protecting them. He is the number one protector of Taoism and the number one war god in the heavens.

Sasuke can accept that he looks like the handsome Erlang Shen, but he can't accept that he looks like an eyeball monster.

Yang Jian, the Heavenly Venerable, is acceptable, but the new Tai Luo of Tianshan is out of the question.

In conclusion, Sasuke ultimately chose looks over strength.

Of course, for him right now, an increase in one eye is enough.

If there were one more, his yin-yang imbalance would be even more severe.

Excessive mental energy coupled with a weakened body places a tremendous burden on the body.

It can easily cause people to become excited, leading to insomnia and other problems.

"..."

ugly!?

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Shin's expression froze. Before coming here, he had imagined dozens of scenarios in his mind for the two of them to meet.

But what no one expected was that the first thing Sasuke Uchiha said to him upon their first meeting was that he was ugly!

While he was still in a daze, Uchiha Shin heard his mocking tone continue to ring out.

"Judging from your words and your attire, you seem to be a great admirer and fanatic of him and the Akatsuki organization. But as for you, judging from your appearance and demeanor alone, you would be eliminated at the very threshold of joining the Akatsuki."

Trying to draw a tiger but ending up with a dog!

Looking at Shin Uchiha in the distance, dressed in Akatsuki's red cloud robes and desperately imitating the demeanor of an Akatsuki member, Sasuke thought to himself, "This is what I mean."

Through Orochimaru's memories, Sasuke learns that Shin Uchiha, when he was a minor, volunteered to become one of Orochimaru's experimental subjects in order to learn cloning technology.

But at some point, perhaps because Orochimaru accidentally let something slip, Itachi Uchiha became Shin's idol. He became so obsessed with Itachi that he changed his surname to "Uchiha".

It now appears that Shin Uchiha was not only obsessed with Itachi Uchiha, but also with the Akatsuki organization.

While not all members of the Akatsuki organization are handsome men and beautiful women, they are at least not ugly.

Even Kisame Hoshigaki, with his shark-like face, is, well... quite eye-catching.

Of course, besides appearance, the most important thing is the diverse personalities and temperaments of the Akatsuki members.

The Akatsuki organization's members include spies, peace idealists, cultists, bounty hunters, demolition maniacs, and puppet artists.

Everyone has a unique and distinctive personality.

Sasuke could sense that Shin Uchiha's strength far exceeded the Akatsuki's recruitment standards.

But he was always an imitator, a clown who imitated the Akatsuki!

"Shut up, you know nothing. I am the one who truly inherited Itachi's will and understood the ideals of Akatsuki. How could someone like you, who is indulging in false peace, possibly understand?"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Shin's expression turned grim, and he was furious.

For him, who considers himself the successor of Itachi Uchiha and the Akatsuki organization, the thing he can't tolerate the most is anyone denying him!

"Let's see if your skills are as good as your talk!"

Uchiha Shin snorted coldly, flicked his right sleeve, and shot out dozens of densely packed sharp blades.

These countless blades, varying in size and shape, either burst apart like a myriad of flowers in full bloom or recombine into other shapes as they hurtled towards Sasuke, carrying a sharp aura capable of piercing skin and penetrating metal and stone.

Despite the attack, Sasuke remained calm, holding the Futsu-no-Mitama sword and standing still.

But just as these sharp blades struck Sasuke, in a flash, before an ordinary person could even blink, countless blades clashed with a metallic clang, sliding along curved tracks, their direction shifting, and their target was no longer Sasuke.

It was Sarada behind Sasuke!

Clearly, Shinya Uchiha, like his clone, lacked martial ethics; or more accurately, his clone inherited them.

again!

Sasuke frowned, feeling somewhat displeased, as a huge, half-muscle giant rose from beneath his feet, completely engulfing him and Sarada.

Bang bang bang!

Shin Uchiha's flying blade struck Sasuke's Susanoo as if it had hit an indestructible steel wall. Accompanied by dazzling sparks and thousands of metallic clanging sounds, it shattered into countless fragments, which collapsed to the ground, unable to withstand the impact.

"Susanoo?"

Uchiha Shin's tone became more cautious. His crimson Sharingan turned, and the fragments that had fallen to the ground seemed to be picked up again by an invisible hand. Amidst the clanging and piercing sound of metal rubbing against metal, sparks and heat burst forth, and in the void, they re-condensed into black swords!

"Watch me destroy your Susanoo!"

Uchiha Shin snorted coldly and waved his hand. The black swords floating around him immediately rang out in unison, as if a king of swords was calling upon his subjects.

trouble!

Sasuke sighed inwardly. To this day, Shin Uchiha still hadn't revealed what his other Mangekyou Sharingan technique was, putting Sasuke in a very passive position.

This made Sasuke, who was used to having an information advantage over his enemies from a god-like perspective, feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Even if Sasuke didn't know what Shin Uchiha's other eye technique was, Sasuke was definitely not the kind of person who would just sit and wait to die. He would only try to force out the opponent's eye technique through continuous attacks.

But he has Sarada as a burden by his side, and Shin Uchiha has shown some kind of space-time ninjutsu, which is not another of his eye techniques.

To ensure Sarada's safety, Sasuke had no choice but to restrain himself.

Emotions are a ninja's number one taboo!

Women and children will only slow down my sword-drawing speed!

Especially when the troublesome identities of woman and child are combined into one!

Sasuke thought to himself, "What do you mean?"