Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

Code name: [Uchiha Elimination Plan].

The document detailed the defenses of the Uchiha clan's territory, the patrol routes of the security forces, and even the names of every household.

Furthermore, it detailed how, on the night of the coup, they used a barrier to seal off the Uchiha clan's territory, and how they used Root ninjas to carry out indiscriminate massacres, sparing not even the elderly and children.

At the end of the plan, a note was prominently displayed: "Recover all Sharingan eyes to use as resources for Root to expand its combat power."

"this......"

The project proposal slipped from Zhishui's hand and fell to the ground.

He stared blankly at the words, his body trembling violently, tears streaming from eyes that didn't belong to him.

Leave no survivors...

It turned out that the knife was indeed already at her neck.

"From the very beginning..."

Shisui's voice choked with sobs, filled with despair, "Danzo never intended to let the Uchiha go. What negotiations, what compromises, what peace..."

"It's all fake!"

"And I was so foolish as to believe him, even to the point of doubting my own people because of him..."

He looked at Itachi, then at Fugaku, and laughed bitterly, "I was so stupid."

"..."

Itachi lowered his head, his long hair obscuring his expression, but his trembling shoulders betrayed his inner collapse.

The date on that document...

It was three months ago.

In other words, Danzo had already devised this plan three months, or even earlier.

The so-called negotiations and de-escalation were a scam from the very beginning, designed to buy them time to set a trap.

All illusions were shattered by cruel reality.

Either you die or I die.

"Now, do you understand?"

Sasuke looked at the three bewildered men, his voice remaining calm.

"In this world, there has never been such a thing as mutual understanding; only power is the sole truth."

He turned around, his back to the crowd, his black robe fluttering in the cold underground wind.

"..."

Itachi Uchiha's body trembled slightly, but he still couldn't fully accept it.

Is this really the only option? Is there really no other choice?

"Let me show you what would have happened to the Uchiha clan if I hadn't shown up tonight."

The kaleidoscope pattern in Sasuke's left eye began to slowly rotate.

"The day Gao Yu gives birth to a nest."

A strange fluctuation of pupil power instantly enveloped the group.

The surrounding scenery began to distort and change.

That was the Uchiha clan's territory, shrouded in blood-red moonlight.

But now this place has become a living hell, with countless corpses of clansmen lying haphazardly on the streets, their blood flowing like rivers, staining the ground a glaring dark red.

The air was filled with a nauseating smell of blood.

"This, this is..." Fugaku's eyes widened, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

The images flow.

They saw a familiar figure, holding a long sword, moving through the tribe's territory.

Blood was still dripping from the knife.

He went into the rooms, and with a swift stroke of his knife, he spared neither sleeping old people nor terrified crying children.

The figure was wearing the uniform of the Dark Guard.

That's Itachi Uchiha.

"Itachi?!"

Shisui abruptly turned to look at the real Itachi beside him, his eyes filled with shock and confusion. "That person is you?! What are you doing?!"

In the illusion, Itachi had no expression on his face. He eventually walked into the house and stood behind his parents, who were kneeling on the ground.

After a brief conversation, the blade was raised.

"This is what they call peace," Sasuke's cold voice echoed in the illusion.

"In order to maintain the stability of the village and prevent the outbreak of civil war, the Konoha leadership issued an order to exterminate the clan."

"And the one who will carry it out is you, Uchiha Itachi."

The image shatters, and reality returns.

Shisui gasped for breath, staring incredulously at his best friend beside him, his voice hoarse: "Itachi, is this real? You really would do this?!"

Itachi didn't answer, but just bit his lip hard, blood seeping out.

Silence is the cruelest answer.

"Why?!"

Shisui grabbed Itachi by the collar, the newly transplanted tomoe in his eyes spinning wildly, his emotions nearly out of control. "Those are your parents! Those are your clansmen! How could you do that?!"

"If it's for the village, if it's to prevent even greater sacrifices..." Itachi's voice was weak.

"This is impossible..."

Shisui released his grip and staggered backward, unable to accept this fact. "The future... how could the future have turned out like this?"

He suddenly looked at Sasuke, a hint of suspicion flashing in his eyes.

"and many more......"

Shisui, as if grasping at a last straw, cried out, "This is just an illusion! This is just a mirage you've shown us! How could you possibly know what the future holds?!"

"Do you think your eyes can predict the future?!"

"Prediction?"

Sasuke scoffed, "I don't need to foresee things. If I hadn't shown up tonight, your eyes would already be in Danzo's eye sockets."

"Having lost your eyes and with your beliefs shattered, you will choose to jump off a cliff in the Nanga River to commit suicide in order to prevent the conflict between your family and the village from escalating."

"Your death will awaken Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan."

"Then, he will inherit your so-called 'guarding Konoha' will, and under Danzo's coercion and the Third Hokage's tacit approval, he will take on the task of exterminating the clan."

"This is the predetermined future."

Sasuke looked at Shisui's pale face and said, word by word.

Shisui was completely stunned.

Danzo's sneak attack, his own despair...

Every detail Sasuke mentioned perfectly matched his previous experiences and state of mind.

If Sasuke hadn't intervened, Danzo would have indeed taken his eyes.

I might indeed choose that path.

"so......"

Fugaku, who had been silent all along, finally spoke. His voice sounded much older, and his eyes were filled with disappointment and heartache.

"Itachi, would you really agree to that kind of condition?"

The weasel dared not raise its head, but instead buried its head deep in the ground.

"I'm sorry, Father..."

This apology shattered Fugaku's last illusions.

"For the sake of those who wanted us dead from the very beginning, you actually planned to slaughter your own people?!"

"Is this the magnanimity you have as the young head of the Uchiha clan?!"

All of Itachi's beliefs and perseverance vanished before the walls covered in Sharingan eyes and the blood-stained plan document.

If one is unaware of these things, one can still claim that this is a conflict between the Uchiha clan and the village.

But judging from everything that happened tonight, the Uchiha were not wrong. On the contrary, it was the Konoha higher-ups who harbored malice towards the Uchiha and had been plotting for a long time.

But it was precisely this clear understanding that caused him to completely break down at this moment, his eyes swirling with emotion.

"I was wrong, I was really wrong..."

Sasuke watched this scene coldly, his heart unmoved: "Since you know you're wrong, then pick up your sword."

Chapter 189 The flames of Konoha will burn only for the Uchiha.

"Since you know you're wrong, then pick up the knife."

Sasuke drew the "Indra" sword from his waist and handed it over, hilt facing forward.

Itachi's body trembled, and there was a look of confusion in his eyes.

"Pick up the knife?"

"Go and kill him."

Sasuke raised his chin slightly, looking at the pale blue soul bound by golden light chains in the corner.

“Use your own hands to sever all these sins and lies,” Sasuke said coldly. “This is your only chance to atone.”

“...Okay.” Itachi raised his head, the confusion and pain in his eyes rapidly fading.