Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

Is it like before, using iron-fisted methods to completely eliminate all unstable factors?

Will you, like the first generation, use tolerance and trust to influence the other party?

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't know the answer.

I'm getting old, and neither my mental nor physical strength allows me to shoulder this heavy decision like I did when I was young.

Just as he was immersed in memories and confusion, he suddenly caught a glimpse of something unusual above the Hokage Rock out of the corner of his eye.

That's the moon?

The moon tonight seems a bit unusual.

Instead of radiating its usual cool silver glow, it had a faint red hue.

Hiruzen Sarutobi squinted, staring intently at the bright moon.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the red light was spreading little by little, as if something was eroding the moon itself.

It's like a drop of blood falling into clear water, slowly spreading outwards.

"This is......"

A strange palpitation gripped his heart.

It wasn't due to any specific threat, but rather an unease stemming from intuition.

It's like the suffocating low pressure before a storm.

This feeling...

Something is wrong!

It's so quiet tonight.

If Danzo's actions have already begun, it's impossible that there wouldn't be any activity on the Uchiha clan's territory.

And what about the dark side?

He clearly arranged for the Anbu to patrol the village and monitor the Uchiha's every move, so why hasn't even a routine report been sent back yet?

"Could it be that Shisui's mission failed?!"

"The Uchiha have really rebelled?!"

The moment that thought arose.

"boom--!!!"

A muffled rumble of thunder came from the direction of the blood moon.

Immediately afterwards, a bolt of black lightning tore through the night sky and struck the plaza in front of the Hokage Building.

The earthquake trembled and the glass shattered.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared intently out the window.

In the center of the square, which was illuminated by lightning, a figure draped in a black robe slowly emerged from the smoke and dust.

The boy looked up, and by the eerie red moonlight shining through the window, Hiruzen Sarutobi saw the face clearly.

And those Sharingan eyes, radiating an eerie red light in the darkness.

"Uchiha..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils contracted sharply, and his voice became dry and hoarse, "Who are you?!"

He searched through all the information on the Uchiha clan members in his mind, but couldn't find a single face that matched the boy in front of him.

Moreover, the subtle yet palpable pressure emanating from the other party even made him feel a pang of fear.

The figure vanished abruptly, followed by a cold voice emerging from the shadows behind him.

Who I am is not important.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's body stiffened abruptly, and he turned around abruptly.

A black-haired boy was already sitting on the large sofa in the office.

Sasuke stood up, looking at the old man who was trying to appear calm, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes.

"The important thing is, Third Hokage, your era will end tonight."

The moment the words fell, the pitch-black night sky outside the window was suddenly torn apart by a bolt of lightning that intertwined black and white!

A burst of lightning illuminated the entire office as if it were daytime.

In the light, Hiruzen Sarutobi was bathed in light, his aged face clearly visible, filled with fear and helplessness.

In that deep shadow, only the Sharingan emitted a chilling, blood-red light.

...........

In front of the gate of the Hyuga clan's territory in Konoha Village.

Everything ended too quickly.

Uchiha Itachi stood in the shadows of the street, with people lying haphazardly in front of him.

Those were the elite members of the Hyuga clan. They sensed something was wrong with the atmosphere in the village and wanted to come out to investigate, but at that moment they all collapsed to the ground.

There were no obvious wounds, but everyone fell in an extremely contorted position, as if they had suffered some kind of unbearable blow in an instant.

At the very top of this pile of people, the usually stern and unsmiling Hyuga clan leader was now unconscious with his eyes closed.

The ferret's Adam's apple bobbed with difficulty.

It's important to know that the Hyuga clan's Byakugan has a 360-degree field of vision, making it virtually impossible to ambush them.

Unless the attacker's speed is so fast that even a white eye cannot detect it.

"Honestly, I thought I'd be able to stretch my legs a bit."

Yoruichi Shihouin was squatting on the roof tile bearing the Hyuga family crest, resting her chin on one hand and idly twirling a stolen kunai in the other.

The moonlight outlined her lithe figure, her long purple hair danced lightly in the wind, and a nonchalant smile graced her face.

"...Who exactly are you?"

Itachi finally asked the question that had been lingering in his mind.

He looked at the mysterious woman, his heart filled with confusion.

This woman is incredibly powerful.

"I?"

Yoruichi stopped what she was doing, glanced down at Itachi, and said, "Just a passing Shinigami."

"..."

This answer was clearly a perfunctory one, but Itachi couldn't refute it.

He took a deep breath, his gaze passing over Yoruichi and landing in the direction of the Hokage Building.

"And what about him?" Itachi's eyes were filled with complex emotions. "Who exactly is he?"

He possesses the Mangekyou Sharingan, knows all the secrets of the Uchiha clan, and even has a strange sense of familiarity and control over him and his father.

There are just too many mysteries surrounding that person.

"Why does he have those eyes? Why is he so obsessed with changing the fate of the Uchiha clan?"

Itachi stared intently at Yoruichi, trying to find the answer in her face.

"You must know something, right?"

Yoruichi nimbly leaped down and stopped in front of Itachi.

"Want to know?"

She leaned closer, looked into Itachi's Sharingan, and chuckled softly, "I'm sorry, I can't tell you."

"That was his secret, and his story."

Yoruichi's voice became somewhat unsteady, "When the time is right, when he feels it's time to tell you..."

You'll find out yourself.

Itachi stood there, stunned, and opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

Just then.

A terrifying aura that sent shivers down one's spine suddenly erupted from the center of the village, in the direction of the Hokage Building.

"This is..." Itachi suddenly turned his head and looked in that direction.

The once pitch-black night sky underwent a strange transformation at that moment.

A scarlet full moon, which had been hanging high in the sky for some unknown time.

It emitted an ominous and eerie glow, turning the buildings below into a blood-red hue.

Countless black sparks peeled away and scattered from the edge of the blood moon.

It was like a black snowfall.

The black flames swirled and intertwined in the air, eventually forming a huge black ring underground, exuding a deathly aura that devoured everything.

Chapter 190 Masked Uchiha (5k views, it's almost the end of the month, please vote for me if you can^)

The first rays of dawn shone on the fallen leaves.

For most Konoha villagers, it seemed to be just another ordinary morning.

Early risers pushed open the doors of their shops, preparing to begin their day's business.

The students of the ninja academy yawned and walked slowly on their way to school.

But this tranquility was soon shattered.

"Hey! Look at the Hokage Building!"

These words immediately attracted the attention of everyone on the street.

Everyone stopped and looked in the direction the man was pointing.