Naruto: Starting with the Two Kamui

Naruto replied truthfully, "More or less... but I first heard it from the other ninjas in the village, and then I specifically went to ask my father..."

Sasuke said, "So... you didn't see it with your own eyes, did you?"

Naruto said, "Well... after all, we were all just babies back then!"

Sasuke's clenched fist relaxed, and his tense expression eased: "Ah, I think I understand. I'll head back now, Naruto..."

Naruto asked in surprise, "Are you leaving already?"

Sasuke smiled: "I am the lord of the city, I cannot abandon my post..."

Naruto was still a little worried: "Sasuke, you don't actually hold a grudge against Konoha, do you?"

Sasuke laughed and said, "No... Since it wasn't Konoha's fault, why should I hold a grudge?"

But as he turned around, his expression was icy cold!

Late at night, on the way back, Sasuke remained silent, while Sakura followed behind, barely daring to breathe...

clatter!!

Suddenly, Sasuke stopped and said to those behind him, "You should come out now..."

Sakura looked around. The mountains were silent, and apart from the two of them, there wasn't a soul in sight. "Sasuke-kun... what are you saying?"

Sasuke turned around and said, "You brought the reanimated Sakura to my castle and told me the news, right? Stop hiding like that, come out, I have something to ask you!"

"Sasuke-kun, what are you saying...?"

Click!

Suddenly… Sakura's expression froze, her eyes completely changing. A soft, feminine voice emanated from her body: "Oh, as expected of a hero of the new generation of Uchiha, you were able to sense all of this…"

"Hmph." Sasuke snorted coldly, "Don't treat me like a fool!"

"So... clever Sasuke, what is it that you want to know? Naruto should have explained it in enough detail!"

Sasuke said, "After hearing Naruto's words, I realized one thing: what he said is not the complete truth!"

Sakura's gaze was deep: "Oh? How can you be so sure..."

Sasuke's expression suddenly turned ferocious: "If Konoha is the murderer, then what is Itachi Uchiha! He must be an accomplice, a lackey!! The evidence is that my father's eyes should have fallen into Danzo's hands, but they ended up in Itachi's! If he's not a lackey, how do you explain this! And if he's not a lackey, why is he taking the blame for Konoha's crimes?!"

A thousand miles away, Kabuto Yakushi thought to himself: Hmph, so he's become uneasy because of the shock of the truth... unwilling to admit that his brother, whom he killed, was not a demon... Sasuke, you're so easy to understand.

Sasuke roared, "Answer me!! Uchiha Itachi!! Who is he anyway!!"

Kabuto, through Sakura's Impure World Reincarnation, spoke: "Alright... then let me tell you about the man who, under the double threat and persecution of Konoha and the true traitor of the Uchiha clan, 'Uchiha Yu,' compromised himself to protect his beloved younger brother's life, 'Uchiha Itachi,' and his tragic and lamentable life!"

Chapter 603 The Wise Man's Strategic Game: Winning Half a Move Against Heaven! (Three-in-One)

Hearing Kabuto's words, Sasuke scoffed, "To compromise? To be worthy of praise? Ha, what are you talking about? Uchiha Itachi, him, the kind of executioner who treats life as a killing game, a truly heinous villain, stop trying to glorify him!!"

Kabuto Yakushi firmly stated, "No! Itachi's life was not a killing game! It was a game of chess! He spent his entire life playing a game against fate, a game in which he would be shattered to pieces regardless of victory or defeat!"

"His opponent was the very darkness of the ninja world, an existence that could cover the sky with a single hand, one that even Itachi could not resist! From the moment he entered the game, his fate was sealed, but even so... he still wanted to defy destiny!"

Sasuke shook his head frantically: "No! No! That's not what I want to hear! I want you to tell me in detail the crimes of Konoha's lackey, the Demon Itachi!"

Crack! Azure lightning coalesced in his hand, transforming into a thousand birds, which slammed into Sakura's face: "But you have a dead face, what kind of nonsensical nonsense are you spouting?!"

Snapped!

Sakura's head... was struck by lightning and exploded, her headless body falling straight down!

call out!

Dust swirled up, and Sakura's head was back on her neck. She stood up and said to Sasuke behind her, "Sasuke, I understand your reluctance to accept the cruel reality, but besides me, there is no one else in this world who can tell you the truth. Instead of venting your anger pointlessly, let me finish what I have to say before deciding whether to believe me or not."

Sasuke's outburst of anger had calmed him down a little.

"..." After a long silence, Sasuke said, "If I decide that you are spouting nonsense, I will find you no matter where you are and punish you severely!"

Kabuto said with a sigh, "Do as you please. Anyway, if you don't believe me, I have no other choice... Judging from Naruto's blind loyalty to that person, he's unlikely to stand on my side!"

hiss!

The lightning in Sasuke's palm dissipated, and he sat down on the ground, tossing his gray robes: "Well then, I'll listen to what you have to say!"

After a brief pause, Sakura raised her slender finger and pressed it against the bridge of her nose. Through the Impure World Reincarnation, Kabuto Yakushi began his speech: "The source of everything must be traced back to that Uchiha clan, the born evil madman, Uchiha, Obito!"

Sasuke frowned sharply: "Obito?? Isn't that Uchiha Yu?!"

Kabuto Yakushi laughed and said, "Obito Uchiha is Uchiha Yu before his transformation!"

"What exactly... happened?"

"Uchiha Obito, a disciple of the former Hokage Minato Namikaze, and a comrade-in-arms of the current Hokage Kakashi Hatake, was a hero in the Battle of Kannabi Bridge during the Third Shinobi World War. His name is engraved on the memorial stone in Konoha, and everyone thought he was dead!"

"But that was just a staged death to deceive the entire ninja world, slander the Uchiha clan, and facilitate his evil plans in the future!"

Sasuke frowned even more deeply.

Kabuto Yakushi said, "After the Third Shinobi World War, Obito Uchiha concealed his true face behind a mask... and transformed into Uchiha Yu, causing chaos in the shinobi world. But that was not youthful arrogance as Naruto claimed! Rather, it was a premeditated act to direct the flames of hatred towards the Uchiha clan of Konoha!"

Sasuke couldn't help but ask, "Shadow, why would he do something like that?!"

Sakura, standing before him, held up two fingers: "He has two purposes. First, he needs a large number of Sharingan as reserves! Second, he needs to bring about a cataclysmic disaster for the Uchiha clan, prompting the two geniuses he has his eye on to awaken the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan!"

Sasuke: "Two...geniuses?"

Sakura pressed her nose again: "Ah, it was his choice. One was Uchiha Shisui, who was eight years old at the time, and the other was Uchiha Itachi, who was five years old at the time, and that is, your older brother!"

Sasuke: "Shisui, Itachi... what benefits will their awakening of the Mangekyou Sharingan bring to the Shadows?"

Kabuto Yakushi: "Eternal Light! The true power of the Uchiha, the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan!"

Sasuke half-covered his eyes and said, "Liar! Isn't that only possible by transplanting eyes between brothers or fathers and sons?"

Kabuto Yakushi: "Hmph... Good question. Uchiha Yu possesses the unparalleled space-time eye technique 'Kamui'! The power of Kamui in his eyes allowed him to roam freely throughout the ninja world at your age!"

"To put it bluntly, Sasuke, even if you have now awakened the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, obtained Hashirama's cells, and learned the White Snake Sage Technique, you may not necessarily be stronger than him back then. Kamui is such an overpowered eye technique!"

"But Uchiha Yu lost both his parents at a young age and has no brothers. Theoretically, it's impossible for him to awaken the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan! The thought that such a powerful eye is only temporary and that he will eventually lose his sight fills Uchiha Yu with frustration..."

"So he decided that no matter what, he would obtain the light that belonged to him! Even if it meant stepping on the Uchiha clan, no, even if it meant stepping on the bloody corpses of countless living beings!"

“A wicked idea has been born: since there are no brothers, why not develop a forbidden technique to turn people who are not related by blood into his brothers!”

"Uchiha Yu has begun conducting large-scale human experiments! In less than six months, tens of thousands of people have become victims of his demonic experiments!"

"Heavens have no eyes! He really succeeded! He developed the 'Forbidden Technique: Bloodline Transfer'! At that moment, he was overjoyed and sacrificed ten thousand innocent civilians to appease the heavens!"

"That very night, he infiltrated Konoha and set his sights on the Uchiha prodigies he had already chosen, turning Shisui and Itachi into his blood brothers!"

"And your brother... Uchiha Itachi, his tragic fate was sealed from that moment on!"

"..." Sasuke quietly clenched his fist.

"Afterwards, Uchiha Yu continued to stir up trouble outside, constantly drawing hatred to the Uchiha clan... In addition, he joined forces with Danzo of Konoha's Root organization! That was a union of darkness with darkness, a filthy collusion with filth!"

"Uchiha Yu and Danzo colluded and, working together from the inside and outside, quickly drove the Uchiha clan to the brink of destruction... Unwilling to sit idly by and wait for their doom, the Uchiha even considered rebellion!"

"But at that critical juncture, your mother, Uchiha Mikoto, was pregnant with you. If war broke out, Sasuke... your mother and you would both be in grave danger!"

"As the clan leader and father, Fugaku Uchiha was hesitant to make a decision because of your safety. However, Uchiha Yu and Danzo were eager for the Uchiha to rebel as soon as possible so that they could be easily annihilated."

"So Uchiha Yu instigated Danzo to repeatedly send people to harm your mother, trying to eliminate you, who was in the womb but had become a bargaining chip for maintaining stability. Fortunately, your younger brother discovered and stopped them each time..."

"A year later, you were born safely. The situation became extremely tense. The young and intelligent Itachi had already realized that his body had been tampered with by Uchiha Yu, and he also realized that the destruction of his clan was inevitable. After much deliberation, he made a bold decision to take you away from Konoha and seek refuge with the Dark Village!"

"!" Sasuke's eyes widened suddenly.

"Heh." Kabuto rubbed the bridge of his nose and chuckled, "You must not understand, right? Why would Itachi, who discovered the conspiracy, take you into the enemy's lair? But that's precisely Itachi's brilliance! As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place!"

“At that time, Uchiha Yu was at the height of his power. Itachi knew that even if he took you to the ends of the earth, he would not escape Uchiha Yu’s clutches… so he decided not to run away!”

"In the pitch-black night, six-year-old Itachi, carrying you still in your swaddling clothes, walked in the biting wind, facing the relentless pursuit of Konoha, traversing mountains and rivers, surviving countless life-or-death situations, until they arrived at the hidden den of demons..."

"He directly confronted Uchiha Yu, saying that he had seen through his scheme... and threatened him, saying that if he wanted the eyes, he shouldn't touch a single hair on Sasuke's head!"

"The once-powerful Uchiha Yu stared in shock at the child before him, and finally gave in."

"The Uchiha clan has been wiped out... You, the ignorant monk Itachi, have settled down in this den of demons, the Hidden Shadows Village!"

"While maintaining the current situation, Itachi was also considering his future path. Watching the enemy grow stronger day by day and his younger brother grow up day by day, Itachi realized that he could not eliminate the threat from Uchiha Yu while protecting you with his own strength... So, he decided to make a 'half-compromise'!"

Sasuke frowned: "A partial compromise?"

Kabuto Yakushi: "An unconditional compromise. Itachi will give up his eyes in the future to help Uchiha Yu gain eternal light, but Uchiha Yu... can never lay a hand on you!"

Sasuke clenched his fist.

Kabuto, through Sakura's eyes, observed Sasuke's expression: "You might find it strange that the Uchiha Yu I mentioned is so vicious and ruthless, willing to do anything to achieve his goals. He doesn't seem like the kind of person who would agree to such conditions."

"But the situation was special at the time. The other great genius chosen by Uchiha Yu, Uchiha Shisui, was missing. Itachi's eyes were Uchiha Yu's only hope at the time. Fearing that something might change, Uchiha Yu agreed to Itachi's conditions..."

"Uchiha Yu, while waiting for your brother's eyes to awaken, you are also strengthening the Hidden Shadows Village! But the missing Uchiha Shisui has appeared at this critical moment, and he has already awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan!"

"Itachi's eyes are no longer the only option! Uchiha Yu might break the contract at any moment, and your safety is in danger again! Itachi is extremely anxious... Meanwhile, Uchiha Shisui plans to use his eye technique, Kotoamatsukami, on Uchiha Yu!"

Sasuke: "Kotoamatsukami!?"

"The strongest genjutsu can change an enemy's thoughts unconsciously without being noticed. Shisui wanted to use Kotoamatsukami to stop Uchiha Yu's ambition..."

"But Uchiha Yu's strength was beyond imagination. Shisui not only failed, but also had his left eye taken away. However, Shisui's right eye was blinded due to the activation of Izanagi..."

"At that moment... your brother Itachi also awakened his Sharingan, and he came before Uchiha Yu once again! He offered to offer his right eye, which contained the eye technique 'Tsukuyomi,' to help him gain eternal light, on the condition that your safety be guaranteed!"

"This time, fearing that Uchiha Yu might go back on his word, Itachi even made Uchiha Yu use the Second Hokage's forbidden technique to make an oath. If he broke it, the curse would affect his descendants through blood ties!"

"At that time, Uchiha Yu was already married and had a daughter. Even a tiger wouldn't eat its own daughter. To be fair, Uchiha Yu loved his daughter Uchiha Yuki very much!"

"His yearning for eternal light left Uchiha Yu with no other choice but to obediently swear an oath and transplant Shisui's left eye and Itachi's right eye, finally awakening the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. Those new eyes nurtured a time-manipulation eye technique called 'Omota-ryu,' and from then on, his position in the ninja world was unshakeable..."

"His long-cherished wish has been fulfilled. Uchiha Yu is not content with being the head of a village; he has a greater ambition: to become the ruler of a country! He has begun to establish the Shadow Ninja Nation!"

Sasuke compared the information Kabuto provided with the information he already knew in his mind, his clenched fist trembling slightly...

Kabuto Yakushi continued, "Years of biding his time have also changed Uchiha Yu's temperament. He is no longer the monster who only uses power to create terror and control people's hearts! Beyond his monster nature, he has put on a cloak of 'appeasement.' Yes, conquering the world requires absolute force, but maintaining stability requires appeasement!"

"So... he didn't kill Itachi and Shisui, but instead gave them important positions!"

"To cover up his sordid past, Uchiha Yu killed Shimura Danzo, an accomplice in the destruction of the Uchiha clan, and took back your father Fugaku's eyes from Danzo... Moreover, he hypocritically gave Fugaku's eyes to your brother, Itachi!"

"This is what you're wondering about... the secret of where your brother obtained your father's eyes! Beforehand, the kind-hearted Itachi gave his left eye, which originally contained the 'Amaterasu' eye technique, to Uchiha Shisui, who was blind. Because of the brotherly relationship created by the shadows, Shisui also accidentally awakened an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan!"