Fugaku Uchiha, his arm severed by Chinya, clutched the bleeding wound and stared at Chinya with growing concern.
So this was Chinya's true speed... The rumored speed rivaling or even surpassing Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Technique.
Even with the aid of his Dojutsu to predict movement trajectories, Fugaku still couldn't react in time.
After flicking the blood off his blade, Chinya said, "I thought that strike would sever your head. You're stronger than I imagined, Fugaku. But what will you do about the next one? Since you've already awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, you must have awakened the Susanoo as well."
"If you want to fight me now, there's no other way but to awaken your Susanoo. Come on! Show me your Susanoo!"
Meanwhile, Itachi Uchiha was torn between duty and emotion.
He wanted to help his father, but doing so would change everything.
Because right now, Anbu or Root Ninja might be observing this battle.
If he assisted coup leader Fugaku Uchiha, then all he'd done so far would be for nothing.
But not helping went against his feelings — after all, Fugaku was his father.
At this moment, Mikoto Uchiha's trembling voice reached his ears: "Since you've made your decision, keep following through with it. This is my opinion, and Fugaku's too. Don't let what we do ruin your plans. Right now, you're responsible for the future of our clan members."
With tears in his eyes, Itachi clenched his fists tightly. "Mother… I'm sorry…"
Mikoto's trembling voice gradually steadied. "Go. No matter what, you and Sasuke are both our pride, Fugaku and mine. We don't blame you."
Itachi wiped away the tears from his eyes. His expression became firm as he called out to Fugaku Uchiha. "Father!"
Looking at Itachi and seeing the determination in his eyes, Fugaku managed a faint smile.
Fugaku had no choice but to admit that he stood no chance against Chinya, who had already activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
Even if he awakened Susanoo, he'd still lose.
Besides, Chinya was right — dying at Itachi's hands was worlds apart from dying by someone else's.
Fugaku didn't want to burden Itachi any further.
"The Uchiha… I leave them to you."
"Forgive me, Father. Tsukuyomi!"
With his left Mangekyo Sharingan, Itachi unleashed Tsukuyomi — the most powerful Genjutsu technique — on Fugaku.
Fugaku's spirit was dragged into the Genjutsu Realm. Within this illusion world, Fugaku experienced a happy lifetime, eventually suffering spiritual collapse. His eyes lost their luster and life drained from him as he fell lifelessly to the ground.
Enduring the piercing pain in his left eye, Itachi also used Tsukuyomi on Mikoto Uchiha, letting her die painlessly in the same way through illusion.
Blood trickled from Itachi's left eye like tears. His hands trembled violently.
Chinya stared expressionlessly at the suffering Itachi Uchiha. "This is the path you chose—killing your parents for Konoha. So why are you crying now? I really don't get you."
Chinya approached Fugaku Uchiha's corpse, preparing to remove his eyes.
Itachi immediately darted forward, grabbing Chinya's outstretched hand and glaring fiercely. "What do you think you're doing?"
Chinya kicked Itachi away. "This is my reward for helping you—obtaining Fugaku's eyes was my only goal. Did you really think I'd help without an agenda? Calm down. We're already at the final step—don't let all your efforts go to waste, would you?"
Chinya removed Fugaku Uchiha's eyes and sealed them into a scroll.
Facing an emotionally shattered Itachi sitting on the ground, staring blankly at the corpses of Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha, Chinya said, "Your brother is coming soon. I suppose you two still have things to discuss. Our cooperation has ended. Well then… see you later, Itachi."
After leaving the Uchiha estate, Chinya received a system notification voice.
[Master witnessed and participated in the Uchiha clan incident, rewarded with 10,000 Witness Points. Master altered the Uchiha clan's annihilation fate, receiving additional rewards of 40,000 Witness Points. Master changed the life path of important character Sasuke Uchiha, receiving additional rewards of 40,000 Witness Points.]
A smile curled on Chinya's lips—this had all been worth it.
An impressive 90,000 Witness Points, just 30,000 short of the 120,000 awarded for the Nine-Tails' Rampage.
Chinya's total Witness Points had now reached 285,000.
After deducting the 250,000 Witness Points needed to obtain the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, 35,000 points remained.
Now, Chinya could head to Naruto Uzumaki's home to reveal the truth before leaving Konoha.
...
Sasuke Uchiha, seeing the corpses within the clan headquarters, rushed frantically toward his home.
Staring in shock at Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha lying lifeless on the floor, and at the figure standing beside the corpses, Sasuke cried desperately, "Brother! Why?! Who did this to Mother and Father?!"
Overcome with emotional turmoil, Sasuke anxiously questioned Itachi.
Looking up, Itachi fixed his intense gaze on Sasuke, both eyes displaying the triple tomoe Sharingan.
He hurled a shuriken at Sasuke, slicing through the fabric of his shoulder.
As blood slowly trickled from Sasuke's wounded shoulder, Itachi coldly remarked, "Foolish little brother!"
Itachi activated his Mangekyo Sharingan and cast a genjutsu upon Sasuke.
[Genjutsu]
In the illusion, Itachi alone wiped out the entire Uchiha Clan, slaying both Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha.
As the genjutsu broke, Sasuke clutched his head and screamed in agony. "Stop it, Brother! Don't show me this!"
Sasuke Uchiha, his spirit utterly shattered, collapsed to the ground, his eyes dim and lifeless. "Why... why did you have to do this, Itachi?"
"To test one's capacity."
"Test... capacity? Was it really for such a reason... that you killed everyone?"
Itachi Uchiha lowered his gaze. "This was extremely important. I had already completely lost hope in this foolish clan.
I've always been playing the ideal older brother in your eyes, all to test your capacity as well. You have the potential to be the one who tests my limits. That possibility lies within you.
Hate me like a bad memory, and make surpassing me your only goal. That's why I spared your life—and ultimately, it was for my own sake."
Itachi Uchiha's [Mangekyo Sharingan] stared coldly at Sasuke Uchiha. He spoke slowly, each word deliberate:
"That's because we're both meant to awaken the [Mangekyo Sharingan]!"
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