Hearing Itachi Uchiha say that he and his brother were both capable of awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan, Sasuke Uchiha struggled to lift his head and glanced at Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan.
Itachi Uchiha stared coldly at Sasuke and said, "Can you see clearly now? My Mangekyo Sharingan. I spared your life simply because you possess this potential. However, there is a condition for awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan—killing your closest friend, just as I did."
Sasuke Uchiha gazed at Itachi in disbelief and murmured, "So... it was you, Brother…you who killed Shisui."
Itachi Uchiha replied indifferently, "That is how I obtained these eyes. Within the main hall of Naka Shrine, beneath the seventh tatami mat counting inward from the right, lies our clan's secret gathering place. The stone tablets there record the true original purpose of the Uchiha Clan's dojutsu."
"If you awaken it as well, then including myself, there will be four individuals capable of wielding the Mangekyo Sharingan. In that case…there would be meaning for you to continue living! Come, test my capacity!"
Itachi Uchiha shifted slightly, and Sasuke Uchiha shivered in fear.
Looking at Sasuke with obvious disgust, Itachi sneered, "You're not even worth killing right now, foolish younger brother. If you want to kill me, hate me, despise me, and then live on disgracefully, survive wretchedly."
"All those still alive within the clan—I left them alive specifically for you. Someday when you possess the same eyes as mine, come stand before me again!"
Itachi Uchiha vanished from the spot.
Staring blankly at the lifeless bodies of Fugaku Uchiha and Mikoto Uchiha lying on the ground, Sasuke Uchiha's eyes suddenly transformed into the single tomoe Sharingan.
Overwhelmed by the shock, Sasuke Uchiha lost consciousness.
...
Inside Naruto Uzumaki's home.
Chinya had already tracked down Naruto Uzumaki and woke him up while he was still asleep.
When Naruto saw Chinya, he immediately became alert and energetic.
"Uncle Chinya!"
Smiling, Chinya said, "Naruto, I've come to fulfill my previous promise."
Chinya activated his triple tomoe Sharingan and cast a genjutsu upon Naruto Uzumaki.
Starting from the day the Nine-Tails launched its attack, every event that had transpired replayed itself inside Naruto's mind through the illusion.
[Genjutsu: Sharingan — Mirage of the Moonlit Night]
Naruto Uzumaki's body began to tremble violently. His anger resonated with the Nine-Tails trapped within him, causing its chakra to seep out slowly. At the same time, his pupils shifted into vertical slits.
"Nine-Tails, behave yourself now—I have something to say later. If you don't stay put, I won't mind strengthening the seal. You can still observe the outside world through Naruto for now, so don't force me to leave you trapped in eternal darkness!"
The leaking chakra from the Nine-Tails ceased abruptly, and Naruto Uzumaki gradually returned to normal.
After exiting the genjutsu realm, Naruto Uzumaki collapsed onto the ground, large beads of sweat dripping from his face.
"I... my father is the Fourth Hokage... and he sealed that monster inside me? Why... why did this happen?"
Naruto Uzumaki's tears had already mixed with his sweat and fallen to the ground.
Now Naruto Uzumaki finally understood why he had been discriminated against in Konoha — all because of what his father had done.
Chinya placed a hand on Naruto Uzumaki's shoulder. "It's because your father, Minato Namikaze, loved Konoha. And he believed that you, as his son, must also sacrifice yourself for Konoha — even though you had just been born, even though your mother strongly opposed it.
Naruto, I don't know what was going through Minato Namikaze's mind, but let me tell you this — you were never abandoned by your mother. Your mother loves you deeply. She has been following your life through me. Every single day, she lived in pain.
Back then, it was actually my suggestion for your mother to leave Konoha. At that time, my organization was still in its early stage, lacking strong power. If the shinobi world discovered that two Nine-Tails jinchuriki existed within my group, my comrades might not have been able to protect both you and your mother.
On the other hand, if your mother and you remained in Konoha, those ignorant villagers wouldn't care that you're the son of the Hokage and that your mother is the wife of the Hokage. To them, you and your mother would simply be labeled as a Nine-Tails. Nobody could guarantee whether you or your mother might lose control someday. They would discriminate against you, isolate you — and Hiruzen Sarutobi likely wouldn't lift a finger to stop it.
Because for Hiruzen, stability — no matter how ridiculous — takes precedence. In the eyes of these elites, discrimination against jinchuriki in the ninja villages is completely normal.
However, if your mother left Konoha, then the village would be forced to take you seriously. The Sandaime Hokage would definitely suppress rumors about the 'Cursed Child' and conceal your true identity.
That way, although you'd still face some discrimination and exclusion, it would definitely be much better. You could grow up in Konoha with at least some protection.
Originally, your mother wanted to take you along when she left. But she herself had once lived a life of constant displacement, worrying every day about survival, struggling desperately in the margins of life. She knew that leaving Konoha would mean unstable living conditions for you — possibly dragging you into the same kind of painful life she used to live.
So, upon my advice, she ultimately agreed to leave you behind, entrusting me to look after you.
To put it directly, the reason you grew up alone in Konoha was because of me. You can blame me, but never your mother, Naruto."
He kept wiping away his tears, yet more kept streaming down his face.
Wiping his nose, Naruto said, "I don't blame her... I don't blame Mom at all. Mom did it for me. I believe she felt even worse than me. I don't blame you either, Uncle Chinya. You were thinking about both Mom and me. Thanks to you, my mom stayed safe, and you've always been there for me."
Softly, Chinya asked, "Then... what about others?"
Hatred blazed in Naruto Uzumaki's eyes. "I hate them, I hate every single one of them! Me and my mom aren't tools—we're people! But they treated us like things. Thanks to them, I never got to live a normal life… and I lost my mom.
Didn't they want to turn me into a cold-blooded weapon from the start? Well guess what—I'm becoming exactly what you made me! I'll grow stronger, strive to become powerful, and give back everything they've done to me!"
Rage churned inside Naruto. His own father sacrificed him and his mother for Konoha, yet the village his father saved treated them this way.
Now, Naruto hated Konoha, and equally hated Minato Namikaze.
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