The night of the massacre officially began, about a year and a half earlier than in the original story.
After a series of explanations similar to those in the original story, Uchiha Fugaku fell in a pool of blood...
Uchiha Mikoto, who had closed her eyes awaiting death, found that it never came. She opened her eyes to find Uchiha Itachi kneeling on the ground.
"Itachi, why are you..." Uchiha Mikoto was a little confused.
"Danzō gave me two names to spare. I chose Sasuke and you, Mother."
This was putting a bit of a positive spin on it for himself.
Uchiha Mikoto's life was decided by Danzō. Although he had been given one extra name to spare, Uchiha Itachi would most likely have chosen his mother anyway.
"I see." Uchiha Mikoto's expression was complicated, a mix of relief and sorrow.
"Mother, I'm going to..."
Before Uchiha Itachi could finish his sentence, a figure suddenly appeared in the room.
Uchiha Itachi was startled and quickly jumped up into an attack stance. Seeing who it was, his tense body relaxed slightly.
"Lord Kogetsu, why are you here?"
"Has something changed? Is the village going to take action itself?" Uchiha Itachi felt a sense of foreboding and quickly asked.
"What action?"
"I was monitoring the Uchiha clan from the sky and came over when I saw you kill your father."
"Itachi, have you gone mad?" Kageyama Kogetsu asked with a look of confusion.
"I haven't gone mad. I'm resolving the conflict between the village and the Uchiha," Uchiha Itachi said, relieved.
Kageyama Kogetsu glanced at Uchiha Fugaku's body and said in a deep voice, "How are you resolving it? You're not going to kill them all, are you?"
Uchiha Itachi nodded.
A look of disbelief appeared on Kageyama Kogetsu's face. "You're insane!" he exclaimed.
"Things haven't reached that point yet. Even if they had, the village has no intention of wiping out the entire Uchiha clan."
"At the very least, the civilians can live."
Uchiha Itachi said with a resolute expression, "Perhaps what you say is true, but if the civilians live, their hearts will be filled with hatred. This hidden danger will erupt sooner or later."
Kageyama Kogetsu frowned. "Even so, there's no need to kill them all. Even if the hidden danger erupts, so what?"
"We'll deal with it then. A few hidden dangers won't be enough to topple Konoha."
"My opinion is even milder than Lord Hokage's. Only kill the leaders, the radicals, and the die-hards."
"Not a single civilian is to be touched. Those who didn't participate, and those whose attitudes are not firm, are all within the scope of being saved."
"This is my Will of Fire, and it will never change!"
"Even if Lord Hokage himself gives the order, I will not obey. In my heart, my Will of Fire is more important than the Hokage's command."
Uchiha Itachi was shaken, his expression moved. "The clansmen are too ignorant. If only you were the Hokage."
Uchiha Mikoto was also moved, her eyes filled with tears.
What great magnanimity, to be lenient with coup plotters and rebels, even willing to take the great risk of defying the Hokage's orders for it.
"Unfortunately, although you hold a high position, you are not the Hokage, not even an elder."
"So, I'm sorry, but I must carry out my agreement with Elder Danzō."
Kageyama Kogetsu's expression changed. "That bastard Danzō, he's acting on his own again," he said angrily.
"Do as I say. I will vouch for it with my own reputation. I will definitely protect the Uchiha civilians and those ninja who can be spared."
Uchiha Itachi took a deep breath, then bowed deeply. When he looked up, the three-tomoe pattern in his Sharingan had transformed into a three-bladed scythe.
"I am grateful for your kindness, and the Uchiha clan is also grateful."
"But I cannot leave a hidden danger for Konoha, nor can I break my agreement with Elder Danzō. Otherwise, the clansmen will suffer even more."
If he broke the agreement, Danzō would surely retaliate without mercy, and so would that masked man.
Not only would the masked man retaliate against the Uchiha clan, but he would also retaliate against Konoha.
The clansmen would suffer greatly. Rather than that, it would be better for him to do it. His hand was swift; the pain would only last for a moment.
Most importantly, the lives of Sasuke and his mother would be threatened, especially Sasuke's life. He was still so young. This was something he could not tolerate!
"Hmph..."
"Your will is very resolute, but my Will of Fire is not weak either. If you want to do this today, you must defeat me," Kageyama Kogetsu said with a long exhale, his face firm.
As expected, it was difficult to persuade an Uchiha ninja who had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan with words. They were all paranoid to the point of being almost mad!
Good, I'll take this opportunity to teach this unfilial son a good lesson. Otherwise, with his persona, it will be hard to find another chance in the future.
"Lord Kogetsu, forgive my offense!"
As he spoke, Uchiha Itachi's left eye widened slightly, and he directly activated Tsukuyomi.
A blood-red moon, a blood-red sky, dark, gloomy clouds, and a cross as pale as a tombstone constituted a strange and oppressive space.
Kageyama Kogetsu, tied to one of the crosses, smiled. "Itachi, is this your Mangekyo Dojutsu? It's quite interesting."
"Yes, this Dojutsu is called Tsukuyomi."
"In the world of Tsukuyomi, all factors, including time, place, and mass, are under my control."
"Lord Kogetsu, I'm sorry for the offense. I will choose a relatively less painful spot."
With an apologetic look on his face, Uchiha Itachi held a ninja sword and stabbed at Kageyama Kogetsu's right forearm. However, just as it was about to touch the skin, it could not advance any further.
"This..." Uchiha Itachi looked at the man before him in disbelief.
"Itachi, you have secrets, but how could I, who have been in the ninja world for so many years, not have secrets of my own?"
"Speaking of which, in all these years, no one has ever been able to force me to use my full strength."
"This Tsukuyomi is not bad, but unfortunately, it can't do anything to me."
Kageyama Kogetsu smiled. His dark eyes changed. His right eye became a black eye with eight triangles in the pupil, and his left eye became a Tenseigan, so blue it was almost dreamlike.
At this moment, the Tenseigan glowed faintly, and a vast spiritual power transformed into tangible shockwaves that swept out in all directions...
Under the impact of the shockwaves, the Tsukuyomi space shattered like broken glass, filled with crisscrossing, uneven dark cracks. A moment later, the Tsukuyomi space collapsed and disappeared.
"Hiss..." Uchiha Itachi sucked in a breath of cold air. A piercing pain shot through his left eye, as if someone had stabbed it with a needle. A tear of blood flowed from his eye socket.
"Itachi, what's wrong?" Uchiha Mikoto asked with a panicked expression.
"Sister Mikoto, don't panic. It's just the backlash from a Mangekyo Sharingan genjutsu-type Dojutsu. It's not fatal," Kageyama Kogetsu said, looking at Uchiha Itachi with a gentle and comforting voice.
"Kogetsu, you must go easy on him," Uchiha Mikoto pleaded, turning to the side and grabbing Kageyama Kogetsu's pant leg.
"Don't worry, I know my limits."
It seems I can only use Amaterasu. In a normal fight, my chances of winning are slim to none.
As long as I control the location and amount of the jutsu, I won't kill Lord Kogetsu.
Sasuke's and my mother's future support in Konoha will still be there.
With this thought, the focus of Uchiha Itachi's right pupil gathered on the middle part of Kageyama Kogetsu's right thigh, from the inner side to the knee.
This area was fleshy, and the amount was small. As long as he gave a quick warning, cutting off a piece of flesh would save his life, and at the same time, his mobility would be limited, so he wouldn't be able to stop him.
Amaterasu!
A small cluster of black flames appeared on Kageyama Kogetsu's right thigh, but it had no effect.
"This is..." Uchiha Itachi said, his face full of shock.
"This is the Lightning Release Armor from the Hidden Cloud Village, also known as Lightning Release Chakra Mode."
"The Hidden Cloud Village is very fond of stealing other people's things, so back during the war, I infiltrated the Hidden Cloud and stole the Raikage's signature ninja taijutsu."
"After years of training, I've also achieved some results."
"Your technique is very powerful. It can ignite chakra, but it still has its limitations."
"It must make contact with the flesh. This is not very effective against someone like me, who has similar means and is skilled at controlling chakra."
As he spoke, the area burned by Amaterasu directly fell off. Kageyama Kogetsu waved his hand, and the black flames avoided Uchiha Mikoto, landing on the ground and burning.
"Lord Kogetsu is truly hiding his strength. Both of my Dojutsu have been defeated," Uchiha Itachi said, a bit depressed.
Geniuses are all proud. The more of a genius one is, the greater their pride tends to be.
The self-righteous Uchiha Itachi was arrogant to the core. Otherwise, he wouldn't have tried to arrange everything by himself, including his younger brother's life.
Kageyama Kogetsu smiled faintly. "Don't be discouraged. Your two techniques are a guaranteed kill against ninety-nine percent of the ninja in the world."
"If you don't have any other trump cards, then just do as I said before."
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