Yuuki's Mangekyo Dojutsu, Shinatsuhiko, was known not just by Itachi, but by almost every Konoha Ninja.
No one knew its name, but everyone was perfectly clear on its effects.
Hearing Yuuki's command, Itachi immediately set off towards the mountain.
Upon reaching the summit, Itachi saw two familiar figures, one large and one small.
One was Yuuki, sitting on a large boulder, with a figure lying at his feet—Sasuke.
Sasuke was completely still at this moment; if not for his steady and strong rising and falling chest, it would be easy to mistake him for a corpse.
Even if he wasn't a corpse, Sasuke's appearance made Itachi's eyes turn incredibly cold.
Seeing Itachi focus all his attention on Sasuke, Yuuki said softly.
"Don't worry, Itachi, Sasuke's fate is in your hands!"
Then Yuuki even grandly turned his back to Itachi, looked up at the moon in the sky, and said.
"Itachi, I have a mission for you. If you agree, then Sasuke will become my disciple!"
After a slight pause, Yuuki continued.
"If you don't agree, then..."
Yuuki didn't say what would happen if he didn't agree; saying such things would drastically reduce the deterrent and impact. Itachi also had a brain and should be able to imagine it himself.
Itachi looked at Sasuke, who was less than 20 meters away, and Yuuki, who had his back to him, silently calculating the chances of a sneak attack.
One plan after another was conceived by Itachi and then immediately rejected. He wasn't confident he could 100% save Sasuke, and in the end, Itachi chose to compromise.
"Hokage-sama, I accept, but there's no need for Sasuke to be your disciple!"
Upon hearing Itachi's reply, Yuuki immediately turned around, a smile on his face, and said.
"I'll take that as a yes, Itachi. Do you remember the pursuit squad you joined before?"
Without waiting for Itachi's answer, Yuuki continued.
"The identity of that mysterious Ninja has been largely figured out. Your mission is simple: infiltrate the organization of the mysterious person and gather information."
"During the mission, you will become a rogue Konoha Ninja, and they may not trust you, so you must be prepared to be exposed and executed at any time."
After speaking, Yuuki pulled out a scroll identical to the one he had given Hiruzen Sarutobi earlier and threw it to Itachi, who was not far away.
"This is the information that has already been investigated. You'll need to work hard for more."
Itachi took the scroll and read it carefully.
The more he read, the more he was startled, and at the same time, a question arose in his mind: on what grounds did Yuuki think he was qualified to join it?
Itachi, who was very self-aware, knew that at best he was an Elite Jonin, barely enough to qualify to join it.
Itachi looked up after reading and asked Yuuki.
"Hokage-sama, I am willing to accept this mission, but with my strength, they may not deem me worthy!"
Yuuki had a strange feeling about Itachi consistently calling him Hokage; he always felt that the Hokage in Itachi's mouth wasn't him.
"Itachi, do you know why our Uchiha Clan was once called the Evil Clan?"
Without waiting for Itachi's answer, Yuuki asked and answered his own question, while also activating his Mangekyo Sharingan.
"Because these are cursed eyes, and we are a cursed clan. Experience love, then lose love, and talented clan members can awaken the Uchiha Clan's ultimate eye, the Mangekyo Sharingan."
Then, Yuuki pointed at Itachi and said.
"Itachi, as the most talented Ninja of the Uchiha Clan, you undoubtedly have the talent to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan, so don't blink next, it will be quick!"
When Yuuki said 'experience love, lose love,' Itachi had an ominous premonition.
And when Yuuki finished speaking, flames appeared out of thin air in his hand, condensing into a flaming longsword, which he then directly plunged into Sasuke's chest beside him.
Due to the temperature, no blood flowed out, but Sasuke still regained consciousness, though only for an instant. After a muffled groan, he became unresponsive.
His hands, which had been tightly clutching a piece of paper, fell limply to his sides, and the paper began to drift down. Itachi clearly saw its contents.
It was Sasuke's exam paper, with handwriting identical to Sasuke's, but in a flash, all of it vanished.
It wasn't a genjutsu; with Yuuki's movements, a searing white light appeared, and Sasuke, along with the boulder beneath him, all turned to ashes.
This was not Fugaku's previous genjutsu; Itachi was 100% certain, and it was definitely Sasuke—his build, aura, and even his Chakra were identical to Sasuke's.
Itachi's mind felt as if countless needles were piercing through it, completely chaotic. Only the image of Yuuki smiling as he plunged a flaming longsword into Sasuke's chest remained in his mind.
Rationality.
Logic.
Calmness.
These words were completely irrelevant to Itachi at this moment. He felt a pain he had never experienced in his life, his eyes wide open and bloodshot, while the tomoe in his eyes spun rapidly.
In just a moment, they formed the shape of a three-bladed shuriken.
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