Yuuki had already arrived at the edge of Konoha Village.
The reason he suddenly wanted to experience Tsukuyomi was mainly because of its name.
For the Uchiha Clan, descendants of Ōtsutsuki, to say that the Mangekyo Sharingan genjutsu Tsukuyomi and Infinite Tsukuyomi were unrelated would be a complete joke.
The names of genjutsu were not chosen by the user; they were information automatically acquired upon awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan.
At this moment, Yuuki was attempting to explore the Tsukuyomi world.
Comparing it bit by bit with his memories, he found that the Tsukuyomi world was identical to the Konoha he remembered, only devoid of people.
Continuing to fly outwards, he saw vast forests, just like in Yuuki's memories.
Choosing a direction he hadn't explored, Yuuki flew for a while before witnessing a miraculous scene.
Upon reaching the edge of the forest, Yuuki continued flying forward, entering a dark red world. The entire world was like a black and white negative, with only a giant blood-red moon suspended in the sky.
The moon bore a Sharingan, precisely in the shape of Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan.
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Yuuki immediately returned the way he came, quickly re-entering the forest. Looking ahead, it was still a normal world, with white clouds even drifting across the sky.
After several repetitions, Yuuki found the critical point.
Standing before the critical point, gazing at the boundless horizon, Yuuki knew it was just a backdrop.
Continuing forward would lead into the true Tsukuyomi world, a small world whose end could be seen at a glance.
In the following time, Yuuki explored the entire Tsukuyomi world, finding all its boundaries and thus determining its overall size.
It was just Konoha Village and a small surrounding area.
Yuuki calculated based on his Chakra consumption: if he truly wanted to replicate the entire Ninja World, he would probably need to harvest all the souls in the Ninja World to achieve it.
And that was without including people and other living creatures.
Subsequently, Yuuki lost interest in the Tsukuyomi world; after all, it was just a Mangekyo Sharingan genjutsu, far inferior to Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Yuuki remembered that Infinite Tsukuyomi provided everyone with their own exclusive world, which not only required no Chakra to maintain but also allowed for Chakra recovery.
In the time that followed, Yuuki did not stay in the world constructed by his own visual prowess but entered the Tsukuyomi space constructed by Itachi.
He meticulously observed everything in this space.
In Yuuki's mind, the difference between Tsukuyomi and Infinite Tsukuyomi was almost heaven and earth, but even this terribly limited Tsukuyomi.
It was still considerably more advanced than Yuuki's own genjutsu.
Genjutsu, in essence, was still a technique; trying to learn Tsukuyomi by simply observing it for a while would be a fool's dream.
However, as a low-spec version of the strongest genjutsu, Tsukuyomi, observing it more could always improve one's genjutsu abilities, and the time ahead shouldn't be wasted like this.
If he could, Yuuki wanted to end this Tsukuyomi journey, but control was not in his hands.
Itachi, who held the control, was suffering from a lack of funds and was unwilling to waste his Chakra on such meaningless matters.
Another 50-plus hours passed, and Yuuki felt the entire space shake, knowing that the time was up.
Although Tsukuyomi could control time, it had its limits and could not be extended indefinitely.
As the Tsukuyomi world shattered, Yuuki and Itachi returned to the outside world simultaneously.
During the long 72 hours, not only was Yuuki idle, but Itachi was also extremely bored.
Itachi, who had spent three days and three nights in an empty Konoha, with nothing to do but ponder, had noticed many inconsistencies in the events that had transpired earlier.
Therefore, once his consciousness returned, Itachi's eyes became calm again.
Yuuki saw Itachi's poker face again, knowing that he had also figured some things out.
To be on the safe side, Yuuki decided to test him again.
His Sharingan spun, and a Sasuke swayed and floated in front of Yuuki, staring intently into Itachi's eyes.
Yuuki, without a word, once again pierced his chest.
Itachi's poker face remained, but his eyes betrayed him.
Even though he knew it was fake in his heart, all his senses told Itachi that it was truly Sasuke, and Itachi could never calmly accept all of this.
Looking at Itachi, whose expression remained unchanged despite a slight shift in his eyes, Yuuki couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
He truly was Itachi, indeed not a normal person.
"Very good, Itachi, you have finally overcome your greatest weakness. You are truly a genius who has surpassed Shisui and me."
After the routine, unnutritious, and unconvincing praise, Yuuki continued to ask.
"So now, are you still worried that they won't value your strength?"
Itachi couldn't understand why Yuuki knew his soft spot was Sasuke; Itachi himself had only truly clarified his inner feelings tonight.
However, this made Itachi feel Yuuki's power even more, not just his physical strength.
"No problem, Hokage-sama."
After receiving Itachi's answer, Yuuki still asked one last question.
"You will become a rogue Ninja of Konoha, your former comrades will hunt you, and your family, including Sasuke, will despise you. Are you still willing, Itachi?"
Itachi said nothing, only nodded solemnly.
Yuuki suddenly felt that Itachi was quite good. Indeed, no matter who it was, everyone had their use. If he were to send others, Yuuki might not be willing.
Someone like Itachi was perfect.
So Yuuki continued to praise him lavishly.
"Itachi, you are a Ninja who truly inherited the will of fire, and you possess the mindset of a Hokage at such a young age. The reason I entrust this mission to you is because I value you!"
Itachi remained unmoved, and Yuuki showed no awkwardness, continuing to speak.
"Depart late tonight. Go home and see them now. Besides Fugaku-senpai, do not reveal yourself to anyone else!"
The poker-faced and aloof Itachi, after hearing Yuuki's words, finally broke his silence and responded with his head bowed.
"Yes, thank you, Hokage-sama!"
Itachi left.
After Itachi's figure disappeared from Yuuki's sight, Yuuki whispered.
"Come out, I've sent you the two strongest Ninja of Konoha!"
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