The sky gradually darkened, and the last sliver of twilight vanished.
This night in Konoha was destined to be turbulent!
The air felt heavy, as if it already knew the tragedy that was about to unfold, pressing down on everyone.
Lin Feng, rushing toward the Uchiha district, cursed the old man for not telling him sooner!
If that beautiful woman was harmed, he would never forgive himself!
Sasuke was very happy today!
Because his teacher had praised him at the academy!
Although he was not even a Genin yet, he knew he would do better in the future, because he had a genius older brother who loved him!
He was excitedly rushing home, but when he reached the area where his clan resided, he froze!
"This..." Seeing the corpses scattered everywhere, the young Sasuke's legs nearly gave out in terror.
"What is going on! Auntie, wake up! Uncle, who did this!" Little Sasuke looked in horror at the two motionless bodies before him, his thoughts snapping to his own parents!
"Father! Mother!" He frantically sprinted towards his house!
Sasuke possessed an almost perfect life: born into a powerful clan, surrounded by loving parents, and having a genius older brother who was the pride of the entire clan. He himself was the top student at the Ninja Academy. He seemingly had everything.
But... on this day, he lost everything, going from having it all to having nothing!
"Brother!" Sasuke looked in disbelief and horror at his older brother standing before his parents!
But, a terrible realization was beginning to dawn in his heart!
"Brother, what... what happened? Father..." Sasuke ran to his father's side, but he was already barely breathing! "Father!"
"My foolish little brother!" Itachi turned around at this moment, quietly looking at his younger brother. "Excellence brings trouble. Having power causes you to be isolated and become arrogant. Even if you were initially given the greatest expectations, you and I are unique brothers. As the obstacle you must surpass, I will continue to live with you, even if you must hate me. That is what an older brother is for."
"What... what are you talking about, Brother! This, you didn't do this, did you? I know you didn't do this!" Sasuke wanted to cry out loud, but found he couldn't shed any tears. He desperately wanted to hear his brother say "It wasn't me."
But!
Itachi's words instantly shattered the last shred of hope in his heart!
"I... killed them all!" Itachi looked expressionlessly at his brother. "I even killed Shisui! Do you know the condition for awakening our clan's Bloodline Limit—the Sharingan? It's suffering the most agonizing trauma! It's seeing your closest kin die right before your eyes! That's why I killed Shisui! And because of that, I possess a power you don't have yet!" His eyes were blood-red. Was that the natural color of the Sharingan?
Or was there another reason?
"No! I don't believe it!" Sasuke shook his head in despair. "It can't be true! You must be lying to me!"
"My foolish little brother, do I still have a reason to lie to you now?"
Itachi's coldness instantly ignited a powerful hatred in Sasuke!
Was the brother who had always cherished him the one who murdered all their closest kin?
"I'll kill you!" He screamed, charging at Itachi. The kunai in his hand easily grazed Itachi's forehead protector! But Itachi effortlessly knocked him to the ground!
"Why are you so weak? It's because your hatred for me... is not deep enough!" Itachi continued to wound his closest brother with words: "You are also someone who can awaken the Sharingan like me, but there is a condition... that is killing your closest friend!"
"Damn you..." Sasuke slumped against the wall, utterly exhausted and helpless. Seeing the brother he loved most turn into a cold-blooded killing machine, he was completely desperate!
"Kill me! Kill me too!"
"You are not worth killing... My foolish little brother... If you want to kill me... Hate me! Detest me! And live a miserable, ugly life! Run! Run! And cling to your miserable existence!" Itachi slowly walked up to Sasuke, then sneered: "Or perhaps, I should let you see how the rest of the clan died!" As he spoke, his deep pupils suddenly became incredibly bizarre!
Three black tomoe constantly spun within them!
"My foolish little brother! Look closely! This is the Bloodline Limit the Uchiha clan is so proud of—the Mangekyō Sharingan!"
Meanwhile, Lin Feng had already arrived at the scene. His expression was no better than Sasuke's! It was the first time he had seen so many bodies, a river of blood, corpses littering the ground!
He now truly admired Itachi Uchiha!
His choice was incredibly difficult; annihilating his entire clan was not a simple act.
To obtain the Mangekyō Sharingan, they would resort to mutual slaughter. Such despicable, shameless actions were truly unbearable! This kind of clan should not continue to exist!
"Do you see it? My foolish little brother! This is the fate of all our clan members!" Itachi released Sasuke from the genjutsu created by the Mangekyō Sharingan. He bent down, picked up the forehead protector that his brother had scratched, and put it back on.
In that moment, Sasuke saw it—Itachi, his brother, shed a tear!
But at that point, Sasuke completely passed out!
"I said, are you sure this is the right thing to do?" Itachi was about to leave, but he was startled by the sudden voice! He couldn't believe someone could approach him so silently!
A burst of white mist drifted by, and Lin Feng materialized. The instant Itachi saw Lin Feng, he trembled violently.
Lin Feng didn't seem to intend to stop him from leaving. Instead, he smiled: "With an older brother like you, Sasuke is truly lucky."
Itachi's mouth twitched, but he remained silent, looking at the man before him with extreme caution! Kamikaze Yue—the genius Itachi couldn't gauge this man's true strength!
"Go," Lin Feng said, passing Itachi. But as he turned his back to him, he suddenly added: "And don't die! I'll look after Sasuke for you temporarily."
Itachi gave Lin Feng a look of gratitude, then left immediately without another word!
Lin Feng walked directly into the house, not sparing a glance for the unconscious Sasuke.
He went straight to Mikoto Uchiha and nervously checked her pulse: "Thankfully, there's still a faint one! Success is up to you now!" Lin Feng stretched out both hands and pressed them onto the beautiful woman's prominent, firm chest!