Then, Makoto opened with a bombshell.
"The annihilation of the Uchiha Clan back then was actually a joint operation carried out by three forces: the Konoha's higher-ups, Uchiha Itachi, and the masked man who appeared during the Chunin Exams."
At these words, everyone's expression became one of shock.
Sasuke's pupils contracted sharply, and his body froze.
Naruto and Sakura were so frightened they almost fell to the ground.
Kakashi's exposed eye widened to its fullest.
Shikaku and Hiashi had similar expressions.
Makoto found the expressions of these clan heads somewhat amusing.
"Why are you so surprised? Didn't you sense anything off at all?"
As Makoto spoke, they recalled that on the night of the incident, the Konoha's higher-ups had issued a curfew for the entire village. No one was allowed out. Suddenly issuing such an order, and the next day the Uchiha Clan was gone.
If ordinary civilians with poor reasoning hadn't noticed anything, he might have barely believed it.
But for these clan heads not to have noticed… that would be a problem.
Shikaku, Hiashi, and the others remained silent, looking embarrassed.
It wasn't that they hadn't thought about it... they didn't dare to think about it.
After all, everyone worried their own clan might be next.
Upon hearing these words, Sasuke's pupils dilated as if in an earthquake.
His mind was a chaotic mess, his ears ringing.
Those sealed memories surged out like a dam breaking.
The blood on the streets, the figures of his parents lying in pools of blood, Itachi's tearful eyes...
The impact on Naruto and Sakura beside him was no less than on Sasuke.
After all, for a 13-year-old, the shock of such events was still too great.
After a few seconds, Sasuke snapped back to reality and roared, "Konoha was involved too?!"
He jumped up, wanting to charge forward.
However, Yu had already moved over and forcefully shoved him back down.
"Let Senpai finish."
Yu's voice was very cold. His hand on Sasuke's shoulder was like an iron vice, unmoving.
Sasuke struggled a few times but couldn't break free. He could only keep his red eyes and grit his teeth as he sat back down in the chair.
Then, Makoto briefed Sasuke on the conflict between the Uchiha and the village since Konoha's founding.
This conflict had reached its limit about a decade ago.
"At that time, Uchiha Shisui tried to use [Kotoamatsukami] to stop the Uchiha Clan's coup, but was ambushed by Danzo, who stole one of his Sharingan."
"Faced with a hopeless situation, Uchiha Shisui could only commit suicide to delay the Uchiha's coup plan."
Makoto paused.
"After all, as the strongest of the Uchiha Clan at that time, Uchiha Shisui was also the biggest trump card that emboldened them to attempt the coup. With his death, the Uchiha temporarily dared not act rashly."
Hearing the name 'Danzo' again, the expressions of the assembled clan heads couldn't quite hold up.
'How was it that whenever something bad happened in the Ninja world, Danzo was always involved?'
The other clan heads looked at each other, all seeing the same expression in each other's eyes.
"Him again?!"
Upon hearing this, Sasuke also fell into recollection.
He remembered that Shisui's death had caused an uproar within the clan.
At that time, many clan members suspected his brother, Uchiha Itachi, was responsible, and had even come to their house about it.
And it was then that he had noticed the change in Itachi's eyes.
Makoto continued: "Two years after Shisui's suicide, the Uchiha Clan ultimately couldn't restrain their desire for a coup."
"And at that time, your brother, Uchiha Itachi, was serving as a Captain in the Anbu. But effectively, he was a double agent between the Konoha's higher-ups and the Uchiha."
"Facing an irreconcilable conflict, Itachi reached an agreement with the Konoha's higher-ups. He would act as the executioner, or rather, the public scapegoat, secretly erasing the entire Uchiha Clan, but preserving you, the last bloodline of the Uchiha."
"And the masked man from earlier was also involved, since the Sharingan is a good thing, and he wanted it too."
At this, Sasuke recalled a strange thing Itachi had said to him on the night of the massacre: "If you also awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan, then there will be three people with Mangekyo."
'That must have been referring to that masked man.'
Kakashi couldn't help but ask: "Who is that person?"
Seeing Kakashi's curious look, Makoto thought, 'Wouldn't it be quite interesting if I told Kakashi the truth?'
But after thinking it over, he ultimately decided to say: "I'm still investigating."
He didn't immediately reveal the true identity of 'Obito-kun' to Kakashi.
The main reason was that Makoto thought he might use this matter to threaten Obito, perhaps extracting some unexpected benefits.
So, he wasn't in a hurry to make Obito's identity public.
Sasuke had now fallen completely silent.
The impact of this truth was simply too great for him, far exceeding what this thirteen-year-old could bear.
He lowered his head, hands clenched into fists on his knees, his shoulders trembling slightly.
Naruto sat beside him, looking at him in silence, unsure how to comfort him.
And the Ninja World's top simp, Sakura, held Sasuke's hand, constantly saying that no matter what happens, she would stay by Sasuke's side.
At this moment, Shikaku gathered his courage and asked Makoto.
"Makoto-kun, why do you possess the Mangekyo Sharingan?"
Hearing this, the silent Sasuke looked up again.
He was also very curious about this question.
Kakashi also looked at Makoto.
His Sharingan was a parting gift from Obito. He had used it for so many years but still couldn't control it freely.
Yet Makoto, a non-Uchiha, could activate and deactivate the Sharingan, and even possessed the Mangekyo.
Makoto said: "My teacher gave them to me."
Under everyone's astonished gaze, Makoto explained: "Back then, after the Uchiha Clan was annihilated, many Sharingan were divided into three parts."
"One part was seized by Danzo… you should know that from seeing the Sharingan on his arm just now."
"Another part was taken by the masked man."
"And the last small part ended up in the hands of my teacher, the Third Hokage."
He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan appeared in his eye sockets.
"These eyes were given to me by my teacher after I became his disciple."
Makoto looked at Sasuke again.
"They seem to have been your father's eyes originally, but now they've been replaced with your brother's eyes and evolved into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan."
Then, Makoto explained the evolution process and method of the Sharingan to Sasuke.
From single tomoe to two tomoes to three tomoes, then to the Mangekyo Sharingan, and how to evolve into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan by transplanting the eyes of a close relative.
Sasuke listened expressionlessly, but his hands trembled slightly.
It must be said, Makoto's explanation was absolutely seamless. Even Shikaku, the village's best brain, couldn't find a flaw for the moment.
And Kakashi, also a Sharingan transplant recipient, thought of another question.
"Makoto, why can you activate and deactivate your Sharingan at will?"
He had always been concerned about this question.
"I've had my transplanted Sharingan for so many years and still can't freely activate or deactivate it. To conserve Chakra, I normally have to cover this eye with my forehead protector to minimize consumption."
"But you also have a non-Uchiha body. How can you freely activate and deactivate it?"
The conference room fell silent for a moment.
Everyone's eyes were on Makoto.
On this question, Makoto indeed had no explanation.
"It's probably a matter of constitution? Or maybe one of my ancestors had Uchiha blood."
This statement was feeble, but indeed the only explanation possible.
Then, Makoto looked at Sasuke, who had fallen silent again.
"What are you going to do next? Do you still want revenge against Konoha?"
Sasuke looked up, his face full of confusion.
He didn't know.
If the Konoha's higher-ups involved in the massacre plan back then… Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and Shimura Danzo, were still alive, he would definitely want revenge.
Even if the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, were still alive, he would want to kill him.
But now, the Konoha F4 had all perished.
He couldn't find a target for revenge for the moment.
And as for Itachi, the person he had once admired most and, after the night of the massacre, hated most… at this moment, Sasuke's feelings towards him were extremely complex.
He didn't know whether to hate him or respect him.
Because no matter what, Itachi had slaughtered their clan and killed their parents.
On the other hand, he had also protected him.
This left Sasuke very conflicted, not knowing how to face it.
Seeing Sasuke's expression, Sakura and Naruto beside him looked pained, but didn't know how to comfort him.
Sakura reached out to pat Sasuke's shoulder, but her hand stopped in mid-air and withdrew.
Naruto did nothing, just sat there, silently accompanying him.
Makoto thought for a moment and said, "Go back and digest this for two days."
Makoto then looked at Naruto.
"Naruto, take care of him during this time."
Naruto agreed without hesitation, nodding vigorously.
Sakura beside him was completely bewildered.
'Why did Naruto have to take care of Sasuke? Wasn't I, as a girl, more suitable?'
Actually, Makoto had considered that if Sasuke still wanted revenge against Konoha, he might as well take this opportunity to collect his Sharingan too.
However, Sasuke had already suffered enough.
And he was also using eyes that were a fusion of Sasuke's father and brother's eyes.
If he forcibly took his eyes, it would be too inhumane.