Confrontation with the Uchiha! (Fourth Update!)

A figure emerged from the ice and stood in the pitch-black night.

It's Sakura Haruno.

There were only two dim lights on the shrine side, their flickering flames casting a faint glow.

The expression on Uchiha Itachi's face flickered uncertainly in the dim candlelight.

Obito's mask was half Amaterasu, half hidden in darkness. He tilted his head slightly and said in a tone that was hard to tell whether it was troubled or pleased, "The first one has arrived so quickly..."

"It's a girl," Itachi said calmly. It was a slender figure, and although her face was not clearly visible, she was obviously a young girl.

Are they young members of the tribe?

He had made up his mind to kill everyone in this encampment who showed signs of life tonight.

His heart felt so heavy that he couldn't even lift a knife.

"Are you still hesitating?" Obito turned around to face the girl who had suddenly barged in and said to Itachi, "Then I'll take the first one."

No... I don't hesitate.

Girls of this age... and many others he is about to kill, are innocent. The sins of the Uchiha should not be borne by them.

Itachi had known this all along. Tonight, he would kill many people... including his former self.

Itachi gripped the hilt of his sword tightly.

For the first time, I noticed how light the knife was in his hand; it was as if I couldn't even feel its presence.

"I'm sorry..." Itachi thought to himself, "It will be over in an instant, and you won't feel any pain..."

Then, he raised his knife and charged forward.

His speed was extremely fast. As Shisui's best friend, Uchiha, while not as Body Flicker Shisui, was still fast enough to leave people breathless.

But...

Clang!

The attack, possessing both power and speed that would be considered top-tier among ninjas, was calmly blocked by the opponent.

What stopped Itachi's longsword was a crystalline ice sword.

Ice? Itachi was slightly taken aback. Was this Kekkei Genkai?

The opponent's strange Ninjutsu and extremely fast reaction speed left him feeling unexpectedly taken aback.

"Uchiha Itachi..." In the darkness, the girl turned her head, her gaze passing over his shoulder and landing on Obito standing to the side, her tone filled with the same surprise, "Who is that person?"

Obito's crimson Mangekyō met the girl's cool, aloof eyes in the air.

Itachi was somewhat surprised that his opponent dared to look away during the battle, but he did not forget his mission and instantly cast a Genjutsu.

Even low-level Genjutsu by the Mangekyō Sharingan possesses immense power.

The girl, however, was completely unaffected by the Genjutsu.

You can feel the force coming from the knife.

If she were truly under the Genjutsu, the strength of her sword would loosen, and Itachi's blade would pierce her chest and heart in that instant.

But she didn't.

Instead, her strength instantly intensified, and an immense force, completely disproportionate to the girl's slender figure, shoved him away, sending him flying more than ten meters away.

The moment he was pushed away, the clouds were blown away by the wind, and the soft moonlight of the full moon shone down, allowing Itachi to finally see the girl clearly.

Long pink hair, light green eyes.

He is not a member of the Uchiha.

Itachi flipped in mid-air and landed steadily on the ground, completely astonished.

Obito was equally surprised.

An outsider has actually come in...

This is different from what is good.

"Who are you?"

He asked coldly.

"That's the question I should be asking you! Were you involved in the Uchiha Clan Massacre? Who exactly are you?"

The girl's cold voice echoed in the courtyard.

Obito Uchiha narrowed his eyes dangerously, releasing a heavy killing intent.

"It's okay if you don't want to, anyway, once I kill you, everything will be fine..."

Both pairs of eyes turned cold at the same time.

Ice Release: Swallow Snow Storm!

Several enormous ice darts shot toward Obito at incredible speed.

"Impressive..." Obito thought to himself, "A ninja who uses Ice Release...?"

He didn't have time to think too much; the thought flashed through his mind in an instant. This Ice Release Ninjutsu put some pressure on him; the young girl opposite him seemed to be quite strong...

He needs to get serious.

The ice darts whistled sharply as they passed through Obito's intangible body, embedding themselves deeply in the ground behind him or piercing through the wall with a few soft thuds.

A masked man rushed over.

Sakura Haruno's eyes suddenly narrowed.

"It went right through... What kind of Ninjutsu was that?"

Weird.

The girl's heart tightened, and she twirled her butterfly swords in her hands before charging forward.

The speed at Obito is very fast.

But the girl was faster. She exerted force with her feet, and the violent power brought by her Nintaijutsu left deep footprints on the ground of the courtyard. Every step was like a high-speed Body Flicker Technique!

"So fast!" Obito exclaimed for the second time after facing her.

In an instant, the girl rushed in front of him and swung her icy short knife, which exuded a faint chill.

If it weren't for the Mangekyō's ability to blur the image, he might have suffered a great loss in this encounter.

Obito thought to himself, he intangibly passed through the girl's body; turning around, he saw the ninja charging at him miss his target, stumble, and then instantly regain his balance.

She also turned to look at the masked ninja who had brushed past her.

In the instant she turned her head, Obito distorted space and time to appear behind her, in a blind spot in her field of vision.

"It's over." He placed his hand on the girl's wrist.

Inhalation...

Kamui!

The power of the Mangekyō bursts forth in this instant.

The girl's flesh and blood were pulled into Obito's alternate dimension.

Swish!

In a flash, the girl's figure vanished from his sight.

Snap!

Not far away, Sakura appeared disheveled next to an ice dart, staggering and falling to the ground.

Obito was startled and looked over.

The girl quickly rolled over and stood up, her wrist a bloody mess.

That area, which was originally just a thin layer of skin, was torn apart by Obito's Ninjutsu, revealing the white wrist bone.

It looks especially terrifying.

However, for ninjas, such injuries, which do not damage bones and muscles, are merely considered injuries and do not hinder combat.

Moreover...

Obito watched as a faint blue glow emanated from the girl's hand, covering her wrist.

"Medical Ninjutsu..." He coldly watched as the gruesome wound healed completely in just two seconds, and the girl's delicate wrist reappeared in her hand.

"... You're the second person to dodge this move of mine," Obito calmly.

The girl's Taijutsu just now were merely ordinary speed; but this Body Flicker Technique reminded him of that person...

Minato Namikaze.

The Yellow Flash was even faster; if it were him, he wouldn't even have injured his wrist. But the girl's speed was already troublesome enough.

"Intangibility, time travel, and sucking anyone you come into contact with into another dimension... Is this the power of your Mangekyō Sharingan?"

Sakura Haruno healed the wound on her wrist and said calmly.

Crackling sounds. Sakura brought her index and middle fingers together, Chakra quietly spread, with ice growing and covering her body.

Will the Frost Battle Armor prevent him from getting close to me?

Probably not... However, having an extra layer of buffer can reduce the damage.

Furthermore, Itachi's Sharingan ability is illumination, and this ice layer can play a significant role!

"Hmph... who knows?" Obito indifferently.

The moonlight once again shyly hid behind the clouds, and the earth turned dark again. The two dim candlelight lamps in front of the shrine provided a faint light, illuminating the silhouettes of three people in the courtyard.

"Fighting a ninja like you will never end..." Obito calmly from the shadows.

He turned his head sharply and looked at Itachi.

Itachi understood what he meant.

His eyes widened suddenly, and dark, almost black blood gushed from his eye sockets!

"Mangekyō Sharingan Secret Technique: Amaterasu!"

Those scarlet eyes were fixed on the girl.

Black flames instantly engulfed her!

"The black flames will burn relentlessly, incinerating everything they touch," Obito said calmly, watching the girl stuck to the flames.

But--

Surprisingly, the girl did not let out the screams that were expected.

Whoosh! Something peeled off the surface of her body and was casually tossed aside. The flames clung to that thing, burning fiercely until they were quickly consumed and extinguished by the weasel.

It's ice.

This is the first time that Sakura Haruno has gained an advantage in battle because she knows the plot!

Obito finally saw it clearly, realizing for the first time that his opponent possessed the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai.

This ninja in front of us cannot be treated as an ordinary girl; she is very strong!

This can't be resolved in a short time.

Obito could only patiently ask, "Are you Danzo's men?"

"No, I belong to the Anbu directly under the Hokage..."

Although he was the "Fifth Hokage" instead of the "Third Hokage," he was directly under the command of the Anbu.

"The Hokage's people... are you going to stop us?" Itachi asked.

"I just want to witness the truth of history, nothing more..." She hesitated for a moment.

Sakura's time in this world is very limited, probably measured in hours; there's not much she can do.

How can we stop them from wiping out the Uchiha Clan Massacre? What if, after driving them away, the Uchiha actually stage a coup?

They lacked the power to overthrow the Hokage and would ultimately be defeated, their clan wiped out; in the end, it was still death, the only difference being whether they died at the hands of these two or the Hokage.

If it's the latter, even more people will die in Konoha... and it might even be destroyed due to internal strife and a significant decrease in strength.

The reason for the Uchiha Clan Massacre is that, ever since she reached this level of power, especially after killing Deidara, some secret files have gradually been opened to her.

Recently, Sakura has also been looking through some materials.

The more I see, the more questions I have.

She never believed that Uchiha Itachi back then had the ability to wipe out his clan independently; and what roles did the Third Danzo play in this?

And how did the Uchiha get to where it is today?

Seeing this masked ninja with Mangekyō seems to offer a new explanation for some questions.

"You're also Anbu ninja, so you should know that the Uchiha Clan plans to launch a coup in the open... which means they must be wiped out before dawn," Itachi said.

"Why do you do this...? Is it because your clan is not strong enough to easily overthrow the Hokage, yet not weak enough for the Hokage to easily extinguish your disloyalty?"

"The Uchiha Clan is corrupt," Obito. "Arrogant, ignorant, degenerate, petty, and narrow-minded—such a clan brings no benefit to anyone, including themselves... That's why we need to eradicate this cancer."

Sakura Haruno just stared at him coldly.

Bah. So pretentious.

(This is the fourth update, a bonus chapter for 1000 monthly votes! I have a social engagement tomorrow noon, so the update might be a little late! It should still be four chapters!)

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