"They called it a choice, but Konoha never left Itachi any room to choose. No one could understand the turmoil in his heart at the time."
Hyuga Kei calmly recounted what had happened. "To wipe out all of his own clansmen, he could not possibly do it alone."
"So he sought out Uchiha Obito and asked him to help destroy the Uchiha Military Police Force. In exchange, Obito would receive the Sharingan of the Uchiha Military Police Force members."
The image of Red Night Obito appeared before Sasuke.
"As always, Itachi carried out the mission flawlessly. Now, the only person in the Uchiha clan capable of resisting Itachi was your father—Uchiha Fugaku. He, too, possessed a Mangekyō Sharingan."
"But he did not resist. He accepted Itachi's decision and placed the Uchiha clan's honor and hope for revival entirely upon you! Uchiha... Sasuke."
At those words, Sasuke's eyes widened. He had never known that his father had also awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and that he had died for Sasuke's sake as well.
"Itachi could ruthlessly kill anyone, even his own parents... but he simply could not bring himself to kill his younger brother."
"That was the deal he made with the Leaf Village higher-ups. As long as Uchiha Itachi wiped out the Uchiha clan, Sasuke would be allowed to survive as the last Uchiha, continuing the clan's bloodline and becoming its hope of revival."
"Itachi destroyed his own clan with his own hands, yet Konoha was still unwilling to give up the last of his value. He received Konoha's final mission: infiltrate the Akatsuki Organization and relay intelligence back to Konoha."
Sasuke's eyes were filled with rage and confusion! Why did Konoha have to exterminate the Uchiha clan? Why? Why?!
"You already know what happened afterward. As Itachi's close friend, he