The Attack's End

Those who had experienced death cherished their lives dearly.

That saying perfectly described Fugaku's state of mind over the years.

He had nearly died in the Land of Rainbows, only to be saved by Madara in the end.

There might have been many questionable details in between. For example, after falling into a waterfall, how had he drifted across the sea and happened to reach Madara's base? And how had the Hidden Mist Village ended up under Madara's control...

But Fugaku had suppressed all those doubts because he only knew two things.

Madara was dead, and Chen was alive.

Madara was dead. No matter what he had done, Fugaku could no longer take revenge on him. He could hardly revive Madara first, only to kill him again, could he?

That would not be revenge. That would be courting death.

So Fugaku would not do that. In fact, he had already decided to cast aside Madara, a dead man, and carry out the plan himself.

That counted as his own revenge as well.

But Chen was still alive.

He had seen his father die at Chen's hands with his own eyes. That could not be wrong.

That was why there was today's plan.

Today was both about weakening Konoha's strength and taking revenge. As for which motive weighed more heavily, Fugaku did not care, because the two did not conflict.

But deep down, Fugaku was still someone who cherished his life.

Because he had died before, he treasured it.

The price of cherishing his life was that Fugaku had suddenly gained the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan, causing his strength to swell to an astonishing level.

Enemies he had once been unable to defeat could now be killed with ease.

But there was another issue. Whether it was killing Mist Ninja