The Uchiha Massacre Begins! Can Uchiha Izumi Still Be Saved?

"For the sake of the village, this was a necessary sacrifice."

"I've already made up my mind."

"Tonight, I will personally end the Uchiha Clan, Konoha's source of instability!"

"Very good. You didn't disappoint me after all."

Uchiha Clan Compound.

Before Naka Shrine, Uchiha Itachi stood expressionlessly, looking around.

"Come out, Madara."

After a moment of silence, Filial Son spoke in a low voice.

"Heh heh."

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

Along with a faintly mocking laugh, the space before Filial Son twisted into a vortex.

A long-haired man wearing a mask appeared. The mask had only a single eyehole.

Behind that hole was a Three Tomoe Sharingan.

Looking at Filial Son's murderous expression, Uchiha Obito smiled beneath his mask, his face full of mockery.

"So you chose Konoha?"

"Isn't that exactly what you wanted?"

Filial Son shot back.

Obito said nothing more, one Sharingan staring intently at Filial Son.

Filial Son did not waste any more words either.

"I need your help. I won't take even one Sharingan."

Seeing that Filial Son still remembered the terms, Obito did not waste words.

"Leave the Guard Team to me. I've dealt with them before."

"I'll finish them as quickly as possible. I hope you won't disappoint me."

However, Filial Son suddenly warned him:

"Do as you please, but you are absolutely not allowed to hurt Sasuke. That was one of the conditions we agreed on."

"I trust you won't break it?"

Obito directly activated Kamui, his figure slowly fading away.

"The time?"

"One hour from now."

Buzz—

Obito entered the Kamui Space.

Filial Son stood there blankly for a while.

He raised his head toward the sky. A Full Moon Night.

"There's no need to worry about the academy. Sasuke won't be back so soon. I have enough time to finish all this."

"Sorry, Sasuke. Forgive me. This is the last time."

Whoosh—

In the next instant, he used the Body Flicker Technique and left Naka Shrine.

He arrived above the Uchiha Clan Compound and stared down at the clan members below.

At the same time, Naruto, using the Mayfly Technique, also arrived at the Uchiha Clan Compound.

He appeared at the spot where Shisui had jumped off the cliff.

"Original."

Two Natural Sage Mode clones and a Mori Mori Sage Mode clone rose to their feet at the same time and spoke in unison.

Naruto turned to the side, stretched out his hand, and underwent Elemental Transformation.

A long wooden arm quickly touched the Big Tree beside him.

"Confirmed. Apart from Uchiha Itachi, no one knew how Shisui died here back then. The traces were cleaned up as well."

Only then was Naruto completely at ease.

Then, the clone imbued with Mori Mori Nature Power spoke:

"Original, it's confirmed. The Uchiha Clan Compound has been surrounded by a large number of ninja."

"Judging by their Chakra and clothing, they are undoubtedly Shimura Danzō's Root Ninja."

The corners of Naruto's mouth curled upward slightly.

"Looks like Filial Son's performance is about to begin."

"If nothing unexpected happens, he personally dealt with those civilians too."

"Obito will make a move as well. Most likely, he'll handle Konoha's strongest Guard Team."

"There's still plenty of time. We have enough time to prepare."

"To prevent our identities from being exposed, use the Disguise Technique. Begin."

At his command, the two clones formed hand seals at the same time.

Crack, crack, crack—

In the blink of an eye, they created dozens of Wood Clones.

The moment the Wood Clones appeared, their bodies began to change.

Soon, every Naruto, including the original, had transformed into a different person.

Even their auras and Chakra had changed.

"Mission: absorb all the Nutrients of the Uchiha Clan. Leave the eyes behind—I need them to stimulate my Sharingan all at once."

"Also, leave behind neither ninjutsu nor valuables."

"In short, strip them clean!"

As soon as he finished speaking, all the clones instantly sank into the ground.

Mayfly Technique!

They burrowed toward the Uchiha Clan Compound at top speed.

Naruto looked back in the direction of the Ninja Academy.

"Sasuke, you'll be penniless from now on. Don't blame me—blame Kurama instead."

Within the Sealing Space, the Nine-Tails was truly holding its head high at last.

Its laughter had not stopped.

It had already guessed who the Uchiha Naruto had called "Clear Rain and Go Again" was.

One word: satisfying!

Three words: incredibly satisfying!

This Jinchuriki truly suited its tastes. He wasn't the type to constantly spout righteousness and morality. So refreshing~

"Hiss, but this brat seems to have mastered Hashirama Senju's Sage Mode... His speed at absorbing natural energy isn't inferior to mine at all."

"No!"

"I need to think of something. Otherwise, once his patience runs out, won't this old man become a Puppet of the Sharingan?"

"But... I can't agree too readily. This old man is the Nine-Tails—I can't cheapen myself like that!"

Naturally, Naruto had no idea what the Nine-Tails was thinking.

He would block the Nine-Tails from the Woods-Woods Fruit's abilities. There was no need to worry about that tsundere Old Fox learning anything.

Then, after glancing at the sky, he also used the Mayfly Technique and sank beneath the surface.

At that moment, the person he had disguised himself as was—Madara Uchiha himself!

Night fell.

At the outermost edge of the Uchiha Clan Compound.

The lights were blazing.

But after several strange sounds, the lights in one house went out.

Whoosh—

In the darkness, a figure suddenly appeared atop a utility pole within the Uchiha Clan Compound.

He crouched there, his face covered in blood. A drop of scarlet blood fell from the Ninja Sword in his hand with a "drip."

His expression was blank, and his scarlet Three Tomoe Sharingan had long since been activated.

The next instant, he vanished from the utility pole.

Another household's lights went out.

And there was more fresh blood still flowing across his face.

The disturbance in that house was slight, but the neighbors still noticed it.

"Who's there?"

"Itachi?"

"Ah!!"

"Young Clan Head, why are you doing this?"

Splat—

His blade rose and fell, and its gleam illuminated the cold expression on Filial Son's face.

"No! Itachi, she's only a child! She didn't do anything wrong!"

Splat—

"Ah! Itachi! I'll kill you—"

Splat—

Such cries rang out one after another.

The brightly lit Uchiha Clan Compound quickly fell into darkness.

Moonlight spilled across the ground.

Uchiha Itachi, soaked in blood, carried his Ninja Sword as he slowly walked out of the last civilian household.

Then, he continued toward the central district.

He was like an NPC who knew only killing, utterly devoid of emotion.

No matter the circumstances, no matter what his targets were doing, he repeated only one action.

At some point, his Sharingan had also become the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Elsewhere, long-haired, masked Obito appeared within Konoha's Guard Team.

Among all of Obito's masked appearances, this was the most oppressive one.

Long hair, calling himself Madara Uchiha, Sharingan, and a cold, ruthless manner.

"Madara! You came!"

"Great, there's hope for us... Huh? Why?"

"Genjutsu... when did you... Impossible! These eyes of mine can see through anything!"

"..."

In just half an hour, there were already very few living Uchiha left in the Uchiha Clan Compound.

"Itachi... why?"

"Do you need my help?"

"No!"

Filial Son closed his eyes in pain. The next instant, he activated the Mangekyō Sharingan.

"Tsukuyomi!"

But in the very next second, a "splat" took Uchiha Izumi's life.

The Ninja Sword pierced straight through Uchiha Izumi's heart.

"Let's go. There are still many people for us to deal with."

Obito coldly glanced at the blade embedded in Uchiha Izumi's body.

Elsewhere, Naruto emerged from the ground.

He arrived atop the utility pole where Filial Son had been standing earlier.

He looked at the dark Uchiha Clan Compound before him.

"The Ninja Sword is chipped from all that cutting."

Sensing Filial Son's speed, he had the clones continually appear in the houses Filial Son had just left.

The corpses, one after another, left the Naruto clones shocked.

Naruto had not lost all humanity.

He did not touch a single civilian with no combat ability.

But he left behind neither valuables nor inherited ninjutsu.

When they reached ninja households, they collected every Sharingan and used the Woods-Woods Fruit's power to grow flowers that stored the eyes.

They dragged all the corpses underground, where the clones absorbed their Nutrients one by one.

They also placed a layer of barrier over the Nutrients.

Once they returned to the Original, these Nutrients would not suffer the slightest loss.

Naruto did not touch those children.

Filial Son kept harvesting the wheat, while Naruto collected it afterward.

"The Guard Team got quite a lot too, but we can't follow too closely."

"That guy Obito really is cautious. After killing, he harvests a little before moving to the next location, all to prevent any accidents."

After a moment of silence, Naruto suddenly vanished from the spot.

"Found it—the wealth the Uchiha Clan has accumulated over all these years."

"Ninjutsu, secret techniques, Forbidden Techniques, money, eyes—it's all here."

Naruto no longer used Wood Clones, but Shadow Clones instead.

Creating a thousand Shadow Clones was easier than creating a hundred Wood Clones.

There was a lot of stuff here, so Shadow Clones were naturally more convenient.

They only needed to carry it to the temporary storage location before disappearing on their own.

For the temporary storage location, Naruto chose the area behind the waterfall.

After casting the Shadow Clone Technique, Naruto vanished once more.

When he reappeared, he was standing before Uchiha Izumi's corpse.

"A thirteen-year-old girl, with a Three Tomoe Sharingan. Her talent isn't weak."

"Obito didn't make a move because Filial Son was there, but I can."

He crouched down, intending to deal with her personally.

Then the White Zetsu Clone of Mori Mori Sage Mode suddenly said:

"Original, she's been dead for less than three minutes. If I expend all the energy in my body, I can save her."

Naruto fell silent.

Elsewhere.

Inside the Uchiha Clan head's residence.

Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto sat kneeling within.

No lights had been turned on. The room was incredibly dark, with only the moonlight illuminating them.

From the darkness emerged a figure covered in blood, a Ninja Sword drenched in Uchiha Clan blood clutched in his hand.

Did Uchiha Fugaku not know what was happening within the clan?

He knew.

It was not that he, the Uchiha Clan head, had failed to act.

It was just that...

Resist?

Then not a single living member of the Uchiha Clan would remain.

Did he, as Itachi's father, not understand his son's strength?

It would all be futile.

If they waited for death, perhaps they could still protect the son who had yet to return home.

"You've already made your choice. There's no need to hesitate any longer."