Eye of Delusion Breaking

However, even if Konoha is empty, it's not something that four ninjas Sakon Ukon, who can only reach the Jonin Cursed Seal, could infiltrate.

After so much time, Orochimaru's old followers in Konoha are few and far between.

When Orochimaru Betrayal of the Village, Danzo had already Danzo most of the ninjas into Root.

Although Orochimaru still had some undercover agents, these agents were basically rendered useless.

In particular, Konoha has experienced many upheavals, and many ninjas have either died in major battles or in internal strife.

However, Orochimaru is Orochimaru after all; he sent the person in through Danzo's secret old subordinates.

Danzo dead, but he still has some well-hidden spies.

Kakashi and Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't know these people, but Orochimaru, who had previously cooperated with Danzo, did.

After Sakon Ukon arrived near Konoha, they evaded the sparse patrolling ninjas of Konoha while making contact with Danzo's spy.

The man originally didn't want to betray the village by letting these spies in.

After all, he initially joined Danzo for the sake of the village; he simply differed from the weaker faction of Hiruzen Sarutobi in terms of ideology.

His love for the village was no less than anyone else's.

However, when Sakon Ukon threatened to expose his identity, he still gave in.

No one in Konoha ninja doesn't know how much Kakashi hates Danzo.

This person dared not imagine how terrible the consequences would be if his identity were exposed.

However, he still had feelings for Konoha. Although he had agreed, he kept finding various excuses to delay doing it.

He expected the Sakon Ukon, to abandon the mission because too much time had passed.

Unfortunately, none of the Sakon Ukon— wanted to lose face in front of Orochimaru, so they refused to leave Konoha.

After a stalemate lasting several days, the man finally had no choice but to use his position to let the Sakon Ukon, in.

It's only thanks to Konoha's current depleted military strength that this was possible; otherwise, it wouldn't have been easy for someone of this status to accomplish such a feat.

After entering Konoha, the Sakon Ukon— made some inquiries and finally found Sasuke.

The four were quite capable; they discovered the Sasuke Anbu monitoring Sasuke, so they didn't act rashly.

The four first had Tayuya risk contacting Sasuke right under the noses of the Anbu were monitoring them.

If Sasuke showed the slightest sign of abnormality at this moment, the Sakon Ukon would definitely be doomed.

Fortunately, the four of them made the right bet. Sasuke didn't say anything after seeing the note Tayuya gave him.

In fact, they should thank Yichen, because through Yichen's several hints, Sasuke not only learned about the hidden story behind the Uchiha Clan Annihilated, but also that the Anbu were monitoring him.

Sasuke was willing to cover for the four because he believed that Tayuya his clansmen Izumi Uchiha and Sokai.

Unfortunately, Sasuke only realized after reading the note in private that it was from Orochimaru's subordinates.

Sasuke disappointed, but he also became somewhat interested.

Because the note Tayuya gave him said that if he wanted to know the truth about the Uchiha Clan Annihilated, he should go with them.

"Orochimaru?" Sasuke murmured to himself.

Because they needed to keep it from Sasuke, the Konoha High-ranking officials ordered that no discussion of the battle between Orochimaru and Itachi Uchiha be allowed in Konoha.

So all Sasuke knew was that Orochimaru was stopped by a mysterious Konoha ninja, and then almost died at the hands of Might Guy.

In the original story, Orochimaru single-handedly killed two Kage from the Five Great Ninja Villages and left a deep impression on Sasuke during the second Chunin Ninja Exams in Konoha.

Therefore, Sasuke's desire to join Orochimaru was extremely strong.

However, in this life, Orochimaru is virtually unknown to ordinary ninjas in the Ninja World.

He's just one of the Legendary Sannin. One of the Legendary Sannin died long ago, and another was driven out of Konoha and his whereabouts are unknown. How powerful can Orochimaru really be?

Sasuke doesn't have his own intelligence network, so like any other ninja, he's unaware of Orochimaru's true strength.

After whispering Orochimaru's name, Sasuke made his decision.

So Sasuke began to cooperate with the four members of the Sakon Ukon.

With Sasuke's cooperation, the four successfully brought Sasuke out of Konoha.

What Sakon Ukon, Sakon Sasuke, didn't know was that although they had successfully shaken off the Anbu who were monitoring Sasuke, there were still two pairs of eyes watching them from the shadows.

One of them was naturally Itachi Uchiha!

Itachi Uchiha wasn't in Konoha to help the Konoha carry out missions; as a brother-obsessed individual, he practically revolved around Sasuke Tenten.

So, just as Sakon Ukon approached Sasuke, Itachi Uchiha spotted them.

However, Itachi Uchiha did not make a move immediately. On one hand, he did not want to expose himself in front of Sasuke, and on the other hand, he also wanted to know who wanted to deal with Sasuke and who was behind this small fry.

At this moment, Itachi Uchiha said to another person, "Lord Hokage, aren't you going to make a move?"

Because Itachi Uchiha didn't want Sasuke to find out, he couldn't act, so he called Kakashi.

Kakashi said, "Let's check again, see if any of these four have backup."

"These four should all be Orochimaru's subordinates. I want to see if Orochimaru himself is nearby."

Itachi Uchiha frowned and said, "Lord Hokage- Orochimaru, if Orochimaru intervenes, will it be too late to save Sasuke?"

Kakashi glanced at Itachi Uchiha and said, "Itachi, don't worry, I placed a Flying Thunder God Kunai on Sasuke."

Hearing this, Itachi Uchiha felt somewhat relieved, but the worry on his face did not lessen.

The two then continued to follow behind the five.

But soon, the two of them looked at each other and stopped.

It wasn't because they lost track of them; those five people simply didn't have that ability.

Instead, Sasuke actually shook off Sakon Ukon and left alone.

Sakon Ukon were still being misled by one of Sasuke's Shadow Clone.

Kakashi smiled and said, "Sasuke's talent is indeed quite good."

Itachi Uchiha smiled as well, "Of course, he's my brother."

But what's next?

Kakashi said, "You go and deal with those four. I'll follow Sasuke; I want to see what Sasuke is up to."

Itachi Uchiha nodded and quickly left, heading towards Sakon Ukon.

Kakashi followed Sasuke at a leisurely pace, and soon they arrived at a relatively large town near Konoha.

As Kakashi watched Sasuke enter the city, he seemed lost in thought. Just as he was about to take a step, he suddenly stopped.

The next moment, a figure appeared—it was Itachi Uchiha.

Itachi Uchiha said, "I've already handed those four over to the Anbu."

Kakashi didn't get involved; four Genin were nothing to him, the Hokage.

Kakashi said, "Sasuke has entered the town. I'm worried he's here to investigate the truth behind the massacre of his clan."

Upon hearing this, Itachi Uchiha silently lowered his head. The two held completely opposite views on the matter of massacring their clan.

Kakashi, an outsider, was a staunch opponent, while Itachi Uchiha, the young head of the Uchiha Clan, firmly supported the extermination of the clan.

Therefore, the two tacitly avoided discussing the right or wrong of that matter.

Kakashi spoke up, "Itachi, tell Sasuke the truth!"

"Let Sasuke himself who was right and who was wrong about what happened back then."

Itachi Uchiha was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan requires strong emotional stimulation. I hope Sasuke can awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan by drawing upon his hatred for me."

"I will tell him the truth after he awakens the Mangekyō Sharingan."

Kakashi sighed, stopped trying to persuade him, and used a Body Flicker Technique to enter the city in front of him.

Itachi Uchiha quickly followed.

The two quickly found Sasuke, but to their surprise, Sasuke was reading a newspaper.

Kakashi only glanced at the style of the newspaper and knew it was the Iwa Village Bi-Monthly Report.

Besides the newspaper in his hand, Kakashi also noticed that Sasuke had a bag hanging from his left hand, which was full of newspapers.

Kakashi and Itachi Uchiha exchanged a glance and both guessed what those newspapers were—the old Iwa Village Bi-Monthly Report.

Kakashi and Itachi Uchiha both knew what was written in the Iwa Village Bi-Monthly Report.

If Sasuke finishes reading those newspapers, what truth won't he know?

Kakashi looked at Itachi Uchiha, as if to say, "Are you sure you don't want to tell him the truth?"

Itachi Uchiha was at a loss. After hesitating for a long time, he slowly walked out of his hiding place.

Kakashi sighed behind Itachi Uchiha and whispered to him, "I'm going back to the village first!"

He didn't want to witness the awkward meeting between the two brothers, and he also had great confidence in Itachi Uchiha.

Since Itachi Uchiha has chosen to take matters into his own hands, he will surely be able to Sasuke back to Konoha.

Would a Kage Level fighter with the Mangekyō Sharingan fail to defeat a Konoha Genin?

Sasuke moved quickly; he activated his Sharingan glance, finishing a newspaper in just over ten seconds.

When Itachi Uchiha walked up behind Sasuke already had more than a dozen newspapers he had finished reading lying next to him.

It was clear that Sasuke was very agitated, so much so that he didn't even notice Itachi Uchiha standing behind him for several seconds.

"Sasuke!" Itachi Uchiha whispered Sasuke's name.

Sasuke heard it, his body visibly jolted, and he quickly turned around.

When he saw that the person standing behind him was indeed his own brother, his eyes were filled with disbelief.

He was still trying to find the truth, so why did Itachi Uchiha suddenly appear in front of him?

Based on Sasuke's thoughts from a few minutes ago, he would definitely have rushed forward yelling.

However, after reading more than a dozen newspapers, Sasuke's belief in the truth behind the Uchiha Clan's annihilation was completely shaken.

Sasuke looked at Itachi Uchiha, speechless for a moment.

Itachi Uchiha tried to speak first, "Sasuke..."

However, Sasuke quickly interrupted him, "Itachi Uchiha, can we talk after I finish reading these newspapers?"

The newspaper Sasuke just read contained details of the battle Itachi Uchiha and Orochimaru during the Konoha Collapse Plan.

He knew that Itachi Uchiha was on Konoha's side, not the Konoha missing-nin Konoha claimed to be.

That's why Sasuke dared to speak to his good brother like that.

Itachi Uchiha didn't want Sasuke to read the newspaper, because the newspapers in Iwagakure were all brainwashing in nature.

Once Sasuke believes it and forms a fixed idea in his mind, it's all over.

In this life, he couldn't possibly prepare a Mangekyō Sharingan Shisui Uchiha to correct Sasuke's thinking.

Sasuke, however, now clearly has more faith in the Iwa Village Bi-Monthly Report he possesses.

He leaped backward, widening the distance between himself and Itachi Uchiha.

Itachi Uchiha had no choice; Sasuke already knew some of the truth, and he couldn't pretend to be cold and ruthless anymore.

In Sasuke's eyes, Itachi Uchiha has now returned to being the brother who would never hurt him.

Therefore, Sasuke was certain that Itachi Uchiha wouldn't attack him.

Therefore, Itachi Uchiha could only watch helplessly as Sasuke disappeared from his sight.

A moment later, in a deserted alley, Sasuke finished reading all the newspapers.

He closed his eyes and carefully sorted through the truth he had learned from the newspaper, then combined it with what he had seen and heard in the clan before the extermination.

Upon comparing the two, Sasuke realized that what was recorded in the Iwa Village Bi-Monthly Report was probably true.

His own clan was wiped out by the Konoha High-ranking officials, and his brother and Shisui Uchiha were both accomplices who sided with the Konoha High-ranking officials.

The conflict between the two sides has a long history, dating back to the founding of Konoha.

It turns out that the Police Force, which the Uchiha Clan was so proud of, was also a trap set by the Konoha High-ranking officials.

It turns out that Konoha had never accepted the Uchiha.

It turns out, everyone knew the truth except me.

Sasuke felt that his entire life had been a deception.

He hated himself, he hated himself for being so useless, he hated himself for not being able to see through such a simple scam.

At the same time, he also wished he could personally kill those people described in the newspapers who had deliberately driven the Uchiha Clan to their doom step by step.

After a long while.

"Come out!" Sasuke said calmly.

Itachi Uchiha slowly walked out from one end of the street.

Sasuke turned around, facing Itachi Uchiha, and then opened his eyes.

The moment Sasuke opened his eyes, Itachi Uchiha was stunned.

Six-pointed star pattern!

Sasuke has awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan?!

How did I awaken?

Your entire clan was wiped out. I'll use Tsukuyomi to play the scene of their extermination on a loop for you. You've activated Single-Tomoe.

After reading the Iwagakure's Bi-Monthly Report once, you jumped straight from Two-Tomoe to Mangekyo?

I even went to great lengths to help you awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan!

Sasuke's eyes were bloodshot, and he stared coldly at Itachi Uchiha. He slowly said, "Itachi, now you can tell me, what was your purpose in destroying your clan?"

Itachi Uchiha was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Prevent the village from going into civil war."

Sasuke had seen this reason in the newspaper. Yichen said in the newspaper that it was an excuse fabricated by Konoha High-ranking officials such as Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō for Itachi Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha.

After hearing this, Sasuke asked, "So, did you stop it?"

Itachi Uchiha remained silent. They had betrayed the Uchiha Clan and, together with the Konoha High-ranking officials and other ninja clans, had stopped the Uchiha Clan's rebellion.

However, the destruction of the Uchiha did not bring peace to Konoha.

Shikaku Nara ninja clans quickly launched a rebellion.

Then Danzo, Konoha High-ranking officials, also launched the Konoha Collapse Plan.

In other words, both sides supported by Itachi Uchiha launched a rebellion without hesitation.

Only Itachi Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha foolishly believed the excuses they made up.

"What, speechless now? Looks like what the newspapers said is true?" Sasuke said to Itachi Uchiha with a mocking expression.

"Itachi, it was clearly you who were brainwashed by the Konoha High-ranking officials and then betrayed your clan."

"And yet you all think you're right, how ridiculous!"

"The so-called peace they use to brainwash you, they themselves don't even care about!"

"Do you think you can convince me to pledge allegiance to that ridiculous village?"

After saying that, Sasuke turned and left the street.

Itachi Uchiha remained silent for a moment, then followed after them.

By the time Itachi Uchiha caught up with Sasuke again, Sasuke had already left the city.

Itachi Uchiha said to Sasuke, "Sasuke, come back with me!"

"We Uchiha are Konoha's Uchiha. You'll understand the village's actions when you grow up."

Sasuke ignored Itachi Uchiha and said calmly, "Itachi, you don't deserve the Uchiha clan, nor do you deserve to be your father and mother's son."

Similarly, you are not worthy to be my brother!

"Don't follow me. I'm not going back to Konoha. Konoha is our enemy Uchiha."

"I remember the villagers told you before, don't trust the High-ranking officials. When you grow up, you'll see High-ranking officials true colors."

"I want to ask you, now that you're all grown up, have you seen things clearly?"

Although Itachi Uchiha couldn't answer, he still tried to persuade him, saying, "Sasuke, Konoha is also our Uchiha home. Shisui and I are doing this to protect this big family."

Sasuke chuckled coldly and said, "Heh, home? We consider Konoha our home, but does Konoha consider us family?"

"From the moment Konoha was founded, we were never considered one of their families."

"From the First Hokage onwards, Konoha has had seven Hokage in total. How many of them actually lent a helping hand to our Uchiha?"

Itachi Uchiha said, "The First and our Uchiha Clan have always had a good relationship. The Fourth and Fifth Hokage also showed goodwill towards our Uchiha Clan."

Sasuke laughed heartily, his laughter both unrestrained and wild.

"I don't know about the First Hokage, but the Fourth Hokage only served for a few days? The Fifth Hokage even showed us goodwill?"

"Itachi, our Uchiha Clan was wiped out by the Fifth Hokage!"

When Sasuke uttered his last words, he shouted them out with all his might.

Itachi Uchiha remained silent. He wanted to say that Tsunade had no choice, but Sasuke certainly wouldn't believe him.

Regarding the matter of the extermination of the clan, the truth is actually quite clear. No matter how eloquent he is, as long as Sasuke's thinking is clear, he cannot persuade Sasuke.

Moreover, Itachi Uchiha was never a man of words; he was a man of action.

The two talked as they moved quickly forward.

Time always flies when you're with your beloved younger brother. By the time Itachi Uchiha realized it, the two were almost leaving the Land of Fire.

With a sigh, Itachi Uchiha used a Body Flicker Technique to block Sasuke's path.

"Sasuke, come back with me." After saying that, Itachi Uchiha's eyes transformed into the Mangekyō Sharingan.

The next moment, Sasuke found himself back in the Tsukuyomi Space that had once given him nightmares.

In the Tsukuyomi World, Itachi Uchiha said, "Sasuke, go to sleep. When you wake up, you'll be back in Konoha!"

Sasuke showed no panic. He said expressionlessly, "Can I go back to the past by sleeping? Can I revive my clansmen by sleeping?"

"Will taking a nap bring Mom and Dad back?"

Sasuke paused, took a breath, and continued, "I heard you met your father during the Chunin Ninja Exams. Did he say anything?"

Itachi Uchiha said, "He asked me about your situation, and I told him you had awakened the Two-Tomoe Sharingan."

He's happy for you.

Sasuke was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Alright, Itachi, I'm leaving!"

After saying that, to Itachi Uchiha's astonishment, his Tsukuyomi World shattered.

Sasuke broke Tsukuyomi directly, and this time it was a real breakthrough, unlike in the original story where Itachi Uchiha held back an entire Pacific Ocean of water!

Sasuke's method of breaking the Genjutsu this time was very simple, because his left Dōjutsu was capable of dispelling all false illusions.

Besides dispelling illusions, Sasuke's eye can also see through lies.

This is Dōjutsu that Sasuke awakened when he felt he was foolish and unable to see through the lies woven for him by the Konoha High-ranking officials and Itachi Uchiha.

This Dōjutsu is called: Illusion-Breaking!

Itachi Uchiha's eye power was already insufficient, and he only managed to perform Tsukuyomi by enduring the pain.

This time, Sasuke forcibly broke the illusion, and the Mangekyō Sharingan was impacted, causing blood to flow rapidly.

Sasuke didn't take advantage of Itachi Uchiha to finish him off; instead, he bypassed Itachi Uchiha and entered the Land of Earth.

Itachi Uchiha knelt on the ground, one hand covering his eye and the other supporting himself, and it took him a long time to recover from the excruciating pain in his eyes.

At this point, Itachi Uchiha was completely unable to maintain his Mangekyō Sharingan.

Furthermore, before his eyes, everything appeared as multiple images, intertwined and obscuring his vision.

Itachi Uchiha took a deep breath and forcibly activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, barely regaining his ability to see.

He turned his head to look in the direction Sasuke had left, but there was no one there anymore.

Itachi Uchiha didn't blindly pursue them. He was in no condition to stop Sasuke from leaving.

I was careless just now; I didn't expect Sasuke to possess Dōjutsu that can break Genjutsu.

I should have used Taijutsu.

Sasuke's normal abilities are only at the Chunin level, at most equivalent to Special Jonin. With Itachi Uchiha's strength, he could easily defeat Sasuke without taking any damage.

But it's too late to say anything now. Itachi Uchiha's eye power is damaged, Sasuke if Sasuke Susanoo, he might end up in a disaster.

Moreover, the opposite side is Iwa ninja territory. If they lure Yichen out, the two brothers will both perish here.

Itachi Uchiha got up and returned to Konoha as quickly as possible. He needed to find Kakashi as soon as possible; Kakashi had said that he had left the Flying Thunder God Coordinates on Sasuke.

Only Kakashi can bring Sasuke back before he Sasuke Iwagakure.

However, what Itachi Uchiha didn't know was that Sasuke didn't go directly to Iwagakure, but instead went to Iwa ninja's branch in the Former Northwestern Land of Fire.

Sasuke also learned this location from the newspaper.

Upon arriving at the branch, Sasuke immediately identified himself, saying he wanted to see Sokai Uchiha and Izumi Uchiha.

Sokai is the Honorary Advisor, Izumi Uchiha is the Head of the Tsuchikage Assistant Squad.

Both were high-ranking members and had distinguished themselves on the battlefield, so the Iwa ninja naturally knew that they were both from the Uchiha Clan.

Upon seeing an Uchiha who had also awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan come to join Sokai and Izumi Uchiha, the branch leader of Iwa ninja dared not neglect them.

He immediately sent someone through the Teleportation Array back to Iwagakure to report to Yichen.