Night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre, Scroll of Sealing

In a hidden location, Yamei and Itachi appeared simultaneously.

"I feel extreme danger from you," Itachi said gravely, looking at Yamei after they had stopped.

"I've had some fortunate encounters," Yamei replied with a smile, taking a scroll from his bosom.

"Could you please take me to find the people you gave me a list of earlier? I need them to leave their handprints on this scroll."

"But the Anbu..."

"It's fine, no one will notice us."

Itachi paused, then gave a wry smile. "With your Genjutsu... you don't need to stay in the Ninja Academy anymore."

"And then what? Become a ninja directly like you, and still not be able to live for yourself?" Itachi fell silent.

"I'm not that bored. Me? I just want to play around, get stronger, lead the people around me to get stronger! And finally see if I can live forever."

"It's just... this world isn't that simple. I'm not weak yet, but I'm definitely not invincible either."

Yamei had a clear understanding of himself.

After listening, Itachi simply nodded silently, then led Yamei towards the Uchiha compound.

"Actually, I'm quite curious. You could have taken your entire Uchiha Clan away. Why... did you still do that thing?"

Itachi was silent for a moment, then said softly, "For Konoha, for the clan's honor, and for Sasuke."

"Heh."

Yamei just let out a cold laugh. Konoha? Was Konoha more important than the clan?

One could only say that Itachi's thinking had been twisted since childhood. Leaving with the clan members would damage the clan's honor?

Even if it was damaged, it was better than being gone entirely.

"No wonder the ones you chose were all children."

Itachi didn't speak, just quietly led the way.

Their actions didn't cause much of a stir. Twelve Uchiha children, under the control of Genjutsu, pressed their handprints onto the scroll.

Eight girls and four boys, all only three or four years old.

"When?"

"Tomorrow night."

Yamei looked up at him. "If I hadn't come, would you have planned to find me?"

"Probably."

"Alright, I'm leaving now." Yamei shook his head helplessly, his figure vanishing instantly.

Returning home, he had just finished washing up when he saw Yūhi Kurenai sitting on the sofa.

"Spending time with your two little girlfriends so late today?" Kurenai asked with a half-smile.

"No, I was busy with other things." Yamei immediately nuzzled into Kurenai's warm embrace.

As expected, an older sister was the best.

"You haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll make you something," Kurenai said, getting up and heading to the kitchen.

Yamei watched this scene with a smile, feeling an immense warmth in his heart.

Kurenai was now an absolute elite Jonin.

Having learned his Art of a Hundred Refinements and Mist Veil Moon, she was far stronger than her father, Shinku Yuhi. However, Yamei had her conceal some of her strength.

A moment later, Kurenai brought out a bowl of noodles.

She watched Yamei eat it all and cleaned up before leaving.

Time moved to the next day.

The classroom was abuzz with chatter, while Yamei slept at his desk. This was a regular scene.

It wasn't until the afternoon, when the dismissal bell rang and everyone was preparing to leave, that Iruka's voice sounded.

"Class, tonight the school has invited a Jonin to explain Ninjutsu knowledge, share combat experience, and guide your studies."

"Therefore, dismissal time is postponed until the evening. We hope for your understanding."

Whoosh!

Upon hearing this news, many students cried out in dismay.

Children their age were restless, and the day's classes had already made them impatient. Now, they had extra lessons.

"Yamei, looks like I can't go train today," Ino said dejectedly.

"It's okay, there will be plenty of time later." Yamei reached out and ruffled her hair.

"Hmph! Sasuke, you're lucky. I was planning to have another match today!" Naruto said boastfully.

He had lost one move to Sasuke in a spar a couple of days ago, which had been bothering him.

"Even if we had another match, you still wouldn't be my opponent!" Sasuke said confidently.

Shikamaru and the others watched quietly. They naturally knew that Sasuke and the others were training under Yamei.

However, they hadn't joined. One reason was that they felt too embarrassed, and the other was that most of them had secret techniques from their own clans.

Yamei watched the two bicker and couldn't help but glance at Sasuke.

Poor Two-tails… you'll have no clan members soon…

No… there will still be some, but they'll all be children.

Shaking his head, Yamei continued to chat and laugh with Ino, and took the opportunity to tease little Hinata, making her blush.

After dinner that afternoon, Yamei created a Shadow Clone and his main body left the Ninja Academy.

Standing atop a tall building, Yamei glanced in the direction of the Uchiha compound and then towards the Hokage Building.

"Obito will appear tonight… I wonder if I can get Kamui… or perhaps the Bloodline Power from the Hashirama Cells he transplanted would be good too."

In Yamei's eyes, Obito was a treasure trove.

After a brief period of thought, Yamei decided to head to the Hokage Building first.

Walking on the road, Yamei could feel that the number of ninjas around had increased significantly, and most of them were on high alert.

Yamei's arrival did not attract anyone's attention.

Upon reaching the area below the Hokage Building, his Mangekyo Sharingan had already been activated. The Mist Veil Moon enveloped everyone on the surrounding few streets.

"Back garden."

Yamei chuckled and stepped inside, quickly arriving at the Hokage's office. Only Hiruzen Sarutobi was inside; Danzō was likely in Root.

At this moment, a crystal ball was placed on the Hokage's desk. He was smoking and watching the images within the crystal ball.

Yamei stepped forward and took a look. It was a scene from the Uchiha compound, and Itachi had already appeared at the entrance.

After a casual glance, Yamei lost interest and headed towards the direction of the sealing chamber.

Just as Yamei left, Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced around suspiciously.

"Is it my imagination? Why do I feel like someone was just here?"

After searching and finding nothing, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked back at the crystal ball.

"Three Jonin, twelve Chunin. This level of defense is quite good."

Yamei arrived at the sealing chamber and, after confirming the guard strength, nodded in approval.

After picking the key from one of the Anbu ninjas, Yamei opened the door and swaggered in.

Inside, there was only a massive scroll, surrounded by various traps.

However, these traps were laughable under the Byakugan. Yamei leisurely strolled to the Scroll of Sealing and slowly opened it.

A-rank Forbidden Jutsu: Multi Shadow Clone Technique.

A-rank Forbidden Jutsu: Mutual Destruction Paper Bomb.

A-rank Taijutsu Forbidden Jutsu: Eight Inner Gates.

S-rank Forbidden Jutsu: Impure World Reincarnation.

S-rank Forbidden Jutsu: Flying Thunder God Technique.

Forbidden Jutsu: Four Symbols Seal.

Sealing Jutsu: Eight Trigrams Seal.

"Analyze and learn!"

Yamei's eyes burned with desire as the Sea of Derivations spun rapidly.

[Contacted Ninjutsu scroll material, preparing to analyze and learn. Estimated time: 36 hours.]

"36 hours… that's a bit long," Yamei frowned. This was just the analysis and learning phase; there was still analysis and deduction to come.

"Remove Mutual Destruction Paper Bomb."

[One task removed. Estimated time: 32 hours.]

"Still so long. Fine, let's leave it at that." Shaking his head helplessly, Yamei put the Scroll of Sealing back and strode towards the Uchiha compound.