Want to Pin a Crime on Me? Take My Blade First!

"You... you..."

Kagami Uchiha pointed at Uchiha Nan, a chill running down his back. Could someone really wear a mask for over a decade and deceive everyone in Konoha? And that person had to be an Uchiha from his own clan.

That was terrifying beyond belief!!

Uchiha Nan gave Kagami Uchiha a strange look. It was as if Kagami Uchiha had a mouthful of shit stuck in his throat. Had he left his vocal cords on the battlefield?

He sounded exactly like a broken record.

"Speak!"

"How did you learn of Lord Tobirama's death?"

Kagami Uchiha's eyes turned fierce. He had inexplicably taken the blame for Uchiha Nan before, then been toyed with by Uchiha Nan's mask for so many years. It made Kagami Uchiha feel like a clown.

He simply couldn't swallow this anger!

"What gives you the right? You think you can interrogate me?"

"Gold."

"You're nothing more than Tobirama Senju's dog!"

"A dog abandoned by its master!!"

Uchiha Nan looked at Kagami Uchiha's resentful face, as though Nan had cuckolded him, and immediately snapped back without indulging him.

No matter how well the Uchiha preached benevolence and righteousness, it was never as useful as a fist. Back when he had acted like an outcast within the clan, those blind fools had often been taught a lesson by him.

Now that Uchiha Nan intended to compete for Konoha's Hokage position, the approach he had used while Tobirama Senju was Hokage was no longer useful. He had to strike hard within the Uchiha clan and beat down everyone who refused to submit.

He would start with you!

Strike hard once to prevent a hundred more blows. To establish himself, he had to pick a tough opponent.

Kagami Uchiha's expression stiffened, his face turning ugly. With his mask torn off, Uchiha Nan's conduct was exactly like that of the clan's Hawk Faction.

No, Uchiha Nan's insults were even nastier than theirs.

Since when had he become Tobirama Senju's dog? He was his disciple!

Kagami Uchiha trembled with rage. Uchiha Nan's words were simply too vile.

"I now suspect that Lord Tobirama's death is connected to you!"

Kagami Uchiha roared. Uchiha Nan had hidden himself for so long; the terrifying depth of his mind far exceeded Kagami Uchiha's imagination. He had deceived Kagami Uchiha, deceived Tobirama Senju, and deceived all of Konoha.

Uchiha Nan had even obtained such an extremely confidential piece of news as Lord Tobirama's death. It was difficult not to suspect that he was involved.

"Slander! You're slandering me!"

"I'm the captain of the Uchiha Security Force. On the battlefield, I bled for Konoha and earned merits!"

Uchiha Nan was so shocked he nearly let out a Kun cry. That wasn't how you pinned blame on someone. If he had been capable of setting up such a massive scheme and killing Tobirama Senju, he would have done it long ago. Why would he have waited this long?

Tobirama Senju's death was Kishimoto's fault. It was purely a plot-induced death. Tobirama Senju possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique and was covered in Forbidden Jutsu. In the Ninja World, if he wanted to run, who could possibly keep him?

Damn it, Kagami Uchiha looked respectable, but his belly was full of bad intentions. He was trying to dump this kind of blame on Nan. Nan had to deal with him!!

Uchiha Nan decided to strike first!

"Take this!"

Uchiha Nan formed hand seals, and a ninja sword appeared out of thin air.

A flash of azure lightning burst forth, accompanied by the roaring whistle of a blade cutting through the air.

"Swift Lightning Flash!"

The three Magatama in Uchiha Nan's eyes spun rapidly. This technique required the Sharingan's dynamic vision.

Clang!

Lightning flashed alongside sparks. Kagami Uchiha drew a kunai to block the strike, cracking the ground beneath his feet. A dull pain struck his chest, and he immediately formed seals with one hand.

Body Flicker Technique!

Kagami Uchiha had no desire to engage a Kenjutsu expert like Uchiha Nan in close combat. The souls slain beneath Uchiha Nan's blade numbered in the hundreds.

"Pretty quick reactions, Gold."

Uchiha Nan had thought that attack would at least wound Kagami Uchiha, but it did not matter. He had never expected to kill Kagami Uchiha in one blow.

"You really are suspicious!"

Kagami Uchiha's voice was icy. After pulling some distance away, his eyes brimmed with killing intent. In his view, Uchiha Nan was trying to silence him.

"Fire Style: Great Fire Dragon Technique!"

Blazing flames emerged. A fire dragon more than ten meters long coiled through the air, circling several times before charging toward Uchiha Nan.

Interesting!

Uchiha Nan gripped his sword hilt tightly and grinned. Then he pushed off with his feet as lightning flickered around his body, continuously stimulating his cells.

With a whoosh, Uchiha Nan charged straight at the fire dragon. Blade Aura flashed, splitting the dragon's body in two. It exploded apart in every direction, scattering sparks through the air.

"Die!"

In an instant, Uchiha Nan appeared at Kagami Uchiha's side. Blade Aura flared, forcing Kagami Uchiha back again and again.

Uchiha Nan's extreme speed and fierce swordsmanship drove his blade at every vital point on Kagami Uchiha's body, leaving Kagami Uchiha miserable. His previous injuries had not even healed yet.

No, he could not keep this up.

While blocking Uchiha Nan's attacks, Kagami Uchiha secretly formed hand seals. The instant their Sharingan met—

"Ninja Art: Binding Prison!"

Uchiha Nan's gaze suddenly dulled. The three Magatama in his Sharingan stopped spinning. His raised ninja sword lowered, and he stood there blankly.

"Pant, pant, pant..."

Seeing Uchiha Nan stop moving, Kagami Uchiha finally could not hold back any longer. He began gasping heavily, then started coughing, even coughing up blood. The initial sneak attack had directly inflicted internal injuries on him; he had only endured by holding his breath.

Uchiha Nan's swordsmanship was terrifyingly strong. Kagami Uchiha knew that if he held on for a few more breaths, Uchiha Nan would cut him down. Fortunately, he had controlled Uchiha Nan with genjutsu.

Now was not the time to rest. His genjutsu would not control Uchiha Nan for long. He had to bind Uchiha Nan first, then hand him over to Mito-sama for judgment. That would clear his own name as well.

Thinking this, Kagami Uchiha ignored the blood he was still coughing up and hurried toward Uchiha Nan.

"Swallow Return!!"

Uchiha Nan suddenly struck. Blade Aura flashed, catching Kagami Uchiha completely off guard. He took the blow head-on, and a savage wound instantly opened across his chest. Bone was faintly visible, and his intestines had already spilled out.

"You didn't really think I fell for your genjutsu, did you? I was just messing with you. I'd been guarding against that trick of yours all along!"

Uchiha Nan's mocking voice sounded beside Kagami Uchiha's ear. In his previous life, Naruto fans had claimed that Kagami Uchiha and Uchiha Shisui were related, and that Kagami Uchiha's genjutsu far surpassed that of ordinary Uchiha. How could Uchiha Nan fail to guard against genjutsu?

"You... you!!"

Kagami Uchiha wanted to say something more, but he could no longer hold on. His eyes grew heavier and heavier until he finally passed out.

Uchiha Nan walked over to Kagami Uchiha and looked with satisfaction at his handiwork. His swordsmanship had improved again.

The wound was grave but not fatal, so Kagami Uchiha would not defect to Hiruzen Sarutobi's side and cause him trouble.

But he could not kill him outright either. Uchiha Nan was not about to do something as stupid as casually slaughtering his own clansmen. He still wanted to become Clan Head.

Green light then appeared in Uchiha Nan's hand. He used Medical Ninjutsu to stop Kagami Uchiha's bleeding, then gave him a simple bandaging to ensure he could hold on for a while. The rest could be left to the clan's Medical Ninja.