Tear Off the Mask, Speak with Strength!

Panicked!

Nara Shikaku broke out in a cold sweat, and the embarrassed man shut his mouth completely.

Everyone actually understood the grievances between the Ino-Shika-Cho and the Konoha Higher-ups, but this was something that could not be spoken aloud.

This was—what the hell!

Was the Uchiha Jin before them really an Uchiha Name?

On the other side.

As Nara Shikaku fell silent, the Konoha F4 also sank into complete silence.

Two minutes later.

Sarutobi Hiruzen set down his smoking pipe and spoke calmly. "Shikaku, you should head back first."

"Th-this—alright!" Nara Shikaku froze for a moment, then left without another word.

His retreating figure looked utterly flustered.

After Nara Shikaku left and closed the door, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression gradually darkened. "Now that there are no outsiders, let's Speak Frankly. What exactly do you want, Uchiha Jin?"

Almost instantly.

The Konoha F4 shed all pretense. Their gazes brimmed with contempt, anger, and even—Icy Killing Intent!

That was right!

They had seen Uchiha Jin through completely. He was a diehard member of the Radical Faction, with no possibility of being swayed.

Pretending?

It was meaningless!

Uchiha Jin's words were razor-sharp. "An eye for an eye, blood for blood!"

The Konoha F4 drew sharp breaths. Utatane Koharu, in particular, snapped furiously, "Insolence! Are you trying to rebel?"

"I'd love to, but I don't have the ability." Uchiha Jin shrugged. "I have to admit that everyone present has quite formidable methods."

"The Uchiha's reputation has long since become utterly foul, and you have turned the clan into a disorganized mess."

"Though your prestige in Konoha is no longer what it once was, it still cannot be compared to the Uchiha, whose name is already in the gutter."

His voice was remarkably calm.

Even though the Uchiha's situation was dire, he still acted as though he did not care in the slightest.

The Konoha F4 found this astonishing as well. Mitokado Homura could not help asking, "Since you understand Konoha's situation so clearly, why join the Radical Faction and adopt this fight-to-the-death stance?"

The others were equally curious.

If Uchiha Jin had been like the other Uchiha, this behavior could barely have been explained. But since he understood everything, why would he do this?

Uchiha Jin scoffed. "Precisely because I see everything so clearly, I know that I have no choice but to fight with everything I have!"

"Oh, now that is interesting." Sarutobi Hiruzen wore a forced smile. "Could you explain in more detail?"

Uchiha Jin did not hide anything. "In my view, you will sooner or later wipe out the entire Uchiha clan. Your current restraint is merely meant to Clip Wings as much as possible, laying the groundwork for the coming extermination."

"Senju Hashirama did not care about the Uchiha's strength. Senju Tobirama could suppress the Uchiha through schemes. Yet you possess neither, while still dreaming of controlling Konoha's power forever."

"So you have only one choice: make the Uchiha disappear completely, perhaps leaving behind one or two Uchiha bloodlines at most."

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed.

His gaze was incomparably complicated. "You truly do not seem like an Uchiha!"

"Hiruzen, we cannot let him live." Danzo's face was cold, his eyes filled with killing intent. "He must die today!"

"Afterward, we'll say that Uchiha Jin flew into a rage out of humiliation and tried to murder the Hokage inside the Hokage Office."

"An Uchiha from the Radical Faction—people would believe anything he did!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen remained silent in thought.

The brim of his Hokage hat slowly lowered as he picked up his pipe and began smoking.

Danzo was greatly pleased at the sight and instantly understood the Hokage's intentions.

Not speaking was consent!

As he slowly undid the seal on his left arm, he looked at Uchiha Jin with a cold voice. "I admit that you are an Uchiha with brains and methods, but unfortunately, this world still respects strength above all else."

"You—are far too arrogant!"

"Do you really think that awakening the Mangekyo makes you invincible in this world?"

The Seal Lock on his right arm fell to the floor. He then lifted the eyepatch over his right eye, revealing the scarlet Mangekyo beneath.

'Tsukuyomi!'

Almost instantly.

Uchiha Jin was plunged into an azure land, where birds sang and flowers bloomed all around him, Like Paradise.

What surprised him even more was that countless familiar faces were there.

They were all friends whom Uchiha Jin deeply acknowledged in his heart, and they were constantly trying to pull him toward paradise.

"Is this Kagami Uchiha's Dojutsu?"

Uchiha Jin muttered.

Though it was also Tsukuyomi, compared with Itachi's Crimson Hell, Kagami's Tsukuyomi was more like paradise.

It was understandable.

In the original story, Itachi himself had been in hell, so the Mangekyo he awakened was naturally hell as well.

Kagami Uchiha, however, was completely different. He was Senju Tobirama's disciple and regarded Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others as friends. His life had been nearly perfect.

The Mangekyo was the Eye of the Mind's Reflection. Even though they had both awakened the Genjutsu Tsukuyomi, Kagami's Tsukuyomi was filled with beauty!

"What a pity!"

"Though everything here is so beautiful, falsehood is still falsehood."

"Susanoo!"

As Uchiha Jin spoke, his eyes instantly transformed into Mangekyo, forming a scarlet Six-Pointed Star Array pattern.

That was right!

Just like Uchiha Sasuke's, they were both Tomoe Mangekyo!

Almost instantly.

As Uchiha Jin unleashed his Dojutsu, the illusion before him shattered like bubbles, and the scene instantly returned to the Hokage Office.

'Wood Release: Exploding Wood Spear!'

Uchiha Jin had barely broken the Genjutsu when he heard Danzo's furious roar.

Immediately afterward.

He saw Danzo's right arm transform into a massive tree, charging toward Uchiha Jin with lightning speed.

Danzo was also wary of Uchiha Jin's unknown Mangekyo Dojutsu. This attack contained no probing whatsoever. He opened with Kagami Uchiha's Mangekyo Genjutsu, then directly unleashed his strongest killing move while Uchiha Jin was trapped in the illusion.

Wood Release!

'Susanoo!'

Uchiha Jin held nothing back, using his strongest killing move as well.

A line of bloody tears instantly flowed from his left eye. His Mangekyo began spinning frantically as boundless Dojutsu Power was rapidly consumed.

Danzo's Wood Release instantly collapsed. Even his Sharingan-filled right arm, and then his entire body, shattered inch by inch!

Danzo let out a scream before dying instantly.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others felt their scalps go numb. They even rose to their feet instinctively, their eyes filled with endless terror.

They could not believe Danzo had died just like that.

But the next second.

Danzo's corpse instantly vanished, and Uchiha Jin secretly became alert.

'Izanagi!'

How could he possibly fail to recognize such a powerful Uchiha Genjutsu?

Danzo appeared behind him, a sharp kunai piercing through his chest.

"Ha ha!"

"Uchiha Jin, die!"

Danzo roared, his eyes full of mockery.

But unfortunately.

Uchiha Jin's figure vanished with a bang, and Danzo could not help blurting out.

"A Shadow Clone?"

"How is that possible?"

"When did he use it?"

However.

Just as he was puzzled, Uchiha Jin appeared behind him.

Likewise, he used a kunai to pierce Danzo's heart!