Go Die, Sasuke

The lanterns were lit, and night descended.

The twilight, like warm tea, steeped the entire ninja village. The full moon rose slowly like a silver plate, gently outlining the distant Hokage Rock against the hazy night sky.

A gust of evening wind swept by, rolling up a few withered yellow leaves. It crossed the village and gently landed in the Uchiha compound, brushing lightly over the familiar fan crest.

The ninja figures on the watchtower blended into the twilight, with only the occasional glint of their forehead protectors proving that their vigilance had not waned.

Fireflies began to light up the lanterns among the blades of grass, while on the streets, streetlights one by one awoke, casting warm yellow halos on the cobblestone paths.

Uchiha An, dragging his weary body, slowly returned home.

"I'm home."

He announced loudly, bending his head to take off his shoes and place them in the shoe cabinet by the door.

"Oh, Nii-chan is home."

With a cheer, a little boy of five or six rushed out of the room and threw himself into his arms.

"Haha..."

Looking at his little brother's adorable appearance, Uchiha An felt all the day's hardship vanish.

He bent down to pick up his brother, reached out to tap his nose, and said with a smile, "Sachi, were you naughty today?"

"Of course not!" Uchiha Sachi puffed out his chubby cheeks, like a ripe little apple. "I've always listened to Mama, helped Mama with chores, and I even practiced shuriken!"

"Oh, that's amazing!" An widened his eyes in feigned surprise. "Then you deserve a good reward! What do you want?"

"Hmm..." Sachi tilted his head, tapping his chin with one finger, thinking seriously. Then his eyes lit up, and he shouted with his hands raised high, "I want to eat takoyaki! Double portion!"

"Haha... Alright, then when I have a day off in a few days, I'll take you to eat takoyaki, a double portion!"

"Thank you, Oni-chan!" Sachi cheered, hugging his brother's neck and rubbing against him.

"Alright, alright, Sachi, don't cling to your brother all the time. Go wash your hands, it's time to eat."

Mama, wearing an apron, came out of the kitchen with the food. She placed the dishes on the table, playfully patted her younger son's back, and sent him away. Then she turned to remind her elder son, "Don't spoil him too much! He'll be a ninja in the future, he can't be too pampered."

"Your father couldn't endure hardship, and he hasn't awakened his Sharingan yet. He can only be a genin, doing jobs like finding cats and dogs, leaving the burden of supporting the family on your shoulders."

"Cough cough..." Uchiha Kenki, sitting by the dining table, coughed twice, trying to save face. "Awakening the Sharingan depends on talent; acquired effort has little impact."

"Hmph!" Mama, while serving rice to her elder son, rolled her eyes at her husband. "Fathers are supposed to be role models for their sons, but you're just a negative example."

Seeing his father's pleading gaze, Uchiha An could only try to smooth things over.

"Uh, Mama, being a genin is actually quite good. You don't have to take on dangerous jobs, you don't have to worry about the clan's complicated affairs, and you don't have to attend clan meetings often to listen to them argue."

With her proud elder son speaking up, Mama naturally couldn't continue to be angry. She just mumbled, "What ninja work isn't dangerous? Danger might strike at any moment."

An quickly put down his chopsticks, patted his chest, and assured his parents, "Don't worry, Dad and Mom. If any danger comes, I will be at the forefront, and I will protect you and Sachi!"

"Count me in too, I want to protect Dad and Mom!" Little Sachi, having washed his hands, also rushed over, striking a defensive ninja pose with great seriousness.

"Haha... Good job, Little Sachi! We brothers will protect Dad and Mom together!"

An smiled and reached out, ruffling his brother's hair, making it messy. After a moment of playful scolding from his brother, he laughed and let go, pulling him to the table to sit down. The family began to eat.

Uchiha Kenki put a piece of food on his wife's plate and advised, "You don't need to worry all day. I'm just a genin, I don't even leave the village, so where would any danger come from?"

"We are the mighty Uchiha!"

"Who could possibly infiltrate our compound?"

"Are all the people of Konohagakure dead?"

Just as Uchiha An was about to agree, he suddenly frowned and turned his head alertly towards the door.

The door seemed to shake. He saw a blur before his eyes, and with a "swish," a figure suddenly appeared in the house.

That speed was so fast it made Uchiha An's heart leap, but upon closer inspection, he relaxed. He put back the kunai he had been holding and stood up, smiling to greet the newcomer.

"Oh, it's Itachi!"

"Why have you come?"

"Did the clan head have something to instruct?"

After taking two steps forward, ninja instincts honed by years of combat made Uchiha An stop abruptly. His eyes suddenly turned blood red, and three tomoe appeared, spinning.

But his gaze met Uchiha Itachi's briefly, and his expression became dazed. When he came to his senses, he felt a chill in his heart. Looking down, he saw a short sword being pulled from his chest.

When?

Was it a genjutsu?

Why?

An was shocked, but all his questions were choked back by the gushing blood.

He fell heavily to the ground, feeling all the strength in his body draining out through the large hole in his chest. He couldn't move at all, only watch as his father, mother, and beloved younger brother fell one after another into a pool of blood.

No!

Don't!

Don't!

An lay on the ground, his eyes meeting his brother's, who had died with his eyes wide open. All he could see was his brother's once clear and innocent eyes, now completely devoid of color, dull as ash.

That cute little face was filled with terror and helplessness, his eyes staring blankly at An, as if begging for help from his seemingly all-powerful older brother, or perhaps silently questioning him.

Nii-chan, didn't you say you would protect us?

No!

In an instant, the pain of powerlessness swept through An's entire body, its intensity surpassing even the agony of a shattered heart.

Don't!

Don't die!

I want to save you!

Regret, helplessness, confusion, hatred, unwillingness... a torrent of negative emotions surged, churning endlessly in An's mind.

His father's warm hand, his mother's caring words, and his brother's healing smile... as he faced death, all his past memories flashed through his mind like a carousel.

Under the intense obsession and violent emotional fluctuations, An's Three Tomoe Sharingan trembled violently, spinning madly. Finally, in its rapid rotation, it shattered, transforming into searing black flames that recondensed in the depths of his pupils. Dark patterns grew like thorns, eventually weaving into a ferocious and magnificent pinwheel design.

His Mangekyo Sharingan had awakened!

And with the awakening of his Mangekyo Sharingan, his "mystery of the womb" was also broken.

In an instant, all the memories of the Naruto world he had seen in his past life flooded into An's mind.

So, this was the Naruto world!

And today was the Uchiha clan massacre!

Damn it!

Why am I only awakening now!

An roared inwardly. Before his heart could fully recover, he struggled to his feet and stumbled to the table, picking up his brother and trying to save him.

As if sensing his dying wish to save them, his Mangekyo ability was the rare healing type—Inaba's White Rabbit.

Legend has it that the white rabbit, after being skinned for deceiving the crocodile to cross the sea, encountered the eighty gods, brothers of Ōkuninushi. The eighty gods tricked it into washing its wounds with seawater, worsening its injuries. Later, Ōkuninushi healed the white rabbit with fresh water and cattail pollen. The white rabbit then prophesied that he would win the heart of Ya-gami-hime and become the ruler of the land.

Later, the white rabbit became Ōkuninushi's symbolic messenger, symbolizing healing and prophecy, loyalty and gratitude, and is often found in ema and crafts at Izumo Taisha.

Mangekyo abilities were truly unreasonable. Although it was a Yin Release Sharingan, under the Mangekyo ability, it could transform into Yang Release, directly replenishing life force.

But it was all too late. No matter how much he poured Yang Release chakra into Sachi's body, regardless of the cost, he couldn't revive a dead person.

"No!"

"Don't!"

An wailed, tears streaming down his face. He put his brother down and went to save his parents, but unfortunately, Itachi, that bastard, had been too ruthless, piercing their hearts with a single blow, leaving no room for escape.

No matter what he did, the three of them remained cold corpses.

He made futile attempts in despair. After an unknown amount of time, bloody tears streamed from An's left eye, tracing his cheek and falling onto his lips, tasting exceptionally bitter.

Even with the Yang Release supported by chakra conversion, using his Mangekyo so frantically was still putting immense pressure on his eyes.

His eyeballs burned as if scorched by a branding iron, but compared to the hell in his heart, this pain was a form of salvation.

The blood-red tint in his vision intensified, until the entire world was submerged in a sea of blood.

After a long while, An gently laid down the three bodies, stood up numbly, and rushed out the door.

Itachi!

You beast!

I'm going to kill you!

Flames of hatred burned fiercely in An's heart, transforming into an endless supply of chakra that propelled him forward like a blur.

At this moment, the Uchiha compound was already deathly silent, the air filled with the stench of blood and death.

An knew what had happened here, and he didn't bother with any unnecessary actions, only charging towards the clan head's house.

That would be Itachi's final destination!

The walls of the clan head's mansion loomed closer in his vision. The Gunbai family crest on the gate looked particularly ferocious under the blood moon. This symbol, once representing glory, was now merely a marker of death.

"Itachi!"

An roared, kicking open the main gate and charging straight into the dark courtyard.

But the courtyard was now deathly silent, littered with corpses and the stench of blood.

He didn't see any sign of Itachi until he burst into the backyard. All he found were the bodies of Uchiha Fugaku and his wife on the floor of the room, and Sasuke, who had fainted there.

"Ah!"

An roared in fury, then turned and rushed back into the courtyard, shouting curses at the surroundings.

"Itachi!"

"You beast!"

"Get out here!"

"I'll kill you!"

But no matter how much he shouted, the surroundings were silent. Only the bright moon in the sky silently watched over this Asura-like battlefield.

"Ah..." An raged around the courtyard once. Seeing no sign of Itachi, he immediately turned and rushed back.

"Itachi! You killed my brother, so I'll kill your brother!"

"Die, Sasuke!"

An shouted, and with a swift strike of his blade, he severed Sasuke's head.