Amenotokotachi Kills Kagami Uchiha

"Uchiha Takeyasu!"

"Danzō was one of us, as close as a brother! How could you kill him?!"

At the sight of Shimura Danzō's beheaded corpse, Kagami Uchiha—who had not been this furious even when his own parents died—stepped in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi. His Three-Tomoe Sharingan spun rapidly, seemingly just a step away from linking together and ascending to a higher realm.

"You Conservative Faction scum, Uchiha traitors cozying up to the Senju Clan—you're all sick in the head. And not mildly sick, either. You're completely beyond saving."

Uchiha Takeyasu kicked Shimura Danzō's corpse beneath a tree, then sheathed his blade. Pointing at his own head with his right hand, he looked contemptuously at Kagami Uchiha, whose face had flushed red with rage. Especially after sensing the sudden surge in the other man's Sharingan Dojutsu Power, the disdain on his face only deepened.

The Uchiha Clan was a proud and obsessive clan. Their powerful Kekkei Genkai, the Sharingan, allowed them to walk the ninja world with pride and build the formidable reputation of the Ninja World Continent's greatest family.

And because of the Sharingan, the Uchiha understood love better than anyone. They were incomparably obsessive—even extreme—when it came to what they loved. Every Mangekyō Sharingan that bloomed represented an Uchiha's complete awakening and realization.

Words could change nothing. Only power could forge the world one loved!

Some Uchiha loved their families, their clan, and the homeland where they had been born and raised. But ungrateful curs like the Conservative Faction—no, like Kagami Uchiha—who ate from the bowl and then cursed the one who fed them were truly rare.

They were all Uchiha, and they all possessed the Sharingan. So why did the death of Shimura Danzō, a man hostile to the Uchiha Clan, make his Dojutsu Power soar? If Hiruzen Sarutobi died, wouldn't he evolve a Mangekyō Sharingan on the spot?!

"Enough! I won't allow you to insult Kagami!"

The hot-blooded young Hiruzen Sarutobi was somewhat displeased that Kagami Uchiha had stood in front of him. He was the future Third Hokage—how could he let someone protect him? Forming hand seals with both hands, he cried in a low voice, "Monkey King Enma!"

As the Summoning Jutsu took effect, a white ape as massive as a gorilla leaped out of the void. Its body was covered in white fur, it wore a tiger pelt, and a Konoha Headband rested on its head. With a roll of its eyes, it immediately understood the situation. It transformed directly into an Adamantine Staff, crimson-gold at both ends and black in the middle, which Hiruzen Sarutobi gripped in his hand and pointed at Uchiha Takeyasu.

"Kagami is an outstanding Uchiha willing to break free of the clan's limitations, rise above clan-first ideology, and dedicate himself wholeheartedly to the village. That is Teacher Tobirama's appraisal of him. His character is not something a bloody executioner like you can compare to!"

Uchiha Takeyasu laughed mutely. Without saying a word, he stroked Tachibana's soft feline head. His black eyes had already changed into Three-Tomoe Sharingan. While they had been talking, Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Torifu Akimichi had not been idle either. They had already surrounded him, ready to attack at any moment.

However, against merely three Elite Jonin, plus Hiruzen Sarutobi—perhaps an Elite Jonin, no, let's count him as an ordinary Kage Level ninja—and Kagami Uchiha, who could advance further at any moment, Uchiha Takeyasu, who had just tested his Mangekyō Sharingan by instantly dragging Shimura Danzō into an illusion and effortlessly killing him, felt that he could still indulge in a bit of reminiscing.

The first time he had heard those words long ago, Uchiha Takeyasu's first thought had been—someone set up as an example to divide the Uchiha from within, a traitorous lackey charging into battle for the Senju Clan.

His second thought had been that the internal factions of the Uchiha would enter a period of reconciliation.

The wealthy and powerful Uchiha Clan had never treated any Uchiha ninja poorly in terms of money. Kagami Uchiha was talented as well and had never suffered any grievance or oppression, yet he turned around and became Senju Tobirama's disciple.

To the Uchiha Clan's militant faction, that was a humiliating betrayal and defecting to the enemy. But to the Conservative Faction close to the Senju Clan, it was a ticket granted by Senju Tobirama—a ticket leading to the position of Hokage.

The two factions began fiercely debating during clan meetings, sometimes even resorting to the Analects of Fist. In the end, the Clan Head and the Great Elder made the final decision: the fundamental reason for all this conflict was that the Senju had already produced two Hokage, so the third should belong to the Uchiha no matter what.

If Kagami Uchiha could become the Third Hokage, then everything would be easy to discuss. If he could not, then at the very least he had to become a high-ranking elder with real authority. And if neither was possible, then they would keep making trouble.

To the proud and obsessive Uchiha, the words "unfair" were like a fishbone lodged in their throats, leaving the Uchiha—one of the two clans that had founded the village—deeply displeased.

(A good chance!)

Unlike the others, who did not dare meet Uchiha Takeyasu's gaze, Kagami Uchiha, who also possessed a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, spotted at once that the Butcher of Humans had lost focus. He secretly made a tactical hand signal to his teammates, then used Body Flicker, drew the Kodachi at his waist, and, following Shimura Danzō's earlier example, charged straight at Uchiha Takeyasu from the front.

For the moment, he could only guess that Shimura Danzō had been overcome by rage and, in his carelessness, fallen victim to Uchiha Takeyasu's genjutsu, allowing himself to be slaughtered like a chicken. In that case, he, the one with the strongest resistance to genjutsu, would probe Uchiha Takeyasu.

A battle between ninjas of equal rank was, in essence, a battle of intelligence. Whoever obtained the other side's information first could seize the advantage and lay the foundation for victory.

(If I die unfortunately, I'll consider it atonement for Danzō.)

Kagami Uchiha moved at astonishing speed, carrying the resolve to succeed or die.

Body Flicker paired with the Sharingan's exceptional perception was a perfect match. Often, the moment an enemy made a move, the Sharingan would predict it, and the Kodachi arriving with Body Flicker would take that enemy's life.

Unlike Shimura Danzō, who had charged out alone and left himself isolated, Hiruzen Sarutobi followed behind Kagami Uchiha to support him. The Adamantine Staff in his hand was angled toward Uchiha Takeyasu as he shouted, "Enma!"

Uchiha Takeyasu had long heard of the Sarutobi Clan's hereditary Summoning Beast. At the critical moment, he shifted his body and dodged the Adamantine Staff as it shot toward him like a divine spear.

With its steel-like hardness and ferocious impact, the Adamantine Staff could still impale a man to death even without a spearhead.

The staff that tore through the air whipped up a gust, stirring Uchiha Takeyasu's bangs. Beneath their shadow, his pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan had begun faintly linking together, the tomoe joining into lines.

"Uchiha Style: Sword Leap Flame!"

Almost simultaneously, Kagami Uchiha flashed out of sight and appeared behind Uchiha Takeyasu. A layer of flame wrapped around his Kodachi like a veil, with Wind Release mingled along its edge.

Wind intensified the flames, and fire borrowed the wind's might. In the blink of an eye, Kagami Uchiha swung a flaming blade capable of melting metal and cleaving iron at Uchiha Takeyasu. Its overwhelming force turned the dark forest crimson.

Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Torifu Akimichi stood at the three points of a triangle, blocking every possible route of retreat for Uchiha Takeyasu. Hiruzen Sarutobi narrowed his eyes slightly, lightly tapping his fingers against the Adamantine Staff with his right hand while his left formed seals one-handed.

Enma, whose mind was linked with Hiruzen Sarutobi's and whose tactical coordination with him was seamless, immediately understood. On the side of the staff Uchiha Takeyasu could not see, two furry monkey hands emerged and began forming seals.

"Amenotokotachi!"

Uchiha Takeyasu gave a low cry, and his eyes instantly transformed into magnificent, intricate Mangekyō Sharingan patterns—a circle enclosing a square. Both his left and right eyes possessed Amenotokotachi, yet their abilities differed.

Amenotokotachi was also known as Amenominakanushi, meaning the sovereign deity seated at the center of heaven.

The Mangekyō Sharingan was also called the Eye That Reflected the Heart. It manifested Uchiha Takeyasu's deepest desires into two secret techniques.

The ability of his left eye was a powerful omniscient map-like passive sensory ability.

Like the cultivators of xianxia novels, he could transform his Yin Release energy into sensory power. Centered on himself, he could project everything around him directly into his mind.

It could be said that as long as he had sufficient Yin Release energy and his mind could process the information, the entire Ninja World Continent would hold no secrets from Uchiha Takeyasu.

At present, due to his lack of proficiency and limitations of his mental strength, the range his left eye could survey at any given time was not very broad.

But for now, it was more than enough.

"They're all little tricks. Unfortunately, before these eyes, they're far too feeble and useless!"

The cold voice carried immense, undisguised Dojutsu Power, startling Kagami Uchiha into instinctive shock. As he met Uchiha Takeyasu's eyes, so different from his own Three-Tomoe Sharingan, a reality that filled him with terror surfaced in his mind.

At the same time, under the overwhelming suppression of the Mangekyō Sharingan's Dojutsu Power, Kagami Uchiha's slightly stalled movement exposed a fatal opening!

"Uchiha Style: Wind Lightning Slash!"

Uchiha Takeyasu unleashed an Iaijutsu he had practiced tens of thousands of times, carrying the swiftness of wind and the force of lightning. It severed Kagami Uchiha's flaming blade—and severed his head!

"Kagami!"