The culprit behind the Nine-Tails Attack?
Sasuke Uchiha was stunned. Watching the ghostlike "Madara Uchiha" pass through the wall and enter the shrine's underground chamber, where he stood silently before the stone tablet, Sasuke gradually understood.
The Sharingan could control the power of the Nine-Tails. That was what the Three Tomoe's ocular power could decipher from the tablet. Sasuke could read it, and naturally, the clan members who secretly gathered in this underground chamber knew it as well.
Shisui Uchiha had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan even earlier than Itachi. He must have seen even more on the stone tablet.
If the Sharingan's ocular power was strong enough, it could even forcibly form a Summoning Contract with the Nine-Tails' power!
On that devastating night, the Nine-Tails had suddenly appeared and wreaked havoc across Konoha. Though it had been classified as a natural disaster, Shisui, who possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, must have uncovered some clues. Before taking his own life, he had warned Itachi. More than that, he had entrusted his summoning crow to Itachi Uchiha.
Through the summoning crow's eyes, Itachi Uchiha had caught a glimpse of the Masked Man sneaking into the shrine's underground chamber—
"Humph!"
After studying the tablet for a while, the Masked Man gave the writing an utterly indifferent snort. A ripple like a vortex appeared in his right eye, and he vanished into thin air.
Sasuke Uchiha stared at Itachi Uchiha, frowning slightly. Just as he was about to press him for answers, Itachi had already turned and walked away. With one step out of the underground chamber, the two of them found themselves in the woods near the Uchiha Clan compound.
Itachi Uchiha took young Sasuke Uchiha bear hunting. His masterful Shurikenjutsu left the immature Sasuke dazzled. Little Sasuke was thrilled and clung to his