And with that, Under One Person Duyang, One Piece Duyang, and Naruto Du Yang had all reached the pinnacle of their respective worlds.
Du Yang from the Marvel Universe now had the potential to reach those same heights.
After their transformations were complete and they had shared their power, Naruto Du Yang still wanted to say a few more words, but felt his consciousness gradually growing hazy.
When Du Yang opened his eyes, he found himself back in the real world of Naruto.
It was just like a wonderful dream.
Naruto Du Yang clenched his fists, feeling the abundant power within him.
Clearly, it hadn't been a dream.
But since he had shared power in a place governed by the rules of another world, he could clearly feel the rules of this world gradually influencing him.
Now that he had gained this power, Uchiha Du Yang knew exactly what he had to do.
"I have no other choice, do I?"
"Or rather, for the Uchiha Clan to survive, I have to kill him first."
Du Yang found a ninja blade.
A ninja blade.
One blade was all he needed.
"Du Yang, where are you going? Dinner's almost ready."
"Sorry, Mother. I forgot to tell you: I'm meeting a friend for barbecue tonight."
After fobbing his mother off with an excuse, Uchiha Du Yang walked alone along the stone path at the edge of the Uchiha Compound.
Lamplight spilled through the windows, outlining warm silhouettes. Laughter was muffled by the window frames until it became indistinct.
He knew that if he did nothing, all those smiles would freeze forever tonight.
Du Yang walked slowly, because he knew what awaited him.
He turned toward the training ground behind the compound.
The training ground was empty, save for the rustling of leaves as the wind passed through the trees.
The cold moonlight cast sparse shadows across the ground, like twisted ghosts.
A figure stood in the middle of the field with his back to Du Yang, head bowed as he slowly wiped a short blade with a white cloth.
The blade gleamed coldly in the moonlight. His movements were calm and focused, carrying the chill of a ritual.
It was Itachi Uchiha.
Du Yang had guessed correctly. Tonight was the night of the massacre.
By now, Itachi had personally betrayed the Uchiha Clan, informing the Third Hokage and Danzo that the clan was planning a coup.
Now, Itachi had even volunteered to kill the entire Uchiha Clan himself.
Du Yang stopped several yards away.
He could hear his heartbeat, but it wasn't from nervousness or fear. It was excitement.
Du Yang knew the massacre wouldn't happen tonight.
Itachi didn't turn around or stop wiping the blade. His voice was as flat as if he were stating a foregone conclusion. "You shouldn't have come here."
Uchiha Du Yang steadied himself and replied seriously, "But I did."
Itachi wiped away the last speck of dust from the short blade and finally turned around.
His eyes were no longer the calm black eyes he usually wore. Three tomoe revolved slowly in their crimson depths, glowing eerily in the moonlight.
He looked at Du Yang as if he were looking at a dead man.
Itachi Uchiha asked, "Why are you here? How did you know I was here?"
Du Yang—Itachi's Sharingan seemed to possess some special ability. The spinning tomoe carried a strange pull, as if it could drag a person's entire soul inside.
Until now, he had never been confident about facing this Uchiha prodigy.
Uchiha Du Yang got straight to the point. "Why are you planning to wipe out the entire Uchiha Clan?"
Itachi's brow twitched almost imperceptibly. He hadn't expected Du Yang to see through his intentions.
As far as Itachi was concerned, Uchiha Du Yang was little more than a shy distant relative he'd met a few times.
Among the younger generation, he himself was considered quite outstanding.
But none of that mattered. They were all going to die tonight anyway!
The rebellious Uchiha Clan had to be wiped out.
Without warning, Itachi vanished from where he stood. In the next instant, he was right in front of Du Yang.
The short blade flashed like a bolt of ice-cold lightning, thrusting straight toward his heart without a moment's hesitation.
Du Yang didn't dodge. He even thrust his chest forward slightly.
With a sharp crack, a streak of black flashed past, and the blade snapped clean in two.
Shock flashed across Itachi's face as he retreated like lightning.
Du Yang looked relieved. "So you really were trying to kill me."
Even now, what was he still hoping for?
The boy standing before him was barely a teenager, yet he had joined forces with another Uchiha traitor to slaughter the entire clan.
If Du Yang failed to stop him, his mother, father, and younger brother would all die by his hand.
What exactly had he been expecting?
That Itachi Uchiha would change his mind and fight alongside him to make the Uchiha Clan great again?
Ridiculous!
Shameful!
Utterly childish!
That question, asked on instinct, had earned him nothing but a slash from Itachi Uchiha.
If Itachi could truly understand what he was doing, he wouldn't slaughter so many Uchiha during the massacre.
There was no saving him. The Third Hokage and the others had completely brainwashed him.
Itachi saw the look on Du Yang's face, and alarm bells rang in his mind.
It was the look of someone staring at an animal.
He, Itachi Uchiha, was no animal. He was the one who would bring peace to Konoha.
The blood-red scene in Itachi's vision suddenly spun and coalesced. The three tomoe twisted and linked together at a frantic pace, finally forming a complex pattern.
Mangekyō Sharingan, awakened.
Then Itachi saw a pair of eyes just like his own.
He could hardly believe it. His opponent had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan too.
A cold expression had already appeared on Uchiha Du Yang's face. "You're trying to kill me, and even the whole clan. That leaves me no choice but to kill you."
"I won't apologize, because you deserve to die."
Itachi wasn't an arrogant man. On the contrary, he was modest, cautious, and extremely rational.
Even someone as modest and cautious as him couldn't help laughing.
Did Du Yang really think that awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan meant he could kill him?
Even among Mangekyō Sharingan users, there were differences in strength.
Not to mention that he also had Shisui's eye.
The first to die tonight would definitely be Uchiha Du Yang.
The fool had no idea that if the entire Uchiha Clan wasn't wiped out, it would rebel sooner or later, bringing unimaginable chaos to Konoha.
Neither of them spoke for a while, and the training ground fell silent again.
Uchiha Du Yang laughed, then took out the ninja blade he'd brought with him.
In the distance, the lights of the Uchiha Compound began to go out, one by one.
Itachi Uchiha's vision gradually turned pitch-black.
Yet within that darkness, a point of pure white seemed to bloom, leaving him utterly bewildered.
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