The appearance of Obito was like a boulder cast into a calm lake, instantly shattering the standoff within the attic.
The exposed scarlet Sharingan rotated slightly, sweeping over Su Ye's eyes with a scrutinizing gaze. In particular, the sight of those unique Rinne Sharingan caused his pupils to contract imperceptibly.
"Interesting... truly interesting eyes." Obito's voice came through his mask, carrying a hint of playfulness. "Little brat of the Uchiha, how did you awaken such eyes?"
Su Ye clenched his fists, his brain racing. He knew that the Obito before him was not yet the mastermind behind the "Eye of the Moon" plan; at this moment, he was more interested in enjoying the pleasure of destruction and probing Uchiha Itachi.
He could not expose his identity as a transmigrator, nor could he let Obito detect the existence of the system.
"I... I don't know." Su Ye deliberately feigned a look of panic, his voice trembling. "I just woke up from a dream, and my eyes had become like this... Senior, please, let me go!"
As he spoke, he secretly reached his hand behind his back, gathering a faint trace of chakra at his fingertips. Simultaneously, his right Rinne Sharingan was operating in the shadows, ready to activate Heavenly Hand Power at any moment.
Obito seemed amused by his performance, letting out a low chuckle: "Let you go? Not a single remnant of the Uchiha can be allowed to live. However... your eyes are quite interesting; perhaps they can be handed over to Lord Madara for study."
As he spoke, he raised his right hand, seemingly preparing to launch an attack.
At this critical juncture, Uchiha Itachi, who was on the roof, suddenly spoke, his voice flat and devoid of emotion: "Obito, stop playing around. There are still many clansmen waiting for our 'visit'."
His gaze also fell upon Su Ye, and within those Sharingan, a light of inquiry flickered.
Itachi's words caused Obito to pause. He glanced at Itachi, his tone carrying a hint of dissatisfaction: "Understood, Itachi. But this brat..."
"Leave him to me." Itachi interrupted him, jumping down from the roof and landing steadily on the floor of the attic.
He was younger than in Su Ye's memories, his face still bearing a trace of youthful immaturity, yet the coldness and depth in his eyes were exactly the same as in the original work.
Itachi walked slowly toward Su Ye, stopping less than three meters away. His gaze was locked firmly onto Su Ye's Rinne Sharingan, his own Sharingan rotating slowly, the three-tomoe form clearly visible.
"Your eyes... are not ordinary Sharingan." Itachi's voice was soft, yet carried an unquestionable authority. "Tell me, who are you? How did you get these eyes?"
Su Ye could feel that Itachi's Sharingan was casting a genjutsu on him; an invisible mental force was attempting to invade his mind and read his memories.
Not good! Su Ye's heart tightened. Itachi's mastery of genjutsu was top-tier throughout the entire ninja world, especially in terms of mental power, which far exceeded that of ordinary people.
He immediately mobilized the power of the Rinne Sharingan, attempting to resist. The Rinne Sharingan already incorporated the mental power of the Rinnegan, giving it a natural advantage in countering genjutsu.
The two mental forces collided in Su Ye's mind, emitting a silent roar. Su Ye felt as if his head were splitting, as if two giants were wrestling inside his brain.
"Such strong mental power..." Su Ye gritted his teeth, cold sweat seeping from his forehead. He could feel his own mental strength being suppressed bit by bit by Itachi's genjutsu.
Just as he was about to lose his footing, the system's notification sound rang out once more:
[Ding! Detected that the host is suffering from a high-level genjutsu attack. Triggering Rinne Sharingan passive skill 'Mental Immunity (Basic)'!]
[Mental Immunity: Can immunize against B-rank genjutsu and below, and has a certain resistance to A-rank genjutsu.]
Following the system's prompt, Su Ye felt the pressure in his mind diminish sharply. He jerked his head up, the light in his Rinne Sharingan flaring brilliantly, directly reflecting Itachi's genjutsu back at him!
"Hmm?" Itachi let out a soft sound of surprise, clearly caught off guard by Su Ye's ability to reflect his genjutsu. His body swayed slightly; although he stabilized quickly, Su Ye could see that the rotation speed of his Sharingan had slowed for a fleeting moment.
"Interesting." A hint of intrigue flashed in Itachi's eyes. "To be able to reflect my genjutsu, your eyes are indeed not simple."
He stopped probing with genjutsu and instead placed his hand on the kunai at his waist, leaning forward slightly into a combat stance.
"I will ask one more time: who are you?"
Su Ye knew that now was not the time for concealment. He took a deep breath, straightened his back, met Itachi's gaze, and said slowly: "My name is Su Ye, a member of the Uchiha clan. My eyes... are a secret of the family, and I cannot disclose them."
The moment his words fell, Itachi moved.
Almost instantly, Itachi's figure appeared to Su Ye's left, his kunai whistling through the air as it struck toward his ribs!
The speed was extreme!
Su Ye didn't even have time to react, only managing to barely track Itachi's movement trajectory thanks to the dynamic vision of the Rinne Sharingan.
"Heavenly Hand Power!"
At the critical moment, Su Ye activated his right eye's ability without hesitation.
"Hum!"
Space distorted once more, and Su Ye instantly swapped positions with a wooden beam behind him!
"Puchi!"
Itachi's kunai accurately pierced the beam, sending wood chips flying.
Itachi's movements paused, clearly surprised by this sudden space-time ninjutsu. He whipped his head around to look at Su Ye, his Sharingan rotating rapidly.
"Space-time ninjutsu? And a system of space-time ninjutsu different from my 'Amaterasu'?" Itachi's brows furrowed slightly. "Just who are you?"
Su Ye did not answer. He knew that in the face of an absolute gap in strength, any explanation was pale. He had to find a way to escape, or... at least hold on until the mission was completed.
He activated his left eye's Kamui again, teleporting himself to the other side of the attic to put distance between himself and Itachi.
"Your space-time ninjutsu seems to have a cooldown?" Itachi's voice came from behind, carrying a tone of total insight. "Every time you use it, your aura becomes disordered for a moment."
Su Ye's heart sank. Itachi's observational skills were truly terrifying; even such a subtle change could be captured by him.
His chakra was already running low from the continuous use of ocular techniques, and coupled with the cooldown of the Rinne Sharingan, the situation was extremely unfavorable for him.
Can't drag this out any longer! A flash of determination crossed Su Ye's eyes. He cast his gaze toward the rain curtain outside the window, where Obito was watching with great interest, seemingly having no intention of intervening.
"Itachi-san," Su Ye suddenly spoke, his voice unusually calm. "Do you really intend to kill every single member of the Uchiha clan? Including those innocent elderly and children?"
Itachi's movements faltered slightly, the coldness in his eyes seemingly wavering, but it soon returned to its original state. He said slowly: "This is for the sake of Konoha, and for the sake of the Uchiha."
"For the sake of Konoha? For the sake of the Uchiha?" Su Ye laughed, a hint of mockery lacing his voice. "To pin the fate of an entire clan on the shoulders of a single youth—is this Konoha's choice? To attribute the death of every clansman to so-called 'rebellion'—is this your choice?"
His words were like a sharp blade, piercing into the deepest, most painful part of Itachi's heart.
Itachi's body jolted violently, the Sharingan in his eyes spinning frantically; clearly, Su Ye's words had struck a nerve.
Just then, Su Ye moved.
He poured every last drop of his remaining chakra into his eyes, activating Kamui in his left eye and Heavenly Hand Power in his right simultaneously!
"Hum! Hum!"
Two ripples of spatial distortion appeared almost at once. Su Ye's body vanished from where he stood, while a floorboard in front of him was teleported directly beneath Itachi's feet!
Itachi reacted with lightning speed, leaping backward to avoid the impact of the floorboard. However, his movement left a momentary opening.
Meanwhile, Su Ye appeared by the attic window, just a single step away from Obito outside.
"Mr. Obito!" Su Ye shouted to Obito outside the window. "Don't you want to know what other secrets my eyes hold? If you kill me, you might never find out!"
Obito paused for a split second, then let out a burst of laughter. "Hahaha! Interesting! What an interesting little brat! Fine, I'll give you a chance! If you can escape from me and Itachi, I'll let you go!"
No sooner had his voice fallen than Itachi's attack arrived.
Countless shuriken rained down from every angle toward Su Ye! Each shuriken was imbued with faint Wind Style chakra, their speed and power not to be underestimated.
Su Ye's pupils constricted. His position was incredibly precarious; with Obito in front and Itachi behind, he was trapped with no way out.
I have to gamble!
Su Ye placed all his hope on the newly awakened Rinne Sharingan. He activated Kamui in his left eye and Heavenly Hand Power in his right at the same time, targeting—Obito!
"Hum! Hum!"
Two more spatial distortions occurred.
This time, Su Ye's body and Obito's body swapped places in a fraction of a second!
Obito had never expected such a bold move from Su Ye. Before he could even react, he found himself inside the attic, while Su Ye appeared exactly where he had been standing—in the rain outside the window!
"What?!" Obito let out a low growl of shock and fury.
As for the shuriken Itachi had fired at Su Ye inside the attic, they were now all hurtling toward Obito!
"Madara!" Obito roared, and countless black shadows instantly emerged around his body—his "Limbo: Border Jail"! These shadows flew to block his front, intercepting every single shuriken.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Su Ye didn't hesitate for a second. He activated Kamui one last time, teleporting himself to the edge of the Uchiha compound.
The moment he landed, he could no longer hold himself up. His knees buckled, and he collapsed onto the muddy ground, gasping for air.
His chakra was exhausted, and his mental energy was nearly depleted.
He looked up toward the distant, brightly lit Uchiha compound, where shrill, agonizing screams continued to echo.
"Itachi..." Su Ye gritted his teeth, a flicker of determination in his eyes. "I will definitely come back!"
He struggled to his feet and stumbled into the dark forest.
Back in the attic, Obito watched the direction in which Su Ye had vanished. The fury in his eyes gradually subsided, replaced by intense interest.
"Itachi, did you see that? That brat's eyes..."
Itachi stood where he was, making no move to pursue Su Ye. His gaze rested on the rain-swept night outside, his expression complex and unreadable.
"His eyes... are dangerous," Itachi said slowly. "And he seems to know things that we do not."
Obito let out a low chuckle. "No matter what he knows, as long as he is still in this ninja world, we will have a chance to find him. These eyes... I look forward to seeing how he grows."
The rain continued to fall.
The night of the Uchiha clan's annihilation continued.
And for Su Ye, the accidental intruder who possessed the Rinne Sharingan, his journey through the ninja world had only just begun. He knew he had to increase his strength as quickly as possible; otherwise, let alone saving Itachi, even surviving in this cruel world would be a pipe dream.
He touched his eyes, feeling that latent, incomparably powerful force.
"Rinne Sharingan... System..." Su Ye muttered to himself, a burning intensity flashing in his eyes. "Just wait. I will make these eyes stir up a storm in the ninja world!"
His figure vanished into the depths of the forest, leaving behind the blood-soaked Uchiha compound and two men with mysterious Sharingan, who remained in the attic, staring at the direction he had disappeared, lost in their own thoughts.