Father and Son on the Battlefield

Four Violet Flames Formation.

Seal!

"It's starting, it's starting. What a delightful night this is." Tobi leaped onto the rooftop, waving his hands. "Kisame, where is your sword? Without it, do you feel like you've lost the urge to defecate?"

Kisame ignored Tobi entirely. Tobi was a chatterbox, but he managed to bring up the urge to defecate in every few sentences; who would bother explaining anything to him?

Uchiha Obito did not bring many people inside. "Danzo's men are occupying the four corners of the Uchiha Clan compound, having activated the Four Violet Flames Formation provided by Orochimaru. Since those outside Konoha cannot find the people maintaining the barrier's focal points, they cannot destroy the Four Violet Flames Formation, so we have plenty of time."

"Killing is what I love most." Sasori, wearing a red hood, revealed a wicked smile at the corner of his mouth.

Uchiha Obito was not just there to wipe out the Uchiha Clan; he needed to collect their eyes. "Remember, the eyes are the most important thing. Orochimaru, you will act with me."

Orochimaru sneered. "Is this to prevent me from keeping some for myself? Madara Uchiha is not a man who wouldn't even dare to take off his mask."

Uchiha Obito stopped wasting time. "Move out."

The appearance of the Four Violet Flames Formation caused Fugaku Uchiha's expression to shift. "Enemy attack! Itachi, come with me immediately to identify the intruders. Sound the alarm and have the whole clan eliminate the enemy."

Uchiha Itachi put on his Konoha ninja headband. "Izumi, please look after Sasuke."

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.

A massive fireball tore through the courtyard wall of Sasuke's home, aimed directly at Uchiha Itachi.

Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.

A hurricane propelled the fireball, destroying more than half of the Uchiha Clan's residences.

Countless members of the Uchiha Clan perished under this joint attack.

"Amaterasu!" Itachi flashed forward, his Mangekyō Sharingan manifesting its divine power.

"Kamui."

The black flames that would never extinguish were absorbed into a vortex.

Orochimaru moved with excitement. "What a beautiful pair of eyes, filled with unparalleled power. But in a little while, they will be mine."

Ninja Art: Hidden Shadow Snake Hands.

Orochimaru instantly summoned countless large snakes to charge at Itachi. The snakes were quite intelligent, attacking from all directions simultaneously to intimidate him.

Itachi flashed away; under the Mangekyō Sharingan, the movements of those snakes were perfectly clear. "Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Flower Nail Crimson."

The shuriken dancing in the sky were covered in scorching flames, resembling blooming phoenix sage flowers, which then sharply sliced all the diving snakes in half at the waist.

"Uchiha Itachi, you truly are the famous genius of the Uchiha Clan. If you follow me, I can decide not to kill your kin. How about it?" Uchiha Obito fixed his gaze on Fugaku Uchiha. "Your son is excellent, but you are foolish."

Only today did Fugaku Uchiha learn that his son Itachi had awakened the legendary Mangekyō Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan. Beyond feeling immense pride, he also felt a hint of envy. "Who are you? Why are you attacking my Uchiha Clan?"

"Who I am is unimportant, because only the strong who survive have the chance to know who I am." Uchiha Obito dismissed the existence of Fugaku Uchiha entirely.

"Then let me show you the power of an Uchiha clan head." Fugaku Uchiha activated his three-tomoe Sharingan. "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique."

Uchiha Obito stepped back, creating distance. "Fire Release: Blast Wave Wild Dance."

Utilizing the space-tearing power of Kamui, the fire snake spat from Tobi's mouth turned into a vortex, scattering the incoming fireball at high speed before swallowing Fugaku Uchiha whole.

Fugaku Uchiha was no match for Uchiha Obito.

Itachi immediately flashed in front of Uchiha Obito. "Tsukuyomi."

The Mangekyō Sharingan of both men erupted with ocular power simultaneously.

"You are an Uchiha?" Itachi said, shocked, as he rescued Fugaku from the fire vortex.

The ocular power was evenly matched; the opponent had neutralized Itachi's Tsukuyomi.

Uchiha Obito was equally shocked internally. To have awakened them so recently and yet possess such powerful ocular strength—Uchiha Itachi, just how deep is your hatred?

Orochimaru did not look into Itachi's eyes, as he had not yet thought of a good way to break Itachi's powerful Tsukuyomi genjutsu.

"Hehe, my target is not just Itachi." Orochimaru drew the Kusanagi Sword from a small snake in his mouth, extending it rapidly toward Sasuke and the others hiding behind the ruins.

Izumi Uchiha held a kunai, nervously shielding Sasuke and Mikoto. "Itachi will definitely win; he has always been the strongest."

Sasuke wanted to go out and watch the battle between his brother and father, but Mikoto pulled him close. "Mother, I can help too."

"Sasuke, you are still young; you are no match for them." Mikoto gently comforted Sasuke; the enemy had arrived too quickly, and the destruction had been too swift.

Bang!

The ruins exploded.

The Kusanagi Sword pierced sharply through all obstacles, finally running through Mikoto's abdomen.

Uchiha Mikoto could not even feel the pain, but the unstoppable blood loss caused her strength to drain away.

"Aunt Mikoto!" Izumi Uchiha used all her strength to strike the Kusanagi Sword; her kunai broke, but there wasn't even a scratch on the Kusanagi Sword.

Orochimaru flashed over. "Blood—scalding, bright red, and terrifying."

Blood spilled from the corners of Uchiha Mikoto's mouth as she used her last bit of strength to shield Sasuke behind her. "Izumi, take Sasuke and run."

Orochimaru's gaze was fixed on Sasuke, filled with greed. "Sasuke, the weak have no choice. Come with me, and I can give you supreme power."

Sasuke remembered Orochimaru's eyes. This time, he was not afraid; if Naruto wasn't afraid, he wouldn't be either. His mother's wounds meant she could no longer fight, so he needed to stand up bravely.

"I'm not afraid of you!" Sasuke shouted, lunging toward Orochimaru.

Orochimaru smiled faintly, catching Sasuke's hand in a firm grip. "Very good, but still not enough."

"Ninja Art: Fierce Snake Stride."

Two giant snakes lunged from the left and right, forcefully binding Uchiha Mikoto and Izumi Uchiha, their fangs sinking into the women's necks to inject venom.

"Sasuke, you can watch with your own eyes: the weak do not even get to choose how they die." Orochimaru continued to goad Sasuke, eager to see if the boy truly possessed the necessary talent.

The stinging pain in his hand made Sasuke scream. He watched his mother's neck slowly turn black, blood dripping incessantly from the wound in her abdomen; his mother was dying.

Who could come and save her?

Unable to accept the reality of his mother's impending death, Sasuke's hatred for Orochimaru magnified infinitely. "I'll kill you! I'll kill you!"

Orochimaru witnessed the entire process of Sasuke awakening his eyes at point-blank range.

"What a perfect experiment!"

One tomoe, two tomoe, three tomoe.

As the three-tomoe Sharingan stabilized, Sasuke seemed capable of meeting Orochimaru's gaze as an equal.

Sasuke leaped, kicked, and predicted Orochimaru's next move, landing a fierce blow directly to Orochimaru's head.