Yu Zhi ignored him and looked toward Dugu Bo!
"All taken care of! Only these two survivors were left!" Dugu Bo tossed down two Root Ninja who were barely clinging to life and spoke proudly.
With everything settled and Old Poisoner back at his side, Yu Zhi felt even more confident.
He looked down at Fugaku Uchiha from above.
"Clan Head! I came for our clan's inheritance!"
He did not hide it in the slightest and stated his purpose outright!
"Heh, after driving our clan to this point, you still want our inheritance? Wishful thinking!"
Fugaku was already close to despair. With the Nine-Tails Incident and the Root Ninja being killed, he did not dare imagine how Danzo would target the Uchiha!
Yu Zhi secretly laughed, knowing it was time for the performance!
Before the Sky Screen stood people from across the entire continent, while within it were nearly all of the Uchiha elites!
He sneered. "This is what you owe me! Especially you Hawk Faction! And you, Clan Head!"
After a pause, Yu Zhi stared straight at Fugaku, gritting his teeth. "Do you know how badly I want to kill that precious son of yours?"
"What does this have to do with Itachi? He's still a child!" Fugaku Uchiha did not understand for a moment. He had considered countless reasons—revenge killings, exclusion within the clan, and so on—but never imagined it had anything to do with his eldest son!
"Then I'll let you see for yourself!"
Yu Zhi circulated his Soul Power, and the tomoe in his Sharingan began to spin.
"First Soul Skill: Illusion!"
Fugaku Uchiha did not resist. First, he had been poisoned and had no Chakra at all. He could still use his ocular power, but he wanted to catch Yu Zhi off guard later!
Second, he wanted to see what this had to do with his son.
Very soon, he saw the images Yu Zhi had sent to him!
Within the scene, a blood-red crescent moon hung high overhead. The familiar streets and alleys of the Uchiha Clan Grounds were shrouded in scarlet, and the air itself seemed thick with the pungent stench of blood.
A tall young man gripped a bloodstained short blade in his hand. His movements were swift and vicious, without the slightest hesitation, as he kept slashing at the Uchiha clansmen around him.
Every time the blade fell, it was accompanied by a shrill scream. Familiar figures of his kin collapsed one after another, their blood staining the bluestone road red.
The man's movements were so crisp they seemed almost cruel. He did not waste a single word, nor did he pause for even a moment, as though he were merely sweeping away insignificant dust. Only bone-chilling coldness remained in his eyes, without the faintest trace of human warmth.
Fugaku Uchiha's heart suddenly clenched, and the blood throughout his body seemed to freeze in that instant. He stared fixedly at the man's profile. Though his entire body was numb, he could not suppress the stormy waves surging through his heart.
The next second, the man slowly turned his head. Blood-red moonlight fell across his face, and Fugaku saw him with absolute clarity.
It was Itachi!
Even though the poison had long since left him weak all over, he could not help struggling to rise.
That was Itachi! His son, Itachi Uchiha!
Though the Itachi in the scene had already grown up and shed the immaturity of his youth, he recognized him at a glance!
How could this be? How could it really be Itachi?
And when did this happen? Was it the future?
How could that be?
Countless thoughts surged frantically through his mind. Disbelief, shock, heartache, doubt—every emotion tangled together, nearly swallowing him whole.
The scene continued, giving Fugaku little time to process the shock.
The person who had witnessed everything ran desperately through the streets, while the screams behind him and the whistle of blades cutting through the air seemed to echo right beside his ears.
Stumbling, he shoved open the door to a house and practically crawled inside. In his panic, he lifted the bedboards and slipped into a hidden cellar.
Amid the chaos, his palm accidentally touched a scroll in the corner. The instant his fingertips made contact, a dazzling light burst forth and instantly enveloped his entire body.
The next second, the light faded, and the scene changed into a grand hall!
Clearly, he had been transported elsewhere by the power of the scroll.
At that point, the scene abruptly ended and returned to darkness.
"Clan Head! Did you see the fine work your precious son did?"
Yu Zhi mocked Fugaku, who was still standing there in a daze.
Though the scene transmitted through the Illusion had been long, only an instant had passed in reality!
"Impossible! This is an illusion!" Bloody tears streamed from Fugaku's eyes, yet his face remained full of denial!
Seeing his expression, Yu Zhi knew that this guy had just used his Mangekyō, perhaps more than once. He was already crying tears of blood!
"Heh! Fake? Fugaku Uchiha! Whether it's real or not, you know best in your heart!"
Yu Zhi roared. Then, he threw out a bombshell that instantly plunged the entire scene into deathly silence.
"Was your Mangekyō awakened for nothing?"
Boom!
The moment those words were spoken, Fugaku was completely stunned!
The Mangekyō Sharingan!
He had never revealed it to anyone. How did the person before him know?
"You... how did you know?"
Then, seeing the hatred in Yu Zhi's eyes, he understood at once.
"It's the ability of your Sharingan, isn't it? That makes sense! After going through something like that, it would be stranger if you hadn't awakened the Mangekyō!"
Watching Fugaku's reaction, Yu Zhi knew he had truly fooled him!
After all, his information was nine parts true and one part false!
The overall situation, the larger picture, and the conflict within the clan were all real. Only the scene of the clan's extermination just now was fake.
It had been adapted from the anime!
As for how he had turned animated characters into real ones?
Simple! Fugaku's appearance looked as though he had stepped straight out of the anime! It was perfectly proportioned; he only needed to make a few adjustments to Itachi!
Then, by exposing Fugaku Uchiha's Mangekyō, he had completely stunned him!
In the anime, Fugaku's ability was to see one possible future!
What Yu Zhi had shown him just happened to be the future! He was not afraid of anyone checking!
It even worked better this way. Fugaku Uchiha had voluntarily found excuses for him and patched up the gaps himself!
"Then, Clan Head! Hand over the inheritance!"
"How will you treat Itachi now?" Fugaku sighed.
"What do you think, my dear Clan Head? At the very least, I won't be like you—doing nothing and willingly dying at your own son's hands!"
Yu Zhi shot back directly.
Fugaku opened his mouth, only to realize that this really was something he might do!
Seeing Fugaku Uchiha still hesitating, Yu Zhi saw through him at a glance. This man would never overcome his indecisive nature for his entire life.
"Tch! Still the same as ever! Fugaku Uchiha, timid when faced with major matters and wavering at critical moments!"
That single sentence left Fugaku utterly humiliated, unable to lift his head at all.
Immediately afterward, Yu Zhi raised his voice and called out to the Uchiha clansmen lying on the ground. "My fellow clansmen, I'm sure you're all curious about the conversation between the Clan Head and me just now. Then I'll reveal everything to you!"
"Don't! Yao, stop talking!"
Fugaku hurriedly tried to stop him. He knew clearly that once the truth spread, Itachi would be doomed beyond redemption.
"Oh? The Clan Head is finally willing to speak? Unfortunately, it's too late!"
Yu Zhi's tone was indifferent. At the same time, he quietly cast an Illusion on the immobilized Uchiha elites on the ground, slowly projecting scene after scene into their minds.
The scenes accompanied his cold narration, every word piercing their hearts.
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