Utatane Koharu's Filth

Uchiha Izuna activated his Sharingan, the corners of his mouth lifting. Utatane Koharu's movements played out in slow motion before his eyes, but...

Utatane Koharu finished forming her Hand Seals and prepared to unleash Wind Style: Tornado.

The next moment, Uchiha Izuna's eyes shifted rapidly, becoming the Mangekyō Sharingan. In just a second, he had pulled Utatane Koharu into an illusion.

Without chakra or strength to support her body, the Wind Release Ninjutsu she had gathered dissipated without a trace.

Uchiha Izuna smiled faintly. The illusion he had created was filled with desire.

It wasn't just lust, but also greed for money, ambition for power, and more. The illusion Uchiha Izuna had crafted could ensnare 99% of people.

For example, Utatane Koharu realized that Uchiha Izuna had pulled her into a genjutsu, so she pinched her thigh.

Pain could quickly pull someone out of an illusion, but that only worked on ordinary illusions. Even the genjutsu of a three-Tomoe Sharingan couldn't break free of this one.

After a while, Utatane Koharu gave up and tried channeling chakra to form the seal that would release her from the genjutsu. But she found that she couldn't break it at all, and panicked.

This was clearly an illusion. She clearly remembered what had just happened!

Suddenly, a voice called out, "Hey, Koharu! What are you waiting for? Sensei said we're going to train together!" The speaker was a young Hiruzen Sarutobi, smiling warmly, full of energy.

Utatane Koharu's pupils contracted. "Hiruzen, you..." Suddenly, she realized that her own voice sounded much younger.

The next moment, white light burst from the scene before her. When it flashed, she found herself in a hospital, with Sarutobi Hiruzen looking at her with concern.

"Are you all right, Koharu? You fainted just now. You scared me!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a sigh of relief.

Utatane Koharu stared at her young hands in disbelief, her eyes wide. Was this real?

She began to think that this wasn't an illusion, but a second chance granted to her by the heavens.

Unbeknownst to her, Uchiha Izuna knew everything she was experiencing. Watching Utatane Koharu's illusion, Uchiha Izuna wore a peculiar expression.

It turned out Utatane Koharu had always harbored romantic feelings for Sarutobi Hiruzen. And in the illusion, she had volunteered to stay behind.

Just as she had wished, after returning to Konoha, she became its first female Hokage and grew increasingly close to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

When they finally reached the age to marry, Sarutobi Hiruzen confessed his feelings to Utatane Koharu. The two became a loving couple and ruled Konoha together.

As for Mitokado Homura? He never appeared, not even as a shadow.

At that moment, Uchiha Izuna felt sorry for Mitokado Homura all over again. What a hopeless simp! He'd spent his whole life chasing after her, and he was still a lonely old bachelor. He didn't even have a son, so he'd left his property to his older brother, Mitokado Sho.

Uchiha Izuna shook his head. Soon, Utatane Koharu's consciousness returned to her body. She opened her eyes and saw Uchiha Izuna looking at her with a teasing expression.

"You old thing, you're quite the romantic. I thought you and him were just comrades, but you've been in love with him all this time!" Uchiha Izuna left it at that.

But Utatane Koharu exploded. "What nonsense! I have no idea what you're talking about!" She and Sarutobi Hiruzen had already lived a whole lifetime together in the illusion; her lifelong wish had been fulfilled.

"Fine. If you don't want to talk, I won't force you. How about this? Give our clan's land back, and I'll let you go. If you don't, tomorrow's newspaper headline might be a scandal about you." Uchiha Izuna sneered.

Mitokado Homura was furious. He gathered chakra in his right hand, forming a blade of water, and was about to attack Uchiha Izuna. But an old hand grabbed his arm.

Mitokado Homura froze and looked at Utatane Koharu. She shook her head, leaving him confused, but he lowered the blade.

"Who are you? Since when has the Uchiha Clan had someone like you?" Utatane Koharu asked.

"You don't need to know who I am. Just know that I can ruin your reputation in your old age." Uchiha Izuna clicked his tongue twice.

Utatane Koharu fell silent. She looked at the prosperous clan grounds and her clansmen's fine clothes, her eyes filled with reluctance. But for the sake of her reputation and Sarutobi Hiruzen's, she took a deep breath. "You can have the clan grounds back, but you'll have to pay for them."

Mitokado Homura chimed in. "That's right. We've lived here for about six years and renovated quite a few places, spending a lot of money. If you want it back, you'll have to pay!"

Uchiha Izuna laughed in exasperation. Then he said coldly, "Looks like you two won't take the easy way out. Everyone, move!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Uchiha ninja appeared in the clan grounds in droves, surrounding Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.

They all activated their Sharingan!

A wave of pressure and the threat of death enveloped the two of them.

Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui exchanged a glance. The next moment, two dark figures struck decisively at a speed too fast for the eye to follow.

Utatane Koharu forced herself to remain calm, while Mitokado Homura faced death without flinching. But against overwhelming strength, they had no way to resist.

In the blink of an eye, the former Konoha High Command members and Hokage aides, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, had been captured by Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui. Now they were kneeling on the ground.

"What about now? Money or your lives?" Uchiha Izuna crouched down, his Mangekyō Sharingan fixed on the two old people before him, never looking away for even a moment.

Knowing that she and Mitokado Homura stood no chance if they fought, Utatane Koharu made a concession. "I can give the clan grounds back to you."

"But you have to reimburse us for the renovation costs!" Utatane Koharu closed her eyes and ignored Uchiha Izuna. Mitokado Homura did the same, turning his head away and refusing to acknowledge them.

Uchiha Izuna studied their expressions and knew he had reached the limit of their tolerance. If he pushed too hard, it could backfire.

After watching them for a while, Uchiha Izuna nodded. "Fine. Then hurry up and pack your things. My people are waiting."

After saying that, he turned to the members of the Uchiha Clan and gave them a happy smile.

The Uchiha ninja couldn't hold back their grins. They hadn't expected Lord Izuna to reclaim their clan grounds in just a few words, without a single fight.

A small notebook appeared in Uchiha Shisui's hand. He opened it gently and began writing something down.

Forced by Uchiha Izuna's strength and the Uchiha Clan's return, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura had no choice but to leave the large compound where they had lived with their clansmen for six years.

Before leaving, Utatane Koharu gave Uchiha Izuna a lingering look, as if warning him of something.