The Uchiha Clan Massacre Ends

"Is it over?"

When Yun Xi arrived at the heart of the Uchiha compound, he found the fighting had already ended.

Inside the hall, the bodies of Uchiha Fugaku and his wife lay on the floor.

Itachi stood calmly a short distance away, as if nothing had happened.

Sasuke lay unconscious on the ground in the distance, completely out cold.

Seeing this, Yun Xi felt a little relieved.

At least he had managed to steer the Uchiha Clan Massacre back toward how it had happened in the original story.

A few things had gone wrong along the way, but the ending remained unchanged.

Just then, Itachi, standing below, suddenly called out, "Come down. I hate people sneaking around and spying on me from the shadows."

"He noticed me?"

Hearing Itachi, Yun Xi dispelled his Transformation Technique.

Then he jumped down from the roof.

"You again?"

Itachi was a little surprised to see Yun Xi.

He hadn't expected Yun Xi to come looking for him at a time like this.

"What did you come here for?"

But Uchiha Itachi quickly regained his composure. He knew Yun Xi must have a reason for showing up.

As for what that reason was, Itachi had no idea.

"I'll get straight to the point. I came here because I want to recruit you."

Seeing how direct Itachi was, Yun Xi stated his intentions just as plainly.

"Oh? You want to recruit me?"

A faint smile flickered across Itachi's lips. "That depends on whether you're capable of it!"

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Itachi attacked.

A massive ball of fire hurtled toward Yun Xi. Itachi had also wanted to find out just how strong this seemingly ordinary young man really was.

He had the nerve to say he wanted to recruit him!

"Good." Seeing Itachi make his move, Yun Xi's face lit up with excitement.

He wanted to see which of them was stronger: himself or Itachi as he was now!

"Substitution Technique!"

Just as Itachi's Great Fireball was about to hit Yun Xi, a perfectly timed Substitution Technique let him dodge the attack.

At the same time, Yun Xi's hands flashed through Hand Seals in the brief opening,

and the moment he landed, his counterattack was ready!

"Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"

"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"

Yun Xi unleashed two ninjutsu of different natures at Uchiha Itachi.

Neither Majestic Destroyer Flame nor Great Breakthrough was especially powerful on its own, but fire and wind complemented each other.

Boosted by Wind Style: Great Breakthrough, Yun Xi's Majestic Destroyer Flame more than doubled in power!

"You're certainly strong. But if that's all you've got, you might die here today."

After seeing Yun Xi's counterattack, Itachi couldn't help praising him.

Itachi couldn't say he liked the young man before him, but he certainly didn't dislike him.

If Yun Xi hadn't shown up today, Itachi wouldn't have attacked him.

But unfortunately...

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

"Look at me. Tsukuyomi!"

Facing Yun Xi's enhanced Majestic Destroyer Flame, Uchiha Itachi used the Shadow Clone Technique.

Then the real Itachi moved behind Yun Xi at incredible speed.

Hearing the sound, Yun Xi instinctively turned to check behind him—and was plunged into a blood-red space...

"Let's end this."

Seeing that Yun Xi had fallen under his Tsukuyomi, Uchiha Itachi prepared to knock him unconscious.

In the end, Itachi decided not to kill Yun Xi. Konoha needed more talented people to protect it.

But just as Itachi thought the battle was over and prepared to leave,

Yun Xi woke up!

"Mangekyō Sharingan, awaken!"

A low voice rang out across the area. Then something happened that Uchiha Itachi could never have imagined.

A Mangekyō Sharingan appeared in Yun Xi's eyes, too!

Itachi could even sense the powerful ocular chakra within them!

"I wonder if this trump card of mine surprised you?"

After breaking free of Tsukuyomi, Yun Xi looked at Itachi with a smile.

Itachi's Tsukuyomi was certainly difficult to resist, but unfortunately,

Yun Xi also possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, giving him powerful resistance to genjutsu. And Itachi's Sharingan was weaker than Yun Xi's.

That naturally shortened the time Tsukuyomi could control him. On top of that, Yun Xi had already been wary of Tsukuyomi.

As a result, Itachi's Tsukuyomi could only hold Yun Xi for an instant.

"Who are you? Why do you have the Mangekyō Sharingan, too?"

At the sight of Yun Xi's Sharingan, Uchiha Itachi's usually composed expression finally shifted.

Shock mingled with confusion.

Itachi was certain Yun Xi wasn't a member of the Uchiha Clan.

So where had he gotten those Sharingan?

"Curious about my eyes?"

Seeing Itachi's expression, Yun Xi didn't explain. Instead, he walked up to him and said, "I can't tell you where this eye came from."

"But I really did come here to recruit you into my organization."

Itachi said nothing, only watched him coldly. Yun Xi continued, "I understand that you never wanted to defect from Konoha, and I understand your plan."

"But..."

"Do you really think Sasuke will feel the way you expect him to?"

As he spoke, Yun Xi glanced at Sasuke, still unconscious on the ground.

"I don't know what Sasuke will think of me when he wakes up. Maybe he'll hate me. Maybe he'll misunderstand me. But this was the best way. Even beneath Konoha, this bright village, there's darkness..."

After hearing Yun Xi's words, Itachi's expression shifted, too.

His initial calm gave way to helplessness...

"Now that you know darkness exists, why not destroy it?"

Yun Xi continued to try to persuade Itachi.

Having read the original story, Yun Xi knew that Itachi had never wanted to betray Konoha in the first place.

Itachi had created the Uchiha Clan Massacre with his own hands solely to protect his younger brother.

He had left Konoha and joined Akatsuki to keep an eye on Obito Uchiha,

and prevent him from trying to destroy Konoha again.

"Destroy it..." Itachi murmured.

After a long pause, Itachi spoke again. "I don't know who you really are, but I hope you'll look after Sasuke after I leave Konoha."

"Sorry, I don't have time."

Yun Xi rejected Itachi outright. He hadn't expected him to be so stubborn.

"Ha..."

Seeing Itachi's unmoved expression, Yun Xi finally understood what it felt like to be helpless...

"If I told you that the organization you're joining wasn't founded by Uchiha Madara, would you still refuse me?"

At last, Yun Xi played his trump card, intending to reveal some information to Itachi...