He opened his hand. Magma bubbled and hissed as an extraordinary aura burst from his body, scorching and domineering.
[Fruit Development Progress: 40%]
"With this level of strength, I should be able to handle this disaster, more or less!"
Just as he murmured to himself, the system's voice rang out again.
[Ding! Froggy has returned from his travels, bringing back a specialty for you to claim.]
"Claim it!"
The moment the words left his mouth, a vast flood of memories rapidly merged into his mind, while his body adjusted in sync with them.
[Skill: Basic Observation Haki: Basic, Intermediate, Advanced] [Source: One Piece World] [Description: The latent power of humans. It allows one to sense and perceive information about everything beyond their field of vision. When developed to its utmost limits, it can even briefly grant the ability to foresee the future.]
"As expected of the system. Every time it shows up, the timing is just perfect."
There was no doubt that gaining Observation Haki had made him considerably stronger.
He was even more confident now that he could deal with the Uchiha Clan Downfall Night.
Even with his eyes closed, he could sense everything within dozens of meters of him, even up to a hundred meters away.
This was one of the system's special abilities!
Skills and similar items could be learned and used immediately!
That was how it had worked with the Shadow Clone, too!
Meanwhile!
Hokage Office...
"The Uchiha Clan..."
Under the moonlight, Uchiha Itachi knelt on one knee in his Anbu uniform. Facing the assembled higher-ups, he stated the grim truth in an impassive voice: "They've decided to launch a revolution in Konoha!"
At this, Danzo, the Hokage Advisor, immediately brightened. Then he said coldly, "The situation is urgent. We must strike before they do."
He stared at Uchiha Itachi and said icily, "Make your choice, Itachi."
"Will you follow your clan into rebellion, only to be wiped out alongside them? Or will you honor your agreement with us and help the village put down the rebellion, slaughter the Uchiha Clan, and spare your only younger brother?"
This was an outcome Uchiha Itachi had never expected.
But now, he had no time to think it over.
He had only one choice!
Sacrifice his family to save the greater whole!
The Uchiha Clan Compound was silent as the grave!
"Let's begin!"
Uchiha Itachi, his face impassive, spoke to the empty air behind him.
"Heh heh. What a cruel and despicable man. To spare his younger brother, he's willing to stake the lives of every shinobi in his clan!"
Space twisted, and a black-haired man wearing a swirl-patterned mask appeared.
At his words, Uchiha Itachi merely put on his Anbu mask. "I invited you to work with me a month ago because I didn't want to have such a hard time 'stopping' my clansmen now. But I can complete the mission by myself."
"If you don't want to get involved, leave now. Otherwise, I can't promise I won't kill you by mistake."
With that, he charged into the clan compound.
The Masked Man gave a low chuckle and disappeared from the spot.
Clearly, he had no intention of letting Uchiha Itachi carry out the massacre of the entire clan alone.
At that moment!
Danzo of Root also issued the order to surround the Uchiha Clan.
"Kill anyone who tries to leave the Uchiha Clan. Understood?"
Hearing Danzo's indifferent order, the elite shinobi assigned to the mission nodded just as impassively.
Meanwhile!
Uchiha Ye had officially set out to leave.
Beneath the silent night sky, the sounds of commotion and panic had already begun to spread.
"Has the slaughter already begun?"
He drew a deep breath and sped up even more.
He knew that the Uchiha Clan's gates...
and Konoha Gate...
would both soon be surrounded by members of Root. He couldn't afford to waste a second!
With Observation Haki fully activated, he sensed everything within a hundred meters, allowing him to avoid trouble before it could find him.
Thanks to Observation Haki, he had already avoided two encounters with Uchiha Itachi.
Two hundred meters!
One hundred meters!
The Uchiha gates were almost within reach, and there were no ambushers nearby. Uchiha Ye couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
"Well, look at that. A little mouse got separated from the pack!"
Just as he was about to step through the gates, a teasing yet icy voice suddenly sounded behind him.
A gloved hand reached out from the space behind him, grabbing for the back of his head.
Beneath the swirl-patterned mask, the exposed eye glimmered eerily, and a powerful aura of space-consuming energy radiated from it.
"In that case, I'll be taking your little life!"
Uchiha Obito didn't think this kid had the strength to resist him.
"Heh. Is that so?"
Uchiha Ye's voice rang out with a hint of mockery.
Uchiha Obito immediately grew wary and made his body intangible.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
The next moment, an enormous, scorching fireball blocked his view, lighting up the area for more than ten meters around them.
Seizing the opportunity, Uchiha Ye formed hand seals and created a Shadow Clone. His real body used the properties of magma to merge with the ground and escape, while the clone quickly smoothed over the traces of the real body's descent underground.
He escaped in the blink of an eye!
"Interesting. That Fire Style is strong enough to rival a Special Jonin's, but it's not something a thirteen-year-old kid should be able to unleash."
Facing the fireball, Uchiha Obito didn't even try to dodge. It passed straight through his body.
He regarded Uchiha Ye with an air of superiority. "But you don't think this level of Fire Style can hurt me, do you?"
In response to Uchiha Obito's smug words, Uchiha Ye gave a teasing laugh. "When did I ever say... I was trying to hurt you with that attack?"
Watching the fireball slowly pass through Uchiha Obito's body, he grinned triumphantly. "Don't get the wrong idea. I was just buying myself time to get away."
"After all, in your current state, you shouldn't be able to turn solid and pursue me, right?"
"Well then, goodbye, Mr. Tobi!"
With that, he raced off into the distance.
But at those words, Uchiha Obito's gaze instantly turned sharp. "How does this guy know my code name?"
"And he seems to know a lot about my abilities. Just who is he?"
The thought filled him with unease. "I can't let an enemy like this go. I have to capture him and find out what he knows!"
Watching Uchiha Ye disappear into the distance, he gave a cold snort. "You think you can escape me? Dream on!"
As the successor of Uchiha Madara, if Uchiha Obito let a thirteen-year-old Uchiha kid escape his grasp, he'd become a laughingstock.
Over by Uchiha Ye!
"You're fast, Uchiha Obito!"
As he raced ahead, Uchiha Obito's presence soon appeared within range of his Observation Haki. Uchiha Ye tensed. "Fine. I'll buy the real me some time!"
Fifty meters!
Twenty meters!
Five meters!
Space suddenly twisted behind Uchiha Ye, almost right against his body, and several long, black stakes shot out.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Uchiha Ye had no chance to react. His body was pierced.
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