The two of them left the Land of Stone.
Near the border of Konoha,
Chuan Yu found a quiet cave.
"Karin, stay alert."
"If you sense anything, call me immediately."
Karin nodded.
Chuan Yu turned and walked into the cave.
He checked his injuries.
They didn't seem serious.
However, the Mangekyo in his left eye had reached its limit.
It had already lost its ocular power.
In his battle against the White Snake Sage's clone,
Chuan Yu had deliberately pushed the Mangekyo to its limits.
His goal was to obtain the Eternal Mangekyo.
He took Shisui's Mangekyo out of the system.
Chuan Yu hesitated for a moment.
"Shisui..."
"The day has finally come..."
Squelch.
He removed the Mangekyo that had lost its ocular power.
Then Chuan Yu replaced it with Shisui's eye.
He wrapped it in white gauze.
Now all Chuan Yu had to do was wait for the eyes to fuse.
Year 55 of Konoha.
After a year had passed,
Danzo had completely run out of patience with the Uchiha.
But now, he seemed more interested in Shisui's Mangekyo.
The reason he had held off for so long was to find Uchiha Chuanyu.
But neither in Konoha nor along the surrounding borders
could he find any trace of him.
Uchiha Chuanyu had vanished without a trace.
Orochimaru had once helped clear Chuan Yu's name.
Danzo had thought that perhaps he knew where Chuan Yu was.
But now, Orochimaru's inhumane experiments had spread throughout Konoha.
After Hiruzen Sarutobi found out, he took a series of measures to stop them.
In the end,
Orochimaru defected...
Danzo had truly gone to great lengths.
"Three days!"
"If we still can't find Uchiha Chuanyu by then,"
"we'll begin carrying out the Uchiha Clan Massacre!"
He smashed the table in front of him to pieces with a single punch.
The Root shinobi beside him jumped in fright.
Uchiha compound.
Itachi hadn't gone to the Anbu today.
He was usually too busy.
Now he especially wanted to spend more time with Sasuke.
But ever since his meeting with Danzo,
Itachi had been troubled every day.
He had thought about going to see Hiruzen Sarutobi,
all for Sasuke's safety.
If the Uchiha had no plans to stage a coup,
everything would be wonderful.
Peaceful.
He knew that all of this was inevitable.
So he might as well act himself
and protect his younger brother.
That was probably the only way.
As for his clan,
Itachi had been deeply disappointed in them.
"Sasuke."
"If one day I'm not here,"
"will you listen to your second brother?"
Itachi pinched Sasuke's chubby cheek.
His eyes were full of affection.
"Brother, what are you saying?"
"I'll listen to you and Second Brother!"
"But what do you mean, 'if one day you're not here'?"
"Are you going away?"
Sasuke suddenly reached out and clutched Itachi's sleeve tightly.
His reluctant gaze was filled with confusion.
At that moment,
Itachi's heart ached.
How he wished he didn't have to carry out that utterly inhumane plan!
For your sake...
Sasuke...
Three days later.
On the morning the Clan Annihilation Plan was to be carried out,
Uchiha Fugaku did as usual.
After breakfast,
he put on his clan crest.
Itachi happened to come out of the house just then.
Their eyes met.
"Itachi, still no news of Chuan Yu?"
Fugaku checked himself in the mirror and straightened his collar.
"I'm sorry, Father..."
Itachi replied without expression.
Just as Fugaku was about to leave,
Itachi suddenly pointed to the clan crest on his chest.
"Father..."
"Your clan crest is rusty."
Fugaku paused.
Then he looked down at the crest on his chest.
Its red-and-white surface was covered in a thick layer of rust.
"I haven't paid attention to it in a long time. It really has gotten badly rusted."
"I'll have to replace it soon."
"Itachi, thanks for reminding me."
"I'm off."
Fugaku seemed to be in a good mood today.
The moment he stepped outside,
Itachi finally felt a weight lift from his heart.
After tidying up a few things,
Itachi finally headed for the Hokage Building.
Konoha's border.
He pulled back the gauze over his left eye.
Chuan Yu stepped out of the cave and slowly opened his eyes.
His blurred vision wavered for a moment.
He looked down at his hands.
At last, everything came into focus...
"Chuan Yu, your eye!"
Karin looked at Chuan Yu's left eye
and covered her mouth in shock.
A ring encircled the six-pointed pattern.
A contour was etched into the blood-red design.
"What an unexpected surprise..."
"The Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan..."
He had finally reached this moment.
Chuan Yu spread his arms and took a deep breath.
"Tonight..."
"will be the moment I unleash my slaughter..."
The Hokage Building.
Itachi knelt before Hiruzen Sarutobi.
After Itachi told him about Danzo's decision,
Hiruzen actually agreed.
It turned out that Hiruzen knew every detail.
Even if he hadn't agreed openly,
or voiced his position,
he had already made arrangements behind the scenes.
Itachi clearly remembered that
Hiruzen Sarutobi's signature
was nowhere on the document approving the Clan Annihilation Plan.
"Don't worry."
"I'll take care of Sasuke."
After Hiruzen made his promise,
Itachi turned and left.
"Hiruzen, I told you so."
"In the end, I still won."
Behind Hiruzen Sarutobi,
Danzo slowly walked over.
"But I've already promised Itachi."
"Let's spare Sasuke..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed helplessly.
At this point,
he felt the Clan Annihilation Plan was the stupidest thing he had ever done.
With the Uchiha Clan gone,
Konoha was bound to suffer a devastating blow.
For a long time to come,
Konoha would have to retreat from the world...
He arrived at the stream where he had once trained with Shisui.
Itachi couldn't help recalling those days.
"Back then, at least Shisui was still alive..."
Itachi wondered what Shisui would do
if he were standing in his shoes now.
Suddenly,
several shuriken came flying at him.
Itachi flipped aside and quickly dodged them.
"Big Brother Itachi..."
"You're still letting your guard down."
Hearing that voice,
Itachi froze.
He spun around.
Chuan Yu looked at him with a smile.
The two of them simply gazed at each other.
For more than three minutes.
"Big Brother Itachi..."
"Tonight, I'm going to deal with Danzo myself."
Chuan Yu spoke calmly.
The Eternal Mangekyo in his left eye appeared.
"You've already attained the Eternal Mangekyo?!"
Itachi was stunned.
He could still remember—
when they had gone to the entrance of the Hyuga Clan,
Chuan Yu had been just a helpless child.
"That's right..."
"You should understand what possessing the Eternal Mangekyo represents, shouldn't you?"
"Ever since the day you gave me Shisui's eye..."
"I've been making a decision..."
"As long as I can see far enough..."
"Then I can stay one step ahead of everyone..."
"The Uchiha weren't wrong."
Chuan Yu looked at Itachi earnestly.
Then he took a charm bearing the character for Mist from his robes.
"Trust me..."
"Big Brother Itachi..."
"I've waited too long for this day."
Itachi's thoughts were in turmoil.
Chuan Yu's sudden appearance had upended his original plan.
The Eternal Mangekyo was the symbol of the Uchiha's power—
the faith of the clan.
If Chuan Yu appeared before the clan now,
they would surely rally behind him.
And that included Itachi.
The moment he saw Chuan Yu's Eternal Mangekyo, Itachi didn't hesitate.
"Chuan Yu."
"I've always believed in you."
Itachi smiled faintly as he replied.
The two of them reached an understanding at once.
Without another moment's hesitation,
Chuan Yu crushed the charm Ao had left behind.
Night fell.
Hyuga Hiashi led some of his clan members toward the Uchiha compound.
On the eaves of the Hyuga Shrine,
Itachi and Obito suddenly appeared.
"I don't really understand what you're planning."
Obito glanced at Itachi,
looking rather troubled.
"Don't worry. Tonight,"
"I'll still leave with you..."
Itachi replied slowly.
"Fine. I'll trust you."
The two exchanged a glance, then leaped down from the eaves of the Hyuga Shrine.
Root.
Danzo stood beneath a tree, gazing up at the moon.
Eight quarters of an hour had passed.
Not a single message had come from the Uchiha.
Unease began to stir in his heart.
Moonlight flooded the area.
With the Kusanagi Sword strapped to his back,
Chuan Yu appeared behind Danzo.
A fierce wind rose.
Dark clouds churned rapidly overhead.
Thunder shook the heavens.
A torrential downpour swept in.
The moment the second bolt of lightning struck,
white light engulfed the entire forest.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"
Before Chuan Yu could react,
Danzo had already sensed his arrival!
A sharp, sickle-like gust burst from Danzo's mouth.
Chuan Yu looked at Danzo before him, his face expressionless.
At that moment, in Chuan Yu's eyes,
Danzo was already a corpse.
His left eye slowly closed.
The blood in his body flowed backward!
His entire consciousness began to surge!
A power unlike anything he had ever known rose above his physical form!
A flash of green light shot into the sky!
Like a giant who had slept for ages,
a massive arm seized Danzo and held him fast.
"Danzo..."
"Did you think you could forget this sight..."
"What you did to Shisui..."
"Tonight, I'll repay it a hundredfold!"
"The Uchiha's third power!"
"Susanoo!!!"
He suddenly opened his left eye.
Danzo stared in terror at the enormous Green Gundam behind Chuan Yu.
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