Breaking Point! The Uchiha Return to the Right Path

The Mist Village forces retreated.

Root returned to Konoha.

When Danzō's corpse was discovered, it had already been picked clean by wild wolves in the forest, leaving only his head behind.

Inside the Uchiha Shrine, Sasuke was trapped within the Tsukuyomi.

Within the Tsukuyomi, his clansmen were slaughtered and his parents died miserable deaths. The endless cycle brought him to the brink of collapse.

Whether he could pull through depended entirely on himself. After all, Sasuke was still too young, and his heart was far too fragile.

At the border of Konoha, Itachi stood upon a rock, gazing toward the village in the distance.

"I truly don't understand why you slaughtered the Hyuga Clan."

"It was the Uchiha who made you lose all hope, wasn't it?"

Beside him, Obito spoke indifferently. Even beneath his mask, he could never fathom Itachi's methods. Although Itachi had agreed to leave Konoha and join the Akatsuki, Obito did not fully trust him. To ensure Itachi's commitment remained firm, he had specifically captured a girl from the Uchiha clan.

"But in all honesty, Itachi... do you truly love her?"

"I must admit, her ocular abilities seem quite impressive as well..."

Obito snapped his fingers. Soon, inside a nearby cave, the vines binding Izumi Uchiha loosened. She ran out in terror, but she did not see Itachi or Obito, instead glancing around her surroundings incessantly. Perhaps due to her overwhelming fear, she fell countless times while running.

Itachi remained unmoved, his face devoid of any emotion. Obito stared intently at Itachi's expression, wishing more than anything to hold some leverage over him.

"You kidnapped a member of the Uchiha clan just to threaten me?"

"Madara... you are being very unfriendly."

Itachi drew several Shuriken and aimed them at Izumi Uchiha. Without pause, without hesitation, he threw the Shuriken in an instant.

Hearing the sound of the Shuriken flying toward her from behind...

Izumi Uchiha's tears streamed down her face.

She stopped running.

She had already resigned herself to death.

Suddenly, a kunai flew toward Izumi Uchiha's back.

In that instant, Chuanyu transformed into a golden flash and appeared.

He gripped the kunai and swung it rapidly.

All the shuriken were blocked and fell to the ground.

"Itachi..."

"How could you truly bring yourself to do this!"

Hatred burned in Chuanyu's eyes as he stared fixedly at Itachi's face.

From the moment he had thrown the shuriken at Izumi Uchiha, Chuanyu had concluded that Itachi was a traitor.

He was his enemy now.

He was no longer the gentle and kind brother Itachi he once knew...

"Chuanyu..."

"I am different from you..."

"And therefore, different from Shisui as well..."

"Konoha has no meaning to me anymore."

"On the contrary, I seek even greater power."

"It is only because of you that I did not lay a hand on the Uchiha."

"You should be grateful."

"And Sasuke, that weak and incompetent younger brother of mine, how laughable..."

"I will wait for him to grow, and then I will take his Sharingan with my own hands..."

Itachi replied indifferently.

Obito glanced at Itachi, feeling somewhat sullen.

"I didn't expect you to be so resolute."

"Let's go..."

"We don't have much time."

Itachi nodded.

And so, the two turned and left.

As for Izumi Uchiha, Itachi had not looked at her once from beginning to end.

He had not spoken a single word to her either.

She knelt on the ground, numb.

Izumi clutched her chest in grief.

Chuanyu walked slowly to Izumi's side.

Then, he helped her up.

"Sister Izumi..."

"Let's go back..."

The Uchiha clan, which should have been wiped out, had survived.

A night passed.

Itachi had annihilated the Hyuga clan and defected from Konoha.

Only Neji and Hinata remained.

Danzō was left without a corpse.

Root was temporarily paralyzed.

The upper echelons of Konoha were shocked.

All because of the sudden appearance of Uchiha Chuanyu.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's hair had turned completely white.

Things had reached this point.

The Uchiha once again held the opportunity to negotiate.

Fortunately, Chuan Yu was now able to suppress the Uchiha clan.

Naturally.

Fugaku did not want things to end in bloodshed either.

And so.

At the Hokage Building.

Fugaku personally sought out Hiruzen Sarutobi to propose negotiations.

His demand was to reclaim the rights that had originally belonged to the Uchiha.

Furthermore, he demanded to take control of Root.

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained unmoved upon hearing the demands Fugaku put forth.

The primary reason for this was the issue of the Uchiha's autonomy.

If they could not be mobilized, they naturally could not be coordinated.

However, Fugaku stated that as long as Hiruzen Sarutobi could meet his demands, the clan would continue to support Konoha.

He also agreed to allow Konoha to mobilize the Uchiha clan.

Under Fugaku's promise, Hiruzen Sarutobi eventually compromised.

Danzō was dead.

The upper echelons naturally silenced everyone who knew about the Clan Annihilation Plan.

After all, the Uchiha had won.

Related matters faded away with the passage of time.

The Uchiha returned to their former days.

Their income.

Their housing.

Even their benefits had changed significantly.

Moreover, Root was now under Uchiha management.

Uchiha clansmen with talent were pre-selected to join.

Peace had arrived.

A few days later.

Sasuke awoke from the Tsukuyomi.

Scarlet filled his vision.

He did not know how many times he had watched the scene of his clansmen being killed by Itachi's own hands within that environment.

Finally, he awakened one tomoe...

However, from that day on, Sasuke never saw Chuan Yu smile again.

It was as if he had become a stranger.

Even when teaching him ninjutsu, Chuan Yu had become extremely stern.

Year 63 of Konoha.

By the stream in the Uchiha compound.

Sasuke was knocked flat by a punch from Chuan Yu.

Rubbing his head in pain, Sasuke glanced at Chuan Yu with a sense of grievance.

"Don't look at me with those pathetic eyes..."

"You are the most useless Uchiha clansman I have ever seen..."

"Wanting to become strong isn't something you can achieve just by talking about it."

"Before long, you'll be nothing but trash."

Chuan Yu's eyes radiated ruthless mockery.

His words were even more extreme.

Hearing his second brother describe him in such a way, Sasuke clenched his fists in grief and indignation.

"Eight years!"

"You haven't smiled once since Itachi left!"

"I don't know what he did to you!"

"But you don't have to take all your anger out on me!"

"I've suffered just as much as you have!"

"I've really been trying so hard..."

As he spoke, Sasuke couldn't help but burst into tears.

Chuan Yu remained unmoved.

Yet, his heart ached faintly.

With his back turned to Sasuke, he let out a helpless sigh.

"You're graduating soon."

"Starting from tomorrow..."

"Learn to be independent..."

Waving his hand, Chuan Yu did not turn around to comfort Sasuke. Instead, he simply said those two sentences and left.

Ever since the day Itachi left, Sasuke had always believed it was because of his own weakness that he couldn't make him stay.

And so, as the desire for power was born, his heart gradually grew dark...