"Heh, Hiruzen Sarutobi, you're as foolish as ever. How do you know that what you saw wasn't what I wanted you to see? Since you know I have the ability to foresee the future, isn't it normal for me to be able to predict your movements in advance?" Anyway, lies don't cost money. For someone like Hiruzen Sarutobi, even if he dies, there's no need to let him die knowing the truth.
"What? What you want me to see... Yes, that must be it. That makes sense. No wonder all the things we've done to you and the Uchiha Clan have ended in failure. And when we first met, your attitude towards the higher-ups... Hmm~ You already foresaw this day back then, didn't you? That's why you were so hostile towards us the first time we met. I see~ I see!" As he filled in the blanks with Uchiha Gen's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly pieced together the whole story.
"Hiss~ No wonder Gen wasn't flustered at all, even when facing the First and Second. He knew the outcome beforehand and could foresee the future. That's terrifying~" After listening to his teacher's speculation, Orochimaru also began to speculate about today's events, following Hiruzen Sarutobi's reasoning.
"Alright, enough nonsense. Accept your fate, Hiruzen Sarutobi. I, Uchiha Gen, have always lived by the principle of giving someone a taste of their own medicine. Since you intend to exterminate the Uchiha Clan, don't blame me for doing the same to the Sarutobi Clan clan. Orochimaru, make your move. Let our Third Hokage deal with the evil Sarutobi Clan himself." Since the other party has taken the initiative to fill in the gaps in his imagination, there's no need for me to clarify anything further.
"What? Exterminate the clan? You want me to target the Sarutobi Clan? Wait, I had no intention of wiping out the Uchiha Clan. I'll take responsibility for my actions. This has nothing to do with the Sarutobi Clan; they're innocent." Having already died once, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt he wasn't afraid of anything anymore. He hadn't expected Uchiha Gen to implicate the Sarutobi Clan because of this. Did this guy really have no bottom line? Didn't you say you could foresee the future? I really didn't intend to exterminate the Uchiha Clan. At most, I just wanted to use them as Sharingan production factory.
"Hmph, unrelated to the Sarutobi Clan? You're targeting the entire Uchiha Clan, what's wrong with me targeting the entire Sarutobi Clan? Whether they're innocent or not is none of my business. Anyway, I'm satisfied. Orochimaru, do it!" Looking at the devastated Hiruzen Sarutobi, Uchiha Gen felt an overwhelming sense of satisfaction. Sarutobi, you old devil, you've finally met your match?
" Orochimaru, you can't do this! I'm your teacher! I'll stop him! Go quickly and inform the Sarutobi Clan! We absolutely cannot let Uchiha Gen's evil plans succeed! It's all for Konoha!" Uchiha Gen's words terrified Hiruzen Sarutobi. The inherently evil Uchiha Clan —his teacher was right after all.
"Teacher, you know I would have helped you long ago if I could. But my personal abilities are limited. If I were to do this, I would be buried with your Sarutobi Clan. You should have noticed this from the first time we met. I cherish life, especially my own. I'm sorry." As soon as he finished speaking, Orochimaru sent a talisman into Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, could only watch helplessly as Orochimaru manipulated his body to rush towards the Sarutobi Clan.
A blood moon hangs in the sky, dark clouds cover the sky.
It was already past midnight, and apart from a few patrol members, the rest of the Sarutobi Clan were fast asleep.
Swoosh~
An elderly ninja with a face covered in cracks appeared in Sarutobi Clan Compound.
"Hmm? Something's up, let's go check it out quickly." The actions of the Impure World Reincarnation Third Hokage were instantly detected by the Sarutobi Clan's sensory ninja.
"Yes, I understand, Yongdu." ×12
Bang~
With a kick that sent the gate of the unknown clan flying, Hiruzen Sarutobi Kunai rushed inside, kunai in hand.
"Who? Hmm? Lord Sandai? What brings you here so late?" I hardly ever see this old guy, what's with kicking down my door so late at night?
Swoosh~
There were no words, only the cold Kunai in Hiruzen Sarutobi's hand answered him.
Amidst the splattering blood, a large patch of plum blossoms stained the entire paper door, a sight both poignant and bloody.
"Stop! What am I doing? I watched Jingli grow up! Orochimaru, Uchiha Gen, I'll haunt you even as a ghost Hiruzen Sarutobi expressionlessly, but his heart was already turning mad.
The killing continues...
Hiruzen Sarutobi began cancelling the accounts one by one, following the house numbers.
"Hiss~ The smell of blood is so strong, something's wrong." Yongdu and the others who rushed over saw Jingli lying in a pool of blood and instantly realized that something terrible had happened.
" Jiro, quickly fire a signal flare to call for backup, and also tell the clansmen to be on guard. The rest of you, follow me." Looking at his clansmen who died with their eyes wide open, Sarutobi Yongdu's face was extremely gloomy. Who on earth dared to kill Sarutobi clansmen in Konoha? This is no way to court death.
"Understood, Yongdu."
Before the group could even begin to move, Kakkō erupted again in the distance.
"Ninja Art: Five Elements Great Barrage!" With a massive output of Chakra, a combination of five elements comparable to a forbidden technique was formed in Hiruzen Sarutobi's hands, its target being the unsuspecting clansmen before him.
For the first time Hiruzen Sarutobi felt resentment towards his own strength; this one attack would have killed at least a hundred of his clansmen.
"That's... the Lord Third's signature Ninjutsu! Everyone, hurry and provide support! The Lord Third is fighting the enemy!" With the sound of the Ninjutsu, Sarutobi Yongdu no longer needed to activate his Sensory Ninjutsu to investigate.
"Yes, Yongdu Eito." ×11
In the central area of Sarutobi Clan Compound, Hiruzen Sarutobi, his face cracked with Impure World Reincarnation Tensei marks, was using his signature Ninjutsu to cleanse the area. With the support of Impure World Reincarnation Chakra, he could now use super Ninjutsu like the Five Elements Great Barrage Hiruzen Sarutobi a basic attack.
"Stop! Lord Third, what are you doing?" Sarutobi Yongdu and the others who rushed over after hearing the news were filled with disbelief as they watched Hiruzen Sarutobi slaughtering everyone in sight.
Is this really the Third Hokage I revered? How could he be so cold-blooded as to harm his own clansmen?
" Yongdu, the Third Hokage seems to be acting strangely. Let's stop him first." At this moment, Yongci Sarutobi was standing nearby, seemed to have noticed something and quickly stepped forward to remind him.
"Yes, no matter what, the first priority right now is to stop this old man. Yongci, go and call all the other clan ninjas over. We are no match for him with just these few people." Looking at the large number of dead clansmen, Sarutobi Yongdu no longer had the respect he once had for the Third Hokage.
"Understood, Yongdu. Be careful." With a Body Flicker Technique, Yongci Sarutobi vanished without a trace.