Welcome to My World

Uchiha Clan Compound.

The clan head's residence, a hidden room.

Thirty young Uchiha ninjas sat cross-legged inside.

They were all outstanding members of the Uchiha Clan's younger generation. Excitedly discussing among themselves, they seemed to be awaiting something.

"When is Brother Mirai coming?"

"Not sure. He should be here soon!"

"I can't wait to meet Brother Mirai!"

The young Uchiha in the room could hardly wait to see Uchiha Mirai.

Who was Uchiha Mirai?

A legend of the Uchiha Clan!

During the Third Shinobi World War, one of only two Konoha ninja who had struck terror into the four great ninja villages.

After lying low for three years, he had returned and forcefully taken Uchiha Fugaku's position as clan head.

It could be said that, in the hearts of the younger Uchiha generation, Uchiha Mirai was their faith!

Among them was one Uchiha who differed from the rest.

He sat quietly in a corner. The tear troughs beside his nose lent his youthful face a maturity that did not match his age.

Uchiha Fugaku's eldest son, Uchiha Itachi.

"What do you think Brother Mirai meant by, 'You can obtain great power by coming here'?"

"No idea! But we can't go wrong following Brother Mirai."

"Could it be some kind of powerful secret technique?"

The clansmen in the room began excitedly speculating about the great power Uchiha Mirai had mentioned.

Before they came, Uchiha Mirai had confidently told them, "Do you crave power? If you do, come here! I have placed the source of power here!"

The blazing fire within them had been ignited, and their desire for power surpassed everything else!

These young Uchiha had come here almost without hesitation, seeking the power Uchiha Mirai spoke of.

In the depths of Uchiha Itachi's eyes, a trace of burning desire flickered.

Yet the maturity beyond his years kept him from showing any emotion on his face.

He merely sat silently in the corner, waiting for Uchiha Mirai to arrive.

"Sarutobi Hiruzen..."

Simply reciting that name in his heart filled nine-year-old Itachi with an uncontrollable rage.

This was the first time he had called the Third Hokage by his name.

Yesterday, under Uchiha Mirai's guidance, he had led Sarutobi Hiruzen into the clan head's residence.

Outside the door, he had clearly heard Sarutobi Hiruzen arguing with his father and Uchiha Mirai.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's hypocritical words and his forceful infringement upon the Uchiha's interests had completely torn away the final veil of respect Itachi held for the Hokage.

The Uchiha Clan... What did you take the Uchiha Clan for... What did you take the Uchiha Clan for?!

When Sarutobi Hiruzen left, he ran into the furious Itachi at the door.

Ignoring the Hokage's attempts to stop him, Itachi ran away without looking back.

After returning, he gave himself several vicious slaps in front of his ancestors' memorial tablets!

I was actually deceived by that hypocritical scoundrel Sarutobi Hiruzen!

Uchiha Itachi's heart was filled with shame and rage.

That emotion transformed into hatred for Sarutobi Hiruzen!

He wanted to personally take revenge on Sarutobi Hiruzen! Revenge on that hypocrite who treated the Uchiha Clan as a tool!

But for now, he was still far too weak.

Although Sarutobi Hiruzen had declined with age, he had once been a legendary shinobi, the strongest Hokage spoken of by the villagers.

At only nine years old, Itachi simply did not have the strength to take revenge!

Power! Could he obtain the power Brother Mirai spoke of by coming here?

Deep within Uchiha Itachi's eyes, the flames of desire burned fiercely.

He would seize the future! He would gain power! Power enough to take revenge on Sarutobi Hiruzen!

Just then, a faint cough broke Uchiha Itachi's train of thought.

"Looks like you've all been getting impatient."

Uchiha Mirai entered from outside, looking at the clansmen in the room with a faint smile.

"Brother Mirai! It's Brother Mirai!"

"Brother Mirai is here! Brother Mirai is here!"

The clan members in the room felt some flame ignite within their hearts, and their delighted, excited cheers resounded throughout the entire room.

Uchiha's legend, Uchiha Mirai, had appeared!

"Brother Mirai, how do we obtain the power you mentioned before?"

"Yeah! Brother Mirai, how exactly can we obtain the power you spoke of?!"

The young clan members in the room stared at Uchiha Mirai with unparalleled excitement.

"Do you want power?" Uchiha Mirai smiled faintly. "That is precisely why I gathered you here."

"Do not resist. Relax your bodies."

Uchiha Mirai's gentle voice rang beside the ears of the young Uchiha in the room.

The Uchiha clan members immediately did as they were told.

They took deep breaths and relaxed their muscles.

Within Uchiha Mirai's scarlet eyes, three black tomoe spun rapidly, shifting into a complex pattern of three fan blades.

A strange power spilled forth from his eyes.

The next second!

Pitch-black shadows spread from beneath Uchiha Mirai's feet, instantly swallowing every Uchiha clan member.

A faint breeze swept past.

There were no longer any clan members in that room. It was completely empty.

The rapid shift through space left some clan members dizzy and nauseated, and they could not help but dry heave.

Those clan members with stronger adaptability looked upon the world around them and fell into a deep stupor.

They were no longer in the original room.

In its place stood a vast world.

All around them seemed to be a battlefield stretching beyond sight, littered with broken spears and shattered halberds. Fields of white reeds swayed in the breeze, and though it was daytime, an enormous scarlet blood moon hung eerily in the sky.

"Welcome to my world!"

Uchiha Mirai floated beneath the blood moon, spreading his arms as he spoke to the stunned clan members below.