Ever-Changing in an Instant

"Rain keeps falling, the mood is far from pleasant. Two men are about to fight in the rain over her. One man makes his move, and the other falls at once..." A man passing outside the wall sang loudly.

Konan happened to be standing between Uchiha Fuchiu and Deva Pain. She had just told the two to stop, but upon hearing that, all the fury in her heart instantly erupted. "Go to hell!" A paper kunai, as if it had eyes, pierced straight through the neck of the muscular singer outside the wall.

Jin turned invisible and came up behind the ninja, quietly watching everything before him. Hearing the singing from outside the wall, he nearly laughed.

Konan calmed her raging emotions somewhat and said to Itachi, "Either kill some of Konoha's people, or watch us kill everyone here."

Uchiha Fuchiu roared angrily, "Do you really think you can kill all of us? Itachi, don't listen to him. For the honor of the Uchiha Clan, we must fight them to the end!"

"I can agree to your demands. However, I have demands of my own. If you do not agree, there is nothing more to discuss. We can only fight to the death. First, after joining the organization, I will not take part in any missions to attack Konoha. Second, do not harm my two younger brothers." Itachi voiced what was in his heart.

"Itachi! You can't agree to them!" Uchiha Fuchiu said painfully.

"I agree!" Pain said firmly.

"Will this do?" "Pfft!" One of Itachi's kunai plunged into Uchiha Fuchiu's body.

Jin truly could not stand watching any longer.

"You are all so foolish, especially you, Itachi! That is your father! Can you really bear to kill him?"

"Who is that?" Everyone turned toward the source of the voice.

"Why are you here? Cough, cough. I am an unqualified father. I never fulfilled a father's responsibilities." Uchiha Fuchiu spat out a mouthful of blood. "Do not make a move yet," he told the ninja behind him.

"No, Clan Head! We must avenge you and kill Itachi!" The people behind him roared indignantly.

Jin knew the truth, but he still did not stop Itachi. He needed to see whether Itachi had changed. The result was still the same—Itachi was still the same old Itachi. It had merely happened earlier.

"Itachi, leave. Since you are still a member of the Uchiha Clan, I will spare you this once. The next time we meet, I will take your life. You cannot wipe out the Uchiha Clan!" Jin shouted.

"This is bad. Many ninja are rushing toward the Uchiha Clan," Konan said to Pain.

"Retreat immediately! The mission is already half complete," Pain said.

"Itachi, come with us! Another group has arrived outside, and they will not be easy to deal with." Konan smiled.

Watching the three leave, Jin quickly came before Uchiha Fuchiu and said, "The greater your power, the greater your ambition, is that it? Now you have lost. Even the son you loved most hates you. Let go. Stop dreaming of launching a coup." Jin activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and looked at the badly wounded Uchiha Fuchiu.

"Was I wrong?" Uchiha Fuchiu muttered. "But this was the effort of several generations!"

"Ninja Art! Regeneration Jutsu!" "Let me tell you, those coming from outside are not reinforcements. They are ninja who have come to wipe out the Uchiha Clan." Through his clone, Jin saw one masked figure after another.

"Prepare yourselves for battle. Another group of hateful bastards has arrived!" Jin said to Uchiha Fuchiu's subordinates.

The ninja were greatly shocked when they saw Jin's Mangekyō Sharingan.

"I'll gather more people! These few dozen jonin may not be able to withstand the enemy's assault!" one ninja said.

"There is no time. We will wait for them here and see what they intend to do," Jin said domineeringly.

This was a ninja unit none of them had seen before. They could be called the finest of the elite. Though there were fewer than fifty of them, every single one possessed the strength of an elite jonin.

"Uchiha Fuchiu! You have lost! All your forces have already been eliminated! In consideration of the fact that the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan founded Konoha together, as long as you guarantee that you will not launch another coup, I, on behalf of Konoha, promise that no one will pursue you for today's rebellion. The Uchiha Clan will remain one of Konoha's founders. And no one will know about today's events, because everyone will believe that Itachi Uchiha betrayed Konoha!" Jin had already recognized the owner of that voice. It was actually the Third Hokage.

"I have lost! Completely lost! I guarantee that there will be no more rebellions. I have decided to divide the Uchiha Clan into two, with my two sons, Jin and Sasuke, each leading one part. I ask for the Third Hokage's permission," Uchiha Fuchiu said dejectedly.

"Very well, I agree," the Third Hokage replied.

"You may return first," the Third Hokage said to his subordinates.

"My friend, if you have the time, you may visit my home, or send someone to find me," the Third said to Jin.

"Certainly," Jin replied.

"Farewell, Uchiha Fuchiu. I hope you settle this matter soon." The Third Hokage leisurely walked away.

Inside an inn in Konoha.

"No, I have to go back. I must kill all my clansmen! Otherwise, they will definitely find a way to kill me in the future," Itachi said to the two. At the same time, he thought, Please don't let this trigger a war within Konoha!

"All right. You have not killed a single person from Konoha yet. By the rules, you still cannot join Akatsuki. Then I will give you an opportunity. I will go with you," Konan said.

"Be careful. There is someone in the Uchiha Clan whose invisibility technique is quite formidable," Pain said.

"No need to go. I am already here!" Jin revealed himself.

"Everyone is here? Then this old man will join in the fun as well!" The Third Hokage had also arrived.

For a moment, the atmosphere became extremely tense. None of them spoke.

"I think we should find a more open place. There is not enough room to fight here," Pain said.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!..." The group quickly arrived in the forest outside Konoha Village.

Jin looked at the others and found that he and Itachi were the weakest. He said, "Third Hokage, I won't be playing with you any longer. I still need to clean up the Uchiha Clan's mess!"

"Oh? That will be difficult. This old man has to deal with three experts. Fortunately, I have already resolved the Uchiha Clan's problem. You are members of Akatsuki, aren't you?" the Third asked.

"So what if we are? Are you planning to keep us here?" Pain asked.

"Let me see what you look like. You should be more careful in the future." "Poof!" He vanished—it had only been a clone.

"This is no place to stay for long. We should first leave Konoha's sphere of influence. Let us forget about Itachi's matter for now. After all, his father was seriously injured. The Uchiha Clan will not live peacefully. Orochimaru has already infiltrated Konoha. The real show has only just begun," Pain explained.

"So Akatsuki is nothing special after all. I thought you were so formidable, but a few words from the Third sent you running," Itachi mocked.

"Fine! Then let us go back and kill him!" Pain said.