"Itachi... damn..."
Wuye watched Itachi Uchiha's back disappear into the darkness and couldn't help drawing in a sharp breath.
Of course, he knew that Itachi Uchiha's final glance had been directed back at him. Its meaning was obvious...
I slaughtered my entire clan and even killed my mother, so you'd better treat my beloved little brother well.
That was probably what it meant.
The problem was, that little brother of yours was easily led astray. First, Orochimaru lured him away, then Obito played him like a fiddle, and in the end, he became Naruto's tagalong...
That's fate, brother!
"Ah..."
Wuye sighed.
"L-Lord Hokage..."
Uchiha Izumi still followed behind him. She had also witnessed everything Itachi Uchiha had done—killing his mother and tormenting his younger brother.
She could no longer recognize Itachi Uchiha at all...
"Why... why would Itachi do something like this..."
Uchiha Izumi looked at Wuye's back and asked, "Even you... didn't stop him..."
She desperately wanted to know the truth.
"Itachi Uchiha... was putting righteousness before family. That's why I didn't stop him."
Wuye walked out of the clan compound.
Anbu shinobi would soon enter to handle the aftermath. All the bodies would be properly preserved, then stored somewhere... waiting for masked Obito to steal them.
Uchiha Izumi followed closely behind him, her hands clenched tightly. "Why? What did the Uchiha Clan do wrong?!"
The tremor gradually faded from her voice, replaced by anger.
"The Uchiha Clan wanted to overthrow me. That was their greatest mistake," Wuye said calmly.
Uchiha Izumi's eyes widened instinctively. "Overthrow... you?! How could that be possible?!"
"Yeah, any normal person would think it was impossible." Wuye shook his head. "But many of your Uchiha shinobi aren't normal in the head."
Uchiha Izumi: "..."
Along the way, Anbu shinobi came to escort Wuye back