Night of the Massacre Begins!

After the draw, there was nothing else to do for the moment, so Sasuke simply lay flat on the rooftop, staring blankly at the full moon that had risen overhead.

Whoosh!

With a thought, a pair of sunglasses appeared on Sasuke's face.

His vision remained unchanged—crystal clear, just like when he was not wearing them. Nice!

Hmm, the moon was so white, so huge, so round. Kaguya Otsutsuki, that naïve fool, was sealed inside it, along with what seemed like a bunch of Hyuga clan people!

Could he go up there and get that Giant Tenseigan?

If he blew up the moon, could he unseal Kaguya?

Would it work if he broke the seal through physical means?

Did the universal truth that brute force created miracles apply in this world?

Sasuke stared at the moon, letting his thoughts run wild.

As he stared, he began to feel a little hungry.

At that moment, the round moon looked especially like a soft, delicious dumpling.

Dumplings?

Wait, dumplings!?

Sasuke abruptly sat up.

Thinking of dumplings reminded him that Izumi Uchiha had said she would treat him to some.

Then he recalled memories from his previous life. It seemed that, on the Night of the Massacre, Obito Uchiha had killed Izumi.

Although, because of him, the original plot had long since gone off the rails!

And he did not even know whether tonight was the Night of the Massacre. Would Obito Uchiha show himself?

Still, just in case, it would be better to bring Izumi over. He could not let such a nice girl get killed again because of carelessness!

Whoosh!

Sasuke vanished from the rooftop.

Following the memories in the original owner's mind, he swiftly headed toward Izumi Uchiha's home.

Uchiha compound.

Izumi Uchiha's home.

"Mom, I'm heading out for a bit."

At the entrance, Izumi Uchiha, having changed into her shoes, called into the house.

"It's so late. Where are you going?"

A middle-aged woman came out and looked at her daughter in confusion.

"I made quite a few dumplings. I'm going to properly thank little Sasuke—he helped me a lot today!"

Izumi Uchiha lifted the snack box and spoke with a smile.

"Ah! All right, then. Go and come back quickly. The atmosphere between the clan and the village has been getting more and more tense lately, so be careful!"

Izumi's mother warned her, but did not stop her.

"It's fine, Mom. We're in the compound, and Sasuke's house isn't far from here. Besides, I'm a ninja too. Nothing dangerous will happen!"

With that, Izumi Uchiha slipped out the door carrying the snack box.

"Ahh, she's all grown up and still makes me worry!"

Izumi's mother could only shake her head helplessly.

It had been so long since she had seen Itachi! She wondered what mission he had gone on. Why had he not returned after so long?

She really hoped she would see Itachi when she reached Sasuke's house!

As she walked, the lovestruck girl's heart was filled with anticipation.

After turning a corner, she suddenly saw a familiar figure standing beneath a streetlamp in the distance.

Was that...?

Her heartbeat involuntarily quickened, and her steps grew faster and faster!

Only when she approached did she see clearly that it was the person she had been longing for!

"Itachi, it's you! You've finally finished your mission and come back!"

Izumi Uchiha happily greeted Itachi, unable to hide the joy on her face.

"Itachi, you must be exhausted after such a long mission! Here! I happened to make your favorite three-color dumplings. Hurry and try some!"

Izumi held the snack box out before Itachi.

As for the fact that these dumplings had originally been meant for Sasuke—sorry, she had completely forgotten that at this moment!

As he looked at the smiling girl before him, pain spread through Itachi's heart.

Because this girl was about to die, by his own hand!

But for Konoha's peace, he had to endure this pain.

Itachi forcibly made his heart cold and numb.

His face remained expressionless throughout.

"Huh! What's wrong, Itachi? You seem a little strange today. Did your mission tire you out too much?"

Izumi noticed that something was wrong, and concern could not help appearing on her face.

She widened her eyes, leaned closer, and carefully examined Itachi's expression.

Then, under the streetlamp's light, she noticed the pain that had inadvertently appeared at the corner of Itachi's eyes.

"Itachi! What's wrong!? Did something happen?"

The concern on her face deepened. She stretched out her slender hand, wanting to touch Itachi's face and offer him some comfort.

But before her hand could touch his face, a pair of scarlet eyes suddenly appeared in her vision, and her consciousness fell completely into darkness.

"Sorry, Izumi!"

Itachi Uchiha caught the little hand suspended in midair and pulled the unconscious Izumi into his arms, his face filled with bitterness.

He did not want to kill her, but for the village's peace, there was no other way!

He planned to use genjutsu to weave Izumi a happy dream.

Letting her leave quietly this way was the only thing he could do for her.

Just as he was about to act, a sighing voice suddenly rang out behind him.

"Tut, tut, tut! How heartless. You should be able to tell, right? How much this girl likes you, yet you can bring yourself to kill her!"

Who? Someone actually appeared behind me without making a sound, and I did not sense them at all... Itachi was startled. His body reacted on instinct, and he instantly used the Body Flicker Technique to leave the spot.

Whoosh!

Itachi appeared ten meters away, carrying the unconscious Izumi in his arms.

Only after ensuring there was a safe distance between them did he turn around to look at the person who had spoken.

"Hm? You... you're Sasuke. Why are you here?"

Upon seeing who stood before him, Itachi was surprised.

"Oh! You recognized me so easily. Looks like these sunglasses really have no disguise effect at all!"

Sasuke adjusted the sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, unable to keep from feeling a little disappointed.

He had thought wearing sunglasses might at least conceal his identity a little. Apparently, that was not possible!

But since Itachi has appeared in the compound, that means my guess was right! That old bastard Third Hokage really did fly into a rage from humiliation and decided to attack the Uchiha clan tonight.

Sasuke narrowed his eyes at Itachi Uchiha in the distance, talking to himself inwardly while also giving himself a mental pat on the back for his foresight.

At that moment, a series of system notifications suddenly sounded in his mind.

[Ding! The Night of the Massacre event has begun. Generating task list!]

[Ding! Task One: Give Itachi Uchiha a big slap. Draw chances +2!]

[Ding! Task Two: Give Danzo Shimura a big slap. Draw chances +3!]

[Ding! Task Three: Give Hiruzen Sarutobi a big slap. Draw chances +4!]

Looking at the three tasks that had suddenly popped up, Sasuke ranted wildly in his heart.

You call yourself the "Myriad Worlds Strongest System"? You might as well rename yourself the "Big Slap System." Every task you issue is about slapping someone!

The previous time with Hiashi Hyuga had been the same—the task had also been to give someone a big slap.

And could you not add one more draw chance to the rewards for completing these tasks? Were you trying to kill people with OCD?

Sasuke counted them. If he completed all the tasks this time, he would receive a total of nine draw chances!

Could it not give him one more, enough for a ten-pull?

He suspected the system was deliberately messing with him, but he had no proof!