Become an Ordinary Person Again, or Choose Death?

After being invaded by Earth Grudge Fear, Itachi Uchiha showed no obvious abnormalities on the surface. Most of the ninjas around him were mediocre in strength and simply could not detect anything unusual.

Yet inside Itachi Uchiha's mind, two entirely different sets of memories churned back and forth.

As usual, he returned home, calmly finished dinner, and stayed alone in his room, where he began unconsciously refining chakra on his own.

The meridians that should have been severed had now been linked together by Earth Grudge Fear, functioning as the body's original meridian network.

But as more chakra was refined, Earth Grudge Fear gradually spread through Itachi Uchiha's body, devouring and replacing the flesh that had originally been there.

At the same time, as time passed, Earth Grudge Fear began invading Itachi Uchiha's heart.

At that moment, Itachi Uchiha was still immersed in those two utterly different sets of memories, completely ignoring the changes occurring within his body.

For ordinary ninjas, Earth Grudge Fear truly was an extremely precious treasure, especially since this escaped test subject had been enhanced with Natural Energy by Uchiha Ensei.

As his body underwent reconstruction and vast amounts of chakra were consumed, it naturally caused a faint disturbance.

Even though Mikoto Uchiha was not a medical ninja and possessed only the unremarkable strength of a Jonin,

as a member of the Uchiha Clan, Mikoto Uchiha still keenly noticed the chakra fluctuations in Itachi Uchiha's room.

At first, she thought an enemy had infiltrated the house. After settling Sasuke down, she prepared herself to provide support.

But when she slipped into the room, she discovered that Itachi Uchiha, who should have been incapable of using chakra again, was currently refining chakra.

A flicker of delight and panic passed through Mikoto Uchiha's eyes, and her feelings were