A World Ruled by Power

In the forest behind the mountain, grass and trees tangled together. Uchiha Kyu occasionally used ninjutsu to delay Hiruzen Sarutobi's pursuit, buying more time for Uchiha Ying's side to act.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was pursuing them from behind, gradually realized that they were stalling for time. However, he had complete confidence in Minato Namikaze and was not overly worried about the situation in the village.

No matter how deep your schemes were, everything was futile before absolute strength.

"Ninja Art: Thousand Shadow Hands."

Under Shikaku Nara's control, shadowy hands moved like ghosts in the night, striking toward Uchiha Kyu and the others from behind.

Concealed by the darkness, those silent black hands were even harder to notice.

"Clan Head."

Huo Uchiha seemed frozen in place. Two black hands had tightly seized his shadow, leaving him utterly unable to move.

Uchiha Kyu's gaze turned cold. He leaped into the air, his agile body nimbly dodging several incoming shuriken as he caught sight of the silently approaching black hands from the corner of his eye.

"Uchiha Seal."

The two incoming black hands were forcibly pinned to the ground by two shuriken engraved with special symbols, unable to move.

Huo Uchiha, whom Uchiha Kyu had casually saved, was filled with guilt. Because of him, the pursuers had caught up.

"You can't escape."

Hiruzen Sarutobi snorted coldly and raised a hand. The scattered ninja around them closed in, surrounding Uchiha Kyu and his group.

Bang!

At the same time, a dazzling firework bloomed over Konoha.

"Clan Head, it succeeded."

Uchiha Okamoto excitedly looked up at the firework gradually fading from the sky.

Though mentally mature beyond his years, Uchiha Itachi felt worry rise in his heart once he saw that his great-uncle's plan had succeeded. The village's peace would now be shattered.

"Now it's time for Konoha to properly experience the power of my Uchiha Clan."

Uchiha Kyu looked at the brilliant firework in the night sky, and his furrowed brow relaxed. After tonight, Konoha would be transformed beyond recognition.

"I've been unable to hold myself back for a long time."

"Brothers, kill with me!"

After receiving the clan head's approval, Uchiha Okamoto immediately led all the team members in a charge.

"The clan head's safety is in your hands."

Huo Uchiha grabbed Uchiha Haruto, who had been about to rush into battle. Though the clan head was powerful, he could not be left without protection.

"I understand." Haruto, who had always been quiet and reserved, nodded heavily.

"Itachi, why do you think that, between a clan and a village, the village's peace is more important?"

Uchiha Kyu looked at Uchiha Itachi, who had remained at his side, intending to properly teach his eldest nephew, who had been nearly ruined by Fugaku Uchiha's teachings.

"Because once the village falls into internal conflict, the other shinobi villages will take advantage of the opening. Then the Shinobi World will descend into chaos."

Uchiha Itachi looked worriedly at his great-uncle, hoping to persuade him not to bring further disaster to Konoha.

"Hahaha..."

Uchiha Kyu could not help laughing. He kicked Uchiha Itachi into the chaotic battle, where two Konoha Anbu immediately set their sights on him.

"What does that have to do with you, you sanctimonious fool?"

Someone who did not even care about his own kin—what right did he have to talk about world peace?

Who did he think he was?

"Let you lowly ants witness the true power of my Uchiha Clan."

"Susanoo."

The instant Uchiha Kyu entered the battle, terrifying chakra, cold and suffocating, rose from his body.

An indestructible, terrifying skeleton seemed to crawl out of hell. Veins, blood, and flesh grew over its bones, making it look more like a demon from the underworld.

Roar!

The chakra unleashed by Susanoo alone easily sent the ninja in front of it flying.

The Konoha ninja who tried to attack Uchiha Kyu were sent flying one after another by Susanoo's fists, while the indestructible Susanoo blocked attack after attack.

Before Susanoo, these ninja were like children wielding toy swords—utterly weak and laughable.

Meanwhile, the pressure on Huo Uchiha and the others, who had been under siege, sharply decreased. Uchiha Kyu alone bore most of the burden.

The overwhelming slaughter stained Susanoo with the blood of countless Konoha ninja, making the dark, blackish-red Susanoo seem even more terrifying.

Danzo's greedy gaze could no longer be restrained. It was as though obtaining those Mangekyō Sharingan would allow him to dominate all of Konoha.

Seeing the grim losses on his side, Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart ached. He was even more worried that, once the shinobi villages beyond Konoha's borders received news, they would seize the chance to take a vicious bite out of Konoha.

This battle was destined to leave Konoha unstable.

Fugaku Uchiha naturally knew the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan. Amid the chaos, he had considered bringing Itachi to his side, but when he thought of Mikoto within the clan, he could only grit his teeth and endure, not daring to step forward rashly.

"Do you want to dance too?"

Uchiha Kyu's terrifying Mangekyō Sharingan stared directly at a Konoha ninja whose throat he held in his hand. His indifferent words inspired boundless fear.

Aaaahhh!!!

Those Mangekyō Sharingan ravaged the man's nervous system within his consciousness. His eyes looked as though they were about to burst, his blood surged, and veins bulged across his body.

"Is this the legendary Mangekyō Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan? Our powers aren't even on the same level."

Quite a few Konoha ninja had been smashed to death by Susanoo. The horrifyingly bloody and brutal sight shattered the courage of many Konoha ninja, turning their faces pale with cold sweat as they stopped advancing.

Watching these Konoha ninja, who usually threw their weight around before the Uchiha patrol, get scared out of their wits, Uchiha Kyu laughed heartily.

The Mangekyō Sharingan gave Uchiha Kyu an unprecedented sense of invincibility. This was the feeling Sasuke Uchiha had enjoyed in the Naruto story.

"Fugaku, do you see?"

"These are Konoha ninja who bully the weak and fear the strong."

"When you are stronger than them, they obediently submit at your feet."

"But when you are weaker than them, they are like wild hyenas smelling carrion, rushing over to tear off a bite."

"All of it comes down to power."

"This is a world where possessing power means possessing everything."

"The legendary Sage of Six Paths was like this, and so were Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha back then."

"If you cannot see that, you will forever live under other people's rules. Within their rules, they have the final say in everything."

"Then... you..."

Uchiha Kyu gradually withdrew his smile, his arrogant gaze sweeping over the Third Hokage and the others.

"Everything you have done has been nothing more than a laughable delusion."

"Now, I will personally end the pain Konoha has inflicted on the Uchiha for so many years."

"Not good, run!"

After hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately felt a sense of foreboding. He hurriedly waved for everyone to leave this dangerous place.

"Only thinking of leaving now? Too late."

Murderous intent overflowed from Uchiha Kyu's eyes as he laughed arrogantly. He spread his arms and released the ocular power of his Mangekyō Sharingan without restraint, pushing his dojutsu to its limit.

His eyes could not withstand the Mangekyō Sharingan's extreme power, and bloody tears streamed down his face.