This Is a World Ruled by Power

In the forest on the back mountain, trees and undergrowth tangled together. Uchiha Kyu repeatedly used ninjutsu to delay Hiruzen Sarutobi's pursuit, all to buy Uchiha Kage more time to act.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was pursuing them from behind, gradually realized that his opponent was stalling for time. But he had complete confidence in Minato Namikaze and did not worry too much 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 of the night, striking toward Uchiha Kyu and the others from behind.

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

"Clan Head!"

Huo Uchiha seemed to have been frozen in place. Two black hands tightly gripped his shadow, leaving him unable to move an inch.

Uchiha Kyu's gaze turned cold. He leaped into the air from where he stood, his agile body nimbly evading several incoming shuriken as the corner of his eye caught sight of the black hands creeping toward him.

"Uchiha Seal."

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

Huo Uchiha, whom Uchiha Kyu had casually rescued, looked full of guilt. Because of him, the people behind them had caught up.

"You can't escape."

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

Bang!

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

"Clan Head, it worked."

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

Though still young, Uchiha Itachi had always been mature beyond his years. Seeing his uncle's plan succeed, he began to worry that the village's peace would be shattered.

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

Uchiha Kyu watched the brilliant firework in the night sky, his brows relaxing. After tonight, Konoha would be completely transformed.

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

"Brothers, kill them with me!"

Once Uchiha Okamoto received the clan head's permission, he immediately led all the team members in a charge.

"I'm leaving the clan head's safety to you."

Huo Uchiha grabbed Haruto Uchiha, who was about to charge into battle. The clan head might be strong, but he still needed someone by his side to protect him.

"I understand." The usually quiet Haruto 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 educate his eldest nephew, whom Fugaku Uchiha had half-ruined with his teachings.

"Because once civil unrest breaks out in the village, the other shinobi villages will take advantage of the situation. Then the entire Shinobi World will fall into chaos."

Uchiha Itachi looked worriedly at his uncle, hoping to persuade him not to continue throwing Konoha into turmoil.

"Ha ha ha..."

Uchiha Kyu could not help laughing. With one kick, he sent 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?"

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

Did he deserve to?

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

"Susanoo."

The instant Uchiha Kyu entered the fray, a chilling, suffocating, terrifying chakra rose from his body.

An indestructible skeleton seemed to crawl out of hell itself. Veins, blood, and flesh grew across its bones, making it look more like a demon from the Pure Land.

Roar!

The chakra unleashed by Susanoo alone easily sent the ninjas ahead flying.

The Konoha ninjas trying 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 ninjas were like children wielding toy swords—utterly weak and laughable.

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

The overwhelming slaughter stained Susanoo with the blood of countless Konoha ninjas, making the dark, red-tinged black Susanoo 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 tragic losses on his side, Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart ached. He was even more worried that once the shinobi villages outside Konoha's borders received word, they would surely seize the chance to take a vicious bite out of Konoha.

This battle was destined to leave Konoha shaken and unsettled.

Fugaku Uchiha naturally understood the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan. Amid the chaos, he had considered bringing Itachi to his side, but when he thought of Mikoto in the clan compound, 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 neck he gripped in one hand. His indifferent words were profoundly terrifying.

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 strength isn't even on the same level."

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

Seeing the Konoha ninjas who usually strutted around before the Uchiha patrol trembling in fear, Uchiha Kyu laughed freely.

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

"Fugaku, do you see?"

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

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

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

"All of this 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 and Madara Uchiha back then."

"If you cannot understand that, you will forever live under the rules of others. Within their rules, they decide everything."

"Then... you..."

Uchiha Kyu gradually reined in his smile, his arrogant gaze sweeping toward the Third Hokage and the others.

"Everything you've done has been nothing more than a self-indulgent joke."

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

"This is bad, run!"

The moment Hiruzen Sarutobi heard that, an ominous feeling arose in his heart. 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 the Mangekyō Sharingan without restraint, pushing his dojutsu to its limit.

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