"Then why did Jing Uchiha do that?"
Itachi finally asked the question he had kept buried for so long.
What he really meant was: what could change a person so completely?
"Because you Uchiha are the Clan of Love."
"Love..."
"But Teacher Kazan, isn't the Senju Clan of the First the Clan of Love?" Neji asked, surprised.
Those awful Uchiha were the Clan of Love?
Oh, Itachi, you can stand up. I didn't mean you.
How could someone who adored his little brother be a bad person?
"That's a misconception held by people who don't understand."
The Senju Clan's reputation as the Clan of Love traced back to Asura, a thousand years ago.
During the Sage of Six Paths' trial, Asura came to understand himself. From then on, he held that love was the key to world peace.
As Asura's descendants, the Senju of the Forest had been known as the Clan of Love for a thousand years.
But very few people knew that the Uchiha were the true Clan of Love.
"Most people see the Uchiha as a clan that worships power and puts Ninjutsu above everything else. But the Uchiha love more deeply than any other shinobi clan."
In Tobirama Senju's words, once an Uchiha came to know love, the emotions they had long kept bound would burst free in an instant. At that moment, a power surpassing the Senju Clan's would erupt.
"Itachi, if someone killed Sasuke right in front of you one day, what would you do?"
Itachi's pupils contracted on instinct.
"I wouldn't let that happen."
His voice carried a chill like ancient ice that would never melt.
Neji instinctively stepped back, putting some distance between himself and his senior disciple.
He didn't need to hear any more. He understood why his teacher called the