"It seems that the whole family trial left a deep impression on you."
Uchiha Yao's fingers squeezed Itachi's face with slight force.
"What? Don't speak?"
"Are you missing the feeling of being hung on a stake and exposed to the scorching sun?"
Itachi's pupils contracted violently.
As a genius of the Uchiha Clan, he never thought that he would die in such a humiliating way.
"Yao... sir..."
Itachi struggled to force the sound out of his throat.
"How is Konoha now..."
"Konoha?"
Uchiha Yao chuckled lightly.
"Your ridiculous 'Will of Fire', are you still worried about the village?"
Uchiha Yao let go of his hand, stood up, and looked down at Itachi.
"Don't worry, Konoha is very good."
"Better than you think."
Uchiha Yao turned his back and looked at the smoke-filled battlefield in the distance.
"Shortly after your death, I killed Danzo."
Itachi shook suddenly, his face full of shock.
"It's not just him."
"There is also Utatane Koharu, which was also cleaned up by me."
"As for your most beloved Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi..."
Uchiha Yao turned his head and glanced at Itachi kneeling on the ground with his peripheral vision.
"Being defeated by me in full view of the public, I was disgraced."
"After that, the scandalous things Hiruzen Sarutobi did were exposed! He had to resign from his position as Hokage. By the way, that old guy ended up having his head chopped off by me!"
Itachi's entire body froze in place.
"No... impossible..."
"Sir Third Hokage... Sir Danzo..."
That is the backbone of Konoha!
That is the key person to maintain the balance of Shinobi World!
How is it possible... that they were all killed?
"Can't you stand this?"
Uchiha Yao sneered.
"You thought this was the end?"
"The current Konoha, I am Fifth Hokage."
"Hokage belongs to our Uchiha Clan!"
"Under my leadership, Uchiha Clan not only did not perish, but instead became the most powerful family in Shinobi World."
"We don't need to hide in dark corners like mice, nor do we need to use Clan Annihilation in exchange for the so-called humble existence."
Uchiha Yao chuckled lightly.
"The current Konoha has annexed Sunagakure."
"Annexed Kirigakure."
"Land of Wind and Land of Water have become the territory of Land of Fire."
"Just now, Raikage A was captured alive, and Tsuchikage Ōnoki ran away like a lost dog."
"The destruction of Iwagakure and Hidden Cloud Village is only a matter of time."
Uchiha Yao lowered his head, looked at Itachi who had completely collapsed, and said slowly:
"Shinobi World, will be unified in my hands."
"From now on, there will no longer be wars between countries, and there will no longer be tragedies of sacrifice for the so-called 'balance'."
"This is the answer given by me, Uchiha Yao."
Itachi's whole body collapsed on the ground.
He wanted to kill the entire clan for the sake of the village.
Sacrificing family affection, sacrificing love, sacrificing everything...
What's the result?
Uchiha Yao told him that all this was unnecessary.
As long as we have absolute power, we can achieve true peace without sacrificing anyone at all.
It was even more magnificent and thorough than the peace he imagined.
"Then I..."
Itachi muttered to himself.
"Then everything I did... what was it for?"
A complete joke.
In the eyes of a truly strong person, his performance was so clumsy that it made people laugh.
"To prove your stupidity."
Uchiha Yao ruthlessly applied the final blow.
"What you call measure is just a weak person's self-comfort."
"Okay, that's enough of reminiscing about old times."
Uchiha Yao Rinnegan's eyes suddenly condensed.
A terrifying suction force erupted from the palm of his hand.
"Although you are not a very good person, you are still qualified as a source of nourishment."
"Six Paths·Sealing Technique and Binding Spirit!!"
Buzz--!!
A jet black Uzumaki formed in the palm of Uchiha Yao.
"Sasuke..."
At the last moment when he was swallowed by Uzumaki, Itachi looked at his unconscious brother in the distance.
His eyes were extremely complicated.
Whoosh!
Itachi's figure completely disappeared.
Suppressed by Uchiha Yao into the depths of the core of [Six Paths·Yutian] space.
Later.
Uchiha Yao With a thought in his mind, the figure immediately disappeared from the place.
Heavenly Imperial Space, core area.
A large number of transparent Crystal Pillar are erected.
Most of Crystal Pillar contain strong men who were defeated by Uchiha Yao.
Under the laws of the [Royal Sky] space, their Chakra and soul power are being slowly and gently extracted, turning into nutrients to nourish the world, maintaining a subtle "virtuous cycle".
Now, there is a brand new Crystal Pillar.
That is the cage belonging to Uchiha Itachi.
Uchiha Yao arrived and stared at Weasel in the crystal indifferently.
At this time, Itachi maintained the same posture as when he was sucked in.
"Now that you're here, don't rush to sleep."
"For a cheating traitor like you, this kind of treatment is too luxurious."
Uchiha Yao raised his finger and tapped Crystal Pillar to seal Weasel.
Buzz--!!
The originally transparent crystal was instantly stained with blood.
Rules, rewritten.
The originally gentle energy extraction suddenly became violent.
"Uhhhhhhhhh!!!"
Within the crystal, Itachi, who was originally motionless, suddenly raised his head and let out a shrill scream.
This kind of pain affects the soul directly.
Every second is suffering.
"Does it hurt?"
Uchiha Yao looked at Itachi who was struggling crazily and twisted in the crystal with an expressionless face.
"When you raised the butcher knife and prepared to kill your parents and clan members, did you ever think about whether they would feel pain?"
Uchiha Yao's eyes showed no emotion at all.
"Enjoy it."
"Here, you are not even qualified to be unconscious."
"Your soul will remain absolutely awake to savor this moment of despair."
Just then.
Uchiha Yao's eyes turned slightly and landed on another Crystal Pillar not far away.
There, Third Hokage and Hiruzen Sarutobi are sealed.
Since being sealed in, this old guy has been in a "sleep" state, as peaceful as a retired old man.
"I almost forgot about you."
Uchiha Yao chuckled lightly.
"It would be unkind to let Itachi suffer alone."
"Since it is 'Will of Fire' that you are protecting together, we should share the blessings and share the hardships."
Uchiha Yao thought.
"Uh--!!!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was sleeping peacefully, suddenly shook his body.
The old wrinkled face was instantly distorted into an extremely terrifying shape.
"Ahhhhh!!!"
The severe pain deep in his soul made Hiruzen Sarutobi open his mouth wide, his eyes popped out, and he moaned in pain.
Later.
Among these two people, one is Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was once known as "Ninja Hero", and the other is Uchiha Itachi, who was once known as "Uchiha Genius".
Struggling crazily in pain, making all kinds of ugly appearances.
It is worth mentioning that.
The sealing crystal blocks out all perception.
They couldn't hear each other's screams, nor could they see the surrounding scenes.
In their perception, the whole world is left with only boundless darkness and the never-ending, progressive pain.
Uchiha Yao stood in the void with a look of satisfaction on his face.
"This is the fate that a traitor deserves."
"Slowly atone for your sins."
"Until your souls burn out."