Night of Clan Massacre

Compared to the tension among the Uchiha elite, ordinary Uchiha clan members were living their lives as usual. Ignorance is a kind of happiness, perhaps they would never understand why Konoha would try to kill them until their dying day.

Unlike Meruem's puppet Sasaki who was busy with many things every day, Meruem, as the main body, spent his days cultivating and being intimate with Ruiko, as well as...

...the "man-eating" action every night when it was late and quiet.

Ever since he discovered that he could recover a little strength by using the Taotie Feast to eat Uchiha Suzuki that day, Meruem would quietly act every night. He used the little Chakra he gained after "eating" Suzuki to create a Shadow Clone to accompany Ruiko, while his main body relied on his speed and perception advantages to search for prey in Konoha.

However, because he was in Konoha Village, Meruem didn't dare to be too arrogant. He didn't care for Chunin and Elite Chunin level ninjas, so his targets were generally Jonin and Special Jonin.

He would never target Elite Jonin. Firstly, Elite Jonin were usually clan heads or elders, or at the very least, elites of a clan. Not to mention that every Elite Jonin had their own unique skills and were easily discovered if a fight broke out, the key was that Meruem generally chose ninjas who were on the fringes or lived in areas with few residents. Those Elite Jonin were usually in the heart of the clan, which was too dangerous.

Meruem didn't want to be discovered yet.

Even so, in the past few days, there have been at least ten or twenty Jonin and Special Jonin who died by his hand. His strength had also recovered a small part, which was another step closer to unlocking the space and releasing his Chimera Ant subordinates.

Even Meruem's body had accumulated a lot of Chakra. In terms of Chakra alone, Meruem was already at the level of an Elite Jonin. But thinking about it, after "eating" the essence of so many Jonin, even if a lot was wasted, he should have reached the Chakra level of an Elite Jonin.

He had a good time eating, but it caused panic in Konoha. It would be fine if it was one or two, but in the past few days, more than ten or twenty Jonin had disappeared. Even a fool would realize that something was wrong.

Yes, indeed, Konoha was rich and had many talents. But Jonin level ninjas were not everywhere on the streets. These were the high-end combat forces of a village. Normally, they would feel heartache for half a day if one died, let alone so many disappearing at once.

However, this matter was too strange. Even the Third Hokage's Crystal Ball Technique, a surveillance Ninjutsu, couldn't find the reason or the culprit. Not to mention others, Meruem's five senses were truly powerful. As long as the Third Hokage's Crystal Ball Technique detected the area he was in, he could sense it instantly.

One of the basic abilities of Nen, Zetsu, could hide him very well, coupled with Meruem's speed and the spatial ability "Four-Dimensional Mansion", it could only be said that the ninjas of Konoha Village were completely clueless.

As a result, the higher-ups of Konoha had to suspect that the Uchiha Clan was behind it, because the Uchiha were about to defect from the village, and the most crucial point was that none of these ten or twenty ninjas were from the Uchiha Clan, which made their nerves tense again, so such wild guesses were normal.

But they would never have thought that this answer was not far from the truth, and the culprit was living within the Uchiha Clan.

Due to various circumstances, Konoha could no longer wait and was preparing to act against the Uchiha Clan in advance.

The next day, the Third Hokage found an excuse to summon Uchiha Itachi.

At the same moment Itachi left the Uchiha Clan, the Uchiha also gathered everyone internally.

"Hokage-sama, I'm afraid my actions have been discovered by the clan members."

"I'm afraid Itachi has realized that we have discovered him."

"Itachi, please try your best to stall your clan members tonight."

"The Third Hokage will definitely have Itachi stall our elites, while the Anbu will slaughter the other clan members."

After Itachi left, Danzo slowly walked out from the shadows and came before the Third Hokage.

"Sarutobi, let's act against the Uchiha Clan tonight," Danzo's sinister and hoarse voice sounded beside the Third Hokage.

"So tonight, Konoha will act against us! If we can survive this attack, we can discuss whether to leave or stay and fight Konoha then."

Both sides had roughly guessed what the other would do, and the rest depended on who had more trump cards.

"Finally, the Night of Clan Massacre is about to begin?" Meruem, who was sitting cross-legged in the room, opened his eyes, a slight curve on his lips.

"Ruiko, if I were to leave here, would you leave with me?" Meruem looked at Uchiha Ruiko very seriously and asked.

"Yes! I want to be with Meruem! But why leave here? Is it not good here?" Ruiko blinked her big innocent eyes and looked at Meruem. Ruiko's feelings for the Uchiha clan members were very weak. Or rather, because she hadn't awakened her eyes, the Uchiha didn't even treat her as a fellow clan member. Similarly, Ruiko didn't have any special sense of belonging to this family.

Leaving her family for someone she had only known for a few days, was that logical? Sometimes, emotions are really amazing and hard to explain.

"Yes, this place isn't good, because Ruiko only smiles when she sees me here. Other times, she looks very unhappy. And because this is the Uchiha compound, I can't be with Ruiko all the time. I hope I can always be by Ruiko's side," Meruem said with a smile, pinching Ruiko's little face. He didn't want to tell Ruiko the truth about the impending Uchiha Clan massacre. If possible, he hoped Ruiko would always remain so innocent and pure.

"Meruem, you're so annoying! ?(????ω????)?" Ruiko ran off with a flushed face. After a while, she peeked her little head out from the side of the wall, looking at Meruem.

"Is what you said true, Meruem?"

"Of course it's true!" Meruem said with a smile, tilting his head.

Meruem smiling? If others from the Hunter world saw this, they would definitely shout, "Are you messing with me? Is this really the Ant King?"

"?(????ω????)? I... I don't want to be with Meruem!"

Night. Tonight's moon was particularly round and bright.

In ancient China, this kind of weather was called a Hairy Moon. Legend has it that such nights were the time for demons to cause trouble. Of course, it was also a dark and windy night suitable for murder. Although the sky was bright, this weather was indeed very suitable for killing.

Far from the Uchiha Clan's gathering place, in Konoha Training Ground Ten, lay a small boy with a fan pattern on his back. He seemed to have fallen asleep from exhaustion after training.

At the same time, a black-haired young man wearing a black night outfit with two deep nasolabial folds on his face was slowly advancing into the Uchiha Clan compound.

But behind him followed countless figures.

Konoha Anbu, Root, and Uchiha Itachi.

However, they didn't see that countless figures had also appeared throughout the Uchiha Clan's residential area.

Standing on the spire of the tallest building in the Uchiha Clan compound was a young man in a white robe with a fan pattern on his back, looking down at their arrival.

"It's starting!" Meruem, held by Ruiko like a koala, suddenly opened his eyes. He glanced at Ruiko beside him and gently waved his left hand. The person, the bed, and even the entire house disappeared together.

This was the "Four-Dimensional Mansion," but it was different from Knuckle's Four-Dimensional Mansion. Knuckle's Four-Dimensional Mansion usually had an entrance the size of a door, while Meruem's Four-Dimensional Mansion had an entrance large enough to take in Ruiko's entire house.

This house held Ruiko's memories; she had cried here and laughed here. Meruem didn't want to erase these, so he simply took the house and the person into the Four-Dimensional Mansion. Anyway, there was enough space.

"Crack, crack." Meruem moved his body, making a sound like popping beans.

"Go on, make a fuss, make a fuss. The bigger the commotion you make, the better I can fish in troubled waters. Everyone in Konoha, I'm about to begin!" Meruem licked his upper lip and let out a strange laugh.

Flashes of blades, streaks of blood. There were no unnecessary words, no unnecessary shouts. Besides the sounds of kunai and swords clashing, shuriken connecting, and sharp weapons piercing flesh, there were no other sounds.

"Itachi, you've come." In the largest and oldest building within the Uchiha Clan, a middle-aged man who looked eight parts like Uchiha Itachi looked at the person in front of him and said. Beside him stood a very beautiful woman.

Uchiha Fugaku and his wife, also the mother of Itachi and Sasuke, Uchiha Mikoto.

"Father..." Itachi stared blankly at Fugaku, lost in thought. His father seemed to have been waiting for him. A bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

As expected, had he actually been discovered long ago? A father knows his son best. Fugaku had already made his decision.

"On one side is my son, on the other is the clan... I'm sorry, I can't choose. Only death can give you a chance to live. Take good care of Sasuke..."

"Father... why?" Itachi felt a lump in his throat. Was what he was doing right or wrong? Betraying his clan and personally killing his father? No! I am right! For Sasuke, for the village, for peace... but... he is my father...

"Do it, Itachi." Fugaku, kneeling on the tatami, slowly closed his eyes.

Itachi's hands trembled as he plunged the sharp katana into Fugaku's body. Then, he did the same to Mikoto.

"Itachi, Sasuke... my children, I love you. I'm sorry... please forgive me for not being able to see you grow up..." These were Uchiha Mikoto's last words before she passed away.

"Be careful of Sasaki, he also has the Mangekyo..." In the last moments before leaving this world, Fugaku did not forget to warn Itachi.

Itachi knelt before the two, tears streaming down his chin and splashing onto the ground. He had thought his tears had long since dried up.

"Clap clap clap" A loud round of applause sounded inappropriately at this moment. The sound was so grating in Itachi's ears right now.

Several figures walked out from the shadows of the room.

Uchiha Sasaki

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