"Was this why you killed Father and Mother and slaughtered our clan?!!
"Just to develop the Sharingan's abilities, you were cruel enough to kill Father, Mother, and countless members of our clan!!?"
Sasuke's growl made Itachi feel as though his heart had been pierced by countless thorns.
But to bring his younger sister back from her misguided path, he could only keep up the lie.
"Becoming stronger-isn't that reason enough, Sasuke? Father and Mother supported me back then, too."
Forced to say those words, Itachi suppressed his grief. "So, as long as you kill the person you cherish and love most with your own hands, you can obtain the Uchiha's true power."
Hearing this, Sasuke growled, "No, that's impossible!!"
"Sasuke!!!"
Seeing Naruto's eyes turn red as he prepared to charge forward despite the blade at his neck, Sasuke immediately shouted.
"Naruto, you promised me! You gave me your word!! Don't come over! Don't do anything stupid!!"
Even now, Naruto was still the only person Sasuke cared about. Seeing this, Itachi finally hardened his heart.
The three tomoe in Itachi's Sharingan slowly began to rotate, linking together to form a Mangekyo Sharingan shaped like a large pinwheel.
"Tsukuyomi!"
Seeing Itachi's Mangekyo, Sasuke seemed to realize something.
But before he could close his eyes, his consciousness plunged into chaos.
A blood-red moon.
A blood-red starry sky.
It was this same room. Father and Mother knelt side by side, while his older sister stood over them with a cold expression and a blade, mercilessly killing them.
Sasuke could only watch his older sister kill Father and Mother, powerless to do anything.
Fear, helplessness, rage, regret... every emotion erupted at that moment.
"Older Sister... no, don't kill Father and Mother. Don't make me see this... please..."
Yet within the Tsukuyomi World, scenes from the