Night of Extermination (5)

How strong was Uchiha Itachi, who had become an Anbu Squad captain at thirteen and awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan?

At least within the Uchiha Clan, few clan members could defeat Uchiha Itachi without using the Mangekyō Sharingan. His well-rounded abilities left him with almost no obvious weaknesses; his only shortcoming was likely the amount of Chakra he possessed.

Ordinary Uchiha clan members had no ability to resist Itachi’s slaughter whatsoever.

One slash took one life. Many of the clan members were people Uchiha Itachi knew. Whenever he had gone shopping with Uchiha Fugaku in the past, almost everyone had greeted him—not because he was the clan head’s son, but simply because his name was Uchiha.

Uchiha Haruna had once seen him returning home late from training and given him a bouquet of flowers to placate his mother, sparing him from a scolding.

Uchiha Rinjin’s family thoughtfully cleaned every fish for their customers when they came to buy them.

"Have you packed everything?"

Uchiha Itachi flicked the blood of his fellow clansmen from his short sword. Seeing the bundles already packed inside the house, he guessed that this was a planned defection.

Thinking of the Military Police Force’s collusion with the Saudi Federation, Uchiha Itachi decided to speed things up. He could not let the Uchiha bear the stigma of betraying the village. Besides, given the Uchiha’s hatred for Konoha, joining another country would inevitably spark a war.

With that thought, Uchiha Itachi sheathed his short sword and continued toward the next house. He killed with almost no one making a sound, and the people nearby had noticed nothing.

"Uchiha Anna."

As Uchiha Itachi arrived before the house bearing that nameplate and was about to push open the door, several whistling projectiles came from afar.

Uchiha Itachi shifted slightly to the side. The Three-Tomoe in his Sharingan spun, and he instantly saw the five Shuriken flying at him. He drew Shuriken from his Ninja Tool Pouch in return and threw them directly.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

The Shuriken collided, and the ones Uchiha Itachi had thrown intercepted the opponent’s attack. When facing the Uchiha Clan’s Shuriken throwing, it was best not to dodge, or one could easily fall into the traps of their Shuriken techniques.

Moreover, the person attacking him was also a clan member skilled in Shuriken throwing.

"Uchiha Itachi!"

Uchiha Yashiro’s shout was filled with obvious rage. When they had arrived, they discovered that several clan members had been killed. They had initially thought Root infiltrators were responsible, but after following the trail here, they never expected it to be Uchiha Itachi, the clan head’s son.

Uchiha Haruna, Uchiha Rinjin, Grandma Tomoko, and dozens of others had all been killed by this bastard.

"So it was this beast!"

"Captain, he’s the only one nearby. It must have been him!"

"Give the order, captain! Kill him! Even if the clan leader comes, we’ll kill this beast!"

The squad led by Uchiha Yashiro swiftly closed in and surrounded Uchiha Itachi. The moment they discovered the deaths of their clansmen, they had immediately searched the area. Yet apart from Uchiha Itachi holding a bloodstained short sword, there had been no one else.

"Try not to use large-scale ninjutsu, lest you harm ordinary clan members. If you can’t break his limbs, kill him on the spot!"

Uchiha Yashiro gave the order with an enraged expression. He had no intention of leaving Uchiha Itachi, who had slaughtered his own clan, alive. The only reason he considered capturing him was so that, after publicizing his crimes, they could execute this traitor to the clan.

"Where are the clan members you sent away? This is tarnishing the Uchiha Clan’s reputation. As one of the Ninja Clans that founded Konoha, if the Uchiha embark on the road of betraying the village, it will be a grave blow to the Uchiha’s reputation—"

Before Uchiha Itachi could finish, an enraged Military Police Force member cut him off with an angry curse.

"What nonsense is a traitor who murdered his own clan spouting?!"

As soon as he spoke, the Military Police Force member drew a Shuriken wrapped in steel wire from his Ninja Tool Pouch. If they could not use large-scale destructive ninjutsu, then they could only deal with Uchiha Itachi using Taijutsu, genjutsu, and ninja tools.

But every one of his movements was under Uchiha Itachi’s Sharingan. After awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, even while in the Three-Tomoe state, his ocular power was somewhat stronger than before. Ultimately, awakening the Mangekyō simply meant that special Chakra appeared in an Uchiha’s brain and caused corresponding changes in their pupils.

"Genjutsu: Sharingan!"

Before the Military Police Force member could throw his Shuriken, he had already fallen under the Body Binding Illusion and could not move a muscle.

"Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"

Uchiha Yashiro rapidly formed hand seals and spat several fireballs toward Uchiha Itachi, then loudly warned the others.

"Those with Two-Tomoe, don’t make eye contact with Uchiha Itachi! This traitor has had Three-Tomoe for a long time and is skilled in genjutsu."

Anyone who spent so much time with Body Flicker Shisui, the clan’s strongest genjutsu user, could not possibly be weak at genjutsu.

After the fireballs struck the Uchiha Itachi who neither dodged nor evaded, they heard no cry of pain. Instead, he transformed into a flock of crows that scattered in all directions.

"Crow Illusion Clone."

Uchiha Yashiro frowned as he warned them. This was Shisui’s signature genjutsu; even clan members with Three-Tomoe found it difficult to see through!

Squelch!

"Agh!!"

Uchiha Itachi suddenly appeared behind a Military Police Force member and drove his blade straight through the man’s heart. Then, rapidly forming hand seals with both hands, he used Phoenix Sage Flower Nail Crimson to force apart the two clan members closest to him.

After driving those two back, Uchiha Itachi charged toward another person in that direction.

All of this happened in a very short time. Whether it was ninjutsu or Taijutsu, Uchiha Itachi displayed exceptionally practiced fluidity. Even Uchiha Yashiro was somewhat too slow to react and could not catch up to Uchiha Itachi, only able to watch as he killed another Military Police Force member!

"Uchiha Itachi!!"

Uchiha Yashiro shouted furiously, but then he suddenly saw Uchiha Itachi turn to look at him. The Three-Tomoe in his eyes rapidly connected, becoming a new pattern.

"Th-this is…" Uchiha Yashiro instantly recognized what Uchiha Itachi’s Sharingan was, its shape distinct from an ordinary Three-Tomoe.

"Tsukuyomi!"

One of Uchiha Itachi’s Mangekyō Eye Techniques, it could pull an enemy into an illusionary realm of his creation and torment them for a long time, while only a second passed in the outside world.

"Urgh!!"

After Uchiha Yashiro was hit by Tsukuyomi, his entire body swayed weakly, his mind having suffered a devastating blow in an instant.

After being tortured for dozens of hours within the illusion space, Uchiha Yashiro could no longer control his forward momentum once his consciousness returned to his body.

Enduring the blood flowing from his eyes, Uchiha Itachi used the Body Flicker Technique to rush before Uchiha Yashiro and drove a blade straight through his heart.

"Phew…"

Uchiha Itachi panted lightly. Using Tsukuyomi to severely wound Uchiha Yashiro’s mind had also placed no small burden on him, especially since he had only awakened his eyes not long ago.

"Captain!"

"Captain Yashiro!"

Upon seeing Uchiha Yashiro die, the remaining Military Police Force members cried out in fury. Facing Uchiha Itachi, that crazed murderer, they could no longer remain calm and charged straight at him.

"You’re next!"

Uchiha Itachi forcibly opened his bleeding eyes, and the Three-Tomoe spun rapidly once more.

"The night is quite nice. I hope I’m not too late…"

Hyuga Mirai had set out rather late, and by the time he arrived at Konoha, night had already fallen long ago.

"Byakugan!"

The meridians around Hyuga Mirai’s cheeks bulged. Konoha’s outer barrier could hinder the Byakugan’s penetrating vision to a certain extent, but it had no effect on someone with ocular power as strong as Hyuga Mirai’s.

However, Danzo’s Root had added another isolation barrier outside the Uchiha Compound. It could block both the transmission of sound and line of sight.

After activating his Byakugan, Hyuga Mirai could see the rest of Konoha, but he alone could not make out what was happening inside the Uchiha Compound.

"They even replaced the barrier with a new one? Forget it, I’ll just force my way in."

Hyuga Mirai made his decision in an instant. He knew of the Uchiha Clan’s Secret Passage, and taking that route would avoid alerting anyone else, but it would take more time. Besides, given Konoha’s current situation, even if they noticed an intruder, they would only focus their attention on the Uchiha Clan first.

The moment Hyuga Mirai flew directly into Konoha, the Barrier Team discovered the intruder.

They promptly organized a report, but just as Hyuga Mirai had predicted, even after Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura received news of the intruder, they could hardly spare anyone to investigate.

The commotion from the Uchiha Clan was growing louder and louder. Not only could they not spare any Anbu manpower, but they also had to summon the various Ninja Clans and prepare to forcibly suppress the Uchiha Clan.

The barrier was nearly unable to contain the commotion from the Uchiha Compound. The Ninja Clans living nearby had already noticed that something was wrong there.

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