Night of the Clan Massacre (6)

In front of the Uchiha Military Police Force headquarters

Only seventeen Military Police Force members were still alive here. Facing Uchiha Obito’s elusive space-time eye technique, they had paid with the lives of dozens of clansmen just to figure out the details of Uchiha Obito’s eye technique.

But even with that intelligence, it was still difficult to devise an effective countermeasure.

Especially after learning that Uchiha Itachi was massacring ordinary clansmen, many Military Police Force members had been consumed by rage, allowing Obito to seize the opportunity.

The Military Police Force members all had families. Their loved ones could very well have been suffering under Itachi’s slaughter. In such a situation, many of them were frantic to quickly deal with the person before them and find their families.

"I didn’t expect Uchiha Itachi’s intelligence to be wrong. There was actually another person with the Mangekyō Sharingan. That truly exceeded my expectations."

Uchiha Obito’s right arm had been pierced by two kunai and was nearly severed, while a long, narrow wound had been cut across his chest. Another Uchiha clansman had suddenly used a Mangekyō eye technique just now, leaving him heavily injured.

If not for that man’s restraining technique, Uchiha Obito could have used Kamui to suck Uchiha Fugaku into his space just now. That would have given him another pair of Mangekyō Sharingan as backups.

"I roughly understand his ability. It resembles a space-time intangibility technique. While he is intangible, even my eye technique cannot affect him. But when he attacks, his body becomes solid. That is the only time we can strike him."

Blood was also slowly flowing from Uchiha Tekka’s Mangekyō Sharingan. After seeing the Sharingan beneath that mask, they were all shocked. Uchiha Fugaku and the others had never expected an unfamiliar Uchiha clansman who had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Many clansmen had been killed outright just now, leaving Uchiha Tekka no time to use his eye technique to save them.

"Don’t worry. He is seriously injured as well. You cover me next. Even if it costs me my life, I will kill him and avenge our clansmen."

Uchiha Fugaku’s Mangekyō stared fixedly at Uchiha Obito. This man had colluded with his son to massacre their clansmen. After today, no matter how great his past contributions to the Uchiha had been, he would become a sinner of the Uchiha.

"I understand, Clan Head."

Uchiha Tekka gave Uchiha Fugaku a complicated look. To be honest, after hearing that Uchiha Itachi had attacked ordinary clansmen, the first person he had wanted to kill was Uchiha Fugaku.

But Uchiha Fugaku’s wounds had all come from desperately protecting the Military Police Force members. Otherwise, with Uchiha Fugaku’s strength, he could not have been seriously injured in so little time. The Masked Man had prioritized dealing with the other Military Police Force members rather than confronting Uchiha Fugaku first.

Still, for Uchiha Itachi to do such a thing, Uchiha Fugaku could not escape blame as either the clan head or his father!

"Your eye techniques are indeed troublesome. It seems the Uchiha Clan has not fallen to the level of caged birds. Being able to injure me this badly is not bad at all." Uchiha Obito waved his uninjured left hand as he spoke to them.

Obito had more or less figured out Uchiha Fugaku’s Mangekyō abilities. One eye technique was a defensive Illusion Technique; even Obito’s Mangekyō Illusion Technique had no effect whatsoever on Uchiha Fugaku.

The other eye technique had not yet been revealed. But after ruling out the Illusion Technique and Taijutsu used just now, Uchiha Obito guessed that Uchiha Fugaku’s other eye technique was related to ninjutsu.

Although Uchiha Obito was seriously injured, he still acted as though he did not care. He was currently posing as Madara Uchiha, so he could not reveal weakness just because he was dealing with a few juniors.

Moreover, the injured parts of his body were all made from White Zetsu. After returning and recuperating for a while, he would recover completely.

Trying to run? Absolutely not!

Uchiha Fugaku formed hand seals, gathering Chakra in his throat. Then he took a deep breath and spat out a mass of blazing flames.

"Fire Style: Great Fire Destruction!"

Nearly a hundred meters of flames erupted from Uchiha Fugaku’s mouth, then seemed to be controlled by an invisible force and compressed into an area thirty meters wide. He had unleashed such a wide-range Fire Style ninjutsu at once to prevent the masked Uchiha from escaping with Space-Time Ninjutsu.

Uchiha Fugaku continued spewing flames. That way, his opponent could not become solid and would be unable to escape.

Even if it destroyed a section of Uchiha buildings, it did not matter. The nearby residents had already all been evacuated.

"Worthy of being the Uchiha Clan’s clan head. This Fire Style is indeed formidable. But it is not enough to keep me here. Let’s take a short intermission. I will come back for you later."

After saying that, Uchiha Obito’s body slowly became intangible and gradually disappeared amid the flames.

This intangibility differed from before. There was no Spatial Distortion or sensation of his body becoming solid during the process. Seeing the man vanish, Uchiha Fugaku’s brow instantly furrowed. He continued spewing flames and waited a while longer. Only after confirming that the masked Uchiha had left did Uchiha Fugaku stop using ninjutsu.

"He has already left, but there was no Spatial Distortion when he departed. It seems that he held something back during our battle just now!"

After using his eye technique to stabilize the injuries of several clansmen, Uchiha Tekka walked over and spoke to Uchiha Fugaku.

"A mysterious Mangekyō… No clansmen have gone missing in the past decade or so."

After speaking, Uchiha Fugaku turned and saw that Uchiha Tekka’s Mangekyō was already bleeding heavily. He warned, "Tekka, do not use the Mangekyō Sharingan recklessly. The more you use it, the blurrier your vision will become. In the end, both eyes will go blind from overusing the Mangekyō."

"More importantly, we need to find Uchiha Itachi first!"

When Uchiha Tekka mentioned that name, the surviving Military Police Force members all revealed looks of hatred. Even after a fierce battle, their Sharingan still brimmed with Killing Intent.

"I understand. If Itachi truly did such a thing, then as the Uchiha Clan’s clan head, I will kill him myself!"

Uchiha Fugaku took a deep breath and spoke solemnly to the remaining Military Police Force clansmen.

Massacring clansmen… Even if he was his son, after committing such an unforgivable act, Uchiha Fugaku could no longer smooth things over with his position as clan head.

Afterward, Uchiha Tekka and the others swallowed several Soldier Pills. Without time to rest, they formed four teams and headed separately into the clan grounds to assess the situation.

The remaining three went to find the clansmen fighting the Anbu at the edge of the clan grounds and tell them to withdraw and regroup.

They had encountered an unfamiliar masked Uchiha clansman who possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan. With such a person hiding in the shadows, if they did not gather together, they could very likely be picked off one by one.

This space-time eye technique was simply too unsolvable. An ordinary Jonin would have no ability to fight back against it.

Within the clan grounds, Uchiha Itachi was already covered in blood. It all belonged to his clansmen; he himself was uninjured.

Even the Military Police Force members led by Uchiha Yashiro had not managed to harm him in the slightest. To end the battle quickly, Uchiha Itachi had no choice but to use the Mangekyō Sharingan twice.

During the battle and slaughter in that area just now, several households had heard his name. But before they could leave their homes, they had died at Uchiha Itachi’s hands.

Here, several households had already sensed that something was wrong outside. If he did not identify himself as Military Police Force, the ordinary clansmen would fight back the moment he entered their homes.

But their resistance was laughable before a Ninja. Wooden clubs, kitchen knives, iron pots, and the like had only a one-in-ten-thousand chance of harming the enemy, yet they were the only means they had to protect themselves and their families.

Creak~!

Uchiha Itachi pushed open the door and entered. If he remembered correctly, only a mother and son should have lived here.

"Die!"

In the nearly lightless house, a dim blade flashed fiercely. The woman gripped a kitchen knife and viciously slashed at the enemy who had broken into her home. But the enemy she faced was Uchiha Itachi. An attack of this level posed no threat at all.

Clang!

Uchiha Itachi knocked the kitchen knife from the woman’s hand with a swing of his blade, then seized her by the throat with one hand and lifted her up.

He swept the room with his Sharingan and found no one else. The woman’s child had likely been hidden away by her.

This house’s structure made it easy to create several hidden compartments. Without the Byakugan, Uchiha Itachi’s best method of killing was to use Earth Style to collapse the house.

Uchiha Itachi tightened his hand slightly. As the strength drained from her neck, the woman could only struggle and make anguished sounds. The sounds carried clearly through the room; even if the child was hiding underground, he should have been able to hear them.

"Mom, what’s wrong? Did you chase the enemy away?"

A quiet question came from the closet, followed by rustling sounds within. Hearing this, the woman struggled even more fiercely, but then a blade pierced her heart. A few seconds later, she fell still.

When the closet opened, a little boy stepped out. The room was too dark for him to see anything, so the first thing he did after leaving the closet was turn on the pull light inside.

"Brother Itachi? Why are you here? Have you seen my mom?"

After turning on the light, the boy saw Uchiha Itachi in armor and asked in confusion. But as soon as he finished speaking, he saw his mother lying on the floor behind Uchiha Itachi, seemingly with blood flowing around her.

"Little one, he killed your mother. If you don’t want to die, stay away from him too."

Suddenly, a voice sounded beside them.

Uchiha Itachi was startled and quickly turned his head. The speaker was so close to him, yet he had not sensed him at all.

White eyes, black hair, and a faint, nearly imperceptible bluish tint at the corners of his eyes. A slight smile appeared on his face as he spoke, and his temperament naturally inspired goodwill. Even Uchiha Itachi found it difficult to feel hostility toward him at first sight.

This person’s temperament seems naturally capable of making others feel fondness toward him! Uchiha Itachi thought.

"Mom!"

The Uchiha boy’s cry brought Uchiha Itachi back to his senses. He immediately remembered that he still had a mission, and this Hyuga Clan member appearing here was obviously an enemy, not a friend.

Whoosh!

Uchiha Itachi suddenly swung his blade at the boy. But the instant he moved, the ground beneath the boy’s feet turned into something like a swamp. Layers of floorboards rose up, directly protecting the boy.

Boom!

Uchiha Itachi’s powerful strike failed to break through the defense formed by the floorboards. Then the ground rippled like flowing water, carrying the little boy toward the window. Uchiha Itachi had intended to stop him and kill him, but blades continuously jutted out from the ground, forcing him to dodge and leap onto the roof. He then escaped outside using a Crow Clone.

When the crows gathered again and reformed into Uchiha Itachi, his expression was extremely grave. Looking at Hyuga Mirai, he said, "A Hyuga Clan Ninja… this is Uchiha clan territory."