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After completing these steps, Uchiha Kakuyama added some more instructions, still somewhat worried:
"Sister Xiaonan, as far as I know, there's more than one person behind this, and he's also extremely skilled in space-time ninjutsu and various secret techniques."
Therefore, if you have a conflict with him, your priority must be survival. If anything goes wrong, activate the spatial imprint I left for you.
Chapter 335 Itachi's Mission
Chapter 335 Itachi's Mission
At night, leaves swirled and fell in the cold wind, only to be gently caught by a hand just before they hit the ground.
Looking at the fallen leaf in his hand, Uchiha Kakuyama couldn't help but sigh:
"Time flies. Two months have passed since Sasuke graduated, and even the weather has gotten cooler."
After finishing speaking, Qiu Shanjun turned to look at Uchiha Itachi standing next to him and asked:
"Itachi, are you ready? Let's set the time for tonight. I've already told Kakashi to disband the squad a little later."
The cold wind blew through Itachi Uchiha's hair, revealing the Uchiha headband on his head. On the three-tomoe symbol on it, a kunai had clearly drawn a line, which is usually the mark of a rogue ninja.
Upon hearing the words of the clan chief, Itachi Uchiha raised his hand and gently stroked the headband on his head. A trace of regret flashed in his eyes. After this headband was given to him, it became his most cherished possession. It wasn't that he liked the headband itself, but rather the meaning it represented—his beloved clan.
Itachi quickly composed himself and said calmly:
"Chief, I am ready and can act at any time."
After saying that, Itachi paused for a moment, then continued:
"My lord, please do not tell anyone else about the mission I have undertaken, except for Brother Zhishui and Mother, whom I have already informed. I have already asked them not to argue with me no matter what the clansmen say about me. After all, our enemy this time is too secretive, and he might find out if we are not careful."
Qiu Shanjun nodded and agreed:
"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. You can trust Shisui's character and abilities. As for Mikoto, Yuta, and Kana, I've already arranged for them to be in a top-secret place. After all, they'll all be dead at your hands after tonight."
When Itachi Uchiha heard the names of his two younger siblings, his expression softened. Although there was a significant age gap between them, and he didn't have much time to spend with them due to his frequent missions, he still liked the two little ones very much, and they were also very fond of him.
Seeing that the clan leader had made arrangements for them, Itachi Uchiha was finally relieved.
Itachi Uchiha looked towards the Uchiha clan's territory not far away, touched the scratch on his headband, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled, his face darkening.
Without uttering any more words, he bowed to Qiu Shanjun and, braving the cold wind, hurried towards the courtyard where he had grown up.
After Itachi Uchiha left, a person slowly walked out from not far behind Qiu Shanjun. This person did not look at Qiu Shanjun, but looked at the direction Itachi had gone with eyes full of pity, with tears welling up in his eyes.
Uchiha Kakuzan walked to her side, reached out and put his arm around her slender waist, and sighed:
"Sister Mikoto, I told you long ago that I didn't want you to come. If you come, you'll be heartbroken again."
Mikoto shook her head, tears still streaming down her face. She looked into the distance and said...
"Kiu-san, why do you insist that Itachi do this mission? You should know that his favorite younger brother is Sasuke. If you do this, Sasuke will hate him so much, and both brothers will be in unbearable pain."
Uchiha Kakuyama shook his head helplessly and said:
“Mikoto, you should know that I changed too many things to save the Uchiha clan. However, Sasuke is the reincarnation of Indra in this generation, and he has his own mission.”
Although his current strength has reached the level of a Chunin, and his Sharingan has awakened to the one-tomoe stage, that's not enough. The only thing that can rapidly improve his strength is his Sharingan. Only after this incident should Sasuke's Sharingan see a significant improvement.
"Don't worry, Mikoto, Itachi knows what he's doing and won't let Sasuke suffer any injuries that will affect his future health."
Uchiha Okayama paused for a moment, then asked in an attempt to divert Mikoto's attention, "By the way, Mikoto, have Yuta and Kana had any trouble adjusting to the new environment?"
Thinking of her two children, Sister Mikoto felt much better and said:
"It's alright. They hadn't even settled in after moving into the space when Yang Tai and the others dragged them off to play. They got so tired from playing that they fell asleep. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had time to come back."
As soon as Mikoto finished speaking, she paused, then said with a hint of helplessness:
"Kana is awake. My shadow clones couldn't soothe her. I'm going back now. Keep an eye on Sasuke."
Uchiha Kakuzan didn't really want Mikoto to be here, because if she saw all this, she would be heartbroken.
The reason why Chanel was able to wake up so quickly was because he used some underhanded methods.
Seeing that Sister Mikoto was about to leave, Qiu Shanjun quickly said:
"Mikoto, don't worry, I'll keep an eye on Sasuke. You should go back and check on Kana; after all, she's just moved to a new environment."
As Qiu Shanjun spoke, without waiting for Meiqin's response, he sent her back into the space.
Mikoto hadn't expected Qiu Shanjun to send her away so quickly. She didn't even have time to say anything and could only give him a helpless look before leaving. In fact, as his wife, she understood Qiu Shanjun's thoughts very well and didn't blame him; she was just a little helpless.
Qiu Shan-jun, who had just sent Mikoto away, breathed a sigh of relief. He then left his original spot and teleported to the roof of Sasuke's house. He had already used the camouflage technique and a secret technique to eliminate his presence, waiting for the start of this good show between the brothers.
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At this moment, Sasuke, who had been on a mission all day, was excitedly heading home.
Last night, his mother told him that his father and brother would be coming back today to celebrate his graduation and becoming a ninja.
Although they were two months late, Sasuke understood. After all, both his father and brother were facing highly difficult missions, and it was normal for a single mission to take several months.
In particular, his father's mission had been going on for several years in his memory. If his mother and brother hadn't assured him, he would have thought his father had already sacrificed himself.
Actually, Sasuke's feelings for his father aren't very deep right now, not even as deep as those for his teacher, Okayama.
After all, his father had paid much more attention to his older brother than to him when he was the clan chief.
After stepping down as clan leader, he went on secret missions and was away from home for several years. As a result, Sasuke's image of his father became much more blurred.
Chapter 336 Collapse
Chapter 336 Collapse
When Sasuke arrived at the Uchiha clan's territory, the streets he passed through were all pitch black.
Sasuke was already used to this situation. Ever since their class graduated from the Ninja Academy, the other clansmen living in the clan territory had taken their children who had completed their studies and, with the help of their teacher, Kyuyama, left Konoha for their new clan territory.
He also asked his mother and brother why they didn't leave like the other clansmen, but instead chose to stay. Although Sasuke wasn't very old, he knew that, no matter what, the clansmen were much closer to him than the people in the village.
Mikoto and Itachi couldn't say that it was the clan leader's order, but they said it was because staying in Konoha would be better for his future development. After all, Konoha was the number one ninja village in the ninja world.
Sasuke shook his head, giving up on the matter for the time being, because his home was already very close, and he could already see the lights coming from inside.
As Sasuke entered the courtyard, a smile crept onto his lips, for he could already smell the aroma of food. After a long day of missions, he was exhausted and hungry, and at that moment, what he missed most was his mother's cooking.
However, what made him a little uneasy was that the house was too quiet. After all, his mother had told him that his father and brother would be coming back today.
Shouldn't this be the liveliest time at home? Even if Kana and Yuta are already asleep, Mother should be talking to Father and Brother.
As Sasuke stepped into the house, just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw a figure lying on the ground in front of him, which made him swallow the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
Sasuke took two quick steps and checked the maid's breath. To his relief, although she had clearly been knocked unconscious, she was at least still alive.
However, this situation still made Sasuke nervous, and he became lighter in his steps, quietly walking inside.
After encountering another unconscious maid lying on the ground, Sasuke successfully arrived at his destination, a place emitting light—the restaurant. At the same time, he clearly smelled a bloody odor emanating from there, which made Sasuke's heart sink.
It should be noted that apart from the two maids, everyone else in the house was his family, and the two maids were already unconscious outside. The source of the bloody smell was clearly not them.
In other words, unless a stranger left a large amount of blood in his house, the source of the bloody smell is most likely his family members.
When Sasuke arrived at the restaurant entrance, intending to peek inside, he suddenly sensed something was amiss. However, before he could take any action...
A hand reached out from behind him, roughly grabbed his neck, and threw him inside.
At that moment, Sasuke scrambled into the restaurant and collapsed next to a corpse.
The body lay sprawled on the ground, a large amount of blood flowing from beneath it. The pungent smell of blood made Sasuke feel nauseous; the bloody stench he had just smelled must have been emanating from there.
After Sasuke came to his senses and saw the person in front of him clearly, the vague impression he had before suddenly became clear, and he couldn't help but call out, "Father."
Although Sasuke hadn't seen his father for several years, he easily recognized the person in front of him as his father.
Sasuke quickly got up, ignoring the bloodstains on the ground, and went to his father's side, calling out, "Father, what happened to you?" while trying to help him up.
Just then, a completely calm voice came from behind him.
"Don't bother, he's already dead."
The voice sounded familiar to Sasuke, but he also sensed a chilling emotion within it, which sent a shiver down his spine.
Sasuke immediately turned around and looked at the doorway. The person who appeared at the doorway made his eyes light up. It was his favorite older brother.
Sasuke, as if he had found a powerful backer, cried out in a voice trembling with emotion:
"Brother, come quick! What's wrong with Father? Please save him!"
But Itachi's reaction surprised him. Faced with his tearful cries, his usually doting older brother showed no expression. He merely frowned, shook his head coldly, and said in an icy tone:
"I've already told you, he's dead."
Itachi paused, then added:
"I killed him."
Sasuke already sensed something was wrong with his brother, and was about to question him when he heard what he said.
These words made Sasuke feel like his world was collapsing.
Itachi Uchiha was his older brother, so he was very familiar with him. Although he knew it was absurd, it still made him feel flustered.
Regardless of whether what his brother said was true or not, he should have said it at that time.
Therefore, this added a layer of anger to Sasuke's panic.
This anger, however, directly caused him to awaken his Sharingan; a tomoe in his eye slowly rotated.
Meanwhile, crackling lightning crackled and popped around Sasuke's body, a sign that he had activated his Lightning Release Armor.
However, after a brief eye contact with Itachi, Sasuke suddenly seemed to remember something and asked Itachi:
"Where's Mom? Where is Mom? If she were here, she would have already punished you."
Upon hearing Sasuke's words, Itachi, who had been expressionless, twitched violently, and his gaze toward Sasuke turned angry.
However, Itachi suppressed all of this and then said expressionlessly:
“I killed him too; his body is in the kitchen.”
Sasuke initially didn't believe any of this, but after hearing Itachi's words, he quickly rushed into the kitchen next door.
As soon as Sasuke entered the kitchen, a figure that he recognized immediately came into view.
However, the figure lay silently on the ground, no longer able to respond to his calls.
Upon seeing this figure, Sasuke's heart skipped a beat. Forgetting everything else, he scrambled over and, with trembling hands, scooped the figure up in his arms.
Sasuke could clearly see the face that was always facing the floor; it was his mother, the one who had been with him since childhood, the most important person in his world.
Chapter 337 The Battle Between Sasuke and Itachi
Chapter 337 The Battle Between Sasuke and Itachi
Sasuke looked at the face in his arms that was so familiar yet lifeless, and he could no longer control himself; even the pupils in his eyes contracted uncontrollably.
Sasuke's body suddenly began to tremble without warning, and his hands also began to tremble.
With a last glimmer of hope, Sasuke trembled as he placed his finger below his mother's nose, trying to detect if she was still breathing.
What turned him to ashes was that no matter how carefully he looked, he couldn't detect any breathing. This undeniable fact was the final blow that brought him down.
Unbeknownst to anyone, at that very moment, the single tomoe in Sasuke's Sharingan, which had been spinning slowly, suddenly began to spin rapidly.
Immediately afterwards, as it spun rapidly, the Sharingan, which originally had only one tomoe, also turned into two tomoe.
At this moment, Sasuke suddenly stopped trembling. Then, he slowly put the person in his arms on the ground, as if he were putting down a precious treasure.
After placing her on the ground, he gently tidied her mother's somewhat disheveled hair, completely disregarding the bloodstains on his hands and body.
After Sasuke finished tidying up, he stood up silently. When he slowly turned around, a hint of surprise flashed in Itachi's eyes, who had been standing there the whole time.
Itachi hadn't expected Sasuke's Sharingan to evolve so quickly; before he could even use his ultimate technique, Sasuke's Sharingan had already evolved into the double-tomoe Sharingan.
Just then, Sasuke looked at Itachi and suddenly spoke, his voice calm yet indifferent, with a slight tremor:
"Itachi, I need to confirm again, did you really kill Mother and Father? And why?"
Itachi was surprised that Sasuke would calm down at this moment.
A fleeting, unnoticed pity crossed Itachi's eyes before he casually tossed aside the blood-stained ninja sword in his hand and said calmly:
"Of course it's for power, otherwise I wouldn't have done this."
"Power? What power?"
Itachi looked at Sasuke with amusement and said: