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Chapter 1040: The Night of Clan Annihilation, Orchestrated by Fugaku
Chapter 1040: The Night of Clan Annihilation, Orchestrated by Fugaku
The year was 63 of Konoha, and the events of the second series were about to unfold.
Three years had passed, and the twelve young ninjas who had recently graduated from the Ninja Academy had now grown and become Chunin and Jonin of Konoha.
During these three years, the Ninja World had been in turmoil, and due to Konoha's complacent development, the Akatsuki had begun targeting the Tailed Beasts of other Ninja Villages.
First, the newly appointed Fifth Kazekage, Gaara of Sunagakure, was captured alive and later rescued by a special squad from Konoha. Then, the younger brother of the Fourth Raikage, Killer B, the Jinchuriki of the Eight-Tails, went missing without a trace.
It was at this time that the four great Ninja Villages, excluding Konoha, finally realized that the warnings Konoha had given them years ago were not mere exaggerations.
That group called the Akatsuki, who aimed to capture the Tailed Beasts, was indeed a dangerous bunch, and each of them possessed formidable strength!
"Senior Night City, Tsunade-sama has asked for you to go to the Hokage Building for a discussion."
Two years ago, Yuuhi Kurenai had to step down as the Jonin instructor of Team 8 due to her pregnancy. As Night City often had nothing better to do in the village, Tsunade decided to have him take over the role.
Upon learning that Night City had become the Jonin instructor of Team 8, the Hyuga, Aburame, and Inuzuka clans were all exceptionally excited and delighted.
As a Jonin of Konoha, Yuuhi Kurenai was indeed an excellent and responsible instructor, but it also depended on the comparison.
Senju Night City, not only hailed from the prestigious Senju clan of Konoha, but his strength was off the charts. He was also a beloved disciple of the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, and now Hinata and her team had become his students, essentially making them part of the Hokage lineage.
Let's set aside Shino and Kiba for now. Originally, Hinata was not highly regarded in her family, but ever since she became Night City's student, the level of importance her family placed on her skyrocketed.
During these three years, although Night City often slacked off, his vast knowledge from the anime multiverse meant that even his casual pointers led to Hinata and her teammates' strength skyrocketing.
"Hinata, your improved Gentle Fist technique is already at a very good level. From now on, you just need to continue practicing to familiarize yourself with it.
Once you fully master it, dealing with domestic violence in the future will be a breeze."
Hinata: "(///▽///) Teacher Night City, what nonsense are you talking about...?"
Walking alongside Sakura towards the Hokage Building, Sakura couldn't help but feel envious as she watched Hinata in the distance, practicing her improved Gentle Fist technique, creating a series of sonic booms.
Three years had passed, and the original Team 7 had disbanded. Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura had followed their respective paths and become disciples of the Konoha Sannin.
The only difference this time was that Sasuke's betrayal of Konoha was not his own decision but was orchestrated by Night City, who had him become a double agent.
One night, Night City used the genjutsu of his Mangekyo Sharingan to pull Sasuke into an illusion.
Within the illusion, the truth behind the night of the Uchiha clan's annihilation was completely revealed before Sasuke's eyes.
When Sasuke saw that Uchiha Itachi, whom he had always wanted to kill, had made a deal with the Konoha higher-ups to protect him, Sasuke's anger surged, and he immediately activated his three-tomoe Sharingan, even contemplating destroying Konoha.
However, just as his eyes turned red with rage, the scene before him changed again.
What appeared before him this time was a conversation between his father, Uchiha Fugaku, and another shadow.
Through that conversation, Sasuke was shocked to discover that the monster inside Naruto was summoned by his father.
In other words, the Nine-Tails' rampage was orchestrated by his father, and Naruto's parents' deaths were indirectly caused by him.
But what made Sasuke's blood run cold and his body tremble in rage was not just this revelation. It was the realization that his father, Uchiha Fugaku, had treated both him and Itachi as mere pawns from the very beginning.
For the Uchiha clan's Mangekyo Sharingan to evolve, intense hatred or suffering was necessary, and for the so-called Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan to manifest, the Mangekyo Sharingan of a blood relative was essential.
The reason Fugaku valued Itachi was to use him as a catalyst for his own evolution into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. As for Sasuke, he was always just a backup plan.
The truth behind the Uchiha clan's massacre in one night was that Fugaku, as the clan leader, incited his clan to rebel while secretly leaking information to the Third Hokage and Danzo.
His purpose in doing so was to accelerate Itachi's Sharingan growth, enabling him to evolve his own eyes into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan in the future.
During the Uchiha clan's annihilation, Itachi was not the only one who took action. Although he was powerful, he did not have the ability to wipe out the entire Uchiha clan single-handedly.
Even their mother, Uchiha Mikoto, was not killed by Itachi but by a masked man.
The latest, smallest, and most shocking revelation was yet to come.
When Sasuke saw the masked man remove his mask under the moonlight, revealing a face he knew all too well, he immediately activated his Mangekyo Sharingan in rage.
As the illusion in front of him gradually dissipated, Sasuke almost collapsed, his limbs giving way. When he lifted his head again, he looked towards Yecheng with his newly awakened Mangekyo Sharingan, his face filled with anger. "Was everything I just saw real?" he asked.
Yecheng, unfazed by Sasuke's angry gaze, replied, "It's likely true, considering that after I took out Danzo, I found numerous clues at his residence."
As Yecheng spoke, he also threw a scroll in front of Sasuke, saying, "These pieces of information were gathered by Danzo's Root. After all, he benefited quite a bit from the Uchiha clan's annihilation."
After reading the intelligence Yecheng provided, Sasuke's anger not only did not subside but continued to grow.
Because what Yecheng had shown him earlier was merely an illusion created by genjutsu, but now, a series of evidence pointed to the likelihood that the illusion he had just experienced was, in fact, real!
"I'm going to confront Itachi and kill that man!" Sasuke declared.
Yecheng was not surprised by Sasuke's decision, as Sasuke's emotions for his brother Itachi, from childhood to adulthood, were far deeper than those for his stern and distant father.
After learning the whole truth, Sasuke realized how much Itachi had sacrificed for him, and his hatred shifted accordingly.
His resentment towards Fugaku now far surpassed his previous feelings towards Itachi.
As for his grudge against Konoha, there was a bit of it, but not much, after all, Fugaku had incited the clan to rebel and manipulated the situation.
The Konoha higher-ups who were involved in this were all eliminated by Yecheng.
(End of Chapter)
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