Naruto: The System Only Came After I Stood Up To The Five Kage Chapter 197: The Heir of the Will of Fire - Novel Cool

Chapter 197: The Heir of the Will of Fire

Chapter 197: The Heir of the Will of Fire

There are many emotions that exist between people, but none are more representative than the bond between a mother and child, a father and son, or lovers. The connection between siblings pales in comparison to these three.

However, there is an exception—the Uchiha clan. And within the Uchiha clan, there is an exception to the exception—Uchiha Itachi.

For the sake of his younger brother, Sasuke, Itachi killed his father, mother, relatives, and his entire clan. Such fraternal love has never been seen before or since.

Yuyi Xuan Yue revealed the truth to Sasuke, including his memories from his previous life and the information he extracted from Danzo's brain multiple times using the Eye Technique during the moments when he killed him.

He did not exaggerate or inject his own subjective opinions.

Sasuke was stunned after hearing the truth, his mind in turmoil.

After a long silence, he finally spoke, his voice strained as he looked at Yuyi Xuan Yue, "So, Uchiha Itachi killed the entire clan for my sake?"

This revelation was too shocking, completely overturning all his previous understanding.

But Sasuke did not doubt that Yuyi Xuan Yue was lying.

In his eyes, Yuyi Xuan Yue was a respected elder whom he trusted completely.

The other party didn't need to deceive or conceal anything; he could just ask Sasuke to do anything.

So, Sasuke didn't ask if what Yuyi Xuan Yue had just said was true. Instead, he suddenly thought of the most devastating aspect of this truth—"Itachi killed his entire clan for my sake."

If this was indeed the case, how could he face the remaining Uchiha clan members who had lost their loved ones, like Uchiha Sakon and Uchiha Izumi?

Yuyi Xuan Yue replied in a calm tone, "To be precise, he did it for Konoha and you."

Sasuke clenched his fists. "Konoha?"

"Yes. Itachi was an oddity within the Uchiha clan. His love for Konoha far surpassed his love for the Uchiha clan. Indeed, the ideological education of Konoha was excellent, and even I have to admire it."

Yuyi Xuan Yue sighed.

He continued, "At that time, the Uchiha clan was on the brink of a coup. The Konoha higher-ups had already decided to annihilate the Uchiha clan. Itachi chose to stand with Konoha for your sake and for the ideals he held dear. He did have another choice."

"Since the blade could be turned against the Uchiha clan, it could also be turned against the Konoha higher-ups. With his strength, if he had joined forces with the Uchiha clan and acted unexpectedly, he would have had a decent chance of eliminating the Konoha higher-ups. Then, he could have quickly seized control, becoming the Fifth Hokage. In doing so, he could have preserved the Uchiha clan and you, while also fulfilling his ideals and continuing to serve Konoha."

"As for the temporary pain and bloodshed that Konoha would have endured during the coup, compared to the complete annihilation of the Uchiha clan, which shook the ninja world, the slight weakening of Konoha's strength and the decline of its prestige would have been insignificant."

"But he didn't choose that possibility," Sasuke said, taking a deep breath.

At that moment, his mind was filled with images of Itachi pointing at him with his finger before his death, as well as memories of their interactions when they were younger. Combining these with the truth that Yuyi Xuan Yue had revealed, he gradually stopped rejecting and started to accept the truth.

Yuyi Xuan Yue nodded. "If you were in Itachi's position, you definitely would have made that choice. But Itachi was a firm heir to the Will of Fire. Just like your friend, Uzumaki Naruto."

"Naruto... Itachi."

If Yuyi Xuan Yue hadn't mentioned it, Sasuke wouldn't have thought to connect these two people.

After all, their personalities, words, and actions were too different.

The only similarity between them, as Yuyi Xuan Yue had said, was that they were heirs to the Will of Fire.

"Heir to the Will of Fire... Hmph."

Sasuke scoffed coldly.

"Lord Yuyi," he asked again, his heart filled with doubt, "why? Why did Itachi come this time?"

"Because he had no other choice," Yuyi Xuan Yue replied calmly.

With Sasuke under his protection and Yuyi Xuan Yue having taken Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan from Itachi, Itachi's original plan of having Sasuke return to Konoha without knowing the truth of what happened years ago was no longer feasible.

"Knowing this fact, in his final moments, he still chose you over the village. He wanted to offer his life so that you could activate the Mangekyo Sharingan, and then offer his eyes to you as well. With eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, you would have little to worry about in the ninja world."

Yuyi Xuan Yue looked at the scroll sealed to Sasuke's waist, which contained Itachi's body.

"This was Itachi's final wish. When you return, prepare for the surgery. Let your eyes evolve to the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Uchiha Madara had reached this level in his time."

Sasuke reached out and held the scroll that sealed Itachi's body, thinking about everything he had just learned. After a moment, he nodded firmly and said, "I understand, Itachi."

Then, his tone turned cold, "So, the source of everything was the Konoha higher-ups from back then who wanted to exterminate the Uchiha clan, right? Lord Yuyi."

"To be fair, the Uchiha clan initiated the coup first," Yuyi Xuan Yue said honestly, "Of course, the fact that the Konoha higher-ups chose to eliminate even those Uchiha clan members who were unaware or opposed to the coup was indeed too cruel. Ultimately, it was because the Konoha higher-ups were too wary of the power of the Uchiha clan."

"Wary of the Uchiha's power? Haha~ Back then, wasn't the Uchiha's power also Konoha's power?" Sasuke was puzzled and couldn't help but laugh out loud, unmindful of his manners.

Yuyi Xuan Yue waited for his laughter to subside before continuing, "Sasuke, you should understand that for mediocre leaders, the last thing they want is for their subordinates to be too excellent. But for exceptional leaders, the more outstanding their subordinates are, the better."

Sasuke fell silent.

At that moment, he suddenly felt grateful that he and the remaining Uchiha clan members had been able to take refuge under Tsunade's wing.

If they had joined another faction, upon learning that the Uchiha clan now possessed three pairs of Mangekyo Sharingan, they might have felt uneasy and sought to weaken them by any means necessary, or even exterminate them completely, just like Konoha had done.

Sasuke looked deeply into Yuyi Xuan Yue's eyes.

He wasn't like Naruto, who wore his heart on his sleeve.

But in his heart, he held great respect for Yuyi Xuan Yue, who had given him light and hope in his darkest moments.

Although he was too shy to say it aloud, he already considered Yuyi Xuan Yue family—a parental figure.

Soon, he would unlock the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan for the person standing before him.

But there was one more thing he needed to clarify.

"Lord Yuyi," Sasuke said, his eyes gleaming with a cold light, "who were those Konoha higher-ups back then?"

"The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Konoha Elder Advisor, Danzo Shimura, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane," Yuyi Xuan Yue revealed.

"Sarutobi is already dead, and I killed Danzo. The only ones left are Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, two old men and women with impressive life-preserving abilities."

(End of Chapter)

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