Chapter 194: Uchiha Ren's Mangekyo!
Uchiha Ren looked at the horror-stricken Sasuke, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes. He slowly began to speak, recounting the cruel truth.
"Sasuke, all of this is real. The tragic sight you see before you is all the work of your older brother, Itachi. The Konoha elders feared the power of the Uchiha Clan, so your brother, for the sake of so-called 'justice,' for the sake of protecting Konoha's so-called 'peace,' chose to turn on his own clansmen."
Hearing Uchiha Ren's words, Sasuke was struck dumb, as if hit by lightning.
His lips trembled slightly as he stammered, "That's impossible... Big Brother Ren, you're lying to me! Why would you say something like that?!" His eyes were filled with unwillingness to believe, tears welling up as he fought back the truth, terrified of the idol in his heart crumbling.
However, Uchiha Ren didn't stop. He continued to twist the knife, cruelly describing the details of Itachi's slaughter of their clan: "Your beloved Onii-san killed your third grand-uncle, your seventh aunt, your sixth sister-in-law, your little cousin, your second older sister, your fourth younger sister, your grandpa, and your grandma—all of them. Look at these corpses filling the streets. The end of every single life is connected to your Onii-san. He killed our clansmen one by one, without a shred of compassion, as if he were harvesting crops."
"Your parents, too, were killed by his own hands..."
Uchiha Ren sighed. "I'm sorry, Sasuke. Your Big Brother Ren has limited strength. It wasn't just your Onii-san alone; a legendary Uchiha master was with him, slaughtering the villagers. Furthermore, on the outskirts of the clan grounds, a large number of Anbu and Root ninja were waiting to clean up."
"Faced with the terrifying power of the entire village, I had to consider whether I could even survive. I couldn't stop that monster."
Listening to these words, Sasuke stumbled backward in fear, his gaze darting about in panic, not even daring to look at Itachi.
Although he kept telling himself that this was all fake, that it must be a nightmare, his body trembled uncontrollably, betraying the terror in his heart.
His Onii-san was gentle, but Big Brother Ren was a good person too.
Did he have any reason to lie to him?
Why… why wasn't Onii-san saying anything to explain?
Say something! Onii-san! Why won't you say anything?
Itachi watched Sasuke's reaction, a flash of pain in his eyes that was quickly replaced by cold indifference.
He decisively activated Tsukuyomi!
The crimson Mangekyo Sharingan spun rapidly, releasing a powerful genjutsu.
Sasuke was instantly pulled into Tsukuyomi's illusion, and the scene before him abruptly changed.
He saw the bloody scene within the clan grounds. Itachi, holding a sharp blade, his eyes icy cold, walked step by step toward his own parents.
Fugaku and Mikoto's eyes were filled with despair and confusion, but Itachi showed no hesitation. The blade fell, and fresh blood splattered...
This scene replayed endlessly in Sasuke's young mind. This unending nightmare, when would he ever wake up?
Seeing this, Uchiha Ren propped up his chin and looked at Itachi, who was clutching his bleeding eyes. A mocking smile lifted the corner of his mouth as he said coldly, "How cruel. What a monster."
Accompanied by a painful roar, Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan spun wildly, the veins around his eye sockets bulging!
An immense chakra erupted from him, rampaging outwards. The surrounding air seemed to be stirred by a giant, invisible hand, letting out a sharp howl.
In an instant, the massive outline of Susanoo gradually appeared. Its orange glow illuminated the entire dark night, like a demon god emerging from the depths of hell!
The moment this Susanoo appeared, the playful expression on Uchiha Ren's face vanished without a trace, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity.
He stared intently at Itachi's Susanoo, his eyes full of vigilance.
Itachi's Susanoo was by no means ordinary, especially the Ten Fists Sword held in its right hand. That blade possessed the terrifying ability to seal anything.
If one was carelessly touched by that sword, not even a god could save them.
Almost at the same instant, Uchiha Ren unfurled his ukaku without hesitation.
Like a pair of enormous wings burning with an eerie light, the ukaku spread out in the night sky. A powerful airflow expanded outward from him, kicking up the dust on the ground into a swirling dance.
Naturally, Itachi wouldn't let Ren get away.
Itachi sprinted, and every time he was about to catch up to Ren, he would briefly activate his Susanoo and slash with its sword.
The massive figure pursued relentlessly through the dark night, its target aimed squarely at Ren in the sky. A fierce chase between the air and the ground thus began.
At this moment, on the other side of the Uchiha grounds.
Obito was dealing with the last few stubbornly resisting Uchiha ninja. Although the ninja were exhausted, their eyes still shone with an unyielding light.
Just then, from the corner of his eye, Obito caught sight of the heaven-shaking spectacle of Itachi activating his Susanoo in the distance. The giant, orange-red figure emanated a heart-stopping power, instantly piquing his interest.
A slight smile touched Obito's lips. He no longer bothered with the fight. Activating his Kamui, he pulled the few bodies on the ground into his dimensional space and vanished, leaving behind only the few stunned Uchiha ninja.
Seeing Obito suddenly disappear, a glimmer of hope ignited in the hearts of these ninja, who thought they had been saved.
However, before they could recover from their joyful surprise, several masked Root ninja appeared as silently as ghosts.
Seeing them, the Uchiha clansmen, as if grasping at a life-saving straw, hurriedly ran towards them, fully believing they had finally escaped disaster.
"This is great! Finally! Someone's here!"
"Hey you, are you from the Anbu? Quick, go to the clan head's location! He should be caught in a pincer attack! Go quickly!"
The Root ninja exchanged glances and nodded slightly. Without any hesitation, they instantly drew their blades and began a merciless slaughter.
These completely unprepared Uchiha ninja had no time to react before they were cut down one after another.
Their faces were filled with disbelief as they loudly questioned the reason, "Why?! Why?!"
Their voices were filled with sorrow, anger, and despair.
Who could have imagined that the village's own ninja would be so ruthless towards them?!
Just then, a figure with a bandaged head slowly walked out.
The newcomer was none other than one of the masterminds behind the scenes, Danzo!
Danzo's face was grim, his eyes cold. He spoke indifferently, "The Uchiha Clan ends here."
The last Jonin, glaring with his Sharingan, barely managed to pull one Root ninja into a genjutsu, but a blade thrusting from behind pierced through his body.
"Damn it! Damn it all!" With a heart full of unwillingness, he died.
Of the Uchiha Clan, almost none were left.
In this land of the Uchiha, which had already been turned into a living hell, two masked Earth Grudge Fear monsters were ravenously devouring the clansmen's eyeballs, emitting hair-raising chewing sounds.
At this moment, Uchiha Ren was passing by, the Susanoo still in hot pursuit behind him.
It seemed that the enraged Itachi was determined to kill Ren here, no matter what.
Simultaneously, Uchiha Ren's peripheral vision caught sight of the two Earth Grudge Fear monsters still frantically devouring eyeballs.
With a thought, he swiftly descended to the ground. His hands formed a seal as he chanted, "Great Rashomon!"
With a puff of smoke, a massive, black iron gate rose from the ground!
The Ten Fists Sword of the Susanoo, carrying the power to destroy heaven and earth, viciously struck the Rashomon!
In that instant, the massive sound of colliding metal made the air hum. The powerful impact, like a storm, rampaged outwards from the point of collision. The ground cracked under the shockwave, and dust flew everywhere.
Taking advantage of the Susanoo being blocked, Uchiha Ren willed it, and black tendrils shot towards his body, burrowing inside him as he recalled the two monsters!
The moment Uchiha Ren recalled the Earth Grudge Fear, an unprecedented power surged within him!
He felt as if his brain was about to explode, and his eyeballs swelled with a pain so intense they felt like they would burst. It was as if scorching magma was roiling within his eye sockets.
Immediately after, a blood-red light instantly covered his pupils. His original three-tomoe Sharingan began to spin at high speed, so fast it was dizzying.
Tears streamed uncontrollably from his eyes, tracing paths down his cheeks and dripping onto the ground!
As the spinning continued, the three tomoe seemed to be undergoing some kind of metamorphosis!
Finally, the spinning tomoe slowly came to a halt. In his eye, a golden, single-tomoe eye exuding a mystical glow had taken shape!
This golden single-tomoe eye seemed to contain endless power. As the light flowed within it, it inspired awe and fear!
However, the crisis was not yet over.
Almost at the same moment, the gigantic figure of the Susanoo, like a small mountain, raised the Ten Fists Sword high in its right hand! The blade shimmered with an eerie light as it swung down with world-destroying momentum!
Uchiha Ren felt the immense power of this fatal blow. He didn't flinch in the slightest. He widened that golden, single-tomoe eye, and the light within it flared brilliantly.
In that instant, a transparent wall condensed from sacred light, like an indestructible shield, rapidly rose before him!
The Ten Fists Sword slammed into the sacred, transparent wall, letting out a deafening roar!
"BOOM—"
The powerful shockwave spread out from the point of impact, twisting and distorting the surrounding air. The ground was also shaken, forming deep cracks.
But the sacred, transparent wall did not move an inch, firmly protecting Uchiha Ren and resisting the fatal attack!
Staring with his bleeding eyes, Uchiha Ren muttered an incantation.
"Miwa Myojin's Divine Net Barrier!"
(end of chapter)