But they were all stopped outside the Uchiha clan's compound.
"That old man… what is he thinking? Has he really gone senile now?"
Yuki Seisui sighed. He had originally planned to just watch the show.
But now that so many people had arrived, he had to act, creating the illusion that the battlefield was extremely dangerous.
Otherwise, it would be hard to explain.
Damn it.
Seisui muttered under his breath. He had originally come to get an explanation from Uchiha Setsuna, but now it had turned into him having to provide the explanation.
This time, the Uchiha were cutting off their own arms, and he couldn't let them go further.
Otherwise, when he rose to power, how could he make use of them?
Inside the Uchiha compound, Uchiha Haru was still locked in combat with Uchiha Setsuna.
The area around them was in complete devastation.
With Seisui's sudden appearance, both Haru and Setsuna froze.
Single-handedly holding a sword, Seisui walked step by step toward the center of the battlefield. White light began to emanate from him, and his wine-red hair darkened to a deep red.
There's a situation. All these people are here, blocked outside. I need to stage this—make it look even more dangerous.
Seisui didn't speak aloud, using lip movements instead, but both Setsuna and Haru noticed.
Setsuna's heart skipped a beat.
Then he saw Seisui's eyes transform—three tomoe appeared and spun wildly into the Mangekyo Sharingan.
"Clan Leader Hikae, is it acceptable for this area to be completely ruined?" Seisui's black Susanoo chakra began to radiate.
Hikae paused, then nodded seriously and shouted, "As long as we eliminate this traitor, even if everything else is destroyed, it doesn't matter!"
His voice carried so loudly that even the ninja blocked outside could vaguely hear.
At this moment, Seisui was fully enveloped by Susanoo.
First the skeletal frame appeared, then it grew, sprouting flesh, and finally armored plates formed.
A thirty-meter-tall black Susanoo stood imposingly before everyone.
In comparison, Haru and Setsuna's Susanoo seemed like children.
"Down there… I'll play with you a bit!"
Seisui moved forward, controlling Susanoo, signaling Haru to step back.
Haru didn't hesitate; she retreated and deactivated her Susanoo.
The sword drew from its scabbard, and Seisui swung casually—a single, powerful slash.
Setsuna felt the threat and didn't try to block, instead dashing aside to evade the strike.
He dodged, but the slash didn't stop; it flew across the battlefield, passing over the heads of many ninja and whipping up a fierce gust of wind.
"This… is why the ANBU won't let us through!"
"That towering black giant… it must be Seisui-sama!"
"Definitely Seisui-sama! A black giant, earth-shattering slashes, a massive summon! This is what the Sand ninja reported!"
"Unbelievable! Even among giants, Seisui-sama's black giant is so powerful!"
"Yes, yes!"
Seisui had no idea that everyone was talking about his Susanoo—but even if he did, he probably wouldn't care.
He didn't use slashes again. Instead, he charged straight at Setsuna's Susanoo, raining blows from above.
From the perimeter, it looked like a ferocious battle was underway.
Each clash shook the ground with BOOM!
"Enough."
Seisui scanned the surroundings. A red glow flashed in his left eye, and black flames ignited wherever he looked.
The Amaterasu black flames spread with his gaze, consuming everything until the surrounding area was engulfed.
Setsuna knew it was time. He touched his Susanoo and sank to one knee, feigning weakness.
"Today, I… die."
Seisui deactivated Susanoo and looked at Setsuna kneeling on one knee. He muttered, There's no one left around. Everyone else's view is blocked by black flames. You don't need to pretend.
Hearing this, Setsuna stood and looked toward Hikae.
Hikae immediately understood and, without explanation, retrieved the body of Uchiha Renka.
Seisui noticed something odd. If he remembered correctly, this guy had been dead for a month—yet the body looked as if he had just died.
Setsuna, noticing his confusion, explained, "We treated his body with a secret technique. No matter how long he's dead, it looks freshly deceased."
Seisui finally understood. After all, the Uchiha were a clan with a millennium of history. Special methods like this were normal.
In the original story, Kakashi possessed just one three-tomoe Sharingan and copied over a thousand jutsu.
And yet, the Uchiha clan, with so many Mangekyo users and centuries of tradition, was wiped out so easily.
Just by two traitors…
Hikae dropped the body and then looked at the roaring black flames. He asked, "This fire…"
Seisui explained, "This is Amaterasu. It won't stop burning until the target is completely consumed."
"Once everything around is incinerated, the flames cease."
"You forgot about the other ninja," Seisui added. "The ANBU blocked reinforcements outside. I had to make this place look dangerous. These flames explain it perfectly. Keeping them out prevents them from being caught in the black flames."
Seisui then removed Uchiha Renka's Mangekyo Sharingan, casually storing both eyes.
Setsuna and Hikae exchanged a glance, their mouths twitching.
"If you want them, you could have just asked," Setsuna said.
Then, as if remembering something, he continued, "Tomorrow, I'll have Haru deliver the two forbidden techniques to you. You are considered part of the Uchiha clan. Every Mangekyo user receives these two forbidden techniques."
"Izanagi and Izanami?"
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