Konoha: You're letting me build up my bonds, but you're offending the entire ninja world.

"As for my parents' Sharingan, I will not give them to anyone."

"It doesn't matter, this is enough for me to get by anyway."

Gengetsu Shimura shrugged. "Say goodbye to your brother properly. Next time you meet, he'll probably want to eat your flesh and drink your blood."

After saying that, Shimura Gengetsu activated Flying Thunder God Technique and left this bloody place.

boom!

Less than half a minute after he left, the gate of the Fugaku family was violently pushed open, and Uchiha Sasuke stared wide-eyed at the scene before him in disbelief.

The parents died tragically, and the older brother stood in front of their bodies, holding a knife.

"What are you going to do, Nii-san?" Sasuke asked in utter shock.

Let me tell you what happened.

Itachi Uchiha's Sharingan slowly rotated, activating the Tsukuyomi eye technique, pulling Sasuke into a genjutsu world. Everything that happened that night was presented before his eyes; except for the masked man and Gengetsu Shimura, which were hidden, everything else was real.

"My foolish little brother, you are not worth killing now."

"You will become my opponent, for you also possess the potential to open these eyes. Run away, live a life of ignominy, and carry the blood debt of your entire clan. When you have eyes like mine, come and seek revenge!"

"Aaaaaah! I don't believe it! I don't believe it!"

Sasuke Uchiha clutched his head in pain. Itachi Uchiha's eyes flashed with pity, but this only intensified the power of Tsukuyomi. Finally, as Sasuke Uchiha collapsed, the iconic tomoe appeared in his eyes.

"Only one tomoe...?"

Looking at his unconscious younger brother, Itachi Uchiha sighed inwardly. He then activated Earth Release to bury his parents' bodies deep inside, ensuring that no one could disturb their peace. He glanced at Sasuke one last time before leaving the Uchiha clan compound.

Shortly after he left, Uchiha Mikoto's body slowly turned into a shriveled piece of wood.

Hokage Building.

Itachi Uchiha knelt on one knee before the Third Hokage. It seemed that nothing had changed; he was still a loyal ANBU member.

"Ugh..."

The Third Hokage sighed, "In any case, I must first thank you. Konoha avoided civil war and preserved peace."

"Yes."

"It's a real shame, I still haven't found any other way..."

"sorry."

"I'm the one who should apologize."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's words had a hint of crocodile tears, but there was also genuine emotion in them.

What he wanted was Uchiha who were under his control, not all of them. In any case, from an outsider's perspective, Konoha had suffered a major blow this time.

Itachi Uchiha lowered his head deeply.

Hearing the commotion outside, Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped sighing and said, "From now on, you will be an S-rank rogue ninja of the village, and the village will hunt you down according to this standard."

"That's only natural."

"I'm glad you understand. Where do you plan to go next?"

"I promised Madara that I would join an organization called Akatsuki," Itachi Uchiha said softly. "I will send in intelligence regularly and try my best to find out his true purpose."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Itachi Uchiha, who was bowing his head, and he couldn't tell whether it was loyalty or a threat.

"I will take good care of your brother and ensure his safety."

"Thank you, Hokage-sama."

"Go ahead, thank you for your hard work."

After bowing once more, Itachi Uchiha disappeared from the Hokage's office.

On a rooftop, Itachi Uchiha and Obito reunited.

"Have you finished explaining?"

Obito Uchiha tossed a scroll over, saying, "Akatsuki's location is right here. Don't reveal my identity. It's not the right time yet. If you anger me, even Konoha won't be able to protect your brother."

Itachi Uchiha took the scroll, turned around, and walked away.

"Don't touch Sasuke, he's my prey, I need his eyes."

"The Eye of Eternity?"

Obito believed he had seen through Itachi Uchiha's thoughts, and some things that had puzzled him suddenly became clear.

"What a terrifying temperament..."

Taking advantage of the chaos in the village, Itachi Uchiha easily left the village.

However, he was not in a good mood. From then on, Sasuke would regard him as his greatest enemy, and he wondered if anyone in Konoha would have designs on him.

No, there's still one that slipped through the net!

A thunderclap exploded in Itachi Uchiha's mind.

Uchiha Izumi!

Because of her separation from the Uchiha clan, many people were unwilling to mention this shameful incident, and over time, everyone seemed to have forgotten Izumi's existence.

To be precise... it was deliberately ignored by higher-ups.

Will she threaten Sasuke's status as the sole survivor?

For a moment, Itachi Uchiha began to feel anxious and uncertain. Just then, someone he least wanted to see slowly walked out in front of him.

"What a coincidence, I didn't expect to run into you here."

Gengetsu Shimura greeted him cheerfully, "Itachi-kun, from the moment you left the village, you should be considered a rogue ninja, right?"

"What exactly do you want?" Itachi Uchiha's eyes turned blood red again.

"What can I, a captain of the ANBU, do when I encounter rogue ninja?"

Gengetsu Shimura spread his hands, "Of course I was just doing my duty and brought you back."

"I don't want to fight you right now."

"It's not up to you."

Gengetsu Shimura drew his Kusanagi sword. "After Shisui died, you should have awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, right?"

“It was from that time on that you seemed to think that having those eyes would allow you to stand up to me, and your tone of voice became much more assertive, which made me very unhappy.”

"I need to make you face a reality: a younger brother will always be a younger brother."

Uchiha Itachi stared intently at the boy, recalling everything that had happened, and thinking of the bitterness and sorrow of this evening, the anger in his heart was finally ignited.

He raised his hand and fired three times the number of shurikens carrying explosive tags.

"Shimura Gengetsu, let's settle this right here!"

(The image shows the loli version of Kurenai Yuhi).

Chapter 106 Crushing the Eight-Foot Mirror, Divine Power? Nothing More Than That.

Itachi Uchiha was never someone who was easily swayed by emotions; he was so rational that it could be said to be excessive.

However, the feud between him and Shimura Gengetsu was far too complicated.

He was suppressed at every turn since school, and because of Danzo Shimura's distrust, he caused the death of his best friend, Shisui Uchiha.

Driven by the twisted psychology of personally slaughtering his own people and parents, emotions that were usually ignored finally erupted exponentially.

With a sweep of the sword, the explosive tag detonated between the two, sending up a thick cloud of smoke.

Uchiha Itachi, unusually, took the initiative and attacked.

The two quickly engaged in a fierce battle!

Ding--!

Chakra was imbued into the kunai, elevating it to a level it shouldn't have, allowing it to briefly contend with the Kusanagi sword.

Then came a flurry of punches and kicks!

Shimura Gengetsu thrust his single hand straight at Uchiha Itachi's eyes. Itachi leaned back to dodge, and then raised his knee, but it was blocked by Shimura Gengetsu's leg halfway through.

"There have indeed been many improvements."

During a break in their physical combat exchange, Shimura Gengetsu couldn't help but comment, "He's no longer the little ant that could be sent flying with a single punch."

"However... it's just that it's turned into a rat, there's no difference!"

Suddenly, a powerful force surged through the fist that Itachi Uchiha had gripped, sending him flying without warning. Shimura Gengetsu closed in, raising his fist high.

Itachi Uchiha's pupils suddenly contracted, and his three tomoe became somewhat blurred.

boom--!

Just before he was about to be hit, Itachi Uchiha activated the Substitution Jutsu.

Shimura Gengetsu's fist landed on the substitute wood, crushing it into dust with a single blow. Then it landed on the ground, causing a powerful impact that spread countless cracks and sent huge rocks flying. The surrounding ground looked as if it had been ravaged by a magnitude 10 earthquake.

"Such terrifying chakra...such terrifying power."