Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

Obito Uchiha suspected that he was under a genjutsu or that he was dreaming.

So he first tried to dispel the illusion, but to no avail.

Then he punched himself to confirm through the pain that he wasn't dreaming.

Obito Uchiha gritted his newly regenerated teeth, controlling his trembling body, and roared, "Who exactly are you?"

The greatest terror is when there is absolutely nothing unusual.

Realizing the enemy was ridiculously strong, Obito stopped being stubborn and carefully left the Kamui dimension a few hundred meters away from the vortex.

Once he confirmed that the distance was safe, Obito Uchiha finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Over the years, Obito had long since become accustomed to using the Kamui Dimension as his backup plan, his safest refuge.

He moved in and out of the Divine Might Space, appearing and disappearing unpredictably to show off his power and intimidate people.

Even pulling enemies into the Kamui dimension before killing them, Obito never imagined that one day he would be trapped in the Kamui dimension by enemies, unable to get out no matter what.

For a fleeting moment, he felt that the Divine Might Space was terrifying, like an empty wilderness that instilled fear in him, and he desperately wanted to leave.

Obito Uchiha secretly vowed, "After tonight, I will store enough water and food inside, and also set up a comfortable big bed."

"If I encounter such a formidable enemy again, I will wear him down to death!"

Then he changed out of his blood-stained clothes and striped mask, put on the large cloak he used to wear when he was deceiving people, and put on a new orange one-eyed swirling mask.

Then he threw all his dirty clothes into the Divine Might Space, entered a ethereal state, sank into the earth, and quietly returned to the battlefield.

"Damn bastard, taste what it's like to be pierced by Wood Release!"

After the battle, Xia Zuo understood Obito Uchiha's strength and was confident that he could stop Kamui's actions at close range.

So Xia Zuo stopped patrolling around and instead stayed by Uchiha Izumi's side, letting Uchiha Izumi and the other Uchiha clan members retreat.

Moreover, most of these Uchiha were not ninjas; about half of them were just ignorant children.

With enough confidence that he could save their lives with just a helping hand, Xia Zuo didn't think he was that cold-blooded to let them be killed by Obito Uchiha or Root.

The Uchiha group was in disarray. Adults were calling out for their missing family members, children were crying and looking for their mothers, and there were elderly people who kept complaining about Chief Fugaku.

The Third Hokage, inside his office, looked through a crystal ball at the chaotic scene, unaware that his pipe had fallen to the ground.

He muttered, "Something terrible is about to happen..."

Not far from the Uchiha clan's territory, Shimura Danzo witnessed this scene. He stood there stunned for a full minute before angrily shouting, "The evil Uchiha are utterly useless!"

Itachi Uchiha and that guy who called himself Madara Uchiha both awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan. They were true Kage-level ninjas, and among the stronger ones.

In particular, the Mangekyou Sharingan shows absolute restraint against ordinary Sharingan, making it as easy as crushing a Genin to kill a Jonin of the Uchiha clan.

With the combined power of two Mangekyou Sharingan and the advantage of a sudden attack, they were capable of wiping out more than 300 Uchiha clan ninjas.

How could they not kill all the Uchiha civilians, and even allow them to gather together and form a fleeing group?

Therefore, Danzo Shimura, following his own way of thinking, concluded that these two evil Uchiha were doing it on purpose, trying to cause trouble for him and Hiruzen Sarutobi.

He imagined two Uchiha in his mind, looking at him with blood-red eyes, wearing evil smiles, and saying triumphantly: We killed all the Uchiha ninjas, what about you?

You can't just do nothing and reap the benefits, can you?

Therefore, we sent out ordinary members of the Uchiha clan.

Are you going to kill them all, staining your hands with the blood of Konoha like we do, or spare the innocent civilians and let tonight's events be exposed?

Danzo Shimura cursed again, "The Uchiha clan is inherently evil! This filthy and wicked bloodline must be completely eradicated!"

"Hmph, you underestimate me. I am the Dark Ninja, the Root of Konoha!"

"For the sake of Konoha Village, I would never mind having my hands stained with blood!"

Danzo Shimura raised his left hand: "Root ninjas, prepare for battle!"

"Tonight, we will personally annihilate the evil Uchiha clan and completely erase the stain on Konoha!"

……

Xia Zuo sensed a murderous aura rising outside the Uchiha clan's territory—cold, deathly silent, yet filled with a strange fervor.

This killing intent did not belong to one person, but to a large group of ninjas, which is why it was so strong and undisguised. Soon, the surviving Uchiha ninjas also sensed it.

They stepped out from the noisy crowd and stood behind the tall Xia Zuo.

All the Uchiha ninjas lined up, and regardless of whether they had awakened their Sharingan, they did their best to channel their chakra and unleash their strongest aura, separating their killing intent from their clansmen behind them.

The survivors of Root and the Uchiha clan faced off across the wall, with a battle that could break out at any moment.

Just as Xia Zuo was hesitating whether to use Wood Release in advance, Uchiha Itachi suddenly appeared by the wall, standing on top of a telephone pole.

He was quite surprised that the guy who called himself Uchiha Madara hadn't finished wiping out his clan.

But what shocked him even more was that the Uchiha ninjas were actually confronting the Root ninjas.

Itachi Uchiha would never allow the Uchiha to fight against Root.

In his view, if the Uchiha ninjas killed the Root ninjas belonging to the village tonight, the extermination of the Uchiha clan would no longer be innocent.

How could his beloved younger brother, Uchiha Sasuke, live in Konoha as the perfect victim when his clan was destroyed and stained with the blood of Konoha ninjas?

The new Uchiha clan that Sasuke will rebuild in the future will also be unable to maintain absolute purity because of this trace of blood.

Then wouldn't Itachi Uchiha have killed so many of his clansmen and his own parents for nothing, and have been burdened with such a huge sin for nothing?

No, absolutely not!

The members of the Uchiha clan must be killed by themselves or by that treacherous person!

Their deaths must be "absolutely pure"!

Thinking of this, Itachi Uchiha drew his ninja sword from behind.

This knife has been used to kill too many people tonight, and it's become somewhat dull.

The bloodstains on the blade had been wiped away, but under the moonlight, they reflected a faint crimson hue, as if the blood had completely seeped into the blade.

Upon seeing Uchiha Itachi, before even recognizing him, Izumi exclaimed excitedly, "Hey, come quick! There's an enemy!"

Xia Zuo reached out and stopped Quan, who was about to shout something else, and said coldly, "Don't shout, that's Uchiha Itachi."

Uchiha Izumi was startled when she heard this clearly and quickly shrank behind her brother.

But the other surviving Uchiha ninjas couldn't believe Xia Zuo's words: "How is that possible? He's Itachi!"

Xia Zuo pointed at Uchiha Itachi, who had drawn his ninja sword: "Look at the blood and equipment on his body, look at his eyes, look at his current movements, and feel the killing intent emanating from him."

Itachi Uchiha's aura was unstable, slightly weak, and filled with the smell of blood.

It's obvious that he killed people, a lot of people.

Only one powerful and terrifying enemy appeared within the Uchiha clan's territory. It's obvious who Uchiha Itachi killed.

The Uchiha ninjas didn't want to believe it, but they had no choice but to believe it; they were so anxious that tears streamed down their faces.