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

Uchiha Itachi held his ninja sword horizontally and activated his Mangekyou Sharingan.

Looking at his terrified and incredulous clansmen, Itachi Uchiha coldly said, "I have obtained the strongest eye of the Uchiha clan. The current Uchiha clan can no longer keep up with my pace."

"In order to increase my capacity, I need to kill all the Uchiha."

What a ridiculously childish and idiotic reason!

Although this wasn't Itachi's goal, the fact that he could come up with such an illogical reason fully exposes the fact that Uchiha Itachi was an idiot.

Not only was the Uchiha boy who asked the question stunned, but the other Uchiha ninjas and ordinary clansmen also found it hard to believe.

"No, that's impossible..."

"Nothing is impossible. Only by breaking free from the shackles of incompetence can I gain greater capacity and ensure the enduring glory of the Uchiha clan."

As he spoke, Itachi Uchiha lowered his body slightly, preparing to attack.

He used the Mangekyou Sharingan to kill all the ninjas at the headquarters of the Security Forces, killed his parents with his own hands, and even used Tsukuyomi on Uchiha Sasuke.

Itachi Uchiha was already quite exhausted. After all, he was only 13 years old, and his still-developing body had limited stamina.

He had to finish his job for that guy who called himself Uchiha Madara as soon as possible and ensure that the Uchiha clan was completely wiped out.

Therefore, he planned to kill Izumi as quickly as possible, making her death as comfortable as possible.

Just like her father and mother, if Izumi's head were chopped off in an instant, she wouldn't feel any pain.

This is Itachi Uchiha's greatest tenderness towards the girl he loves, and it is also the way he expresses his most sincere love!

Although Uchiha Izumi always avoided him, it didn't stop Uchiha Itachi from thinking that way.

"Izumi, I'm sorry, but I'll kill you now."

Suddenly, Itachi Uchiha jumped up from the telephone pole.

Using the Body Flicker Technique, he escaped everyone's sight and, like a giant bat, streaked across the arc towards Uchiha Izumi.

Just as Itachi Uchiha was about to swing his sword, he suddenly felt an immense terror and, without thinking, used the ultimate power of the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Susanoo

As his eye power and chakra surged forth, and his red spine appeared, completely enveloping Uchiha Itachi, Xia Zuo's fist slammed down.

boom--!

A tremendous roar erupted, waking the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

Everyone, including ordinary villagers who were still asleep, was woken up.

boom--!

boom--!

Boom—Boom—Boom—!

The continuous, deafening roars completely awakened Konoha Village. Screams from the villagers, cries from children, and barking from dogs created a cacophony of sounds.

Now, whether it's the Anbu, the Third Hokage, the ninja clans, or the common people, they all know that they can no longer hide their heads under the covers and pretend they know nothing.

The Konoha ninjas emerged from their homes, standing on the highest rooftops or treetops, looking towards the Uchiha clan's territory.

Under the dim starlight, a colossal creature was battling something in the Uchiha clan's territory.

The Konoha ninja armed themselves at top speed and then rushed towards the Uchiha clan's territory.

Their hearts were in their throats as they prayed again and again that tonight wouldn't be "Night of the Nine-Tailed Fox."

……

Uchiha Itachi looked at Xia Zuo in horror. He had not felt any impact when he was attacked.

Those punches just now seemed to be just for creating a loud noise; they didn't seem to have any real power.

But even such a powerless punch posed a deadly threat to him.

Xia Zuo threw six punches in a row, then suddenly stopped attacking and returned to Uchiha Izumi's side as if by teleportation, kicking the ground fiercely.

The ground beneath Uchiha Izumi's feet instantly caved in, and from the bowl-shaped depression that suddenly appeared, a ninja wearing an orange spiral-patterned one-eyed mask and dressed in pure black was revealed.

With a strange and intricately patterned Mangekyou Sharingan in its single eye, Xia Zuo looked at him with barely suppressed surprise.

Xia Zuo grabbed Uchiha Izumi by the back of her collar, and saw those eyes. He exclaimed, "That's the Sharingan! You're also a ninja from the Uchiha clan?"

"What kind of pattern is this? How can there be a Sharingan with such a pattern?"

Xia Zuo stared intently at Uchiha Obito and loudly reminded all the Uchiha, "This is the Mangekyou Sharingan, a powerful Sharingan obtained by breaking through from the Three-Tomoe Sharingan."

"Attention all ninjas below the three-tomoe level: do not make eye contact with him, or you will be pulled into a genjutsu."

"Even with the three-tomoe Sharingan, one must be careful and on guard."

The surviving Uchiha ninjas were all stunned tonight. The Mangekyou Sharingan, which hadn't appeared since Madara Uchiha, suddenly reappeared, and there were two pairs of them.

Hmm, one and a half pairs.

However, both of the Uchiha with the Mangekyou Sharingan were enemies of the Uchiha clan and were even going to join forces to slaughter them.

Our proud Mangekyou Sharingan ninjas want to kill us.

The Uchiha clan found it hard to accept.

Therefore, even after hearing Xia Zuo's reminder, they were stunned for several seconds before they suddenly realized what was happening and responded accordingly.

But all the ninjas knew that they were powerless to resist the legendary Mangekyou Sharingan; everything depended on that tall, unfamiliar ninja.

Obito Uchiha sneered, "The Mangekyou Sharingan is invincible, especially against two Mangekyou Sharingan ninjas. Are you still going to resist?"

Xia Zuo chuckled coldly: "Two frogs in a well. If the Mangekyou Sharingan is invincible, how come none of the many Mangekyou Sharingan users produced by the Uchiha clan during the centuries-long Warring States period were invincible?"

"The Uchiha clan is strong, but not invincible."

Both Itachi Uchiha and Obito Uchiha were speechless, as they both thought of the Wood Release, which was truly said to be invincible.

Obito then realized that he also possessed Wood Release, and his confidence soared.

Yes, I possess Kamui, which no one can defeat, and Wood Release, which guarantees a fatal blow after an attack. I have mastered the two strongest powers, and I am invincible.

Uchiha Itachi then thought of Susanoo. He realized that he could fight this guy to a standstill by only unfolding a section of his spine. He didn't need to listen to how powerful the guy claimed to be; he could crush him as long as he used Susanoo.

Uchiha Itachi had already recognized Xia Zuo by this time, and he felt that he had been deceived.

No wonder you wouldn't tell me how to resolve the conflict between the village and the clan; it turns out you've sided with the Uchiha clan!

Since you've sided with the corrupt Uchiha clan, then die with them.

Uchiha Itachi disregarded the pain in his body and exerted all his strength to squeeze out his eye power and chakra. Red bones were born, extending upwards from the lumbar spine, ribs, clavicle, scapula, humerus, ulna, radius, carpal bones, phalanges, and most importantly, the skull.

A huge red half-skull appeared at the edge of the Uchiha clan's territory, and was seen by countless Uchiha ninjas, Root ninjas, Anbu ninjas, and Konoha ninjas who were on their way.

Before they could even react with surprise, towering trees sprang up from the ground and tightly bound the enormous chakra skull.