Konoha: The Innately Evil Uchiha

Chapter 101 Stopping the Wife, Brotherly Harmony (Please Subscribe!)

The crimson king serpent slithered swiftly along the edge of the forest mountain range, like a whirlwind sweeping across the land.

The scenery has faded.

Yin Yue stared straight ahead at the terrain, a map of the ninja world appearing in her mind. After crossing this mountain range, they would soon arrive at the Land of Hot Springs.

It was a prosperous and peaceful country.

Known as the "land where war has been forgotten," the area is famous for its hot springs.

Afterwards, the group will travel by boat to the Land of Waves, and then by ship from the Land of Waves to Kirigakure in the Land of Water.

Complete the main storyline.

Backtrack.

If Orochimaru fails to find "Shennong" Yinyue by then, he will find a way to do so himself.

However, given Orochimaru's intelligence network, it's not like he couldn't find a single living person in the ninja world.

Yinyue composed himself.

He turned to look at Mikoto.

Behind the snake's body, Nonou held Mikoto, who looked like a "Sleeping Beauty".

Throughout the journey, Nonou took care of Mikoto, which seemed to have become a habit.

Yin Yue gazed at Meiqin's gentle and beautiful face, then withdrew the illusion spell she had cast on her. It was time to complete the side quest on her.

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……

The sky was overcast. Konoha, the territory of the Uchiha clan.

The clan chief's courtyard.

The lobby was dimly lit, with closed windows and a half-open wooden sliding door.

In the past, around noon, there would always be a gentle and virtuous wife and mother busy in the kitchen, preparing a sumptuous meal and urging the two brothers to eat.

Now, the air is filled with loneliness and desolation, and the single teacup on the coffee table looks rather forlorn.

"Cough cough cough—" Uchiha Itachi lay on the cold floor, coughing violently.

Just now, the Anbu escorted Itachi home, taking the medical team that had treated Itachi with them before leaving.

"Brother...where is Mother?"

Sasuke sat by the coffee table, his face as cold as ice, and his voice was particularly heavy when he spoke the word "brother".

"I'm sorry, Sasuke... Mother will be alright for now. Once I'm healed, I'll go find her and bring her home for you..."

Itachi spoke with difficulty.

Sasuke glanced at Itachi, his clear, dark eyes instantly filled with hatred, then a hint of joy appeared on his face.

Itachi's body was wrapped in a lot of bandages, especially around his eyes. In Sasuke's eyes, this was the way Yin Yue was responding to him.

"Yinyue has the ability to torment Itachi! Yinyue has once again protected Mother from Itachi! Itachi's lost eye and the wounds on his body are proof of that!"

As Sasuke thought to himself, a flamboyant, sinister smile gradually appeared on his handsome, youthful face.

Now that Yin Yue has responded to him, Sasuke believes that he should also respond to Yin Yue with practical actions to prove his worth.

"Brother, you look badly injured!"

Sasuke's expression returned to its icy state.

As he spoke, he slowly pulled out a kunai from under the coffee table, held it in his right hand, and came to Itachi's side.

He couldn't help it.

I really couldn't help it.

Every moment, every second, his mind was filled with thoughts of how to kill this beast who slaughtered his clansmen and murdered his father!

"It's alright, you'll recover in a month at most... Sasuke... what... what are you planning to do?"

Itachi sensed Sasuke shifting his body and slowly walking towards him.

Weakened, his thoughts were in disarray. Because of the evil deeds he had committed, he subconsciously thought of the worst possible outcome.

The sharp kunai gleamed with a cold light.

This added a touch of murderous intent to the already desolate hall.

"What do I want to do..."

Sasuke's eyes flashed with a single tomoe, his face twitched, and he clenched his teeth. Standing beside Itachi, the kunai in his hand trembled as he aimed it at Itachi's throat.

On the eve of making a move.

Sasuke suddenly recalled Itachi's power and questioned whether his attack would succeed.

In the past, he might have disregarded everything and plunged a kunai directly into Itachi's throat.

But now he still has his mother, and he still wants to follow Yin Yue to overthrow Konoha, so he needs to use his brain before doing anything.

And in that very instant.

Because of the Sharingan, Sasuke noticed a faint noise coming from above his head.

After he conceived the idea of ​​killing, several gazes simultaneously focused on his back.

"..."

Sasuke's heart sank; he immediately realized that someone was secretly watching him and Itachi.

If I fail to kill Itachi with my own attack, I may never have another chance to kill him!

In order to kill Itachi with my own hands.

Sasuke forcibly suppressed his killing intent.

"call--"

Sasuke withdrew his Sharingan, took a deep breath to calm his surging hatred, and said in a deep voice:

"Brother, I want to practice kunai throwing and ninjutsu so that I can avenge our people and rescue Mother in the future!"

Itachi's tense expression gradually relaxed, and he said with relief, "Alright, go, Sasuke!"

After speaking, Itachi was filled with mixed emotions, trying to comfort himself: "I'm just too anxious. Sasuke doesn't know the truth about the clan's massacre, so he won't attack me."

"Let Sasuke hate the Moon Drinker, and use that as a goal to continuously improve his strength."

"Once I've recovered, I'll personally train Sasuke. Yin Yue... the one who kills you might not be me, it could be Sasuke!"

"Just give me time!"

Itachi's thoughts were complicated, and his emotions were churning. He still had Sasuke!

This brought Itachi a little peace of mind.

Sasuke turned and left, opening the wooden door.

creak-

As Sasuke stepped out of the hall, his face contorted with rage. At the same time, he noticed that the gaze that had been fixed on him had vanished. He clenched the kunai in his hand and put it away.

On the rooftop, the two ANBU members who had escorted Itachi back earlier hid in Sasuke's blind spot. As they watched Sasuke walk out of the hall, the two breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The Hokage ordered them to send Itachi back and instructed them to take good care of Itachi, implying that they should monitor Itachi until he recovered and prevent any accidents from happening to him.

As long as Sasuke doesn't act recklessly, the two of them naturally won't interfere in other people's family affairs.

The two undercover agents continued their covert operations while lost in thought.

But just then...

The courtyard gate was flung open, and a Hyuga clan ninja stormed in, heading straight for the main hall, shouting, "Uchiha Itachi!!"

Sasuke glanced at the newcomers, a barely perceptible smirk appearing on his lips, and let the ten Hyuga ninjas pass by him before rushing into the hall.

Upon seeing Itachi Uchiha lying on the ground in a pitiful state, the leader of the Hyuga clan, Hinata, disregarded Itachi's condition. He squatted down beside Itachi, grabbed the latter's collar tightly, and angrily questioned him:

"Why have the Uchiha clan's assets been being transferred around in your name recently, resulting in a two-thirds reduction in value?!"

Upon hearing this, Itachi's face trembled. He tried to discern the identity of the newcomer in the darkness, and he said in a deep voice:

"Explain yourself clearly!"

Itachi naturally resisted the Third Hokage's attempt to seize the Uchiha clan's assets, since those were the wealth he had intended to leave to Sasuke.

However, if the Third Hokage communicated with him properly, Itachi felt that he might donate most of his wealth to help the ninja village overcome its difficulties.

Konoha is indeed facing internal and external troubles. Confiscating the assets of the Uchiha and Shimura clans is the best solution that Itachi could come up with from the perspective of the Hokage.

Now that others are questioning whether Itachi embezzled Uchiha assets, that's simply slandering him and questioning his loyalty to the Will of Fire!

Hyuga Hido took the thick asset list from the Hyuga clansmen behind him, threw it at Itachi's face, and roared, "Look for yourself! Sorry, I forgot you're blind now!"

wow-

The bill hit Itachi's face, stinging slightly. He struggled to speak, "There must be some misunderstanding here, Sasuke... let Sasuke take a look!"

"Your brother is only a few years old, how could he understand these things?" Hyuga Himon slammed Itachi to the ground and said in a deep voice, "Go explain to the Third Hokage!"

After speaking, Hyuga Himon glared at Itachi and Sasuke outside the door with disgust, then left with his men.

As the sound of hurried footsteps faded into the distance.

Itachi called out with difficulty, "Sasuke... Sasuke... Sa..."

"Brother, I'm here."

As Sasuke walked back from outside, he looked at Itachi lying in the middle of the bill, humiliated by Hyuga, and a mocking look appeared in his eyes.

"Help your brother take a look at these property statements and read them to him!"

"I'm sorry, brother, they're right, I can't understand the text above."

Sasuke spoke indifferently.

"..." Itachi sighed deeply, only then realizing that Sasuke was still young.

Who transferred the family's assets?!

This question lingered in Itachi's mind.

After much thought, only Uchiha Yinyue remained as the answer.

"..."

Sasuke turned and left, a smug look on his face, slamming the door shut behind him.

During the time Itachi was away from the ninja village.

During the period when Konoha's leadership was dealing with external enemies.

Orochimaru's spies left in Konoha contacted Sasuke, who had just dropped out of the Ninja Academy, to carry out the follow-up plan to the Moon Drinking Technique. Sasuke helped the spies transfer most of the assets through underground channels under the name "Itachi".

That was done beautifully.

When Konoha investigates this matter in the future, the blame will ultimately fall on Yin Yue.

Before the truth comes to light, Itachi's image among Konoha's higher-ups will plummet.

Sasuke believed this was his way of responding to Yinyue, and he only hoped that Yinyue could take good care of his mother.

……

……

Night falls in the Land of Hot Springs, in the Hidden Village of Hot Springs. As night descends, the lights come on.

A crescent moon hangs in the sky, and the river below the arched bridge reflects the stars as wooden boats shuttle by.

Yin Yue walked among the crowd for a while, then stopped at the edge of a deserted arch bridge railing.

Mikoto, dressed in a simple black dress, stopped and looked at Yinyue's back. She bit her red lips and followed.

Black and white come in pairs.

The silhouette is harmonious.

The river, illuminated by lanterns beneath the arched bridge, reflects the stars in the sky like a mirror, as well as the stunningly beautiful faces of the young man and the woman.

Passersby, regardless of gender, did not hesitate to cast envious glances at the two.

Yin Yue gazed at the arched bridge across the river, his expression calm, enjoying the night view.

He originally intended to take Uchiha, Mei Terumi, and the others directly to the Land of Water.

Having fled all this time, the other Uchiha members, though without any complaints, were visibly exhausted.

Before setting sail for the Land of Waves, Yin Yue decided to let everyone rest for one night in the Land of Hot Springs.

The other Uchiha were resting and soaking in the hot springs. Izumi and Nono wanted to invite Izuru to soak in the hot springs, but Izuru declined, citing a mission, and said he would definitely do it next time.

Then Yinyue brought Mikoto out of the hot spring inn. The two walked through the bustling night market in silence until they reached the arched bridge.

It is indeed a mission to be carried out.

Yin Yue glanced at Mei Qin, keeping a meter's distance between them, and opened the side quest list.

[Side Quest]: Assistance.

[Options]:

1. Prevent Uchiha Mikoto from committing suicide.

[Reward]: Powdered medicine.

Mikoto felt the gaze from Yinyue, and her originally relaxed and pretty face suddenly tightened, her beautiful black eyes revealing confusion.

She didn't understand why Yin Yue would take her out alone after she woke up.

A night breeze swept by, and Mikoto raised her hand to brush away the strands of hair that had been ruffled by the wind, her black skirt swaying in the breeze.

The slender toes and gracefully curved instep encased in ninja shoes are faintly visible.

"Come here!" Yin Yue said, her tone calm but leaving no room for refusal.

"..."

Mikoto bit her red lips lightly, and reservedly lowered her right hand that was combing the hair on her forehead. She stood still for three seconds as a sign of resistance, but finally moved her feet.

The two got close.

Yin Yue caught a whiff of a unique, subtle fragrance emanating from the woman's hair and asked calmly:

"Do you still want to die?"

Mikoto's dark eyes trembled slightly, her lips trembled, and her expression remained tense as she answered the question silently.

It was obvious that she couldn't face reality. Moreover, now that the remaining members of the Uchiha clan were safe, she had no regrets.

"I..." Mikoto remained silent for a long time before facing the question directly and frankly saying, "I can't live to face my people, to face you. At this moment, after waking up, I even feel that breathing is a crime."

"Therefore, everything you do in the future, while you are still alive, is to atone for your sins, to atone for Itachi's sins!"

Yinyue said calmly.

He really liked this about Mikoto: when faced with a problem, she confronted it directly and spoke plainly.

Upon hearing this, Mikoto's expression changed slightly, and she gripped the hem of her skirt with both hands, only then realizing that the one who had made a mistake was her son, Uchiha Itachi.

Her death is the only way to escape responsibility and commit a crime.

"But I don't think I have any value anymore, nor do I think that I, a mere woman, can do anything to atone for Itachi's sins... Giving birth to him and not raising him properly is perhaps my biggest mistake."

Mikoto's emotions gradually collapsed, tears welling up in her eyes, streaming down her fair face.

Looking at the boats passing by on the river, Yin Yue said, "Well, but you also gave birth to another child... You wouldn't want Sasuke to live alone in the ninja world, suffering from the cold looks and rejection of others, would you?"

The more Yin Yue spoke, the more she felt that her words were not quite right, but since she could only use Sasuke as an excuse, she had no choice but to use Mikoto's verbal persuasion as an excuse.

When Mikoto decided to die with Fugaku, she truly did so by abandoning everything and bravely facing death.

But now, she has been saved by Yin Yue time and time again, and her will to die has long been shattered, not to mention that she really can't die.

All she needs now is a perfect way to convince herself to step down, to sever ties with the past, and to gracefully exit the situation.

Then start your life anew.

"Sasuke..."

Mikoto's tense expression gradually relaxed. Recalling the night she knocked Sasuke away, and the few times Sasuke called out "Mom" to her, her heart softened.

Tears welled up again.

Mikoto stood there, lost in thought, her bewildered and helpless heart seemingly finding a glimmer of light in the darkness.

Yin Yue turned her head to gaze at Mei Qin's clean and gentle face, and said calmly, "Look at me!"

Mikoto paused, then slowly turned her head to look at Yinyue, her dark pupils trembling slightly.

Yin Yue quietly activated her Tsukuyomi Mangekyou Sharingan.

Then, the world reverses, the scene changes, and Mikoto returns to the night of the massacre of her clan, where she sees Itachi torturing Sasuke.

Yin Yue plans to use "Tsukuyomi" to let Mikoto watch from an outsider's perspective the twisted growth history of Sasuke after Itachi massacred his clan, being tortured and whipped by Itachi with hatred.

The scene changes.

Sasuke gained power for revenge, defected from Konoha, and joined Orochimaru's organization at the cost of his body.

Sasuke was manipulated by various forces in the ninja world and was ultimately labeled a rogue ninja by Konoha...

Mikoto watched helplessly as Sasuke's mind was twisted by hatred, leading him down a path of depravity she least wanted to see.

He was lonely, helpless, misunderstood, and swallowed by the endless darkness around him.

The scene abruptly ends as Sasuke is surrounded and attacked by the Five Kage, and the world collapses.

A night breeze swept by.

The night scene is tranquil.

Mikoto let out a sob, slowly squatted down, covered her face and wept bitterly, her mind filled with the image of her desperate and helpless youngest son.

Until the moon and stars moved.

Yin Yue reached out, grasped her wrist, and pulled her up from the ground, saying in a deep voice:

"It's time to go back."

A prompt popped into my mind:

1. Prevent Uchiha Mikoto from committing suicide.

mission completed!

[Reward]: Powdered medicine.

I'm still feeling awful from my cold, so I'm combining two chapters today. Once I'm better, I'll definitely be updating like crazy. Thank you to the 'One Side God' for the 100-point coin reward! Happy New Year to the 'One Side God'! May you be happy every day!

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