Uchiha's Counterattack

"—Necromanticism!"

With a bang, a black crow appeared, and Xia Nan grabbed its neck and broke it.

Boom!

After breaking the crow's neck, the kaleidoscope in its left eye socket was also dug out. Xia Nan put the last still eye into the container prepared in advance.

At this time, Xia Nan already had three new containers and a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan beside her.

"In this way, Shisui's kaleidoscope will belong to us Uchiha." Xia Nan's left eye echoed the kaleidoscope in the container, emitting bright red light.

After putting away the container and the pair of kaleidoscopes, Xia Nan stood up with satisfaction.

"This way...you should be satisfied."

Circles of sterilized bandages were tied around the eyes. Itachi leaned against the cold wall, his voice trembling slightly because of the pain when he spoke. For the first time in the dark cell, Itachi felt that he was so helpless and curled up.

His body was riddled with scars, as if he might contract a serious illness and die at any time.

"To fulfill your agreement, you must rescue and let go of Sasuke!"

Itachi had no choice. Xia Nan had indeed grasped his vitality and weakness, and the only source of verification, Quan, also supported Xia Nan's words, which made Itachi, who valued Sasuke's life more than his own, completely believe those words.

, even if he thought about it carefully, there were still many loopholes...but it was a pity that Xia Nan didn't give him a chance to see through it.

Kaleidoscope's malicious inducement, coupled with Quan's auxiliary testimony, Itachi is not the Sage of Six Paths and cannot see through and know everything, so he can only choose to believe Xia Nan. And the price is - Shisui's Kaleidoscope and his eyes

, in exchange for Sasuke's safety.

Xia Nan readily accepted this and did not refuse.

And Quan...

After the work was done, she left with a pale face. She was a little unsteady when she left, and it seemed that she had suffered a certain psychological impact.

"Ah, of course. Once I promise something, I will naturally do it and never break my promise. I promise you this. But it's a pity to say it, Itachi. It would be nice if you could do it even once in the middle.

Uchiha pleads guilty and apologizes, I really intend to let you go."

Of course, this sentence is a lie. In fact, Xia Nan never intended to let Itachi be free from beginning to end. No time traveler who knows Naruto's history would be stupid enough to think that he can control Itachi's behavior. He is simply like

It's like a time bomb.

"..."

Itachi raised his head silently, as if he was staring at Xia Nan with the two dark eye holes behind the bandage. A pale and cold smile appeared on Itachi's face and said: "Who would believe those kinds of lies to children? Let alone you.

You took everything away from me and you still think I will trust you?"

"Taking the blame on yourself and being bullied by others are different concepts, Itachi."

"After all, you choose your own path and wipe your own tears. You can't blame others. Especially a certain girl who was heartbroken by you but insisted on treating you tenderly until the last moment, so she couldn't help but turn around and leave."

Xia Nan walked to the door and looked back at Itachi, whose limbs were bleeding and half paralyzed on the ground.

"Quan...I'm sorry..."

Xia Nan shook his head.

"By the way, thank you for your contribution to Uchiha. In exchange, I will abide by the agreement with Lord Fugaku. You can live but you are already dead. Your ninja career is over and you will live in darkness all your life. You will never be able to

Walking in the sun and rain, I cannot pick up the sand or the face of my lover and kiss her."

"But you can't get any Uchiha forgiveness and acceptance, and can only live alone under surveillance until death. But at least during this time - you can still live, although you will not like yourself fundamentally

This way of living, but at least this way I can have an explanation to Lord Fugaku and Lady Mikoto."

"Finally, this is a farewell gift."

Xia Nan put a short-handled knife on the ground with a smile on her face.

If he wasn't Izumi or Mikoto, he would really be that gentle to Itachi Uchiha. Although he couldn't kill him, he could cripple him, but whether Itachi would choose to live in obscurity after being crippled was another matter. As for what was left behind

A knife? This is not to ask him to commit suicide, but to let him "recharge his batteries".

Of course, if Itachi committed suicide in the end - that would be very satisfying. His death would solve Xia Nan's new illness at once, and at the same time cut off the bond between himself and Mikoto Izumi, which would be a great help.

Itachi's ears moved, and he heard the sound of some kind of weapon falling on the ground.

"——It turns out that this is your goal."

Itachi smiled self-deprecatingly and said with a feeling of reaching the end of his road.

"Your choice, your freedom."

"Goodbye, Itachi. I wish you good health and a long life."

Then, Xia Nan turned around and walked out of the door without looking back.

When the heavy door was closed again, the light outside the door disappeared, and darkness once again enveloped Itachi's figure.

——Clang!

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After Xia Nan walked out of the dungeon, she came to the shrine on the ground.

As soon as I walked out, the sun was shining outside and the green grass was full of life and hope. Compared to the place where I stayed before, I felt relieved.

Xia Nan saw the figure of a girl staying under the cool eaves, leaning against the pillars of the house. Quan seemed to have been there for a while, quietly looking at the distant skyline in trance...

"Is this okay?"

Quan suddenly spoke without looking back. She had already noticed Xia Nan's aura behind her.

Xia Nan walked to Quan's side, looked at her and nodded lightly.

"Well...it's all over."

So, is it over?

Quan said to himself, feeling a little confused.

"Then, I'll take my leave first, Mr. Xia Nan. I want to..."

"Do you need some rest?"

"No, one day is enough."

"Relax, there's no need to put too much pressure on yourself."

"No! I'm really... fine."

Waves of tearing pain came from his eyes, and Quan's mood became more and more impetuous. Coupled with what had just happened, Quan's mood had reached an extreme point and it seemed that he was out of control.

"I just can't understand why Itachi became like this. Or is it that he has been like this from the beginning, but I didn't find it? His cold words were like a long knife, cutting away everything I insisted on.

It was smashed to pieces, making me feel like a fool. It turned out that it was just me who was being sentimental from the beginning to the end!"

"Don't be kidding! I worked so hard for him that I almost died. Is this how Itachi responded to my feelings and efforts? The Uchiha he mentioned, that Uchiha also includes my relatives and even myself.

It’s in there too!!”

"Damn, darn, darn, darn, darn! Damn, die!!!"

Boom! The wooden pillar struck by the punch cracked, and the entire shrine trembled.

Xia Nan was so frightened that she almost turned into an element on the spot. No kidding, that pillar was almost half a meter in diameter, but it was smashed with one punch! This must have been such a lot of strength, deep resentment, and anger.

"...I'm going back to rest first, Master Xia Nan."

Quan, who felt extremely tired mentally, said feebly, and then wanted to turn around and leave.

But halfway through, Quan suddenly stopped.

"Lord Xia Nan..."

Quan looked back at Xia Nan with a gloomy expression that had never appeared before and asked.

"If it were Master Xia Nan, he would never betray Uchiha... and my trust like Itachi did."

The eerie feeling seems to be coming again.

"Am I right, Master Xia Nan?!"

Xia Nan subconsciously looked at Quan's eyes. The three black magatama in the pupils had condensed and fused, and then formed an upside-down triangle and half-moon pattern in his eyes.

At the moment of confirmation, Xia Nan almost bit her tongue.

"Ten thousand... kaleidoscope!?"

Are you kidding me?

How exciting is this!?

But now is obviously not the time to care about this. Anyway, we have to stabilize the spring first, and we will talk about the rest when we get back.

Thinking of this, Xia Nan cleared her throat and said: "Cough... cough, of course. I am not Itachi Uchiha but Xia Nan Uchiha. Whether it is Uchiha or your trust, I will not

Betrayal."

Maybe it was because Xia Nan's face was too serious, or maybe it was the previous impression that made Quan choose to believe him.

"……Thanks."

Quan's expression no longer seemed so gloomy. He smiled reluctantly at Xia Nan, and then disappeared in an instant.

…………

…

——Look at the place where the other person disappeared.

Xia Nan covered his forehead speechlessly. He felt that the world was changing too fast and he could hardly keep up. Although on the one hand he was very happy that Uchiha had become stronger again, he felt... as if there was something.

It feels like it’s broken, and if it’s not fixed, it might go completely crooked.

"Why……"

With a long sigh, Xia Nan turned and walked towards her room.

He still has a lot of things to do next, but before that.

He had to go and see if the system update was completed first.

That's right, System Lord is finally coming out again after dozens of chapters, and this time it brings a new experience and a new upgrade!