Chapter 129: Welcome To My Theater
The night wind blew making Uzumaki Menma’s long robe flutter noisily, the cape embroidered with the Nine-Face Sūvarṇa totem unfurling under the blood-red moonlight.
In the Illusion World constructed by the Book of Crimson Moon, Menma was the ruler dominating this world.
He could freely construct the characters and scenes in this Illusion World, as well as the characters’ behavioral patterns and even their words.
Although it was still inferior compared to the self-operating ‘Limited Tsukuyomi World’ and ‘Infinite Tsukuyomi World’, this was just one of the abilities of the Book of Crimson Moon.
“Why did this Uchiha slaughter his clansmen?” Uchiha Hikari crossed her arms, her brow furrowed in confusion.
Even though she had been raised as a weapon, imprisoned by the Uchiha clansmen, and later sealed for several hundred years, her heart was filled with resentment toward the Uchiha Clan.
She had thought about revenge against the Uchiha Clan, but she had never entertained the idea of slaughtering the Uchiha Clan.
“Hmm, how should I put it.” Menma pinched his chin, pondering Itachi Uchiha’s motive for the clan extermination.
“The Yukigakure Clan of Kirigakure was branded with the crime of rebellion and exterminated, the Kaguya Clan was suppressed and exterminated by Kirigakure for initiating a rebellion.” Seeing Uchiha Hikari nod, Menma continued slowly: “The Nine-Tails Attack a few years ago resulted in the deaths of numerous ninjas including the Fourth Hokage couple and commoners, dealing a heavy blow to Konoha, and at the same time, many people saw the Sharingan pattern in the Nine-Tails’ eyes.”
“So the Konoha High Council and various ninja clans distrusted the Uchiha, and with the Uchiha Clan’s arrogance, conflicts with villagers during law enforcement aroused the villagers’ resentment, moreover, the Konoha Military Police Force’s authority extended broadly, beyond the Hokage Building, the Konoha Military Police Force had the right to seal off and investigate any buildings in the village, including those of each ninja clan.”
“With the Senju Clan disbanding and their bloodline flowing into the populace, the Uchiha became the largest ninja clan in Konoha and even the entire Ninja World, as the saying goes, a tall tree attracts the wind.”
“These were all just the prerequisites.”
“The dissatisfaction within the Uchiha Clan toward the status quo was also growing increasingly high, with voices of rebellion growing louder, if this emotion was not guided and channeled, it would inevitably lead to a rebellion in the near future.”
“So, the Konoha high-level officials exploited Shisui Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha’s loyalty to the village, conveying various intelligence from within the Uchiha Clan to the Hokage.”
“After learning that the Uchiha’s rebellious sentiments were rising sharply, Shimura Danzō of the advisor council proposed the clan extermination plan, to be carried out by Itachi Uchiha; while the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi allowed Shimura Danzō’s actions.”
“Originally, with Itachi Uchiha’s abilities, it would have been impossible to exterminate the clan, after all, there were more than ten Three-Tomoe jonin within the clan, his father, the Uchiha Clan’s clan head, Uchiha Fugaku, even possessed a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan.”
“But Itachi Uchiha found Obito outside the village and together they carried out the clan extermination plan.”
“Uchiha Fugaku spoke of respecting Itachi Uchiha’s choice, yet allowed hundreds of clansmen to be slaughtered.”
“This was the script of the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall.”
After explaining the causes and consequences of the Uchiha Clan Downfall, Menma’s White Three-Eyed Fox Mask turned slightly, looking toward Uchiha Hikari.
Uchiha Hikari also recalled Shisui Uchiha whom she had fought against, and that masked Obito Uchiha who had been teased by Menma.
“So, what about Shisui Uchiha?” Uchiha Hikari voiced her doubt.
Although she had taken one of Shisui Uchiha’s eyes, the other was a Mangekyo Sharingan after all, so if he wanted to stop her, he still had some ability.
Uzumaki Menma shook his head: “Shisui’s Mangekyo was ‘Kotoamatsukami’, which could alter a person’s will, but he told this Mangekyo dojutsu to the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Hiruzen Sarutobi told Shimura Danzō, which aroused Shimura Danzō’s covetousness, who ambushed him and took Shisui’s eyes.”
“Shisui did not want this matter to cause conflict between the village and the clan, so he chose suicide.”
“Hmph.” After hearing the choices of Shisui Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha, Uchiha Hikari let out a disdainful hum, her tone arrogant and icy: “Since when did the Uchiha need acknowledgment from others?”
“Shisui Uchiha failed to live up to that pair of Mangekyo, as for Itachi Uchiha.” Uchiha Hikari looked at the boy Itachi Uchiha slaughtering clansmen in the ‘theater’: “Not even knowing he had fallen into a trap, thinking clan extermination was salvation? That’s all the capacity he has.”
Although Uchiha Hikari was viewing the script of this Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall from a god’s perspective, she utterly despised Itachi Uchiha’s choice.
With the strength of Mangekyo Sharingan, he clearly had the ability to change everything, yet he chose the worst way to handle it.
“What about this girl then?” Uchiha Hikari looked at Izumi Uchiha who had once again fallen into a pool of blood in the theater.
As Izumi Uchiha ‘died’ in the theater, the Illusion World entered a new cycle.
Izumi Uchiha returned once again to the moment when the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall had just begun.
“She is Itachi Uchiha’s lover, with good talent, awakening Two-Tomoe at seven years old, and Three-Tomoe before twelve.” Menma watched Izumi Uchiha who time and again tried to save this tragedy of the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall.
“Her Sharingan is indeed very beautiful.” Uchiha Hikari suddenly said: “I want this person, it won’t affect your plan, right?”
Menma stood on the rooftop, spreading his hands: “Do as you like.”
Uchiha Hikari revealed a smile, suddenly leaning close, lightly pecking Menma’s cheek.
Before the other could react, she leaped down from the eaves.
On the rooftop, the blood-red moonlight shone on Menma’s black robe, he reached up to touch the spot on his cheek that had just been pecked.
“Tch, did I just get marked by a little cat?” Menma chuckled lightly, looking down at the girl who had charged into the clan territory and killed her way to Izumi Uchiha’s side.
In the clan territory, Izumi Uchiha who had once again been defeated by the boy Itachi Uchiha and was about to be slaughtered suddenly saw a figure descend from the sky, instantly slaying the boy Itachi Uchiha.
Moonlight stretched a slender silhouette behind her, the cold gleam of the ninja sword drawn from its sheath slicing through the Illusion World’s false night sky.
“Do you want to change all this?”
Izumi Uchiha weakly slumped on the ground, looking at the girl before her, that defiant and heroic aura filling her with admiration.
“Please! Save everyone!” The battered Izumi Uchiha was already near collapse.
Since entering the infinite loop of the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall last time, nearly a year had passed, and upon re-entering the Illusion World, she still hadn’t found a way to break the situation.
No matter where she went, the Uchiha Clan would be exterminated, and outside the clan territory there were Konoha Anbu and Root ninjas cutting off the roots, she couldn’t even find a way to leave the clan territory!
Time and again watching the Itachi Uchiha she once admired most slaughter the elderly, weak, women, and children left her body and mind utterly exhausted.
She couldn’t understand why things had turned out this way.
Uchiha Hikari slowly walked up to Izumi Uchiha, reaching out to inject the eye power of Engraved Tsukuyomi into Izumi Uchiha’s body.
“If you want to find answers, then evolve your Sharingan.”
As an engraving appeared on the back of Izumi Uchiha’s hand, Uchiha Hikari turned and left, her lingering words echoing.
“The current you can’t even bear the weight of despair.”
