This Uchiha is really evil

Chapter 76 Itachi Uchiha's Will of Fire!

"ridiculous!"

"Do you think I, Uchiha Madara, am no match for that man?!"

Itachi Uchiha glanced at him.

"If you were truly Madara Uchiha, you would have no rivals other than the First Hokage. Unfortunately, you are not."

The mysterious masked man coldly asked, "Why?"

Itachi Uchiha said, "The real Madara Uchiha would never seek to join forces with anyone."

The masked man fell silent.

"No, you're wrong..."

"That battle with Hashirama inflicted unprecedented damage on me. Although I am still alive, I have long since lost the strength I had at my peak..."

"However, I don't take Uchiha Senba seriously."

Itachi Uchiha shook his head.

"Back then, his enemies all thought the same thing."

"Hio Sarutobi, Shinnosuke Sarutobi, and..."

"Senior Shisui..."

"I'm afraid we'll have to add Shimura Danzo to the list today as well..."

The masked man sneered, "It seems you're quite afraid of him."

Uchiha Itachi said, "You underestimate him simply because you haven't seen him in person."

"I once thought that Shisui-senpai was invincible, but in that man's hands, he only met a miserable defeat and death..."

"And now he is even more terrifying than when he killed Shisui-senpai..."

The masked man said, "You're wrong. I know that man very well."

"In fact, I know all the information about Konoha Village perfectly well."

"But he will never be my match."

"Even though I'm not at my peak right now, I can still kill both the Yellow Flash Minato Namikaze and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Kushina Uzumaki during the Nine-Tails' rampage!"

"In my opinion, Uchiha Chiba is still far from being as good as Namikaze Minato..."

Uchiha Itachi did not think so.

But he did not refute it.

It doesn't make sense.

The mysterious masked man, however, saw through his thoughts.

"You're hesitating."

"Your repeated acknowledgments of Uchiha Chiba's strength are nothing more than excuses for your own hesitation."

"I know that the war between Konoha and Kumogakure is about to end, and Fugaku Uchiha and his clansmen will return. At that time, it will inevitably be the moment when the Uchiha clan breaks with the Konoha leadership."

"And you, who secretly sided with Hiruzen Sarutobi, have probably already been pressured by him to make a choice, haven't you?"

"Should we choose our family, or the entire village?"

"Just like how he treated Uchiha Shisui back then."

Itachi Uchiha remained silent, but his eyes flickered slightly.

The masked man sneered.

"Your fear of Uchiha Chiba is precisely because you've already decided that he's your mortal enemy."

"in other words……"

"Actually, you were already prepared for this..."

"To be an enemy of the entire Uchiha clan!"

"Otherwise, the stronger Uchiha Chiba becomes, the happier you'll be for your clan!"

Uchiha Itachi, having been seen through by him, fell into silence.

"Uchiha Itachi, you are indeed a rare talent."

"Think it over carefully..."

"Come find me again when you've made your decision..."

"You need to understand that achieving your goal is impossible without my help."

"This kind of opportunity is extremely rare, a once-in-a-lifetime chance..."

After saying this, the mysterious masked man disappeared into the void once again.

Uchiha Itachi remained silent in the darkness for a long time.

He knew he didn't have much time left...

The Third Hokage demanded an answer from me before my father and clan returned...

Is it a narrow choice to choose one's family, or is it to consider the issue from a broader perspective and with a greater vision for the sake of greater interests and peace, and to choose the entire village?

What should we do next...?

He decided to go and talk to the Hokage again...

……

In the Hokage's office.

There was no time to mourn Danzo Shimura's death.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado have focused all their attention on the final battle.

"Hiruzen, when is Jiraiya returning?"

"Soon, according to the intelligence from the Anbu, they should be back in the village in about three days, but..."

"But what?"

"Hmph, Jiraiya is a man of strong opinions, and he probably won't always obey me. He heard some prophecy from the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku, and has been wandering around all these years, searching for some prophetic child. It's all nonsense..."

Mitokado Homura said, "That's true, but Jiraiya is not Orochimaru, and his loyalty to Konoha is beyond doubt."

Hiruzen Sarutobi retorted, "He is certainly loyal to Konoha, but he may not be loyal to me, the Hokage!"

"Otherwise, he wouldn't have had to stay away from the village."

"You mean, he also disapproves of some of our behaviors?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi snorted but did not reply.

Koharu sighed, "No matter what, he's still your disciple, and I would never stand by and watch him die."

"I hope so..."

Just then, Itachi Uchiha requested an audience. Hiruzen Sarutobi had an idea and quickly invited him in.

Uchiha Itachi knelt down respectfully.

"Lord Hokage."

"Itachi, you've come to see me so suddenly, have you already made a decision?"

Uchiha Itachi remained silent for a moment, then shook his head.

"I'm still having trouble making a decision."

"Lord Hokage, is there really no third option?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned slightly, then said with a pained expression.

"Itachi... As Hokage, do you think I want to see the village in chaos?"

"However, you've seen firsthand how aggressive the Uchiha clan can be..."

"Have you forgotten Shisui's death?"

Itachi Uchiha's expression changed.

"I haven't forgotten."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice, "Shisui died at the hands of Chiba Uchiha in order to stop the Uchiha clan's rebellion at the cost of his life."

"He is the true inheritor of the Will of Fire, and a true powerhouse who has abandoned narrow-minded family values ​​and views problems from the perspective of the entire village!"

"And you are his successor!"

Uchiha Itachi said, "I understand..."

"The village cannot afford any more internal strife now, otherwise Kumogakure and other major powers will take advantage of the situation, and then it's not just Konoha Village that will be dragged into a war again..."

"I've been on the battlefield since I was a child, and I've witnessed the brutality and bloodshed of war. I absolutely cannot stand by and watch Konoha Village, or even the entire ninja world, be plunged into war again!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was also taken aback.

He hadn't expected that, without him having to say anything, Itachi Uchiha had already figured this out on his own...

This saves me the trouble of brainwashing myself.

"Sigh, at least you understand..."

"It's a pity that not everyone has your magnanimity; otherwise, there would be no war in the entire ninja world long ago."

"Itachi, of all the words I have to say, you only need to remember one sentence..."

"Konoha Village must not be thrown into chaos!"

Itachi Uchiha felt a tremor in his heart.

"I see……"

"I've read through the dark history of the Uchiha clan: brothers killing each other to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, resorting to forbidden techniques to win battles, and their ambition to seize power, their repeated rebellions, and their endless intrigues... I'm tired of it all..."

"Perhaps, as the Second Hokage said, the Uchiha clan is an inherently evil clan..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart stirred once again.

Good grief, Itachi Uchiha is much easier to brainwash than Shisui Uchiha...

He had already grasped such a profound level of understanding without even having to say a word.

Did he even fully grasp the theory of the innate evil of his teacher, the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju?

Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that he couldn't exaggerate at this point; instead, he had to say the opposite.

"Don't say such things, Itachi!"

"No clan is inherently evil. The Uchiha clan... is simply too sensitive and too extreme in their emotions. They, too, crave love and bonds. It's just that once they lose love and bonds, they are more prone to drastic personality changes, falling into distortion and darkness..."

"The Uchiha clan, together with the Senju clan, founded Konoha Village!"

"The honor of the Uchiha clan needs someone like you to protect it!"

Itachi Uchiha's body trembled.

"To... protect the honor of the Uchiha clan?"

"That's precisely why they need me even more..."

"To personally destroy the entire family!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi sneered inwardly.

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