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Fugaku looked at Mikoto and spoke sternly, "Mikoto, you should know that the Uchiha clan is finished. As the head of the Uchiha clan, I will die in the line of duty — it's my responsibility. But you're different. You're not only a member of the Uchiha clan but also Sasuke's mother. I don't want that child to live in darkness for the rest of his life."
In truth, Fugaku never wanted to burden himself with such a decision. But if Mikoto were to die, based on how events were unfolding, Itachi, following the orders of the Konoha higher-ups, might eventually turn on Kirito. Given Kirito's vengeful nature, he wouldn't show any mercy.
Kirito was capable of silently exterminating both the Shimura and Sarutobi clans, so there was a strong possibility that Itachi could meet his end at Kirito's hands. And if his eldest son died, Sasuke would be in even greater danger.
For the sake of his sons and the revival of the Uchiha clan, Fugaku had no choice but to entrust Mikoto to Kirito.
"Sasuke..." Mikoto's heart softened at the mention of her son. She lowered her head, remaining silent.
"Please, Kirito." Fugaku bowed deeply to him.
Mikoto hesitated for a moment but then knelt with tears in her eyes.
"I understand. Taking her out won't be difficult, but ensuring her safety afterward will be. She knows the truth about the Uchiha clan's extermination. If people find out she's still alive, it could lead to a lot of trouble."
"In other words, Aunt Mikoto, for a long time to come, you'll need to fake your death and stay hidden. You won't be able to see Sasuke. As for Itachi, that will be impossible too."
Kirito glanced at Mikoto with admiration but ultimately couldn't resist the temptation of the beautiful woman, the potential wife, and the allure of pure gold that granted immortality. He agreed to Fugaku's conditions.
"Thank you so much." Uchiha Mikoto closed her eyes in anguish, her tears flowing uncontrollably.
"Time is running out. I'll now use a special sealing technique to place you in a different dimension, much like I did with Izumi. I'll create an illusion powerful enough to fool the Mangekyō Sharingan, making it seem like Itachi killed you instead. Once we reach a safe place, I'll release you."
With that, Kirito summoned a crow, drew his Zanpakutō from his waist, and whispered, "Shatter! Kyōka Suigetsu."
In an instant, Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto felt their souls briefly sway. When they refocused, they realized that the crow beside Kirito had transformed into a perfect copy of Mikoto.
"It's truly an incredible skill. The appearance, and even the chakra, are nearly identical," Fugaku remarked, his Mangekyō Sharingan wide open in astonishment.
"Now, let's begin," Kirito said, stepping forward to Uchiha Mikoto. "Are you ready?"
Mikoto glanced at Fugaku one last time, and Fugaku smiled reassuringly. "Don't worry, Mikoto. Sasuke will need you in the future."
Hearing this, Mikoto nodded sadly. She knew this would be their final goodbye.
Without further hesitation, Kirito pressed the pressure point on Mikoto's neck, rendering her unconscious. He then quickly formed hand seals, placing his palms on her chest. Before Fugaku's shocked gaze, Mikoto was stored away in Kirito's system space.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Itachi arrived at Uchiha Izumi's residence.
He knew Kirito was a formidable foe. To be cautious, Itachi decided to leave Izumi for last.
He dealt with his parents first.
Carefully opening the door, Itachi found no traps. Uchiha Izumi lay peacefully on her bed, still asleep. Itachi felt a pang of surprise.
Could something have happened to Kirito?
He had initially thought that Kirito hadn't shown up because he discovered something and planned to leave Konoha with Uchiha Izumi. Now, seeing Izumi still here but Kirito absent, Itachi concluded that Kirito must have encountered some difficulty — possibly with Konoha's higher-ups.
Either he had been delayed or eliminated by Danzo.
After all, Shisui's fate had been a clear warning.
With this thought, Uchiha Itachi dismissed his suspicions and raised his blade to kill "Uchiha Izumi."
However, the next moment, an odd feeling washed over him.
He stepped forward and pinched Izumi's face to examine her more closely. Realizing something was off, he left the room in an instant.
"It seems I was overthinking things. The next confrontation will be between Mangekyō users."
Itachi whispered to himself, quickening his pace as he headed towards his home.
"Your beloved son is approaching. Does he have any unfulfilled wishes?" Kirito sensed Itachi's chakra drawing near and, noticing that the system had yet to reward him, casually asked Fugaku.
Fugaku nodded, retrieving a scroll of the Uchiha clan's ninjutsu from a hidden compartment in the room. He handed it to Kirito. "Your illusion was powerful enough to deceive my Mangekyō Sharingan, meaning your illusion abilities surpass even that of the Mangekyō. If Itachi were to attack you,He might not survive."
"I hope you'll spare Itachi for Mikoto's sake. After this, I believe he won't dare attack you again."
"As a token of my gratitude, I can offer you this."
Fugaku then pulled out a letter from his robes, the word "divorce" clearly written on it.
"What are you implying?" Kirito asked, confused.
"Remember what I said about you being the hope for the Uchiha clan's revival?" Fugaku smiled bitterly, kneeling beside the illusion of Mikoto. "At first, I thought you would save a few of the clan members. But then, just now, I saw you and Mikoto simultaneously with my Mangekyō."
"What did you see?" Kirito asked, feeling a bit guilty, worried that Fugaku had noticed his desire for Mikoto.
Fugaku smiled sadly and shook his head. "No, it's nothing. From now on, Mikoto is no longer my wife. I hope you can treat her well and spare Itachi. As for Sasuke, please take care of him when you can."
With that, Uchiha Fugaku closed his eyes, awaiting death.
Hearing Fugaku's words, Kirito contemplated their meaning. He had no intention of killing Itachi at this moment. In some ways, leaving Itachi to carry the burden of his actions, as in the original timeline, was the harshest punishment.
"Alright, I promise you," Kirito finally replied.
As his words fell, a system prompt echoed in his mind:
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for obtaining 1kg of pure gold from the Pirate World. It has been automatically stored in the system warehouse.]
Kirito retrieved the pure gold, cutting off a small piece. Using his lightning and fire-style chakra, he melted it into a round ring. Holding it in his hand, he whispered, "Izumi is only thirteen, and Hinata is even younger. This first pure gold ring will be for Kurenai."
(End of Chapter ).
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Not long after, Uchiha Itachi arrived, and after a brief exchange between a loving father and a filial son, Fugaku accepted his fate. With tears in his eyes, he allowed Itachi to take his life with the butcher's knife.
Kirito observed the entire process from the sidelines. After Fugaku's death, Kirito used Kyōka Suigetsu to transform a crow, which he had prepared earlier outside the house, into his own image. He then appeared before Itachi and asked, "Itachi, Danzo had promised to let Izumi go. Why did you kill her?"
Hearing this, Itachi was startled. Without hesitation, he vanished from the house and reappeared outside. Knowing that basic Sharingan illusions were ineffective against Kirito, Itachi immediately used his Mangekyō Sharingan's ultimate genjutsu, Tsukuyomi, intending to break Kirito's mind and kill him with a swift strike.
The real Kirito, however, took this moment to collect Uchiha Fugaku's body.
[System prompt: Special bloodline and Mangekyō Sharingan detected. Would you like to extract it?]
"Extract," Kirito said without hesitation.
[Extraction complete. Would you like to absorb it?]
"Not yet." Kirito wanted to save it for later. He needed a second Mangekyō Sharingan to awaken the Eternal Mangekyō, so absorbing it now wouldn't be beneficial.
Kirito placed Fugaku's body back in its original spot, maintaining the illusion that his eyes were intact with Kyōka Suigetsu's effect. Itachi remained completely unaware of what had transpired, as he was still under Kirito's hypnotic illusion.
After "killing" Kirito, Itachi, in agony from using Tsukuyomi, covered his left eye and returned to the house to wait for his next target.
Meanwhile, outside the house, Zetsu (both Black and White halves) and Obito watched in surprise as Kirito's "corpse" lay on the ground.
"Is this real? Kirito's actually dead?" White Zetsu exclaimed.
Having witnessed Kirito slaughter the Sarutobi clan, White Zetsu was shocked. Other than Pain's Rinnegan, Kirito had no real equals in the ninja world.
"We're too late," Black Zetsu added. "To defeat Kirito, Itachi must have used the power of his Mangekyō Sharingan."
Obito, however, remained calm, pride swelling in him over the power of the Uchiha clan.
Just as he was about to say something, a teasing voice spoke near his ear:
"Who did you just say was dead?"
Without warning, a hand landed on Obito's shoulder. He quickly shifted into his intangible state, jumping back to put distance between himself and Kirito. Zetsu instinctively retreated into the ground.
"Hey, we're all on the same side, so why react so strongly? Can't you trust me a little?" Kirito said, spreading his hands in mock helplessness.
White Zetsu, re-emerging from the ground, gasped. "Kirito, weren't you dead?"
"Who told you that?" Kirito replied with a knowing grin.
"What's with that body?" Black Zetsu asked, inspecting the "corpse." "It looks exactly like you—chakra and all."
"The most important thing for a ninja is information. As I don't dig into your secrets, you won't be getting this one from me," Kirito responded with a smile, turning to Obito. "So, is everything sorted?"
"It is. If you have no more business here, come with us. There are still a few things to arrange with Itachi. We'll wait for him outside the village," Obito said, though his growing fear of Kirito was clear.
Not only did Kirito possess formidable abilities, but he also had lifelike clones that could fool even Zetsu and Obito's perceptions. He was far more dangerous than Itachi, even with the Mangekyō Sharingan.
"I still have some things to handle here," Kirito replied. "You go on ahead. And by the way, don't take that 'corpse' with you. If you like it, I'll make one for each of you. No charge."
With that, Kirito donned an ANBU mask and vanished.
As Kirito disappeared, Black Zetsu asked Obito, "What's the plan, Madara?"
"Let's go," Obito said, his face grim under the mask. His body began to twist and disappear into the Kamui dimension.
Black Zetsu followed, merging with the ground.
Meanwhile, Sarutobi Hiruzen sat in his office, waiting for a report from his son, Shinnosuke. His son, along with Danzo and the ANBU, had gone to the Uchiha district to carry out orders related to the clan's demise.
Suddenly, an ANBU ninja appeared—not his son, nor his daughter-in-law, but a different squad captain. He knelt before Hiruzen and, with a panicked tone, reported, "Hokage-sama, Shinnosuke-sama…"
"What about Shinnosuke?" Hiruzen stood up abruptly.
"The entire team led by Shinnosuke-sama has been killed, including Lady Shizuka. Three of them were beheaded, one pierced through the chest, and Shinnosuke-sama… he was slashed across the chest and died on the spot."
Boom!
Sarutobi Hiruzen felt like he had been struck by lightning. His legs gave way, and he collapsed into his chair, nearly fainting from shock.
In less than fifteen minutes, Hiruzen, along with his ANBU, arrived at the gates of the Uchiha compound.
Meanwhile, Danzo, ever the schemer, made his way to the Konoha Police Headquarters, eager to retrieve a new Sharingan for himself, though his grief over his lost operatives was evident.
Hiruzen, upon seeing the bodies—including his son and daughter-in-law—was overwhelmed with sorrow. His son had been nearly sliced in half, his chest cut so deeply that only his spine and a thin layer of flesh held him together. His eyes, wide open in terror, seemed to reflect the horror he had faced in his final moments.
(End of Chapter).
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