"They're here… then that guy must be here too…"
Naruto slowly closed his eyes, no longer concerned about the exhaustion. He released his Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation Haki) to the fullest.
Invisible ripples spread across nearly half of Konoha.
When his Kenbunshoku Haki reached a certain graveyard, Naruto's eyes suddenly snapped open.
"Found you!" Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs ɴovel(ꜰ)ɪre.nᴇt
At a grave marker in the cemetery, he saw a man in a black cloak wearing an orange tiger-striped mask. The man placed a bouquet of flowers in front of the grave… then turned and vanished.
Naruto's lips curved upward as he slowly stood up, a formless pressure emanating from his body.
Sakura, who was massaging his shoulders, jumped in fright.
"N-Naruto-kun, did I use too much force?"
Yakumo had ordered her to serve Naruto as punishment. She was worried that she'd anger her.
"It's nothing. You can leave."
Naruto waved his hand, signaling Sakura to go. What was about to happen didn't allow outsiders to witness it.
"But…" Sakura hesitated. "Yakumo-sama asked me to serve you, if I leave…"
"I said it. You may leave."
Naruto's cold tone made Sakura freeze in shock.
She had never seen Naruto with such an expression—it made her heart tremble, even fearful.
In fact, for a moment, she felt as though the boy in front of her was dozens of times more terrifying than Yakumo herself.
Flustered, she nodded and ran off the training ground.
Yakumo was a little surprised at first, but then her eyes lit up in excitement.
"Naruto-kun, is the Uchiha clan going to be wiped out?"
Naruto nodded, then gave Yakumo a strange look.
"Why do you look so excited about a massacre?"
Yakumo turned her head away in embarrassment.
Naruto didn't pursue it. Maintaining his Kenbunshoku Haki, he casually glanced toward the woods and said,
"Yakumo, put them to sleep."
Yakumo nodded and activated her Genjutsu of Sensory Domination.
A few seconds later, there were several thuds in the distant woods as three ANBU fell from the trees.
"Yakumo, create shadow clones. Let's go."
The ANBU who had collapsed groggily regained consciousness. With a shiver, one of them immediately realized what had happened.
"Damn it… Yakumo hit us with Genjutsu again?"
Under his mask, one ANBU's face darkened.
"She did this last time too! Doesn't she consider our position when she uses Genjutsu?"
Falling from the treetops had nearly broken his neck—his entire body was sore.
"Cut the chatter!" another, more serious ANBU barked, his face grim. "Check on them, especially Uzumaki Naruto!"
He was genuinely worried that the Jinchūriki might've run into trouble while they were unconscious.
"They're fine—actually, they're cuddling."
Another ANBU pointed helplessly at the figures beneath a tree.
A blond-haired boy and a brown-haired girl lay in each other's arms, sleeping peacefully. The scene was unusually heartwarming.
But the three ANBU only felt headaches coming on.
"Those brats… They hit us with Genjutsu just for being affectionate? We're reporting this to the Hokage for sure…"
Despite their complaints, they felt somewhat relieved.
What they didn't realize… was that the pair under the tree were just shadow clones.
Soon, the sky darkened.
On a rooftop in the Uchiha district, Naruto and Yakumo lay together, gazing at the pale, whitish full moon.
"Naruto-kun, the moon is so beautiful tonight."
Yakumo sighed in awe.
Naruto chuckled. "Soon… it'll be dyed red."
"Then it'll be even prettier, won't it?"
Yakumo responded with a twinkle in her eyes.
Naruto glanced at the streets below and noticed there were very few people out.
It seemed the residents had a sense of unease and had already returned home, leaving the Uchiha district unusually quiet.
Time passed, minute by minute.
Naruto's gaze shifted to the main gate of the Uchiha compound.
There, Itachi appeared, walking coldly with a sword in hand.
Beside him stood Tendō Pain, Konan, and Obito.
As the group approached the gate, two Uchiha guards stepped forward to block them.
They seemed to exchange words.
But in the next moment, under their stunned gazes, Itachi slashed his sword across their necks.
Blood sprayed across the gate of the Uchiha compound.
This was the first splash of blood tonight—but it would not be the last.
The four intruders walked inside expressionlessly.
They then split off in four directions—north, south, east, and west—beginning their massacre.
In Itachi's direction, he wielded his blade, cutting down one shocked Uchiha after another.
In Tendō Pain's direction, he used gravity to pull victims to him, then impaled them with his black rods.
In Konan's direction, white paper wings unfolded behind her as she floated in midair, releasing waves of deadly paper attacks.
In Obito's direction, he held a chained blade, vanishing and reappearing like a phantom as he killed.
Under the assault of four Kage-level fighters, blood steadily flooded through the Uchiha compound.
"With four Kage-levels working together, no wonder the Uchiha stood no chance in the original…"
Naruto shook his head.
"How could anyone survive this? This kind of power isn't just enough to wipe out the Uchiha—it could destroy all of Konoha."
"Wow… those guys are so ruthless, and they're not making any noise at all."
Yakumo stared in awe.
If they hadn't been watching from above, she wouldn't have even noticed the massacre.
"Well, they are four Kage-levels after all."
Naruto commented casually, then a grin appeared on his face.
"But this kind of slaughter is too dull for my taste. It should at least be more exciting, right?"
As he spoke, he inhaled deeply, his right arm bursting into roaring flames, which he flung skyward.
"Shinka Chū! (Divine Fire Pillar!)"
The blazing inferno shot into the heavens.
Its deafening roar shook the air.
The dazzling firelight lit up the entire Uchiha district in an instant.
A scream rang out from Obito's direction, followed by a shout:
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!!"
The entire Uchiha district erupted into chaos.
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