Chapter 76: The Uchiha Clan Massacre Night? No, It’s the Sarutobi Clan Massacre Night!

The Akimichi Clan compound.

Akihito Akimichi gazed from afar at the towering golden giant, his voice carrying a hint of emotion.

"It really is Susanoo."

"I never thought there would still be someone among this generation of Uchiha who could awaken Susanoo once again."

Like Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura, he had also been a student of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.

However, unlike the powerful Konoha F4, he was now merely an ordinary old man living in seclusion.

Beside him, Shikaku Nara respectfully asked for his advice.

"Senior Akimichi, what do you think we should do now?"

Choza Akimichi and Inoichi Yamanaka also held their breaths.

What choice should the Ino-Shika-Cho trio make?

Should they go out and rescue the Third Hokage?

The three of them did not know much about Susanoo, so they had come to ask Akimichi for guidance.

Akimichi pondered for a moment before saying,

"Susanoo of the Uchiha clan is known as the power of a god. Naturally, there is a reason for that title."

"It possesses both offense and defense, is practically indestructible, and its defensive power is extremely formidable."

"If we go to provide support, we may have to pay an enormous price in casualties."

"That is all I have to say. As for the decision, you should make it, Shikaku."

Among the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, the Nara clan had always been the one to make the decisions, after which all three clans would act together.

Shikaku nodded.

"If we go and support the Third Hokage now, and he ultimately wins, we will gain some benefits."

"But if we go to support him and the Uchiha ultimately win, then we will offend the Uchiha clan."

"The situation is still unclear. My recommendation is that we would rather give up any benefits than choose to antagonize the Uchiha clan."

Hearing this, Choza and Inoichi both breathed a sigh of relief.

If they were asked to lead their clans against that Susanoo outside, they truly had no confidence.

"So that’s how it is."

Akimichi nodded without saying anything more.

In his opinion, there was nothing wrong with being more conservative at a time like this.

Besides, Hiruzen and Danzo had brought this situation upon themselves to some extent.

Similar to the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, the other ninja clans, such as the Inuzuka and Aburame clans, also made the same decision.

For now, they would wait and see.

They would rather give up any benefits than get themselves into trouble!

And the result of that decision was—

Hiruzen Sarutobi desperately ran past the territories of one clan after another, yet not a single person came out to rescue him!

Behind him, Uchiha Reiji’s Susanoo continued its relentless pursuit!

Every now and then, Susanoo would even fire arrows at him.

It was just like a hunter chasing down prey fleeing through the forest!

Hiruzen Sarutobi thought of that comparison and became furious.

He was the Hokage of Konoha, yet he had become prey being hunted down, like a stray dog being driven all over Konoha’s streets!

It was an utter humiliation!

And those damn ninja clans weren’t even coming to support him!

They were just as hateful as that damn Uchiha Reiji!

Apparently, the pressure he had put on them in the past hadn’t been enough!

Hiruzen Sarutobi silently committed the clans he passed to memory: Hyuga, Ino-Shika-Cho, Inuzuka, Aburame...

However, the most important thing now was still dealing with Uchiha Reiji behind him.

Hiruzen made up his mind and headed directly toward his own clan compound.

He planned to gather all his clansmen afterward and, even at the cost of casualties, grind Uchiha Reiji to death!

Ahead, the Sarutobi clan compound was already within sight.

A trace of hope appeared in Hiruzen’s eyes. He looked back at Uchiha Reiji inside the golden giant behind him, his gaze filled with viciousness.

Damn Uchiha Reiji!

Once your Susanoo can no longer hold out, that will be the moment you die!

Soon, Hiruzen arrived before his clan compound.

But to his astonishment, he discovered that his clan’s territory had been completely surrounded by a crimson barrier!

"This is... the Uchiha Flame Formation?"

Hiruzen immediately recognized the barrier surrounding his clan’s compound.

His face was filled with shock, and an ominous feeling rose in his heart.

What had happened?

Why was the Uchiha Flame Formation surrounding his own clan’s compound?

"Hiruzen Sarutobi, weren’t you the one who ordered Uchiha Itachi to wipe out the Uchiha clan?"

Behind him, Reiji stopped after chasing Hiruzen all the way here like a stray dog. A smile he could barely contain appeared on his face.

"This is the second gift I’ve prepared for you today. I hope you’ll accept it!"

Inside the Sarutobi clan compound.

Uchiha Itachi’s figure darted rapidly from house to house.

The blade in his hand and the clothes on his body had already been dyed red with blood.

He no longer knew how many people he had killed.

And at this moment—

Inside Uchiha Itachi’s mental world, his own consciousness was already on the verge of collapse!

Reiji had controlled him with genjutsu. His own will was imprisoned within the mental world, leaving him able only to watch himself slaughter the members of the Sarutobi clan.

"No... stop..."

"They’re innocent..."

"Uchiha Reiji... you devil..."

"Let me die... someone, please kill me..."

Although the ninja ranks of the Sarutobi clan were generally rather high, their actual combat ability was not particularly impressive.

After all, most of them had risen through relatively safe missions, making them little more than inflated, mediocre shinobi.

Moreover, most of the Sarutobi clan’s elite had been dispatched to the Uchiha compound to participate in the massacre.

With Itachi’s strength, there was absolutely nothing standing in his way inside the Sarutobi compound.

One slash per person!

Outside.

Through the crimson barrier, Hiruzen stared inside in utter disbelief.

That was... Uchiha Itachi?

Hadn’t Itachi been sent to wipe out the Uchiha clan?

Why had he come to his Sarutobi clan to carry out a massacre instead?

"Uchiha Itachi, stop!"

Hiruzen roared furiously, rapidly forming hand seals and launching ninjutsu at the Uchiha Flame Formation.

Whatever had happened, he had to stop Itachi!

Boom!

A fire dragon and an earth dragon slammed into the Uchiha Flame Formation simultaneously.

The crimson barrier shook twice, but it did not break.

This Uchiha Flame Formation was being jointly maintained by an entire squad of the Police Force. Naturally, it was not something that could be broken easily.

If Hiruzen were given enough time, he could naturally break through the barrier and rush inside to stop Itachi.

However—

How could Reiji give him that opportunity?!

He directly controlled Susanoo and brought its blade crashing down toward Hiruzen!

Boom!

The earth shook violently.

Hiruzen narrowly dodged the slash and hurriedly retreated.

"How about it? Are you satisfied with the second gift I prepared for you?"

Reiji was filled with delight.

Hiruzen instantly understood what had happened. He pointed at Reiji, his entire body trembling.

"You lunatic! You actually controlled Uchiha Itachi and had him wipe out my Sarutobi clan?!"

He had ordered Uchiha Itachi to wipe out the Uchiha clan.

Uchiha Reiji had directly controlled Itachi and had him wipe out the Sarutobi clan instead!

This both punished Uchiha Itachi for betraying his own clan and punished Hiruzen, the Hokage who had ordered the massacre.

Suddenly—

Hiruzen saw Uchiha Itachi enter a familiar residence inside the crimson barrier.

It was his own home!

His recently deceased eldest son, Asuma Sarutobi, had a young child living there!

"Stop! Konohamaru is innocent!"

The veins on Hiruzen’s forehead bulged as he frantically charged forward, trying to rush inside and stop Itachi.

However—

Susanoo once again brought its blade down without hesitation!

"You... if you have a problem, come at me! Why are you involving innocent members of my clan?!"

Hiruzen’s eyes were bloodshot as he roared furiously.

"When you ordered the Uchiha clan to be wiped out, did you ever consider that?"

Reiji showed no sympathy whatsoever.

"Wasn’t it you, the Hokage, who ordered Uchiha Itachi to kill his entire clan, including his own parents?"

"You say the Sarutobi clan is innocent, but did you ever consider whether the Uchiha clan was innocent?"

"I already told you. Tonight, I’m going to make you personally experience everything you did to the Uchiha clan!"

"You wanted to wipe out the Uchiha clan, didn’t you? Then tonight, you can personally watch your own clan be wiped out!"

Normally, Hiruzen acted like a kind old grandfather, even going out of his way to accompany Naruto by the riverside to grill fish.

Yet when it came to ordering the extermination of the Uchiha clan, his heart was harder than anyone’s.

And despite all that, that idiot Uchiha Itachi still firmly believed that Hiruzen was doing it for the sake of Konoha!

It was truly a case of a bastard meeting an idiot!

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