Chapter 129
Welcome to My Theater
Chapter 129 Welcome to My Theater
The night wind made the long robe of the face-painted figure rustle, and the cloak embroidered with nine Suvaha totems behind him stretched out in the blood-red moonlight.
In the illusory world constructed by the Book of Crimson Moon, Menma is the ruler of this world.
He can freely construct the characters and scenes in this illusionary world, as well as the characters' behavior patterns and even their speech.
Although it is still somewhat inferior to the self-sustaining 'Limited Tsukuyomi World' and 'Infinite Tsukuyomi World', this is only one of the abilities of the Book of Crimson Moon.
"Why did this Uchiha clan slaughter their members?" Uchiha Hikaru crossed his arms, his brow furrowed in confusion.
Even though she was trained and imprisoned by the Uchiha clan as a weapon, and later sealed away for hundreds of years, she harbored deep resentment towards the Uchiha clan.
He had thought about taking revenge on the Uchiha clan, but he never had the idea of slaughtering the Uchiha clan.
"Hmm, how should I put it?" Menma rubbed his chin, pondering Itachi Uchiha's motives for massacring his clan.
"The Yuki clan of Kirigakure was exterminated for treason, and the Kaguya clan was suppressed and exterminated by Kirigakure for launching a rebellion." Seeing Uchiha Hikaru nod, Menma continued slowly, "The Nine-Tails' attack a few years ago killed many ninjas and civilians, including the Fourth Hokage and his wife, dealing a heavy blow to Konoha. At the same time, many people saw the Sharingan pattern in the Nine-Tails' eyes."
"Therefore, the Konoha leadership and various ninja clans do not trust the Uchiha clan. In addition, the Uchiha clan's arrogance and their disputes with villagers during law enforcement have aroused the villagers' resentment. Moreover, the Konoha Police Department has a wider scope of authority. In addition to the Hokage Building, the Konoha Police Department has the right to seal off and investigate any building in the village, including those belonging to various ninja clans."
"With the disbandment of the Senju clan and the flow of their bloodline into the common people, the Uchiha became the largest ninja clan in Konoha and even the entire ninja world. As the saying goes, the bigger the tree, the more the wind blows."
"These are all just prerequisites."
"Discontent with the status quo is growing stronger within the Uchiha clan, and voices of rebellion are growing louder. If this sentiment is not guided and channeled, a rebellion will inevitably break out in the near future."
"Therefore, the higher-ups in Konoha took advantage of Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi's loyalty to the village to pass on various intelligence from within the Uchiha clan to the Hokage."
"After learning that the Uchiha clan's rebellious sentiment was growing stronger, Danzo Shimura of the advisory team proposed a plan to exterminate the clan, which was to be carried out by Itachi Uchiha; while the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, allowed Danzo Shimura's actions to go unchecked."
"Originally, Itachi Uchiha would not have been able to wipe out the clan, after all, there were more than ten Jonin with three tomoe in the clan, and his father, Fugaku Uchiha, the head of the Uchiha clan, possessed a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan."
"But Itachi Uchiha found Obito outside the village and together they carried out the plan to exterminate the clan."
"Fugaku Uchiha said he respected Itachi Uchiha's choice, but he allowed hundreds of his clansmen to be slaughtered."
"This is the script for the night of the Uchiha massacre."
After explaining the cause and effect of the Uchiha clan massacre, Menma's white three-eyed fox mask turned slightly, looking at Uchiha Hikaru.
Hikaru Uchiha also recalled Shisui Uchiha, whom she had fought, and Obito Uchiha, who wore a mask and was teased by Menma.
"Then, what about Uchiha Shisui?" Uchiha Hikaru asked in confusion.
Although she gouged out one of Uchiha Shisui's eyes, he was, after all, a Mangekyou Sharingan user, so she still had some ability to stop him.
Uzumaki Menma shook his head: "Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan is 'Kotoamatsukami,' which can modify a person's will. However, he told the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, about this Mangekyou Sharingan technique, and Hiruzen Sarutobi told Danzo Shimura. This aroused Danzo Shimura's covetousness, and he took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack and gouge out Shisui's eyes."
"Shisui didn't want this incident to cause conflict between the village and the clan, so he chose to commit suicide."
"Hmph." After hearing the choices of Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Hikaru snorted contemptuously, his tone arrogant and cold: "Since when has the Uchiha needed others to acknowledge them?"
“Uchiha Shisui failed those Mangekyou Sharingan, and as for Uchiha Itachi,” Uchiha Hikari looked at the young Uchiha Itachi slaughtering his clan in the 'theater', “He didn’t even realize he was in a trap, thinking that annihilating the clan was salvation? That’s all the mentality he had.” Although Uchiha Hikari was viewing the script of this night of annihilation from a god’s-eye view, she utterly despised Uchiha Itachi’s choice.
With the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan, he clearly had the ability to change everything, but he chose the worst possible outcome.
"And what about this girl?" Uchiha asked, looking at Uchiha Izumi lying in a pool of blood once again in the theater.
With Uchiha Izumi's 'death' in the theater, the genjutsu world enters a new cycle.
Uchiha Izumi returned to the moment when the Night of the Clan Massacre had just begun.
"She was Itachi Uchiha's lover. She was quite talented, awakening the double tomoe at the age of seven and the triple tomoe before the age of twelve." Menma looked at Izumi Uchiha, who repeatedly tried to save the tragedy of the night of the massacre.
“Her Sharingan is indeed very beautiful,” Uchiha Hikaru suddenly said. “Would it affect your plans if I wanted her?”
Mianma stood on the roof ridge, spreading his hands: "Whatever you want."
Uchiha Hikaru smiled, then suddenly leaned closer and lightly pecked Menma's cheek.
Before the other party could react, she jumped off the roof.
On the roof ridge, the crimson moonlight shone on the black robe of the man with pockmarked face. He reached out and touched the spot on his cheek where he had been pecked earlier.
"Tsk, did the kitten mark me?" Menma chuckled, looking down at the girl who had stormed into the clan's territory and was now standing in front of Uchiha Izumi.
In the clan's territory, Uchiha Izumi, who was about to be slaughtered after being defeated once again by the young Uchiha Itachi, suddenly saw a figure descend from the sky and instantly kill the young Uchiha Itachi.
The moonlight cast a long silhouette behind her, and the cold glint of her drawn ninja sword pierced the illusory night sky.
"Do you want to change all this?"
Uchiha Izumi slumped weakly on the ground, looking at the girl in front of him, admiring her arrogant and heroic aura.
"Please! Save everyone!" Uchiha Izumi, covered in wounds, was on the verge of collapse.
Nearly a year has passed since she last entered the endless cycle of the Night of Extinction, and she still hasn't found a way to break the deadlock when she re-enters the illusionary world.
No matter where she goes, the Uchiha clan will be wiped out. Outside the clan's territory, there are Konoha's Anbu and Root ninjas wiping her out completely. She can't even find a way to leave the clan's territory!
Watching her beloved Uchiha Itachi slaughter the elderly, women, and children time and time again left her physically and mentally exhausted.
She couldn't understand why things had turned out this way.
Hikaru Uchiha slowly walked up to Izumi Uchiha and reached out to inject the power of his Tsukuyomi-inscribed eye into Izumi's body.
"If you want to find the answer, then enhance your Sharingan."
As an inscription appeared on the back of Uchiha Izumi's hand, Uchiha Hikaru turned and left, leaving behind a lingering echo.
"Right now, you can't even bear the weight of despair."
(End of this chapter)