LRAB Chapter 9 Why Can't You Understand Yourself?
Chapter 9 Why Can't You Understand Yourself?
Inside the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi was hunched over his desk, reviewing a mountain of official documents, his weariness barely concealed.
The aftermath of the Uchiha clan massacre has placed Konoha in an extremely sensitive and vulnerable state. As the Hokage, he naturally needs to be even more careful in balancing the emotions and interests of all parties.
Just then, an ANBU ninja suddenly appeared at the door and whispered, "Hokage-sama, the Hyuga clan chief, Hiashi Hyuga, requests an audience."
Hiruzen Sarutobi raised his head, his brows furrowing slightly.
Why is the Hyuga clan suddenly requesting an audience at this time?
Hadn't the Hyuga family's affairs already been resolved?
Are they still dissatisfied with the changes that have occurred within the village?
After a moment's hesitation, Hiruzen Sarutobi calmly nodded: "Please let him in."
Soon, Hiashi Hyuga entered the office, nodded politely, and greeted, "Hokage-sama."
Hiruzen Sarutobi put away the official documents on the table, a gentle and composed smile on his face, and gestured for Hiashi to sit down.
"Hiashi, what brings you here today?"
Hiashi hesitated for a moment, then cautiously sat down in the chair, and looked up at Hiruzen Sarutobi: "Um... actually, I came here today for matters concerning the Uchiha clan."
Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a chill run down his spine. Although his expression remained calm, he couldn't help but become wary.
"The Uchiha clan incident? You mean the recent tragedy?"
"Lord Hokage, I'm not referring to that... but to something far more serious."
"Another, even more serious incident?"
Hiashi nodded, his expression grave, his tone revealing obvious worry...
"Lord Hokage, although the Hyuga clan has never interfered in the affairs of the village, we do have our own intelligence channels."
"Some time ago, we received a shocking piece of intelligence: on that very night, someone in the Uchiha clan awakened an extremely powerful Mangekyou Sharingan and used this power to unleash a world-destroying ninjutsu."
"The power to destroy the world? Hiashi, do you know what you're saying?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke in a low voice, his tone carrying a hint of undisguised shock and doubt.
Hiashi Hyuga nodded solemnly: "When Itachi Uchiha massacred his clan, he triggered the hidden Mangekyou Sharingan ability of one of his clansmen, who then unleashed a catastrophic power capable of destroying the entire ninja world."
"This is no longer just a problem within the Uchiha clan; it's a problem for the entire ninja world."
Before Hiruzen Sarutobi could say anything more, Danzo's forceful voice came from the office.
"Nonsense...it's all rumors. The Uchiha clan has no ability to destroy anything."
"..."
On the other side, inside Akatsuki.
Obito appeared out of nowhere, his eyes flickering slightly behind the mask.
"Itachi..."
Uchiha Itachi looked up, his calm gaze showing no emotion: "Hmm?"
Obito remained silent for a moment, seemingly considering how to begin.
"Do you remember Uchiha Abyss that I mentioned to you last time?"
"Didn't you deal with the Uchiha clan members who awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan?"
Obito was almost speechless at Itachi's words: "Actually, there's been a small problem."
"What's the problem?"
Obito took a deep breath and finally spoke: "Before he died, he unleashed a technique that was meant to destroy the ninja world."
Itachi Uchiha didn't react at all...
On the surface, he remained completely unmoved.
Or perhaps he's still processing this.
Uchiha Itachi silently watched Obito.
"You mean... Uchiha Genji activated some kind of technique capable of destroying the ninja world?"
Itachi's voice clearly indicated disbelief.
Obito nodded. He clearly knew that Itachi Uchiha wouldn't easily believe such words, so he stretched out his hand, made a simple gesture, and then released a genjutsu, directly transmitting everything he had seen that night to Itachi Uchiha.
As the genjutsu unfolded, Itachi Uchiha sensed Obito's memories, as if he had personally experienced those scenes.
In the scene, Uchiha Abyss let out a low, angry roar, unleashing destructive power.
"The Uchiha clan is indeed full of talented individuals; some are capable of wiping out the entire clan, while others are capable of destroying the world."
Aren't you also from the Uchiha clan...?
Itachi Uchiha's thoughts never stopped.
While he was still agonizing over these details, his long period of contemplation finally brought an even greater shock.
Suddenly, the sky over the ninja world became unusually oppressive, and almost all the ninjas felt an invisible sense of pressure.
With the arrival of natural disasters, death began to rapidly sweep across the entire ninja world.
None of the five great ninja villages escaped unscathed. Whether they were powerful figures or ordinary villagers, none of them were able to resist this sudden disaster.
The power of natural disaster swept across the land, as if this calamity was destined to happen, and no one could escape it.
"How...how could this happen?"
Uchiha Itachi gazed at the world shrouded in layers of disaster, a deep sense of bewilderment welling up within him.
He unconsciously murmured Uchiha Gen's name.
"Uchiha Gen..."
He still clearly remembered that Uchiha Yuan was once an ordinary clansman who had not awakened his Sharingan, and relied on the connections of his clan elders to work in the security department doing clerical work.
Many of his tribesmen had mocked him, thinking he was a good-for-nothing...
Shisui was one of the few people willing to get close to him...
Itachi Uchiha finds it hard to believe that Uchiha Abe could possess such immense power, even capable of triggering a catastrophe that would destroy the ninja world.
"How is that possible..."
How could he do that?
Will of Fire...
We need to transcend the family perspective and look at the problem from the Hokage's point of view...
That's too narrow-minded, Uchiha Abyss...
"The name Konoha is not just about burning one's own and one's clan's power, but about illuminating the village, protecting the village, and passing on the flame."
But the disaster in the illusion shattered all that faith and perseverance.
Why did that tribesman choose to end it all this way?
Why make such an extreme choice?
Why can't he try to understand and empathize with himself like his father did?
Why couldn't he protect Konoha and pass on the Will of Fire...?
Choosing to awaken the Kaleidoscope ability, which is even more dangerous than still water?
I can't understand...
That's insane, utterly unreasonable!
This lack of understanding actually stemmed from Itachi Uchiha's own arrogance.
He once believed that the fate of the Uchiha clan was already predetermined, and that everything he did was for Konoha.
Why...why can't you understand me, like my father, and accept my final fate with equanimity?
but…
Uchiha Itachi still discovered the problem: the masked man was deliberately concealing some sounds within the genjutsu.
"Wasn't the name he called out Uchiha Madara?"
"Cough cough cough..."
Obito glared at Itachi Uchiha.
"Those voices are not important."
He never expected that on the night of the extermination, there would be other kaleidoscopes besides himself.
The subsequent destructive power could even be enough to destroy the world...
So, he... was essentially the instigator, personally causing the destruction of the ninja world?