"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"
A wave of excruciating pain swept over Hane, and despair instantly flashed across his face.
He had just awakened his two-tomoe Sharingan under the intense stimulus.
Although he could see through his opponent's attacks, his body hadn't adapted to the sudden surge in dynamic vision, making his reactions lag behind his consciousness!
Due to this lack of coordination, his attack aimed at his opponent's weakness had instead become his own vulnerability.
With just one move, he was defeated by the more experienced Iwagakure ninja.
"Obviously, your big talk far exceeds your abilities," the Iwagakure ninja sneered as he approached Hane, raising the knife in his hand once again.
"Then die, brat!"
Hane Uchiha glared angrily at the Iwagakure ninja. He hated himself for being so useless that he couldn't even avenge his elder brother!
Just then, an unexpected change occurred!
Clang!
The sound of a sword being drawn rang out. Only then did the Iwagakure ninja notice that someone had appeared silently behind him.
"Who the hell are you?!" He quickly turned around with his knife, protecting his vital areas.
"The one who's going to kill you."
The blade flashed by, and the Iwagakure ninja's movements froze. A thin line of blood slowly appeared on his neck.
"As expected of... the Konoha Anbu... What a fast blade..."
Thud.
The body crashed to the ground. The man wearing a white mask turned around indifferently and looked at Hane Uchiha beside him.
The turn of events came so suddenly that Hane was stunned for a moment, and then he exclaimed in delight.
"Sir Anbu, thank you so much for saving me. My brother is seriously injured. Could you please..."
Splat! The sword pierced flesh.
Hane's smile froze.
Right in front of him, the masked man raised his sword and slowly stabbed it into his elder brother's head.
"Wh... Why... Why?!"
Hane murmured softly at first, and then roared madly.
In his blood-red eyes, the faint outline of a third tomoe slowly emerged. Unfortunately, limited by his physical condition, it never fully took shape.
"Why?" The masked man let out a cold laugh and walked towards him slowly with the sword in his hand. "Because all the scumbags of the Uchiha clan should die!"
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"
Hane Uchiha grabbed a Kunai with his left hand and roared as he charged at the man, wishing he could tear him to pieces.
But with one arm severed, how could he be a match for the elite Root member? Soon, his body was covered in wounds, and he was on the verge of death.
The man seemed to be enjoying the pleasure of torturing him and wasn't in a hurry to kill him. He still leisurely sliced at Hane's body with his sword.
With both his spirit and physical strength completely exhausted, Hane knelt on the ground weakly, losing the ability to fight back.
He summoned his last bit of strength and asked unwillingly, "Why, why on earth?!"
"You Uchiha are arrogant and unruly. You've long become a cancer in Konoha."
The masked man placed the sword on his neck and said coldly, "Everyone should get rid of you whenever they have the chance."
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"Backstabbers... bastards... You Konoha people... are so damn poisonous..."
Hane's eyes were barely open, and his consciousness was on the verge of collapse.
In his daze, he seemed to see a figure holding a scythe appear and behead the masked man with one swing.
"Is this... a hallucination before I kick the bucket..."
The figure walked up to Hane, looking at him with concern and speaking in a low voice.
"Kid, are you okay?"
"It seems... this isn't a hallucination..."
Hane didn't know who the figure that saved him was, but those scarlet eyes made him feel extremely at ease.
His vision went black, and he completely lost consciousness.
"How's it going?" Yuto squatted beside a corpse, frowning and asking.
By now, quite some time had passed since the end of the war.
The Uchiha members from both sides had regrouped, but the two Root squads still hadn't returned.
Kaze and the others sensed something was wrong and went to another battlefield themselves to find out what was going on.
They found that all eight of their comrades were dead, and their heads had been brutally cut off!
This was a blatant provocation!
"Two of them were under [Genjutsu] before they died. In my judgment, it should be from the [Sharingan]," said a Root member who was examining the bodies, retracting his hands with a cold and stern look on his face. "In my opinion, this matter has something to do with the Uchiha clan."
"What? These bastards dare to attack us?" a Root Ninja roared in anger. "Are they trying to declare war on Konoha?!"
Someone had already tightened their grip on the sword at their waist. "Let's go back now and kill those beasts to avenge our comrades!"
"Enough!" Yuto shouted, interrupting them.
"The Uchiha clan may be reckless, but they're not idiots. There are many oddities about this matter. Don't jump to hasty conclusions."
"Elder Murasame is right," Yukino piped up.
"What we should do now is return to the village as soon as possible and inform Tanzō about this. Let him decide."
After the seven of them dealt with the bodies, they left the main group behind and quickly headed back the way they came.
On the way, everyone was silent, obviously thinking about the death of their comrades.
Kaze was also thinking. He always felt that this matter was fishy from start to finish.
He had read the script, after all.
From now until the Uchiha clan was exterminated, the most rebellious thing they did was conspire to rebel in front of a Konoha spy.
Before they even started the rebellion, first, the clan leader was almost brain - washed, and then the entire clan was wiped out by a so - called "filial son" who seemed to come out of nowhere.
Moreover, all these things would happen more than a decade later.
No matter how he thought about it, it was impossible for the Uchiha to openly attack Konoha's Anbu now.
Kaze racked his brains to recall the relevant [Naruto] plot, hoping to find some leads.
"Land of Grass... War... Kannabi Bridge... Kannabi Bridge?"
"Wait!"
Kaze suddenly widened his eyes, his pupils contracting as if he'd been electrocuted.
"Could it be..."
Inside Madara Uchiha's base.
Madara was hooked up to three oxygen tubes, eyes slightly closed as he reclined on his throne and asked,
"How's the child I brought back just now?"
Black Zetsu bowed respectfully and said in a hoarse voice,
"The child is out of danger, but his body was severely overdrawn. He's still in a coma."
"Alright." Madara nodded slightly and casually asked, "Besides his deceased elder brother, does he have any other relatives?"
"No. All his relatives died on the battlefield." Black Zetsu replied, "But it seems he has a girl he has a crush on in Konoha."
"Oh?" Hearing this, Madara opened his eyes, showing a look of interest, "A girl he has a crush on? What a wonderful youth."
Madara paused and laughed, "Hehe, if that girl dies at the right time, maybe it'll trigger his Mangekyō Sharingan?"
Black Zetsu lowered his head and said nothing.
Madara gently tapped on his throne. After a moment of silent contemplation, he asked again,
"What about the other one, the child named Uchiha Hane. Is he awake yet?"
"He's awake." Black Zetsu answered, "He now calls himself Uchiha Rin. He said he'll live under his elder brother's name from now on."
"Humph." Madara gave a cryptic smile, closed his eyes again, and said indifferently,
"Once the other child wakes up, bring them both to see me."
"Yes, Lord Madara."
Black Zetsu's figure disappeared, and the entire hall fell silent once more.
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