Naruto: The Hidden Protector

116: Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan

“No, there is no way.“ Itachi had despair written all over his face as his mind began to think of the consequences of the Uchiha clan’s rebellion.

With this civil war, the village would be at its weakest state, making it vulnerable to all the other hidden villages that are waiting for the right chance to attack Konoha. So no matter which party won the civil war, the village would only harm the village.

And if a war broke out, the ninja school students would be forced to graduate early, which meant that his little brother would also be forced to go to the battlefield.

As someone who loved his brother to death, this is something Itachi absolutely cannot allow. He had been traumatized by war at a young age and didn’t want his brother to go through the same experience as him.

Just as Itachi was getting more and more restless, his mind began to calm down suddenly. This feeling was the same one he felt when he just came to this place.

“ Okay, you should stop panicking already. Don’t forget that this is just an illusion. The reality isn’t that bleak after all. “ Izanami spoke as she used one of her mind-calming jutsus on Itachi. She brought Itachi here to prove him a point and not freak the poor boy out.

Hearing her words, Itachi finally calmed down. Yes, what he is witnessing is just a Genjutsu. With the fifth Hokage in power, the Uchiha clan would never be forced to such lengths.

“ Of course, this would also happen if that old fox Hiruzen got back into power,“ Izanami added, subtly brainwashing Itachi. With Itachi’s naiveness, he may once again be caught by Hiruzen’s fake words.

Itachi had a complex expression as he listened to her words. Although he wanted to deny such claims, but he had no words. In the whole of Konoha, the only good thing the Third Hokage did was train the three legendary Sannins. After that, there is nothing worth mentioning.

During his time he didn’t bring any improvements to Konoha like the previous two Hokages. The previous scandal clearly showed how corrupt he actually is. In fact, if he wasn’t the Hokage who had ruled over Konoha for more than 3 decades, he should have been executed for the crimes he did.

Suddenly, Itachi, who was deep in thought, noticed that his scenery seemed to be moving again. This time it showed the Police Department Headquarters.

“ You should prepare yourself for what is happening next. This is the future that should have happened if I didn’t arrive at Konoha that day,“ Izanami warned as she played everything that happened during the Uchiha Massacre.

Itachi witnessed it all. How two people with Mangekyou Sharingan massacred the whole clan, leaving no survivors. Be it civilians, old disabled people, or even women, everyone was brutally murdered in cold blood.

No one could escape, as the whole clan seemed to be enclosed in a barrier that isolated the whole clan from the village. He could also see how some Root ninjas were even actively hunting the people who tried to flee from the clan.

Some of the elite members of the clans who wanted to interfere were caught off guard as they were poisoned before being murdered by a masked man who wielded a scythe. In addition, every time he kills someone, he also seems to be absorbing their corpses by using his Mangekyou Sharingan.

Maybe it is because of his actions or because of how dangerous and bizarre his abilities were that most of the elite ninjas rushed towards him with anger and hatred. They tried every possible method but ultimately couldn’t even leave a scratch on the masked man. Many jonnins were killed without anyone being able to find the masked man’s weakness.

While the masked man was harvesting the lives of the elite ninjas, his accomplice, who had his face covered by a cloak of darkness, was killing everyone else in the clan. He would barge into every house and kill all the inhabitants before they could even cry out for help. Even when some ninjas tried to stop him, they were easily dealt with by his Mangekyou Sharingan.

Itachi watched, horrified, as the two Mangekyou Sharingan users massacred everyone in the clan. He watched as they killed the people who were dear to him. He watched as they killed Izumi and her mother.

Itachi wanted to shout or even try to stop those traitors from killing everyone, but he couldn’t. For one, he was suddenly trapped by 9 golden chains, and secondly, because this was just an illusion.

Itachi cried as he watched the whole massacre. His eyes were filled with anger and hatred as he glared at the two people who were responsible for the massacre. Itachi vowed that he would definitely find those two people and kill them by himself.

After half an hour, the horror show was finally over. Itachi knelt on the ground, powerless as the chains began to dissolve into thin air. His Mangekyo Sharingan was already on full display as they were rotating every so often.

Izanami even wondered whether Itachi could get his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan without refining his bloodline or transplanting someone else’s eyes. Theoretically, it is possible, but achieving such a feat is no easy task.

“Itachi, do you want to know who these two people are?“ Izanami asked as she was very curious of her guess. Well, she was going to reveal the truth to him eventually, so why not use this opportunity to satisfy her curiosity?

“Who are they?“ Itachi asked as his bloodshot eyes turned to Izanami. If a normal person were to see Itachi now, they would have run for their lives, as Itachi with his Mangekyou Sharingan opened is very scary.

Izanami smiled mischievously as she said, “Well, don’t be too surprised, okay?“ and with a wave of her hand, she removed the veil of darkness that covered Itachi’s face from the projection.

Seeing his own face in the projection, Itachi’s mind froze. He turned to look at Izanami like he was some robot to check whether it was some sick joke. But unfortunately, Izanami’s next words completely shattered his only hope.

“Sorry to break it to you, Itachi, but this is the original future that was supposed to happen. You, under the pressure and wanting to protect your little brother, took your blade and swung it towards your clan, massacring everyone present.

Of course Hiruzen and Danzo also had some responsibility for pushing you to take that decision, but ultimately you are still responsible for your own actions. “ Izanami spoke as she watched Itachi drop on the ground due to his legs giving out.

The truth was so shocking for Itachi that his mind was a complete mess. He stared blankly at the scene of his self massacring everyone. All those flashed in his mind as he was living at that moment, and he was doing the massacre himself.

Soon all the mental stimulation reached its peak, and a shocking thing happened. Itachi’s Mangekyou Sharingan, which was rotating continuously, suddenly stopped. Then it began to rotate in reverse, and his eyes also began to change.

His eyes now had three curved comma-like shapes within the iris, with one large, elongated curve in the center and two smaller, more pointed curves flanking it on either side, all appearing as dark, swirling patterns against the background of his eye.

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