Konoha: I, Uchiha, just want to die.

Chapter 444: The Ship of Theseus, Ugly

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Time goes back to before the clan meeting in the real world begins.

In the dream world where the eye technique, mirror-transmitting future, and limit Tsukuyomi are reflected.

After learning from Uchiha Huoguang the important information about the side effects of the Great Elder Uchiha Setsuna's Mangekyō Eye Technique,
Uchiha Fugaku stood there and fell into silence for a long time.

Now he finally understood why there was such a huge difference in behavior between Uchiha Setsuna and the previous one in Jigokudani.

Before the battle of Jigokudani, Uchiha Setsuna also spared no effort to support Uchiha Cifu in various ways.

But this kind of help is more reflected in helping Uchiha Ci improve his ability as a ninja, and risking his life to protect Uchiha Ci at the critical moment. He is just acting as a protector.

Instead of standing on a superior position of "I think this is good for you" like after the Battle of Jigokudani, planning Uchiha Ci's life with conspiracy and deception, and urging Uchiha Ci to obtain the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan like forcing something to grow.

This arrogance was so extreme that Uchiha Setsuna was willing to risk sacrificing his entire clan.

The difference between the two is just a trivial memory of less than three months.

There was such a philosophical question.
A ship can remain at sea for hundreds of years thanks to constant repairs and replacement of parts; as soon as a plank rots, it is replaced, and so on, until all the functional parts are no longer the same as they were at the beginning.

But the problem is-

Is the resulting, functionally identical ship still the same ship, or a completely different ship? If not the same ship, at what point does it cease to be the same ship?

Comparing a ship to a person,

The pupil technique of Tian Zhi Chang Li is a forbidden pupil technique born based on this logic.

The effect of this eye technique is enough to allow the host who has been beaten into pieces to continuously reorganize and regenerate, and be exactly the same as before being killed. The price is only to forget some not-so-many memories, personality, abilities, and even the core that supports it in the process. In order to revive the will of the Uchiha clan, everything is exactly the same as in the past.

Then,

Is Uchiha Setsuna at this moment still Uchiha Setsuna?
"Yes."

"The Great Elder is still the Great Elder!"

"It's just that, because of the loss of his memory, he no longer trusts that brat Uchiha Ci!"

Uchiha Fugaku took a deep breath, raised his head, and looked towards the solemn shrine under the Nanga River.

"And what I have to do is——"

With such a determination, Uchiha Fugaku faced the glimmer of dawn, his eyes becoming more determined.

"Let him regain this trust!"

however,
This time, Uchiha Fugaku did not move forward.

Instead, I just stood in front of my house, silently counting down the seconds in my heart.

Because they were delayed for a long time in front of the house, they explained what had happened to Uchiha Huoguang. In response to the current complicated situation, the two of them discussed and thought about countermeasures for more than ten minutes.

It's probably too late to rush to Nanga Shrine now.

Soon, when the time came to 10 minutes and 50 seconds,

"--boom!!!"

A roar rose from the direction of Nanga Shrine.
This time,
Standing in front of the house, I could see the hole-pierced ceiling of the Nanga Shrine reflected in my eyes, and the old man with long white hair standing on the ceiling, who looked a little bored and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Until everything fell silent.
"Oh no!"

"Nanga Shrine was attacked!!!"

"Someone come quickly, save my dad!"

"Shinichi, Shinichi!"

"How could it be, how could it be, even the Great Elder is dead?!"

Screams and cries suddenly broke the silence, echoing throughout the clan, and even causing a commotion in the distant Konoha Village.
Uchiha Fugaku stood expressionlessly in the middle of the chaotic clan territory.

All around him, there were clan members who kept pouring towards him, not knowing what was going on, with faces full of panic, desperately wanting to find a leader. Not far outside the shrine, Luo Sha, who had just been driven out of the Nanga Shrine, looked confused, but his expression quickly changed drastically. He quickly raised his hands high, facing the center of the clan territory, frantically shouting that he was innocent, and immediately ran to Uchiha Fugaku, who seemed to be in charge.

further away,
The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen and his assistant Hokage Danzo Shimura were in a hurry and came with a large group of people, leaping over the roofs!

Take it all in.
Until, the crowds that surged like a wave surrounded me,
15 minute 22 seconds——

Sarutobi Hiruzen's scalp tingled, and he asked in surprise,

"Captain Fugaku, what happened?"

"Who attacked the Uchiha clan?"

"Fugaku, speak!" Danzo Shimura frowned and asked in a deep voice with a drastic change of expression.
"Are you scared? Tell me what you know!"

"Yes, but don't let Uchiha Ci misunderstand! No, don't look at me like that, I mean, I didn't do anything!" Luo Sha looked anxious, almost crying, and urged.

Even the tribesmen who had gathered in a circle asked nervously and fearfully,

"Captain, Captain Fugaku, please say something!"

this moment,
It seemed as if the whole world was revolving around me, and everyone was waiting for me to speak.

however,
Uchiha Fugaku remained silent.

It seems like he is waiting for something, or like he deeply trusts someone. At this critical moment, even if he is late, he will eventually come!

next moment,
He suddenly raised his head,
Everyone followed his gaze and looked towards the sky, and then they heard,

"--boom!!!"

A deafening sonic boom roared from the sky above Konoha Village.

The air waves emptied the air, shattered the clouds, and pressed down on the ground.

Crossing the entire Land of Fire, the swift red line of fire divided the entire sky and quickly fell towards the Uchiha clan's territory!
And at this moment,
Looking at this long red line that suddenly lit up,
Uchiha Fugaku, who had not spoken for a long time and was like a mute, slightly raised the corners of his mouth, and at this moment a smile finally appeared on his face.

16 minutes and 10 seconds!
Keep this time point in mind.

"Then it's my turn next!"

Uchiha Fugaku raised his head and looked around. Seeing the frightened expressions on the faces of the Konoha people and the Kazekage Rasa, who were afraid of being liquidated, he couldn't help but shook his head and laughed.
“It’s really ugly.”

"What I have always been afraid of is actually a group of dog-like things like this?"

"Uchiha Fugaku, what did you say!?"

Without paying any attention to the gloomy looks from Konoha's advisors, including Danzo,
Fugaku smiled faintly.
Not wanting to bother with them anymore, he pulled out a kunai from the ninja tool bag at his waist.
Then, under the gazes of Konoha's high-ranking officials who seemed to have seen a ghost, Uchiha Fugaku gripped the kunai in reverse and stabbed it straight into his own heart without hesitation!

"Wait, what are you doing Fugaku, Fugaku, calm down Fugaku!?"

"——Pfft!"

The sharp blade pierces the heart!

at once,

The scene was dead silent. For a moment, it seemed as if Uchiha Ci, the chief of the police force of the Uchiha clan, had been forced to death by this group of Konoha high-ranking officials right under his nose.

On the field,

I can't imagine the wrath of the Uchiha clan that will come next.

I can't even imagine the heavy price I will have to pay in the process of explaining the whole story to Uchiha Ci.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzo, Mito Kado En and other high-ranking Konoha officials were all horrified and their scalps were tingling.

Uchiha Fugaku's eyes went dark.
In this disordered and mixed darkness,
He opened his eyes, which were shedding tears of blood due to the huge consumption of pupil power!

The illusion is broken, back to reality!
(End of this chapter)