The Uchiha clan, which was wiped out entirely, lacked vision.

Chapter 31: Without the Uchiha, Konoha has no value!

After carefully inspecting the body and finding no hidden danger, Juzo Biwa turned and handed Sasuke's head to Itachi Uchiha.

With trembling hands, Itachi gently lifted Sasuke's head, his fingertips shaking uncontrollably, his knuckles turning white from the excessive force.

He stared intently at Sasuke's pale face; those once vibrant eyes were now empty and lifeless, never again meeting his gaze with admiration.

He pushed the Mangekyou Sharingan in his eyes to its limit, examining it carefully over and over again for a long time, but no matter how he examined it, he always came to the same conclusion.

This was indeed the head of his beloved younger brother, Uchiha Sasuke.

In an instant, Itachi felt a dizzying sensation, as if the whole world was collapsing, and his cold heart seemed to stop beating.

His younger brother's adorable face reappeared before his eyes, and memories flooded back like a tide.

The way Sasuke stubbornly got up after falling down as he was learning to walk; the smug expression on his face when he first learned the Substitution Jutsu; his eyes filled with confusion and grievance after being rejected by him repeatedly...

Every little detail of life flowed into his heart, and the excruciating pain gradually spread within him, as if a thousand steel needles were piercing his heart at the same time, making even breathing painful.

The ferret's breathing became rapid and erratic, each breath carrying the stench of blood.

He felt a warm liquid slide down his cheek, leaving a glaring mark on Sasuke's cold face.

Itachi's lips trembled as he pressed his forehead against his younger brother's cold forehead, squeezing out a hoarse whisper, his voice broken beyond recognition.

"Why...why is this happening...?"

"The Third Generation promised me he would protect you..."

"Haha..." Uchiha Anzu jumped up and down with laughter. "The Third Hokage promised you, but Danzo didn't!"

"Since it's about genocide, of course the entire clan should be wiped out. What's the point of leaving even one survivor?"

"Are we going to wait until he grows up, learns the truth, and then come back to take revenge on the village?"

"What's wrong?"

"Do you really think that Hiruzen Sarutobi, a respected elder of the village, would blame him for killing an evil Uchiha?"

"Well, who knows? A few days of solitary confinement or something, a slap on the wrist, that'll do!"

"What's wrong?"

"Do you really intend to make a village elder pay with his life for a mere surviving member of the Uchiha clan?"

"Haha...you're such a clown, Itachi!"

"How can someone who isn't even loyal to their own family be loyal to the village?"

"If Hiruzen Sarutobi truly trusted you, he should have taken you as his apprentice and designated you as a candidate for the next Hokage!"

"If there had been even the slightest bit of appeasement, instead of constant suppression, the Uchiha clan wouldn't have been forced into this predicament..."

"Shut up!" Itachi Uchiha roared hoarsely, his eyes bloodshot. "With your limited understanding, how could you possibly comprehend how many people would die if a civil war broke out in the village!"

"Ah, right, right, I'm petty, you're magnanimous!" Uchiha An roared back even louder, "Danzo knew you were magnanimous, so he chopped your brother's head off with one stroke!"

"With your magnanimity, you wouldn't let such a small matter cause a rift with the village, would you?"

"Look, I'm different!"

"I know you're magnanimous, so I specially brought your younger brother along!"

"Come on, let me see if your magnanimity is as great as you boast!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! The village would never kill Sasuke!"

Blood streamed from Itachi Uchiha's eyes as he stared intently at An Uchiha's face, which was identical to his own, and demanded through gritted teeth:

"You killed him!"

"Is that right?"

"Ah, yes, yes, yes!" Uchiha An grinned, revealing a sinister, twisted smile. "That's right, I killed Sasuke!"

"Not only did I kill him, but before I killed him, I also crushed his limbs to pieces, healed him with the eye techniques of the Mangekyou Sharingan, and then crushed him again!"

"I did it again and again, until finally, he cried and begged me to kill him, and only then did I grant his wish!"

Do you know what he's crying and screaming about?

"Let me show you!"

"Cough cough..." Uchiha An coughed twice, cleared his throat, and spoke in a high-pitched voice, pretending to be a child.

"Hey, Onii-chan, why aren't you coming to save me?"

"Hey, Onii-chan, I'm in so much pain!"

"Hey, Onii-chan..."

"Shut up!" Itachi Uchiha roared like a madman, "Sasuke is just a child, how could you..."

"Child, how dare you talk about children like that?" Uchiha An was even more furious than him. "You say it's for peace, then why only kill adults? Why did you kill the elderly, women, and children too?"

"You say Sasuke is innocent, but aren't those babies innocent too?"

"Did Konoha ever care about those innocent Uchiha children?"

"No!"

"They're scared!"

"They're afraid that the descendants of the Uchiha clan will grow up and seek revenge!"

"They want to eliminate them completely!"

"Since we're going to eliminate them completely, how can we let Sasuke, that last survivor, live?"

"If you can't bring yourself to do it, that's okay. I'm very considerate; I'll help you complete your task!"

"You're welcome!"

"Ah...who are you? Who exactly are you?"

Provoked by Uchiha An's words, Uchiha Itachi was speechless and could only roar wildly in impotent rage.

"Who am I? Hahaha..." Uchiha An burst into laughter. "Look at my face, don't you recognize me?"

"I am that beast who was a lackey of the politicians of Konoha Village, who personally slaughtered the entire clan of men, women, and children—Uchiha Itachi!"

"Oh, right, I forgot to tell you. Not only did I wipe out the entire Uchiha clan, but I also killed the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi's grandson, and incidentally stole the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and killed dozens of Konoha ninjas."

"Although the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was taken away by Minato Namikaze, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio also died here just now."

"Do you think Konoha Village still trusts you now?"

"what?"

"Ha ha……"

"Aren't you a peace lover?"

"Aren't you afraid that the people in the village will be harmed?"

"Then let me tell you, not only will I kill Uchiha Sasuke, I will also start a Fourth Shinobi World War, causing even more people to die in Konoha!"

"The Uchiha are one of the founding clans of Konoha. Without the Uchiha, Konoha would have no value!"

"I will completely destroy Konoha Village!"

"I will make Konoha Village disappear from the ninja world forever!"

Provoked repeatedly by Uchiha An, Uchiha Itachi finally couldn't take it anymore. He glared with his Mangekyou Sharingan, and a black flame ignited on Uchiha An's body.

"Go to hell!"

"Amaterasu!"