[Konoha, Obito's Rebirth World, the Uchiha clan's Exclusive Training Ground]
Uchiha Itachi watched as Sasuke and his father spewed a Great Fireball at each other. In the end, the father couldn't match it and had to dodge. The two of them then fell into a state of standing still on the spot, completely motionless.
Although still young, he could already tell. The two must have fallen into a genjutsu and were now fighting within it.
For a moment, he felt a little bored, and couldn't help but look toward the side, where a one-eyed Obito was sitting on the ground resting, eyes tightly shut.
Instantly, he felt a trace of sympathy. This uncle was really pitiful. Clearly a member of the Uchiha clan, yet his eyes were blind and could no longer use the Uchiha clan's most powerful bloodline ability, the Sharingan.
So, he jogged over and showed concern, "Uncle, are you okay?"
Obito, hearing Itachi's concern, suddenly realized that little Itachi was quite adorable.
He merely responded faintly, "I'm fine, don't worry about me. They should be about to determine a winner."
Itachi nodded, then sighed, "Didn't expect that big brother to be so strong. Father's Great Fireball couldn't beat him."
For some reason, Obito suddenly had the urge to tease the Itachi before him and said, "You can't beat him either."
Itachi didn't feel anything from that, only said, "I haven't learned that move yet. Father said he'd teach me when I'm three years old. Not being able to beat him is normal, right?"
But Obito said, "Even when you're older than Sasuke, you still won't beat him."
Itachi immediately became a little defiant, his small face puffing up into a round pout, "Who says so?"
Obito inexplicably fell into a moment of contemplation, then said, "Maybe if you eat your meals on time, watch your nutrition balance, sleep early and wake early, and maintain good health, you might beat him."
Itachi was stunned. He didn't expect this strange uncle to say something even stranger. He replied, "Good health, I understand. Mom reminds me often too. I'll pay attention."
Obito couldn't help thinking, 'Even a dying Itachi made me quite wary. Then what about a healthy Itachi?'
If the version of himself in this world still eventually walked down that dark path, it might become quite troublesome, right?
But in this life, he had Rin by his side. Maybe he wouldn't walk down that path anymore.
For a moment, Obito felt mixed emotions in his heart. A trace of bitterness, but he also truly hoped that Rin could continue to live happily, staying with the version of him in this world.
His purpose in coming here was only to take young Obito's eyes, not to take his life.
Maybe once the plan proceeds smoothly, he could send those eyes back again.
That way, he creates a world with Rin in it, and the Obito of this world could then obtain a pair of Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, enough to protect Rin safely.
Everyone could have a bright future.
Thinking this way, the always tense face of Obito also couldn't help but show a faint smile.
Itachi saw Obito in a dazed, wandering state and, inexplicably, didn't dare disturb him.
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At this moment, on the other side, in the genjutsu world.
Uchiha Fugaku stared seriously at Uchiha Sasuke and asked again, "My genjutsu was seen through by you, how did you do it?"
Sasuke looked at his father, feeling a somewhat familiar environment similar to Itachi's. His heart was filled with emotions.
Strangely, the hatred in his heart faded a little.
Unexpectedly, his father also had these eyes, and the awakened ability was the same as Itachi's: Tsukuyomi.
As for Tsukuyomi, he could be said to be extremely familiar with it. After all, the illusion of Tsukuyomi that Itachi left in his eyes, the scene of the Uchiha clan being massacred, had played repeatedly in his mind, torturing him for many years.
Because of that, he developed a strong resistance to Tsukuyomi. Let alone now that he had already awakened the Mangekyo. Even before awakening, with only three tomoe, he could barely resist it.
Though the battle with Itachi ended with Itachi holding back, it didn't mean he was worthless.
So, since his father had these eyes, how could he have been killed so easily by Itachi?
He was probably killed voluntarily under Itachi's blade.
Sasuke suddenly felt a surge of emotion and couldn't help but ask, "Fath… Clan Head Fugaku, if one day, the Uchiha faces the fate of extermination, what choice would you make?"
Fugaku was stunned. He still hadn't gotten the answer he was looking for, even though in his heart he was becoming more and more certain of his guess.
What happened to the Uchiha? Mangekyo Sharingan suddenly appeared one after another, counting his own, Uchiha Madara's, Obito's, and now Uchiha Sasuke's, that was already four pairs.
Four pairs of Mangekyo Sharingan, almost comparable to the Uchiha's peak period. But in that period, the Uchiha were anything but peaceful, and in fact nearly destroyed themselves due to internal conflict.
Hearing Sasuke's question raised a vague sense of foreboding in him. Could it be that the increasing number of Mangekyo was a sign of something?
A firm expression appeared on his face, "If the Uchiha truly faces extermination, I will lead the clan to fight until the last moment."
Uchiha Sasuke shook his head and simply asked, "But what if the one exterminating the clan is someone close to you? Someone who, in the name of great justice, decides to slaughter the entire clan?"
Fugaku's face turned dark, "What kind of justice is more important than the Uchiha clan? My loved ones all love the clan deeply. They wouldn't make such a choice."
Sasuke sighed. Indeed, before that moment comes, no one knows what kind of person is truly beside them. No one knows whether they themselves will make an extraordinary choice.
On the eve of the clan's extermination, he still believed that Itachi was the brother who loved him. But after that night, everything changed. Although now he understood again that his brother still loved him, such love was just too heavy.
Sasuke stopped speaking, then suddenly closed his eyes. After that, he opened them again.
The three-tomoe pattern in his eyes had already vanished, replaced by a beautiful circular design.
With the pattern rotating, Sasuke calmly looked at Fugaku and slowly said, "The reason I wasn't affected by your genjutsu, which carries some Tsukuyomi traits, is because of these eyes."
Even though he had already guessed it in his heart, seeing the Mangekyo pattern in Sasuke's eyes still left Fugaku shocked.
He couldn't believe it and said, "You even know the ability of my Mangekyo. That's right, one of my abilities is indeed Tsukuyomi."
Then Fugaku looked at Sasuke, more and more concerned. Behind every awakened Mangekyo, there was often a sad story.
If possible, he would rather exchange his Mangekyo to prevent that sad story from happening.
Unfortunately, life wasn't like that. Everything in the past was already set in stone. So, what kind of sad past did Sasuke have?
He couldn't help but ask, "How did your Mangekyo awaken?"
Clearly, they both had awakened Mangekyo, but for Obito, he only cared about whether Obito used those eyes too much, whether he was going blind, worried that the Uchiha's top-tier fighting force wouldn't last long.
But for Sasuke, he cared more about Sasuke's past. It was an unreasonable feeling. Even for Itachi, if Itachi awakened the Sharingan, he'd likely be more happy than concerned.
But it seemed Sasuke was different.
'So then, Sasuke, what is your answer?'
Fugaku really wanted to know, how did Sasuke awaken his Mangekyo?
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