NOVEL WEB Chapter 125: Chapter 125 – Fugaku
What a shame. While tailing those two brothers, you got distracted and wandered into a mask shop—only to find they didn't carry the same vortex mask as Obito's.
In the end, you had no choice but to buy a clown mask as a substitute.
After Uchiha Itachi suspiciously exited the Ninja Academy, you followed him from a distance. Every so often, you kicked small stones, shook the branches of trees, or created gusts of wind from behind him. Sometimes, you'd let him glimpse a black-cloaked figure ahead—only for that figure to vanish the next moment.
By the time Itachi reached the Root's entrance, he looked thoroughly rattled and disoriented.
But since you were preparing a much bigger surprise for him tonight, you decided to let him off—for now. Let the appetizer settle.
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〖10:00 AM〗
You sat invisible in the classroom next to Sasuke, quietly listening to the lesson.
Watching Iruka lecture with such eloquence and enthusiasm, you had to admit—he really was a solid teacher when it came to the basics.
Taking the opportunity, you brushed up on your own fundamentals and even started getting new ideas for improving certain ninjutsu.
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〖11:00 AM〗
You began to grow bored and left the academy. Near the Hyūga compound, you created two shadow clones and hid your main body.
Then, from the shadows, you observed the two clones carry out your plan.
Each clone transformed into a child, and the two began playing and chasing each other. At just the right moment, they suddenly accelerated and activated Transparent Escape Release, crashing into the Hyūga's barrier while the Branch family guards were distracted.
Bang!
With lightning reflexes, you dispelled the clone that hit the wall, leaving no trace. The other clone then used a Sharingan Genjutsu to easily rewrite the guards' memories.
This little experiment gave you a rough estimate of the strength of the Hyūga clan's turtle-shell-like barrier.
No wonder—they are the clan with the Byakugan, after all. The barrier's detection abilities were top-tier. Transparent Escape couldn't fool it.
You could force your way through if needed, but there were more important matters to deal with today. This would have to wait until you had a secure base to operate from.
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〖12:00 PM〗
It was lunchtime. Uchiha Itachi took Sasuke to the commercial street to eat tri-colored dango. You watched them from a distance.
It seemed Itachi had recovered from the morning's paranoia. Impressive mental resilience.
Since he clearly had a sweet tooth, you headed into the nearby fruit market to find him a gift.
You soon settled on a bundle of freshly unloaded sugarcane—still unpeeled.
You paid for it and stored it in a sealing scroll.
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〖1:00 PM〗
You knew Itachi wouldn't return home before the massacre.
So, sugarcane in hand, you returned to the Uchiha district and knocked on Fugaku's door.
When Fugaku saw your eyes glowing faintly red beneath your cloak, along with the natural air of command you radiated, he ushered you in without question.
You placed the scroll down and got straight to the point—asking whether he had truly decided to sacrifice the entire clan to save his youngest son.
He replied calmly, saying he trusted Itachi's judgment. It was the only way.
So you asked if you could see his Sharingan—to check whether it held a Dojutsu capable of seeing the future.
Fugaku shook his head. His eye technique wasn't that kind of power, and he couldn't alter the course that had already been set. Even if it cost him his life, he would uphold the plan his eldest son had chosen—preserving the final spark of the Uchiha.
"Stubborn fool."
You removed your hood, revealing the strange, six-tomoe Sharingan in your eyes.
Pressure.
In that instant—whether it was Uchiha Mikoto or Fugaku, whether he had activated the third force Susanoo or not—they were all brought to their knees by the sheer presence of your six-tomoe Sharingan.
"So your eye technique is also called Fugaku... interesting. A Dojutsu that can convert Genjutsu damage into real-world injuries?"
But someone you can't defeat in reality—there's no way you'd beat them in an illusion either.
Inside the Genjutsu, you gouged out Fugaku's eyes.
In the real world, two blood-red Sharingan appeared in your palm.
The Dojutsu "Fugaku" was a double-edged sword. In the hands of someone with immense Spirit, it could reflect Genjutsu damage into reality and even counter techniques like Izanagi.
But in the hands of someone like Uchiha Fugaku—stubborn on the surface, but weak at heart—it only hastened his demise.
No wonder. With that kind of cowardice, that kind of Dojutsu, and that kind of person in charge, the Uchiha's downfall was inevitable.
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〖2:00 PM〗
You didn't immediately absorb the Uchiha bloodline from Fugaku and Mikoto. Instead, you calmly cleaned up the scene.
Then, you sealed their bodies inside a scroll and stashed it—along with the sugarcane gift meant for Itachi—inside the wardrobe.
You created two shadow clones, used Transformation Jutsu to make them look like Itachi's parents, and left them at the house to hold the fort.
Cloaked in black, you said farewell to your clones and slipped away from the Uchiha district.
Using Transparent Escape, you disappeared into the crowd without a trace.
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〖3:00 PM〗
A small slip of paper appeared in Itachi's pocket, bearing just four words:
"Come home more often."
Meanwhile, you re-entered the Ninja Academy, activated Transparent Escape, and leaned against the classroom wall, pretending to nap while waiting to escort Sasuke home.
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〖4:00 PM〗
You patiently sat through another class.
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〖5:00 PM〗
You impersonated Uchiha Itachi and picked Sasuke up right on time.
Though something felt off to him, the young Sasuke still chose to place absolute trust in his "big brother."
When Sasuke said he was hungry, you casually handed him some money to get food.
Then, you leapt onto the rooftops and activated your six-tomoe Sharingan, gazing back toward the Uchiha district.
Itachi had returned home. It wouldn't be long now before he uncovered your clones. You needed to pick up the pace!
Suddenly, a pitch-black blade formed in your palm—dark as night.
You casually waved your hand.
A group of Root ninja, who had just finished setting up a barrier, suddenly collapsed without warning.
No wounds. Their eyes open. Breathing steady.
But no matter how much anyone tried—they couldn't be woken.
How could you wake someone who no longer had a soul?
You donned the clown mask and leapt off the rooftop—landing in front of the now-alert and fleeing Sasuke.
"Where do you think you're going? Come, let's go see your brother."
Sasuke struggled to break free—but of course, it was pointless.
You dragged him into an alley, sealed his chakra, tied him up, gagged him, and placed a simple explosive tag trap on him before covering him with a nearby bamboo basket.
At the same time, your clone back at the Uchiha house was broken by Itachi.
Though it managed to scorch his limbs with a sudden eruption, you knew—it wouldn't hold Itachi for long.
So, grabbing the basket-bound Sasuke, you sprinted down the street at a speed nearly imperceptible to the human eye...
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