Although her skin remained moist and her face still beautiful, Uchiha Mikoto was still very worried about her age and body.
Especially after losing the nourishment of Uchiha Kage, not only her spirit, but even her skin had become somewhat dry.
"Changed what?", Sensing the mark of Flying Thunder God, Uchiha Kage quickly arrived near Uchiha Mikoto.
Then finally saw her figure on the streets of Konoha Village.
Compared to last time, Mikoto had become even more mature this time.
Her figure had become more voluptuous, and there was a deep, unresolvable sorrow on her face. Plus, this plain black and white dress… she was simply the perfect spokesperson for "mourning with grace."
"Getting old will…"
Already in her late twenties, almost thirty, after a few more years, Kage might start thinking she's old.
Mikoto responded instinctively.
Then suddenly froze in place as if struck by lightning.
'This familiar voice, and this…'
This mask was one she had personally put on him. This figure was one she had yearned for day and night, had once explored…
Before she had even completely turned around, tears had already started welling up in Uchiha Mikoto's eyes.
"How could you be old? My Mikoto will always remain young and beautiful," Removing the mask from his face, Uchiha Kage skillfully pulled the beautiful woman in front of him into his arms.
"Sorry, I made you wait for so long again."
"No… it's okay…", Shaking her head, Mikoto, whose face was full of tears, gently placed the mask back on Uchiha Kage's face.
"This is a public street, people might see your face."
To be able to see him again, she would be willing to wait even three thousand years.
"I'll take you away right now."
There was no quest prompt for this exclusive instance, but Uchiha Kage already knew what he needed to do.
"Mm!"
Holding back the surging tears, Uchiha Mikoto wrapped her arms sweetly around Uchiha Kage's arm, then gently rested her delicate head on her lover's shoulder.
"Take me away… does that mean leaving Konoha?"
"I don't know. Anyway, we definitely won't be separated again."
Although for him, it had only been a day since they'd seen each other, for Mikoto, it had been several years since she'd last laid eyes on him.
Thinking of the suffering in between, Uchiha Kage couldn't help but feel even more pity for Mikoto.
"Then Sasuke, and Itachi…"
"You don't need to worry about Sasuke. As for Itachi, he's going to do something bad today."
If memory served, it was today that Uchiha Itachi would massacre the clan at night.
Also on this day, the younger version of "him" would travel from the era of Tobirama Senju to here.
According to the rule that the same person cannot appear in the same time and space twice, Uchiha Kage suddenly felt pressed for time.
"No way. I've been teaching Itachi properly these years. He won't become the same as in the future you spoke of…"
Unknowingly, Uchiha Kage and Uchiha Mikoto had walked into a deserted alley.
"I'll take you to see the truth later. But right now…"
Pinning the lovely married woman against the alley wall, Uchiha Kage and Mikoto, also overwhelmed with emotion, gazed tenderly at each other, then leaned in for a kiss at the same time.
"Mm…"
Like dry wood meeting blazing fire.
Uchiha Mikoto had no time, nor energy, to think about Uchiha Itachi. She could only rely on instinct and habit to wrap her arms around Uchiha Kage's neck, and as if she wanted to fuse herself into his body, she responded fiercely.
"Right now, I just want to bully you properly, Mikoto."
"Mm…"
After catching their breath a little, the two kissed again.
———
"Itachi, don't be fooled by the Third Hokage's pretty words. At critical moments like this, he'll still choose to protect Konoha."
Inside a secret chamber reserved for Konoha's high-level officials.
Danzo, whose entire face was shrouded in shadow, looked at Uchiha Itachi, who was half-kneeling before him.
"The village wants you to make a decision. Will you perish with the Uchiha clan in the coup, or…"
"My younger brother Sasuke… I only have this one request," Uchiha Itachi lifted his face. In his eyes, the three-tomoe Sharingan was slowly unsheathing.
"Fine, as long as you assist in killing all Uchiha clan members…"
Seeing that Uchiha Itachi had no intention of going against the village, Danzo felt a bit relieved.
The tension among the Root members hidden in the shadows also eased significantly.
"The village or the clan…"
Hearing that he needed to kill all of the Uchiha clan members, Uchiha Itachi was slightly shocked inside.
But he quickly calmed down again.
For the village, it truly wasn't right to leave behind any unstable elements.
"The only ninja who can take on this heavy burden is you, Uchiha Itachi, the double agent for both Konoha and Uchiha!"
Danzo decided to apply a bit more pressure to the seemingly hesitant Uchiha Itachi.
"If you hesitate, I'll personally… and then your younger brother…"
"I'm not hesitating. I just hope you will keep your promise."
Standing up.
Uchiha Itachi put on his Anbu mask, revealing only a pair of scarlet Sharingan.
That's right. At this point, the only one who could stop conflict between Uchiha and the village was he, Uchiha Itachi.
"Very good. I hope you won't disappoint the village!"
Seeing that Uchiha Itachi had made his decision, Danzo revealed a satisfied expression.
'The Uchiha clan, an entire clan, what a massive trove of Sharingan…'
'Moreover, the self-proclaimed righteous Sarutobi Hiruzen won't even compete with me for this batch of Sharingan.'
'I won't even have to get my own hands dirty for this job…'
"Tonight will definitely be a wonderful night," After Uchiha Itachi's figure disappeared, Danzo finally turned around and began issuing follow-up orders to his Root subordinates.
And everything was clearly seen by the hidden Uchiha Kage and Uchiha Mikoto.
Using Transparent Escape and the Kamui Sharingan ability obtained from Obito's ninja fragment, Uchiha Kage had brought Mikoto all the way here following Uchiha Itachi.
Then they witnessed the entire process of Danzo and Uchiha Itachi finalizing the Uchiha massacre.
"Itachi he… how could he…", Mikoto's eyes were filled with disbelief.
She had clearly been doing her best to guide Uchiha Itachi onto the right path, yet in the end…
"There's nothing to be upset about. Some people are born with their personality predetermined. It's not your fault," Uchiha Kage consoled her.
"But…", Mikoto really wanted to go stop Uchiha Itachi right away.
"Then let's give him one more chance," Seeing Mikoto's thoughts in her eyes, Uchiha Kage didn't say more. He once again used Kamui to teleport to where Uchiha Itachi was heading toward the Uchiha clan's district.
With him here, Itachi wouldn't even touch a hair on Mikoto's head.
But just to be safe, Uchiha Kage still had Mikoto use a shadow clone to confront Uchiha Itachi.
———
"Mom?"
Tonight was another full moon night.
Looking up at the sky, Uchiha Itachi took a deep breath.
In front of him was already the gate to the Uchiha clan's district.
But what he didn't expect was that his mother, who always stayed quietly at home, would be the first to appear before him.
"Itachi, you're only in your teens. Don't get involved in the village's matters. Let the Hokage and Fugaku as clan head handle it. Don't listen to that Danzo guy's lies."
Mikoto walked step by step to stand in front of Uchiha Itachi.
Looking at the child she once cradled in her arms, now grown into a tall youth, this was the first time she ever felt disappointment from this child.
"It's still not too late to turn back. Mom will go with you to find the Third Hokage. As long as the Hokage doesn't want the village to rebel, he definitely won't allow such extreme methods to… deal with the Uchiha."
As long as the Hokage had a mind to negotiate with Uchiha, Mikoto believed that with Fugaku's personality, he definitely wouldn't go so far as to lead the entire clan into rebellion.
Even if today's Fugaku had become paranoid from seemingly obtaining the Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Mom, the one who doesn't understand politics and adult matters is you. The village and Uchiha are already like water and fire. This is the only way to protect Sasuke."
Uchiha Itachi knew his mother would come out to stop him. This might be his biggest test tonight.
But it was only a test.
He had already made his decision and wouldn't change it.
"Sorry. Please let me… kill you, Mom."
Before the words finished.
Uchiha Itachi drew his ninja blade at an unseen speed and pierced the mother who had raised him for over a decade.
POOF!
Tears flowed from the stabbed Mikoto's eyes, then she vanished in a puff of white smoke.
"Shadow clone? It's useless, Mom. If you stay alive, Sasuke will die," Leaving these words behind, Uchiha Itachi also shed crocodile tears, then charged into the completely unguarded Uchiha clan district, still holding a gathering.
And there, Obito, who had already arranged everything with him and also wanted a share of the Uchiha clan's Sharingan, was slaughtering just like him.
Unlike the crimson moon of the Nine-Tails incident, tonight's moon was bright white, but the ground was soaked in scarlet liquid.
———
"Mikoto, I don't have much time left," Although Uchiha Kage also considered stopping Uchiha Itachi and Obito here and changing everything.
But after thinking of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo, those two old schemers, he gave up.
With his current strength, the chance of killing all of them in a short time was not high…
Moreover, likely the younger version of "him" was about to travel here from Tobirama Senju's era. He had begun to feel his body nearing collapse.
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