"Uchiha Yun?"
Yashiro's eyes widened in disbelief as the blur of movement halted. 'Why is he so fast?' The thought echoed in his head, scrambling for reason. 'How is that possible?'
He turned, expecting a follow-up strike, but Yun didn't attack. Instead, his eyes calmly watched Uchiha Setsuna—the man who had just been freed from prison.
"You can use the Body Flicker Technique at such speed… Uchiha boy, are you here to greet me as well?" Setsuna's voice was calm, even amused. His Sharingan narrowed, analyzing Yun with eyes honed by decades of war.
But Yun didn't respond. He felt it.
This pressure—different from Pain's god-like presence, different from Sarutobi Hiruzen's aged weariness. This was something ancient. Ruthless. Uncompromising.
'This man... really survived the Warring States Period.'
*Swish!*
Without warning, Setsuna drew the long sword at his side and slashed forward.
*Bang!*
Steel collided against steel as Yun's own blade met his. Sparks showered the ground, but Yun stood unharmed.
Setsuna muttered coldly, "Kill them. The looks in these two Uchiha juniors' eyes… They're no longer one of us."
*Poof!*
His body vanished in a puff of smoke.
*Boom!!*
Yun reappeared behind the location where Setsuna had been moments earlier, driving his fist downward and shattering a substitute log into splinters. Debris scattered. Cracks rippled across the stone floor.
"How did he prepare a Substitution Jutsu so quickly after breaking out of prison?" Yun murmured.
From the shadows, the real Setsuna emerged, strapping a tool pouch to his leg. He didn't speak. Instead, four shuriken flew at Yun in rapid succession.
*Clang!Clang!Clang!Clang!*
Yun's sword moved like a blur, deflecting all four effortlessly. The three-tomoe in his eyes rotated slowly—the Sharingan fully awakened.
*Swish!*
Another blur. Uchiha Yashiro dashed in, swinging his sword downward.
But Yun parried with one hand and sent him flying back with a shockwave of chakra.
*Boom!*
Yashiro crashed into a tree, slumping to the ground. Blood trickled from his lips as he pushed himself up on one knee, gasping.
"H-How are you this strong…?" he coughed, his voice trembling. "They called you a genius like Itachi, but when did you awaken the Sharingan? And that speed… that power—how…?"
Yun didn't flinch. His voice remained calm. "You've spent your life staring up from the bottom of a well, imagining the sky. Maybe read a book sometime. You analyze the world like a child—naive and arrogant."
*Swish!*
A flash of silver burst from Setsuna's hand—kunai and shuriken again, aimed directly at Yun.
He dodged effortlessly, dancing between the blades.
Setsuna's eyes sharpened. "You've noticed, haven't you?" he said. "But it's too late."
"Many can use the Body Flicker Technique, but not all flickers are equal. You're fast, but speed isn't infinite. Let's see if you can still move when your chakra flow is disrupted."
His hands blurred through seals.
"Fire Style ∙ Dragon Flame Jutsu!"
*Fwoosh—*
The air ignited. Thin steel wires hidden throughout the area caught the flames, channeling fire through an intricate trap, weaving around Yun like a deadly net.
The heat surged forward—
But the next moment, the Mangekyō Sharingan swirled into existence.
A blue giant erupted from Yun, skeletal at first, but rapidly forming armor and radiating power—the Susanoo.
*Boom...*
Flames crashed against its form, but nothing broke through. The fire burned out harmlessly.
Yun stood atop the avatar's forehead, raised a hand—and with a single swing, Susanoo's blade slashed through all the steel wires in a single sweeping arc.
*Swish!*
Susanoo vanished, and Yun appeared directly behind Setsuna.
He slashed—but it hit only another poof of smoke. 'A shadow clone.'
"The Mangekyō Sharingan?" Setsuna's voice echoed again. "With such power, why wouldn't you aid your own clan?"
*Bang!*
Yun's sword struck another clone.
But this time, the real Yun emerged from the darkness, long sword glinting in the moonlight—resting lightly across Setsuna's neck.
"Uchiha Yun! He's one of the ancestors of our clan—you can't kill him!"
Yashiro's voice cracked as he staggered toward Shisui. "Stop him!"
But Shisui's eyes remained calm. "The Fourth Hokage's standing orders were clear. If Uchiha Setsuna escapes from prison—he is to be executed."
The three-tomoe in Yashiro's eyes spun with fury. "You'll become enemies of the clan!"
Yun glanced back, speaking slowly.
"Whether it's Setsuna… or your father, or anyone else… Shisui and I can kill all of you."
Yashiro scoffed, trembling. "Kill us? Then what? You think the clan will submit to you? They'll rebel—they'll seek revenge!"
Yun nodded thoughtfully. "Exactly. Whether fighting faction or moderate, the Uchiha are interwoven by blood. Eradicating them isn't realistic. Power must be weighed—clan versus Konoha."
He stepped forward.
"Tell me, Yashiro—do you really think a coup will put an Uchiha on the Hokage's seat? That the rest of the village—the Hyuga, Aburame, Nara, the civilians—would bow to a clan known for madness?"
"Our reputation isn't strength. It's a curse."
"Even if you kill Hiruzen and Minato—will Konoha survive? Or will the other great nations seize the moment and break us apart?"
Setsuna laughed. A low, grating laugh.
"Hehehe…"
"Young man… then what's the way out?" he whispered. "Hashirama was Hokage. Then Tobirama. Then Hiruzen—his student. And Minato, his student's student."
"They'll never let the Uchiha rise."
"You have the Mangekyō. Why not burn it all? Rule by force! Who could stop you?!"
Shisui quietly spoke. "Yun once told me—politics is built on compromise. Not just strength."
"Politics without strength is a joke. But politics with only strength is hell. No one wants to live in fear."
Setsuna sneered. "The village has always rejected us. One day, the Uchiha will rise—and if we have no strength, we'll be slaughtered like dogs."
But Yun didn't flinch.
The blade fell.
*Puff!*
The body of Uchiha Setsuna collapsed. Head and torso, separated. Blood stained the ground.
"Stubborn fool." Yun muttered. "I won't kill you all. But you? A ghost of the Warring States, wielding forgotten influence—only your death can allow the Uchiha to evolve."
He turned.
…
From behind, childish voices echoed.
"Nii-san, I'm hungry."
"Me too."
"That guy gave us food. He's dead. Now what?"
"…Wanna eat him?"
"Too skinny."
"Let's eat them all, idiot!"
Fujin and Raijin—two monstrous figures, stared hungrily at Yun.
*Fwoosh—*
Yun exhaled.
"You two waste oxygen. Konoha kept you why, again? Also, you've eaten humans?"
The fat man licked his lips. "Crunchy. Delicious."
*Boom!!*
A fist like a boulder slammed into the ground, cratering it. But Yun was already gone.
"Close…"
*Boom!!*
Yun's counter-punch struck down from above, embedding Fujin into the earth.
The younger brother tried to react—but a sharp kick sent him flying into the prison wall.
Smoke cleared.
Only two unconscious giants remained.
…
Yun landed quietly, eyes scanning the battlefield.
Only Setsuna's corpse remained.
"…He ran away?" he murmured.
Shisui nodded. "Yep."
"…And you didn't stop him?"
"I think if his father joins us, he'll follow. A three-tomoe Uchiha can still be valuable."
Yun sighed. "You're too sentimental. An exiled Uchiha isn't easy to win over."
Shisui smiled.
"Do you know why Kotoamatsukami is an undetectable illusion?"
Yun blinked. "It embeds into the subconscious. Not even I can trace it."
Shisui nodded. "But it takes ten years to recharge. And this eye… will go blind."
"Blind?! But you've only used it twice—"
Shisui shook his head. "The delay costs more than you think."
He smiled softly.
"You'll understand… soon."
…
In the Uchiha Clan Residence—
"…Setsuna was killed?"
Uchiha Yashiro, bandaged, weakly nodded. "Yun. That brat awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan!"
The room fell silent.
An Uchiha elder finally spoke.
"Two Mangekyō in one generation. A miracle. But… both serve the village."
He scoffed.
"If they supported us… Hiruzen? Minato? They'd be nothing. With power like Madara's—who could stop us?"
Yashiro clenched his fists. "If they think killing us all will subdue the clan, they're wrong."
But the elder shook his head.
"No. If they let you return, they want to talk."
"Talk?! With them?"
"Politics," the elder said, "is compromise after strength."
*Knock knock knock*
Uchiha Tekka burst in.
"Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Yun… they're here!"
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