Let's talk about two things separately. At the same time Jiraiya rushed to the Hidden Rain Village, Uchiha Itachi, who was already terminall
Let's talk about two things separately. At the same time Jiraiya rushed to the Hidden Rain Village,
Uchiha Itachi, who was already terminally ill and knew his time was running out, found Naruto, who was using multiple shadow clones to search for the Sasuke.
He began making final preparations before dying in battle.
His real body went to see Naruto's shadow clone, while his own shadow clone brought the crow with Shisui's left eye left in Naruto's body.
"Uchiha Itachi. Are you here to kill me?" This was the first thing Naruto said after seeing Uchiha Itachi.
"No, not really. I just have something to ask you." Uchiha Itachi casually threw two kunai and dispersed Naruto's shadow clones used for sneak attacks. "I know you're alone. Why not surrender?"
"Heh, the number of people on my side can be increased from one to a thousand." Naruto smiled coldly. As he answered, he began thinking about how to counter Uchiha Itachi. "And how could I possibly escape? As long as I catch you, I can find Sasuke."
"Why are you obsessed with my foolish brother? He's a traitor, right?" Uchiha Itachi began his final test.
"At least compared to you, I treat him more like a brother." Naruto answered firmly.
"Brother?" Uchiha Itachi smiled and continued with a frivolous tone: "Then what about Fujiwara Kirito? That guy shouldn't have any ties with you, let alone a bond. When he left the village with me, you were only seven or eight."
"Who said we don't have a bond?" Naruto waved his hand, recalling seeing Fujiwara Kirito in his childhood. A trace of loneliness flickered in his blue eyes. "Don't compare people like you to Brother Kirito, and don't speak about him in that tone."
As he spoke, Naruto's anger surged. He formed hand seals, created shadow clones, and rolled out a Rasengan. With a step, he charged toward Uchiha Itachi.
But before he could get close, he felt weightless—suspended in the air. The surroundings changed. Everything was covered in blood-red.
Crows cried out across the sky.
One crow had a three-tomoe Sharingan in its right eye—Shisui's eye.
"Damn... what... is this?" Cold sweat appeared on Naruto's brow. He knew he had fallen into a genjutsu.
"You are already in my genjutsu." Dozens of crows gathered, forming the figure of Uchiha Itachi. He said to Naruto, "Say it again—I want to talk to you. You want to bring Sasuke back, but what if you can't?"
"I've been asked that before. But there's no other choice. Moving forward bravely and doing what I say—this is my ninja way." Naruto replied seriously.
"I see." After hearing the answer he wanted, Uchiha Itachi didn't hesitate. He implanted the crow with Shisui's left eye into Naruto's body, then left.
What he didn't know was that the crow had already been swapped by Fujiwara Kirito at the moment it was summoned.
"Lord Kirito, this is..." Seeing the Sharingan in the crow's left eye, Pakura gasped in shock.
"Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan. It's known as the strongest genjutsu—Kotoamatsukami. It doesn't require eye contact like regular Sharingan and can directly alter a person's will without them noticing. That's about it."
Kirito placed the crow into the system storage, intending to extract it via the system. He had no habit of taking others' eyes.
"But didn't Uchiha Shisui die long ago? How did Itachi get his eye? Could the rumors be true—that Itachi killed him?"
Pakura was increasingly puzzled.
Though they had never interacted, she had heard of Shisui. Like Itachi, he was famed as one of the Uchiha's strongest.
"That rumor is a smokescreen by Danzo," Kirito said, and explained the Uchiha clan's downfall—from Shisui's death to the clan's extermination.
When Pakura heard that Itachi had blindly followed Danzo's advice and massacred everyone—men, women, and children, even his own parents—her anger boiled.
Over the years with Kirito, she'd come to understand some modern values. "That Uchiha Itachi is truly inhuman."
It wasn't sympathy for the Uchiha clan—she knew their own issues were part of their downfall.
What enraged her was that Itachi, who had benefited from the clan his whole life, had turned on them.
Even Shisui, brainwashed by Konoha's higher-ups, had wanted peace and refused to harm the clan.
But Itachi? A so-called "filial" son exterminated them all.
All for his brother?
She didn't believe the elders would slaughter the Uchiha civilians too. Unless Sarutobi Hiruzen gave the order, which was unlikely.
What—his brother's life is life, and the rest don't matter?
The same Itachi had accused Orochimaru of devaluing life. Yet he had done worse.
And now he dared lay a hand on Lord Kirito, the one she admired most. That was unforgivable.
"Now Uchiha Itachi relies on medicine to survive. Hanging on by a thread. He won't last long," Kirito said calmly.
"Hmph, that's too easy for him." Pakura snorted. "I finally understand why you despise him. Killing one's parents is unforgivable."
Kirito chuckled awkwardly and opened his long-dormant system panel.
[Ding, system panel opening.]
[Host: Fujiwara Kirito
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Chakra Attributes: Fire, Lightning, Earth, Wind, Water, Yin, Yang
Chakra Amount: 1000 cards
Secret Technique: Tiangang Jutsu (Peak 9th Level)
Ninjutsu: Fire Style: Great Fireball, Shadow Clone, Three Body, Body Flicker, Chidori Series, Rasengan Series, Lightning Style: Pseudo-Darkness, Wind Style: Suppression, Earth Style: Earth Spear, Earth Wall, Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet, Water Curtain Barrier
Summoning Technique: Rashomon
Medical Ninjutsu: God-Level
Summon Beasts: Crow, Manda
Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan, Boil Release, Lava Release, Storm Release, Dust Release
Barriers: Uchiha Flame Formation, Breath Formation, Four Red Yang Formation
Special Abilities: Sealing Techniques, Observation Haki (Future Sight), Armament Haki (Hardening, Entwining, External Release, Internal Destruction), Kyoka Suigetsu (Complete sensory and chakra illusion control)
Genjutsu: Kotoamatsukami, Sharingan Illusions, Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death, Three-Zetsu Sakura, Naraku's Eye
Taijutsu: Master Swordsman, Konoha Basic Taijutsu, Sage Jutsu Techniques, Uchiha Shuriken Throwing
Chakra Changes: Fire, Lightning, Earth, Wind, Water, Yin, Yang
Inventory: Kyoka Suigetsu, 1225 Kunai, 2311 Shuriken, Clothes, Mangekyō Sharingan (Fugaku), Danzo (Alive), 179 Training Dummies, River Water, "I Love a Chai", 1141 Senzu Beans, Crow (Shisui's Left Eye), First Hokage Cells ]
[Ding, identical bloodline detected. Extract?]
"Extract."
[Ding, extraction successful. Devour?]
"Devour. Include the First Hokage cells."
As the thought finished, Kirito's spiritual and physical energy surged dramatically.
Most of Kirito's strength came from Sage Jutsu's amplifications.
Without it, he'd be at best a high-tier Uzumaki—maybe 30 to 50 cards.
But with the First Hokage's cells and Sharingan, his base power skyrocketed.
Unlike Madara and Danzo's incomplete cell transplants that left grotesque Hashirama faces, Kirito's fusion was perfect—just a bit fairer-skinned now.
[Ding, devouring successful.]
He checked the panel again—his chakra had leapt from 1000 to 5000 cards.
His Kekkei Genkai now included Wood Release.
With Root's archives, he could now access nearly every wood technique besides True Several Thousand Hands.
Yamato and Danzo couldn't use them not because of technique, but because they were too weak.
The true strength wasn't in Wood Release—it was in Hashirama himself.
True Several Thousand Hands required Sage Mode. But Kirito had that, perfected.
He also felt that with two Kotoamatsukami in him, he was nearing the ability to awaken Susanoo.
Though even with reduced Mangekyō strain from the Hashirama cells, he didn't want to rely on it—it wasn't needed.
His raw power exceeded any imperfect Susanoo.
Once he absorbed Obito's Kamui and elevated Sage Jutsu to its peak, he could try the Susanoo Buddha at will.
He even imagined devouring Madara's blood and Rinnegan later to reshape the world in his image.
With that power, his family would always be safe—even if he traveled to other worlds.
While immersed in those dreams, Pakura's shocked voice rang beside him, "Lord Kirito, your eyes!"
Kirito's eyes had unknowingly become Shisui's Mangekyō.
"Oh, this?" He lightly touched his eyes.
Then casually explained the excuse he'd used to trick Tsunade.
Fugaku was dead, and his body burned. No one knew his Mangekyō's power.
There was no proof.
And he'd never tell anyone about the system.
"It really works like that? This Mangekyō Sharingan is incredible." Pakura believed him without doubt and marveled.
"Alright, don't overthink it. This power's dispensable to me. Let's return to Rain Village. A good show's about to begin." Kirito held Pakura's hand.
"Good show?" she blinked.
"Yes. A good one." Kirito grinned.
Jiraiya's death would come after entrusting Shisui's eye and before Sasuke fought Itachi.
Right now, Jiraiya should be on the move.
Kirito didn't want to miss it.
And Tsunade was likely ranting about her "harem."
When all of Konoha believed Jiraiya was dead, he'd reveal the truth.
Maybe then, he'd finally tame that fierce tiger in his harem.
Just as he returned to Rain, he sensed Jiraiya's chakra.
"Wow, that was quick. Did he use toad reverse summoning?"
Pakura raised an eyebrow. "Someone snuck into Rain Village?"
"Yes. Jiraiya of the Legendary Sannin. My brother-in-law, I guess. Pain is searching for him now."
As he spoke, several Hidden Rain ANBU sprinted over the water.
One removed his mask—no eyebrows, bandaged face.
Biwa Juzo.
Now ANBU Captain of Hidden Rain.
Behind him were others Kirito recognized—Hydrangea, Water Lily, and Hibiscus, the lolita trio once saved during an S-rank mission.
"Lord Kirito." The trio respectfully removed their masks and bowed.
Kirito nodded, then turned to Biwa Juzo. "Long time no see. Why the urgency?"
"Of course," Juzo sighed lazily. "There's been an invasion. Pain ordered us to locate the intruder. The chakra spike just now led us here—but it was you, or rather, her. Pakura's concealment ability is still terrifying."
(End of chapter)