Chapter 122: Tsukuyomi no Mikoto - Uchiha Izumi
On the sea route from the Land of Fire to the Land of Snow, an unremarkable cargo ship parted the waves, approaching the coastal port of the Land of Snow.
And it was in the lowest deck cabin of this small cargo ship.
Menma leaned against the wall, perceiving the scenes transmitted from the genjutsu consciousness with great interest.
However,
Upon seeing the scene where Uchiha Izumi, in a beast-like state, nearly bit Uchiha Itachi to death, he couldn't help but be stunned for a good while.
Immediately, a smile of appreciation appeared.
"A beast not to be underestimated. A beast that won't let go once it bites its prey. Truly worth looking forward to."
Just then,
Uchiha Izumi, originally lying on the bed, abruptly opened her eyes.
She stared intently at the cabin ceiling with her scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan.
A trace of killing intent and the will to die still lingered in her eyes.
But after coming back to her senses,
Unimaginable, intense pain assaulted Izumi's brain and eyes.
"Ughh!!"
Izumi couldn't help but let out a muffled groan, painfully clutching her left eye, cold sweat uncontrollably streaming down.
And the tragic streaks of blood slowly flowing from both eyes added a touch of ferocity to her delicate face.
"Looks like you've obtained considerable power."
Menma just stood there quietly, arms crossed, observing Uchiha Izumi, whose forehead was covered in cold sweat.
He had roughly understood Uchiha Izumi's dōjutsu abilities.
-- The principle was just like a videotape.
The left eye, "Yomotsu Hirasaka" (Path to the Underworld), full name Yomotsu Hirasaka, is the boundary in mythology that separates the living from the dead, the present world from the underworld.
The function of this dōjutsu is "Pause."
The right eye, "Michikaeshi no Kami" (God that Leads Back/Reverses Path), also known as Sae no Kam बैठा (Sae no Kami - God who blocks the pass to Yomi) at Yomotsuhira, is the god in mythology who transformed from the great stone used to block Yomotsu Hirasaka.
The function of this dōjutsu, based on "Yomotsu Hirasaka," is "Rewind."
Moreover, judging from the differences in Uchiha Izumi's two uses of her dōjutsu,
It seems the range and duration of the dōjutsu's influence can also be adjusted?
If she could master its use, it would simply be a BUG-level ability.
The intense pain gradually subsided, and Uchiha Izumi also slowly regained consciousness.
"Where... am I?"
She looked around with a vacant gaze, muttering incessantly.
Upon seeing the familiar yet strange cabin,
She was momentarily stunned. The memories temporarily obscured by genjutsu also began to awaken.
Only when she saw the lazy figure wearing a three-eyed cat-face mask and a black cloak did Uchiha Izumi completely come back to her senses.
"...So, those were two overlapping genjutsu?"
This also proved that her mother and clansmen had died long ago.
She had merely experienced the events of that night's massacre once within a genjutsu.
"Looks like you understand now."
Menma stood with his arms crossed, casually leaning against the wall.
Looking at Izumi, who wore a bitter smile, he said calmly: "Then what will you do next?"
"Will you seek revenge on Uchiha Itachi and the Konoha higher-ups, so that your only relative and those Uchiha spirits who died tragically can rest in peace, or will you..."
Menma's tone suddenly became deep.
"Let go of the hatred in your heart and choose to forgive those people?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the cabin fell silent.
Menma didn't say much more, just quietly observing.
Although he already knew Izumi's choice, he still waited patiently.
Waiting for this beast before him to personally name the target of her hunt.
"...Forgive him?"
Uchiha Izumi remained silent for a long time.
In a daze, her mother's kind and gentle smile once again floated before her eyes.
But the next second, everything shattered.
That face turned into a tragic sight, eyes wide with horror, covered in blood.
"For the sake of his precious younger brother, for the sake of the peace in his eyes, for the sake of the village he loves, he had to sacrifice my mother and clansmen?"
Izumi gave a tragic smile, her voice slightly hoarse: "By what right?!"
By what right is only his younger brother special?!
By what right, just because he wishes it, even infants in their swaddling clothes are mercilessly sacrificed by him?!
Such cruel actions – no matter what high-sounding reasons are used, she could not understand.
"If I forgive him just like that, how can I, bearing the Uchiha surname, face them in the afterlife!"
Uchiha Izumi's hysterical voice was filled with intense anger and hatred.
"Since that man is a selfish ghost, then I am a beast living to kill him!"
Tears welled up in her scarlet eyes, streaming continuously down her cheeks.
The Mangekyō in her eyes spun rapidly due to the intense emotional fluctuations.
Uchiha Izumi made no effort to hide her hatred for Uchiha Itachi.
She had indeed once held some affection for Uchiha Itachi, but it hadn't reached the point of obsessive, irretrievable infatuation.
If she were to forgive Uchiha Itachi just like that,
How could she face her mother in death, the mother who raised her through hardship, giving all her love unreservedly?
And those elderly people who took care of her daily, the companions she grew up with, the clansmen who were alive and laughing on the streets just that day...
Their anger, abhorrence, hatred, sorrow...
Who could possibly appease it?!
"Sir!"
Uchiha Izumi suddenly knelt before Menma, her face full of sorrow: "Whenever I close my eyes, I can almost see the tragic spirits of the Uchiha begging me to avenge them."
"No matter who you are, as long as you can grant me the power of revenge, I am willing to follow you to the death!"
Uchiha Izumi's delicate face was incomparably cold, her eyes filled with determination and hatred.
Although she was very frantic, she was also very calm.
She knew very well that her own strength was too weak.
With her alone, it was simply not enough to kill those Konoha higher-ups and Uchiha Itachi.
To obtain the power of revenge, even if it meant selling her soul to the devil, or falling into hell herself, she didn't care!
"Is that so?"
Menma chuckled lightly, reached out and pulled Izumi up from the ground, his tone gentle: "Then, welcome to Crimson Moon."
"From now on, you are Tsukuyomi no Mikoto."
...
Meanwhile.
Night slowly fell, pale snowflakes drifting down from the sky.
Thick white snow piled up on the mountains and tree branches, adding a touch more chill to the air.
A magnificent city with high walls, built upon a tall, snow-covered mountain, loomed indistinctly in the wind and snow.
-- Snow City, the central city of the Land of Snow.
The Land of Snow's Daimyō's residence was located here, so the guards in Snow City were also extremely strict.
Some Snow Ninja, wearing blue and white armor and snowflake forehead protectors, patrolled the streets.
"Still haven't found them?"
"No, Captain. Do you think those guys could still be in Snow City?"
"I don't think they'd dare to remain in Snow City either. But since Lord Dotō has given the order, we have no choice but to comply, no matter what."
"Ah~ What a pain!"
Several Snow Ninja gathered together, grumbling, completely oblivious to the strange gaze from behind them.
(End of Chapter)
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