Hearing this, Izumi's small eyes widened in realization, her delicate frame trembling. She whispered, unwilling to believe it, "Could it be... Itachi is already..."
Noticing the girl's misunderstanding, Hiashi spoke calmly, "Don't worry, he's still alive. However, I wouldn't advise you to go looking for him."
After all, Hiashi had already marked this young girl, aside from Mikoto, as another potential candidate.
Though still young, at eleven or twelve, her body was already capable of experiencing the pleasures of womanhood.
Especially under the powerful scrutiny of his Byakugan, Izumi's tender, petite form was utterly alluring.
Unaware of the man's dark thoughts, Izumi's mind remained focused solely on Itachi.
Hearing that Itachi was still alive brought her immense relief, but his subsequent words...
"Why?" she asked anxiously, a sense of unease stirring in her heart.
Hiashi glanced at her, a sinister smile twisting the face beneath his mask.
"You want to know? I'll show you!"
With that, he moved with such blinding speed that Izumi couldn't react. He grabbed her and vanished from the spot.
Whoosh...
When their figures reappeared, they were already on the roof of a watchtower.
The speed was so great that Izumi had no time to react before the world around her changed. She let out a terrified scream.
But fortunately, no danger materialized. She breathed a sigh of relief and looked around.
Then, she immediately spotted Itachi's house.
Just as she wondered why this strange man had brought her here, Hiashi's voice rang out.
"Open your Sharingan and look!"
Though her mind was in turmoil, Izumi obediently activated her Sharingan and scanned her surroundings.
Suddenly, she realized her Sharingan seemed to see even more clearly than before.
But she had no time to process this. Under the powerful insight of her Sharingan, she witnessed the most horrifying scene-
Her beloved lover, Itachi, was slaughtering his clan members, one by one.
Izumi trembled violently, her eyes wide with disbelief, teetering on the brink of collapse.
"No... impossible... This isn't Itachi... He wouldn't..."
She couldn't believe what she was seeing.
But her Sharingan told her that the one slaughtering her clan was indeed Itachi.
"No... I have to stop him..."
She didn't understand why this was happening; she only wanted to put an end to it.
But just as she was about to move, golden chains appeared, binding her tightly. She struggled desperately, but the chains seemed to possess a unique power that rendered her completely powerless.
Then a voice spoke in her ear-
"I'm sorry, but I can't let you act recklessly and reveal my existence."
Izumi was about to plead when the shadow spoke again, uttering words that plunged her into despair-
"Moreover, the Uchiha's downfall is sealed today. Though it's the village's decision, it's also Itachi's own choice."
Izumi felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Suddenly, she understood.
When she was with Itachi, she never understood his mature, almost adult-like words. But now, everything made sense.
Peace, the village, the Uchiha...
Powerless, overwhelmed by despair, she collapsed to her knees, weeping as if all strength had left her body, watching Itachi step deeper into darkness.
"Why? Why...?"
The violent surge of emotion caused the three tomoe in her eyes to spin rapidly, showing signs of merging and transforming.
"!!!"
Hiashi, witnessing this, was even more astonished.
"To go from one tomoe to three in one leap was already astonishing, but now they're about to open a Mangekyo? Such talent..."
But in the end, Hiashi was disappointed. At the very moment Izumi's three tomoe were about to transform into a Mangekyo, they failed, reverting back to their original three-tomoe form.
Hiashi noticed that the young girl was showing signs of mental collapse. Though he longed for her to fall into depravity, he wanted it to happen after he had thoroughly conquered her body, not like this.
So, he spoke.
"You're Itachi Uchiha's lover, aren't you? Tell me, how much do you love Itachi...?"
Izumi whipped her head around, suddenly remembering something. She indeed lacked the power to stop any of this, but this shadow before her...
Then she heard the shadow speak words that filled her with despair.
"Itachi Uchiha must be in terrible pain right now, having to slaughter his own clan, to kill his own family, all for the village and peace. As his lover, don't you want to share some of his burden?"
"Though the Uchiha Clan's downfall is inevitable and I can't interfere directly, rescuing one or two individuals is still possible. For example, you, or Itachi's mother, Mikoto. The price would be..."
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Inside the Uchiha household...
Blood-red moonlight flooded into the once-warm and harmonious home, carrying with it the heavy stench of blood.
"Father... Mother..."
Itachi stood behind his parents, his hand trembling as he gripped the blade.
Sensing his son's hesitation, Fugaku, the father, remained remarkably calm in the face of impending death. He spoke calmly-
"Don't be afraid, Itachi. This path was your choice. Compared to your suffering, our pain will be fleeting."
"Even if our views differ, I am still proud of you!"
"Finally, promise me you'll take care of Sasuke!"
Tears streamed down Itachi's face, his hand trembling even more violently. But in the end, with a swift motion, the blade descended. Blood splattered as Fugaku and Mikoto collapsed into twin pools of crimson.
Then, as if fleeing, he left the scene.
Just over ten seconds after Itachi's departure, three Root ninja appeared, commencing their mission to harvest the Sharingan eyes.
Before they could even approach the bodies of Fugaku and Mikoto, three golden chains shot out from the darkness with such speed that there was no time to react. They pierced through all three ninja, who collapsed to the ground without even a scream.
Then, Hiashi emerged from the darkness, leading Izumi.
Izumi was trembling violently, her face streaked with tears, her eyes filled with pain and despair. She clutched her chest, her fingers digging into her clothes.
Ignoring her, Hiashi turned to Mikoto's still-warm corpse and said, "Have you decided yet? I can revive the dead, but there are limits. If too much time has passed since death, even I am powerless."
His gaze turned to Izumi, his desire blatant. "Though I usually force my will, I'll give you a choice now- protect your lover's purity, or revive his mother in exchange. Choose!"
Izumi knelt on one knee, her small body shaking violently as she wept.
Finally, she let out a pained wail, clutching her clothes tightly as she sobbed.
"I'll agree! Just save Lady Mikoto, and I'll let you do anything you want to me!"
"Then the deal is sealed!"
Hiashi slowly removed his mask, revealing only one eye as brilliant as a star.
"Dojutsu: Eternal Samsara."
A green light began to gather around Hiashi, coalescing into a glowing orb at his chest. It then flew from his body and settled onto Mikoto.
Before their very eyes, Mikoto's wounds began to heal.
A flicker of joy finally appeared on Izumi's face that night. Even though she had sacrificed everything, as long as Itachi...
As time passed, the green light faded completely, and Mikoto's injuries were fully healed. But to Izumi's dismay, Mikoto remained unconscious. She turned pleadingly to the demon beside her, her voice trembling.
"Why hasn't Lady Mikoto awakened?"
Hiashi's answer was simple.
"Because I haven't received what I want yet."
Though she wore a mask, Izumi could feel the burning gaze beneath the shadowed mask, as if those eyes were stripping her naked.
"I've only preserved her life. Whether she wakes up depends on whether you can satisfy me!"
Izumi's eyes filled with anguish. She didn't understand why she had to endure such suffering. But she had no choice, not for Itachi's sake...
"I understand!"
As she spoke, the light in Izumi's eyes faded completely, leaving her hollow and lifeless.
But Hiashi didn't care.
"If that's the case, let's make use of our time. The night is long, and tonight I'll see if your body can satisfy me..."
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