The Uchiha clan, which was wiped out entirely, lacked vision.

Chapter 62 Loving her younger brother, but loving the village even more.

Although Sasori knew that Itachi still had feelings for the village and was probably still somewhat involved, he never expected that Itachi would be so decisive, betraying him in the face of battle and attacking him so ruthlessly.

Itachi's attack was swift and ruthless, and the timing was perfect. It was just as Sasori was about to defeat the enemy, leaving him no room to dodge.

The punch landed solidly.

Hiruko's shell was also meticulously crafted by Sasori, made of extraordinary materials, but it was utterly powerless against the heavy blow of Susanoo and immediately shattered.

"boom!"

Amidst the crackling sounds of explosions and the clattering of disintegrating intricate mechanisms, the poison needles, blades, and various other mechanisms hidden within Hiruko were crushed into scrap metal by the raging chakra before they could even be activated.

The force of the punch had not yet dissipated when it slammed heavily into the ground again, embedding itself deeply and shattering the bluestone slabs that were laid on the ground. Spiderweb-like cracks stretched all the way to the end of the street.

The rubble, mixed with puppet fragments, flew everywhere, even more powerful than the Thousand Needles.

Itachi withdrew his Susanoo fist and turned his head to look at the roof next to him. There, a red-haired boy suddenly appeared. Chakra threads that were barely visible to the naked eye were wrapped around his slender fingers. He was looking at him with cold eyes.

"Itachi, is this your choice?"

"How foolish and naive!"

"You've witnessed the Akatsuki's power. Do you think anyone in Konoha can stop us?"

"Or are you planning to destroy Konoha Village along with it?"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gangzi Tie and the others retreated and gathered together, looking at the two people facing off in front of them, somewhat puzzled.

"What's going on? Are they fighting amongst themselves?"

"Should we take this opportunity to strike and eliminate one of them first?"

Which one to choose?

"Let's choose Uchiha Itachi! He knows the village too well; we should eliminate him first!"

"Alright, everyone, let's act accordingly!"

The many ninjas of Konoha began to slowly change their formation, ready to attack Uchiha Itachi at any moment.

But Itachi completely ignored them, standing there quietly, looking down at the box in his arms, his face blank, and he said in a hoarse voice:

"Ann, you killed my brother!"

"Heh..." Scorpion couldn't help but sneer, a scroll sliding out of his sleeve and clutching it in his hand. "You even killed your father!"

"Don't bring your brother into this!"

"Ask yourself honestly, do you really believe that An killed your brother?"

"Do you really have no suspicions about Danzo at all?"

"If that's the case, why did you go to the Third Hokage to confirm the answer to a question in the first place?"

"Admit it!"

"You just need an excuse to return to Konoha!"

"If only three generations of people tell you that your brother was murdered by An, you will believe him without hesitation and then continue to serve the village with a clear conscience!"

"Ann is right!"

"You're just a lackey trained by those politicians in the village!"

"You can kill your parents, but you can't touch your master!"

"hehe……"

"With a heart as cold as yours, having completely wiped out your own clan, why would you truly care about a mere younger brother?"

Faced with Sasori's hurtful words, Itachi did not reply, but silently stretched out his hand, opened his palm, and clenched it twice in the air.

The feeling of my hands being drenched in blood when my clan was wiped out is still fresh in my memory, as if it happened just now.

Memories pierced his temples like kunai: his comrades who died tragically on the battlefield, the pain and tragedy of families torn apart by war he had witnessed since childhood, and Shisui's despair and suicide...

Various people and events flooded his mind, making his eyes throb even more.

He involuntarily covered his eyes and began to breathe heavily.

The Uchiha are a fanatical clan, and the more powerful a Uchiha are, the more likely their thoughts are to go to extremes.

Or conversely, the more extreme the Uchiha's ideology, the easier it is for them to become stronger.

Especially those Uchiha who awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, the extreme thoughts that arose in their minds when they awakened could almost be called obsessions.

The reason why an obsession is an obsession is that its thinking has fallen into a vicious cycle that cannot be resolved!

No matter what happens, it will only make the Mangekyou Sharingan Uchiha more obsessive and his obsession even deeper.

All their actions are driven solely by this obsession, without ever deviating from it.

Even until death!

Madara Uchiha, Obito Uchiha, Shisui Uchiha, Fugaku Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, Anji Uchiha... none of them are exceptions!

Normally, driven by obsession, it wouldn't be surprising for a Mangekyou Uchiha to do anything extreme, and it's even reasonable for them to go completely insane.

The extreme behaviors, including Madara and Obito's Eye of the Moon Plan, Shisui's desperate suicide, and Fugaku's willingness to be executed, were all crazy acts committed under the influence of the Kaleidoscope obsession.

Normal people know that these behaviors are irrational, but there have never been any normal people among the Mangekyou Uchiha!

The reason why some Mangekyou Uchiha seem like normal people is simply because they still retain a human anchor in the world.

These anchors allow them to retain their humanity and sense of self, preventing them from becoming completely lost in their obsessions.

With this human anchor in mind, the Mangekyou Sharingan Uchiha could still be considered a normal person, albeit barely.

But once they lose their anchor of humanity, the Mangekyou Sharingan Uchiha are mostly left with only madness as their path.

Those who can become anchors are people with whom they have formed deep bonds.

Madara's anchor point is Hashirama Senju, Obito's anchor point is Rin, and Itachi's anchor point is Sasuke.

And now, Sasuke is dead!

After losing Sasuke as an anchor of humanity, Itachi has inevitably slid madly into the abyss of obsession.

Under the covert influence of Uchiha An's right eye technique, after being repeatedly pulled and swayed for many days, Itachi finally fell completely into the abyss.

Itachi lowered his hand, letting blood and tears stream down his face, and said woodenly:

"Yes, I've already wiped out my entire clan, why would I still be attached to a younger brother?"

"I should have known this day would come when I decided to take on this mission!"

"For the sake of the village, for the sake of peace, I voluntarily chose to walk this path of carnage long ago!"

"They left, but they didn't leave completely!"

"My capacity... in the end, is nothing more than this!"

After saying that, Itachi loosened his other hand, and the box in his palm fell freely and crashed to the ground.

The box lid was opened, and Sasuke's head rolled out, spun around on the ground twice, staring silently at his older brother with dead fish-like eyes.

Looking at the severed head of his once most beloved younger brother, Itachi suddenly covered his eyes and burst into wild laughter.

"Ha ha……"

Does it matter who killed my brother?

"It was all my choice!"

"It's all my fault!"

"It's all for the village!"

"It's all for peace!"

"The village must remain peaceful!"

"The village must be at peace!"

"Anyone who tries to disrupt the peace of the village will have to..."

"Die!"