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Chapter 138: Eight Thousand Spears: Marked Tsukuyomi, Using Sarutobi Hiruzen to Help Wipe Out Clans
🕑 Added 2024-12-28 14:38:24 +0000 UTC"Oniichan, where are we headed next?"
Having regained a family member, Uchiha Hikari's attachment to Yagyu was now sky-high. She was a girl who lacked love, desperate for connection, and eagerly trying to find topics to chat about with Yagyu.
Sensing her feelings, Yagyu gently held Hikari's hand, his fingers interlocked with hers, easing her fears.
"We're heading out to get you some revenge, Hikari," Yagyu replied with a smile.
"Revenge?"
Hikari tilted her head, looking at Yagyu with confusion.
"Yes…" Yagyu nodded, explaining, "Although Konoha was established by the Uchiha and Senju clans, both of these prominent clans have disappeared. In particular, the Uchiha clan's downfall was orchestrated by the Sarutobi and Shimura clans."
"We're going to repay them in kind—by erasing these two clans from the ninja world."
Hearing this, Hikari's face became resolute. "Oniichan, Hikari will help you!"
Though she had been sealed by the combined forces of the Senju and Sarutobi clans, Hikari actually felt no resentment toward them; in fact, she was grateful. Without their seal, she wouldn't have survived to this era or met Yagyu, who gave her back her identity as Uchiha Hikari.
But gratitude aside, since these clans were now Yagyu's targets, Hikari would kill them mercilessly.
Yagyu was her world now!
In less than a day, Hikari had become as loyal to Yagyu as Kimimaro was to Orochimaru, willing to do anything for him.
Such a lonely genius, lacking love, was eager to pour her heart out to anyone who treated her kindly.
Unaware of her thoughts, Yagyu squeezed Hikari's hand and said, "I'll be counting on you, Hikari."
"Mm-hmm!" Hikari nodded enthusiastically, her heart soaring with joy at being needed.
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Nighttime, atop the Hokage Rock in Konoha.
Looking over the illuminated village below, Yagyu said to Hikari, "Hikari, could you use your ocular powers to mark the targets? Identify the Sarutobi and Shimura clans, as well as Konoha's elders and the Root agents hidden underground."
"Yes, oniichan!" Hikari nodded resolutely, her black eyes transforming into the three-bladed Mangekyo Sharingan.
She looked up at the full moon in the sky, unleashing a surge of ocular power that shocked even Sasuke.
From Hikari's body, black, tangible chakra from Yin Release exuded, forming an overwhelming pressure.
Such power Sasuke had only sensed from two individuals before—Yagyu and Itachi. But they were both over sixteen years old, while Hikari was only twelve. How could she possess such terrifying strength at her age?
Now Sasuke realized the true weight of an "ultimate weapon." Not even Itachi had been this powerful at her age.
As Hikari channeled her Mangekyo Sharingan's power, she focused her gaze on the full moon.
Under Sasuke's watchful eyes, the color of the moon gradually changed from silver to blood-red, with Hikari's Mangekyo Sharingan pattern appearing on its surface.
"What… what is that?!"
"Why did the moon turn red?"
"Is that a Sharingan… a Mangekyo Sharingan?!"
"Is there another Uchiha survivor besides Sasuke?"
"Why do I have a bad feeling about this?"
The village was still lively, with many people on the streets. The moon's transformation quickly caught the attention of civilians and ninja alike.
Before the patrolling ninja and Anbu could report to the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, Hikari, concealed by Yagyu's Genjutsu on the Hokage Rock, whispered the name of her ocular technique.
"Eight Thousand Spears: Marked Tsukuyomi."
Shwoom!
In an instant, the red moon glowed like the sun, releasing a blinding red light that flooded over the vast area of Konoha.
Like Infinite Tsukuyomi, this red light bypassed all obstacles, bathing everyone in its path.
Whether tucked in bed, hiding in a basement, or stationed in the underground base…
Everyone, from ordinary civilians to elite Jonin and the Hokage herself, was enveloped in the moonlight, and a three-bladed Mangekyo Sharingan mark appeared on each person's hand.
This was Hikari's unique ocular technique… Eight Thousand Spears!
Not only could it control the minds of others, absorb and transfer chakra, but it could also turn Tsukuyomi into a limited, mass version of Infinite Tsukuyomi.
If she wished, she could even create a virtual world using Tsukuyomi, pulling all marked individuals into it.
Compared to Itachi's Tsukuyomi, Hikari's Tsukuyomi was on another level.
While Kotoamatsukami was the pinnacle of individual control, Eight Thousand Spears was the ultimate in mass control.
And unlike Kotoamatsukami, which only rewrites a target's will, Eight Thousand Spears offered various applications beyond mind control.
This unique ocular technique could rival Kamui as the strongest Mangekyo Sharingan ability.
As swiftly as it arrived, the red moonlight vanished. Once everyone bore the Mangekyo Sharingan mark on their hands, the red light faded without a trace.
Only the symbols on their hands and the moon's brief red glow remained in the memory of those who noticed it.
The ordinary villagers were merely curious. Seeing the mark vanish and the moon return to normal, they resumed their conversations and went about their business.
Only the more knowledgeable or experienced ninja reacted with dread and unease.
The crimson moonlight and the markings on their hands were undoubtedly from an immense technique. Those familiar with the Mangekyo Sharingan were certain: this was some unknown ocular jutsu, and they had fallen under a Mangekyo Sharingan ability.
Thus, the Anbu and Root began mobilizing, and Jonin, without needing to be summoned, hurried to the Hokage's office.
The entire village of Konoha was in chaos.
"Oniichan, should I take control of them?" Hikari looked up at Yagyu and asked.
"No need." Yagyu shook his head and then smiled. "Can you selectively mark only the Sarutobi and Shimura clans, along with Root members, among all these people?"
"Yes, I've already read their minds and marked them all," Hikari replied with a nod.
"Excellent."
Yagyu crouched down, placing two fingers on the ground, and said, "Then, Hikari, activate the marks. I'll create a battlefield for you."
"Yes."
Though unsure of what Yagyu planned, Hikari obediently nodded.
She then activated the marks on those affected by Eight Thousand Spears: Marked Tsukuyomi.
Red markings appeared on the hands of Konoha's F4 clan members and the Root ninjas.
Through his enhanced vision and abilities, Yagyu observed these marked individuals.
In the next instant, the surroundings of these people transformed dramatically.
Night became day, darkness turned to blinding light, and the moon was replaced by the sun.
"A… a genjutsu?!"
Everyone affected by Marked Tsukuyomi, as well as Hikari and Sasuke, widened their eyes in shock.
Hikari looked at Yagyu with admiration, while Sasuke, who had instinctively activated his Mangekyo Sharingan, was in awe.
He hadn't expected Yagyu to be so skilled in genjutsu, in addition to Wood Release and Water Release.
This illusionary world was even more realistic than Tsukuyomi.
Were it not for the noticeable frame drop, making everything appear frozen, it would have seemed like an actual alternate dimension.
"Hikari, bite my arm."
Yagyu then took out a small stone glowing with a green light. Absorbing the energy within, he extended his other arm toward Hikari.
"…Yes, oniichan!"
Seeing the stone rapidly losing its color as Yagyu held it, Hikari understood that Yagyu had a reason for his request.
Without questioning, she opened her mouth and bit down on his arm.
More like a gentle hold than a bite, as Hikari didn't want to hurt her newly found "brother."
Seeing her reluctance, Yagyu, who had entered Sage Mode, chuckled. "Bite harder. Don't worry, oniichan's fine."
Hikari looked up at Yagyu, blinking her lovely eyes, then bit a bit harder.
"Mmm…"
A warm sensation filled Hikari, like a sip of warm water in a wintery mountain, flowing through her mouth, down her throat, and spreading throughout her body.
She felt warmth envelop her, and her vision cleared, her slightly blurred eyesight sharpening until she saw Yagyu more clearly than ever before, looking even more handsome.
Realizing what had happened, Hikari looked at Yagyu in awe. Yagyu, his eyes bearing red patterns, winked, making Hikari's cheeks flush as a wave of happiness filled her.
Her ocular power had been restored!
Once again, Yagyu had come to her aid!
After absorbing the life energy Yagyu had transferred, Hikari released his arm. Seeing the rows of teeth marks, she instinctively gave the spot a few gentle licks, much like a puppy appeasing its owner.
Yagyu patted her head and said to both her and Sasuke, "Go, unleash your hatred upon them!"
With that, Hikari and Sasuke's faces turned serious as they looked down at the illusionary Konoha below, filled only with the Konoha F4 clans, their members, and Root ninjas. Their eyes both morphed into different Mangekyo Sharingan patterns.
Swish, swish—
In an instant, both of them became blurs, disappearing from the Hokage Rock to start their assault.
When members of the Uchiha clan awaken their Sharingan, their personalities undergo significant changes, as the brain secretes a unique chakra tied to the Yin Release.
If they can't handle this chakra, they risk being consumed by their own power.
This is why so many Uchiha, after developing the Izanagi technique, fell into madness.
When the Sharingan evolves into the Mangekyo Sharingan, these symptoms intensify.
Those capable of mastering their Mangekyo Sharingan retain their composure, like Madara, Itachi, Shisui, and even Fugaku.
But those who can't become consumed by it, such as Obito, darkened Sasuke, and Hikari.
Although Hikari was immensely powerful, her mindset and past experiences made it difficult for her to control the Mangekyo Sharingan, even after Yagyu's guidance.
As for Sasuke, having just awakened his Mangekyo, he was in an even more vulnerable position.
When they activated their Mangekyo Sharingan and recalled the experiences from the Warring States period, along with the truth about the clan's demise Yagyu had shared, resentment and negative emotions overtook them, driving them to cast aside hesitation and begin reaping the lives of those bearing the karmic responsibility.
"Amaterasu!"
Hikari chose brute force, unleashing the inextinguishable black flames of Amaterasu, and manipulating them with Kagutsuchi to engulf the Konoha F4 clan members who hadn't even realized that night had turned to day.
"Aaahhhh…"
Shrill screams filled the air as the black flames consumed everything, swiftly drowning out all sounds.
Zzzt… pop…
The crackling of lightning sounded as Sasuke, contrasting Hikari's violent approach, wielded his Kusanagi sword like a flash of blue and white lightning. He dispatched clan members with Chidori Senbon and other Lightning Release techniques.
"Fire Style: Majestic Flame Technique!"
"Wind Style: Great Vacuum Sphere!"
Before long, their actions attracted the attention of the Sarutobi and Shimura clans.
Both clans, trained from a young age, quickly reacted and began their counterattacks, unleashing torrents of fire and gusts of wind like cannon blasts, bombarding the illusionary Konoha.
Watching this from the Hokage Rock, Yagyu stroked his chin with a mischievous smile, an idea coming to him.
Without hesitation, he formed seals and pressed his hand to the ground. "Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation!"
With black runes spreading, a coffin rose in the Sarutobi clan's compound.
Bang!
The lid of the coffin fell, and from it emerged an elderly man clad in a tight black combat suit, wearing a ninja headband, his body riddled with cracks.
"Lord Hiruzen!"
To everyone present, especially Sasuke and the Sarutobi clan members, this man needed no introduction.
Yes, it was the Third Hokage of Konoha—Sarutobi Hiruzen!
