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Chapter 5 - Chapter 5: Killing Itachi, Fugaku's Arrival!

BANG!!!

The great axe struck Itachi's body.

There was no trace of blood.

Itachi's entire body instantly turned into a puff of white smoke.

"A Shadow Clone?" Uchiha Shin raised an eyebrow.

At that moment.

A figure burst out from the ground beneath the Susanoo.

Wielding a short blade, it slashed swiftly and viciously towards Uchiha Shin's neck.

Uchiha Shin's pupils contracted slightly.

"Amplify: Tenfold Speed!"

In an instant.

Uchiha Shin retracted his Susanoo.

He transferred the amplification power to his speed.

Although continuously using the amplification placed a great burden on him.

With Rapid Regeneration to repair the damage.

Uchiha Shin's vision was perfectly fine.

Even his stamina and chakra were frighteningly abundant.

In a flash.

Uchiha Shin narrowly dodged Itachi's attack.

He then engaged Itachi in a close-quarters blade fight.

Relying on his tenfold speed to overwhelm Itachi, he finished by kicking him away!

"Amaterasu!"

The moment Itachi was sent flying backward, he once again unleashed Amaterasu at Uchiha Shin!

Uchiha Shin's reaction was incredibly fast; the moment the Amaterasu flames appeared, he had already moved more than ten meters away.

He then fiercely threw several shuriken.

Pinning the recoiling Itachi to a wall.

Without another word, he charged towards Itachi at his top speed.

"Goodbye! Weasel!"

The moment Uchiha Shin closed in on Itachi, he showed no hesitation.

He decisively swung his kunai, slashing at Itachi's neck!

"Stop!!"

At this moment.

A loud shout suddenly came from the distance.

The speaker was the head of the Uchiha clan, Itachi's father, Uchiha Fugaku.

Like the others, he had come out after hearing the commotion.

Initially, he had been overjoyed to see the golden Susanoo.

But then, a red Susanoo appeared.

The two Susanoos were fighting to the death, holding nothing back.

This left him both shocked and worried.

So, Fugaku had led the others to rush over.

And that led to the current scene!

Uchiha Shin naturally heard Uchiha Fugaku's shout, but he did not stop.

Sneering inwardly, the kunai in his hand slashed across Itachi's neck, slitting his throat.

Pfft—!

In an instant, a large amount of blood gushed from Itachi's neck.

"Itachi!!!"

Seeing this, Fugaku couldn't help but cry out in alarm.

He stared at the scene in disbelief.

He had clearly yelled for him to stop.

Why was Itachi killed?

"Uchiha Shin, I told you to stop, didn't you hear me? Why did you still attack?"

By now, Uchiha Fugaku could see Uchiha Shin's face clearly and naturally recognized him.

At this moment, he wasn't impressed that Uchiha Shin had activated Susanoo.

Instead, he glared at him with murderous intent!

"Uchiha Itachi betrayed the clan, raising his blade against his own people. I am also a victim. Am I not allowed to kill him in retaliation?" Uchiha Shin turned his head to glance at Uchiha Fugaku and said coldly.

"What?" The Uchiha clansmen who had rushed over heard Uchiha Shin's words, and their expressions changed drastically.

"That's utter nonsense! I know Itachi better than anyone; he would never do such a thing."

"On the other hand, you, Uchiha Shin, awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan at this time. It's possible that you attacked your own clansmen to awaken it, and Itachi discovered and tried to stop you. Fearing exposure, you decided to kill him to silence him and pin all the blame on him!" Fugaku said, his voice filled with hatred and killing intent.

"As expected of the Clan Head, so good at twisting the truth and spouting nonsense!" Uchiha Shin glanced at Fugaku and sneered.

Then, he turned his gaze to the Great Elder, Uchiha Setsuna, who was beside him.

"Great Elder, what do you think?"

Instantly, everyone's gaze shifted to Uchiha Setsuna.

They wanted to hear his opinion.

"Compared to Itachi, I trust Shin more. Shin is a good child! He has always been proud of the clan."

"Itachi and Shisui, on the other hand, have been brainwashed by Sarutobi Hiruzen's Will of Fire."

"Compared to their clansmen, they are closer to the Konoha higher-ups!" Setsuna looked at Shin with appreciation and spoke.

"That makes sense!!"

Hearing this, the clansmen recalled Itachi's and Uchiha Shin's personalities.

Itachi was not well-liked.

Everyone had seen this.

Uchiha Shin, though not a hawk, was always proud to be an Uchiha and got along very well with his fellow clansmen.

Compared to Fugaku's claim that Uchiha Shin was stopped by Itachi while killing people.

They were more inclined to believe that Itachi had raised his blade against his own clan.

After all, the conflict between the Uchiha and the Konoha higher-ups was irreconcilable.

It seemed the Uchiha clan could launch a coup at any time.

It was impossible for the Konoha higher-ups not to have a response.

Itachi worked in the ANBU and had always followed Sarutobi Hiruzen's orders. It was not impossible that Sarutobi Hiruzen had ordered Itachi to raise the butcher's knife against the Uchiha.

Fugaku heard Uchiha Setsuna's words and saw the crowd's reaction.

His face turned shades of green and red with anger.

He immediately changed the subject.

"We don't know the truth of the matter yet, and Itachi is not dead. The most important thing right now is to save him!"

"Afterward, we can slowly investigate the truth. It won't be too late!"

Although Itachi's throat had been slit.

A ninja's life force was always a bit more tenacious than an ordinary person's.

At this moment, Itachi was still not dead.

Therefore.

Fugaku felt that if they acted in time, they might be able to save him.

"Right!"

The ninjas from Fugaku's faction heard this and immediately walked towards Itachi.

They prepared to give Itachi medical treatment.

However, Uchiha Shin uncooperatively blocked the way in front of Itachi.

"Uchiha Shin, what are you doing?" Fugaku glared at Uchiha Shin with bloodshot eyes and roared in anger.

"Uchiha Itachi betrayed the family and raised his blade against his clansmen! He is a criminal who deserves to die!"

"Besides, Itachi has already made his move. Do you think Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others will just stop now? For all we know, the entire Konoha army is surrounding the Uchiha clan at this very moment. Our clan is at its most dangerous moment, and you're being so complacent?"

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