Chapter 43: 043: Fugaku's Mangekyo, Gilgamesh Breaks Free!
What is the meaning of life?
What is the purpose of the ninja battles in the Great Ninja Wars?
A group of people gather, and a village is born. Then, various kinds of people appear around it. More and more comrades emerge...
Shisui!
Shisui Uchiha: "Please protect this village and the Uchiha name!"
"Look closely with your eyes, Itachi! See the shallowness and arrogance of this clan!"
Third Hokage: "From today onwards, you are the ANBU Captain!"
Fugaku Uchiha: "With your assistance in the ANBU, we can surely achieve a bloodless revolution. Itachi, you are my son, I beg you! Save our clan!"
Village, clan, ninja!
Faces and words deeply etched themselves into Itachi's mind.
He walked slowly towards the Hokage Tower, each step heavy as a thousand pounds.
He had never realized this path could be so difficult to walk through.
Danzo Shimura: "I hope you make the right choice!"
"Either side with the Uchiha, launch a coup with your family, and be annihilated."
"Or side with Konoha. Before the coup, leave only your younger brother alive and help us wipe out the Uchiha clan."
ANBU and Root ninjas surrounded the Hokage Tower.
A heavy, oppressive silence filled the air.
Everyone watched the approaching figure, eyes closed, walking slowly.
Tonight was the moment the Uchiha clan had chosen to launch their coup.
War was imminent, a hair-trigger away!
Sasuke: "Big brother, play with me."
"Big brother, let's practice shuriken throwing."
...
"Don't cry, Sasuke. No matter what happens, Big Brother will always protect you.
"I understand now, the feeling of not wanting to lose someone precious.
"Beyond the Byakugan, a giant of light, gold and blue armor, the mysterious Tobi... The Uchiha have no chance of winning!
"Ninjas are the nameless who uphold peace in the darkness!
"I am willing to become a crow of the night, guiding the eaglet towards the dawn."
He decided to sacrifice his reputation, his identity, even his family to maintain peace! A glimmer of tears seemed to well up in his closed eyes.
At the entrance of the Hokage Tower, Itachi opened his eyes.
Before him stood Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane!
"I choose Konoha..." Itachi said slowly, his expression hardening with his words.
In the next moment, the masked ninjas surrounding him shot off like lightning alongside Itachi.
...
Uchiha Clan Compound.
In the clan meeting hall, over a dozen Uchiha Jonin were gathered, all influential figures holding Team leader-level positions.
"Clan Head, the squad led by Uchiha Kurama has been dispatched to the Academy to capture the Jinchuriki."
"Other squads have assembled in the main square. We have 312 members ready to launch the attack as soon as the moon rises."
"At that time, other clans dissatisfied with the Hokage will also seize the opportunity to rise up." Uchiha Yudou, the hawkish Vice-Captain of the Konoha Police Force, reported.
"Good. Go to the square and take command. Don't keep everyone waiting. Attack the Hokage Tower as soon as the time comes. I will personally lead the charge afterward." Fugaku Uchiha nodded, issuing his commands.
"Yes, sir!"
Yudou, along with half of the pro-coup faction leaders, left the hall.
"Uchiha Yamagen, you will lead a unit to protect the non-combatant women, children, and elderly. Escort them out of the village through the breach in the wall at the rear of Konoha.
"Remember, this is of utmost importance. If the revolution fails, they will be the last embers of the Uchiha."
Yamagen, a representative of the conservative faction and a few years older than Fugaku, said: "Clan Head, but what about you...?"
"I will not leave. If even I abandon the cause, this revolution is doomed to fail." Fugaku said in a deep voice.
Besides, Konoha wouldn't let him leave. Only by him staying behind would the others have a chance to escape...
He still hadn't seen his eldest son, Itachi.
Fugaku already knew the choice he had made.
He had also lost hope in the revolution's success. He only wished for Itachi and those hot-headed, delusional warmongers to fight to the death, leaving behind a future for the Uchiha.
Soon, Fugaku was left alone in the meeting hall.
"It seems you lack confidence in your own revolution." A voice suddenly echoed.
Golden light converged, forming a human figure at the entrance of the hall.
It was the King of Heroes, Gilgamesh.
During his disappearance over the past twenty days, Gilgamesh had gradually come to understand this world.
Much of the information came from the Uchiha clan, who had expressed their goodwill from the start.
Another reason they dared to launch a revolution at this time was because Gilgamesh had also shown a degree of goodwill.
In his words:
"This is a new world. If they are willing to become his subjects and help him explore it, he might be slightly inclined to assist them.
"Of course, this is contingent on him shedding his heroic spirit form."
And as it happened, Fugaku claimed he could do it.
"Indeed, Konoha, as the number one Hidden Village, possesses unimaginable hidden strength.
"Moreover, geniuses have emerged in recent times.
"All we can do is strike at the Third Hokage and Danzo's faction, creating an opportunity for other clans to choose sides.
"King of Heroes, I implore you once more, if we are defeated, please protect my remaining clansmen."
Fugaku's expression was calm, as if he had long since disregarded his own life and death. His Sharingan, with three tomoe, quietly activated:
"To this end, I will fulfill my promise and allow you to truly descend into this world!"
As he finished speaking, Fugaku's Sharingan spun rapidly, transforming into a Mangekyo Sharingan that sent a chill down even Gilgamesh's spine.
"My left eye represents the destruction of Amaterasu, while my right eye holds the opposing power of rebirth."
[A/n: In this fiction, the ability of Amaterasu is a fixed hereditary trait passed down through three generations of father and son.]
He initially thought the ability of his right eye, which could materialize conscious souls, was useless.
He never expected it to be used in this way.
Destruction and then rebirth.
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes. Was this a symbol of the Uchiha's future?
Under the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan, countless points of light in the surrounding space converged towards Gilgamesh.
At this moment, Gilgamesh felt his connection with a certain little girl completely sever.
His body was no longer composed entirely of chakra.
A surge of nascent power, the overwhelming sensation of a physical body, filled him.
"What a... truly interesting world!!!"
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