...Probably.
I thought of it, but not completely.
Then after seeing the extraordinary performance.
A look of surprise, admiration, and caution...
At first, when Ugetsu said that he didn't think it was possible and wanted to do it himself, Uchiha Fugaku just thought that the other party was curious, so he wanted to play a role to have a sense of participation.
Although he felt that it was a bit... inappropriate for an outsider to get involved, after all, whether the Uchiha could open their eyes or not depended on her, so he turned a blind eye and agreed.
But he never expected that what he thought was just a 'play' would escalate the whole incident.
Compared to a group of people just running away, of course it is more touching and shocking when someone sacrifices himself.
If the two Uchiha had the opportunity to doubt whether everything they had experienced was wrong, now, not only would he not doubt it, but he would also firmly believe it and really work hard to the death.
After all, this is no longer just a matter of life and death for the two of them.
But they still have a mission.
A mission to be accomplished even at the cost of sacrificing the lives of fellow tribesmen.
The mental pressure and the impact it brings are completely different.
The former is simply crisis pressure.
The latter has a sense of mission and responsibility.
If they couldn't complete the mission even with the sacrifices they made, that would be a shame for the always proud and powerful Uchiha.
I really can't forgive myself in my entire life.
"It's time to separate the two."
Just as Uchiha Fugaku was once again amazed at how Miss Ugetsu could grasp the Uchiha's temperament so accurately and deliver a shockingly precise attack.
Ugetsu's voice sounded again.
"It seems that the stimulation is still not enough."
She looked at the two people who were almost dominated by fear and repression.
"Isn't that enough?"
Uchiha Fugaku was stunned.
"It's not enough. You haven't opened your eyes yet."
Ugetsu sighed.
"I thought that after someone died, they would open their eyes on the road in fear and grief... but they just kept running, so the stimulation was not enough."
Uchiha Fugaku: "..."
The curly-haired boy nodded, "Ms. Yu Yue, do you think that because they have companions, they were not pushed to their limits?"
Not only did he not think there was a problem, but he seriously thought about the key issues and tried to understand them so as to carry out the subsequent actions.
"Yes, that's possible."
Ugetsu showed an approving expression.
Look, this is the biggest difference between a top assistant and a lazy guy!
When you give a job to Xianyu, he will just say "got it" and then do it one step at a time.
But a gold medal assistant will use his own brain to think.
Not only know the facts, but also know the reasons behind them.
They don't just simply complete an instruction.
Instead, after thinking deeply about the reasons and purposes of the work, choose the most suitable and appropriate way to achieve the goal.
Although they are both jobs, they are completely different.
Although it seems that they have "completed the work assigned by the boss", the results and gains are completely different.
The former just does things one step at a time, and may have to keep reworking them if they fail to accomplish the task.
Even until the end, she may not know why she keeps redoing her work. She just thinks it is the work and the boss who are torturing her.
Even if the latter makes one or two mistakes, they can still find the right direction in time.
Even the subsequent series of work will not go wrong.
——Of course, there are also those stupid (silent) leaders who enjoy tormenting their subordinates, but most of the time, it is the leaders who get anxious when they see their subordinates who are like jellyfish and have no idea what they are doing or thinking.
It’s so urgent. After the project is over, wouldn’t it be nice for us to pool our money and have a party together?
Even if there's no party, wouldn't it be good for everyone to just take the money and do their own thing?
Therefore, having Shisui around is truly the greatest blessing in her life.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at Uchiha Fugaku, who seemed to be still in a daze and hadn't reacted.
In contrast, the person in charge who should really care the most is...
This is true.
Of course Uchiha Fugaku would not fail to notice such an obvious manifestation.
But he just slowly, slowly typed a question mark in his mind.
——What does this look of disappointment in one’s ability really mean?
But no matter how Uchiha Fugaku behaves, the task of separating people and pushing them to their limits must be completed quickly.
What urgency requires is a short period of time.
So under Ugetsu's guidance, Uchiha Shisui manipulated the 'masked man' to force the two of them into a fork in the road again.
If we go together, there is a high probability that we will die here together.
The intelligence will also be cut off.
In desperation, the two chose to separate.
"No matter who he goes after, the other person must pass on the information."
After making such a resolute decision, the two did not say anything else like "live on" or "see each other later".
Instead, he ran in different directions without looking back.
They have no time to waste.
We must be faster, faster... and pass on the information.
Only in this way can Uchiha retain the last glimmer of hope.
The two of them ran as fast as they could, not stopping even if the tears dried on their faces.
However, since it is an illusion world.
Of course there is only one 'masked man'.
When the two of them couldn't see, the masked man turned into two and chased in different directions.
Because it was a 'Y'-shaped intersection, when the two noticed the masked man behind them, they naturally thought he was chasing them.
More despair and fear surged in my heart.
The tragic deaths of my tribesmen are still vivid in my mind.
At this moment, the image of his own corpse even appeared before his eyes.
It looked miserable, like a piece of rubbish that had been torn apart at random...
No, it can't.
That would be too sad.
Looking at the masked man approaching him step by step, and the blood dripping from his sleeves, the boy almost felt like he couldn't breathe.
That was the blood of the tribe.
Every drop of blood was stained with the pain of his people - he could still seem to hear their screams in his ears.
The boy opened his mouth and took big gulps of air, as if he would really suffocate if he didn't do so.
Click, click.
It seemed as if the sound of footsteps stepping on his heart continued to ring.
The boy's vision was gradually covered by red.
He could no longer see the man in front of him, only a sea of ​​red.
There are also the wronged souls of the tribesmen who have refused to give in.
"I'll go in another direction to lead him away, you guys run."
The voice of the tribesman whose name I couldn't remember rang in my ears again.
...How can I give up like this?
"I won't lose to you like this!"
Something seemed to break in my mind, but
The boy didn't care at all. He just bit his already bitten lip again and rushed forward without hesitation.
He is Uchiha.
Even if I die, I will fight to the death.
I absolutely cannot die in such a cowardly way with tears streaming down my face!
Even if he was going to die, he had to buy time for his companions, and then... die gloriously!
"Come on! I'll show you the power of Uchiha!!!"
There was a roar.
And the other side.
The boy, who was already sensitive to horror stories, hid in the nearest house.
His legs felt weak and his heart was beating wildly.
It seemed like it would jump out of my throat at any second.
He no longer expected to survive.
I just hope that I can at least delay a little longer by this method.
——This way, at least the companions will have a chance to pass on the information.
He covered his mouth tightly with his hands, afraid that he would scream out.
The boy hid in the bathroom in panic.
Compared with other places, the smaller and darker space made him feel safer.
Generally speaking, people don't go looking for this place specifically, right?
Even if I find it, it should be the last one...right?
He tried to calm himself down.
The bathroom was very quiet.
But the ticking sound coming from somewhere was constantly irritating his already tense nerves.
As time went by, the feeling of tension became more and more severe.
The boy not only began to observe the place where he hurried in.
For some reason, under the dim light, the whole room had a strange feeling of being cramped and depressing.
Combined with the ticking sound, one feels uncomfortable all over.
Finally, the boy couldn't stand it anymore.
He felt that if he continued listening, he would go crazy before the masked man came. For ninjas, it was never difficult to locate someone by listening to their voices.
The boy tried to stay calm and decided to solve the problem of the strange sound first, and soon found the source of the sound.
It is the bathtub located in the back half of the bathroom.
Because there was a shower curtain separating the room, he didn't notice at first that there was a bathtub behind it.
I was so scared, it turned out to be a bathtub.
The boy subconsciously relaxed
Tone.
But he soon realized something was wrong.
How could there be a faucet that is not turned properly at this time?
Besides...
What he realized when he came to his senses was that although this bathroom was clean, it always had a smell that was not unfamiliar to him.
The boy swallowed.
Covering his mouth, he moved closer silently.
Behind the curtain where the dim light could not reach, there was an indistinct black shadow.
The boy didn't want to care, but somehow he couldn't control himself from looking away.
Perhaps the fear and depression brought by the unknown were driving him crazy.
The boy finally couldn't help but cross the curtain.
——He finally saw the true identity behind.
It was a corpse with its eyes open.
And the most terrifying thing is that where the eyes of the corpse should be, they have become two empty holes.
Apparently, not only was he killed, but his eyes were also gouged out. His dark eye sockets stared straight at the boy, as if expressing hatred and resentment.
The boy nearly broke his teeth in order to prevent himself from crying out.
He stared wide-eyed, tears silently flowing out of his eyes.
So vicious.
Unforgivable!
The Uchiha are most proud of their strength and eyes.
But this person dug out the eyes of his people...
Tears flowed down her cheeks and finally into her collar.
Fear, resentment, terror...all these emotions gathered together, and the boy's eyes finally turned red.
He didn't understand why they had to suffer this.
Countless emotions rushed towards him, almost drowning him.
But this is not the end.
Because at some point, the footsteps sounded again, and they were so close to him, almost... no!
It's right behind him!
The boy turned around as if he had been electrocuted, and then his pupils suddenly contracted.
The masked man, who was almost the embodiment of fear, was very close behind him.
He could even see the viciousness in the man's eyes that were only visible outside the mask - just one look was enough to make the boy feel like he was falling into an icy cave.
The body seemed to be frozen and unresponsive.
Then there was the sound of chains.
As if the blood-soaked chains carried an unpleasant smell and
Like brown color.
But the boy knew that it was not just a "color", but the traces left by the blood that had dried up again and again.
The man's hands holding the chains were stained red with blood.
Fresh red blood continued to drip from his hands.
The indescribable huge impact finally overwhelmed the boy's ability to endure.
His eyes also turned completely red, and the 'magatama' that the Uchiha had always dreamed of appeared in his mind.
Disgust with himself for being powerless and anger at what happened to his people.
There is also an unbearable and huge fear.
It completely meets all the conditions required for Uchiha to open his eyes.
——But no matter whether it was the person involved or Uchiha Fugaku who most hoped to see all this, they could hardly laugh at this moment.
The short yet long, hard to describe eye-opening test has finally come to an end. (For now)
See the results here.
Uchiha Fugaku let out a long, deep breath.
Although this is not something that can be explained with "congratulations", it has opened my eyes and can be considered a result.
He and his tribesmen who were trapped inside finally no longer had to suffer.
After all, no one would like to watch their own "tragic" dead body over and over again. But in order to adjust the angle and effect, Uchiha Fugaku was forced to watch the scene of his tragic death several times and was asked to give his opinion.
Seeing how he dies and how he dies can stimulate the two of them better and more effectively, so that the plot can proceed perfectly.
“…”
Well, I feel complicated.
It’s hard to put it into words, and I’m hesitant to speak.
Especially when I think about it, it was my own request to do this.
"As long as it can open the eyes of the Uchiha, anything is fine."
Uchiha Fugaku really didn't know how to face himself for saying this.
This is certainly a good thing judging by the results.
But if the process is mentally stressful, then...
Uchiha Fugaku closed his eyes.
Even though these were all illusions, he felt as if he had lived through half his life, which was long and tiring.
Fortunately, it's over.
He looked at Ugetsu who was still talking to Shisui about something.
"So... is this the end?"
"Well, let's leave it at that for now."
Rain and moon close together
A notebook for drawing a bunch of things.
"Or does Mr. Fugaku have other plans?"
She tilted her head and said with some embarrassment:
"If there's anything else you want to add, that's not impossible..."
"No, no, no, that's enough."
Uchiha Fugaku shook his head frantically, with such force that for a moment people were worried that he would shake his head off.
"That's more than enough."
Worried that he had not made himself clear enough, he repeated it again, adding the word 'very'.
Without even waiting for Yu Yue to say anything, he quickly went into various illusions to rescue people.
Young Uchiha, you can’t continue to suffer like this!
But Uchiha Fugaku soon discovered that things would not end immediately just because he explained the situation and was ready to end it.
At least that's how it was for the Uchiha.
In a sense, the Uchiha people who "cannot pull back the nine-tailed beast" have always had their own judgment on obsession.
For example, "You said that illusion is an illusion? I thought you, the head of the Uchiha clan, were created by an illusion."
It’s like the boy who failed the test for the 68th time.
After hearing what Uchiha Fugaku said, he not only showed no sign of ending, but instead looked alert.
"I'm telling you, I won't give up - even if you conjure up the clan leader, don't try to trick me."
The boy had an expression that said, 'I've seen through how bad you are.'
It wasn’t enough to write a sign mocking myself earlier.
At this moment, seeing that he was about to pass the level, he even fabricated the image of the clan leader to persuade himself...
What a cunning scheme.
But it doesn’t matter, he is the Uchiha, the Uchiha who is best at illusions and also best at solving illusions.
I won't be fooled by such a petty trick!
It seems that I can pass the level if I work hard - even if the legendary Uchiha Madara-sama comes, don't expect him to change his mind!
"Can……"
"No buts! If you are really the clan leader, how could you stop me from defeating the enemy?"
The young man said righteously.
Accompany with eye movements.
Just like Uchiha Fugaku, the person who persuaded him not to suffer any more, was truly guilty of a heinous crime.
——It’s because I’m the patriarch that I came to save you from suffering!
Uchiha Fugaku felt bitter.
He had no choice but to give up and let someone else persuade him.
Maybe when he couldn't hold on any longer, he gave up.
So he came to another place.
Looking at the training room whose interior had been almost razed to the ground, Uchiha Fugaku was silent for another second.
But he quickly remembered his responsibility as the patriarch, stepped forward, and also expressed that the truth was over and that this was actually just an illusion.
The Uchiha girl, with red eyes, magatama spinning around and hands full of ninja tools, did not question the authenticity of Uchiha Fugaku like the young boy of the same clan did before.
Not only was there no questioning, her attitude was also calm and sincere.
"I see."
Uchiha Fugaku breathed a sigh of relief.
At least there is one that is relatively normal.
But the next second, the girl spoke again:
“But the cleaning must be thorough.”
Uchiha Fugaku: ...?
"But this is an illusion."
This is an illusion!
"I understand what you mean." The girl nodded, "But can't the illusion be cleaned up?"
"Whether it's real or illusory, if there's something dirty, it must be cleaned."
"Even if the clan leader says so himself, we cannot compromise on this point."
Uchiha Fugaku: "...What?"
He was even more confused for a moment.
No, this is an illusion.
Do you understand illusion?
That's fake!
However, the girl continued to explain according to her own logic: "Fake mess is still mess - besides, how can you judge that this mess is definitely fake?"
“All unclean things should not exist in the world. No matter it is the world of illusion or the real world.” The girl said, and with lightning speed she stuck an explosive talisman on the garbage in the corner.
"It's okay. If you have something to do, you can leave first. I can handle this myself." Her freshly-baked Sharingan glowed, "Just like this - burn the garbage!"
BOOM!
The detonating tag made a hissing sound and then exploded into a ball of fire.
The black garbage in the corner also disappeared.
“Clean up the garbage!”
The wind demon shuriken flew out, scraping off the stains on the wall and the inside of the wall.
"clean!"
"disinfect!"
“Sterilization!”
Every time the girl spoke a word, a piece of 'filth' and the place where it was located were destroyed.
——If it wasn’t an illusion, this house would have collapsed at least a hundred or eighty times.
After several outbursts , the girl finally calmed down. It was then that she noticed Uchiha Fugaku who was still beside her.
"Master Patriarch, do you have anything else to say?"
"No, nothing."
——How could he dare to have anything?
"Then leave this to me, and you just go do your job." The girl said seriously, "Don't worry, even if I risk my life, I will never let down the Uchiha name and clean up everything here thoroughly!"
"If necessary, I can even clean you up too."
Uchiha Fugaku: "..."
You are not cleaning here.
You're basically asking me to clean up with you?
He felt somewhat relieved for a moment.
Fortunately, this is an illusion world, not reality.
Otherwise, according to her 'cleaning' method, half... at least one third of Uchiha Street will be destroyed, right?
Uchiha Fugaku then came to the third, fourth, and fifth members of the clan with the last glimmer of hope.
What if one of them is still normal?
Although opening the eyes requires extremely extreme conditions, and sometimes may lead to out-of-control situations...but I have never heard of opening the eyes having the effect of evaporating rationality.
There has to be one that is normal, right?
However, after experiencing a series of blows such as "How can the clan leader appear in front of me when he is clearly dead? Am I dead too?" and "You say you are the clan leader, but can you show me the evidence that you are the Uchiha clan leader? After all, I can also say that I am Uchiha Madara.", he gave up.
After all, he couldn't prove that he was not dead.
He also couldn't produce evidence that could convince everyone that he, Uchiha Fugaku, was really Uchiha Fugaku.
Tired.
Uchiha Fugaku chose to give up.
Although everyone is in good condition now.
But the burden of the Sharingan will not be reduced just because it is just an illusion.
When they are exhausted and their bodies can no longer bear it, they will naturally become obedient.
Uchiha Fugaku's shoulders slumped.
He felt that he had endured
It is far more than the weight that a clan leader should bear.
So he exchanged a few brief pleasantries with Yu Yue, and after indicating that he would soon ask the elders who were aware of the situation to take charge of the follow-up, he entrusted the follow-up matters of the tribesmen to Yu Yue and Shisui.
He chose to leave temporarily.
——If he didn’t calm down, he felt like he was going crazy.
Looking at Uchiha Fugaku's lonely back, Yu Yue suddenly said: "Why do I feel that..."
"What?"
"Patriarch Fugaku looks like he has aged several years in an instant."
Just looking at his back as he left, he didn't look like the head of the Uchiha clan at all, but more like a frustrated and down-and-out middle-aged man...
"Could it be that I have arranged things too far, and even he can't bear it?"
"How could that be?"
Uchiha Shisui smiled and comforted.
"The fact that so many tribesmen have their eyes opened, and that a method that does not require sacrifice has been tested, the tribe leader can only be happy."
"Maybe I'm too happy, that's why?"
"?"
Yu Yue raised an eyebrow.
Happy...like a down-and-out middle-aged man?
"After all, he is the clan leader, so he should act like one."
The boy continued to explain with a smile.
"You can't be like us young people, showing your joy over the smallest things. As for the clan leader, no matter how happy you are, you should only show a little bit of restraint on the surface."
He also made a 'a little bit' gesture.
——I understand what you said.
Yu Yue suddenly realized.
Uchiha’s idol burden!
Think about the characteristics of the Uchiha clan, and then think about the identity of the other clan leader...
That's not surprising.
Maybe he was trying hard to hold back his ecstasy, which was why he acted so subdued.
As for the hurried steps of leaving...
Maybe he was afraid that he couldn't hold back his laughter, so he wanted to quickly go to a place where there was no one.
Shisui is also an Uchiha, how could he have misunderstood?
Now that you understand, all this makes sense.
After sorting things out, Ugetsu was no longer surprised, but instead felt emotional:
"Master Patriarch, you are also very hard-working."
"He is the clan leader after all."
The boy and the girl walked back while talking. As the wind blew, their voices gradually disappeared.
——Early morning of the next day.
Many residents of Konoha were awakened from their sleep.
Not that they had nightmares.
Instead, a burst of wild laughter came from somewhere.
“Haha ...—”
"I! Passed! The! Level!"
——It's so early in the morning, is someone crazy? !