Chapter 21: Polygamy, Many Blessings! The Uchiha Clan Massacre (Part 2)!Uchiha Itachi, the genius she had always respected, the brother Sasuke was proud of.At this moment, the blade in his hand was dripping with blood."Brother! Itachi!" Izumi rushed over.Both turned their heads at the same time. Her brother's face changed drastically: "Izumi! Why haven't you left yet!"In Itachi's eyes, the Mangekyo Sharingan slowly rotated. His expression... there was no expression."Izumi, leave." Itachi's voice was very calm, terrifyingly calm."Why? Itachi, why must you do this!""This is a mission." Itachi interrupted her, "The Uchiha Clan's rebellion must be stopped. With the minimum cost.""Minimum cost?" Izumi's voice trembled, "This is the minimum cost? Slaughtering the entire clan?"Itachi did not answer. He looked at Izumi's brother: "Last chance, give up resistance, and I can let you go painlessly—""Shut up!" Her brother roared, "Do it, Itachi. But spare Izumi, she knows nothing!"Itachi's gaze flickered. At that very instant, her brother moved.Not to attack, but to cover. He rushed toward Itachi, while shouting at Izumi: "Run!"Izumi turned and ran. She could hear the sound of blades piercing flesh behind her, could hear her brother's final grunt.She did not look back.And she could not look back!Tears blurred her vision, but she ran with all her might. She had to survive, to fulfill her brother's entrustment, to..."Where do you want to go?"A figure blocked her path.It was not Itachi, but a man wearing a spiral mask, with only one eye exposed.That eye was a Sharingan."You..." Izumi took a step back."Uchiha Izumi, member of the ivy project, guard of Uzumaki Naruto." The masked man's voice was very relaxed.Izumi gritted her teeth and assumed a fighting stance."Oh? Want to fight?" The masked man laughed, "Very well, let me see the results of the Ivytraining."Before the words faded, a flash of golden light streaked by.Minato Namikaze appeared in front of Izumi, his Kunai pointed at the masked man: "Stay away from her."The masked man's body instantly turned intangible, and Minato's Kunai passed right through."Flying Thunder God... truly a troublesome ability." The masked man's voice turned cold, "However, how many can you save, Fourth Hokage?"Minato did not answer, only saying to Izumi: "Go to the western barrier exit, the'Sunflower' unit is waiting there. Hurry."Izumi nodded vigorously and turned to run. She could hear the sounds of battle erupting behind her.Minato and the masked man were clashing again.When she ran to the barrier exit, someone was already waiting there.It was a member of the "Sunflower" unit, and also... Teacher Kushina."Izumi!" Kushina rushed over and hugged her, "Are you okay?""Teacher Kushina... My brother... The clan..." Izumi was incoherent.Kushina's expression was heavy: "I know. Leave here first, we'll talk when we get to a safe place.""But my brother!""He will be fine." Kushina pulled Izumi through the barrier, "The most important thing now is to ensure the safety of the survivors."Outside the barrier, some Uchiha survivors had already gathered. Basically, they were those who had refused to participate in the rebellion, or Uchiha clansmen who had been completely unaware.Mostly elders, women, and children.At this moment, their faces were filled with fear and bewilderment.Izumi saw a few familiar faces, but did not see her parents, did not see her brother, and did not see Shisui."Brother Shisui gave me a scroll..." Izumi remembered something and took out the small scroll.Kushina took the scroll and scanned it quickly, her expression becoming increasingly grave: "This is... I see. Izumi, you did well. This intelligence is very important.""Brother Shisui, he...""...I don't know." Kushina's voice was low, "But he is Uchiha Shisui. I believe he won't die that easily."Just then, a loud noise came from afar.In the direction of the Uchiha compound, a huge pillar of fire rose up.The masked man stood in the center of the burning compound, looking at everything around him.The plan had been disrupted.Minato's intervention and the rescue by the "Sunflower" unit had allowed at least one-fifth of the Uchiha clansmen to survive.Since most of the Uchiha clansmen had been eliminated, there was no need to stay."However... that's fine too." The masked man chuckled softly, "This kind of revenge is more interesting. Itachi, what do you think?"Uchiha Itachi walked out from the shadows not far away, the blood on the blade in his hand having already coagulated."...Suit yourself.""Then, let's proceed with Plan B next." The masked man turned, "I'm going to handle other things. You... go say goodbye to your brother."Itachi stood in place, watching the burning compound, watching the corpses of his clansmen, watching his own blood-stained hands.In his Mangekyo Sharingan, for the first time, tears flowed down.At the same time, at Naruto's home.Naruto stood by the window, watching the fire in the direction of the Uchiha compound.Although it was far away, he could see the sky-high flames, and could feel the chaotic Chakrafluctuations coming from there.He knew what had happened, but he also knew that all he could do now was wait.Wait for dawn, wait for news, wait for... Izumi to return.The door opened, and Minato walked in.He was covered in dust and bloodstains, the hem of his white haori was scorched, and his golden hair was stained with smoke and dust, but he didn't seem to be injured."Dad!" Naruto rushed over, "Sister Izumi, she...""She's fine, she's with Mom." Minato patted Naruto's head, his movements still gentle, but Naruto could feel that hand trembling slightly."Dad..." Naruto asked, knowing the answer, "Outside... what exactly happened?"Minato's smile disappeared. He was silent for a few seconds before saying: "The Uchiha Clan... has had a rebellion. The Anbu and 'Root' have already brought the situation under control."The living room was frighteningly quiet.Father and son sat opposite each other on the sofa, with two cups of cold tea on the coffee table between them.Moonlight shone through the window, casting deep shadows on Minato's face."Dad," Naruto spoke first, his voice very soft, "You knew about this long ago, didn't you?"Minato didn't answer immediately.He picked up his teacup, his hand paused in mid-air, then slowly put it down.When the teacup touched the tabletop, it made a slight clinking sound."...Yes." Finally, he admitted it."Since when?""Three months ago." Minato closed his eyes, "Evidence of the Uchiha radicals contacting Hidden Mist rogue ninja was intercepted by 'Root'. A month ago, they started stockpiling explosive tags and soldier ration pills in large quantities. Two weeks ago... three Uchiha Jonin from the Police Force went missing for no reason, and were later found in Tanzaku Town, trading forbidden technique scrolls with spies from Kumogakure
