After school, Sasuke was kept after class, and everyone else went home early as requested by Iruka.
Naruto returned to the house left by his parents, while the Transmigrators like Yukino and Eriri returned to the orphanage.
In their eyes, Iruka's words didn't seem problematic at all. They really just thought the village was conducting a regular disaster drill.
Only Makoto, with his god's-eye view, knew the truth—
The Night of the Massacre for their Reincarnation System mission had finally arrived.
Honestly, if Makoto just went back to the orphanage with Yukino and the others to sleep, he could return to the real world the next day and clear the mission directly.
But he, unwilling to remain ordinary, would never let go of this chance to defy fate and change his stars.
On the way back, Makoto suddenly spoke: "I'm going to run a couple of laps before going back."
This statement drew glances from Hachiman and Chizuru beside him, but they weren't surprised.
Over these two years, they had long seen how crazy this guy was about training.
Yukino frowned. For the first time in two and a half years, she voluntarily spoke to Makoto:
"Still training your muscles at this hour? You want to get caught by the Uchiha Police Force?"
Makoto couldn't help but chuckle softly.
'Starting tomorrow, the Uchiha Police Force wouldn't even exist anymore. How can they catch me?'
He turned to Airi and said softly, "Wait for me at home."
Seeing him ignore her again, Yukino turned around angrily and left, cursing inwardly: 'Biting a hand that feeds you. Let's see your expression when you're thrown in jail.'
Seeing this, the others followed Yukino back to the orphanage.
Only Airi, who had grown up with Makoto, vaguely sensed an unusual unease. She asked quietly, "Will it be dangerous?"
Makoto's expression remained calm, but his tone was heavier:
"If I don't come back, remember, absolutely don't let Auntie Kayoko agree to that man."
Hearing this, Airi immediately panicked, grabbed his sleeve, and tearfully shouted:
"You're not going!"
That one sentence was enough to prove that what Makoto was about to do was absolutely life-threatening.
Makoto raised his hand and gently wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes, soothing her in a low voice:
"I have to go. I have to live this life wonderfully."
Airi's tears immediately surged again as she sobbed:
"You're already living wonderfully enough!"
It was true that Kayoko had struggled to raise three children on her own, but now, Makoto had already achieved financial freedom by writing novels.
In Airi's eyes, Makoto was the most wonderful person. He was already living a wonderful life.
She didn't know what Makoto was going to do, but she knew he didn't need to gamble with his life at all.
Seeing the girl cry harder and harder, with passersby starting to stare, Makoto quickly pulled her into the shadow of a shop and lowered his voice:
"Trust me."
Looking into Makoto's unyielding eyes, Airi knew that no matter what, she couldn't stop him.
She could only press her lips tightly together, force the tears back, and look at him through tear-blurred eyes:
"Then promise me, promise me you'll come back for sure, okay?"
Makoto nodded.
Having secured his promise, Airi reluctantly looked back three times at every step as she returned to the orphanage.
For the next few hours, Makoto hid behind the shop, quietly waiting for the night to fully fall.
Only when the ominous full moon hung in the night sky did he slowly walk out from the shadows, his hands quickly forming hand seals.
"Transformation Technique!"
Poof—
As the white smoke cleared, a familiar figure appeared in his place.
If any Konoha's Ninja saw him, they would surely cry out in shock: Hatake Kakashi.
That's right, Makoto had transformed into Konoha's publicly acknowledged strongest Ninja after Sarutobi Hiruzen… the Copy Ninja, Hatake Kakashi.
Admittedly, Hiruzen and his elder council were truly something else.
The foundation left by Hashirama and Tobirama had been so deep, yet just a few decades later, the only proper Kage-level Ninja in the village was Hiruzen, with Kakashi ranking second.
And this 'Kakashi' that Makoto transformed into was a bit different from the original—
His whole body was covered in horrific wounds, his silver hair was a tangled mess, his face was crisscrossed with scars, and blood constantly seeped out. He looked like he had crawled out of a life-and-death battle, severely injured.
Transformed into Kakashi, Makoto headed straight for the Uchiha Clan's compound.
By the time he arrived, the two old fogeys, Hiruzen and Danzo, were already standing at the district entrance with a large number of Anbu and Root's members, conversing in low voices.
"Hiruzen, as agreed, your Anbu will stay here to prevent anyone from escaping."
Danzo spoke coldly. "I will take Root inside to deal with the stragglers Itachi couldn't clean up."
Hiruzen frowned slightly.
This way, most of the Sharingan would fall into Danzo's hands, and he was truly unwilling.
But helplessly, this was already decided, and Danzo had also taken care of the major threat, Uchiha Shisui, for him, so it was hard for him to go back on his word now.
In the end, Hiruzen could only nod in agreement.
Just then, Makoto disguised as Kakashi rushed over, shouting in an extremely urgent voice:
"Hokage-sama! It's terrible!"
Seeing 'Kakashi' suddenly appear, everyone was startled.
"Hatake Kakashi, what are you doing here?"
Danzo instinctively started to scold him… Kakashi's participation wasn't part of this plan at all.
But before he could finish, he was shocked by the sight before him.
The Kakashi who rushed over was covered in blood and wounds, clearly having just survived a fierce battle.
"Kakashi, what happened?" Hiruzen quickly stepped forward.
Kakashi was considered his direct subordinate, and to boot, his grand-student's student.
'Kakashi' was out of breath, his voice urgent:
"H-Hokage-sama! The Uchiha arranged a secret unit to capture Naruto! I suspect they want to use the Sharingan to release the Nine-Tails inside Naruto!"
Hearing this, the two old fogeys, along with the Anbu and Root's members beside them, changed expressions drastically.
An Anbu couldn't help but say incredulously, "No way, Kakashi-senpai! We've been monitoring the Uchiha for so long, and we've confirmed the whole clan is inside!"
Kakashi had once served as an Anbu Captain, so it was perfectly normal for Anbu's members to call him senpai.
"I know it's hard to believe, but it's true!"
Makoto's acting was maxed out, his face also a mask of disbelief. "They've probably been preparing for this for a long time!"
He then turned to Hiruzen, his tone urgent:
"Hokage-sama, please go save Naruto immediately! There are many of them! I barely escaped with my life! We need everyone here to protect him! Once the Nine-Tails is released, the consequences will be unthinkable!"
"Damn! The inherently evil Uchiha!" Danzo cursed angrily.
Hiruzen's face also showed unprecedented seriousness. He immediately ordered:
"Everyone, follow me to save Naruto!"
The Nine-Tails' rampage eight years ago was still vivid in memory, a disaster that had severely crippled Konoha.
If not for Namikaze Minato's desperate efforts, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
If the Uchiha were truly able to release the Nine-Tails again...
The Anbu who had spoken earlier couldn't help but say urgently again: "But Hokage-sama, what if some Uchiha manage to escape in the meantime?"
Hiruzen was also momentarily conflicted.
Then 'Kakashi' immediately spoke up:
"Hokage-sama, leave this to me! I'm injured, but I can still hold this entrance! Please go protect Naruto immediately! That situation is more critical!"
Hiruzen thought for a moment, then nodded.
He knew Kakashi's strength. Even injured, guarding the entrance would be enough.
"Then I'm leaving it to you, Kakashi!"
With that, Hiruzen raised his arm and shouted: "Everyone, with me!"
In an instant, Hiruzen, Danzo, and the large force rushed at lightning speed towards Naruto's residence.
Confirming everyone had gone far enough, a sinister smile curled at the corner of the mouth of Makoto disguised as Kakashi.
He immediately turned and sprinted into the Uchiha Clan's compound.
The Uchiha district was on the edge of the village, while Naruto's house was in the center. Going back and forth would take a lot of time.
Even so, he couldn't waste a single second.
In truth, the disguise of the Transformation Technique was very easy to see through.
Not to mention Dojutsu like the Sharingan or Byakugan that could see through it instantly, even a Sensor-type Ninja using a little perception would immediately expose him.
So Makoto's plan from the beginning was to give them no chance to perceive—
The moment he appeared, he dropped a huge lie, diverting everyone's attention completely-
Leaving them no mental space to use Chakra perception.
Honestly, this approach was extremely risky.
He had no guarantee that when he appeared, the Sensor-type Ninjas under the two old fogeys wouldn't instinctively activate their abilities.
But fortunately, luck was on his side. He pulled off the bluff.
"Ahhh—!"
Not long after entering the district, a child's heart-wrenching scream came from the center.
Makoto recognized it instantly… it was Sasuke's voice.
Clearly, Sasuke had already run into his brother, Itachi.
A plan that formed instantly flashed through his mind.
He ignored the corpses littering the streets and ran straight towards the clan head's residence.
By the time he arrived, he saw Sasuke had already passed out on the street outside the residence.
And Itachi was shedding crocodile tears over his unconscious brother.
Seeing 'Kakashi' suddenly appear, Itachi was shocked and blurted out:
"Kakashi-senpai, what are you doing here?"
No wonder he was shocked.
In his and Danzo's plan, Kakashi wasn't supposed to be involved in this classified operation at all.
Makoto used the same trick again, pretending to be extremely anxious:
"It's terrible! Another guy wearing a mask, claiming to be Uchiha Madara, is trying to capture Naruto! He also said he wants to release the Nine-Tails and destroy Konoha!"
Itachi's pupils shrank sharply, and he muttered to himself:
"How is that possible... He promised me."
The person Kakashi mentioned, he knew… the nominal leader of the Akatsuki, Uchiha Madara.
After leaving Konoha, he had planned to join the Akatsuki with him.
His decision to slaughter his entire clan was also the result of negotiations with him.
'But why would that man break his promise and strike at Konoha at this critical juncture?'
While Itachi was perplexed, 'Kakashi' urged him again:
"Itachi, go check it out! We need your strength! Leave your brother to me. I'll take him to the hospital!"
Itachi's heart was in turmoil. He couldn't think clearly and immediately nodded:
"Then I'll leave it to you."
With that, he too rushed at breakneck speed towards Naruto's residence.
Watching Itachi's disappearing back, the face of Makoto disguised as Kakashi erupted with uncontrollable ecstasy.
He completely ignored Sasuke on the ground and burst into the house.
In a pool of blood lay the bodies of Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto.
Makoto said nothing. With his left hand, he pulled out a test tube filled with organ preservation solution that he had prepared long ago and hidden in his chest. With his right hand, he reached straight for Fugaku's eyes—
He forcefully gouged them out and carefully placed them into the test tube.
At that moment, the sound of the Reincarnation System, which had been silent for two years, suddenly rang in his mind.
[Player Nishikawa Makoto has obtained item: Mangekyo Sharingan (Uchiha Fugaku Version)]
Makoto instantly broke into a manic laugh, just like Light Yagami's.
'According to Keikaku!'