Becomes a Rebel Ninja After Annihilating the Hyuga Clan

Chapter 22

"I want chaos in Konoha," Neiki said, smiling like a villain.

Everything had become irreparable.

Looking at Neiki, Itachi shook his head.

Konoha had produced its greatest traitor.

Tomorrow, the war would inevitably break out.

Even though Konoha was prepared, the leaked information meant the Uchiha clan would be even more prepared.

What kind of fanatic and ambitious clan were they?

They lacked no courage in making decisions. Itachi could foresee that tomorrow's battle might destroy all of Konoha.

—Although the Uchiha clan would undoubtedly fail, those who suffered greatly at Konoha's hands during the Third Great Ninja War, thinking they had an opportunity, might also return with a vengeance.

Thus, the failure of the Uchiha wouldn't signify Konoha's success; the Uchiha would just lose more thoroughly than Konoha.

—So thoroughly that the Uchiha would lose even the chance to die as innocents.

"Why?" Itachi's voice returned to calm.

"I hate the Uchiha clan because it developed ambitions it shouldn't have, disregarding the bigger picture, narrow-minded and selfish."

"And you? Why do you hate Konoha?"

"What exactly do you plan to do?"

In the Tsukuyomi illusion space, unless Itachi actively dispelled it, Neiki couldn't leave. The Illusion Substitute technique could only help him resist mental harm from genjutsu, not escape from it.

Perhaps in the future, this technique could be optimized in that direction.

Honestly, Neiki didn't care. The three days in the Tsukuyomi illusion space were less than an instant in the outside world, and his goal was merely to prevent the Uchiha massacre from happening and ensure the Uchiha rebellion took place the next day.

"In fact, I don't hate Konoha," Neiki corrected calmly. "It's just that a half-dead Konoha suits my interests better."

Itachi was surprised. He stared at Neiki for a long time, thought momentarily, and then suddenly looked up: "—The Hyuga main house?"

"Are you planning to target them?"

Neiki raised an eyebrow.

Itachi's quick thinking was indeed impressive.

Itachi knew Neiki didn't have a good relationship with the Hyuga main house. Itachi knew this as Neiki's friend and rival for ten years.

When they were young, Neiki was bullied by those main house heirs who held the Caged Bird Seal orders. Itachi couldn't stand it and often stepped in to help. He found it absurd that these young main house heirs could control Neiki with those orders.

As they grew older, such blatant bullying became rare, likely because Neiki had learned to show the appropriate respect and deference to the main house.

Those early bullying incidents seemed more like a lesson from the main house to instill rules in Neiki.

Main house heirs held the power of life and death over you, so you must understand respect and hierarchy—through such bullying, the main house ingrained this truth into every branch house member with potential and "rebellious spirit."

With this background, Itachi could understand Neiki's hatred for the main house and the Caged Bird Seal on his forehead.

"Yes, for freedom, this step is necessary," Neiki said flatly.

For freedom, the main house must be destroyed.

For freedom, Konoha must decline.

For freedom, war must erupt.

Neiki originally planned to wait for Itachi to carry out the Uchiha massacre, then annihilate the entire Hyuga clan at the clan meeting the next day and defect from Konoha. This would make the names of Konoha's Twin Prodigies famous across the ninja world but with no other benefits.

Losing two top clans in one day would inevitably weaken Konoha, drawing the attention of other villages. This would be a huge blow, and Konoha might be unable to muster enough pursuit teams. If war broke out, they might not even bother with a fugitive like Neiki.

This was Neiki's original plan—decent, but nothing special.

But after observing Uchiha's rebellion preparations, Neiki suddenly realized:

He didn't have to wait.

He didn't have to flee.

It didn't have to be Konoha hunting him.

It could be him invading Konoha.

Between Konoha and him, Konoha could be the one to fear!

Directly inciting a war between Uchiha and Konoha was far more satisfying than letting Itachi carry out the massacre.

Following the original timeline, Danzo and Obito would take all the Sharingan.

Konoha wouldn't lose anything.

The war wouldn't start.

Neiki would still have to worry about Konoha's pursuit and bounties after defecting.

But if a change were made, the massacre prevented, and the information given to the Uchiha, everything would turn upside down.

The Scroll of Seals.

The Sharingan.

Danzo's Wood Release experiment data—things Neiki might never touch could now fall into his hands.

Not to mention, the many potential Konoha enemies were eliminated in the process.

This was a grander scheme than the Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique.

With Uchiha and Konoha fighting,

Not just the Hyuga clan, he could treat the entire Konoha as his hunting ground!!!

…

"Yes, it's all for freedom," Neiki reiterated.

Even Itachi couldn't help but marvel at Neiki's deep determination.

A long needle lifted Neiki's forehead protector, revealing the green seal underneath. The seal showed astonishing resilience even in this illusion space.

"Sorry, I can't let you have your freedom if it comes at the cost of all of Konoha," Itachi shook his head. He didn't sympathize with the Hyuga main house, but Neiki had to plunge Konoha into chaos to destroy them successfully.

Neiki, bound to the cross, glanced at him and sneered: "You think you can decide that?"

Their situation was almost comical.

Neiki, from the Hyuga branch house, was stopping Itachi, from the Uchiha clan, from destroying the Uchiha.

And Itachi, from Uchiha, was trying to stop Neiki, from the Hyuga branch house, from destroying the Hyuga main house.

It was as if Neiki was the Uchiha clan leader's eldest son.

And Itachi was the branch house genius meant to protect the main house.

"How many times have we fought?" Itachi suddenly asked.

"The first time," Neiki replied with a bright smile, seeing Itachi's puzzled look. "Because this will be the first time you see me going all out."

He's been hiding his true strength, so it's no wonder he's so confident despite having only half his chakra.

Itachi shook his head, fully believing Neiki's boast.

"I sensed it in our previous fights."

"But you're not the only one with hidden cards."

"I… won't let you stop me, Neiki."

Their positions were entirely different; they couldn't persuade each other. Neiki had the Illusion Substitute, rendering Itachi helpless in this Tsukuyomi space. Ultimately, it would come down to a battle in the real world.

The illusion of space was slowly dissipating.

Neiki shook his head slightly:

"You don't get to decide that."