Chapter 191: The Crimson Night (Final)

"Anyone stands in my way will die."

My sensei has been a great benefactor to me, taking care of me all these years, so I drugged her to ensure she wouldn't stand against me tonight.

Minato treated me very well. During the three years of war, I spent two of them with him, so I altered the original storyline and saved both him and Kushina. However, when my actions were exposed, Minato still chose to stand in my way.

I genuinely respect his choice. As a shinobi and a husband, he is perfect, but I cannot spare him a second time. Whoever stands in my way will die.

So, I killed him.

The ANBU in the underground chamber attacked me relentlessly, aiming to kill without mercy. I responded with equal brutality, but when they knelt on one knee and pressed their kunai to the ground, I allowed them to leave.

I've made many enemies... Perhaps, in the future, Naruto Uzumaki will become an avenger. Perhaps those Hyuga children I left in the chamber will one day drive a kunai through my chest.

Maybe I should use the mask mode to wipe out Konoha and eliminate all future threats. Maybe I should kill that newborn Asura reincarnation. Maybe even the less-than-half-year-old Sasuke Uchiha should be killed as well. Maybe...

Ah... Whatever happens in the future doesn't matter anymore... To hell with it.

To hell with it.

Tonight, whoever stands in my way, I'll kill.

"On this night, anyone who stands in my way will die."

Under the silver moon, in front of the blazing Hyuga clan compound, the boy's calm voice reached everyone's ears.

No one knew how many boiling emotions were suppressed beneath that calm voice, but the Konoha shinobi all understood one thing—at this critical moment, the Yuto who had just massacred his clan was undoubtedly a ruthless executioner. If they fought him, they had to be prepared to die.

No one spoke. All eyes were on Hiruzen Sarutobi.

At fifty-four years old, Hiruzen felt enormous pressure.

Fight? Yuto is the Moon God, his power immense. The Hyuga clan has been wiped out, Tsunade is nowhere to be found, Minato Namikaze is dead, Kushina's life force is nearly depleted, and many are still injured from the Nine-Tails' rampage... Fight? How? With what?

But... let him go?

Would the proud Konoha really let a heinous criminal who massacred his clan leave without even daring to fight? How would they unite the hearts of the people in the future...

"Yuto Hyuga!"

At that moment, an angry shout echoed in the night sky.

A middle-aged shinobi with thick eyebrows and wearing a green jumpsuit stepped forward, unafraid of Yuto's fearsome power.

"It's Dai," Yuto said softly. "As a Konoha shinobi, I recognize your courage."

"Konoha?" Might Duy's face twisted in fury, his veins bulging as if he wanted to tear Yuto apart. "You have no right to mention Konoha!"

The often ridiculed eternal Genin of the village crossed his arms over his chest.

"Eight Gates: Gate of Death... Open!"

His skin cracked, blood erupted from his body, turning into red steam. The power surpassing Kage level roared within Might Duy.

"Dai, you actually opened the Eight Gates..." Hiruzen was shocked, staring in disbelief at this eternal Genin.

"Hokage-sama, leave it to me." Might Duy's skin began to shatter, but his momentum only grew stronger. He turned back, grinned, and gave a thumbs-up. "In the name of youth... I will win."

The man who repays kindness with vengeance, Yuto thought, clicking his tongue. He hadn't expected Might Duy to use the Eight Gates against him.

Strictly speaking, the fact that Duy was still alive was related to Yuto himself.

That year, after Yuto exposed Orochimaru's experiment base, he forced Hiruzen Sarutobi to eliminate the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, before Orochimaru left. Yuto also took down three members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. With Kirigakure's forces significantly weakened, the original event where the Seven Ninja Swordsmen invaded the Land of Fire, prompting Might Duy to open the Gate of Death, never happened.

The eternal Genin slammed his fist into the ground and leaped into the air, seemingly merging with the moon. Red steam enveloped him, like a tailed beast descending from the sky.

"Impressive willpower, powerful forbidden technique, but..." Yuto spread his hands apart. Since throwing out the scroll, he had been gathering natural energy, and it was finally complete.

"Under these eyes, you're still terrifyingly small, Might Duy."

The unique mask appeared on the boy's face once again.

—Sage Mode: Open!

He placed the black scroll down and released the seal. A massive amount of flesh and blood shot into the sky.

The bodies of the recently deceased Hyuga members still contained precious life force. The corpses in the White Eye's Tomb were plentiful, but the power of "life" had long since dissipated.

Only these freshly deceased bodies could give the boy his eyes back.

"Sage Art: Slug Secret: Creation Rebirth!"

Yuto whispered, and the life force hidden within the Hyuga blood and flesh was drained in one breath.

His tightly closed right eye snapped open.

Nerves, muscles, corneas... The iron rule of "chakra organs cannot regenerate" was broken this night.

The Otsutsuki bloodline, the reborn Half-Awakened Tenseigan, Sage Chakra... all mixed together, birthing new power.

Sage Eye Mode, open!

A ring of chakra hurricanes exploded from Yuto's body, blasting everything around him. A massive vortex rose from the ground, and in an instant, the inferno engulfing the Hyuga compound was forcibly extinguished.

"Dammit..." Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed dramatically, his hands forming seals suddenly freezing.

He couldn't take the risk. If he died tonight, Konoha would be truly finished.

But Might Duy in the sky couldn't stop.

"Moon! Duy!" In the moonlight, Duy raised his right foot, charging at the boy with unstoppable force.

"Not as strong as Might Guy in the original story..." Yuto sighed softly. Even with the Eight Gates, the father was not as powerful as the son.

But even ten years from now, what difference would it make if it was Might Guy?

My eyes can cut through the Sky.

The boy looked at the moon and gently uttered a few words.

For the first time in his life, he spoke the full name of his innate dojutsu aloud.

"Murakumo Slash"

...

Many events from that night would become painful memories that the Konoha shinobi would never speak of.

But whenever "Murakumo Slash" was mentioned, even those who hated Yuto the most would bitterly smile and say, "That's a technique of the gods, it doesn't belong in the shinobi world."

The Jewel of the Hyuga, Yuto Hyuga.

The Lone Lion, Yuto Hyuga.

The Hand of the Hokage, Yuto Hyuga.

The Moon God, Yuto Hyuga.

From his debut to his defection, more and more titles were attached to the boy.

However, in the years to come, people would most often refer to Yuto by this title—The Most Notorious S-Class Rogue Shinobi in the Shinobi World!

(End of Chapter)