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Mainline branch tasks are not the same as ordinary side missions. These tasks can only be completed while executing the main storyline. For example, the task of "Reading the Stone Tablet of Nanga Shrine" can only be done during the night of the annihilation event.
"Tsk, this is so daunting," Kuzo thought to himself. "Although the rewards should be quite generous, completing so many branch tasks in a single night requires careful planning."
Kuzo gave the matter serious thought. After all, he wasn't just facing random opponents—these were two shadow-level figures, perhaps even close to super-shadow level.
The first of these opponents was Uchiha Itachi, who had awakened his Sharingan at the age of eight and Mangekyō Sharingan by the age of eleven. The second was the masked man, Uchiha Obito, who had secretly assisted in the massacre and was the most troublesome figure in the ninja world.
Clearly, if Kuzo wanted to complete all the branch tasks, he would have to confront both of them.
"But won't my identity be exposed if I do that?" Kuzo pondered. "This is going to be difficult."
He stretched out a finger and rubbed his temple, deep in thought. Just then, two children from the Rain Shinobi Village ran past him, loudly chatting as they went.
"Hey, Anzo, look at the new goblin mask I bought! How do I look?" one of the children asked excitedly.
"Wow! What is that? A goblin? It looks scary!" the other child responded.
"Hahaha, it's fake!" they both laughed as they ran off.
Hearing their conversation, Kuzo suddenly had an idea.
Wait a minute... A goblin mask? Why didn't I think of this earlier! If Uchiha Obito can wear a mask and pretend to be Uchiha Madara, why can't I do the same? And since I have the Hollow power, Shinigami has a mask, doesn't it?
The corners of Kuzo's mouth curled into a smirk. A brilliant idea had just formed in his mind.
"Heh, the two loyal sons of the Uchiha family," Kuzo muttered. "When the time comes, let me switch identities and have some fun with you."
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Meanwhile, on the other side, as the evening approached, in the distant Land of Fire, within Konohagakure...
On the roof of the Hokage Building, the sky darkened as a flock of crows flew past. Though the sun had not yet set, the full moon had already begun to rise. In the interplay of light and shadow, two figures stood.
"Itachi, have you really made up your mind?" Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen asked quietly, his back turned toward the person behind him. There was an unreadable look in his weary eyes. He stood with one hand resting at his side, almost like a statue.
Behind him, Uchiha Itachi kneeled on one knee, his head lowered. After a long pause, he replied softly, "Yes."
Though it was just one word, it seemed like an earth-shattering decision.
Upon hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen slowly raised his head and narrowed his eyes. He let out a long breath before speaking again in a soft tone, "If that's the case, then do it."
"I give you my word, as the Third Hokage—your brother Sasuke will live unharmed and grow up."
There was a strange, almost sorrowful tone in his voice.
Uchiha Itachi closed his eyes, taking a deep breath before speaking solemnly, "Then... please."
With those words, he vanished in an instant, leaving Sarutobi Hiruzen standing alone on the rooftop.
Since the Nine-Tails attack, the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the village had been strained. On one side, there were those plotting rebellion and power grabs, while on the other, the village was preparing to suppress and destroy them.
As someone caught in the middle, Uchiha Itachi had made his choice. He betrayed his own family in order to obey the will of the village, protecting the peace of Konoha and, most importantly, his younger brother Sasuke. For this, he had to accept the destruction of his own clan as proposed by the village's elders.
Tonight marked the beginning of that plan.
This was the night when the Uchiha clan would meet its tragic end. For every member of the Uchiha family, it would be their last supper.
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