THE EVIL OF UCHIHA BYAKUYA

Is the Third Kazekage strong?

Of course, he is.

Renowned as the most powerful Kazekage in the history of Sunagakure, the Third Kazekage possessed a feared kekkei genkai: Magnet Release: Iron Sand.

With it, he could manipulate vast quantities of iron sand in deadly and versatile ways, forming weapons, defenses, and traps capable of overwhelming most opponents.

But unfortunately, he met Byakuya.

Byakuya's power, amplified by his Mangekyō Sharingan, was extraordinary—far beyond what the Third Kazekage had anticipated.

Despite the Kazekage's swift reactions and overwhelming Iron Sand techniques, he was ultimately no match.

Through his Mangekyō Sharingan's powerful abilities—further strengthened by a mysterious "negative energy" system—Byakuya overwhelmed and shattered the Iron Sand defenses the Kazekage was famed for.

In a final clash, he cut through the Kazekage's last defense and delivered a fatal blow.

The strongest Kazekage was dead.

Chaos erupted.

The surrounding Sand Shinobi stood frozen, staring in disbelief at the lifeless body of their leader.

"How… how is this possible?"

"Lord Kazekage… he's dead…"

"He was the strongest in our village… no one should've been able to kill him…"

"This has to be genjutsu! Break the illusion!"

Some immediately disrupted their chakra flow, hoping to break what they thought was an illusion.

But it wasn't.

The corpse on the ground was real. Their Kazekage had truly been slain.

Their despair quickly turned to fury.

"Kill the intruder!"

"Avenge the Kazekage!"

"Don't let him leave alive!"

Eyes bloodshot with rage, weapons drawn, the Sand Shinobi charged at Byakuya.

But he only smirked.

"You're coming to die? Then I'll oblige you…"

"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!"

Massive waves of scorching flames erupted from his mouth, engulfing the charging Sand Ninjas.

Their screams echoed as they were reduced to ash in moments, unable to react.

After the flames died down, Byakuya called out:

"Let's go."

From the shadows emerged the Red Sand Scorpion—Sasori.

Byakuya hoisted the Third Kazekage's corpse over his shoulder and the two calmly left the burning village.

This had always been Byakuya's objective: to kill the Kazekage, plunge Sunagakure into chaos, and harvest the resulting negative energy.

Now that his mission was complete, there was no reason to remain.

Once beyond the borders of the Hidden Sand, Byakuya looked back toward the inferno.

The village was in flames.

Anger, despair, hatred—all of it surged toward him as tangible energy.

[Negative Energy +1,000,000]

"Finally…"

"It's time to awaken the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan."

With a satisfied expression, Byakuya tossed the Kazekage's corpse to Sasori.

"It's yours now."

Sasori looked down at the body in disbelief.

"I didn't expect to obtain the Kazekage's corpse this easily…"

He wasted no time.

Sealing the body, Sasori returned to one of his hidden bases to begin the transformation—turning the feared Kazekage into his most powerful human puppet.

Meanwhile, Byakuya returned to the Uchiha compound in Konoha.

"System, consume one million negative energy points.

I want to awaken the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan."

[Ding—One million negative energy consumed. Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan unlocked.]

Power surged into Byakuya's eyes.

He opened them.

The hollow triangular pinwheel design of his Mangekyō Sharingan now had a six-pointed star embedded within—a new pattern signifying evolution.

He felt the restrictions on his eyes vanish.

His pupil power surged, his vision sharpened to inhuman clarity.

"This… is the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan?"

"My eyes… they feel reborn."

"Now I can use both Mangekyō abilities without recoil. No more blindness. No more limits."

Feeling the surge of ocular power, Byakuya's heart raced with excitement.

In the past, despite the formidable might of his Mangekyō Sharingan, each use came at a steep price—his vision deteriorated with every activation.

Because of this, Byakuya had always exercised caution, never daring to overuse its abilities.

But now, things had changed.

He had awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

With this, the burden on his eyesight was lifted, and the limits that once restrained him were gone.

His strength surged once again, his visual prowess evolving beyond what he had previously thought possible.

Yet, he knew this was far from his peak.

As a transmigrator, Byakuya was well aware—above the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan loomed even greater powers: the Rinnegan, and eventually, the legendary Rinne Sharingan with nine tomoe.

Unlocking the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan was merely a step along that path.

It was not the end. It was only the beginning.

Meanwhile, chaos erupted in the Land of Wind.

The Third Kazekage, hailed as the strongest Kazekage in Sunagakure's history, had been assassinated—within the very walls of the Sand Village.

His death sent shockwaves through the village.

Panic turned to rage, and suspicion turned toward Konoha.

Though no clear evidence was found, several Sand ninja noted the usage of techniques resembling those of the Uchiha clan: unnatural genjutsu, high-speed space-time movement, and devastating Wind Release reinforced with Sharingan abilities.

After intense internal analysis, Sunagakure reached a conclusion—misguided or not—that the attackers were shinobi from Konohagakure.

Outraged, the Sand Village mobilized its forces and launched a direct assault on the Land of Fire, igniting tensions that had long simmered beneath the surface.

Konoha was caught off guard.

The Hokage and the elders were baffled:

"The Kazekage was killed... and they blame us? Why not find the real killer instead of hurling accusations?"

But diplomatic channels failed.

Sunagakure was convinced: the Uchiha clan's involvement meant it had to be Konoha.

Konoha, in turn, denied all accusations, asserting that they upheld the Will of Fire, and would never stoop to such acts of sabotage.

But reasoning was futile.

War became inevitable.

As the battle between Konoha and Sunagakure escalated, the balance of power in the shinobi world began to tip.

The Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth—home to Kumogakure and Iwagakure, respectively—began eyeing territorial gains.

Old disputes over borders resurfaced.

Small skirmishes turned into open conflict.

And before long, the entire ninja world descended into the chaos of war once again.

Thus began the conflict that would later be known as the Third Great Ninja War—

And Byakuya, hidden in the shadows, smiled coldly.

Just as he planned.

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