In Konoha’s interrogation room.
Kakashi, wielding Chidori, stabbed Sasuke’s heart in one strike, his face filled with hatred as he roared, "Otsutsuki Sasuke, you deserve to die!"
Sasuke turned to see Kakashi behind him, baffled as to why Kakashi suddenly attacked him.
If it were an enemy, Kakashi wouldn’t even scratch Six Paths Sasuke at close range. But no matter how cautious Sasuke was, he could never guard against his beloved ntor!
More importantly, why did Kakashi call him Otsutsuki Sasuke?
When did he beco an Otsutsuki? That made no sense, right?
Konoha’s strategist, Shikamaru, positioned to Sasuke’s left rear, also swiftly used Ninjutsu: Kage Shibari no Jutsu to restrain Sasuke.
Then, Kakashi withdrew his right hand and quickly unleashed Ninjutsu: Shiden (Purple Lightning), forming a curved purple light blade, slashing directly at Sasuke’s neck.
He aid to behead Sasuke, delivering a fatal blow!
Though they didn’t know why Otsutsuki Sasuke suddenly appeared in their interrogation room, as an Otsutsuki enemy, he deserved death!
However, despite their decent coordination, it was aningless against Six Paths Sasuke.
"Shinra Tensei!"
A repulsive force spread from Sasuke’s center, instantly shattering Shikamaru’s Kage Shibari no Jutsu and throwing both of them back.
"Kakashi, Shikamaru, have you both gone mad?!?!"
Sasuke was shocked, watching them get repelled, unable to fathom why they were acting insane.
He was certain Kakashi’s earlier attack wasn’t a joke—it was a genuine attempt to kill him!
Fortunately, his Six Paths power quickly regenerated and repaired his heart and the Chidori wound. If it were another ninja, they’d likely be dead!
Even if he had clashed with Kakashi a few tis in his youth, it wouldn’t erupt into this after holding back all these years, right? And then there was Shikamaru.
Yet, the hatred in their eyes was unmistakable, as if they wanted to skin him alive.
"Otsutsuki Sasuke, you must die!"
Kakashi, crashing into the wall, struggled to free himself from Shinra Tensei’s effects, then imdiately unleashed Ninjutsu, releasing a Raizō Chūga (Lightning Beast Tracking Fang) to attack Sasuke.
Sasuke’s brows furrowed sharply. He suspected Kakashi and Shikamaru’s state was likely abnormal, possibly controlled by an enemy’s genjutsu, which explained their sudden attack.
So, he didn’t hesitate. Six Gudōdama on his back transford into six black rods, shooting out. They pierced Shikamaru and Kakashi, pinning them to the ground.
*BOOM!*
Kakashi’s body exploded into a puff of white mist, vanishing, unpinned by the Gudōdama black rods.
"Shadow Clone? When? During the Shinra Tensei repulsion? As expected of Kakashi..." Sasuke sighed, impressed by Kakashi.
Besides Naruto, among Konoha ninjas using clone tactics, perhaps no one was more skilled than Kakashi.
On the other side of the ruined interrogation room, Amado and Koji had quietly slipped away during the chaos. Their mories had also been manipulated, instantly perceiving Sasuke as the Kara Organization’s leader, Jigen, so they didn’t dare approach and fled in panic.
Seeing this, Sasuke frowned further, with no ti to chase the escaping Amado and Koji. He just wanted to know what was really happening.
Why did Shikamaru and the others suddenly attack him? Who was controlling them?
Carrying Kawaki, Sasuke approached Shikamaru.
"Vile Otsutsuki Sasuke, I won’t surrender..."
Shikamaru glared at Sasuke, cursing through gritted teeth. But before he finished, a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan patterns reflected in his eyes. Clearly, he’d been controlled by Sasuke’s genjutsu.
In less than ten seconds, relying on genjutsu, Sasuke extracted the information he wanted from Shikamaru.
In short: Shikamaru wasn’t controlled by anyone—his mories had been completely altered!
In his current mories, Sasuke was no longer Uchiha Sasuke but the evil leader of the Kara Organization, Otsutsuki Sasuke!
Konoha’s Hokage was no longer Uzumaki Naruto but soone nad Uzumaki Jigen. That bastard Otsutsuki Naruto was Otsutsuki Sasuke’s right-hand man.
In the previous invasion war, Otsutsuki Sasuke and Otsutsuki Naruto tead up to kill the reigning Seventh Hokage, Uzumaki Jigen, and kidnapped the Hokage’s son, Uzumaki Kawaki, whose fate was unknown.
As for Boruto, he had also beco part of the Kara Organization, the son of Otsutsuki Naruto and an evil accomplice of Otsutsuki Sasuke.
Now, all of Konoha was hunting Otsutsuki Sasuke and his group, viewing them as utterly heinous super-criminals.
Thus, when Shikamaru and Kakashi saw "Otsutsuki Sasuke," they imdiately wanted to kill him and rescue the Hokage’s son, Uzumaki Kawaki.
Unfortunately, he was too strong, and their combined efforts couldn’t defeat him, which is why the surprise attack failed...
"How can this be?"
"I beca an Otsutsuki? The leader of the Kara Organization?"
"Jigen beca Konoha’s Hokage? He replaced Naruto?"
"Kawaki beca the Hokage’s son?"
"Code, another of Jigen’s sons, inherited the Eighth Hokage position? And is hunting us?"
"What is this nonsense?"
Sasuke’s brows knitted like braids, unable to believe it.
Even with his steely mind, learning of these insane, absurd mories left him stunned.
Shikamaru’s mories were too crazy! Too absurd! So insane that Sasuke felt like he was dreaming.
If his own mories weren’t intact and verifiable, Sasuke might have suspected his own mories were manipulated...
Of course, suspicion was one thing, but admitting fault was impossible. Even when Naruto beat him severely back then, Sasuke didn’t admit his wrongs. He only accepted Naruto’s convictions and path. Now, he certainly wouldn’t criticize himself.
Even if there was a mistake, in Six Paths Sasuke’s eyes, only the entire world could be wrong—not him!
"Shikamaru shows no signs of genjutsu control, but his mories have indeed been completely manipulated."
"Could Otsutsuki Isshiki have used so ability to alter Shikamaru and the others’ mories?"
"Permanently and perfectly manipulating mories isn’t easy. Is it Kotoamatsukami?"
"No, Kotoamatsukami can only manipulate one target’s mories and will, not both Shikamaru and Kakashi..."
"Wait..."
"What if it’s not just them but many more?"
Sasuke suddenly thought of sothing terrifying.
If only a few people’s mories were manipulated, it wouldn’t be too troubleso. He could control them with genjutsu temporarily and slowly find ways to correct their mories...
But if the manipulation’s scope was vast—not just Kakashi and Shikamaru but all of Konoha, the entire Fire Country, or even the whole world? That could be horrifying.
Even Infinite Tsukuyomi couldn’t permanently manipulate everyone’s mories and will.
If the entire world forgot you or mistook soone else for you, are you still alive? Are you still you?
This philosophical question grew scarier the more he thought about it. Yet now, it seed to be a real problem Sasuke had to face.
*BOOM!*
The half-destroyed interrogation room wall, already wrecked by Shinra Tensei, crumbled further as dozens of elite Konoha Anbu ninjas under Kakashi’s command stord in.
Seeing this, Sasuke realized the situation might be worse than he thought.
The enemy might have used a terrifying ability to manipulate many Konoha ninjas’ mories. Otherwise, so many Anbu, even under Kakashi’s orders, wouldn’t attack him so decisively unless their mories were all altered.
Sasuke had no solution for this. These were loyal Konoha ninjas—he couldn’t kill them all, could he?
If Naruto found out later, he’d definitely clash with him. Thus, Sasuke quickly deployed one Gudōdama, forming a spherical barrier to block all attacks.
"Avenge the Seventh Hokage!"
"Damn Otsutsuki Sasuke!"
"Be careful, everyone—the Eighth Hokage’s brother is in the enemy’s hands. Don’t harm Kawaki!"
"Quick, save Shikamaru-sama!"
"Don’t touch those black rods!"
Outside the Gudōdama defensive shield, chaotic shouts from Konoha ninjas erupted, the scene descending into disorder.
Sasuke’s head throbbed, trying to figure out how to handle his "family" who now saw him as an enemy.
At the sa ti, Sasuke suddenly recalled another major issue:
"Wait..."
"If the entire village’s mories have been manipulated, and Boruto is also seen as a Kara Organization enemy..."
"Then Boruto is in great danger right now!"
Sasuke was alard, thinking of Boruto, still unconscious in the hospital. If the whole village saw him as an enemy, he was likely in grave danger and might even have been accidentally killed by his own people!
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