Synopsis

IntheaftermathoftheUchihaMassacre,shadowsgatherintheninjaworld—whispersofaforgottenpowerstirbeneaththeblood-soakedsoilofKonoha.AMediocreUchihanamedGen,onceforgotten,hasawakenedhisMangekyō:WordSpirit,theMangekyōSharinganthatdoesnotburnortwistspace,butspeaks—embeddingcursedideaslikeparasitesintothemindsofmen.TheonewhowieldedWordSpiritmaybedead,buthisideologyliveson,infectingtheheartsofthosewhogazetoolongintohiseyes.EvenObito,themaskedghostoftheUchiha,beginstolosegriponhisidentityasGen'sdreamfora"perfectworld"takesrootinsidehim.UchihaItachi,burdenedbythesinsofhisclanandhauntedbytruthonlyheknows,suspectsthemassacredidnotendthethreat—itonlycreatedaimpendingcatastrophefortheentireNinjaWorld.AsKonohareelsfrompoliticalturmoil,dissentamongthebloodlineclans,andpowerstruggleswithinitshighestoffices,anevengreaterdangerloomsfromabove.(Totalannihilationroute)