Mikoto using her mastery over Genjutsu, she had turned Konoha's own vanguard against them, forcing comrades to slash at each other. She had strategically split her mind-controlled puppets into two units. The first vanguard aggressively pushed the front lines, while the secondary team acted as a defensive wall, ensuring that no Konoha shinobi could get close enough to release the Genjutsu.
"How long has it been?" Mikoto thought, her eyes scanning the place as she searched Minato Namikaze. If the Yellow Flash joined the fray, their rebellion would end in failure.
Behind the Konoha lines, Danzo gestured toward the battlefield. "Minato, kill Mikoto Uchiha now. Put an end to the suffering of our shinobi. Look at how many needless deaths we have been forced to face because of Uchiha's treason."
Minato gripped his tri-pronged kunai, his eyes fixed on Mikoto as his chest heaved with reluctance. "I can't do it," Minato muttered, his voice cracking. "I can't just slaughter my own comrades."
"And what will you do when they defect to Kumogakure?" Danzo countered, his tone with pragmatism. "They will hand over Konoha's secrets and strengthen Kumo. We must eliminate the threat here and now." As the ground groaned behind Blue B. A wooden coffin rose from the dirt, as he was dragged down into the earth.
With a heavy heart and hesitation, Minato spun his Flying Raijin kunai and hurled it toward Mikoto. In a flash of yellow light, he teleported in front of her as his blade cut through leaving a deep gashing slash across her torso.
As the world tilted, tears welled in Mikoto's eyes. "So, this is my end..." she thought softly. "Sasuke, Itachi... take care of yourselves."
"I still had so much left to teach you, Sasuke. And Itachi... you are always mission-oriented. I wish you could just take it easy and be there for the people who love you. And Fugaku, you have sacrificed your entire life for the sake of this clan. Hopefully, my death will grant you the Mangekyou... and you can save what is left of us."
Believing these were her final words to the world, she closed her eyes. Standing over her, Minato stared down at his bloodied blade. He did not have the heart to deliver a finishing blow and left her to die of blood loss.
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Within the Uchiha compound, dozens of clan members sat in silence, their hands clenched so tightly that their fingernails dug deep into their palms, leaving bloody crescent-shaped gouges. They knew Mikoto had deliberately thrown herself to die, sacrificing her own life so they could conserve their chakra and strength for the final stand.
Fugaku Uchiha snapped his teary eyes open as the red glow of his Sharingan shifted. The three standard tomoe began to stretch and warp, spinning frantically until they transformed into three black dots encircled by three crescent-like curves spiraling counter-clockwise.
The Mangekyou Sharingan awakens from the deepest depths of intense emotional trauma. Its unique abilities are inherently psychological... a direct reflection of the wielder's deepest desires, regrets, or desperate needs at the exact moment of awakening.
Fugaku stared blankly ahead as the new visual powers flooded his brain. "So... these are my powers."
A newfound resolve took over of him. Standing up to face his people, Fugaku's voice was heard by everyone there. "Uchiha! Today is the day we have fought for! We fight until we either see the dawn of survival, or we die to pave a way for the future generation! Use every weapon, every explosive tag, and every ounce of power you possess!"
Instantly, a battle-hardened force of one hundred Uchiha Jonin and Chunin assumed the battle formation.
Fugaku flickered onto the main battlefield. With a single glance of his Mangekyou, he cast a high-level Genjutsu over dozens of advancing Konoha shinobi, ordering them to charge Minato to forcefully distance him from Mikoto. Minato, bound by his morals to not kill his fellow comrades, had no choice but to retreat backward, as he desperately attempting to break the Genjutsu holding his comrades.
However, the Uchiha puppets moved in a weird formation. They intersected seamlessly, ensuring that no single ninja's back was ever left uncovered. Distracted by the strange tactical movement, Minato accidentally locked eyes with one of the mind-controlled victims.
In that split second, the trap has taken hold. Minato found himself instantly paralyzed, caught in an unfamiliar Genjutsu.
"Transcription Seal: Amenominakanushi"
Fugaku had placed transcription seals upon the very Konoha shinobi he used as bait. He knew Minato would be far too cautious to ever let Fugaku approach him directly; he would have easily dodged a head-on assault. But by routing the technique through his own mind-controlled allies, Fugaku caught him off guard. Amenominakanushi took effect, trapping Minato in an impenetrable time freeze for awhile and it can't be released as his bodily functions have stopped.
With Minato temporarily paralyzed, Fugaku flickered in front of Mikoto, who lay gasping for her agonizing breaths. Knowing that Danzo was watching from somewhere, Fugaku deliberately placed his hand over her wound, making it look he was using medical ninjutsu but he used his ocular powers of his other eye.
"Amenonuhoko"
The gash on Mikoto's chest began to miraculously close. The torn flesh knit back together and the internal bleeding stopped completely... though Fugaku intentionally stopped the technique just before her sliced clothing could repair itself. He wanted Konoha to believe he possessed a miraculous healing power as his Mangekyou's ability. However in reality, he had just reversed time on her body to the way it was before injury.
The immense strain took a toll as blood began to trail down Fugaku's cheeks from his eyelids. His vision blurred, and the complex Mangekyou patterns dissolved back into the standard three-tomoe Sharingan. He knew that summoning the Susanoo now would only accelerate his descent into total blindness.
Mikoto's eyes fluttered open. She gasped, looking up at her husband in sheer disbelief. "I'm... I'm alive?"
"Yes, you are," Fugaku whispered, helping her up. "I healed you. Hold onto me."
~~
Itachi and Shisui stood near the massive waterfall as they were waiting for their contacts from the Hidden Cloud.
The small bush rustled, as Dodai stepped out. "So," he said, his eyes narrowing as he evaluated them. "You're the kids from the Uchiha clan."
Itachi and Shisui dropped into defensive stances, their hands hovering near their tanto blades. "Before we answer any questions," Itachi said with a calm voice, "we would like to verify if you are truly from Kumo."
Dodai's interest was piqued as he smirked. "And how exactly do you plan on verifying that?"
"Please do not misunderstand," Shisui interjected smoothly, keeping his posture polite. "This is strictly for the safety of our clan. First, tell us: what is your name?"
Dodai didn't answer. Instead, his eyes scanned for anyone older. "Aren't there any adult shinobi leading this op? I am Dodai, by the way."
Itachi's eyes widened slightly. "You were the second-in-command to the Raikage's son, Ay-san. The one who led the Cloud vanguard against Inoichi and Choza's battalion."
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A/N: Fugaku awakened his MS as the time constrained battle against Konoha and the need to hold onto 2 hours before the Raikage arrives led him awaken time based ocular powers.
Amenominakanushi -> Time Freeze
Amenonuhoko -> Time Reverse
The Transcription seal is placed by Itachi on Sasuke and when he sees Obito he was caught in Amaterasu. Here Fugaku does the same to catch Minato off guard.
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According to the timeline, Kumo were scheduled to launch an attack on Konoha within the next two hours. They needto survive until then.
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