[Jiraiya]: I thought Minato was already a prodigy, but there was someone even more brilliant!
[Minato]: Sensei, you flatter me. From some angles, I'm not even close to Itachi.
[Naruto]: Sasuke's big brother is seriously amazing!
Naruto's gaze softened with envy.
Protecting the village from the shadows—that was real cool.
Sasuke, however, only lowered his head. The ache never truly left.
"Itachi… why did you kill everyone but me?"
He stared at the heavens where the final scenes of Itachi's life played. His thoughts twisted into silence.
[Sarada]: There's just a sliver left in the progress bar. Who's next?
[Iwae]: Isn't Itachi the strongest Uchiha already?
[Denki]: Yeah, who could top him?
The Truth Revealed
"It's not too late…"
Itachi staggered toward Sasuke, his body fading by the breath.
"I can feel myself fading… but before I go for good, I'll show you everything."
He placed two fingers to Sasuke's forehead.
A genjutsu unfurled.
Sasuke saw it all—
Shisui's final trust in Itachi,
the conflict between the Uchiha and Konoha's elders,
and Itachi's impossible choice.
He had done it to protect Sasuke, not to betray the clan.
Itachi's voice trembled through the vision:
"I told you lies to keep you safe… pushed you away with these hands so you'd hate me…
But maybe—maybe you could've changed the Uchiha's fate all along."
The music swelled, gentle and aching.
Tears streamed freely in every village.
When the memory ended, Itachi didn't push Sasuke away this time.
He drew him close, their foreheads touching softly.
"Even if you never forgive me, it's fine.
No matter what you become, I'll always love you."
The screen froze on that embrace.
Across the New Generation, tears poured down like rain.
"Waaah, this is too emotional!" Namida sobbed.
"Sasuke-sensei's brother was so cool!" Wasabi sniffled.
"Yeah… Itachi was a true hero," Iwae said, eyes red.
The Next Countdown Begins
[System]:"Uchiha Itachi arc complete. Selecting next Uchiha profile…"
[System]:"Selection successful — Uchiha Izuna."
[Izuna]: Huh? I'm up next?
[Tobirama]: Heh. The mad dog of the Uchiha.
[Hashirama]: Tobirama! Calm down! Every time you see him, you start barking insults.
[Tobirama]: Big brother, what color's the inside of a watermelon?
[Hashirama]: …What?
Everyone went quiet.
Except Izuna, whose eyes went wide with fury.
[Izuna]: TOBIRAMA, YOU MONSTER!!
[Tobirama]: Ah, hit the nerve.
[Madara]: Izuna, block him. Guy's not worth your chakra.
[Izuna]: Agreed. Blocked. Bye!
The Tale of Uchiha Izuna
Narration began—the battlefield stained red.
Uchiha Izuna, the first to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan,
and the brother Madara treasured most.
In the Warring States era, his arrogance cost him dearly.
He fell to Tobirama Senju, bleeding out under the dawn.
[Mei Terumī]: Wait… Tobirama's water style was that powerful?
[Ōnoki]: The man basically invented every forbidden jutsu known to ninja-kind.
[Mei]: Hold up—am I worse at Water Style than a Fire Village guy?
The truth stung. Tobirama wasn't just a tactician—he was a one-man R&D department for ninjutsu.
Izuna's defeat was tragic, but inevitable. His opponent was the Second Hokage, a living laboratory of jutsu.
The New Gen Reacts
Classrooms erupted across the shinobi world.
The new generation gawked in disbelief.
"How is Sarada's clan so stacked?!"
"Everyone they 'count down' is at least Kage level!"
"Man, I wish I was born an Uchiha—Mangekyō looks so cool!"
[Boruto]: So wait… if Izuna died to Tobirama, how did Madara still make peace with Hashirama?
[Madara]: …
[Hashirama]:Because of love! ❤️
[Mito Uzumaki]: …Excuse me?!
[Kushina]: Grandma Mito, calm down, calm down!
The villages collectively facepalmed.
Fire and Water, Brother and Rival
Izuna's memories flickered across the sky.
He trained relentlessly, pushing his Sharingan beyond mortal limits to surpass Tobirama.
But every time he leveled up—Tobirama leveled up harder.
When Izuna began mastering Fire Release, Tobirama panicked—so he invented Water Release on steroids.
From streams to seas, his technique turned into Sea Style.
[Second Mizukage]: Wait—he made Sea Style? That's my whole thing!
[Mei]: So… they were rivals and soulmates?
[Kurotsuchi]: Every Konoha duo has suspicious chemistry.
[A]: What's with this bonding tradition in Leaf?!
[Itachi]: …
[Shisui]: …
[Obito]: Don't lump me in!
[Kakashi]: Aww, come on, Obito—don't be shy~
[Minato]:sighs Children.
Even the narration broke character briefly:
(Izuna's actual canon screen time was a few minutes—so we're filling in respectfully. You guys okay with that?)
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