Naruto: I, Uchiha, Just Want to Die

Chapter 18: Blood Tears, Madness, and Promise! The Wrath of Uchiha!

Amid the desolate ruins.

Uchiha Setsuna clenched his fists tightly, his eyes emanating a chilling, bone-piercing light as he turned to face Moroi, Rami, and Dodai, the three Cloud Village ninjas.

Never before had he felt such excruciating pain!

He was the Great Elder of the Uchiha clan, a majestic eagle soaring freely in the sky!

He was also the admired leader that the young eagles in the clan aspired to be!

But now,

Here,

He could only watch as that fledgling, who was destined to soar above the clouds, surpass the heavens, and ascend nine thousand miles, 

used his flesh and blood to carve out a humiliating path for escape.

The three tomoe in Uchiha Setsuna's Sharingan spun rapidly, almost connecting into a single black line, forming a new pattern.

But,

That was all it could do.

Uchiha Setsuna painfully and clearly understood that he was not a genius like Uchiha Kagami.

He did not have the potential to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.

So, all he could do was glare with wide, bulging eyes, the whites filled with countless blood vessels, 

his eyes bloodshot, resembling a demon!

A line of blood tears silently rolled down his cheek.

Uchiha Setsuna closed his eyes in agony, but in the darkness, countless figures of the departed appeared.

Uchiha Tajima, Madara, Izuna, Kagami...

One by one, the figures of Uchiha formed a human wall, standing before Uchiha Setsuna.

They were silent, they were numb, their eyes wide open, glowing with scarlet red.

Their lips, teeth, and even their skin trembled.

They just stared at him, full of resentment, anger, and reproach...

Why, from the Warring States period to now, had he, such a mediocre waste, survived?!

Uchiha Setsuna suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze now devoid of any hesitation.

His eyes, bleeding tears, swept over the three Cloud Village ninjas.

Uchiha Setsuna suddenly raised his head,

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!"

He was clearly laughing, but his laughter was filled with heart-wrenching pain, like having fingernails ripped off.

"Good!"

"Good!"

"Uchiha Ci! As the Great Elder of the Uchiha clan, the leader of the hawkish faction, and your godfather!"

"I acknowledge your resolve!"

Uchiha Setsuna roared in sorrow and rage:

"Die then!"

"Die here, without any attachments, die happily!"

Inside the barrier, Uchiha Ci's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but look at Uchiha Setsuna.

Afraid that the old man might lose his cool and try to pull some kind of suicide pact with him.

He had fought this far, the old man better not mess things up now!

Damn it, if you can't win, just run. What's so shameful about that?

However,

Uchiha Setsuna raised his long sword, pointing at the three Cloud ninjas, his gaze as cold as an eternal glacier.

He promised harshly:

"Rest assured, I will flee like a wild dog with its tail between its legs!"

"But these three!"

"They will bear the eternal wrath of the Uchiha clan!"

"From this day forth, I will mobilize the entire clan to hunt them down!"

"The Daimyo residences and ninja villages of the Five Great Nations—Wind, Fire, Earth, Water, and Lightning—will all receive a permanent bounty task!"

"Besides that, the underground gold exchange will forever carry a bounty for their heads!"

"All the factions in the ninja world—Star Village, Waterfall Village, Grass Village, Rain Village, Hot Springs Village, Iron Country, Akatsuki, Prajna Group..."

"Every faction, every organization!"

"They will all know—"

Uchiha Setsuna's gaze was frenzied, his eyes wide with rage, his voice as cold as biting nails:

"Your heads, each one, will be worth one billion ryo!"

Each word was etched with deep hatred!

"What the hell are you saying?!" Rami couldn't help but tremble all over, a hint of panic appearing on his face.

"Uchiha Setsuna, are you insane?!"

"Are you trying to break the unspoken rules of the ninja world?!"

"This is a death sentence!"

Dodai and Moroi, standing beside him, felt like their heads had been hammered, buzzing with disbelief.

Madness!

Everyone's gone mad!

The little brat's gone mad!

And now the old man's gone mad too!

In the cycle of hatred within the ninja world, every clan and village had suffered deep hatred and pain, but openly, no one, and no one dared to do what Uchiha Setsuna was doing.

At most, they would anonymously post a bounty at the underground gold exchange.

The logic was simple: you killed my son, I post a bounty for your head—nothing wrong with that.

But such actions would undoubtedly escalate conflicts, leading to endless wars, causing villages to be destroyed and countries to perish. Of course, the ninja villages of various nations would restrict such behavior.

However, the Uchiha clan was different.

As one of the two strongest clans of the Warring States era, Uchiha had the power to bypass the ninja village task system and deliver this vendetta directly to the various organizations.

Although no one had ever done it before, Uchiha did have such high-level connections.

However, posting a three-billion-ryo bounty openly, and possibly paying over ten billion ryo in secret expenses, would cause other organizations in the ninja world to be furious yet powerless.

Just to kill three people, they would have to sell off the clan's assets, forcing everyone to tighten their belts.

Could a ninja clan still develop after that?

But, Uchiha was different!

Uchiha was rich, very rich!

Such expenditure wouldn't harm their foundation.

And the hawkish faction within the Uchiha clan was full of lunatics, likely very eager to chip in and pay for such a bounty.

Hearing Rami's words, Uchiha Setsuna sneered, his gaze cold and filled with disdain:

"Rules? You think I care about rules?!"

"Did you mistake me for someone else? I am—"

"Uchiha Setsuna!"

As the words fell, Rami, Dodai, and Moroi's faces all changed simultaneously.

Yes, this old man was Uchiha Setsuna!

At this moment, Uchiha Setsuna's name was well-known among the high-ranking ninjas of all nations.

He had dared to launch a coup and attempted to assassinate the Second Hokage during peace negotiations.

He was just like Kinkaku and Ginkaku of Cloud Village—a complete lunatic!

And during this time, the current clan leader Uchiha Kagami was still alive!

He was a complete madman!

Such a person, in a moment of heated passion, could do anything, and it wouldn't be surprising.

The only difference between this old man and their Cloud Village's Kinkaku and Ginkaku

was that one succeeded in assassination, while the other failed, not having time to start the coup.

A bona fide terrorist!

"You're a lunatic, a lunatic, a lunatic!" Dodai yelled in terror, cursing out loud.

Rami extended a trembling arm, pointing at Uchiha Setsuna, shaking with rage, unable to say a word.

Moroi's face turned ashen, almost lifeless.

Who could understand his feelings?

Standing before him was a little lunatic who wore explosive tags like clothing.

Behind him stood an old lunatic who threatened to chop off his head and use it as a chamber pot.

He was on the verge of a mental breakdown!

Even Uchiha Ci felt like something was stuck in his throat.

Looking at Uchiha Setsuna made his scalp tingle.

He suddenly felt a strong desire not to die here...

It felt like if he died here and Uchiha Setsuna, this Great Elder, went back,

the Uchiha clan might be wiped out even faster than in the original timeline!

Uchiha Ci couldn't help but wail inwardly:

Help!

Why is every Uchiha a lunatic!? 

I finally got rid of Uchiha Shisui, only to run into Uchiha Setsuna, who's even more insane?!