Chapter 9

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It's all a lie, right?

They won't say that........

I know they won't say that to me......

"Really? Then you never knew how cruel this world can be."

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3rd POV.

Eventually, Sora lost consciousness due to the mental torture that he went through.

Meanwhile, the caster of Tsukiyomi, Uchiha Madara, holds his head while covering his left eye.

He can feel the backlash of casting a very strong genjutsu.

Madara: I may have the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan but........

Madara: It seems like my body won't be able to cooperate with me!

Madara: Now then, what will Sora do? Will he embrace the hatred that I planted upon him........

Madara: Or will he stubbornly cling on to his ideals..........

Madara: Hahahahahahaha! This is interesting........

Meanwhile, at the Demon Slayer Headquarters, the Ubuyashiki Estate.

Kanae and Shinobu reported to the Master.

Kagaya: Good job, Kanae, Shinobu.

Kagaya: Thanks to your efforts, it seems like you protected the village.

Kanae: Oyakata-sama, thank you for your kind words.

Kanae: But, the work was mostly done by the mysterious swordsman that we met along the way.

Kagaya: Mysterious swordsman?

Shinobu: Yes. Also, speaking of that mysterious swordsman, he was taken away by a mysterious old man.

Kagaya: A mysterious old man?

Shinobu: Yes.

Shinobu: I wasn't able to observe his body composition because he's wearing a long black robe, but I saw his hands, it's wrinkled and skinny, just like your typical old man.

Kagaya: Any details about the appearance of this old man?

Shinobu: He has gray to white spiky long hair that covers almost half of his face.

Shinobu: But then.......his eyes......I don't know if you will believe this but......

Shinobu: It started to spin, turning red and it has a three tomoe pattern.

Kagaya: !?

Kagaya: Wait, red eyes and a three tomoe pattern.......?

Shinobu: Yes.

Kagaya immediately knew about the eye.......

Kagaya: No way.......is that.....no......

Kagaya: Sasuke's younger brother is the only survivor of the Uchiha Clan.

Kagaya: That is what I'm certain of.

Kagaya: But......an old man with the Sharingan?

Kagaya: Shinobu, what do you think is the age of that old man?

Shinobu: Hmmmm.......

Shinobu: Maybe around 70 or 80........but from his wrinkled face......I know it could be around 90.

Kagaya: ..............

Kagaya: So, he's still alive even during this era.

Kanae: Do you know something about this old man, Oyakata-sama?

Kagaya: I know I may be speculating things.........

Kagaya: There is only one person I could think of........and that person could be.........

Kagaya: Uchiha Madara.

This shocked Kanae and Shinobu as they once again heard the name Uchiha after so many years.

Shinobu: Uchiha!?

Kanae: But, the Uchiha was wiped out.......! Wait, Sora is still alive.......somewhere........I guess........

Kanae: But they're a clan, it could be his great grandfather?

Shinobu: I see, no wonder. That ruthless fighting style, those insults he threw at me.......

Shinobu: It's just like him..........!

Kagaya: Are you perhaps referring to Uchiha Sora?

Shinobu: Yes! That guy mercilessly killed our parents right before our eyes!

Kanae: ............

Kagaya: ...............

Kagaya: That mission, that was the mission that Sora made the decision to be self-exiled.........

Kagaya: Now, getting back on topic.

Kagaya: Uchiha Madara, was a legendary demon slayer back in the Meiji Era.

Kagaya: He is also the first one among the Uchiha to awaken the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

Kanae: Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan? What is that?

Kagaya: Hm, it seems like you didn't know.

Kagaya: The Uchiha Clan possesses special eyes that were bestowed upon them.

Kagaya: According to a legend, the ancestor of the Uchiha Clan was blessed by Amaterasu for helping Emperor Jimmu establish this nation.

Kagaya: And, not to mention, both the Uchiha Clan and the Imperial Clan are said to be descendants of Amaterasu herself.

Kanae: Wait, if that's the case then.....the Uchiha Clan is the same noble status of the Imperial Clan......

Kagaya: Sadly, the Uchiha Clan decided to leave the Imperial Household due to being accused of conspiring of taking the throne, but in reality, the Uchiha has nothing to do with that.

Kagaya: Nevertheless, they continued to live on, until the aftermath of the incident of the Imperial Palace, caused the clan to tear itself apart, leading to a civil war between two factions of the Uchiha Clan.

Kagaya: Eventually, it was settled down.

Kagaya: And then, Muzan came and his demons devoured some of the Uchiha and this of course, caused the Uchiha Clan to take arms against Muzan.

Kagaya: And this lead to an alliance with Ubuyashiki Family and the Uchiha Clan.

Shinobu: What!?

Kagaya: But, as you all know, they were massacred a few years ago.

Kagaya: During the Meiji Era, Uchiha Madara singlehandedly defeated demons and almost wiped them out all by himself.

Kagaya: I'll explain how.

Kagaya: The Sharingan, the divine eye that was given to their ancestor. It has the ability to anticipate and copy any movements.

Kagaya: From the power to see things that an ordinary eye couldn't to casting illusions that targets the mind.

Kagaya: That is just range of the Sharingan's abilities. Those ability can also evolve, and that is where the Mangekyo Sharingan comes in.

Kagaya: The Mangekyo Sharingan is rare even among the Uchiha.

Kagaya: And each Mangekyo is different from each user. From pattern to their abilities.

Kagaya: Then, there is the legendary Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

Kagaya: The final stage of the Sharingan and the most powerful.

Kagaya: It allows one to strengthen their Mangekyo abilities even further.

Kagaya: And the condition on getting the Eternal Mangekyo.......

Kagaya: Is to have another Uchiha exchange their Mangekyo to another Uchiha who also possess the Mangekyo.

Shinobu: Eye transplant.......but why?

Kagaya: I guess that is simply how it works.

Shinobu: Wouldn't that be dangerous?

Kagaya: That is why it was banned and became a legend due to how dangerous the process is.

Kagaya: But then, I heard that Uchiha Madara managed to unlock the Eternal Mangekyo, probably by the same method that were told.

Kanae: Oyakata-sama, you seemed to know a lot about the Uchiha and the Sharingan........

Kagaya: I have a friend, who is also a member of the Uchiha Clan.

Kagaya: He is too kind.

Kagaya: He was also a demon slayer......

Kagaya: And he used his abilities to support us.

Kagaya: I even wanted him to become a Hashira but......he outright refused.

Kagaya: He told me the reason and it was for his family.

Shinobu: Where is he now?

Kagaya: I fear that he also died during the Uchiha Clan Massacre.

Shinobu: The Uchiha Clan Massacre......

Shinobu: Oyakata-sama, since you know about the Uchiha Clan, what happened?

Kagaya: Hmm........

Kagaya: I know you two were still young when it happened.

Kagaya: But here is an information that could help you understand what happened......

Kagaya: The friend that I'm talking about........he died during the massacre.

Kanae: Oh......

Kagaya: He died because he confronted the cause of the massacre.

Shinobu: The cause of the massacre?

Kagaya: Kibutsuji Muzan.

The Kocho Sisters couldn't believed what they heard just now.

Kanae: But how, if you said that the Uchiha were blessed with such powers—

Kagaya: Muzan took advantage of the Uchiha's peaceful way of life.

Kagaya: That is why, he decided to kill them all.

Kagaya: My friend also fought Muzan up to the very end.........he died valiantly.

Shinobu: Wait, if that guy died.......

Shinobu: Then, Sora.........

Kagaya: Sora?

Kanae: Our childhood friend.

Kagaya: I should be careful on what am I going to say here. I don't want the Kocho Sisters to know Sora's dark secret.

Kagaya: So, he's the one you're talking about.

Shinobu: Yes........

Kanae: When he killed our parents, we saw that he also had red eyes with a strange pattern.........

Kagaya: Could it be.......?

Kanae: But that's only we remembered, we lost our consciousness after that.

Kagaya: Sora, what did you do? Are you perhaps, hiding the truth?

Kagaya: But why?

Kagaya: If you say that Uchiha Sora is alive........

Kagaya: ...........

Kagaya: *sigh*

Kagaya: For now, I have to think about it.

Kanae: What do you mean, Oyakata-sama?

Kagaya: I think I'm also familiar with that name. I will have Amane to investigate.

Shinobu: But, Oyakata-sama, I'm just thinking, Sora-oniisan doesn't have any affiliation with the Corps, right?

Kagaya: You're correct.

Kagaya: But, you two have been searching for him, to exact your vengeance upon him.

Kagaya: Here is my advice, Kanae, Shinobu.

The sisters listened to their Master carefully.

Kagaya: Sora is definitely hiding something from you.

Kagaya: It is up to you two, on how will you figure it out.

Kagaya: For now, you need to focus upon your mission as Demon Slayers.

Kagaya: Don't worry, I'll investigate about Uchiha Sora.

Kagaya: You're dismissed.

Kanae & Shinobu: As you wish.

After the Kocho Sisters left the Ubuyashiki Estate.......

Kagaya called upon Amane.......

Amane: It seems like.......

Kagaya: Yes, I knew. Sora is alive and fighting........

Kagaya: *sigh*

Kagaya: But he doesn't have to do it this way. It will only cause him to suffer even more.

Amane: What should we do then?

Kagaya: I'll have my crow to search for Sora.

Kagaya: Even if I have to search all over this country.........

Kagaya: I have to fulfill my promise with Sasuke.

Kagaya: I have a responsibility.......

Amane: Where should we start?

Kagaya: Where Sora battled Upper Moon Two.

Kagaya secretly ordered several crows to search for Sora, and the starting point was the location where he battled Doma.

As the secret search for Sora is currently underway.......

The person in question just woke up from his nightmare.......

Sora: Ugh........what just........

Sora immediately saw Madara staring upon the fire.

Sora who clearly remembers what Madara did to him.......

He decided to use upon his Mangekyo ability.

Since Kotoamatsukami doesn't even require eye contact, he decided to use it, this time, to his great grandfather.

Sora: Kotoamatsukami!

Sora enters the mind of Uchiha Madara and searched upon his memories.

He saw how the Meiji Era looks like, but what he searched is the time where Madara was still a demon slayer.

From there, he saw two significant people. A man who is around Madara's age during that time, a lively man filled with passion.

The man's name is Hashirama, Madara's friend and rival. The breathing style that Hashirama used is his own creation, the Breath of Trees, derived from Water Breathing and Rock Breathing.

The other figure is none other than Madara's own younger brother, Uchiha Izuna, who also possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan, just like Madara.

He explored upon Madara's memories and there, he saw where Madara, Hashirama, and Izuna fought Muzan.

Muzan killed Hashirama and Izuna, while Madara who was consumed by hatred due to the deaths of his bestfriend and his younger brother, Madara unleashed his strength that even Muzan was baffled.

But, Madara failed to land the finishing blow to Muzan and the Demon King escaped.

From that day forward, Uchiha Madara was filled with hatred towards demons, as they felt responsible for killing his friend and his brother.

But Madara's descent to hatred even went deeper. He didn't care about the innocent lives of those who will get caught up in the fighting. Even if there are humans to directly or indirectly got in his way of hunting Muzan, he'll kill them without mercy. Even his fellow demon slayers, and they also branded them as weaklings.

As for demons, he also killed them, even torturing them mentally and physically.

The cruelties that Sora saw through Madara's memories horrified him.

He even thought to himself........

Sora: So, this madman wanted me to become like him......driven by hatred.......

Sora: Not to mention, he wanted to create a world where only "perfect" humans would live?

Sora: Then, what is even the purpose of our humanity then?

Sora: Most demons always seeked perfection because they lived longer lives........

Sora: And this old man wanted to create that ideal world?

Sora: A human has their fair shares of triumphs and failures.

Sora: I know, I have no right to say this but.......I did horrible things to Kanae and Shinobu.

Sora: By tampering their memories.......that is........inflicting such trauma.......

Sora: In their eyes, I am worse than a demon. But........someday........I want to tell them the truth.......

Sora: Because every night, that scene always haunted me..........

Sora: I won't forget that scene. The splattered blood, the corpses of their parents, the horror written in the faces of Kanae and Shinobu.......

Sora: All of it, it always haunted me.......

Sora: I know it might be enough to drive a person insane seeing that nightmare over and over.......

Sora: But, that is a reminder of me being a human, messing up......my mistakes.........

Sora finished up looking upon Madara's memories.......

Sora: I will never be like you, Uchiha Madara. Your plan on letting me bear the Curse of Hatred........

Sora: No, I won't let that curse define me who I am.

Sora: He may have trained but the fact that he has a different agenda.......

Sora: The Ghost of the Uchiha, huh.......

Sora: Then, it's time for me to exorcise that ghost!


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