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The Massacre - Sharingan I.

In the four weeks he operated Dix managed to track down and raze 26 criminal groups main base. The ripple effects of this were felt throughout the whole region. For normal people it was safer and cheaper to travel, and those living on farmlands and such didn't have to fear for their lives or didn't have to pay 'protection fees' to local gangs and bandits. Also trading was easier, as traveling merchants could move around more safely, which led to a small economic boom in the Fire Nation.

Trough the 26 fights 2 are notable, as in those cases superior power and speed wasn't enough, both times the clones had to fight against rouge ninjas that had some sort of tricky trump cards up their sleeves. Neither of them were in actual life threatening harm, but due to their nature when they got hurt they dispersed almost immediately. When Dix got notified of these failures trough the links he went to avenge his clones with even more speed and firepower and the promises of sure death by the burning fire of vengeance.

All in all this was a great experience for Dix, he managed to have actual fights to the death. He was ready for what is to come. The day of the Uchiha Massacre he unpacked his tools and equipment, checked their integrity and went over the plan once again. Then he started moving around the village, mostly close to the Uchiha district to place key items to different places. With that done he had to wait many more hours anxiously. This was an op he couldn't miss or fail. He has to get it right.

As it was getting late and the sun vanished behind the horizon, Dix rolled out to the best surveillance spot he found, then erased his presence and activated the body seal. He just had to wait. He took position on the wall of the mountain, because the Uchiha district was moved to the edge of the village, right to the base of said mountain after Kurama's attack on the village. The Uchiha Clan was still lively beneath Dix, he felt somehow excited knowing about their impending doom, while the actual ones with their fates sealed were having fun without knowing a thing. From high up above the Uchiha district he was able to see if anyone entered after curfew, as most of the people properly followed the protocols and by the sun set, the streets were mostly empty.

It took quite a few minutes for Itachi to appear. First Dix had a hard time noticing the slight movement among the houses, but he found it right as the lights started going out. Itachi was on a pretty bad route for Dix, he had to be really fast and climb down the mountain undetected and had to approach the entrance he made as soon as possible. Itachi started at the side which he wanted to infiltrate, so he had to double time it so he doesn't fall behind on time. He knew Itachi makes quick and clean work of anyone, so Dix was on a tight schedule.

He climbed down, then entered right away. He was at his highest alert status, his focus was unmovable and perfect. He felt like this is the spearhead of all his previous work, as he entered the 'zone' and became hypersensitive to any noise, while erasing his own to the last. He wanted to check the last house he wanted to enter, as it was the closest to the entrance. First he wanted to extract the body from the farthest house, which, according to his calculations, Itachi was clearing right now.

He looked into a small crack he left for safety measures when he made the entrance, and could see a family going with their evening routine without knowing anything. The youth with the sharingan looked up like he noticed something and turned toward the house Itachi was supposed to be in. Whatever disrupted him, it was gone already, so he just shrugged and continued on. Dix just checked them out, then moved towards the house he wanted to loot first. Itachi was supposed to come straight from one house to another, so Dix had to take a route around to avoid him. For a second, as he got into the cover of a shadowy corner, he noticed Itachi exiting the previous house, and he was able to see the right side of his face, which had dried up tear trails on it. It seemed like he wasn't noticed, but he just stayed there for a few seconds and make sure he was moving behind Itachi at a fair distance.