Spoilers for Chapter 398
You can read Part 1 here.
And, yes, this is a week late. Ah well.
Okay, so actually... this chapter did not really reveal anything new about Itachi exactly, but it did reveal something VERY interesting that ties back to Itachi. Apparently, Itachi killed everybody in the Uchiha clan on ORDERS from KONOHA. Now, here I am thinking WTF!?!? But really, in a way, I kind of saw this coming. Even if I only saw it coming because of all of the fanfictions that I had read that held this exact same premise! What do I think of all this personally?
Honestly, I think I'm still a little in shock from everything I just read. Sasuke was lucky. At least he was able to sleep on it! But what I don't understand is WHY did Tobi tie Sasuke up? I mean... wasn't it one of the first chapters EVER that showed a tiny little 12-year-old Sasuke able to get out of being tied up super easily? I just don't see the point...
Anyway, here is the translation for your reading pleasure! Note: I say 'Tobi' as opposed to 'Madara' to avoid confusion.
Title Page A Clan With the Power to Make Disaster Their Slave. The Eyes That Would Make Them Legendary Are Part of an Unbreakable Chain. (Image of Uchiha Madara on the left and Sasuke with his back to the reader on the right. In the background is a picture of a chained up creature/animal that holds the Sharingan.) 398: Konoha's Beginnings
Page 1 Tobi: Do you get it? Sasuke: ....! Tobi: Do you know why Itachi planted Amaterasu in your eye? (Sasuke is panting.) Tobi: It was because he wanted to make sure that you and I didn't meet. You'll understand everything once you hear what I have to say... Sasuke: ....
Page 2 Tobi: .... The only ones who knew the truth about Itachi were Danzo and the Third Hokage... and the two advisers, Homura and Koharu. With the Third dead... the only ones who know are those three old people... And there's no way those three will ever speak of the abominable truth... The truth about Itachi will disappear into the darkness for eternity. And that was just what he wanted.
Page 3 Sasuke: .... (Sasuke continues to clutch at his sheets.) Tobi: But I know the truth about him, too... As I told you... He died not realizing that. But he was cautious... he apparently didn't truth me. On the off chance that I might know the truth... He tried to seal my mouth with "Amaterasu"... He must have known that I would show you my Sharingan to get you to talk to me. Sasuke: What... are you saying?
Page 4 (Sasuke is visible shaken by Tobi's words.) Sasuke: What are you talking about...? Tobi: ....! Sasuke: To protect me...? ...Protect...?? ...Truth...?
Page 5 Tobi: ...Remember. Remember Itachi. (Sasuke begins to hyperventalate.) Tobi: Remember you kind big brother...
Page 6 Sasuke: He... tried to kill me... He tried to steal my eyes...! (In his hysteria, Sasuke begins to cough violently. Tobi grabs his face in an effort to calm him.) Tobi: Calm down... Just breathe. Sasuke: DON'T TOUCH ME!! (Sasuke smacks Tobi's hand away.)
Page 7 Sasuke: Ooh..! (Sasuke collapses onto his side, his body not ready for the exertion. A montage of images showing Itachi as the 'kind big brother' are shown, obviously memories Sasuke is dwelling on before... he passes out into darkness.)
Page 8 (Sasukes awakes.) Sasuke: Ooh..! Tobi: Are you awake...? (It is revealed that Sasuke is no longer in the bed, but instead leaning up against a wall, tied up.) Tobi: Sorry, but I had to tie you up. It didn't seem you were going to listen otherwise. (Sasuke appears exhausted and uncertain.) Sasuke: ...He... Itachi is the enemy...
Page 9 Sasuke: He killed our mom and dad... he killed our entire clan... He's a Missing-Nin... A member of "Akatsuki"... Hate him... My goal... Tobi: It's true... He killed the entire Uchiha Clan that night. And he left Konoha. Sasuke: ...Then...
Page 10 Tobi: And he did it all on orders of Konoha. (Sasuke is shocked.) Sasuke: ....! Tobi: That's the gateway to the truth about him. Sasuke: ... On orders...?
Page 11 Tobi: That's right. He killed his sense of self in order to complete his mission. (Sasuke glares at Tobi in disbelief.) Sasuke: .... Tobi: .... You seem to have calmed down. Sasuke: What are you talking about!? Tobi: In order to talk about Itachi, I have to go back to when Konoha was first founded. Sasuke: ?
Page 12 Tobi: Itachi became a sacrifice. A sacrifice... that had its origins in the past. There was a big problem ever since Konoha was formed. That is what influenced how Itachi lived. Sasuke: ...Sacrifice...? Tobi: That's right. Sasuke: .... Tobi: ...This is a long story. But it's all true.
Page 13 Sasuke: What truth do I have that you're telling the truth? I can't believe you. Tobi: I have no proof. It's up to you whether or not to believe my story. ...But just hear me out. Sasuke: ....
Page 14 Sasuke: All right... Tell me. Tobi: Heh...! It started more than 80 years ago. The world was engulfed in a constant state of war. Countries fought to gain power and expand their territory. In those times, Ninja were nothing but individual clans acting as armed militia. Each clan was hired to fight for a country. And among those numerous ninja clans were two feared as the strongest. They were our own "Uchiha Clan" and the "Senju Clan of the Forest".
Page 15 Tobi: The Uchiha clan had exceptional chakras and the Sharingan. We were known as the Warrior Clan, well-versed in battle. And even among the Uchiha, my chakras were exceptionally strong. (Madara is shown as a young child - which greatly resembles young Sasuke, actually, oddly enough...) Tobi: The fact that I've managed to survived this long can be taken as proof for that. Back then, my life was nothing but one long battle. It was a time when strength was everything. And I killed my friend and my own brother in my quest to become stronger.
Page 16 Sasuke: .... You bastard... Tobi: But thanks to that, I gained a perfect Magekyou and became the leader of the Uchiha Clan. And I used my powers to fight the Senju Clan time and again. It was inevitable that I would fight Hashirama, the leader of the Senju Clan. Senju Hashirama, who would later become the first Hokage. He stood at the top of the ninja world, and the man I admired most. In An Age Of War -- Two Heroes Meet. Everything Will Be Reaveled About Senju and Uchiha, The Two Clans That Created Konoha.