Mutsu was already in the Land of Fire, so two days later, out of all the invited messengers, Itachi was the first to arrive at his destination.

Konoha.

Six days ago, Itachi was a member of this village, an admirable genius ninja, but now that he stepped through the gate again, he had changed his identity and the logo on his forehead.

He and his teammates could clearly feel the wariness, disgust, jealousy, and hostility from all sides, and for Konoha the actions of the Uchiha were tantamount to betrayal. Although the higher-ups have explained that the two sides broke up peacefully, and the Uchiha's independence was supported by the daimyo, and what they did was legitimate, the general public didn't care so much, in their minds, the Uchiha was a traitor.

However, the relationship between the Uchiha and the civilians of Konoha was already quite cold, and they didn't feel anything, they just tore off the veil of friendliness in the past and no longer concealed it.

Several ninjas surrounded him, and two of them were known to Itachi, and with a look of vigilance, they interrogated Itachi and the others in an indifferent tone.

In the face of questioning almost like interrogating a thief, Itachi showed excellent self-restraint, his face did not change, and he spoke at the usual speed to express his intention and mission.

"Inauguration ceremony?" The Konoha ninjas were taken aback, and they all showed strange looks.

"You just became independent from our Konoha and can't wait to announce it to the world? It's really a typical Uchiha style!" someone sarcastically said in a bitter tone.

"Invite fellow ninja circles, isn't this a slap in the face in public?"

"A group of traitors, thinking that wearing a strange forehead guard, is an independent ninja village, and they dare to run back to Konoha is really shameless!"

"I still want to get our blessing, I'm sorry! No blessing, there are a lot of ninjutsu, do you want it!"

"You're not welcome here, go and do the so-called ceremony yourself! Celebrate, but go back!"

In the face of the cynicism of his former acquaintances, and the ridicule and squeeze from the crowd, Itachi still looked as usual, and several teammates behind him couldn't hold back their anger when they arrived.

Seeing that the quarrel was about to turn into a conflict, a figure appeared in front of everyone, it was Kakashi.

He stopped Konoha and turned to Itachi, "Hokage-sama summoned you, please come with me." ”

The businesslike attitude is like a mask on his face, making it impossible to capture his emotional fluctuations.

It took some time to separate the excited crowd, and Itachi and the others also dodged a few eggs of unknown nature, and when they walked out of the crowd, he inadvertently saw a silent figure on the street corner.

That's Obito.

In the Uchiha clan, Obito is a strange being. He didn't have outstanding ninja talents, and his temperament was very different from the rest of the Uchiha, and he interacted with ninjas from outside the clan, and he didn't have that close contact with his clan.

After the Third Shinobi War, he successfully opened the Uchiha's Blood Inheritance Limit, Writing Wheel Eyes. Instead of bringing him closer to his people, this pushed him further away, as he fell in love with his long-time crush, Harano Rin.

Naturally, the two achieved good things in the peaceful years, which is one of the few people in the Eye-opening clan to marry an outsider after Naoki.

He has a unique talent for the Bloodline Limit. Before opening his eyes, his ability was quite mediocre, but after opening his eyes, his strength has made a qualitative leap, and the increase in writing wheel eyes on him is greater than that of any Uchiha. As a result, he became the elite ninja of the village, the strongest in the clan after Itachi and Shisui.

However, at this time, he had completely fallen to the side of the Hokage. So much so that Menyan and Koharu had planned to let him go deep into the interior of the Uchiha as a high-level spy, but for the same reason, this plan went to nothing.

When the Uchiha broke away from Konoha, Obito didn't leave. Although with the departure of the Uchiha, Obito's political life has also ended, his ideals have become unattainable, and his situation in the village is bound to become delicate, but it is clear that Konoha has a bond that he cannot let go, and this bond transcends blood and clan.

Shortly after Kakashi entered, he came out and motioned for the four of them to enter the room.

The place where the fourth Hokage received them was the reception room, not the office, and obviously, even if they were unwilling, the high-level officials put away their minds and put on a businesslike attitude.

There are two interpretations of this attitude, first, that Uchiha and Konoha are no longer entangled, and that the two sides are in a host-object relationship, and second, that Konoha acknowledges Uchiha's independence, at least superficially, and puts Uchiha in the same diplomatic position.

The change of attitude is extremely difficult, and the good relationship between the teacher and the Hokage in Konoha obviously plays a huge role in this, no matter what, at least it reflects the importance that Konoha attaches to the Uchiha.

Maybe this trip may not be without gains......

Itachi thought to himself, and as he walked into the office, the fourth-generation Hokage wave Feng Shui Gate greeted him, with a warm smile on his face as always, which made people feel like a spring breeze.

To Itachi's surprise, Obito was actually here. The image of Obito in the minds of the clan is conceivable, probably no different from the image of Uchiha in Konoha. The fourth Hokage actually asked him to accompany him, and it was obvious that Obito was in a much better situation in Konoha than Itachi had imagined.

Itachi couldn't help but admire the mind of the four generations of Hokage.

"Itachi, your family's relocation is going well, isn't it? I heard Kakashi say that you just ran into some trouble at the entrance of the village, and that we were not well received, which is a dereliction of duty. You have just become independent, and some quarrels are inevitable, so don't take it to heart. ”

The two sides sat down separately and said a few words, and the four generations of Hokage asked bluntly, "I don't know what is important for you to come to Konoha this time?"

The four generations of Hokage had already learned about Itachi and the others' intentions from Kakashi's mouth, and to be honest, he was very hesitant about this. On the one hand, the Uchiha had just left Konoha, and the whole village was generally resentful, and attending the ceremony at this time was obviously difficult to explain to the public, and maybe the people's feelings were turbulent and inspired the incident. On the other hand, as the Hokage, he knows that the diplomacy between the two countries cannot be carried out rashly, and this is an excellent time to make up for the relationship between the two sides, and attending the ceremony is a truly mature political attitude.

However, the will of the people is the top priority of politics, and how to make political tools can well reflect their political intentions and guide the people's will is a test of a politician's level. Not to mention, how to face the two elders in the next elders' meeting is a headache.

However, Itachi's first words made Bo Feng Shuimen's smile freeze.

"The fourth generation of Hokage-sama, my teacher sent me as the messenger of the Ninja United Nations, and officially sent an invitation to Konoha that you represented, hoping that in half a month, Konoha will be able to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Ninja United Nations. ”

On a sleek glass top, a medium-sized scroll with gold trim and a red base unfolds to reveal a large, unfamiliar badge.

Obito's mouth opened in disbelief, and Kakashi couldn't hide his emotions any longer, his narrow, dilated eyes revealing his shock.

The noon sun shone in, and the three gilded characters of the "invitation" were extremely dazzling.

The air in the conference room froze.