In the teahouse, Itachi and Izumi are sitting together drinking tea and chatting. On the side, Itachi's former teammate and current teahouse waiter Inari Shinko also accompanied the two.

"Xinzi senior, the teahouse is so busy, you don't have to call us out of it." Itachi said to Shinko Inari on the side.

Inari Shinko nodded, and when she was about to leave, she suddenly put her head to Itachi's ear and smiled mischievously: "You kid can, at this age, you know that you are dating a girl, and you are still such a cute girl as Izumi Mi-chan!" ”

Although Inari Shinko was whispering, her voice was not big or small, just enough for Izumi who was sitting opposite Itachi to hear it.

In an instant, Itachi and Izumi's faces turned red, and Inari Shinko walked away with a happy face. Obviously, it's also very interesting to flirt with juniors once in a while.

Itachi and Izumi were awkwardly silent for a while, but Itachi adjusted his mood first and took the lead in diverting the topic: "By the way, have you noticed that something is not quite right in the clan recently?" ”

Izumi was stunned for a moment, and returned to her normal expression: "Is there one?" ”

Itachi nodded solemnly: "Not bad." ”

"Although our clan is mainly responsible for the policing of the village, there are still some clansmen who are on assignments outside the village."

"But recently, I found out that all the clansmen who went out on missions didn't take any more missions after returning to the clan."

"In addition to that, I've noticed quite a few unfamiliar faces around the family residence."

"These are all very red flags!"

Quan Mei thought for a while and said with a smile: "You're not right, my brother took a mission a few days ago and went out." ”

Hearing Izumi's words, Itachi's brow furrowed even tighter.

Since Itachi has long been a shinobi, he has his own tasks, and now he is also fully capable of practicing independently, but occasionally asks his teacher Yusuke for advice when he encounters some problems. As a result, Itachi doesn't see Yusuke very often.

Izumi glanced at the sky outside the teahouse, which had begun to gradually darken, and said in an expectant tone, "It's getting late, let's go to the night market together, I haven't been there together for a long time." ”

"Not good!"

At this time, Itachi's face suddenly changed drastically, startling Izumi on the other side.

Itachi immediately settled the bill, took Izumi's hand and hurried in the direction of the Uchiha clan's station.

"Huh? What's wrong with you, Itachi, why are you so nervous all of a sudden? Izumi asked strangely.

Izumi was still a little shy and happy when she was just held by Itachi, but when she saw Itachi's serious and solemn expression, she also realized that something big seemed to be happening.

Itachi said in a low tone: "It's too late to explain, let's go back to the family first." ”

After returning to the family, Itachi immediately pulled out the pocket that was still in the laboratory, and arranged Izumi, Izumi's mother Uchiha Hazuki, and Yota and others to a secret stronghold in the clan.

After a few brief explanations from Kazuku, Itachi immediately rushed home and took his mother Mikoto Uchiha and Sasuke to the stronghold.

After arranging his family, Itachi immediately went to the police force to find his father, Uchiha Fugaku.

"Let's hope it's still too late!"

At this time, Itachi was very anxious, and he felt that there was a huge conspiracy that had enveloped the entire family.

But not long after leaving, he was stopped by an unexpected person.

"Stop the water, I'm very busy today, I'll talk about it tomorrow." Itachi looked at the waterstop that suddenly stopped him.

Since a long conversation with Yusuke more than three years ago, Itachi's thinking has been completely different from the original book, and naturally it is contrary to the concept of 'sacrificing the family to maintain the village'.

Some time ago, Shisui also personally invited Itachi to join the dark department, but to Shisui's disappointment, Itachi rejected him.

Since then, the two, who were already estranged, have become alienated.

At the same time, in Itachi's mind, it also put Zhishui on the list of things that cannot be fully trusted.

It's not that Itachi has an opinion about Zhishui personally, but he keenly feels that Zhishui's position is completely different from his own.

"Itachi, in the whole family, I can see that you are the only one who has the strength to give up the small for the big. All the others can't understand this, even Yusuke-senpai! ”

"I don't know what changed you, but I want to make one last effort."

Zhishui looked at Itachi sincerely and said in a deep tone.

From Shisuki's words, Itachi guessed that he most likely knew something.

"And what do you mean by 'last effort'?" Itachi asked rhetorically.

"I can't say much more about the specifics. But I hope you can join me to meet Mishiro and Danzo-sama, and this is your only chance. ”

At this time, Shisui has already received orders from three generations, and tonight he cooperated with the group to destroy the Uchiha clan, just like taking on the role of Itachi in the original book.

When he first received this order, he was also shocked. He is not a person who does not value his family, but in his heart, the status of the village is much higher than that of the family.

Although Shisui also objected, he hoped that the patriarch Uchiha Fugaku would be invited to negotiate peacefully to resolve the current crisis. But it was rejected by the group on the grounds of 'preventing the grass from startling the snake'.

Later, Danzo showed a large amount of materials on the Uchiha clan's radical plan for a coup d'état to convince Shimizu.

But what Zhishui didn't know was that these pieces of evidence were all half-truths and half-truths, and most of them were forged by Tuan Zang.

Because the radical wing of the Uchiha clan has indeed generated some ideas, it is indeed difficult to distinguish between the true and the false when these already existing facts are expanded.

The last three generations came forward in person, and the emotional Shizumi told the heroes of the past who had made great sacrifices for the village, including the ancestor Uchiha Kagami and others in the family where Shisui was located.

This also became the last weight to overwhelm the balance in Shisui's heart, so that Shisui completely fell to the side of the Konoha higher-ups, and accepted the task of destroying the Uchiha clan with his own hands.

For the rest of the Uchiha's clansmen, Shisui has completely given up. But for his former best friend, Itachi, Shisui still wants to try one last time.

"I didn't manage to steer Itachi on the right path, but it's probably not too late." Zhishui thought in his heart.

"The only chance?"

Itachi looked at Zhishui expressionlessly, but he also had mixed feelings in his heart.

It can be said that if it weren't for the existence of Yusuke, a teacher, he would definitely follow the footsteps of Shisui and embark on a completely different path.

Images of the same experience with Zhishui flashed through his mind, but these images were soon replaced by more and more images.

Eating and chatting with his parents, teasing his infant brother Sasuke, playing at the night market with Izumi, practicing physical arts with Dou, and having a long conversation with his teacher Yusuke.

Three years ago, Itachi's heart was no longer confused, only firm and resolute.

"My teacher once said something that I don't know if you've ever heard."

"What?" Zhishui frowned, and from Itachi's tone, he already had a bad premonition.

"The Tao is different, not conspiratory!"