Unlike the bustling and bustling markets, the area to the northwest of Konoha is an industrial area full of tall factories and pipelines.

You can also hear the sound of noisy machines and steam eruptions.

But because of the Chinese New Year and the workers' holiday, the place fell into complete silence.

A man wrapped in a trench coat, wearing a tiger stripe mask, and shoulder-length hair swaggering down the alley.

"It's been a long time since I've been here in Konoha, and the look here hasn't changed at all!"

As the man walked, he looked around, and under the only eye on the mask, a blood-red pupil with three black jade patterns glowed with curiosity and excitement, like a child.

Suddenly, two black shadows stepped out of the high walls on both sides, holding long knives in their hands, and cut at the man mercilessly.

"Whew!"

The blade broke through the air and hit the masked man with unmistakable accuracy.

But instead of the usual obstruction of slashing at an object, the blade pierced the man's body and faced his companion on the other side.

"Ping!"

Trying to retract the force, he finally deflected the blade and slashed at the opponent's blade.

But before they could breathe a sigh of relief, they saw that the space was distorted, forming a spatial vortex.

And the source of the vortex is none other than the eyes of the Tiger Skin Mask Man.

Despite their efforts to resist, to no avail, the two of them were sucked into the eyes by the spatial vortex.

No, it's through the eyes as a medium, inhaling the alien dimension.

The masked man pinched his chin and pondered: "The dark whistle of the root seems to be not far from the entrance of the information given by Itachi. ”

Suddenly, there was a surge on the mud floor of the footsteps, and a pitcher plant grew.

Then, the pitcher plant parted, revealing a black and white figure.

"Madara, the surrounding situation has been clarified, and the base of the root is underground."

"Where's the route?" The masked man, known as "Madara", asked after a slight groan.

"There are several, and this route given by the Itachi is the one with the most traps and the most heavily guarded." After the black and white man finished speaking, he immediately said in another voice: "It seems that Itachi doesn't want to cooperate sincerely, he wants to kill us with the help of Tuan Zang." ”

"Itachi is indeed forced to cooperate with me, but if he wants to kill me with a group of hidden hands, he is just testing my strength, and the premise of cooperation is that I have a strength far stronger than him."

"I see."

"Do you want to move on?"

"If you are discovered by the secret sentinel in advance, with the little caution of the group, you will definitely not stay and fight you, but run away from other intersections, attracting too many Konoha ninjas, it will not be good."

"It's okay, Tuan Zang can't run."

Madara was calm and calm, and the scarlet writing wheel eyes gently turned and created a spatial vortex, and the two of them were suddenly sucked into it and disappeared in place.

……

"What did you say!?"

In the Hokage's office.

Ape Fei slapped the table again and stood up, his hands propped on the table, leaning forward, looking at Itachi in disbelief.

"Do you know what you're doing? Weasel! ”

Ape Fei shouted angrily.

At this moment, he was really angry.

The last thing he wanted was for his fellow villagers to kill each other, and even when the Uchiha decided to make a coup, his first thought was not to suppress it by force, but to talk to Fugaku in the hope of reconciliation.

It's just that......

Zhishui was killed by Tuanzang, have you ever been so angry?

Itachi looked at the angry Miyome and closed his complicated eyes.

He recalled that three months ago, he told him that Zhishui had been killed by Tuanzang.

Miyome was indeed angry, very angry, and smashed things in the office, Itachi had never seen him lose his temper like this.

Preventive measures were also taken, and Danzou was ordered to travel restricted, and Danzou and Nene were not allowed to continue to meddle in Uchiha's affairs.

And then it's over.

No punishment was given to Danzou.

Itachi even saw a hint of happiness in the eyes of the respectful old man, glad that he had died.

The existence of other gods makes everyone fearful.

Maybe even the three generations themselves didn't notice this feeling, but Itachi saw it.

From that moment on, Itachi knew that the old man he respected so much had changed.

He remembered what his father had said to him.

The three generations of the past had great love and were kind to everything in the world.

He loves every companion, even the villagers, and even if he sacrifices himself, he will not let the people he guards get hurt.

But after sitting in this position, there are too many unavoidable things, and there are too many things that need to be ruthless to solve.

Gradually, as he grew older and compromised again and again, the old man was defeated by reality, began to sacrifice the minority to protect the majority, and also began to use dark means to maintain the prosperity of the village.

Itachi can understand all this, and he has not changed his respect for the old man in the slightest, but his views and attitudes towards him have changed.

Instead of trusting him unreservedly as before, I began to think about the pros and cons of each decision, and then decided whether to implement it or not, and what the outcome should be.

That's why Itachi is here to compete with him.

"Attacking a fellow villager is a betrayal." Itachi lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "After this incident, I will be Konoha's traitor. ”

"Itachi ......"

Ape Fei's cloudy eyes widened slightly.

He slowly raised, trembling his right arm, halfway up and down.

After taking a deep breath, my body stopped trembling, and my eyes became unusually determined.

"Itachi, you look up and look at me."

Itachi hesitated, raised his head, and his eyes were as firm as chimes.

This Ape Fly is very familiar, and once, he also had such eyes.

It was precisely because he had it that he knew better that it was impossible for Itachi to change this decision.

Because, Itachi is guarding Konoha and protecting peace in his own way.

And it's different from Danzou and the current him.

Itachi is sacrificing itself to protect, not to sacrifice others.

This kind of consciousness is even more difficult to change.

But...... There are no absolutes.

The same is true of my former self, has it not changed under the cruelty of reality?

Ape Fei sat back in the office chair, breathed a deep sigh of relief, and his tone slowed, "Itachi, don't do this, there must be other ways, and no one will sacrifice them." ”

"There's no better way." Itachi shook his head slightly, "Danzou once taught Brother Shisui that ninjas must have the spirit of self-sacrifice when necessary, and only in this way can they protect everything they want." ”

"If Lord Tuanzang can teach Brother Zhishui like this, I must be willing to sacrifice for the peace of Konoha, and I just became a traitor, which is far from the sacrifice of Lord Tuanzang, and it is not worth mentioning."

“……”

Ape Fei was silent.

What virtue does the group hide, as a brother who has played since he was a child, doesn't he understand?

What sacrifices the self......

Maybe when it really comes to the point where he has to sacrifice, he will do it, but as long as things have a turnaround, I want him to sacrifice himself to fulfill others......

Dream on!

But even so, Sarufei couldn't watch Tuanzang die.

"I won't let you kill Tuan Zang, if you want to kill Tuan Zang, just step on my corpse!" Ape Fei's gaze was condensed and extremely determined.

Itachi shook his head lightly and said lightly: "I said before that killing Tuanzang is a second-hand preparation, since it is a plan prepared in advance, I naturally expected that Hokage-sama would stop me, so the person who killed Tuanzang will not be me." ”