Chapter 123: A Promise with Itachi
"Kazuya, I didn't bother you when I came out of you today, did I?" Uchiha Itachi looked at Konoha Village in front of him with satisfaction, and said to Echizen Kazuya with a smile.
"Of course not, I've long wanted to ask Weasel Senior for advice!" Echizen Kazuya looked at the Uchiha Itachi standing on the Hokage Rock with broken hair dancing in the wind, and said in an excited tone.
On the third day after Echizen Kazuya returned from the country of rivers, Uchiha Itachi found Echizen Kazuya early in the morning and put forward the idea of wanting to compete and communicate with him, Echizen Kazuya readily agreed, so he was taken to Hokage Rock by Uchiha Itachi, and the above scene was born.
"How? How did you feel about going on a mission this time? Uchiha Itachi said with a pleasant face like an older brother who cared about his younger brother.
"It's better for us Konoha to be better!" Kazuya Echizen didn't think about it, and immediately said with a smile.
"Yes! Konoha is one of the few places of peace and tranquility. Uchiha Itachi nodded sympathetically, then frowned and said, "But there are always people who want to destroy this peace and tranquility. ”
Uchiha Itachi had a deep helplessness and tiredness in his tone, and Echizen Kazuya couldn't figure out for a moment whether he meant something, whether he was referring to the Uchiha clan, or something else, but he immediately answered: "Then we'll take care of it!" ”
"Of course, Konoha is our home, something we have to protect desperately." Uchiha Itachi stroked his wind-blown hair and said with a smile.
"Itachi-senpai, didn't you call me out today to tell me this, Hokage-sama has already told me about these things countless times," Echizen Kazuya touched the head of the White Emperor and said with a smile.
"I just wanted to take you here to see, here you can see the whole of Konoha in full view, don't you find that when you stand here, even your heart will be much more open-minded?" Uchiha Itachi opened his arms leisurely, facing the blowing wind, and looked at Konoha Village under the Hokage with a smile on the corner of his mouth, his eyes were full of affection, not at all like the indifferent appearance in the original work.
"Does Itachi-senpai come here often?" Kazuya Echizen asked curiously.
"Yes, I was also brought here by a senior, and I will come here to see when I have troubles, and I will feel much better if I can think of the answer or not!" Uchiha Itachi said with a smile.
"Really? Then I'll try it too," Echizen Kazuya said as Shi Shiran took two steps forward and walked to Uchiha Itachi's side, also embracing the oncoming wind with open hands.
"That's probably why everyone is willing to protect Konoha desperately!" Echizen Kazuya looked at Konoha in front of him, there were bustling crowds on the streets, there were a large number of children in the ninja school who were happy, and there was a scene of joy everywhere, Echizen Kazuya, who had been a little depressed since returning from the country of rivers, completely calmed down, and smiled for a while.
"How's it going, it's working out well, isn't it?" Uchiha Itachi saw the bright smile on Echizen Kazuya's face and said in a relaxed tone.
"Thank you very much, I'm really in a better mood!" Kazuya Echizen said with a chuckle.
"Okay, let's take you to another place, come with me!" Uchiha Itachi smiled and took the lead towards the back of Hokage.
Echizen Kazuya hurriedly followed with the White Emperor, and soon heard the rumbling sound of water, and a huge waterfall appeared in front of him.
"This is it, how is it, it's not bad, Kazuya?" Uchiha Itachi stood on a boulder in the clearing in front of the waterfall and said happily.
"The waterfall is magnificent, I've never been here, I didn't expect there to be such a place in the forest," Echizen Kazuya smiled and looked around curiously.
Echizen Kazuya's range of activities over the years has been pitiful, and he has basically been walking around the Yamanaka Flower Shop, Konoha Hospital, Hokage's Office, Ninja School, and Secret Base, and he has never been to this side of the forest.
"Then let's start the competition quickly, since I first knew about you from Uncle Uchiha Xiaokai, it's been many years now, I really wanted to compete with you a long time ago, it's not a kind word!" Uchiha Itachi looked eager to try, and said a little impatiently.
"It turns out that it was really Xiao Kai's senior who told you, I said, why did you come to observe my cultivation for no reason when you were in school?" Kazuya Echizen laughed dumbly.
Kazuya Echizen had this guess when he discovered that Uchiha Itachi was probing him intentionally or unintentionally.
Uchiha Kokai knew that Echizen Kazuya had subdued the cloud ninja alone, and he must have some understanding of his strength, and he was a member of the Uchiha clan, and Echizen Kazuya had already guessed that he was the one who was most likely to make Uchiha Itachi interested in him, but he had never really been sure.
"Let's start quickly, if you don't do it first, I'm welcome," Uchiha Itachi looked at Echizen Kazuya's sudden realization, smiled happily, and pulled out two handfuls of kunai Shi Ran and said.
"Okay, then I'm here, Itachi senior, you're careful!" Before the words fell, Echizen Kazuya quickly threw the two kunai in his hand, and then without stopping, he released a large number of shuriken in one breath, preparing to have a shuriken throwing duel with Itachi first.
Uchiha Itachi's kunai throwing ability is not inferior, and he is almost equal to Echizen Kazuya in terms of technique, but Echizen Kazuya is at a disadvantage in strength, so he quickly falls into a disadvantage, and the position where the shuriken intersects in the air is getting closer and closer to Echizen Kazuya.
"Kazuya, your shuriken throwing is indeed not under me, if it weren't for your strength being no match for me, I wouldn't be able to suppress you with shuriken!" After gaining the advantage, Uchiha Itachi said distractedly while dealing with Echizen Kazuya's shuriken.
"Itachi-senpai, let's fight in close combat," Echizen Kazuzu did not refute Uchiha Itachi's words, decisively gave up the shuriken duel, and quickly approached Uchiha Itachi with his sword after dodging Uchiha Itachi's shuriken.
"Okay, then let me see your melee abilities!" Because it was a competition, Itachi didn't continue to use the shuriken to attack after he gained the upper hand in the shuriken, and he didn't show weakness when he knew that Echizen Kazuya wanted to compete in physical arts, and he drew out two kunai and went up to Echizen Kazuya.
Echizen and Itachi's sword is extremely fast, there is no flaw in the conversion of swordsmanship, and it takes advantage of the length of the weapon, Uchiha Itachi only has the power to parry for a while, and there is no ability to fight back, but Uchiha Itachi has two kunai flying up and down, making its own defense impenetrable, Echizen Kazuya has no way to take Uchiha Itachi for a while, not to mention that Kunai still invests in weapons, Echizen Itachi also has to be careful to prevent Uchiha Itachi from throwing kunai.
"Itachi senior, be careful, I'm going to perform real swordsmanship next," Seeing that simple swordsmanship couldn't take down Uchiha Itachi, Echizen Kazuya took a few steps back after slashing with a sword, reminded Uchiha Itachi, and then killed it at a gallop.