Night was falling.

Heavy clouds covered the sky, and the moon was powerless to tear through the barrier of clouds, and darkness devoured the earth mercilessly.

After a busy day, people have already fallen asleep, and the earth has become a stage for insects and breezes, and the sound of insects mingles with the sound of "whirring" wind in the resonance between heaven and earth.

The regular meeting at Nanga Shrine has long since ended, and the Uchiha people who have their own concerns have also left. A remnant candle flame flickered in the windless room, and the flickering candle flame illuminated the solemn face of the Uchiha Shisui.

The room was so quiet that even his breathing sounded like thunder.

The boy who bent over even under the weight of life and wanted to bring smiles and warmth to his friends was long gone, and inside the body in front of him, it seemed that a completely different soul was alive.

From between his closed lips, there was a sigh that seemed to be a laugh, as if to mock the injustice of fate.

The faint candle flame suddenly went out, and the already dimly lit room was pitch black.

Uchiha Shisui raised his head and stared at the darkness not far in front of him. Not far in front of him, an eerie spiral twisted the darkness, and a man in black wearing a grimace mask jumped briskly out of the whirlpool.

"Uchiha Itachi is not dead...

The candle flame that had been extinguished suddenly lit up again, turning the mask on the grimace's face orange-red.

Inside the small hole in the center of the mask, a three-hooked jade chakra eye was shining with an evil light.

"Huh?"

The Uchiha Shisui was not surprised by the arrival of the grimace man, but his brows furrowed slightly, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or worried.

The ghost-faced man's blazing gaze lingered on the slightly pale cheeks of the Uchiha Shisui for a long time, and finally sighed a little disappointedly and said:

"It's said that you and Uchiha Itachi are brothers.,It seems that the rumors really can't be believed.。。。。

"Something to say."

Uchiha replied impatiently.

"The third generation of Hokage Ape Flying Sun Slash wants to borrow Orochimaru's hand to kill Uchiha Itachi, and he has a good calculation, hehehehe..."

The grimace man chuckled softly,

"It's a pity that Uchiha Itachi didn't know what conditions to use to convince Orochimaru, and it was Sarutobi Nanami who died in the end. The ape flew to the end and stole the chicken, and it was impossible to eat a handful of rice. It's ridiculous. ”

He paused, and the conversation suddenly changed,

"What would you do if I asked you to kill Itachi Uchiha and give me those eyes of him?"

The grimace asked in a flirtatious tone.

"Impossible."

The Uchiha replied coldly.

The grimace's laughter stopped abruptly, and the atmosphere in the room became cold for a moment.

"You want to disobey my orders?"

The grimace's voice suddenly became low, as if it had become another person,

"I think you should know very well about our relationship...

"We're just working together to deal with the three generations of Hokage Ape Flying Sun, I'm not your subordinate. If you want to kill the Uchiha Itachi, you can do it yourself, or arrange for someone else to do it. Let me kill Uchiha Itachi, absolutely impossible. ”

Uchiha Itachi replied unceremoniously.

"Huh...

Grimace let out laughter in his mouth, but his gaze was colder than ever,

"Well said, partnership. I hope you don't let me down ... ”

A white vortex began to spin behind him, sucking his body into the vortex with great speed.

First his legs, then his body, and finally only an orange mask remained in the air.

"As for the Uchiha Itachi, it will soon disappear from this world."

After the grimace dropped his last words, his body completely disappeared, as if it had never been there.

"Uchiha Itachi..."

The Uchiha muttered the name, and there was something complicated in his voice.

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Konoha has never lacked explosive news, and the villagers of Konoha, who are accustomed to strong military protection and enjoy peace and prosperity in the troubled times, have always been keen to pass on the news obtained through various channels.

Whether the news is true or not, the most important thing is to be entertaining and sensational.

The people of Konoha, who have been bombarded with all kinds of information for a long time, have long become a little numb.

But this time the news still shocked everyone.

A ninja who was believed to have died in the rain country returned to Konoha unharmed, but a few days later than scheduled.

For Uchiha Itachi, the ordinary people of Konoha have always had mixed feelings.

Why is such a genius boy from the Uchiha clan? . .

This is what most people think, and it shows the attitude of the people of Konoha towards Uchiha Itachi, with vigilance and even a little fear in appreciation.

This time, however, the situation is different.

Various news about the Shinobi exam has long spread throughout Konoha, although some of them have been forcibly blocked by Konoha higher-ups, such as the Orochimaru incident. But there are still some news that has been more or less spread through the relatives and friends of several secret families.

Uchiha Itachi single-handedly annihilated the combined forces of the three major ninja villages of Thunder Ninja, Earth Ninja, and Fog Ninja, and saved the lives of ninjas in the same village more than once during the middle ninja exam.

This is already a fact recognized by all Konoha people.

In fact, Uchiha Itachi is the real hero of this time in the middle ninja exam.

Because of the death of the Uchiha Itachi, most of the ordinary people are sorry for the Uchiha clan. After all, he died for Konoha, and this also alleviated the antagonism between the Uchiha group and the people of Konoha to a certain extent.

When people talk about Uchiha Itachi, they will always sigh, lamenting the early fall of genius, and at the same time, they will inadvertently show a hint of schadenfreude.

However, just when everyone thought that the limelight of the middle ninja exam had completely passed, Uchiha Itachi returned to Konoha alone and unscathed.

It was as if a drop of water had fallen into the hot oil pot, and the entire Konoha suddenly exploded.

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"What's going on?"

The third generation of Hokage Ape Tobi asked in an old and tired voice.

The anger in his heart was like a volcano about to erupt, but he hid it so well that it surprised him.

"This... , subordinates think... ”

Yoshino stammered, not knowing how to answer.

In fact, he was also confused.

After the day's middle ninja exam, he immediately contacted the Hokage's office through the shadows.

"Uchiha Itachi is dead, quickly take a few shinobi back to the village."

This is the order he received at that time.

How could Hokage-sama be so sure that Uchiha Itachi was dead?

This was his first thought when he received the order.

However, an order is an order. He forcibly suppressed the anger and dissatisfaction of several shinobi and brought them back to Konoha.