The middle-aged man who gathered at the agreed place stood in the center of the clearing, looking very calm.

Beside him, there was not a single subordinate who was shinobi.

In fact, it was only Weasel who came here to meet with the middle-aged man.

This middle-aged man is Itachi's leader Shangnin, and the water has no moon teak.

One in Konoha, a slight name, but it's not a real power ninja itself, and it looks very ordinary, not a great big man.

It has been almost three days since the end of the joint middle ninja exam.

The order from the Hokage's side has come down, and Itachi will be a member of the Shadow Division, directly under the command of the three generations of Hokage Ape Flying Sun, and serve as a bridge between the Uchiha and the village leaders.

Therefore, he could not continue to stay in his usual squad, that is, he had come to say goodbye to Shinobi Yuzuki.

Moreover, there has always been a doubt in his heart that has not been solved.

This is also the main purpose that prompted the ferrets to come here.

"Congratulations, Itachi."

As Itachi's leader Shangnin, Mizuki Yuzuki had a flat smile on his face and said words of congratulations to Itachi.

But there was no pride or joy in his eyes, only an inexplicable sense of exhaustion in his eyes.

"Thank you. Then again, what about the others? ”

Itachi looked at the clearing, and only Mizuki Yuzuki was here, and the other two shinobi in the team were gone.

"They don't have enough strength, and I've ordered them to return to the ninja school to repeat."

Shui Wuyue teak still smiled in a flat tone.

Itachi couldn't help but clench his fists.

Although her former teammate Izumo Denma was killed because of an incident two years ago, Mako Inari withdrew from the ninja industry because she realized the cruelty of the ninja world, went back to inherit the family property, and opened a tea shop in Konoha with a thriving business.

However, two more teammates were added later, and although the relationship was not harmonious, the two of them were sent back to the ninja school to repeat their studies...... Itachi couldn't help but reacquaint himself with the leader of the team.

This man may be very despicable.

"Don't you have anything to explain?"

Itachi asked.

Looking at Itachi's calm face gradually recovering, Mizuki Yuzuki couldn't help but admire: "It's really worthy of being a genius of the Uchiha clan." It's because you have this identity that you can stand out from me. ”

"What?"

Itachi frowned.

"You've guessed right, I did it on purpose to get the two of them to go back to the ninja school to repeat their studies."

"Why do you do that?"

"This has nothing to do with you, the eldest young master of the Uchiha clan, right? Or do you want to teach me a lesson? ”

Shui Wuyue teak smiled.

Itachi couldn't help but tense up.

Although he passed the middle ninja exam, with his own strength at the moment, it may be very difficult to deal with a top ninja.

The battle in which he used his illusion to defeat his opponent, Shui Wuyue Yuzuki must have paid attention to it, and he would not easily fall for his illusion.

In this case, it is really unwise to fight with the upper ninja.

However, he didn't come this year to fight Shui Wuyue Teak.

This is still Konoha Village, and although he feels disgusted by Mizuki Yuki's behavior, he is also a member of Konoha after all.

"Chuanma said something to me before he died, I didn't understand it before, but now I understand."

Itachi suddenly mentions Izumo Denma, who has been dead for two years.

His death prompted the birth of Itachi's Sharingan.

Shui Wuyue Teak continued to laugh and said, "Really? Although that kid is usually very aggressive, he is extremely sensitive in some aspects, and I guess I have already seen that I have the intention of hiding you. However, it is not easy to see the word 'friend' in your eyes. ”

"What do you mean?"

"You're too lonely, Itachi. The reason why you can't forget Chuanma is because his death has become the nourishment for your writing wheels. ”

Mizuki teak seems to have seen through something.

"So what? Shouldering the will of my companions to die and protecting the village is what I want to do. ”

"That's great. Forget it, I'm not in a position to reprimand you. Now that you're a mid-ninja, you really don't need to look at my face to speak...... You've graduated from the fledgling stage, Itachi. ”

Mizuki Yuzuki's tone was very complicated, but this time the congratulations were serious.

"So why do you do that? You've been avoiding letting me participate in the Chunin exam for the past few years, and if it weren't for the higher-ups of the village allowing me to take the Chunin exam alone, I might never have come out on top. ”

Itachi said.

He wondered what the reason for this was the reason for the teak.

Is it really just boring jealousy?

Even jealousy, to this extent, is too much.

"Haha." Shui Wuyue Teak suddenly laughed out loud, looked at the weasel who was puzzled, and said to him: "You think too much, even I don't have this ability, and I have been hiding you." It's just that your father doesn't think it's time to do it yet. ”

"Father?"

"Yes, politics is never clear. Adults are far more terrifying than you think. However, as a member of the Uchiha clan, you may not be able to avoid it. As your teacher, although I have been sorry for you in the past, I still want to remind you not to trust the upper echelons of the village too much. ”

Seeing the dissatisfaction on Itachi's face, Mizuki Yuzuki just laughed at himself, shook his head, and turned to leave.

"Sure enough, you're just a kid. The answer to the question you said was that I had followed the waves. ”

After dropping these words, the figure of Mizuki Teak walked farther and farther until it disappeared into Itachi's eyes.

'I have followed the wave of wind and water'...... What does that mean? Itachi couldn't understand the meaning of the sentence.

Mizuki Yuzuki constantly sent his shinobi back to the ninja school in an almost gaffe way, and even suppressed him, a genius of the Uchiha clan, what does it have to do with the four generations of Hokage Wave Feng Shui Gate who have passed away?

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After saying goodbye to Itachi, Mizuki Yuzuki, who walks alone in the park, feels not despair, but a kind of dazedness.

He didn't deceive the ferret.

Because he had a reason to do it.

During the time when the four generations of Hokage were confirmed, he offered his loyalty to Bo Feng Shuimon, thinking that he could do a great job with the vigorous Hokage.

At that time, he was in his thirties, at the peak of a ninja, and his blood had not subsided, and he did not want to live a life of dying struggle.

It is also reasonable to be attracted by the young Hokage wave Feng Shui Gate.

He has always believed that Bo Feng Shuimon can become the master of Konoha and remove the solidified remnants of the era from the village.

In addition, Nara Shikahisa, Akido Dingza and others also joined the camp, which made him feel that Konoha still has the potential to continue to move forward.

When they all had hope to do this great thing - the fourth generation of Hokage Wave Feng Shui Gate sacrificed.

This bad news directly crushed all the ninjas who had taken refuge in him.

After that, the three generations of the old Hokage returned to power, and they belonged to the subordinates of the four generations of Hokage, and those who left their jobs left, and those who were incorporated were co-opted, and those who were hidden in the snow were hidden...... It has been suppressed like never before.

It's just an ordinary ninja himself, and Mizuki Yuzuki knows that he doesn't have any power to resist the three generations of Hokage.

I'm just a civilian.,Through more than 30 years of hard work, I became a ninja.。

There is no family behind it, and ninjutsu is also very simple.

If targeted, he will be the first.

It is definitely not possible to die rather than give in, that will really 'disappear' from the inside of Konoha, and it will not affect the three generations of Hokage in the slightest.

Because the person who did it would definitely be Shimura Danzo, the leader of the roots.

When the four generations of Hokage die, their power will naturally be divided up by the upper echelons.

He doesn't have a family background like Nara Shikaku, and he can rely on the strength of his family, so that Tuan Zang doesn't dare to act rashly. Relying on the influence of the Nara clan, Nara Shikaku can still inherit his father's position and become the head of Konoha's upper ninja squad.

It's not like Kakashi Hachiki, who became famous at a young age and saved the life of Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas, but he can still be valued by the three generations of Hokage afterwards, join the shadows, be promoted steadily, and get close to the core of the village.

This is the sadness of being a small person.

If you want to live, you can only use self-defilement, let Tuan Zang grab his handle, and escape the fate of being cleaned.

In this way, it is equivalent to completely surrendering one's life to the root to decide.

As he had guessed, Danzang let him go, and used these handles to develop him into a supernumerary member of the roots, acting as an eyeliner.

After that, Mizuki felt that his dream had been shattered.

Therefore, it is not only despair that is felt, but also dazed.

It's like standing at a crossroads, without a direction indicator, and you don't know what to do for a while.

The three Hokages won't reuse him, and Danzou won't loosen the chains around his neck.

If you want to blame, you can only blame yourself for being impulsive and standing in the wrong queue.

"Really, it's a failure for people in their thirties and forties to still have this kind of momentum......

Shui Wuyue Teak sat on a park bench and smiled bitterly.

Itachi was successfully promoted from his squad to Shinobi, and then, the root no longer needed him to spy on Itachi.

Naturally, this squad has no value to maintain.

Next, what kind of fate will you be arranged?

It is directly into the roots...... Or continue to use this 'jealousy' method, continue to lead Shinobi to carry out tasks, repeat this 'jealousy' pattern, and live a life of embarrassment and despicability......

Thinking of this, Shui Wuyue's teak heart was full of unwillingness.

In the past, he has experienced countless lives and deaths on the battlefield, even if he is surrounded by the enemy, he has never been so desperate.

If you can, if you die on the battlefield, you can still get the title of 'hero', and you don't have to live so aggrieved.

I also thought about suicide.

But I thought of my wife, who shared weal and woe, and my children who had gone to school...... These are all reasons to prevent yourself from committing suicide, you must live.

Even if it is to survive, you must take on the responsibilities that a man should have.

If you commit suicide, it's too cheap for yourself.

You can only take one step at a time.

Just when I was feeling depressed, a voice sounded in my ears:

"You don't look like you're in a very good mood, Shui Wuyue Shangnin."

Hearing this, Shui Wuyue Teak subconsciously raised his head.

I saw a man with a bizarre pentagonal hairstyle.

"Are you...... Haruno Zhao? ”

It's really the other party's hairstyle, which is too recognizable.

The other party is an ordinary middle ninja of Konoha, so he can barely be considered familiar.

But it is also true that there was not much communication in the past.

"It's me, what's the matter, didn't your student become a middle ninja? Many people say that he is a genius, why is he so sad? ”

Haruno Zhao sat next to Shui Wuyue Teak very familiarly, and said in an envious tone.

He is indeed very envious, a ten-year-old child has become a middle ninja, much stronger than a middle ninja like him.

"My squad has been disbanded, just yesterday."

"Huh? Is that so? I'm sorry. ”

"It's okay, but your life is still free."

Shui Wuyue teak said.

"Haha, I'm a mediocre forbearance, so I can only mess around like this."

Haruno's chatter is self-deprecating.

"There's nothing wrong with messing around."

"If you're feeling bored, why don't you go for a drink? I know of a newly opened izakaya where the food and drinks are delicious. ”

Haruno Zhao could see that Mizuki Muzuki was not in a good mood, so he proposed.

Shui Wuyue Tezuki thought about it and nodded in agreement.

That's right, even if the road ahead is hard, you have to live patiently.

Since the death of the fourth Hokage, he has no future in this village.

As long as the three generations of Hokage reign for one day, a small person like him will only be marginalized, and when war breaks out, he will also be used as soon as possible.

"Okay, let's get some friends along."

"Is it a festive day?"

"No, but life needs a sense of ritual, doesn't it? Every day is tiring and tiring, and occasionally you need to treat yourself. ”

Haruno Zhao said with a smile.

Shui Wuyue teak is a little envious, and it seems that it is not bad to live a stable life like this.

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The day of farewell has arrived.

"Thank you for your hard work in the past two years, Mr. Fujimura."

Kazuhime bowed respectfully to his homeroom teacher, Fujimura Taiga.

Today is the day she leaves Konoha and officially returns to the land of ghosts.

On the Oni Country's side, she had already booked her ticket to set sail back to the Oni Country.

Before that, Yiji also said goodbye to her classmates and teachers one by one.

No matter what, I've known each other for two years, and I shouldn't leave without saying a word.

"Ah, it's okay, I didn't expect that Mayu-san-san was actually a princess of the Oni Country......"

To be honest, Fujimura, who suddenly heard the news, was rather confused.

I wanted to cultivate a new Konoha excellent ninja, but the other party turned out to be a princess of the Oni Country, just in the name of diplomacy, as a transfer student at the Konoha Ninja School.

At first, he didn't know about it, but he just cultivated Kazuhime as a part of Konoha.

Knowing today, I know the true identity of Yiji.

"Although the parting is very sad, I will remember Mr. Fujimura's education. This is a farewell gift. ”

Ichihime solemnly put a gift box in Fujimura's hand, which contained some specialties of the country of ghosts, which could be regarded as a little reward for Fujimura.

Fujimura hesitated, but accepted it anyway.

Yes, even if the other party is a princess of the country of ghosts, he is also his own student.

It's just that I don't know when we can meet again.

After all, the country of ghosts is too far away from Konoha, and the other party is still a princess, so maybe she will inherit the position of a shrine maiden in the country of ghosts in the future, which is equivalent to a daimyo of a country.

Seeing Kazuhime leave, the other party walked towards the door of the ninja school, where the accompanying witches and ninjas of the country of demons were waiting.

The next time we meet, we may meet as enemies. Kazuhime thought as she walked.

"Really, Hokage-sama played a joke on me."

Fujimura complained helplessly.

It has always been his wish to train outstanding ninjas.

Although teaching three S-class defector ninjas is also a skill, it has always had a bad reputation.

If you can, you're willing to train excellent ninjas who are loyal to the village.

The appearance of Yiji gave him hope.

As a result, the other party is a princess of another country, and it is absolutely impossible to join Konoha, and Konoha cannot be taken in.

Hope is shattered...... Touching the already thinning baldness, Fujimura sighed.

Twenty years younger, it was really his own delusion.

He withdrew his gaze and walked straight back into the classroom.

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Uchiha clan land, Nanga Shrine.

This is the first time Itachi has entered the family's secret place.

He has always been curious about Nanga Shrine, but now he can finally get a glimpse of it.

At this moment, in the huge houses of Nanga Shrine, there are elite ninjas of the Uchiha clan.

All Uchiha ninjas who don't have a mission almost gather here.

This includes his father, Fugaku, and his best friend Shisui, who is like a brother.

They congratulated themselves on becoming a middle ninja, and Itachi thanked them one by one.

It can be seen that these clansmen are sincerely happy that they have become a middle ninja.

Itachi is also very aware of his position in the family, although he is now soft-spoken, as long as he becomes stronger, one day he will have a greater say in the family.

In that way, you can change the family yourself.

Moreover, I plan to join the shadows, and I already have a certain right to speak.

"In this way, the Itachi will also be able to join the garrison, and maybe change the status of the clan in the village."

The Uchiha ninja who spoke, had high expectations for Itachi.

It's just that after he said this, Fugaku fell silent and replied, "I don't plan to let the dog join the garrison. ”

"Huh?"

Fugaku's words attracted the attention of many Uchiha ninjas.

"What does this mean? Patriarch? ”

"Literally, I'm going to let Itachi join the Shadows, and the three generations of Hokage and other high-level officials have already agreed."

The deal with the three generations of Hokage was not revealed to the people in the clan.

At this time, it is also a bit of a prelude.

Sure enough, after Fugaku said this, many Uchiha ninjas had strange faces, and even most of them were dissatisfied.

"You mean to let Itachi join the Shadows? How can this be? Because of the security problem in the village, we have clashed with the dark department many times, what is there to go to in that kind of place? ”

The operations of the garrison and the dark department overlap in many places.

But as long as the law and order problem is not handled well, the villagers will only attribute the problem to the Uchiha clan and pick out the fault of the dark department, which is where many Uchiha people feel dissatisfied and rejected.

Because of this ambiguous management boundary, the Uchiha clan is extremely repulsive to the dark part.

Fugaku's putting Itachi in the shadows naturally made many Uchiha ninjas working in the garrison dissatisfied.

It's just that because of his identity as the patriarch, he didn't completely break out.

"I'm clear about that. Because of this, Itachi is needed to enter the shadows and monitor the movements of the shadows and higher-ups for us. ”

Fugaku replied calmly.

There are two troops to maintain law and order in Konoha.

One is the Konoha garrison of the head of the Uchiha clan.

The other is the shadow that belongs directly to the Hokage.

When a major crime occurs in Konoha Village, the garrison will not intervene, but will be handled by the Shadows.

It's just that the boundaries aren't clear.

Which major crimes belong to the garrison and which are handled by the shadows depends on the Hokage's judgment of the severity of the incident, and there is no more precise dividing line.

It is precisely because of this ambiguous 'law' that there is a conflict between the duties of the garrison and the dark department.

During the reign of the fourth generation Hokage wave feng shui gate, the head of the upper ninja squad, Nara Shikahisa, once raised this issue, but later with the death of the fourth generation Hokage, the matter was also resolved.

In recent years, the number of conflicts with the shadows has also become frequent.

The reason is that the Uchiha clan is under the surveillance of the dark department.

The higher-ups suspect that the Nine-Tails riot was caused by the Uchiha Ruri, who had already defected, and the inner demons who remained in the Uchiha clan.

Although there is no definite evidence, the eyes of the dark department often stay in the realm of the Uchiha clan, and many Uchiha shinobi have noticed this.

"You mean to make the ferrets ......"

"Yes, just as the shadows spy on us, the Itachi will be our eyes for the shadows and the higher-ups."

Fugaku replied in the affirmative.

Many people are skeptical about this, thinking that Itachi can do such a good thing.

But Fu Yue's approach is also for the sake of the family, and he can't find a reason to refute him.

They do have one eye, to spy on the shadows and the higher-ups.

"That's okay, we Uchiha have been ostracized since the founding of the village. If the ferret can act as a good eye, then it will be much smoother for future planning. ”

It was a radical Uchiha ninja who spoke.

He said meaningfully.

"This kind of thing needs to be considered in the long run, and it should not be ...... hastily"

Fuyue hesitated.

The subconscious meaning of the other party could not be clearer, and he wanted to obtain the right to speak that belonged to the Uchiha through a dangerous coup d'état.

"You're just too careless, patriarch, isn't the combined strength of all of our Uchiha clan as good as a fourth-generation Mizukage?"

The radical Uchiha ninja blurted out.

I don't worry about the misfortune coming out, the people here are all members of the Uchiha clan, and no one will say such a thing and betray the interests of the same clan.

On top of that, the four generations of Mizukage in the Fog Hidden Village relied on a coup d'état to seize power, and there was no reason why their Uchiha clan couldn't do it.

Compared to the four generations of Mizukage, their Uchiha clan has a deeper heritage.

The decapitation of the village leaders has a high success rate.

"Don't talk about this kind of thing again, give me a little more time to think about it."

Fugaku shook his head.

Coup d'état, that is the last resort, will be chosen.

The risk of failure is simply too great.

Moreover, the coup d'état of the four generations of Mizukage was successful, and many circumstances are not understood, and the Uchiha clan simply cannot replicate the successful coup d'état model of the four generations of Mizukage.

Itachi just listened silently to the conversation between his father and the clansmen, and his heart was slightly repulsed.

Obviously a companion of the village, why are the clansmen always dissatisfied with the village, the Hokage and other high-level people who carefully manage the village.

And some people are clearly inciting some dangerous ideas in an attempt to disadvantage the upper echelons of the village.

Father Fuyue was so accommodating to these people that he didn't dare to refuse explicitly, which was a dangerous signal in Itachi's eyes.

Narrow-minded people always create disputes that should not arise because of their own selfishness.

For such a clansman who questioned the correctness of the village, and even had a fierce rebellion, Itachi's inner enthusiasm suddenly dropped.

Narrow-minded people who are always limited to the interests of one group are simply unable to recognize the true big picture.