Coming down from Nanga Shrine, Itachi did not return home with his father Fugaku, but went to the open woods not far from the shrine.

It is the place where he usually cultivates, where he has already arrived here one step ahead of himself.

Hearing the sound of footsteps approaching behind him, Shisui turned around and smiled at Itachi, "Congratulations, Itachi, itachi, not only became a middle ninja, but was also recommended to become a member of the dark department, which is really incredible." ”

The ten-year-old shadow department, this is the youngest shadow department in Konoha history.

It can be seen that the clan gate who gathers at the shrine is proud of Itachi from the bottom of his heart.

Because this is the embodiment of the power of the Uchiha clan.

It is true that Itachi is a ninja with a lot of ninja talent, but without the writing wheel eye and the tilt of family resources, it would not be possible to have such an achievement today.

In the eyes of the clan, it was time for Itachi to give back to the family.

Enter the Shadows and monitor the movements of the Shadows and the village's higher-ups for the Uchiha clan, who need to control first-hand information.

"Don't make fun of me, stop the water."

Itachi shook his head helplessly, not looking as happy as he had imagined.

When I thought of the gathering, the people of the tribe couldn't help but feel a haze in their hearts about the extremely extreme thoughts of the village and the upper echelons.

If the Uchiha clan rises up, then Konoha will definitely fall into the quagmire of war, causing countless deaths.

War...... There's a hint of pain in Itachi's eyes.

At the age of four, he had already experienced the tragedy of war, and he hated it very much.

In any case, the clansmen who wanted to start an internal war did not realize what kind of pain their actions would bring to Konoha and the Fire Country...... Regardless of the overall situation, for the benefit of one family, countless innocent people are involved, how can this kind of thing be allowed to happen?

But the ...... is blocked Itachi couldn't think of a way.

He didn't know what method he should use and what position he should take to stop the inflated ambitions of his people.

"Are you distressed by the extreme ideas of your people, Itachi?"

The smile on Shisui's face disappeared, or there was no expression anymore.

Itachi is the first time I've seen such a stop water.

"Stop the water, how did you ......"

"How do I know? You've been a thinking kid since you were a kid, and you're going to be troubled by this kind of thing, it's just a matter of course. ”

Zhishui said.

"It's you, stop the water."

The self who was trying to hide his inner emotions at the party just now was still seen through by Zhishui at a glance, and Itachi admired Zhishui's keen insight.

Whether it is the use of the skill of writing wheels, or in the observation of words and colors, Zhishui must far surpass himself.

The clansmen called themselves a rare genius in the family's twenty years, which made Itachi feel ashamed.

Such a title should be crowned on the body of the water stopper.

"Don't blame the people for having this thought, they are forced to do so."

"As a last resort?"

"Yes, during the reign of the second Hokage, the Uchiha clan was faintly ostracized, which is the bane of history. The reason why they have radical ideas is that they are actually desperate. ”

"Do you refuse to give up the glory of your clan?"

Stop the water silently.

There is such a reason.

Because many Uchiha people stand on their own as the founders of Konoha, this is also where the Uchiha clan is easily criticized.

Blind arrogance and ignorance of human feelings.

The Uchiha people, who only pursue strength, only have their own strength in their eyes.

The Uchiha is now isolated by many ninja in the village, both externally and internally.

The clansmen who have awakened the Wheel Eye are too arrogant and slightly dissatisfied, and they are easy to think of acting in the extreme.

It may be just a lip service for now, and the future ...... Maybe you will be able to cash in on your verbal extremism.

At that time, it was really bad.

Whether it's the annihilation of a clan or the never-ending war of Konoha is something that Shisui doesn't want to see.

Cleaning up his complicated feelings, Zhishui said to Itachi: "I'm also thinking about how the village and the family get along, but it's not enough for me to do it alone, now that you've joined the Shadows, we can work together to find a way to make the family and the village live in peace." ”

Itachi nodded, and he thought the same thing.

The people's ideas are too extreme, and whether they succeed or not, they will bring great trauma to Konoha.

This must be stopped.

"So please. It is necessary to change not only the perception of the village, but also the perception of our people at the top. Things have developed to this point, and it is no longer an internal problem of our clan, and there may be one at the top. ”

Shisui hopes that Itachi can convey to the higher-ups the difficult situation of the Uchiha clan now, rather than just spying on them.

Such an extreme approach would not have allowed the clan to get along with the village in a friendly manner.

Because this thing can only be done by Itachi.

He is the son of the patriarch of the Uchiha clan, and in terms of identity, he cannot be compared to Shisui.

Now, Itachi has also been chosen as the Shadow Division, and has direct access to the upper echelons of the village.

And Shisui is different, although he is also a shadow, but in fact, this dark identity is only known to the three generations of Hokage.

It is completely useless to convince the three generations of Hokage alone.

At the same time, it is necessary to explain all this to the two advisors, as well as the head of the root group, Shimura Danzo, and convince all the higher-ups to change all this.

Now only the Itachi is qualified to do this.

Itachi is not only the dark department, but also the son of the patriarch of the Uchiha clan, and his opinion, the high-level will definitely not sit idly by, and will definitely consider it carefully.

Shisui is full of expectations for the future, and the real bridge of communication between the village and the top management has been erected, and if the two sides negotiate well, they can definitely avoid unnecessary disputes between the Uchiha clan and the village.

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In the Dark Department Headquarters Building.

In an empty room, all the members of the second detachment were gathered.

The second detachment has four subordinate squads, and the fifth to eighth squads of the dark department are all under the jurisdiction of the second detachment.

And now the Itachi is standing next to the captain of the second detachment of the dark department-

Kakashi Hachiki.

He is the captain of the second detachment of the dark department.

Konoha's second-generation white fang.

His father, Konoha White Fang, seems to have committed suicide at home because of something, and has perfectly inherited his father's sword skills and will, and is even out of blue, and is feared by ninjas from all over the world, and can be said to be an extremely famous ninja.

It was also the target of the ferret's pursuit and yearning.

Itachi thinks that graduating at the age of seven and becoming a shinobi at the age of ten is good enough, but Kakashi graduated at the age of five and passed the Shinobi exam at the age of six.

His talent made most of the ninjas in Konoha feel ashamed and secretly ashamed.

The future is likely to be one of the strong candidates for the fifth Hokage.

"From today onwards, Uchiha Itachi will be a member of our detachment."

Kakashi stood at the front of the four squad shadows and introduced Itachi to his subordinates.

Kakashi, who is already the leader of the detachment, rarely has the opportunity to go out on missions.

More often than not, he stayed in Konoha and commanded the four squads below to operate in the shadows.

"Hello seniors, I'm Itachi Uchiha."

Only ten years old, the ferret is very short in stature, and it stands out among the adults.

The four classes below stared at Itachi with doubt, curiosity, disgust, and other eyes, as if they wanted to see him through thoroughly.

Itachi also noticed the convergence of these gazes, and looked at his shadows with disgust, probably because he had the surname 'Uchiha'.

The other party and the Uchiha clan have an irreconcilable holiday.

"Itachi, your team is in the sixth class, and there happens to be a vacancy there."

Kakashi pointed to the position of the sixth class.

There were only three people there, a squad leader, plus two team members, and a third person missing.

Now the third member of the sixth class is supplemented by Itachi.

"Yes."

Itachi walked to the sixth class position.

The three Shadow Ninjas of Class 6 were the few who didn't look at him with disgust, which was also Kakashi's consideration, which made Itachi very grateful.

If you stay in a dark team that is dissatisfied with his surname, it is likely to cause a split in the team.

"Tianzo, Itachi will be handed over to you to guide, let him get used to the rhythm of the dark part as soon as possible."

Kakashi instructed the squad leader of the sixth class.

"Yes."

The shadow ninja named Tenzo nodded slightly, indicating that he knew.

Kakashi then dismisses the meeting and leaves the room.

The shadows also left one after another, to continue the unfinished task.

The meeting of the dark department has always been short and direct, and today's meeting is only to introduce a new team member, and after the introduction, it will naturally not waste unnecessary time.

The run-in of the dark part can be done directly in the usual tasks.

Until the end, only the sixth class where Itachi was located did not leave and stayed in the room.

"As you can see, I'm Tenzo, the squad leader of the sixth class, and you'll be under my management from now on, Uchiha Itachi."

"Understood."

Itachi nodded understandingly.

Judging from his voice and body type, his squad leader is not very old, he should be fifteen or sixteen years old.

At this age, he became the squad leader in the dark department.,It can be said that it's quite a powerful senior.。

"After that, you can give yourself a code name, so that it is easy to move. Now come with me to the location of the mission. ”

Tenzo looked at Itachi with inexplicable eyes, which made Itachi a little confused.

However, Itachi didn't ask, but honestly followed behind Tianzang, accompanied by two other shadows.

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Itachi was shocked to see the scenery in the room.

Somewhere underground in the Dark Headquarters Building, completely enclosed on all sides, with only one door as an entrance, the huge house was densely packed with intricate surveillance instruments.

And the surveillance screen, there is no doubt that it is a place that Itachi is very familiar with - the Uchiha clan.

From the streets of the clan, to the ninja training grounds, and even the outside of Nanga Shrine, they are all under very precise surveillance.

This is where he works?

In the center of the room, Kakashi stood motionless and stared at the frame, and when he saw Tenzo's sixth class coming in, he only silently gestured for them to hurry up and get into the work.

Along with the sixth class, there are also four dark members of the fifth class.

Twenty-four hours a day to monitor the Uchiha clan.

"The Nine-Tails incident, as you know, we Konoha have lost four generations of Hokage-sama. And according to accurate information, there is an inner ghost in the Uchiha clan. ”

Tenzo explained in a whisper.

"Inner ghost?"

"It was placed in the Uchiha clan when Uchiha Ruri defected ten years ago, and the death of the fourth Hokage is likely to be related to her."

After listening to Tenzo's words, Itachi couldn't help but clench his fists.

In the past, he had heard of the name Ruri Uchiha, but he didn't pay much attention to it, only that it was a very powerful Uchiha ninja who defected to Konoha for unknown reasons.

It's just that he didn't expect that the other party's defection would bring such a major disaster to the family.

If she hadn't defected and murdered four generations of Hokage, the Uchiha clan would not have ended up in such a situation.

So, who is this inner ghost?

Is it a person...... Or is it a group? Or is most of the clan involved?

Itachi felt cold all over his body.

The oppressive aura made it difficult for him to breathe.

Tenzo patted Itachi on the shoulder and said, "It's not your fault. However, I hope you can keep things secret here. It's troublesome to expose it. ”

"Yes. I'm not going to say it. ”

Itachi knew that the family had suspected that the shadows were watching them.

But they would never have imagined that the surveillance of the Uchiha clan by the dark department was so intensive.

If the radical people of the clan knew about it, it would definitely encourage them to carry out the coup d'état more quickly.

This matter must be concealed.

Tenzo didn't understand why Itachi was placed in such a place, but he also knew that it wasn't Kakashi's intention, but it was from a higher level, the Hokage's consideration.

Tempting? Tianzo said secretly in his heart.

It's really a troublesome thing, this kind of thing is not something that he can manage in the shadows.

"Good. You have to remember that you are now the shadow of Konoha and there are only quests and villages here, and there is no clan. Now you are the Uchiha Itachi of Konoha instead of fighting with the surname Uchiha on your back. ”

This is the most important rule of the dark department.

The ninjas who joined here were all for the sake of the village of Konoha.

No matter what kind of ninja they came from before, what kind of special background they have.

As long as you join the dark department and put on a mask, you must abandon everything, consider everything from the standpoint of the village, and give priority to obeying the orders of the village leaders, which is an impossible principle for the dark department to change.

"I understand that there can be no personal feelings in the mission."

Itachi has such an awareness.

The Dark Part is an organization that only elite ninjas can join.

Those who can enter it are ninjas who have a strong will to fire and have excellent strength, and they will be allowed to be recognized by the Hokage and other high-level leaders.

If you can make a name for yourself here, then it is not delusional to get a place in the center of the village.

After that, he aimed to become the Hokage and became the first Hokage of the Uchiha.

In this way, the wish to stop the water has been fulfilled, and as long as he can become the Hokage, the village's estrangement against the Uchiha clan will naturally not exist.

After that, in the name of the Hokage, he had frequent contact with the top leaders of the rest of the ninja villages, carried out diplomacy, and got the help of the rest of the ninja village shadows and ninjas, then, naturally, the war would not happen again.

The daimyo also did not have the capital to wage war again.

The ninja world will win peace.

The unprecedentedly clear route unfolded in Itachi's mind, giving Itachi the motivation to act.

Therefore, becoming the best ninja in the shadows is the first step.

"Don't be under too much pressure if you work here, at least so far, we haven't found any evidence of collusion with the Uchiha clan...... It's also a test for you. ”

Tenzo arranged Itachi in a corner and made him sit in the corresponding position, surrounded by a large number of screens, on which all the movements of the Uchiha clan were presented, imprinted in Itachi's eyes.

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The land of ghosts, a border village.

Although it may seem like a small isolated village, a few years ago, the Oni no Kuni completed the construction of roads across the country, strengthening the communication and management between the various towns in the Oni no Kuni, centralizing power, and allowing the government to be accurately and clearly communicated in the first place.

Even if there is an accident, the city's garrison will arrive at the scene as soon as possible to solve the problem for the people.

It's no longer just a form of hiring ninjas to solve problems for the people...... It is not surprising that the people of the Oni Country, who are paying taxes every year, enjoy the protection of the state, and it is a matter of course.

You must not use the traditional 'hire' model to pay ninjas to solve the problem.

Otherwise, the people's sense of identity with the country will be reduced, which is not conducive to the rule of the country, and the people will also resist the payment of taxes, and when it is brewed to a certain extent, riots will be launched.

This kind of thing is not uncommon even in the five major countries.

Spending money on ninjas to solve the incident is already something that the people of all countries in the ninja world are accustomed to.

But hiring a ninja is a big expense.

Commoners with few sources of income not only have to pay taxes, but also pay a sum of money to hire ninjas, and in the long run, only the rich of the wealthy class can do it.

Therefore, it is also obvious that ninjas have gradually become tools of oppression of civilians in the hands of the powerful.

It was precisely because of these shortcomings that Shiraishi made up his mind to change this pattern, and the effect was surprisingly good, and the people's sense of identity with the country and the government was unprecedentedly high.

Now you only need to pay taxes, you can be protected by the state and the government, and you don't need to pay extra to ask the ninja to solve the incident.

People naturally have a high sense of identification with the garrison and the ninjas who belong to the military, and they will not regard them as lackeys who oppress the bottom of the elite.

In the event of an accident, it will also be reported to the town's garrison as soon as possible.

In this border village, the ninjas of the garrison in the nearby town, after getting the news, immediately felt the scene and conducted a survey.

According to the villagers of this village, there are monsters in the village at night, and they are tall and loud when they walk.

The eyes will also glow at night.

The villagers, who realized that things were not simple, immediately asked the town's guard for help.

Two garrison ninjas, one of whom crouched down and used his palm to gauge the dented footprints on the ground, the cement road was trampled, and cracks appeared next to the footprints.

When that 'monster' walks, it is very powerful, and I am afraid that it is even more powerful than the fierce beasts in the forest.

"This kind of footprint is not human, but it is very different from all the beast footprints I know."

The ninja shook his head, unable to tell what kind of monster it was leaving as it walked.

It's strange that a hard concrete road can be cracked just by just walking.

The other ninja also shook his head, just holding a pen and writing in a notebook, accurately writing the information of the footprints on it.

Then he took out his camera from his backpack, took pictures of the footprints on the road, and went back to let the special personnel identify what kind of footprints were stepped on by the 'monster'.

At this moment, an old man walked over tremblingly, who was the head of this border village.

"This may be the mark of the terracotta warriors."

"Terracotta?"

The two ninjas raised their eyebrows.

"I just remembered it, too, because the memory is so long. The Terracotta Warriors are soldiers controlled by monsters...... Only the Spirits can control them, and they have the power to ravage the earth and shatter it. ”

Worry was written across the village chief's face.

Many old people in the country of demons have heard of this legend, and in the past, they have seen monsters control armies and attack human towns and towns, causing destruction and destruction.

For thousands of years, the shrine maiden has guarded the country, and she has fought against the dragons to this day, and there is still no winner or loser.

The country of demons is also a dangerous country.

But even so, there are still many people who come to take refuge because the war outside is more terrible than the monsters.

"Is that so? Monster ...... We know, don't go out during this time, we'll contact the nearby shrine, and if it's really a monster mess, let's let the shrine maiden perform an exorcism ritual. ”

There are a lot of strange creatures in the ninja world.

Monsters are one of them.

There was an order from the upper floors that if there were any traces of monsters, they would immediately request support from the nearest shrine.

If you want to seal monsters, you can only rely on the power of shrine maidens, and ninjas will be very disadvantageous when dealing with monsters.

"Then please leave it to you, and please report this matter to Maitreya Witch immediately, only Maitreya can deal with such a powerful monster as the Dragon."

The village chief looked worried, if it was really what he had guessed, the country of ghosts would soon be unpeaceful.

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"Really, a neutral country has set up such a tight military region...... Don't they want to neutralize the country? ”

At night, a bonfire was lit in the cave, and several Cloud Hidden Ninjas sat down around it, and one of them began to complain.

They are spies who secretly infiltrate the country of ghosts and collect confidential information about the military of the country of ghosts.

But in the past two years, they have not had the opportunity to enter any military region in the country of ghosts.

As soon as you get close, you will be sensed by the sentient ninja there.

The vigilance system there is simply too exaggerated.

It's not that no one has paid attention to such a big move by a neutral country, it's just that none of the countries have mentioned it on the surface, and using ninjas to spy on intelligence is the best way.

"No way, this is Lord Thunder Shadow's order...... Moreover, we have been active in the country of ghosts for so long, in fact, we have been discovered a long time ago, but they are afraid of the country of thunder behind us, so they don't pay attention. ”

Captain Shinobi sighed helplessly.

It is impossible for the country of ghosts with that level of alert to not be discovered at all, otherwise they would have infiltrated the military region and obtained the first secret information.

"What's next?"

"Keep working, the above didn't let us go back, I guess I still haven't given up."

"But ...... go on like this"

Before the Cloud Hidden Ninja could finish speaking, the Captain of the Upper Ninja let out a sigh and signaled for silence.

The rest of the team also quieted down, sensing that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

Together, they looked at the entrance of the cave, and an eerie gust of wind blew in from outside, extinguishing the bonfire.

Immediately the cave fell into darkness.

"Thunderbolt!"

At the moment when the bonfire was extinguished, the captain of the upper ninja quickly moved his eyes and hands, and after the seal, a sharp lightning gun shot out of his mouth, piercing the dark curtain of the night and hitting a certain position.

In the light of the moon, a purple-black mist of light flew out of the shadows.

The lightning spear pierced through the purple-black light mist, shattering the rocks in the distance.

"What!?"

Ignoring Yun Yin Shangnin's Thunder Escape Ninjutsu, an eerie laugh came out of the purple-black light mist, and pounced on several Cloud Ninja at an extremely fast speed, enveloping them in the mist.

The mournful shouting continued for a few seconds, and silence returned to the cavern.

Outside the cave, one pair of eyes after another lit up, and the mountains were all over the field.

A tall stone soldier stands upright, holding a stone blade, and there the wind blows, standing still, rendering the mountains and forests into an abyss of dead silence.