Mid-May.

"There's been a lot going on lately, and the outside world has become uneasy."

Kakashi, who was sorting information in the intelligence room, suddenly sighed.

Due to the mask on his face, it is impossible to tell what his expression is.

"Yes, I didn't expect that neutral countries would be threatened one day...... What is this going to do in Shayin Village? ”

Tenzo, a dark ninja who cooperates with Kakashi's sorting and intelligence work, belongs to Kakashi's second detachment, the leader of the sixth squad.

All along, it was he who served as Kakashi's deputy.

And he himself is a ninja with a blood inheritance limit, and he is a subordinate that Kakashi trusts.

After hearing Kakashi's emotion, Tenzo also replied.

Konoha is now due to the Uchiha matter, and the number of undercover troops who go out to patrol and gather intelligence is relatively small.

In addition, the country of ghosts is far away on the other side of the continent, and when the news was collected by the Konoha Dark Department, in fact, it has been a week since the Sand Hidden Village carried out military exercises on the border of the country of ghosts.

Because of internal matters, it can be said that for the detection of external intelligence, Konoha's external intelligence system is already very weak.

It should have been a matter of time to pass this information back to the village within a few days of the operation in the sand.

"This has nothing to do with us, neutral countries are under military coercion, and there is a high probability that the international side will finally go over to mediate and clean up the mess."

According to general logic, this will be the end result.

However, it was the man who was behind the scenes in the Oni Country, and Kakashi knew that it was clearly the Ononi Country side that had already launched an operation.

Speaking of which, in the past month, I haven't been able to convey information to that side.

It's not just that it's too busy, but because the Oni Country side is taking action, the expansion plan of the Oni Country is more important than the Konoha Uchiha matter.

It can be said that all of them are mobilized, and there is no time to deal with Konoha's side.

Moreover, from the very beginning, the attitude towards Konoha Uchiha was also dispensable, just to judge the degree of contradiction within Konoha through Uchiha.

"I always feel that in the end, it will evolve into a situation of taking advantage of the fire."

Tenzo sighed.

Konoha was so anxious at the moment that he was in a hurry because of the Uchiha's affairs, and he didn't have time to focus on the Oni Country.

In the end, it is estimated that the people responsible for mediating this dispute will be mainly Yanyin, Yunyin and Wuyin.

Fog and rock concealment aside, cloud concealment is the biggest problem.

This village has always pursued the concept of absolute power supremacy, attacking other countries as much as possible during wartime, secretly looking for small ninja villages in the ninja world during peacetime, plundering the secret arts and forbidden arts of other villages, and using them to strengthen themselves.

"There's no need to worry, since the Third Ninja World War, the international environment has been like this, we just need to do our best. By the way, how has the Uchiha been doing lately, and are there any notable anomalies? ”

Kakashi asked suddenly.

"Anomalous? If anything, the frequency of Uchiha gatherings seems to have decreased recently, and some people have somehow not been monitored. ”

Tenzo told the result.

"Did you tell Hokage-sama?"

"Yes...... But it wasn't me who reported, Itachi was one step ahead of me. ”

Tenzo replied.

"He's still the same, conscientiously fulfilling the duties of the dark department."

"From that point of view, there's really nothing to be picky about."

"However, the gatherings of the Uchiha clan are suddenly less frequent, maybe something happened inside that we don't know about, let's continue to investigate in depth, and don't let go of the clues."

"Yes."

"I'll go over for a meeting first, sort out the information, and put it in Minister Apefei's office."

Kakashi looked at the time, and when it was time for the meeting, he walked towards the intelligence room.

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Arrived at the conference room.

There were only six people in the area.

Minister Ape Feilong, Deputy Minister Ape Fei Purlin.

They are the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law of the three generations of Hokage, and among Konoha people, they are the shinobi with extremely high status and strength.

From a very young age, they were included in the candidates of the Dark Ministry, and after many years, they were appointed by three generations of Hokage as the Minister and Deputy Minister of the Dark Ministry, and they made countless contributions to Konoha .

Other than that, only Kakashi and the other four squad leaders met here.

Standing to Kakashi's left was the leader of the first detachment of the Dark Division.

Kakashi is the leader of the second detachment.

On the right is Itachi, the leader of the third detachment.

To the right of the weasel is the leader of the 4th Detachment of the Dark Division.

As the four detachment leaders of the dark department, their superiors are Ape Feilong and Ape Fei Purlin, the two ministers and deputy ministers.

Of course, they also have another direct superior, and that is the third generation Hokage.

As the Hokage's direct subordinate troops, the Hokage has the power to directly intervene in the shadows beyond the command of the minister and deputy minister, and the power to appoint and remove is also in the Hokage's hands.

"This time I suddenly summoned you here, and there is something to announce."

Ape Feilong was the first to speak, glancing at the four detachment leaders.

The four squad leaders, including Kakashi, all had serious eyes in their eyes, waiting for Saruto's next words.

"Regarding the monitoring mission of the Uchiha clan, from now on, it will be transferred to the leader of the third detachment. The second detachment resumed its original duties and carried out its tasks externally, so let's set it like this. ”

Ape Feilong spoke directly, his voice indifferent, and he didn't give a reason, just simply issued an order from his superiors.

Kakashi was stunned: "In other words, the original task of the second detachment was transferred to the third detachment...... Is that so, Minister? ”

Sarutoshi nodded and shook his head again, answering Kakashi's question, "It's not handed over to the third detachment, but the leader of the third detachment will handle it personally." ”

Alone?

Except for Itachi, who was the leader of the third detachment, the other three detachment leaders were stunned.

That's a complete and powerful ninja clan...... Is it true that there is no problem with one person spying?

Even if Itachi is a member of the Uchiha clan, it is very convenient to monitor the Uchiha compared to the identity of the dark department...... However, it is too much nonsense to entrust such an important task to a single person.

"Yes. I know. ”

Kakashi didn't understand what his superiors' considerations were, as there were too many anomalous parts.

Moreover, the affairs of the Uchiha clan are too sensitive, and if they go too deep, it will inevitably make the upper echelons suspicious.

Therefore, Kakashi simply asked this and did not continue to delve further.

Anyway, he wasn't too interested in the task of monitoring the Uchiha clan, staying in the village all day and rarely going out, his body was about to rust.

Anyway, just spread the news to the country of ghosts first and fulfill your duty.

After the short meeting, Itachi stayed alone.

The three team leaders left first, and not long after, the door to the conference room opened again.

A man walked in.

Wearing a black cloak coat, he wears a pair of black sunglasses on his face, and there is a conspicuous purple mark on the right side of his face.

As soon as he walked in, the dark will followed him, making the atmosphere in the conference room extremely heavy.

"Long, long time no see."

This person is none other than the Root of the Upper Ninja Oil Girl Ryoma.

It's the right-hand man of the root leader Shimura Danzo.,Good at the secret art of insects of the oil girl clan.。

He seemed to be familiar with Ape Feilong, and he greeted Ape Feilong familiarly.

Ape Feilong snorted and didn't speak.

The oil girl Ryoma smiled slightly, not caring about Ape Feilong's attitude, but looking at Itachi who was silent on the side.

"According to the agreement, from now on we will be colleagues on missions together, please advise, Uchiha Itachi-kun."

"Please advise."

Itachi replied politely.

"Come with me, then, and let's head to the new monitoring room, where we work."

After speaking, the oil girl Ryoma turned to leave.

Itachi followed in the footsteps of the other and left the room.

"Itachi is fine, right?"

The ape purlin seems to be worried about the safety of the Itachi.

"Don't worry, since this is Hokage-sama's decision, he will definitely protect Itachi's safety."

Ape Feilong sighed.

The Uchiha clan's surveillance mission was not accurate when it was given to Itachi alone.

It should be said that Itachi is in contact with the root as a dark part, and the root ninja is monitoring the Uchiha clan together.

This is the original intention of the upper echelons.

Thinking of his father's decision of the three generations of Hokage, Sarutoshi couldn't understand.

If you let the shadows monitor, there is a possibility of buffering with the Uchiha clan.

The leader of the roots, Shimura Danzo, is a dark ninja who severely rejects the Uchiha clan, will he really decide the future of the Uchiha clan from a fair and neutral perspective?

Father, what are you thinking? Ape Feilong couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He didn't want an extremist group like Root to spy on the Uchiha.

The Uchiha ninja's character is already strong, and if the roots are mixed again, it is difficult to guarantee what will happen then.

He questioned whether his father's decision of the three generations of Hokage was correct.

But his father's other identity, the three generations of Hokage, he can't disobey.

Before the ninja of the Sarutobi clan, he was the Konoha ninja Sarutobi.

"It would be nice if Sister Tsunade and Big Brother Jiraiya were in the village, they would definitely be able to restrain Tuanzang's footsteps and not let their father come like this."

Ape Feilong has imagined this more than once.

But unfortunately, Tsunade and Jiraiya have long since left the village.

The root is simply difficult to contain with the power of the Hokage alone.

Instead of speaking, Sarutoshi shook her husband's palm and gave him encouragement.

Whatever her husband's decision was, she just had to follow it.

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"You're really from my side, Itachi."

In the headquarters of the roots, Danzo personally met Itachi, and a kind smile appeared on his originally gloomy face.

Itachi stood in front of Danzang and looked up slightly at the man in front of him.

It's not the first time we've met with Danzang.

Before he even went to school, he had already formed an indissoluble bond with this man.

After the middle ninja exam, after joining the dark department, he also secretly communicated with this man.

Although everything this man does is for the sake of Konoha, there is always an aura on the other party that makes him dislike.

Itachi couldn't tell what it was like.

Abhor...... Disgusting...... Or the rest, the weasel doesn't know.

"I'll leave the matter of the Uchiha clan to you. At this point, you're the only one who can save the Uchiha now, Itachi. ”

"I know this kind of thing."

That's right, the Uchiha clan has been gathering less often, not because of enlightenment, but because some people have avoided the sight of the shadows and bought a lot of weapons from the ninja cat clan.

For example, kunai and detonation charms, especially detonation charms, have been purchased for more than tens of thousands of copies.

What they're going to do next, the Itachi doesn't have to think about it.

Once such a huge detonation charm unfolds inside Konoha, it is unimaginable what kind of turmoil it will cause.

Even if the beheading operation is carried out, it will inevitably hurt many innocent villagers.

What's even more terrifying is that they seem to have become interested in the human pillar force, if the Nine-Tails are released...... Konoha has no more than four generations of Hokage, and he can't afford to lose another Hokage and sacrifice the Sealed Tailed Beast.

"That's good, from now on, you have the dual identity of the dark and the root."

The right not to give the Itachi the right to refuse.

Danzo spoke in a commanding tone and asked Itachi to join the root.

Although Itachi is a ninja directly under the Hokage's shadow department, and has no connection with the root in his position, and there is no relationship between his superiors and subordinates with Danzang, Danzang does not intend to follow the normal procedure.

And Itachi has no idea of resisting, for him, as long as he can further protect the village, add roots, or the shadows, it makes no difference.

This man, who is called the darkness of ninja by many people, is just an ordinary Konoha ninja.

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"Goodbye Uncle Fire!"

"Well, goodbye, don't play too late outside, remember to go home on time for dinner."

After playing ninja games with the children of the family for a while in the open space, the Uchiha man, who was nearly fifty years old, suddenly felt that he was a little old.

used to be the No. 1 intelligence figure of the Uchiha clan, but after Uchiha Fugaku came to power, his intelligence work was already in a state of suspension.

Looking at the sunset on the hill in the distance, the warm afterglow is shining on his face.

Unconsciously, he was getting farther and farther away from the core of the clan.

Occasionally, the clan would come over to participate, but it was almost impossible to interject.

Radicals are plotting a coup d'état, secretly buying armaments, and plotting a decapitation operation to establish the Uchiha regime.

Although there is no possibility of failure in theory, Lihuo is really worried about the future of the clan.

The only end of failure is the extinction of the dead race.

Think about the fate of the Vortex clan, and you should also know what kind of fate a family will get if it declines.

The so-called misfortune does not affect the family, it is just an empty word. It is certain that if the Uchiha's plot fails, then the Uchiha clan, whether it is a child or a newborn baby, will be wiped out, leaving no trace of fire.

This is a question that does not require thinking to get the right answer.

Residential streets, commercial streets, parks, forests, and all the land that belongs to the Uchiha clan are all free from fire.

It looks like just a Uchiha idle person who is half-retired and is taking a leisurely walk.

And this habit has been going on for more than ten years, almost all year round.

Whether it is the old clan land or the new clan land, every grass and tree is the eye away from the fire.

Sometimes, it is impossible to detect anything with instruments, and the human eye can distinguish many traces that cannot be distinguished by instruments.

As long as there are traces of foreign invasion, there is no need to go through the instrument to distinguish between them, and Lihuo knows how many eyes are monitoring the Uchiha clan.

"The wind seems to have changed a bit today...... Is it because summer is coming? ”

With a sigh of emotion, he left the park carelessly, and did not deliberately take a long detour, but went to the stall to buy an takoyaki, and while eating, he walked back in the direction of home.

The 'direction of the wind' has suddenly changed, is it the person who is spying on the Uchiha, has it been changed to another batch?

So far, the high-level side of Konoha has not sent people to negotiate, but has continued to stalemate.

Lihuo doesn't like to speculate on others with the greatest malice, but does this attitude of the Konoha leaders also prove that they don't have the idea of making peace with the Uchiha clan at all?

In the face of Konoha, a huge ninja village machine, the Uchiha clan is the most humble and disadvantaged group.

Now there is no way to avoid it, and a coup d'état is only a matter of time.

From the moment when the three generations of Hokage were reset, Danzang regained power, and the three shinobi left one after another, the fate of the Uchiha clan may enter the countdown.

The power at the top, which cannot be restrained and compromised, is really arrogant and domineering. Lihuo sighed in his heart.

Now that this is the case, what should be done?

Ever since the Uchiha were preparing for a coup, he had been thinking about it.

What should I do next? What can be done?

Lihuo began to think about this question.

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Itachi, as usual, was called to the woods where they used to practice together.

It was already nighttime, and the moonlight was shining brightly in the sky.

"Stop the water, at this time, is there something to call me out?"

Itachi asked Shisui when he saw the back of Shisui.

Zhishui turned around at this time, and Itachi saw Zhishui's serious dark circles, and he looked tired from overwork.

"You seem to be very tired, if there is nothing important, it is better to go back and rest quickly."

Itachi said worriedly.

He didn't know why Zhishui was so tired, was it because of the mission?

But with the strength of Zhishui, what level of task is needed to make him so tired?

"Ah, it's okay, it's just that I've been getting caught up in some things lately, and it's a little tricky. I called you out this time to ask, why didn't you come to Nanga Shrine to participate in the clan meeting a few days ago? ”

Zhishui scratched his head, asking questions casually.

"Ahh I happened to have a mission in the shadows that day, so I didn't have time to go to the meeting, and I remember saying hello to my father in advance. ”

Itachi said calmly.

Zhishui nodded.

"The patriarch did explain at the meeting, but the radical faction, led by Yashiro, seems to be dissatisfied with your behavior of not attending the meeting. I even suspect that you have taken refuge in the higher-ups. ”

"What nonsense, I'm a ninja of the Uchiha clan."

Itachi replied with the same expression, and was not angry because of Yashiro's questioning.

"The question of position is too ambiguous, but you know, the order of the family is supreme to us......"

Shisui threw a knife-sharp gaze at the Itachi, causing the Weasel's heart to pound violently.

He had a feeling that if Shui Zhi attacked him, he would definitely be dealt with by Shui Zhi in an instant.

A suppressive force in the blood emanated from the body of the water stopper.

"Stop the water, you mean ......"

"So, without you knowing, the eight generations want to spy on you. Although this proposal was vetoed by the patriarch, because doing so would completely push you, who belonged to the Uchiha, to the side of the top. ”

"I didn't expect that because of what happened to me, my father didn't tell me when I went back that day."

Itachi sighed.

"The patriarch does trust you, but the eight generations have not given up. So, they entrusted me with keeping an eye on you. ”

Zhishui's next words made Itachi's body shake, and he looked at Zhishui in disbelief.

Zhishui looked up at the bright moon in the sky.

"Take advantage of my relationship with your relatives and friends to monitor you when you are not defensive, this is their arrangement for the eight generations."

"Then you ...... now"

"Don't worry, I'll report the information from your side to them in a slightly cover-up, and they won't notice anything abnormal."

When Itachi heard this, he didn't feel a trace of joy, but cold.

Water stop ...... Do you know something?

Why cover it up a little?

If he really doesn't have a problem, there is no need to cover it up a little at all.

Did you find anything when you stop the water?

However, he was only performing the duties of a Konoha ninja, not just a mission as an Uchiha.

Why should such a self feel empty-hearted?

For ninjas who believe in the will of fire, looking at the village from a broader perspective and not seeing the village with a narrow family mindset is not the ninja path that Konoha ninjas should practice?

I'm just practicing a complete and right path. Itachi told himself in his heart.

Zhishui didn't explain what secret he had discovered about Itachi, but continued to laugh: "Actually, I don't want you to do anything by telling you this. It's just that I've made the decision. Therefore, the eight generations of their monitoring of you actually have nothing to do with the overall situation. ”

Decision?

Itachi looked at the water in confusion.

What was decided?

"You must have heard of it, the legend of the Kaleidoscope Writing Wheel."

Itachi nodded, kaleidoscope writing wheel eyes, it was impossible for him not to know this kind of thing.

His father, Fugaku, had told him more than once that he had the ability to open his eyes.

The so-called eye opening is to open the kaleidoscope writing wheel eye, rather than the ordinary writing wheel eye.

But the Itachi, who has already touched the ability of the three-hook jade writing wheel eye, is still unfamiliar with the ability of the kaleidoscope writing wheel eye.

I don't know what Shisui is doing when he mentions the kaleidoscope writing wheel eye at this time.

"This is my kaleidoscope writing wheel."

Zhishui didn't hesitate, and in the dark, his eyes lit up red, turning into a three-hook jade writing wheel eye.

Then the three magatama writing wheel eyes continued to change, and synthesized a shape similar to a giant magatama, which made Itachi's five thunders thunder hit the top.

"Stop the water, you ......"

He had no idea that Zhishui was hiding such a secret.

"The Uchiha ninja who opens the kaleidoscope writing wheel eye will derive different abilities according to the inner world of the sorcerer. My kaleidoscope chakra ability is called 'Farewell Gods', and this technique can change the mind and will of the person who is recruited. ”

Change your mind and will?

Itachi listened to Zhishui's narration, staring at Zhishui's eyes silently.

Although he awakened the Kaleidoscope Writing Wheel Eye, Itachi felt that all the gentleness on Shisui had disappeared, and it had become an extremely dangerous and cold existence.

The smell of chakra made him very uncomfortable.

"A family coup against the top is a dead end, and it will bring ruin to the Uchiha clan. As a member of the Shadows, you must also be aware of the current situation of the family, and I plan to rely on this pupil technique to reverse the will of the patriarch and make him abandon the coup d'état, and announce it at the clan meeting. In this way, conflicts between the family and the village can be avoided. ”

Without hesitation, he spoke his mind in front of Itachi.

Itachi also knows that Zhishui has a great love for the village, so it is not unexpected for Zhishui to make the decision to change the family coup for the sake of the village.

To say that it was unexpected, there were only kaleidoscope writing wheel eyes and other heavenly pupil techniques.

It really refreshed Itachi's eyes.

"Can the use of this pupil technique really make the family abandon the coup d'état?"

Itachi asked.

"Yes."

There is confidence in the words of the water stop.

"In that case, then I don't have to think about my feelings. If it is for the sake of the family and the village, the father is a crucial step. ”

Itachi knew that Shisui was looking for his own reason tonight.

That is to have a showdown with himself, and he does not want to pass this incident, which will lead to a gap in the friendship between them.

Itachi is grateful that Shisui was able to be honest with him.

"Thank you. After the coup d'état is canceled, we also have to try to weaken the enthusiasm of the people, who are too arrogant and irritable. If it can't be integrated with the village, then even if the coup is prevented, it is pointless. ”

This is the truest thought in Zhishui's heart, which was affirmed by Itachi and made him full of confidence.

Itachi regrets that he can't help Zhishui in his actions, and Zhishui alone is enough to stop the family coup.

In this way, the actions of the roots have become meaningless.

In the future, if the family and the village become one...... Itachi's face was also relieved.

In the darkness full of confusion, he finally saw the light of hope that he recognized.