"I'm ten minutes late today, what's wrong, Itachi?"

Coming to the Root's monitoring room, the Root Ninja here asks Itachi.

Itachi, wearing a mask, did not answer the question of the root ninja.

In fact, he had tried his best to restrain his anger and wanted to kill the root ninja in front of him......

But there's no point in doing so.

The person who made the move against the water stop was Tuanzang, these root ninjas, oh, have long since lost their own minds, and are just puppets who obey Danzo's orders.

Killing these people will not give you a sense of revenge at all.

Moreover, indulging in boring hatred will make you further and further away from your ideals.

Zhishui didn't want him to live in hatred and pain for the rest of his life.

Carrying the will of his best friend, seeing the long way forward in his place, and living strong and brave is what he should really do.

Killing a hypocritical and peaceful man like Danzo will only make it difficult for him to move in Konoha and implicate the reputation of the clan.

Such a thing must not happen.

"It's nothing, it's just that I'm a little unwell."

"Do you want to go back and get some rest?"

"No, it's not a big deal, just stick to it."

"Alright then, if something goes wrong with your body, we've got a medical ninja here."

The root ninja briefly cared about Itachi, but also knew that Itachi was just talking politely.

"Thanks, how's it going?"

Itachi asked, looking at the surveillance screen.

The root ninja said, "Aside from last night's rally, the Uchiha clan has been very peaceful lately. However, there is one person who behaves strangely. ”

"Who?"

Itachi asked curiously.

The root ninja pointed to a screen where a man, very old, almost fifty years old, was playing like a child in the park with a group of Uchiha children.

"He's ......"

Itachi's eyes narrowed.

"His name is Uchiha Lihuo, and he used to be a close confidant of the Uchiha Quartet. According to what we have found in the roots, after the Uchiha Quartet retreated, there was also a broken connection between him and the Uchiha Quartet. In the shadows, there are also relevant records. ”

"Did you find anything?"

"Nope. I thought that they were still plotting some dangerous plan against the village, but after so many years, the two of them honestly lived a leisurely life of retirement in the Uchiha clan. ”

"It's because you're too careful. The Uchiha Quartet is older than the Hokage and now needs crutches to walk safely. The Uchiha is also in a marginalized position in the family, and spends his days loitering in the family. ”

Itachi said this, thinking that the people at the root were too suspicious.

Keeping an eye on the entire Uchiha clan is already understaffed, and it would be a waste of time to waste energy on marginal figures like Uchiha Lihuo.

"It's because you're idle that you're the most suspicious."

The root ninja meant something.

"Is there something wrong with your brain?"

Itachi snorted coldly.

The Ninja of the Root shrugged his shoulders and said it didn't matter.

In the list of Uchiha clans that need to be monitored, the level of Uchiha Quartet and Uchiha Lihuo is far higher than Itachi's father, Uchiha Fugaku.

The more inconspicuous it seems, the more marginalized it is, and the more troublesome it is.

It's just that he can only see that Uchiha's behavior from the fire is a little strange, but he doesn't know exactly what is strange.

Whether it's too much for yourself, or should you follow up cautiously.

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For many more days, the Konoha and Uchiha clans had been spending time in the turbulent undercurrent.

At home, Itachi holds his younger brother Sasuke's report card in his hand with a satisfied smile on his face.

Younger brother Sasuke is undoubtedly a child with excellent talents, although he is only seven years old, his grades in the ninja school are the same as his own, and they are impeccable.

Ninjutsu, physical arts, teamwork, individual combat, and tactical application are all indisputably the first in the grade.

In addition to being overpowered by a girl named Sakura Haruno in theory class, he also achieved an excellent result in second place.

This made Itachi a little curious.

Sasuke's ninja theory knowledge has always been taught by himself, even if there is a question that exceeds the curriculum in the second-year theory exam, Sasuke can easily answer, and the result is only the second place.

Whether Sasuke was careless in the exam, or did he try his best to finish second, Itachi leaned towards the latter.

As an older brother, Itachi has always taught Sasuke not to show mercy even in the face of his classmates in a fair competition exam, and to do his best to defeat the other party.

It's not just for yourself, it's about respecting your opponent's strength.

Sasuke would not make such a low-level mistake, it can only show that the girl named Sakura Haruno can excel in theoretical application.

"I'm sorry, brother, I didn't get the first in one subject this time, and next time I will reach the first in all subjects."

The younger brother Sasuke was in a worried mood, and looked at Itachi with a tight face, swearing that he would definitely reach the first place in all subjects next time.

"It's okay, don't underestimate anyone who is better than yourself, since others have talents beyond you, you should accept them with an open mind. In this world, there is no such thing as a perfect person. ”

Even if it is yourself, there will be times of powerlessness and helplessness.

I really want to take revenge on the water, but I also know what the consequences of killing Tuanzang will be.

Whether it is for the sake of the village or the clan, he must give up this hatred.

"I know, but I'm not going to give up."

Sasuke's eyes flashed with the strength of not admitting defeat.

Itachi smiled gently, and knew what the reason Sasuke worked so hard was because he wanted to surpass his brother.

It is true that as a student at a ninja school, Sasuke's grades are already very good, and none of the children of the same age can be compared comprehensively.

But compared to his own abnormal ability and strength, it is very weak.

Being good is sometimes not a good thing.

In Sasuke's heart, perhaps he didn't realize it himself, and he developed the so-called jealousy.

This reminded Itachi of the last words of Zhishui, and the whole process of opening the kaleidoscope writing wheel.

Eat one's heart out...... It's a terrible thing.

Perhaps, in my own heart, there is also a dark composition. Itachi thought to himself.

But the Itachi couldn't see what the darkness inside of him was.

I don't envy others, I don't envy others, and I don't complain about others, and I complain to anyone cowardly...... What is the darkness in your heart like this?

Just as Itachi was thinking, Sasuke's words came to his ears:

"That, brother, are you free tomorrow? Tomorrow I have a holiday, and I want to practice shuriken with you, brother. ”

"Tomorrow......" Itachi thought for a moment and smiled helplessly, "I'm sorry, Sasuke, forgive me, I have a date tomorrow, wait for next time." ”

After saying that, he tapped Sasuke's forehead with his finger.

Sasuke glared at Itachi dissatisfied: "Date? Is it the woman who often comes here to look for her brother? ”

For some reason, Sasuke's heart was a little empty, and a mood called jealousy arose.

It's all because of that woman that my brother doesn't have time to accompany him to cultivate.

Annoying flies, just leave my brother's side.

"Alright, Sasuke, I'll practice with you next time. Because you are my brother. ”

"Got it, say that every time you say no."

Sasuke walked back to his room sullenly, sulking alone.

As Sasuke returned to his room, Itachi sighed as well.

As soon as I got up from the hallway, I heard someone shouting his name outside.

"Uchiha Itachi, you are here, hurry up and come out for me!"

The shouting was so loud that Itachi could hear it, it was the voice of Uchiha Yashiro.

Itachi's eyes suddenly burned, and the irregular magatama pattern flashed away in the scarlet eyes, and then returned to normal, calmly walking towards the entrance position.

Uchiha Yashiro and they came here to stop the water.

That's right, Zhishui has been dead for so many days, no matter how dull your brain is, it should be time to react.

This boring group is probably only so powerful.

◎

The Uchiha stopped the water and died.

Although the news has not yet reached the outside world, it has made people within the Uchiha clan panic.

As the mainstay of the Uchiha clan, the strength of Shisui is obvious to all, but the people of the garrison have found Shisui's body and suicide note.

Although the handwriting of the suicide note is the same as that of Shisui before his death, it is really easy for a ninja with a writing wheel eye to imitate the exact same handwriting.

And the radicals suspect that the murderer who killed Shisui is Uchiha Itachi.

Thinking of this, Fu Yue, who was standing in the living room, frowned deeply.

Yesterday, his son Itachi had a huge conflict with Uchiha Yashiro and other radical clansmen, although the conflict of the incident was suppressed by him, but it also meant that his son Itachi, I'm afraid he will not be accepted by the radicals in the future.

The idea of passing on the position of patriarch to Itachi also became hesitant in Fuyue's heart.

There is also the question of whether the water stop was killed by the ferret.

If yes, why did the ferret kill the water stop? The strength of the ferret is much worse than that of the water stop, and it is impossible to kill the water stop silently.

If Itachi didn't kill the water, then who could kill the man with the name of instantaneous water stop in the Uchiha clan?

And most importantly, where did the two writing wheels on the corpse go? Who took it?

Is it the murderer?

Or the first to search for the body of the water stop?

Or ...... Is it really suicidal to stop water?

But will the reason for stopping the water commit suicide really be as pessimistic as it is written in the suicide note: "I am very tired, so that the Uchiha clan will come to an end and I want to die......

This kind of suicide note is more like dissuading the Uchiha clan from launching a coup d'état.

Fu Yue felt that the truth behind the death of Zhishui was far more complicated than he imagined.

Someone is scheming against the Uchiha clan.

That's for sure.

I just don't know who it is.

Dark ...... Or the roots?

Only these two sectors are the most suspicious.

Just as Fugaku was thinking, there was a knock at the door.

Fugaku looked up at the entrance, got up from the living room, walked to the entrance, and opened the door.

What I saw was a weak-looking girl.

Izumi Uchiha.

It's a female friend of her own son, Itachi.

"Well, is Itachi-kun at home?"

Worry was written all over his face.

Itachi and Uchiha Yashiro and others had a violent conflict yesterday.,It's no secret in the clan.,The girl was worried too much.,That's why I came here at this time.。

What a good girl. Fu Yue sighed in his heart.

"I'm sorry, Itachi he's out on a mission, and I'm not sure when he'll be back."

Fu Yue regretted it a little after speaking.

Isn't the tone of your own speech a little too condescending and too indifferent?

It would be a bit bad if it caused the love affair between the girl and her son Itachi.

"That's it, excuse me, then I'll come back another day."

The girl, named Izumi Uchiha, bowed slightly to Fugaku and left.

“……”

It must be because of his tough tone that he feels scared and dissatisfied with his future 'old man'.

Fuyue patted his head in annoyance.

I want to say something to save the girl, but when the words come to my mouth, I don't know what to say.

In the future, do you want to learn to be kind to your family?

Fu Yue didn't remember when he was able to show a gentle expression naturally.

I always feel that after becoming the patriarch, I have forgotten a lot of things from before.

I hope that my son Itachi will become a talent, so when Itachi was four years old, he took him to the battlefield on the front line to enlighten the idea of ninja survival.

Later, he sensed Itachi's talent and continued to force him to follow the path of a good ninja, and although Itachi succeeded in perfecting everything he had explained, but after that, the smile on Itachi's face became less and less.

It's okay with Sasuke, but in front of his father, he doesn't seem to have seen a smile a few times.

Especially in recent years, there is something in the isolation of their father-son feelings.

An indescribable sense of blockage made Fu Yue feel inexplicable remorse in his heart.

"Is it because you're too tired? Alas......"

◎

The Itachi returned in the evening.

The family of four was eating at the dining table, and suddenly, Fugaku said: "By the way, Itachi, this afternoon, that little girl named Izumi Uchiha came to you again, it seems that she is very worried about your current state, you can go over and tell her tomorrow, don't let the family's thoughts go to waste." ”

Itachi stopped eating, nodded and said, "I see." ”

Her mother, Mikoto, also heard about it from her husband and quietly smiled at Itachi as a sign of encouragement.

Only Sasuke said very strangely, "Didn't my brother say that he went out on a date with her today?" What else is she coming to do? ”

Sasuke's words fell to the ground, and the table was silent.

The softening expression on Fu Yue's face also became solemn, and his sharp gaze stared at Itachi.

"Itachi, what's going on? What exactly are you doing? ”

"It's nothing, there's an important task up there, so the appointment was postponed."

Itachi had already figured out his rhetoric.

"No, it's certainly not. What are you hiding from us. ”

Fu Yue put down the dishes and chopsticks, and his eyes swept coldly.

"You're overthinking, father."

"Why haven't you attended that rally lately?"

"Because it's boring."

"Has the family's sense of honor been discarded?"

"This kind of family is not enough to set off my strength, it's just as simple as that."

Bang!

Fuyue's face was extremely blue.

A good dinner suddenly turned into a battlefield, serious and terrifying.

Sasuke trembled at the table, afraid to speak, feeling a little guilty in his heart.

If I hadn't said that, my father and brother wouldn't have quarreled.

Uchiha Mikoto looked at the father and son, Fugaku and Itachi, and had to take Sasuke into the room to prevent him from seeing some not-so-good scenarios.

"Which side are you on?"

Fu Yue was a little distressed.

His question was like Uchiha Yachiyo questioning Itachi's position at the meeting.

It's a clan, it's still a village.

That kind of suspicion and distrust is now also full of Fuyue's eyes.

"I'm Itachi of the Uchiha clan. This, no matter what happens, will not change. ”

Itachi raised his head and looked at Fugaku without fear, his eyes determined.

Far from being softened in the slightest, the atmosphere at the table became more and more solemn.

"Then let me ask you, what secret information did you get in the shadows?"

Fu Yue asked with a cold face.

Itachi replied calmly: "It's a matter of village secrets, and I can't answer." ”

"Is that what you call a clan position?"

"It's because I'm on the Uchiha's side that I can't tell everything."

Not to be outdone, Itachi replied.

Fu Yue laughed angrily, he didn't expect that the eldest son, who had always been proud of him, would one day confront him who was not to be outdone.

Seeing Itachi's face that was so indifferent that there was no emotion, Fuyue's heart was cold.

At this moment, he couldn't figure out what Itachi's position was.

"What exactly are you seeking?"

"To stop the continuation of the tragedy."

Itachi closed his eyes.

Thinking back to when I was four years old, under the leadership of my father, I stepped into the center of the battlefield and saw all kinds of tragic situations.

Countless outcasts wept, wailing and being swept away by the ninjas' war, fragile and dying as if they had been cut grass, the sound of pain hitting his heart and shaking his weak heart.

The battlefield was full of human corpses, broken bodies, and flying flesh.

It was a nightmare he would never forget.

At that moment, he vowed to stop all wars in the world.

Whatever you sacrifice, you won't hesitate to do it.

Just so that that such a tragedy will not be repeated.

Fu Yue looked at his son who already had his own ideas weakly, and for the first time felt that as a father, he was so sad.

Since when has the trust between father and son been severed?

◎

The day of the coup d'état of the Uchiha clan is approaching step by step.

The number of people involved, the names of each participant, the course of action, the armaments prepared, including how to use the power of the human pillar, control the Tailed Beast to cause a riot, and how the final decapitation operation will be carried out, how to deal with it after the battle, the Uchiha clan's coup d'état personnel have all been carefully planned.

The shocking preparations were all handed over by Itachi to the high-level Hokage and the other four at this moment.

They took the information that Itachi had gathered, but they felt that the content on it was very glaring.

"It seems that there is no way to tolerate them anymore. If they intend to seize power in the form of a coup d'état, they can only be disposed of as traitors. ”

It was Koharu who spoke.

"Xiaochun, don't be impulsive yet, things are still on the verge of easing...... Don't make a decision too soon. ”

The Hizai organization gasped for breath due to the excitement of talking.

"Hichiha, don't hesitate any longer, the situation of the Uchiha clan is beyond control. For the sake of the villagers, we must act first and end the turmoil as soon as possible. ”

"Don't say that in front of the Itachi, he's still a child."

The day slashed and reprimanded Koharu.

Koharu snorted slightly dissatisfied, but the initiative was in the hands of the Hokage after all.

Itachi was half-kneeling in front of the four of them, his head bowed, his face wearing a fox mask, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"You can't start a civil war with the Uchiha clan easily, there should be another way to stop it."

The Japanese slash is still a firm and conservative strategy.

"Then temporarily unite the dark side and the root department, stop the Uchiha clan before it breaks out, launch a surprise attack, and take down the Uchiha without much effort."

And the key to the matter is whether the Itachi is willing to be their guide.

Danzo's statement made Hinata frown.

"The Uchiha clan is also part of the village, and they should not be judged by force. Let me think again, there must be a way. ”

Under the hesitation of Hichiha, the meeting against the Uchiha broke up unhappily again.

◎

Root Headquarters.

Itachi came here and stood in front of the dark man of Shinobi.

Beside him, there are also two root ninjas, if you do it yourself at this time, you can quickly kill those two upper ninjas, and then quickly attack Tuan Zang, there is a high probability that you can assassinate him.

But reason tells Itachi that he can't do that.

After killing Tuanzang, it is impossible for him to leave the root base alive.

There are countless root ninjas here, and they can't be their opponents alone, they will only be besieged to death.

And at that time, he will be accused of attacking the top and become an unpardonable defector ninja.

"Hizaki is a hypocrite, and he keeps saying that he wants to negotiate with the Uchiha, but he has never once consulted with the Uchiha clan. So, don't believe his words, at the critical moment, the first person to attack the Uchiha is definitely him. ”

Danzo said to Itachi, his tone flat.

"Is that why you made a move on the water?"

Itachi asked unwillingly. I still can't let go of the death of stopping the water.

"You know what? But it wasn't my intention to kill Zhishui, but his presence would make the balance of the village lose its balance. Or rather, for the sake of peace in the village, he had to sacrifice for it. But even if he dies, the power he left behind will become the cornerstone of Konoha becoming stronger, guarding Konoha. ”

"Shameless statement."

The corners of Tuanzang's mouth were slightly hooked.

"But everything I do, it's just for Konoha's sake. Because the Uchiha clan has come to this day, it is the result of the connivance of the sun, and so is the water stop. He is not worthy of being the Hokage, only the old man is worthy of sitting in the position of the Hokage. ”

After hearing this, Itachi only felt that compared to the three generations of Hokage, the existence of Danzang was really like a ball of twisted maggots, ugly and dark.

If it weren't for the fact that he had been blocking it, the negotiations between the Hokage and the Uchiha clan would have reached an agreement a long time ago, and things wouldn't have come to this point.

"So, there's only one option left, and that's to eliminate the Uchiha clan."

The expression on Danzang's face turned cold.

Itachi's body tightened, and although he had expected it, he still felt a sense of sadness when he suddenly heard this order.

The Uchiha clan, which has existed for thousands of years, is going to die here and exterminate the species, no matter how you think about it, it's a sadness.

The Thousand Hands Clan, at least there is still the will to pass it on.

And what about the Uchiha clan......

Itachi's mind was filled with dark thoughts that suddenly wanted to destroy everything.

At this moment, a sly smile appeared on Danzang's face again.

"However, your younger brother Sasuke doesn't seem to know about the coup, and if you can carry out this mission, your younger brother will live because of your choice."

gave a dead end, and gave a dead end that did not look like a living road.

But it's like a drowning person, grasping at the last straw, and holding on to it.

Itachi looked at Danzou with red eyes, expressing his anger.

"Calm down. If you think about it, isn't that the ideal you've been pursuing? If you think about it, if the Uchiha coup succeeds, Konoha will also suffer heavy losses, so, is that kind of scene what you want to see? ”

Danzang asked loudly.

Itachi's head buzzed and quivered.

Yes, if the Uchiha coup is successful, then the tragedy of the ninja war will continue to be staged.

If you give up your ideals, then what are your efforts so far?

Isn't that ridiculous?

"Sacrificing a clan to save the village, now is the time for you to make a choice for your own ideals."

Danzo's words, like the whispers of demons, kept eroding Itachi's heart, making it impossible for him to breathe.

"Remember that question I asked you a long time ago? If one person on a boat has a serious infectious disease, what can you, as the captain, do to save more people? Have you forgotten about this too? ”

After listening to this, Itachi suddenly came to his senses.

If he remembered correctly, the option he had chosen was to eliminate the man who had contracted the contagion, drop him off the ship, and let more people on board live.

"As a Konoha ninja, you must know what to do now. I don't want to persecute you, but standing on the side of the Uchiha clan is to destroy the clan. From the village's standpoint, you and your brother can live...... What are your options? ”

Tuan Zang silently looked at the young man who was less than fourteen years old, and clearly perceived the fluctuating emotions in the other party's heart.

In fact, the loss of the weasel is not another spokesperson.

But Itachi is the most suitable person.

There is no better candidate to be his own puppet than him.

His ideals, his persistence, are his greatest weaknesses.

People with weaknesses are the easiest to grasp.

Betrayal, it's not so easy.

“…… You...... Remember your promises......"

After saying this, Itachi seemed to drain all the strength in his body, and his eyes darkened.

Emotions such as pathos, bitterness, and powerlessness are brewing in my heart.

After all, he couldn't resist the will that this man attached to him.

A satisfied smile appeared on Danzo's face, and his heartbeat continued to increase.

After many years, the biggest thorn in the village is finally about to be removed.

Since the death of his teacher Senju, he has been following his teacher's will to implement the countermeasures to isolate the Uchiha clan, so that this clan that destroyed the peace of the village will be completely erased from Konoha and become a piece of history.

Moreover, they are destroyed at the hands of their own people.

It's an excellent tool for killing. Tuan Zang glanced at Itachi, who was a little lost in his soul.

Even among the roots, there is no better tool for killing than this teenager.

◎

Withdrawn from the mission of spying on the Uchiha clan, Kakashi had a more leisurely life.

His subordinate, Tenzo, is a dutiful shadow.

After all, there is something to do, and this basic strategy is not wrong.

As the leader of the dark department, he occasionally needs to take it easy.

After a visit to the bookstore, Kakashi couldn't help but sigh at the pity that Jiraiya's new book was still unpublished.

The idea of locking Jiraiya in a small dark room has been getting stronger and stronger recently.

"Meow~"

Suddenly, a cat meow caught Kakashi's attention.

I saw a very ordinary tricolor cat standing on the side of the road staring at him, his eyes were round, as if he was expressing something.

"Cats...... It's a hassle, I still prefer a little bit of a dog......"

Kakashi put away Intima's Paradise and walked to a roadside stall to buy a grilled fish.

Then he walked up to the calling cat, crouched down, placed the grilled fish in front of it, and let it eat.

Instead of eating it immediately, the tricolor cat licked Kakashi's fingers with his tongue, and then took the grilled fish in his mouth and walked away with graceful steps.

Kakashi stood up and left naturally.

A message came to Kakashi's mind.

- June 19th, at 7 p.m., open Route 2.