"You said you wouldn't get involved in the affairs of the family or the village."

"But when the time comes when you have to use force, you are willing to side with the family."

"Right? Stop the water. ”

The clan assembly ended, when the crowd was dispersed.

In the basement, there are only Itachi and the Uchiha Shisui who once guided him in actual combat.

But things are not people.,Uchiha is still the Uchiha who used to have a very poor relationship with Konoha.,The water stop is still the instantaneous water stop that used to be.,Belong to the dark department.,Shangninja duties.,

But the weasel is already the head of a family, and is no longer the white body it was at the beginning.

"Patriarch, do you know what you're doing?"

Zhishui's face was rather gloomy, and from the conversation between Itachi and the others just now, it was not difficult for him to hear what the clan was doing.

He was a man who loved peace and hated war.

But now, the family has become the instigator of the war.

But he didn't understand why the child who was able to appreciate Konoha's calm style with him in the first place became the way he is now.

"I know what I'm doing, and I don't deny it."

Itachi put his palms together on the table and looked at him calmly, "But...... Even if I hadn't been the driving force, I would have done it quickly. ”

"It's just that I've quickened the speed of the conflict between Konoha and Yunyin."

"If you want to take the Uchiha out of a way to survive, of course, there will be some price."

The Uchiha Shisui fell silent, he was not an impulsive person.

Itachi reminded him with a few words, and he was able to figure out the reason very quickly, but it was just ......

Is it really worth it?

"It's natural to give and take."

Itachi sighed and asked, "You were once between your family and your village, and you made a choice, are you now going to take a step back and return to the fork in the road of choice?" ”

"It's getting to this point, and it's not something you can stop anymore."

"But now, your presence can speed up the end of this process and reduce the number of casualties among people, do you want to give it a try?"

Zhishui lowered his head, looked at the tabletop, and clenched his palms.

He knew that the patriarch suddenly notified him to participate in the clan meeting, and he must have the idea of doing it.

For a long time, Uchiha Shisui seemed to have made some decision, wanting to raise his head and look at the person in front of him.

But suddenly, the voice of the ferret sounded in his ears again.

"You've figured it out, Uchiha stops."

"Konoha's attitude towards the Uchiha, you have seen it in your eyes during this time, although the conditions opened by the ape flying day are very rich, but every clansman can think clearly about the stakes when they calm down, you are so smart, it is impossible not to understand."

"If you want to take a step back and choose Konoha again, then the Uchiha will cease to exist, and even Konoha itself may cease to exist in the turmoil that will cause it next."

"But if it'......"

"You choose the Uchiha, the Uchiha will exist, and Konoha will still exist, because the land of fire is inseparable from the power of Konoha, and the Uchiha is also inseparable from Konoha to shelter from the wind and rain in front."

These few words made Uchiha Shisui's head rise and pause.

After a while, he really raised his head and looked at the weasel in front of him with dark eyes, "Patriarch, what are you going to do?" ”

……

……

At night,

With a tree hole as the entrance,

Following the dark, damp path lit by dim yellow lights, Itachi and Uchiha Shisui slowly walked deeper into the trees, toward the ground.

Along the way, they could see many withered or plump rhizomes covering the walls of the passage, and occasionally thick rhizomes laid directly on the ground, blocking the way.

"Konoha is a dense and majestic tree that bathes in sunlight and thrives."

"And under the shadow of the tree, the department that digs the roots deep into the darkness is called the roots."

"The Roots, which belong to the Dark Division, but are an independent team under the control of Shimura Danzo, is a sharp sword that cuts through the obstacles that hinder the prosperity of the village."

"It's unscrupulous, it's inhuman, and it follows through the phrase 'ninjas are used as tools to get things done.'"

"This department, as well as its head Shimura Danzo, carries most of the evil of Konoha."

Uchiha Shisui pulled out the long knife and cut off the rhizome that was blocking the way in front of him, and the introduction slowly sounded, "But some time ago, after the authority of Shimura Danzo was suspended by the three generations of Hokage, this place was temporarily sealed. ”

"Most of the root ninjas are either unemployed at home, or have been temporarily recruited into the shadows to carry out missions."

"However, as far as I know, the head of this department, Shimura Danzo, and some core members will still be active here."

As he spoke, he looked at Itachi next to him, his eyes were extremely complicated, "If the patriarch wants to find Shimura Danzo, he will definitely be able to find him here, or find someone who can pass the word on his behalf." ”

Itachi nodded silently and continued to walk forward.

“…… Patriarch, are you really sure? ”

When he left the basement and accompanied Itachi towards the root headquarters, the complicated emotions on Uchiha's face never eased.

He couldn't understand how he had agreed to such a ridiculous thing.

But......

As the patriarch said, if the stalemate continues, things will only get worse.

"Shh......h

Itachi stretched out his finger to his lips expressionlessly, "Since you choose to trust me and leave the choice to me, then ......"

"Should you continue to trust me?"

"We're not in the Uchiha clan land right now, we're at the root headquarters now."

"Do you want to tell me at this time that you regret it, or ...... Do you want me to continue to convince you in various ways? ”

"You can't feel the people in front and behind, right? Stop the water. ”

His voice was calm, but the meaning of his words made Uchiha Shisui take a deep breath and suppress the turbulent emotions in his heart.

"Stop."

After Itachi and Shisui entered the root headquarters, their whereabouts, footsteps, and voices ...... All the details were hidden, and soon they were stopped at a fork in the road by a root ninja.

He seemed to have been waiting for a while, his eyes under the mask were very cold, staring at the two of them, "Uchiha's people? ”

"I'm Uchiha Itachi, the patriarch of the Uchiha."

Itachi calmly looked at the root ninja in front of him, "I have something I want to talk to Shimura Danzo, please help me report it." ”

"If I can, I'd like to negotiate in person."

"But...... If he didn't dare to show up, he could do it by passing a message, but there were only two of us. ”

He emphasised the 'two people'.

"Wait a minute."

In front of him, the root ninja seemed to be an emotionless machine, and he said two words in an extremely cold tone, and then disappeared and melted into the darkness.

However, both Itachi and Shisui can clearly sense that there is not only the root ninja who is blocking the way.

In front and behind, there is more or less a little breath.

They were surrounded.

Rightfully surrounded.