Konoha: Start by unlocking the caged bird

Chapter 55 Itachi's Confusion
Inside the barbecue restaurant, Uchiha Shisui had been waiting for a long time. As expected, Uchiha Itachi, who always looked quiet, was also there.

"Yuzuru, long time no see." Uchiha Shisui couldn't hide his joy when he saw Hinata Yuzuru, and waved to him with a smile.

Uchiha Itachi was relatively reserved, only slightly nodding towards Hinata Yuzuru, but it was not difficult to see from his eyes that he was also very concerned about his friend.

The fact that Hinata Yuzuru joined the Anbu was no secret to Shisui, who was also in the Anbu. Although it was not publicized, it was not difficult for the two of them to find out given their identities.

Uchiha Itachi looked at his friend from head to toe several times, but felt that the other person had not changed at all - isn't it said that becoming a ninja, especially a ninja from the Anbu, will have a profound impact on a person?
He couldn't help but recall his previous conversation with Shisui. When he discussed his desire to graduate early and become a ninja, Shisui had expressed his opposition in a firm manner, and told him in a very alarming way that once he joined the Anbu, it would have a huge impact on his life.

Before Uchiha Itachi figured out what his future path would be, Uchiha Shisui didn't want him to become a ninja too early, even though it was more than enough for Uchiha Itachi to become a genin now.

"Long time no see." Hinata Yuzuru also seemed to be in a good mood. He did not feel strange at all after meeting someone after a long separation. He sat down opposite the two of them very naturally and stared at Uchiha Itachi with a smile.

Until Uchiha Itachi turned his head awkwardly: "What are you looking at me doing?"

"My younger brother seems to have grown up a little." Hinata Yuzuru's eyes behind his glasses were full of teasing.

"Didn't I say this before?" Uchiha Itachi sighed, and the familiar feeling came back: "Being one day older than me, can I still be considered a brother?"

"Fifteen minutes counts." There was something in Hinata Yuzuru's words, but Uchiha Shisui understood it, but Uchiha Itachi was at a loss to understand the meaning.

"Okay, you two..." Uchiha Shisui didn't think there was anything wrong with these two people loving, hating and fighting each other, but he had something important to say right now, so he interrupted them first.

The barbecue was served quickly. As a senior, Shisui took the initiative to pick up the tongs and greet the two younger brothers.

"How do you feel about being in ANBU recently? Are you still able to adapt?" Uchiha Shisui asked with concern.

Hinata Yuzuru nodded and smiled: "Not bad, Kakashi-senpai takes good care of me. Although the mission is dangerous, there are no problems that cannot be solved."

"Really?" Uchiha Shisui shook his head secretly. He knew about Orochimaru's defection, and he had even been ordered to chase him in another direction. He knew very well whether it was dangerous or not.

Orochimaru is not an ordinary rebel ninja.

Uchiha Shisui didn't want to say more in front of Itachi, but just said: "Fortunately, the next task shouldn't be too difficult."

As a genius ninja who participated in the Three World Wars, Uchiha Shisui has a clear judgment of the strength of each ninja village. Under the current circumstances, war may still break out, but in any case it will not be a war of the level of the Three World Wars. At most, it will be a local war. With his strength, it should not be difficult for him to save Hinata Yuzuru.

"Yeah, with brother Shisui here, not many people can hurt me." Hinata Yuzuru behaved quite intimately. He pushed his glasses with a smile and looked at Uchiha Itachi who had a puzzled expression on the side.

"Is there anything else you want to talk about today?" he asked softly.

Uchiha Shisui looked embarrassed. He turned his head and looked at Uchiha Itachi who was keeping his head down and not speaking. Then he slowly explained the reason why he had asked the three of them to get together: "I want you to persuade Itachi. He really wants to enter the ninja school early and graduate as soon as possible." How early is early?
Hinata Yuzuru glanced at Uchiha Itachi and chuckled twice: "It's not because I performed too well that you feel pressured, Itachi."

Faced with Hinata Yuzuru's straightforward words, Uchiha Itachi couldn't help but widen his eyes in anger, as if asking him if he was such a superficial person?

But if I ask myself honestly, the reason I had this idea was indeed influenced by Hinata Yuzuru.

How could Itachi remain calm when his former best friend was drifting away from him, and even became so powerful that his back was out of reach?

However, it was Itachi himself who actually gave him this idea.

"No, I just think..." Uchiha Itachi seemed a little embarrassed to speak. He glanced at Uchiha Shisui and actually had an awkward feeling of wanting to say certain things only to Hinata Yuzuru.

After all, Uchiha Itachi is different from the one in the original work. Having been influenced by Hyuga Yuzuru for a long time, his views and thoughts on Konoha, family, and life have already shown a certain shadow of Hyuga Yuzuru.

Uchiha Shisui is a direct descendant of the Hokage with a legitimate family background. He has complete faith in the will of fire of the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama. Under the influence of Uchiha Kagami, he believes from the bottom of his heart that he is a ninja of Konoha first and a member of the Uchiha clan second.

Uchiha Shisui is a naive idealist, while Hyuga Yuzuru is very realistic and has no idea of ​​the "loyalty" that ninjas believe in.

If killing the Third Hokage could help Hyuga Yuzuru achieve his goal, he would never give up on raising his knife against the Third Hokage. However, Uchiha Shisui, or most ninjas, would not have such a "bold and rebellious" idea.

Uchiha Itachi, who was deeply influenced by Hyuga Yuzuru, was unlikely to have the idea of ​​​​"superstitious worship" of Naruto. This also caused Uchiha Shisui to have a gap with him, and there were differences in certain beliefs and views.

"I just feel that learning the Will of Fire in a ninja school is not going to give you the answers to life."

"My classmates at the same school can't give me much help, and I can't learn any knowledge that can make me stronger at school. My ability has already reached the level of Genin a long time ago, so graduating early shouldn't be a problem."

Uchiha Itachi continued to speak in a low voice.

"I want to become a ninja, I want to see the real world myself and find the answers from it."

"What is a village, what is a family, what is true justice, the village and the family, who is wrong?"

"Itachi."

Hyuga Yuzuru's gentle call woke Uchiha Itachi from his confused thoughts. He raised his head, only to see Hyuga Yuzuru looking at him with a rather 'relieved' look.

ha?
Uchiha Itachi didn't know what to do for a moment. He subconsciously turned away his face, tightened his expression, and made a cold look: "Anyway, I want to graduate early."

(End of this chapter)