Pirate: This Marine has two Rinnegan.

But since Senpai Chiga didn't have any brothers or sisters, how did he awaken the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?

Chiga naturally wouldn't reveal Uchiha Shin's affair. His gaze lingered on Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan for a moment before he spoke.

"Your eyes probably won't last much longer, will they?"

Itachi didn't try to hide anything; he nodded and said,

"Yes, I've had the Mangekyou Sharingan for quite some time now, but I think Senpai Chiga did it even earlier than me, right?"

Chika smiled and said,

"You actually want to ask if my eyes are the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, right?"

Itachi nodded. Although he had already guessed it, he still wanted to confirm it.

Chiga readily admitted it, and Itachi's gaze sharpened, thinking to himself, "Just as I thought." He continued to ask...

"So what does Senpai intend to do with these eyes? Just become the Hokage of Konoha?"

Itachi knew how terrifying the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan was. Back then, Madara Uchiha used these eyes to suppress the ninja world. If it weren't for the First Hokage, Madara might have already used these eyes to pacify the ninja world.

Qianhe shook his head and said indifferently,

"Just a Hokage of Konoha, I wouldn't even look at him."

"So, Senpai Chiga, you're thinking of..."

"Don't overthink it. I just came back to find a few people."

"Looking for someone? Who?"

"You wouldn't understand even if I told you. By the way, there's a vacancy for the head of Konoha's Anbu right now, so you can take it."

"!?"

Even the usually composed Itachi was caught off guard by Chiga's sudden remark. He stared wide-eyed, pointing at himself with a look of astonishment and shouting,

"Me? Senpai Chiga wants me to be the head of the Anbu!?"

"Hmm, didn't you used to work in the ANBU? I think you're quite suitable."

"No, Senpai Chiga, I'm a rogue ninja!"

"Who said you're a rogue ninja? You were just carrying out an undercover mission."

"...Senior Chiga knows about this?"

"Danzo said it before he died, of course, I made him say it."

A flicker of longing appeared in Itachi's eyes, but it vanished in an instant, and his gaze quickly dimmed again.

"It's too late, Senpai Chiga. My body can't hold on much longer, and I haven't gathered enough information about Akatsuki yet. All I know right now is that the leader of Akatsuki possesses the Rinnegan!"

"The Rinnegan? Those are the eyes of the legendary Sage of Six Paths. In that case, the leader of Akatsuki is indeed a dangerous person."

"Yes, they are capturing tailed beasts, and Konoha's Nine-Tails is among them!"

"Okay, I understand. You can start working in the Anbu tomorrow. You don't need to worry about the rest."

"What? Senpai Chiga! That's the Rinnegan! At least let me figure out its abilities so that Konoha can be prepared when it faces it in the future!"

Chiga remained silent. Black ripples appeared in his eyes, which changed from scarlet to deep purple, with six tomoe appearing in each eye.

Itachi froze, pointing at Chiga's eyes, and said in a trembling voice,

"Rinnegan...?!"

"Now, do you think I still need the information from the Rinnegan?"

Itachi swallowed hard and slowly shook his head.

Just kidding. Chiga himself is the one who awakened the Rinnegan. Who else knows more about the Rinnegan than him?

Itachi couldn't help but move closer to Chiga, staring at the Rinnegan for a long time.

He discovered that Chiga's Rinnegan was not exactly the same as the Akatsuki leader's; Chiga's Rinnegan also had tomoe (comma-shaped markings).

He couldn't help but ask,

"Senior Chiga, your Rinnegan seems a bit different from the Akatsuki leader's. What's with these tomoe?"

Chiga smiled and said,

"What? You think my Rinnegan is inferior to his?"

"No, I'm just a little curious..."

"Hehe, all you need to know is that his eyes are nowhere near as good as mine."

As he spoke, a purple light shone in Chiga's Rinnegan, and a terrifying pressure emanated from it. Itachi's expression froze; this sense of oppression was indeed much stronger than that of the Akatsuki leader.

Under the pressure of the Rinnegan, Itachi's body trembled uncontrollably, and he began to cough.

Upon seeing this, Chiga immediately deactivated his Rinnegan. He stepped forward to support Itachi and whispered,

"You've suffered a lot these past years, haven't you? Come back, Itachi."

These words, spoken by Chiga, were incredibly damaging to Itachi. At that moment, he even shed tears of grievance like a child.

Chapter 322 Itachi: I want to stay!

"Itachi!!!"

A shout came from afar. Itachi wiped the tears from his face. The voice was all too familiar to him; it was Sasuke's voice.

Itachi turned around and looked in the direction from which the sound came, and immediately saw Sasuke.

Itachi was taken aback, wondering when Sasuke had returned to Konoha. Wasn't he still training with Orochimaru?

Chiga said from the side,

"Sasuke has been brought back by me. He just wanted to become my apprentice."

"To become Senpai's disciple?"

"Yes, Sasuke already knows the truth about what happened back then. His reason for wanting to become my student is quite interesting. He said he wants to become stronger and bring you back to Konoha!"

"I see. It seems Sasuke has changed quite a bit since learning the truth."

A long-lost smile appeared on Itachi's face, and he said softly,

"But now I don't need him to bring me back."

Sasuke was incredibly fast, and in no time he was in front of Itachi. He stared intently at Itachi with his three-tomoe Sharingan, while Itachi remained completely calm.

"It's been a long time, Sasuke. You've grown quite a bit taller."

As he spoke, Itachi reached out his finger, intending to tap Sasuke's forehead like he did when they were children, but Sasuke dodged to the side.

A fleeting look of disappointment crossed Itachi's eyes. He silently lowered his hand and sighed softly.

Sasuke was also feeling bad. He didn't know how to face Itachi, and simply asked awkwardly,

"How many of your people did you kill that night? And...did you kill Dad and Mom?"

These words pierced Itachi's heart once again. He said nothing, but used his Mangekyou Sharingan to cast a genjutsu on Sasuke, projecting the scene from that night directly into Sasuke's mind.

In the scene, Itachi only killed a few extremists, and he did indeed kill Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha, but the two did not put up any resistance. Their last words were...

"Take good care of Sasuke, Itachi!"

I'm so proud of you!

At the end of the scene, Sasuke sees Itachi kneeling on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.

Sasuke's face was covered in tears, and he murmured in a daze,

"Why, why is it like this?"

He staggered past the weasel and walked to Fugaku and Mikoto's gravestones, where he knelt down with a thud, unable to utter another word.

Naruto also arrived. He sensed Sasuke's sadness, so he silently walked to Sasuke's side and knelt on one knee.

Sasuke didn't even turn his head, and said coldly,

"What are you doing here?"

Naruto, unconcerned by Sasuke's tone, said...

"Of course I came to keep you company!"

"I don't need you to stay with me. You and your father have finally reunited, so you should spend more time with him."

Sasuke's words weren't sarcastic; he genuinely felt that Naruto should spend more time with his father, unlike him, who wanted to but no longer had the chance.

Minato and Kakashi arrived late. Chiga had suddenly disappeared, and the three of them didn't know where he had gone, so they had to split up to search for him.

Sasuke arrived here by chance, while Naruto simply had a telepathic connection with Sasuke, or rather, he found Sasuke by following his scent.

When Itachi saw Minato, his first thought was that he looked very familiar. After looking at him for a while, his expression became extremely shocked, as if he had seen a ghost.

He exclaimed in surprise.

"You, you're the Fourth Hokage!?"

Minato was also surprised to see Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan, and wondered who this young man was.

When Minato died, Itachi was only five years old. Now, so many years have passed, and Itachi's appearance has changed a lot. He really didn't recognize that this was Fugaku's son.

He asked tentatively,

"you are?"

Itachi suppressed his shock and spoke respectfully.

"Fourth Hokage, I am Uchiha Itachi!"

"Itachi? You're Fugaku's son?"

"Yes!"

"I see, no wonder you looked so familiar!"

As he spoke, Minato began to scrutinize Itachi. When he saw the Konoha headband with a slash on Itachi's forehead, he frowned and asked,

"What's with that headband? Did you become a rogue ninja?"