As a member of the Hokage, one dares not be a loyal subject of Konoha!

Konoha wasn't as passive in the third war, and the losses weren't as great. Konoha's current foundation is definitely at a higher level, and it won't be afraid of the shameless tug-of-war between Kumogakure and Iwagakure.

And that's not all.

After the Third Shinobi World War, you said you were laid off, so why did you have to pull some stunts to target the loser in the Hokage competition? You exposed Orochimaru's human experiments, which he had been researching for years without revealing them, forcing him to leave. This led to Jiraiya's simultaneous departure, resulting in the direct loss of two Kage-level combatants.

Not to mention Lady Tsunade, who was quite dissatisfied with his father.

Let's say the Sannin were in Konoha. Would Konoha have suffered such severe losses during the Nine-Tails' attack? Would the Fourth Hokage have been so isolated and unable to even take care of his wife?

The clever Asuma disdained this, and even felt that his father had handled the Orochimaru matter very poorly.

Every village has some negative research, and the Wood Release experiments were something even the Second Hokage researched. Although it was officially banned afterward, it must have continued in private.

In Asuma's view, there was only one reason why his father would take action: Orochimaru had gone from being his disciple to becoming Danzo's subordinate.

He didn't want Wood Release to become Danzo's power!

Even the reason for Orochimaru's defection is very abstract. Do you really think I'm a fool? Why does Orochimaru have to capture babies around Konoha to conduct his experiments, and why does it have to attract the Hokage's attention?

It's laughable to think about it.

"What an amazing theory."

The clever Itachi gave a wry smile, sighed, and gazed at the moon in the sky.

He never expected that Asuma was the most deeply hidden mastermind behind the conspiracy theories, which was even more abstract than the Nine-Tails' rampage imagined by his father, Fugaku Uchiha.

But you know what? If you look closely, there are indeed many things here that don't stand up to scrutiny.

"If we had a stronger Hokage, we wouldn't have lost the Third Shinobi World War, the village wouldn't have been weakened, the Sannin would still be in the village, White Fang would still be alive, the Nine-Tails attack probably wouldn't have happened, the Fourth Hokage would still be in power, the Hidden Cloud Village wouldn't have dared to start a war, and we wouldn't have become a defeated nation. If we weren't a defeated nation, we could have acted arrogantly without restraint. Why is it that just because Chief Hijiri retaliated against someone, he's being criticized?"

"It's all my father's fault!"

This was Asuma's summary at the end of the exchange meeting. These words greatly shocked the wise Itachi. What did the Third Hokage do to deserve such a huge blame as Danzo?

No, perhaps it shouldn't be said that he has any merit or ability, but rather that the great and strongest Hokage is omnipotent in the village!

Ultimately, he underestimated that being.

"Something's wrong."

My thoughts suddenly went blank.

Uchiha Itachi suddenly stood up and looked up at the moon, and the next moment he felt a chill run down his spine!

He finally realized what had been bothering him these past few days.

I don't know when it started, but the moon in the sky has been getting bigger and bigger.

Although it's only slightly bigger than yesterday, it's not too obvious. If you weren't a very observant person, you probably wouldn't even notice.

"The moon is getting closer to Earth!"

Suddenly, he noticed that the busy Uchiha Itachi was covered in a cold sweat. As if he had touched Itachi's bloodline instinct, he instantly realized that this was a crisis for the entire ninja world!

This is not right!

There must be a problem. We must report to Father immediately and investigate thoroughly!

Just as Itachi Uchiha was about to take action, he suddenly heard a slight noise in his ear.

swoosh~

Enemy attack!

At the same time, outside the Uchiha clan chief's residence, which should have been heavily guarded, a figure darted in and headed straight for Sasuke's room!

At that moment, Itachi Uchiha's head began to buzz.

Was he after his brother?!

With a swift dodge, the seven-year-old Itachi Uchiha appeared instantly in the enemy's path, his gaze fierce.

People of Iwagakure!

The enemy was even wearing a headband from Iwagakure!

This person didn't even bother to conceal his identity!

Itachi's expression was solemn. Having just graduated from the Ninja Academy, he was only a genin named Karami, and he had no chance of winning against his opponent in a direct confrontation.

The Iwagakure ninja clearly didn't know that the man standing in front of him was someone who could calmly kill his own parents, so he underestimated him to some extent and casually threw a heavy Iwagakure punch at Itachi's chest.

Putting aside his character and focusing solely on his talent, Itachi Uchiha was undoubtedly among the most outstanding members of the Uchiha clan. So, the moment the Iwagakure ninja attacked, he had already begun to gather his strength. The punch narrowly missed him, and then he lightly leaped back. This repeated jumping allowed him to stick to the enemy like a leech.

His tactic was simple: just stall until his father arrived.

Although it's difficult, it's not like you can't give it a try.

Itachi's reaction speed was clearly beyond the enemy's expectations, but the Iwagakure ninja was not flustered, and did not even have the idea of ​​forcibly breaking through this Karami. Instead, a playful look appeared on his face.

The next moment, the sound of the wall breaking suddenly rang out!

Turning his head sharply, Itachi finally realized why this enemy was so calm!

There is more than one enemy!

When the wall broke open and three burly men with ferocious expressions reached out to Sasuke, who had just opened his eyes in confusion, Itachi's head exploded with a loud bang. Then, the obsessive forbidden power plunged him into utter rage.

Two lines of bloody tears appeared a year ahead of schedule, and Itachi Uchiha, who awakened his Sharingan at the age of eight in the original work, went berserk ahead of time!

Although he later went down the wrong path, overestimating himself and underestimating Sasuke, he realized that he was actually a complete waste of his intelligence.

However, his brother-complex is an unchangeable and unquestionable trait.

The crimson three-tomoe appeared, as if triggering an instinct. His ghostly body instantly burrowed into the crotch of one of the burly men from Iwagakure who was surrounding Sasuke. Then, with a kunai slicing through the air, the man was instantly castrated and fell to the ground in agony!

His companion, after a brief moment of surprise, reacted with a simple, unadorned heavy rock punch.

Sharingan - Copy!

The same posture appeared, and as Itachi threw his punch, he didn't forget to release a genjutsu on the last enemy next to Sasuke.

boom!

Thanks to his years of training with Asuma in lower body techniques, Itachi withstood the blow despite spitting blood from his mouth and eyes during this high-low exchange of punches.

The commotion carried far and wide, and Itachi finally breathed a sigh of relief, believing that reinforcements from the Uchiha clan would arrive soon.

What he knew, the other Iwagakure ninjas on the field naturally knew as well.

So, under Itachi's wary yet somewhat suspicious gaze, the castrated Iwagakure ninja endured the excruciating pain to get up, dragged his companion who was under the influence of genjutsu, and came to the side of the brother who was exchanging punches with Itachi. Then, the Iwagakure ninja who had started earlier also arrived as expected, and then everyone looked at each other.

puff!

puff!

puff!

The sound of kunai piercing flesh filled the air, and Itachi watched in shock as those grinning figures fell before him!

Committed suicide!

He committed suicide in front of him!

Why would they do that?

Although it's understandable that a ninja would sacrifice himself to steal the second son of the Uchiha clan after failing to complete the mission, wasn't the premise to conceal his identity? Besides, in that instant, it was a four-on-one situation. Surely they could have easily killed him and taken Sasuke hostage?

He committed suicide.

These people exude an aura that screams "Iwagakure ninja!" Is it really necessary for them to do this? Wouldn't it be better to just survive and wait for the higher-ups and the Tsuchikage to argue their case?

And this task is just ridiculous!

With a frown, Itachi's three-tomoe sword rotated slightly.

Suddenly, his expression changed as he remembered the seriousness of the death of the Iwagakure delegation at the hands of the Uchiha!

Whoosh~

Several more figures landed in the courtyard.

The first one to be mentioned was Mr. Fugaku, who had just returned from patrolling the streets with his guards.

He's really busy today!

Not only were there many inexplicable disputes in the village that he needed to handle, but the Hokage also told him that because of the peace talks, he needed to maintain the safety of the village and that Fugaku Uchiha should send more people to patrol. He also had to attend the peace talks celebration later that day.

But patrolling? To Fugaku, this was a great opportunity to show off and he clearly wasn't going to let it pass.

It was only because he was tired of showing off and wanted to go home and sleep that he assigned all the tasks to Uchiha Satoshi, and was able to come back early to have a meal and continue showing off.

Little did he know he had been tricked.

"what happened?"

Frowning, Fugaku stepped into the room and saw the corpse lying beside him, the three-tomoe star in his eldest son's eyes, and Sasuke being held by his eldest son.

In fact, Fugaku is a bit confused right now.

Good news! My eldest son has already reached the third level of the Jade Realm at the age of seven. He's absolutely a genius among geniuses.

Bad news: it seems I did something extraordinary after opening my eyes.

call.

With his father back, Itachi breathed a sigh of relief. He habitually took a deep breath and then spoke:

"The esteemed founder of Konoha, the great Uchiha clan head, the Man of the Twin Eyes of Konoha."

Snapped!

A practiced, large punch interrupted his son's spellcasting, and Fugaku's expression darkened slightly:

"Speak the key."

You're my dad too!

Itachi, who had just activated his three-tomoe power, covered his face in grievance: "The people from Iwagakure wanted to kidnap Sasuke, so I stalled for time to wait for you to return, but after the mission failed, they committed suicide in front of me."

Suicide?!

Fugaku was taken aback, his expression turning uncertain. He thought his son was quite hypocritical; when the Nichisei brothers were provoked, they retaliated, but he said they didn't care about the village. Yet when someone laid a hand on his brother, he killed them without hesitation.

But the reality seems to be different.

It's fortunate that those people didn't run into Sasuke, otherwise Sasuke would probably have become a murderer. Anyway, Fugaku doesn't believe that the Nichisei brothers didn't leave Sasuke a way to save his life.