Konoha: You're letting me build up my bonds, but you're offending the entire ninja world.

Dozens of kunai shuriken grazed past Itachi Uchiha's body, but his face remained unchanged, and his body showed no intention of dodging.

This made some people put away their contempt.

Finally, Itachi Uchiha entered the Third Division's headquarters and took out the document signed by the Hokage.

"I am Itachi Uchiha, who joined the Anbu today. Nice to meet you."

The ANBU members who were busy with their own tasks inside the stadium stopped and all looked at Uchiha Itachi, but no one stepped forward first.

Finally, it was Kakashi Hatake who came to him.

"Oh, it's you. The captain already informed us in advance. Use the innermost locker; your equipment is in there too."

"After you've changed, just wait here for the captain to come back."

"Yes."

Uchiha Itachi bowed politely and entered the changing room.

Ten minutes later, the masked Uchiha returned to the field, and Kakashi went about his own business, ignoring him.

squeak-

The door was reopened, and Shimura Gengetsu dragged a humanoid object in. The group of Anbu members, who had previously been indifferent to Uchiha Itachi, warmly gathered around to greet him.

Although he kept a low profile in the village for two and a half years, it didn't mean that Gengetsu Shimura had really given up completely.

He personally handled all the tricky tasks of the Dark Division, and in some respects, he absolutely earned a formidable reputation.

Any other country's ANBU, upon hearing the name of the Konoha Shinigami and seeing his iconic custom-made kunai, would either flee immediately or remain there forever; there was no other possibility.

Therefore, these team members all have great respect for Shimura Gengetsu.

"team leader."

"Captain Xuan Yue."

"Did the captain help Big... Jia improve himself again?" A team member looked at the humanoid object with a smirk, his eyes filled with pity.

The humanoid object in Shimura Gengetsu's hand is none other than Yamato, the only person in Konoha currently possessing the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai.

However, in front of Shimura Gengetsu, the people of the Third Battalion only dared to call him "Kai," and even Yamato himself resigned himself to his fate.

"Ibixi, take him down for treatment."

Gengetsu Shimura casually tossed the Yamato in his hand to a man with a face full of scars. Ibiki Morino took it expressionlessly, then turned and led his men to find a medical ninja.

Kakashi sighed softly.

This scenario has happened countless times. Under the guise of helping his teammates improve their strength, Shimura Gengetsu has fought against everyone in the team many times, but he always ends up in a miserable state when he encounters Yamato.

Aside from not dying, everything else is worse than death.

But their intentions were good, and there was no way to refute them. Seeing that Yamato was not in any danger, Kakashi didn't bother to care anymore, and he had no right to interfere.

“Uchiha Itachi, it seems we meet again soon.” Shimura Gengetsu looked at the masked Uchiha Itachi and smiled kindly. “The Third Hokage really took good care of me, sending me a capable assistant.”

"Captain Xuan Yue, you flatter me." Itachi Uchiha greeted him politely but respectfully.

When working, one should address others by their job titles; Uchiha Itachi understood this basic workplace skill.

"Come with me."

Gengetsu Shimura led Itachi Uchiha to the basement and used a key to open a room.

"This is..."

Upon entering, Itachi Uchiha's pupils suddenly contracted, as if he could hardly believe what he was seeing.

The room is several hundred square meters in size, and the wall facing it, which is tens of meters wide, is covered with television screens, displaying images from different angles and positions.

But Itachi Uchiha was very familiar with these places.

The main gate of the Uchiha clan compound, the weapon shop on the commercial street, and various directions near the police station.

Itachi Uchiha knew that his clan was being monitored, but he never expected that the village would be so wary of the Uchiha.

It can be said that through these surveillance cameras, the whereabouts of 80% of the Uchiha members can be tracked.

Suddenly, Shimura Gengetsu spoke up and asked, "Uchiha Itachi, what are the duties of the Third Division? Could you repeat them to me?"

Coming to his senses, Itachi Uchiha quietly gave his answer: "Ensure the safety of the village and prevent spies from infiltrating."

"A very accurate answer."

Shimura Gengetsu praised, "It seems you've done your preparations before coming."

"Then why do you think the Third Battalion has so many surveillance cameras placed near the Uchiha clan?"

After a two-second silence, Itachi Uchiha finally gave his answer: "Because... the Uchiha are an unstable factor that could endanger the safety of the village."

"You're quite self-aware. If all Uchiha were like you and Shisui, that would be great."

Gengetsu Shimura sighed, looking as if he was devoted to the village, which moved Itachi Uchiha.

The two had many disagreements, but they always put the greater good of the village first.

Gengetsu Shimura is right. If the Uchiha clan members were so reasonable, would he and his brother Shisui be so exhausted?

"Captain Xuan Yue, what is my mission?"

Uchiha Itachi was already mentally prepared, but he still couldn't help wanting to hear the answer from Shimura Gengetsu.

"Isn't it obvious?" Shimura Gengetsu pointed at the screen.

"The area that machines can cover is ultimately limited, and the Anbu cannot openly enter the Uchiha clan's territory to monitor them, but your joining will make things different."

"I, no, I mean the Third Hokage, and the other elders need you to monitor the Uchiha clan's movements at all times and report back regularly."

Itachi Uchiha's heart sank.

The worst still happened.

Before joining the Anbu, his father, Fugaku Uchiha, asked him to act as a spy for the clan, gathering intelligence on the Anbu and its higher-ups.

Having accepted Shimura Gengetsu's mission, he became a double agent from that moment on.

But he had no reason or room to refuse.

“I understand.” Itachi Uchiha bowed his head slightly. “I will report on the situation within the clan regularly, but please also ask Captain Gengetsu to assign me regular tasks, otherwise it will arouse my father’s suspicion.”

“Very good, Uchiha Itachi, the Hokage was right about you. I, Shimura Gengetsu, acknowledge the Will of Fire within you.”

Gengetsu Shimura patted him on the shoulder with an air of maturity, "As for the regular tasks, I've already made arrangements."

He reopened the door and led Itachi Uchiha out of the monitoring room. "From now on, you'll be working with Kakashi. Team A won't be able to go on missions for the next few months, so you'll fill in."

Thinking of the humanoid creature that had just been taken away for treatment, Itachi Uchiha nodded silently.

Indeed, judging from his appearance, he definitely needs to recuperate for a while.

"Alright, go report to Kakashi. Oh, and tell him to come to my office before he leaves work."

After giving instructions to Uchiha Itachi, Shimura Gengetsu returned to the captain's office.

Inside the office, Kurenai was busy with the work that should have belonged to the team leader. Over the years, she had been handling these clerical tasks, and her demeanor had become much more capable and mature, showing the air of a future mature woman.

Wearing an office lady outfit would definitely not make anyone feel out of place.

"Don't be busy. Let's leave work early today and go home to celebrate Karin's enrollment. Aunt Misa has prepared a big meal, and Yugao is helping out at home too."

Upon hearing this, even Kurenai, who hadn't looked up when Shimura Gengetsu came in, finally put down her pen, stretched, and showed off her perfect figure.

"Then what about all this work?"

"Of course, I'll leave it for you to handle tomorrow," Shimura Gengetsu said matter-of-factly.

The woman in red gave the young man a disdainful look.

"I can order people around."

However, she didn't intend to continue working. She simply finished up the work, rearranged the documents, and prepared to leave.

Seeing Shimura Gengetsu still sitting on the sofa drinking milk, Kurenai asked curiously, "Why aren't you leaving?"

"Oh, you go back first, I still need to assign Kakashi a task."

Hong, unsuspecting, said a word and left the Dark Division.

Not long after, Kakashi arrived.

"Hatake Kakashi."

"Yes!"

Whenever Kakashi heard Shimura Gengetsu call him by his full name, he knew they were talking about serious matters and would immediately become very serious.

"Here's a task for you. Make sure no one knows about it. You must complete it tonight and report back to me tomorrow."

Shimura Gengetsu solemnly handed a scroll to Kakashi.

After saying that, he activated the Flying Thunder God Technique and disappeared.

Kakashi frowned upon seeing this.

It must be a very difficult task, otherwise Xuan Yue wouldn't have attached so much importance to it.

He slowly opened the scroll, and after reading the contents of the mission, his one eye widened slightly.