Naruto: Nara's skill set is incredibly sneaky.

Chapter 199 The Little Girl with the Mangekyou Sharingan

Outside the Konoha Hospital ward.

When Shika arrived, Mikoto and Sasuke were sitting at the door. Sasuke's face still had tear stains, clearly indicating that he had just been crying.

"Cough cough."

Lu coughed once, as if to remind the two of their presence and prevent them from being frightened.

"Hmm, how is Itachi doing?"

"Lady Tsunade just said that she is out of danger, but she is still unconscious." Mikoto Uchiha's tone was somewhat low.

Lu Shi nodded. "It's good that everyone is alright."

"Yes! It's good that everyone is alright."

"Uncle Shikatoki, who hurt my brother?" Sasuke suddenly asked, his eyes bloodshot, and his one-tomoe jade pendant had now turned into a double-tomoe jade pendant.

Seeing this, Shika picked up Sasuke and said, "This still needs to be investigated, but I can assure you that I will definitely find out the truth."

"I want to go too!" Sasuke exclaimed excitedly.

"No, you're too young and not strong enough. If you want to help your brother, then work hard to become stronger."

Shika gently rubbed Sasuke's head.

Sasuke remained silent, but his eyes held an unprecedented seriousness.

Thanks to Shika's intervention, the Uchiha clan was not wiped out this time, and Itachi remained Sasuke's favorite older brother.

In the original story, Sasuke wanted to become stronger so that he could kill Itachi Uchiha with his own hands and question him about why he had wiped out the Uchiha clan.

Now, Sasuke feels distressed because Itachi Uchiha is seriously injured and he is powerless to help, so he wants to become stronger.

Although the process was different, it was because of Itachi Uchiha that Sasuke had the desire to become stronger.

"Sasuke, are you alright?"

A childish voice came from inside.

Kushina brought Naruto over.

Kushina looked at Mikoto Uchiha with concern, "Mikoto, I heard from Minato that Itachi-kun is alright?"

"He's out of danger."

"That's good, that's good!"

Kushina breathed a sigh of relief; she was really afraid of hearing bad news as soon as she arrived.

With Kushina and Naruto arriving, the atmosphere improved slightly.

Sasuke, who was initially quite down, improved considerably after Naruto's constant comforting.

This is the bond between the two!

For several days in a row, Lu Shi came to the hospital every day.

On the third day, Tsunade walked out of the ward and said, "Itachi has woken up."

Those three simple words caused the crowd outside to stand up excitedly.

Just as everyone was about to rush into the ward, Tsunade stopped them. "Itachi has just woken up and is still very fragile. Don't make noise, and don't talk to him for too long. He needs rest! Understand?"

Tsunade's words drew nods of agreement from everyone.

Seeing this, Tsunade stepped aside.

The Uchiha Fugaku family went inside, but Shikatoki did not follow.

Tsunade came to Shikatoki's side and gently hugged him. "Shikatoki, I know you're upset. Don't worry, Itachi was badly injured, but he's not in mortal danger and doesn't have any hidden injuries."

Tsunade is right; Shikatoki is actually very uncomfortable inside.

Originally, the reason for taking Uchiha Itachi as a disciple was to prevent Uchiha Itachi from becoming as extreme as in the original story.

However, during this time together, Shika found that normal weasels are really nice and gentle.

I don't know when it started, but Shikatoshi no longer compares the current Uchiha Itachi to the weasel from the original work.

When Shikatoki suddenly heard the news that Itachi was seriously injured and almost died, his heart skipped a beat, followed by an uncontrollable surge of anger.

"I know, but I will make those who mess with Itachi pay the price!" Shikatoki said in a very serious tone.

"Yes, I believe you."

Three more days passed, and Itachi recovered quite well. Shikatoshi pushed open the door to Itachi's ward, carrying fruit and milk in his hands.

"Itachi, how's your recovery going?"

Itachi Uchiha's energy and spirit were not very good, but his complexion had regained some color.

"teacher."

Itachi Uchiha's voice was somewhat low and hoarse.

"Yes, I'm here."

Shika didn't offer any words of comfort; he simply sat down next to Itachi Uchiha.

Itachi Uchiha lowered his head.

Tears fell, and when he looked up again, Itachi Uchiha's Sharingan had been awakened and had become the Mangekyou Sharingan.

This startled Lu Shi, who then let out a deep sigh.

"Teacher, my mother and father don't want to tell me, but I know that Brother Feng and Uncle Yue are both dead, right?" When Itachi Uchiha stared at Shika, his Sharingan held a hint of expectation in his eyes, but more than that, he was saddened.

Lu Shi was silent for a moment, then sighed, "Yes, they are both dead, and their Sharingan eyes were gouged out."

Itachi Uchiha's chakra fluctuated uncontrollably.

Shikatoki grabbed Itachi's arm, instantly calming the raging chakra and forcibly shutting down the Sharingan.

"Itachi, I know you're upset, but you need to stay calm, especially in these situations. Tell me what happened, and leave the rest to the teacher!"

Shika's voice was calm, but Itachi Uchiha felt inexplicably at ease when he heard it.

"When we went to Yugakure to investigate a cult, we met a little girl. I don't know who she is, but she has the Mangekyou Sharingan."

Itachi Uchiha's words startled Shikatoki.

Actually, based on the intelligence, when Shikata thought of the Sharingan being stolen, the first people he thought of were Black Zetsu and Uchiha Shinka.

Logically speaking, these are the only two people outside who dare to provoke Konoha right now.

But Itachi said she was a little girl with Sharingan.

"And then?"

"I tried to communicate, but the girl seemed to hate the Uchiha clan. After fighting with her, we were injured and had to run away. The girl didn't chase after us."

"Just when we thought we had escaped, Uchiha Shinka appeared and attacked us."

"Brother Feng and Uncle Yue stayed behind to cover my retreat. I kept running until I was not far from Konoha Village. Uchiha Shinko didn't dare to chase me anymore, and I fainted there."

When Itachi Uchiha got to this point, his tone became even more somber.

"Teacher, it's all because of me that Brother Feng and Uncle Yue died!"

"Don't blame yourself for all the mistakes. Neither of you is at fault. They are both heroes. What you need to do now is to recover from your injuries and become stronger." Lu Shi had basically confirmed the situation.

After all that, it turns out it's still the Uchiha clan's legacy.

Originally, Shikatoki didn't care much about Uchiha Shinnoho, but now, Shikatoki couldn't help but let his killing intent overflow, but remembering that this was a hospital room, Shikatoki forcibly suppressed it.

"Itachi-kun, we've come to see you."

The ward door was pushed open, and Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Izumi walked in.

The two greeted Lu Shi immediately upon seeing him: "Brother Lu Shi."

"You two chat, I'm going out for some exercise. I feel like the ninja world has forgotten I exist." Shikatoki smiled, nodded to the two of them, and turned to leave.

Watching Shikatoki leave, Uchiha Izumi slowly spoke: "Shikatoki-nii, you're really angry this time."

"Um."

Uchiha Shisui nodded in agreement.

"I reckon the ninja world is about to become quite turbulent."

After leaving the hospital, Shikatoki went straight to the Hokage's office.

He didn't even knock, just pushed the door open and went in. "Minato, send me the mission scroll for Itachi to go to Yugakure. I'll take that mission."

Minato was not surprised by this.

The fact that Shika hadn't moved was because he was waiting for Itachi to wake up.

When Minato pushed the scroll to Shika, looking at Shika's calm expression, Minato thought for a moment and then said, "I know you have a lot of temper, but you still need to be more rational."

"I'm more rational than ever before!"

"Fine, you can decide what's appropriate."

"Um."

Shikatoki, carrying the scroll, left Konoha Village directly, heading straight for the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Rivers. The person who issued the mission was from the Daimyo's residence.

The Land of Rivers is quite a distance from Konoha, and it took Shikatoki a whole day to reach the Daimyo's residence without resting.

It's getting late now, so we should come back tomorrow morning.

But Lu Shi didn't want to wait.

"Who goes there?" the guard at the door shouted.

"Shikatoki Nara of Konoha Village, please inform the Daimyo that I need to speak with him," Shikatoki said calmly.

The two guards exchanged a glance, then looked at the sky. "Sir, it's already late at night. The daimyo is already asleep. Why don't you come back tomorrow?"

"You're right, it is getting late. You should get some sleep too."

After knocking the two unconscious with a teleportation technique, Lu Shi pushed open the door and entered the Daming Mansion.

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