Starting as a working person from Naruto

Chapter 510 Something's not right! Something's not right! Why would Sasuke lie to Danzo?!

The Land of Fire.

In a small hotel in the capital.

Uchiha Itachi lay in bed coughing incessantly.

Since Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha made contact, it seems that Itachi's condition has worsened in the past two days, possibly due to the breaking of the Tsukuyomi space.

However, Itachi Uchiha refused to let Kisame Hoshigaki see a doctor, claiming that he could still manage to endure his illness. Now, his physical condition was such that he couldn't even travel.

"Mr. Itachi."

Kisame Hoshigaki sat on the chair next to him, his brow furrowed. Hearing his companion cough, he stood up, clutching Samehada: "We need to find a doctor..."

"This is... cough cough... the capital of the Land of Fire..."

Itachi Uchiha coughed a few times, reminding his teammates, "Kisame, if we accidentally reveal our location, we'll definitely be hunted down by Konoha ninjas..."

"I will be careful."

Kisame Hoshigaki grinned, picked up his Samehada and went out, leaving behind only a violent coughing sound, as if Itachi Uchiha could no longer hold on.

however…

After Kisame Hoshigaki left.

Itachi Uchiha moved with surprising agility, quickly slipping away from the inn window and hurrying towards the vicinity of the daimyo's residence.

However, after Itachi Uchiha left the inn, Kisame Hoshigaki emerged from a corner, his gaze fixed on the departing Itachi, a sinister smile spreading across his face, as if he had anticipated Itachi's feigned illness.

after all…

They have been teammates for many years.

Kisame Hoshigaki knew his teammate's condition well. There were plenty of opportunities to find a doctor if he wanted to, but it had deteriorated to this extent in just two days. He even resorted to such a flawed method to seek time to act alone. It seemed that his teammate must have some urgent matter.

Kisame Hoshigaki did not expose Itachi Uchiha, but simply followed behind Itachi from a distance, secretly monitoring his old teammate.

"Did they catch up after us?"

Uchiha Itachi paused slightly, his eyes flashing as he noticed a strong figure following behind, but he didn't care to pay any more attention to it.

It doesn't matter.

It's good that Kisame Hoshigaki secretly followed us.

Perhaps we'll need Kisame Hoshigaki, a formidable fighter, in a little while.

Because Itachi Uchiha intends to confront Danzo Shimura today in order to protect Sasuke Uchiha's life, a conflict with Danzo is very likely to occur.

Nowadays.

There are new guests at the mansion of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

Because Danzo Shimura, the new Hokage of Konoha, came to receive his investiture.

Unlike other Hokage who arrive with a large entourage, Shimura Danzo was unusually low-key, only bringing a black-haired boy as his personal bodyguard.

"The Hokage of Konoha is very important..."

The daimyo of the Land of Fire, holding a small fan to his lips, spoke lightly: "The Fifth Hokage should arrange for more guards and pay attention to his own safety, lest he suffer the same fate as the Third Hokage..."

"My guards..."

Danzo Shimura glanced at Sasuke Uchiha standing behind him, gripping his cane, and said coldly, "One person is enough."

"He looks like a little kid..."

A nobleman from the Land of Fire chuckled and made a sarcastic remark about Uchiha Sasuke.

"..."

Danzo Shimura merely gave the other person a cold glance.

Obviously.

The new Hokage of Konoha is not easy to get along with.

Looking at Shimura Danzo's fierce, bandaged face, the noble ministers present dared not have any more intention to joke, and the meeting of the high-ranking officials of the Land of Fire instantly became quiet.

After a moment of silence.

Danzo Shimura stood up, leaning on his cane.

"I have other things to attend to, so I'll head back to Konoha first."

"Okay, okay..."

The nobles and ministers of the Land of Fire relaxed somewhat and hurriedly watched Shimura Danzo leave politely. However, their expressions turned ugly again as Shimura Danzo walked away.

"This new Hokage doesn't seem very easy to get along with..."

"He doesn't seem like a good person..."

"Completely incomparable to the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi..."

A group of people couldn't help but speak ill of Shimura Danzo in secret; they certainly didn't want the military leader of the Land of Fire to be such a ruthless person.

only…

They had no way to refuse.

At least until Daimyo expresses her refusal.

However, the daimyo of the Land of Fire was cowardly. When he saw Shimura Danzo, he acted as if he had seen a villain or criminal, and could only say nice things to Danzo.

"snort…"

"It looks like everything is going well..."

When Shimura Danzo left the daimyo's mansion, he felt a little relieved, at least he had passed the first hurdle to succeeding as Hokage.

"Yes."

A strange smile appeared on Uchiha Sasuke's lips.

If nothing unexpected happens...

The village of Konoha must be in an uproar by now, right?

While secretly providing Kakashi with information about Danzo Shimura's collusion with the Akatsuki, he also fabricated rumors that the Akatsuki had invaded Konoha, enticing Danzo to use the Akatsuki's name to pressure Konoha's leadership into agreeing to his succession as Hokage.

These two things...

However, there is an absolute conflict!

If Kakashi-sensei doesn't make a big fuss about Danzo Shimura's collusion with Akatsuki, then I'll just wait for news from the Legendary Sannin of Konoha...

"Let's go see Itachi first."

Danzo Shimura turned to Sasuke Uchiha and gave his most trusted bodyguard a solemn order: "Sasuke, if a conflict arises between me and Itachi, I will secretly give you an order: you must ambush and kill him..."

"yes…"

Sasuke Uchiha lowered his eyes slightly.

"It's been a long time, Lord Danzo."

Itachi Uchiha's polite voice quietly interrupted their conversation, causing Danzo Shimura's expression to suddenly turn ugly.

"..."

Shimura Danzo gripped his cane, squinted, and scrutinized the young man who quietly emerged from the corner of the wall.

Danzo Shimura slowly clenched his fist. He looked at Itachi Uchiha's black robe adorned with auspicious clouds and greeted him arrogantly.

"indeed…"

"It's been a while since we last met..."

"Itachi..."

"..."

The scene fell silent for a moment.

Danzo Shimura avoided mentioning that his underhanded tricks had been exposed, and instead changed the subject, urging Itachi and Sasuke to follow him outside the city: "There are too many people and too many eyes here; it's not a place for conversation. Let's go outside the city..."

"It would be best if it happened sooner."

Itachi Uchiha glanced at his younger brother before looking at Danzo Shimura, seemingly casually bringing up the Akatsuki organization: "The Akatsuki have been monitoring me, I don't have much free time..."

"Hmph... Xiao."

Danzo Shimura couldn't help but snort coldly.

Speaking of which…

Actually, he owes his becoming Hokage largely to the Akatsuki organization.

If Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki hadn't infiltrated Konoha and alerted the village to the troublesome Akatsuki; if the Akatsuki leader, a user of the Rinnegan, hadn't planned an attack on Konoha, perhaps Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado wouldn't have made him Hokage…

Outside Daming City.

Danzo Shimura's face clearly showed some arrogance.

Because of his loyal companion Sasuke Uchiha and his status as Hokage, he could treat Itachi Uchiha with a superior attitude.

"I want to talk to you about Sasuke..."

Itachi glanced at Sasuke, who was following behind Danzo Shimura, and said softly, "Let Sasuke stay a little further away for now..."

"My matter..."

Danzo Shimura looked at Itachi Uchiha with disdain and couldn't help but sneer: "There's nothing that needs to be hidden from Sasuke."

"But..."

After Shimura Danzo finished speaking, he put on that benevolent look again: "For the sake of your past service to Konoha, I can agree to your request."

"Sasuke."

"Stay away."

After Danzo Shimura finished speaking, he waved to Sasuke Uchiha, as he didn't want his relationship with Itachi Uchiha to completely break down like this.

If Itachi Uchiha is willing to continue listening to him, this guy's identity as an Akatsuki member still has some value to Danzo.

"Yes, Lord Danzo."

Sasuke Uchiha respectfully stepped aside.

"Itachi".

"Your younger brother looks a lot like you..."

Shimura Danzo stroked his cane, watching the black-haired boy's retreating figure, and slowly continued, "When I saw Sasuke, it was like seeing you in your younger self, both of you placing the safety of the village above everything else..."

"..."

Uchiha Itachi remained silent.

"That's enough."

Let's get straight to the point.

Itachi Uchiha didn't want to talk about Konoha anymore. He had already sacrificed enough for Konoha. Now, Itachi Uchiha was only worried about his younger brother.

"Lord Danzo."

Itachi Uchiha stared intently at Danzo Shimura, uttering the question that concerned him most, word by word: "Sasuke... was subjected to the Kotoamatsukami genjutsu by you..."

"!!!"

Danzo Shimura's eyes widened suddenly.

This kind of thing...

How did Itachi Uchiha notice?!

The old man felt a sense of embarrassment at being exposed, but this embarrassment quickly turned into a sudden realization, and his eyes immediately fixed on Uchiha Itachi!

Uchiha Itachi…

How could they possibly know about Kotoamatsukami!

"turn out to be…"

"Was it you back then?"

Danzo Shimura took a deep breath and brought up the past incident involving Shisui Uchiha: "So it was you who rescued Shisui back then, Itachi?"

Back then, Danzo Shimura led the Root clan to ambush and kill Shisui Uchiha, the owner of the Kotoamatsukami Mangekyou Sharingan, and forcibly stole one of Shisui's eyes.

However, by the time Shimura Danzo tried to steal the other eye, Uchiha Shisui had already used that eye to activate Susanoo and escape.

When Shimura Danzo last saw Shisui, Shisui had already become a corpse without his eyes, which made the other Kotoamatsukami Mangekyou Sharingan a mystery.

Now it seems...

It turns out it's related to Itachi Uchiha too!

"good."

Itachi Uchiha's eyes sharpened, his gaze fixed on Danzo Shimura: "Back when you led Root to hunt down Shisui, Shisui found me..."

"If that's the case..."

Danzo Shimura's fingers unconsciously fiddled with his cane, a surge of greed rising within him in an instant: "The other Kotoamatsukami Mangekyou Sharingan... is in your hands too?"

"Yes."

Itachi Uchiha raised his finger, his expression calm, and said, "So, even if you control Sasuke with Kotoamatsukami, it's useless to me. I can use Kotoamatsukami in my possession to correct Sasuke's will..."

"The cooldown time for Kotoamatsukami is over ten years..."

"Once I correct Sasuke's will, you should know just how much power an enraged Mangekyou Sharingan can unleash..."

Uchiha Itachi looked at Shimura Danzo with an incredibly calm expression, as if he had the entire situation under his control and was not worried at all about Shimura Danzo's schemes.

While speaking...

A crow appeared on Itachi Uchiha's shoulder.

This crow has a scarlet Mangekyou Sharingan, which is exactly the appearance of the Kotoamatsukami Mangekyou Sharingan, confirming that Itachi Uchiha's threat is not just empty talk.

"!!!"

Danzo Shimura gritted his teeth.

That bastard…

They can even threaten him!

and…

This threat is quite deadly!

If Itachi Uchiha really corrected Sasuke Uchiha's will, that arrogant brat would definitely go crazy and hunt him down. His most capable and trusted assistant would immediately become his most troublesome enemy!

That is for sure!

Even in the village, Sasuke Uchiha showed no mercy when killing people. He dared to kill messengers from other villages in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi, and he dared to kill Root ninjas at will in front of him. How much more so for him, who had controlled him with Kotoamatsukami!

"What do you want?"

Danzo Shimura's face suddenly turned fierce.

The old man seemed to want to devour Uchiha Itachi, who was threatening him, alive. If he could, he would kill Uchiha Itachi right now!

but…

This is too dangerous!

Danzo Shimura was not entirely confident in defeating Itachi Uchiha.

If Itachi Uchiha were to use Kotoamatsukami to correct Sasuke Uchiha's will during the battle, he would face an attack from both Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha!

Two users of the Mangekyou Sharingan...

Even with the terrifying forbidden technique Izanagi, Shimura Danzo wasn't sure he could defeat the two brothers!

"Maintain the status quo."

"Keep our promise."

"Don't hurt Sasuke, let him live a peaceful life in Konoha."

Uchiha Itachi gazed at Shimura Danzo and calmly continued, "I will revise Sasuke's will to protect Konoha; he will not choose to hunt you down..."

Do you think that brat will listen to you?

Danzo Shimura's gaze fell upon Sasuke Uchiha in the distance.

"Kotoamatsukami will correct his will."

Itachi Uchiha explained the function of Kotoamatsukami, ensuring Danzo Shimura's safety: "As long as you are a Konoha ninja, Sasuke, whose will to protect Konoha has been corrected, will not harm your comrades in Konoha."

"..."

Danzo Shimura gritted his teeth.

The old man quietly raised his fingers, as if trying to secretly form a hand seal.

"Do not use Izanagi in front of me."

Itachi Uchiha interrupted Danzo Shimura's subtle actions, as if he had seen through everything Danzo had done: "There are also techniques within the Uchiha clan that can break Izanagi..."

"..."

A sudden sense of powerlessness arose in Shimura Danzo's heart.

"it is good."

Danzo Shimura's hand quietly clenched.

It seems I have no choice but to agree.

Uchiha Itachi is still as troublesome as ever!

Danzo Shimura recalled how, after the Uchiha clan was wiped out, he secretly sent Root ninjas posing as comrades to hunt down Itachi Uchiha, but the two Root ninjas were easily killed by the wary Itachi…

That's really... troublesome!

It's still very difficult to deal with!

That's it.

It's alright to agree to this for now.

If Sasuke Uchiha's will is corrected and he doesn't choose to harm his comrades in Konoha, then I'll use my identity as a Konoha ninja to find another opportunity to steal Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan in the future. He certainly won't keep his promise to Itachi Uchiha...

pity…

I'm about to lose a loyal and devoted helper.

"alright."

Uchiha Itachi raised his finger, controlling the ninja crow on his shoulder to take flight towards Uchiha Sasuke.

The ninja crow stared intently at Uchiha Sasuke, who had noticed it. A red light flashed in its Mangekyou Sharingan, and the Kotoamatsukami technique was quietly activated in its eyes.

This was a transcription seal that Itachi Uchiha had placed in advance. Before meeting with Danzo Shimura and Sasuke Uchiha, he had already thought about it. If Sasuke Uchiha was really controlled by Kotoamatsukami, he would modify Sasuke Uchiha's will.

In the distance, Uchiha Sasuke calmly raised his head and looked at the crow in the sky, and saw the Kotoamatsukami Mangekyou Sharingan in the crow's eyes.

That eye…

A new illusion is being cast on him.

"Really..."

A mocking smile appeared on Sasuke's lips, seemingly a mockery of his brother, and perhaps also a mockery of his own fate: "Not surprising at all..."

As he spoke, Uchiha Sasuke stretched out his palm and touched his forehead, looking as if he were in pain from being under a genjutsu.

Do not…

It wasn't the pain of being under an illusion.

A genuine pain flickered in the black-haired boy's eyes, and tears slowly welled up: "Do you have to plan everything for me, from my past to my future, even the thoughts in my head?"

"..."

Seeing the black-haired boy in the distance looking somewhat pained, Itachi Uchiha couldn't help but feel a little worried. However, he believed that his decision was the best arrangement for Sasuke.

Kotoamatsukami...

There shouldn't be any problems, right?

These are the eyes that Shisui left for him; the illusion within them should be fine.

The only thing that worried Itachi Uchiha was that Sasuke had been hit by the Kotoamatsukami genjutsu twice, and he remained concerned about his brother's condition until he got a definitive answer…

"alright."

Seeing Sasuke Uchiha clutching his forehead in pain, Danzo Shimura felt a pang of reluctance to see his loyal subordinate turn cold again.

The old man stopped observing Sasuke's changes and turned back to Itachi, coldly asking, "Let's get down to business. How much intelligence do you have on the Akatsuki? When will they attack Konoha?"

"Um?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Itachi Uchiha's eyes.

Akatsuki organization…

When did they say they were going to attack Konoha?

What's going on?

Even if the Akatsuki wanted to seize Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, those rogue ninjas wouldn't dare to attack the number one ninja village in the ninja world so rashly, would they?

Danzo Shimura frowned, seemingly impatient, and asked again, "Didn't you tell Sasuke to tell me that the Akatsuki would take advantage of the time while the monkey is dead to launch a full-scale attack on Konoha and seize the village's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"

"..."

A sudden sense of panic arose in Itachi Uchiha's heart.

wrong…

I made a mistake!

I have never said any of this to Sasuke Uchiha!

How could that younger brother tell Shimura Danzo such a thing? He was clearly lying to Shimura Danzo. Wasn't he hit by Shimura Danzo's Kotoamatsukami before?

If Shimura Danzo used the Kotoamatsukami genjutsu on Uchiha Sasuke, he must have modified Sasuke's will to be "absolutely loyal to Shimura Danzo"!

but…

If one is loyal to Danzo…

How could he possibly lie to Shimura Danzo on purpose!

"!!!"

Itachi Uchiha felt as if he had fallen into an abyss.

This young man, who always believed he could change the situation according to his own ideas, felt his heart plummeting into an abyss like a stone. A sense of panic about the situation spiraling out of control rose in Uchiha Itachi's mind!

(End of this chapter)