Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 254 Fugaku: Itachi, you are my son

"Father, why are you back?"

Uchiha Itachi hesitated for a moment before asking. He had grown up now, and although he didn't remember things from before very clearly, he still remembered his clansmen scolding him, calling him the son of a traitor.

"I've come back to see you, Itachi. It seems you've grown up; your genjutsu skills are quite good."

Swish!

Suddenly, a pebble was thrown by Fugaku Uchiha, instantly hitting Itachi Uchiha and passing right through him. Itachi's expression instantly turned to shock, and then his entire body turned into a pool of ink-like shadow and disappeared.

The next second, the real Itachi Uchiha emerged from the other side, looking at his father who was now wielding the three-tomoe Sharingan with mixed feelings, and said, "Father."

That was just a test, but if someone can use the Sharingan, then it's not someone else impersonating them.

"Itachi, your vigilance is commendable. It seems you've already become a qualified ninja. I've always believed you could become a genius ninja who surpasses your father. Come sit down and let's talk."

Fugaku Uchiha sat down on a pile of steel bars, then beckoned Itachi over to talk to him.

Itachi hesitated for a moment, but still walked over and sat down next to Fugaku Uchiha. After sitting down, he suddenly remembered what Yoichi Uchiha had said: reading is for gaining knowledge and increasing one's ability to deal with things; otherwise, one will be like a fool when faced with a problem, not knowing how to handle it.

Itachi Uchiha is now at a loss. He should report the rogue ninja to the village immediately, but this rogue ninja is his own father.

"Itachi, what have you been up to lately? Have you been practicing your ninjutsu diligently?"

Fugaku Uchiha started chatting with Itachi about everyday things. He wanted to talk to Itachi as a father first, and then talk about other things.

Itachi Uchiha began, "I'm still at the Ninja Academy, but I've already mastered all the ninjutsu techniques, so the teacher allows me to read other books during class."

"It's such a waste of time. With your talent, you should graduate early and become a real ninja to gain experience."

Fugaku Uchiha shook his head and said, then sighed inwardly. He couldn't take Itachi with him back then, so he could only leave Itachi in the village. Fortunately, Itachi's growth did not disappoint him, but the Eighth Hokage sacrificed himself because of it.

Itachi's genjutsu was very well used just now. If he hadn't been so perceptive about genjutsu, he might not have even noticed it.

It was because he witnessed Itachi's genjutsu that Fugaku Uchiha conceived the idea of ​​taking Itachi away. He felt that this village was not worth staying in, and that woman was not worthy of being Itachi's mother.

Fugaku Uchiha always believed that Itachi would stand by his side once he learned the truth.

After asking some casual questions, Itachi Uchiha answered them one by one, and more than two hours had passed. The construction site was not open for work today, and its location was relatively remote. The security team usually only patrolled it once a day.

"Itachi, almost four years have passed. I think it's time to tell you the truth about what happened back then."

Fugaku Uchiha spoke slowly, this had always been a scar in his heart, but in order to persuade Itachi Uchiha, he was willing to speak out.

"The reason I became a rogue ninja back then was entirely due to Uchiha Yoichi's scheme; he and Uchiha Mikoto were together."

As Fugaku Uchiha recounted what had happened from his perspective back then, Itachi Uchiha's eyes were filled with shock, confusion, and bewilderment; these events were completely foreign to him.

However, he still remembered some things, such as when he was a child, he first lived at the home of Uchiha Yatsushi, and then he was taken to the home of Uchiha Shinji. After living there for a few days, he was taken back by his mother.

After that, he lived with his mother. Although his mother was still very busy, she spent more and more time with him every day.

Uchiha Itachi lowered his head and fell silent, unsure of what to do.

Fugaku Uchiha gritted his teeth and said, "Itachi, I actually left you something very important, but that bastard Yoichi Uchiha stole it!"

"What?"

Uchiha Itachi asked instinctively.

"It's my Sharingan. My Mangekyou Sharingan was originally meant for you, but that bastard stole it. He even killed Uchiha Hachiho for these eyes, and then he took over them and evolved his own eyes into the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan."

Fugaku Uchiha, his heart filled with hatred and rage, recounted the events of that year to Itachi Uchiha.

He placed all his hopes on Itachi, but it was ruined, and it also made Uchiha Yoichi famous. When talking about this, Uchiha Fugaku was also filled with regret. He shouldn't have handed over the Mangekyou Sharingan so early.

"How...how could this be?"

After hearing this, Itachi Uchiha felt very distrustful, because Yoichi Uchiha had been very good to him. Apart from opposing his early graduation, he treated everyone in the family equally. Moreover, Itachi recognized this "father" in his heart, and he was also the Hokage of the village.

Learning about so many events in such a short time brought a strong mental shock to Itachi Uchiha.

"That's it, Itachi. You probably don't know about the Uchiha clan's forbidden techniques right now because he's keeping an eye on you. You're my son, and he won't let you gain any power."

Fugaku Uchiha grabbed Itachi's shoulder and looked into his eyes with some surprise. It had awakened the Sharingan, and the left eye was even a two-tomoe Sharingan.

As expected of his son, this bloodline is truly powerful.

"Itachi, I am your father, and I would never harm you. If you are willing, I will risk my life to teach you the Uchiha clan's techniques every day, techniques that Uchiha Yoichi would never pass on to you."

"I will give you a new code every day. Once you recognize the code, just follow it. But now that you have awakened the Sharingan, it shouldn't be difficult for you at all."

"I'm leaving now, Itachi. This village isn't very safe for me right now."

After saying that, Fugaku Uchiha used the Body Flicker Technique to leave, leaving Itachi Uchiha sitting alone for a long time before slowly getting up and heading to the school.

However, when Itachi Uchiha arrived at school, he found that it was already noon and his classmates were all eating lunch. When they saw Itachi, they told him that the teacher was looking for him.

Uchiha Itachi nodded and, as expected, asked the ninja instructor why he hadn't come in that morning after arriving at his office.

Itachi had already prepared an excuse and explained without changing his expression, after which he was let off the hook by the Chunin teachers; after all, he was the son of the Hokage, and they were just asking questions.

In the afternoon, Itachi Uchiha was still not in the mood. After school, he walked home with his head down. Apart from greeting Haku and Kimimaro, Itachi Uchiha hardly said anything.

His behavior alerted both Haku and Kimimaro that something was amiss. They had heard that Itachi Uchiha hadn't arrived at the Ninja Academy that morning, so Haku gave Kimimaro a wink, hoping he would subtly inquire about it.

Kimimaro noticed Haku's signal and nodded to him. Then he quickly ran to Itachi's side, patted him on the shoulder, and asked, "Something's wrong with you. What happened?"

Seeing this, Bai helplessly slapped his face; he should have asked himself.

"It's nothing, I just feel I'm too weak and want to train properly."

Itachi Uchiha noticed their worry and couldn't help but smile, saying, "Even these two sworn brothers can sense it. Once we get home, we definitely won't be able to hide it from our parents, Sasuke, and Karin."

"The teacher said you're almost at the Chunin level already, are you still considered weak?"

"Yes, there are too many unknowns in the ninja world. Without great strength, it's impossible to cope. So let's go back and train."

Itachi Uchiha said with a smile.

After seeing this, Haku and Kimimaro agreed with this statement and then followed Itachi Uchiha home.

When Sasuke got home, he heard the door open and ran over, then grabbed Itachi's leg and complained, "Nii-san, Karin keeps bullying me."

"Hmph, even if you're carrying Itachi-nii-san, you still have to spar with me. Come with me!"

Karin caught up with them, grabbed Sasuke by the collar, greeted Itachi with a sweet smile, and then tried to drag Sasuke away.

Itachi Uchiha saw Sasuke's pleading look, but he just gave an awkward smile and said to Sasuke in his heart, "Sorry, Sasuke, I'll definitely save you next time."

If he helped Sasuke, Karin would cling to him. He had experienced his sister's energy firsthand, so he decided to give up.

However, Sasuke and Karin's antics improved Itachi's mood considerably. The joy of being with his family made him feel much more at ease, and Itachi knew his mother was preparing dinner in the kitchen even before he took off his shoes.

Now we have a dedicated chef at home who prepares the food and delivers it over as soon as it arrives. Once it gets home, we only need to do some simple processing. Otherwise, if Meiqin had to cook all the meals for nine people, she would be busy all afternoon.

Uchiha Itachi went to the kitchen and saw that his mother's smile was completely genuine and not fake at all. For a moment, he didn't know who to believe.

"Mother."

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

"Nothing much, Mother seems quite happy lately. Is there some good news?"

Mikoto smiled gently and said, "As long as I'm with my family, every day is happy. Itachi, why would you ask that?"

"It's nothing, I was just asking. I'm going to wash my hands."

After finishing speaking, Itachi Uchiha left the kitchen.

the other side.

After leaving a clone in his office, Uchiha Yoichi went to Kushina's house.

He has been coming here very frequently lately, mainly because of news about Minato Namikaze. As soon as he hears this news, Uchiha Yoichi will personally come to tell him.

He, as the Hokage, was really too concerned about the affairs of the widows in the village.

Boo!

After it was pulled out, a sound remarkably similar to the opening of a red wine bottle was heard.

"The time was too short. Let Kushina go to Turtle Island to train sometime, then she can really enjoy herself."

Uchiha Yoichi thought to himself, then put down the iced drink in his hand.

"You bastard!"

Kushina said weakly, she really had no strength left this time, and then said to Uchiha Yoichi in a somewhat strange tone, "Help me, take the medicine out of the drawer!"

She always did so much, and afterwards she was always worried and anxious.

"There's really no other way, but this medicine isn't necessarily completely effective, and taking too much is bad for your health, Kushina."

Despite saying that, Uchiha Yoichi still went over, opened the drawer, poured out a vitamin pill, and then held Kushina in his arms to feed her the medicine.

After Kushina finished eating, she snorted and said, "Hmph, if you had taken it outside, I wouldn't have needed to take this medicine."

"What if you get pregnant? Will you give birth?"

"You're dreaming. I'll be there then."

"Kill your own child? Even before the baby is born?"

Uchiha Yoichi's words silenced Kushina. The ninja world was somewhat different; it placed great importance on passing on the torch to future generations.

Perhaps because being a ninja was a profession with a high mortality rate, the average lifespan during the Warring States period was around thirty years. It was a bit better during the ninja village era, but long-lived ninjas were still very rare.

If she could give birth, she would definitely give birth; every offspring is extremely precious. Therefore, Kushina never said anything about aborting the child, as this is something that is difficult to accept in the general understanding of ninjas.

"You should get some rest; I'm going back now."

Seeing that Kushina had fallen silent, Uchiha Yang placed the powerless Kushina on the bed, covered her with a blanket, and then went to the bathroom to take a shower.

I came to Kushina's place to exercise before dinner, and when I got back, I had a really good appetite.

As for Kushina, she'll clean herself up after resting for a while.

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After returning home, Uchiha Yoichi had a meal with his family. The meals at home were always very lavish, and today it was a whole roasted lamb and a seafood feast.

After they finished eating, Uchiha Yang quickly picked up Karin and said, "Are you planning to bully Sasuke again? Looks like I really need to consider sending you back to school sooner, Karin!"

"Dad, I want to stay home with you~"

"I'm not home during the day, that's a lie, Karin."

Uchiha Yoichi looked at his daughter's crestfallen face and immediately laughed.

However, Itachi Uchiha suddenly spoke up, "Father, could you give me some pointers on my training today?"

"Cultivation?"

Uchiha Yoichi was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, but he still nodded and said, "Okay, let's go outside the courtyard."

Itachi's request piqued the interest of Karin, Sasuke, and the others, who then followed him.

Upon entering the courtyard, Uchiha Yoichi asked, "Itachi, what brings you to me for training today? Are you trying to graduate early again?"

"No, Father. It's just that I'm too weak right now. I feel that I'm far from being strong enough compared to others. I want to become stronger, so I'm begging you, Father."

Itachi Uchiha spoke, but only he knew what his true thoughts were.

"Want to become stronger? Well, if your performance satisfies me, I can teach you a new move; but if not, then you should continue training step by step."

Uchiha Yang said, "There are no shortcuts to increasing strength; it's all about hard work and sweat. Attack me first, and let me see how your strength has improved lately."

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