Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 307 Two Weasels Meeting

"This is fine. This ramen shop may be just a stall, but the food is really good."

The cat-faced operative led Itachi to a roadside shop and said, "This ramen shop is just a simple setup, which is more convenient than a mobile ramen cart."

However, it is very popular in Konoha, and many people like to eat there. It is said that there were long queues when it opened.

"Ichiraku Ramen."

Itachi knew this place very well. Whenever Naruto treated everyone to ramen, Itachi would bring him, Sasuke, Karin, Haku, and Kimimaro here, and he would even teach them the ramen bible while they ate.

Although the taste was alright, Itachi could never quite capture that 'spirit-lifting' feeling that Naruto had.

After sitting down at the ramen stall, the cat-faced operative said, "Boss, I'll have a bowl of soy sauce ramen. As for you..."

"I'll have soy sauce ramen too."

Itachi spoke up, saying that he also liked the taste of soy sauce ramen. After sitting down, he noticed that the cat-faced ANBU had taken off his mask.

However, when Itachi saw the face under the mask, his lips twitched involuntarily in surprise.

"you"

"What's wrong?"

Itachi Uchiha asked, not knowing why he had invited this person to dinner; the idea just popped into his head after they met. Moreover, he was a little resentful after being refuted by this person yesterday, and he thought that the person didn't understand the current situation of the Uchiha clan.

Itachi shook his head and said, "It's nothing, I'm just surprised. You seem very young. Where we're from, someone your age should still be in school."

His genjutsu ability can deceive those around him into perceiving his chakra. Even those who observe him up close with their Byakugan will be affected, as long as Itachi himself doesn't use his chakra.

He just didn't expect that the person who stopped him and offered him ramen would be himself. This Uchiha Itachi from this timeline was truly a strange feeling.

"You guys are really lucky. Only after becoming ninjas can you remember how happy it was to study in school."

Uchiha Itachi spoke calmly, saying that he graduated at the age of seven, became a Chunin at ten, and had been a member of the Anbu for a year; however, living as a spy every day, he had no idea what to do.

Especially after Shisui's death, he lost even his mentor and close friend in ninjutsu and his ninja career.

Itachi asked, "Don't you like being a ninja? Becoming a ninja at such a young age, you must be a genius, right?"

"Genius is the expectation others place on you. When you fail to meet that expectation, it becomes pressure. If I could, I wouldn't want to be a genius at all, because even my family might become hostile towards me."

"family?"

Upon hearing this, Itachi clicked his tongue inwardly. What had he experienced in this world? Why did he seem so颓废 and dispirited?

"Let's not talk about that. Last time I noticed you seemed quite curious about the Uchiha clan. Why do you have that idea?"

Itachi Uchiha realized he had said too much and was about to talk about family, so he stopped and changed the subject.

"The Uchiha are a renowned clan in the ninja world, and they have made many contributions in the war. So I am quite curious about this. Also, my father knows a Uchiha who helped me and my father in the past."

As Itachi finished speaking, he suddenly had a brilliant idea and came up with this excuse that would kill two birds with one stone, so he said it.

"So, one of your clansmen was a friend of your father. Who is that person? Maybe I can help you find him and take you to meet him."

Uchiha Itachi spoke first, and seeing the expression on Itachi's face, he added, "I am from the Uchiha clan, so finding people is easy for me."

"Uchiha Yoichi, the Uchiha clansman who helped my father back then was named Uchiha Yoichi."

After Itachi finished speaking, he thought for a moment and then added, "I think I was just born at the time, and I don't know what happened. I only learned this name from my father."

Uchiha Itachi nodded and said, "Is that so? I'll ask about it for you when we get back."

After saying that, two bowls of ramen were served, and the two weasels started eating. One looked preoccupied, while the other was genuinely feeling hungry.

"It's still the same soy sauce ramen. It seems that even after Ichiraku expanded its store, the taste hasn't changed."

As Itachi thought to himself, he ate his ramen a little faster.

After a while, the two finished their ramen one after the other. Uchiha Itachi paid the bill first and then came out.

After leaving the ramen shop, Itachi Uchiha said, "I'll help you find out about that Yoichi Uchiha. If I have any news, I'll come find you."

"Really? Thank you very much. I'm staying at the XX Hotel."

After Itachi finished speaking, he saw his counterpart in this world leave using the Body Flicker Technique. He immediately thought helplessly, "That's too cold-hearted."

As Itachi left the ramen shop, he suddenly realized that if he wanted to find out about himself in this world, he had a perfect candidate.

So in the afternoon, when the ninjas were dismissed, Itachi appeared directly at the gate of the ninja academy.

After waiting a few minutes, Sasuke ran out. Although this was his younger brother from another timeline, Itachi still greeted him with a smile, saying, "Sasuke, over here!"

"Brother, what brings you here?"

Upon seeing Itachi, Uchiha Sasuke immediately ran over and asked happily.

"I finished my mission with the secret service today, so I came to pick you up from school."

Itachi patted Sasuke's hair and asked with a smile, "How's school?"

"This is so boring! I got perfect scores last time, brother, have you forgotten?"

Itachi paused for a moment, then continued, "How could that be? Well then, I'll accompany you to train today as a reward for your perfect score."

"Really?" Sasuke asked excitedly, "I asked you to train with me before, but you were always busy with missions."

"Not today, go and cultivate."

After Itachi finished speaking, he led Sasuke towards a secluded forest in Konoha Village. However, he didn't know much about Konoha in the coming year and almost took the wrong path.

When they finally arrived in the forest, Itachi accompanied Sasuke to practice shuriken.

He can't train in taijutsu, ninjutsu, genjutsu, or genetic energy. In this timeline, Sasuke is just a normal seven or eight-year-old boy. He's okay at throwing shuriken a short distance, but he's not very good at throwing techniques from the Uchiha clan.

It could also be because he doesn't have the Sharingan.

After observing for a while, Itachi quickly understood Sasuke's shortcomings and then gave him some pointers. He had observed very carefully, and every point he made was something Sasuke needed to correct.

After listening to Itachi, Sasuke changed his throwing technique for the shuriken as Itachi had suggested, and quickly mastered the method of turning in mid-air.

Itachi also learned a lot of information from Sasuke, including about his parents in this world.

Fugaku Uchiha did not betray the village, but his counterpart in this world still had significant conflicts with him. Sasuke witnessed his counterpart in this world clashing with Fugaku Uchiha more than once.

The news of Shisui's death surprised Itachi greatly. Without the Hell Raven, Shisui would have been much stronger than him. He never expected that Shisui would also die, and that it was even suspected that Itachi was the murderer in this world.

"Sasuke, you should go back first. I have some things to take care of, so I might be back a little later."

As darkness fell, Itachi, having gleaned almost everything Sasuke knew from him, sent him on his way.

Although Sasuke really wanted to go home with Itachi, he said goodbye and left first; he had gained so much from training with his brother today that he felt he could easily become the best shuriken thrower in the entire school.

However, when Sasuke returned home, he saw his mother, Mikoto, standing at the door with an unfriendly expression.

Upon seeing Sasuke, Mikoto Uchiha immediately asked, "Sasuke, where have you been all day? Why are you so late?"

"My brother and I went to cultivate."

Just as Sasuke finished speaking, Itachi Uchiha returned using the Body Flicker Technique. Upon seeing Sasuke, Itachi said, "You're back? Looks like we missed each other."

However, Mikoto Uchiha wasn't going to let Sasuke off the hook. She said, "Itachi came back a long time ago. I even went to the Ninja Academy to look for you when you were late, but you used your brother as an excuse. Sasuke, who taught you that?"

"No, Mom, I really was practicing with my brother just now."

Upon hearing this, Sasuke's eyes widened, and he looked at Itachi Uchiha, tugging at his hand and saying, "Brother, say something!"

"Sasuke."

Although Itachi Uchiha really wanted to speak up for Sasuke, he couldn't lie in front of his mother. "I was with my mother just now, and we went to the Ninja Academy to look for you when you hadn't come back for a long time."

"Brother, you..."

Sasuke's eyes widened in confusion. Why was his brother, who had just been teaching him shojutsu, now talking back to their mother?

"Sasuke!"

Mikoto crouched down and said to Sasuke, "Coming home late is a small matter, but lying and dragging your brother into it is compounding your mistake!"

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Three eyes, this small town is also a bustling place in the Land of Fire.

However, the town of Three Eyes is still famous for its casinos!

Because there are so many gambling options, and people often win a lot of money here and leave, people from the surrounding area come here to have some fun.

Today, at a casino in San Ding Mu, there was a gambling table with a huge amount of money involved.

A man who had almost never lost at gambling won against more than a dozen gamblers in a row. Some people suspected him of cheating, but the casino owner even brought in ninjas, yet still found no evidence of cheating, so he let the man win money here.

It wasn't until the seventeenth person sat down at the gambling table that everyone recognized the woman and couldn't help but laugh at her.

"Isn't this the legendary fat sheep?"

"She wants to win too? Damn it, why don't we gamble together? At least I can break even!"

"Hey, stop dreaming. You should bet with me. This time, the big fat sheep brought a lot of money, buddy. Want to add another one?"

"Yes, yes, let's add a few more, we want to gamble again!"

The surrounding gamblers' eyes lit up as they spoke up, "If we could gamble against the legendary big fat sheep, we could at least recoup some of our losses. She brought at least tens of millions of taels of silver, and if we split it among a dozen people, each of us would get several million taels!"

"What business is it of yours, you bastards? Since you've lost all your money, get out of here!"

Tsunade angrily clenched her fist and shouted. She had prayed before coming here tonight that she would definitely win big.

The other gamblers were also enraged upon hearing this, exclaiming, "What? The legendary big fat sheep is so arrogant? You'll lose everything in a minute!"

"That's right, since we're going to lose anyway, why can't we lose to them?"

dong dong!

Uchiha Yoichi tapped the tatami mat twice, interrupting the noise inside, and said with a smile, "If you guys want to gamble, you can gamble with her. I only accept opponents, not teammates. If you don't want to gamble, please leave here, otherwise I'll have to call the boss."

"Tsk, can't I even look?"

"Never mind, let's go for a drink."

When the other gamblers heard that they either gambled with the big fat sheep or left, they all chose to leave; if they gambled with the big fat sheep, they would become fat sheep themselves.

After the bystanders left, Tsunade licked her lips, rolled up her sleeves, and said, "Alright, let's start the betting!"

"open"

"open"

"open"

"open"

Tsunade's momentum waned until she was pale and weak. She slowly lifted the dice cup and found that she still didn't have as many dice as her opponent. Furious, she crushed the dice cup.

"Damn it, keep going!"

"Lady Tsunade, we're out of money."

Jingyin asked timidly from the side, wishing she had set aside money for the night's accommodation beforehand, as finding a place to stay and eating were now problems.

"Out of money? How come it's all gone so quickly?"

Tsunade looked at the empty box next to her and her expression turned sour. She hadn't even played a few rounds before losing all her money.

"Alright, that's enough for today."

Before Tsunade could finish speaking, Uchiha Yoichi interrupted her, saying, "Do you still want to gamble? You can use something else to settle the debt, or even exchange goods."

"I think your necklace is quite nice. If you're willing to use it as collateral, I can gamble with you again, using all the money here."

Upon hearing this, Shizune quickly advised, "Lady Tsunade, no, that necklace is..."

"I know, Shizune," Tsunade said irritably. Did she think she was a gambler who was blinded by greed?

"Then I'll change my bet. How about this necklace?"

As he spoke, Uchiha Yoichi took out a necklace from under his clothes, then held it in his hand and said, "It looks a lot like your necklace, and its value should be similar. Is that alright now?"

"How...how did you get this necklace?"

Tsunade and Shizune were both shocked when they saw the necklace in Uchiha Yoichi's hand. Then, Tsunade subconsciously reached out and touched her own necklace, picked it up and examined it carefully.

That's right, it's my grandfather's!

"May I see your necklace?"

"Be careful, this is from my wife."

After saying that, Uchiha Yoichi threw the necklace over, which Tsunade caught and then compared with the necklace.

The same ornaments, the same First Hokage chakra, even the ropes are the same.

Seeing this, Shizune asked in confusion, "Lady Tsunade, why do you have two necklaces?"

How would I know?

Tsunade shook her head and said, "Could it be that Grandfather made two necklaces before? But why did Grandma Mito say there was only one? Did Grandfather hide it from Grandma Mito?"

Uchiha Yang asked, "The necklace should be fine, right? So, wanna bet?"

".bet!"

After thinking for a moment, Tsunade said, "But even though I won, you still have a few questions to answer!"

(End of this chapter)