I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 39 Itachi pays respects to Teacher Yoru (Please continue reading)

With a screech, the wooden sliding door opened, and six-year-old Uchiha Itachi respectfully stepped into the living room. Although young, he already exuded a sense of composure.

The moment Itachi Uchiha stepped into the house, Fugaku Uchiha's smile gained a touch of authority. He first glanced at his son, then pointed at Yoru Uchiha and solemnly said, "Itachi, from today onwards you will become Yoru-kun's disciple."

At this moment, Itachi Uchiha showed a hint of surprise, while Yoru Uchiha smiled upon seeing this, secretly exclaiming that heaven was on his side, and he was sure he could turn this traitor around.

"Teacher Yoru." As expected, Uchiha Itachi was still a well-behaved child, obediently following his father's words and respectfully bowing to Uchiha Yoru.

Seeing this, Fugaku Uchiha smiled and said, "Hehe, Itachi, in a way, Yoru-kun is my cousin and your uncle, so you're not at a disadvantage at all to take Yoru-kun as your teacher."

Hearing this, Uchiha Yoru smiled inwardly. Sure enough, those who play politics have to be ruthless. Now he's even a relative. But looking at it from his current position, it feels really comfortable.

"Clan leader, you are too kind. I will do my best to teach Itachi. By the way, I will find an opportunity to talk to Orochimaru about this matter. Perhaps Itachi is also suitable as a summoning beast for Ryuchi Cave."

When Uchiha Yoru said this, Uchiha Fugaku, who was standing next to him, immediately showed a hearty smile. This scene surprised the young Uchiha Itachi, who was secretly amazed that his usually stern father was acting like this today.

Itachi Uchiha was indeed very mature, but he was a complete novice when it came to politics; otherwise, how could he have become a traitor in the original story?

Fugaku Uchiha's joyful smile suggested that his successor was secure. If his son could secure a summoning beast from Ryuchi Cave, he could be considered a member of the Hokage lineage. Now that he was in his prime, wouldn't his son be able to succeed him as clan head when he grew up? And wouldn't Yoru Uchiha be able to become an elder of the clan?

Being Orochimaru's apprentice is certainly not enough, but is being the Fifth Hokage's apprentice enough?

At this moment, Fugaku Uchiha's beaming smile was all because of this. Orochimaru would become the Fifth Hokage sooner or later, and giving Yoru Uchiha an elder position was enough. This was a political investment.

As for the village's recent suppression of Orochimaru, Fugaku Uchiha was well aware of it, but he mostly just smiled disdainfully. Sarutobi Shinnosuke? So what if he gets the frontline battle merits? The prestige of the Sannin can't be easily erased, let alone their strength.

Seeing the clan leader's smiling face, Uchiha Yoru also smiled and nodded, saying, "If there's nothing else, clan leader, then I'll go down and get to know Itachi."

Upon seeing this, Fugaku Uchiha smiled and nodded, saying, "Yoru, we're all family. When there are no outsiders, you can call me 'Big Brother'."

Although his words were casual, Uchiha Yoru knew the underlying meaning. He should just listen and not take it too seriously, as that would be ungrateful. So he put on a grateful smile and nodded, saying, "Clan leader, I will definitely teach Itachi well. However, Orochimaru-sensei is quite busy with his research lately, and I'm afraid I won't be able to teach Itachi properly. My suggestion is to have Shisui teach Itachi as well. After all, Itachi's talent shouldn't be wasted."

Upon hearing this, Fugaku Uchiha nodded with a satisfied smile, "Alright, I'll leave Itachi in your care from now on, Yoru-kun."

Uchiha Shisui is the most talented member of the clan in all these years. His talent is comparable to that of the genius ninja Hatake Kakashi. Not to mention that he has now awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan. In his eyes, Kakashi has now been surpassed by Shisui.

This is the difference between a bloodline ninja and an ordinary ninja.

Kakashi Hatake was truly the epitome of genius in this era. He graduated at five, became a Chunin at six, and a Jonin at twelve. It was practically an overpowered life. However, his ordinary bloodline also limited him. Not to mention, his Sharingan eye also held him back.

In the spacious courtyard, there is a sizable artificial lake, where Uchiha Yoru, Uchiha Shisui, and six-year-old Uchiha Itachi sit to one side.

"Shisui, the task of teaching Itachi from now on is entrusted to you."

At this moment, Uchiha Yoru feigned an apologetic expression, but Uchiha Shisui, seeing this, smiled nonchalantly and said, "Don't worry, Yoru-nii, I will definitely teach Itachi well."

In Shisui's mind, teaching Itachi was not the most important thing. Right now, the most important thing for the Uchiha clan was to get as close to Orochimaru as possible.

Although six-year-old Itachi Uchiha was precocious, he was still somewhat confused by the conversation between the two. However, the intelligent boy had already learned to memorize everything first and then slowly ponder and organize it when he got back.

"By the way, what has Itachi learned at school lately?"

Having become quite familiar with Itachi and Uchiha, Shisui casually smiled, as if answering a child's question. Itachi, however, listened attentively and respectfully began to recount his school lessons.

"...Besides explaining these traps, disguises, and the Three Body Techniques, the teacher has also been talking a lot about the Will of Fire lately, especially saying that the Third Hokage was the strongest Hokage in history."

After watching Itachi Uchiha solemnly report his work, especially when he said the last sentence that the Third Hokage was the strongest Hokage in history, Shisui's face immediately showed an abnormal and strange expression.

Uchiha Yoru, standing to the side, smiled and nodded, saying, "It can't be said to be wrong. After all, the Third Hokage is indeed the longest-serving Hokage in Konoha's history, which makes him arguably the strongest Hokage."

Itachi, who had clearly experienced something during his last trip to the front lines, seemed to have gained some understanding. He looked at the two with a puzzled expression and asked, "Teacher Yoru, Brother Shisui, can you tell me what the Will of Fire is?"

Shisui was stunned when he heard this. The Will of Fire? But when he saw Itachi's confused look, just as he was about to say something, Yoru burst into laughter.

Under the suspicious gazes of the two, Uchiha Yoru smiled and shook his head, saying, "Itachi, next time, remember to ask who said that before you ask a question."

At this moment, even Shisui was stunned. Who came up with the idea of ​​the Will of Fire?

Looking at the two, Uchiha Yoru sneered inwardly. It seemed that the Ninja Academy was already eager to start brainwashing the students, making them forget the heroes on the battlefield and glorify Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage.

If he didn't know the future, the situation he deduced by comparing the future and the present would be almost certain. He even had to sigh and say, "As expected of someone who plays politics, he started planning and scheming so early."

Orochimaru was destined to fail from the very beginning. The first condition for becoming Hokage is that if you don't have the strength to overpower the village, you shouldn't dream of challenging power. Instead, you should learn to integrate into the village and let those powers push you to the top.

It's clear that Orochimaru's political skills were good, but he went astray. However, it's understandable, since Orochimaru's pride wouldn't allow others' will to sway him.

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