I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 458 Minato Namikaze: Where is the Child of Prophecy?

"Shisui, calm down."

Nara Rinka placed his right hand on Uchiha Shisui's shoulder, and his calm voice rang in the latter's ear.

"The Uchiha clan is still doing just fine!"

"team leader……"

Uchiha Shisui subconsciously turned his head to look at Nara Rinka, his windmill-shaped Mangekyou Sharingan clearly visible in his eye sockets.

Has Shisui finally unlocked the kaleidoscope?

Nara Rinka was slightly taken aback.

He had just sensed Uchiha Shisui's chakra fluctuations, but assumed that the other party's eye power had increased to a certain extent. He did not expect that the other party had directly activated the Mangekyou Sharingan.

However, upon closer reflection, there are only a few known pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan in the history of the Uchiha clan.

Madara Uchiha and Izuna Uchiha awakened their Sharingan after harming someone important to them.

Fugaku Uchiha is unknown;

Obito Uchiha was there because he witnessed Kakashi Hatake "slay" Rin Nohara.

Itachi Uchiha, on the other hand, witnessed the death of Shisui Uchiha.

Sasuke Uchiha did so because he knew Itachi Uchiha's true past; (not because of Itachi's death).

On the contrary, the process and method by which Uchiha Shisui awakened his Mangekyou Sharingan are unknown. (The True Story of Itachi is not included in this discussion.)

In any case, the Mangekyou Sharingan of Uchiha clan ninjas is basically awakened due to extremely powerful emotional shocks—especially negative emotional shocks.

It's understandable that Uchiha Shisui awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan after witnessing the destruction of his clan firsthand.

I wonder if Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan's ocular techniques will change as a result...

The image of the ultimate eye technique called "Kotoamatsukami" flashed through Nara Ranka's mind.

"Have you forgotten what I said before?"

Nara Rinka patted Uchiha Shisui on the shoulder again, calming him down.

"This Naruto Uzumaki is not from the future of our world, but from another time and space."

"I can't explain it in detail, but what I can say for sure is that in his village, the fourth generation was Minato."

"In Konoha over there, the Uchiha clan was wiped out, or rather, they suffered a massacre at the hands of their own people..."

"But on our side, the Uchiha clan is still doing well!"

Under Nara Rinka's persuasion, Uchiha Shisui gradually regained his composure, and the Mangekyou Sharingan in his eye sockets reverted to the three-tomoe form, and then back to its original form.

"but……"

Uchiha Shisui took a deep breath, his face filled with complex emotions.

"How am I supposed to face the clan leader's son, that child named 'Itachi', when I get back?"

Before learning of the Uchiha clan's annihilation, and even that it was personally destroyed by Itachi Uchiha, the son of the clan head.

Uchiha Shisui held Uchiha Itachi, the son of the clan leader, in high regard.

One reason is the unity of the Uchiha clan's bloodline;

On the other hand, it was also because of Itachi Uchiha's outstanding talent.

Despite his young age, Itachi Uchiha's reputation as a genius has been circulating within the Uchiha clan for a long time.

But now?

Itachi Uchiha was a "clan massacrer"!

Even if it's something that will only happen in the future, or even in another world...

Uchiha Shisui's impression of Uchiha Itachi inevitably worsened considerably.

Nara Rinkachi naturally sensed the complex emotions in Uchiha Shisui's heart.

However, he didn't say much about it.

If Uchiha Shisui were to find out about "him" in the future.

Not only Itachi Uchiha's closest friend;

It also guided Itachi Uchiha to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan;

Even on his deathbed, he instructed Itachi Uchiha to carefully sort out the relationship between his clan and the village...

In that case, Uchiha Shisui would only be subjected to more negative emotional shocks.

One against seven (Itachi), entrusting the clan to you, not so you could send all the clan members to the Pure Land!!!

"Treat others the way they treated you before, and treat them the same way they will treat you in the future."

Nara Rinka shrugged and casually offered a suggestion.

"If you're really worried about him, then nurture him properly and guide him onto the right path."

Nara Ranka was indeed disgusted by Uchiha Itachi's actions.

However, at this time, Itachi Uchiha was just a young child who had not yet attended the Ninja Academy.

Nara Rinka never judges people in the present based on things that haven't happened yet.

If he really had that kind of personality, then aside from others, Obito Uchiha would have been dead long ago!

Nara Rinka wouldn't stoop so low as to harm an underdeveloped Uchiha Itachi.

As for Itachi Uchiha in the normal timeline, who killed his parents and massacred his clan...

There's really no way to defend it.

To be fair, that's fair.

In Nara Rinka's view, Itachi Uchiha's biggest "black mark" was that he killed his parents and slaughtered his entire clan.

The core issue is that Itachi Uchiha personally participated in and carried out the massacre of his own clan!

Considering the tense relationship between the Uchiha clan and Konoha at the time, and the fact that the Uchiha clan was about to launch a rebellion.

From Konoha's perspective, Itachi Uchiha was actually a "loyal subject" who sacrificed his own family for the greater good!

Even if Itachi Uchiha hadn't personally participated in the annihilation of the Uchiha clan...

Nara Rinka wouldn't have such a low opinion of him.

Even if Itachi Uchiha had remained aloof and watched the Uchiha clan's annihilation from the sidelines, it would have been a million times better than him personally getting involved!

To put it bluntly...

"Putting family members before one's own family" means upholding justice, showing no favoritism towards criminal relatives, and ensuring they receive the punishment they deserve.

I'm not asking you to personally commit patricide, matricide, or the slaughter of your entire family!

Especially patricide and matricide!

Many times, Nara Rinkazu finds the thought processes of certain ninja (historical figures) absurd.

Some ninjas act in ways that are practically indistinguishable from inhuman beasts.

"Understood, Captain."

Uchiha Shisui nodded, taking Nara Ranka's words to heart.

"I will definitely support Uchiha Itachi!"

If the other party is truly that cold-blooded and ruthless...

A cold glint flashed deep within Uchiha Shisui's eyes.

Then don't blame him!

The news of the "annihilation of the Uchiha clan" truly shocked Uchiha Shisui and others.

Nara Ranka then questioned Naruto Uzumaki for a while.

But he was just a genin after all, and with his carefree personality and the identity of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, he only knew the general outline of many things and knew nothing about the specifics.

Even regarding the major event of the "annihilation of the Uchiha clan," Naruto Uzumaki only knew about the event itself and was completely unaware of the details.

Minato Namikaze silently sorted through the future information he had obtained from Naruto Uzumaki.

The deaths of "him" and Kushina, the Nine-Tails' rampage, the annihilation of the Uchiha clan, the Konoha Crush, the death of the Third Hokage, and the rise of the Fifth Hokage...

Another Konoha, that's really unsettling!

But...

A hint of doubt flashed through Minato Namikaze's mind.

How come there's still no news about the "Child of Prophecy" after my own son has provided so much information about the future?

(End of this chapter)