Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan

As for Black Zetsu...

Although the development of the Rinnegan was much faster than Madara's, it was still too slow for him.

The situation has begun to change.

"Shh."

The noise behind him brought Yun back to his senses. He turned around and said with a smile, "Itachi. You asked us to meet here, but you came so late. That's a bit rude of you."

Itachi, who arrived in a flash, bowed deeply and said, "I apologize for being late because of Sasuke."

Shisui shook his head: "There's no need to take it seriously, Yun was just joking. But speaking of which, is Itachi here for something?"

Chapter 249: The Deal with Orochimaru

"My vision... is starting to blur."

Itachi's voice was very calm, but both Yun and Shisui could hear Itachi's unwillingness in it.

Shisui frowned slightly: "When Root was destroyed by Uzumaki Sora, the Hokage entrusted me with two pairs of Sharingan with three tomoe each..."

Itachi nodded: "Kumo told me, but it's not time to change eyes yet."

Then Itachi looked at Yun and asked, "I want to know how Izumi awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan?"

"As far as I know, although Izumi's three-tomoe appeared close to the Chunin Exams, she should have already activated her three-tomoe before that."

According to historical records, when one is not yet able to control the power of the Sharingan, the power that has evolved will be hidden.

"And Izumi's double tomoe were activated during the class placement test after graduation. At that time, it was impossible for her to experience the pain of losing her bonds."

Itachi's words also piqued Shisui's interest.

Shisui then looked at Yun and said, "The method of activating the Sharingan is actually recorded within the clan. However, because of your book, 'The Uchiha Must-Read,' I have temporarily sealed it away."

"To gain love and then lose it, and to build bonds and then launch a counterattack to protect those bonds. These two different interpretations allow the Uchiha to better integrate into the group."

"So... how did Izumi awaken her Sharingan?"

Yun smiled helplessly.

It uses illusion to seamlessly connect with reality, making it difficult for people to distinguish between reality and illusion.

This method only works once in terms of activating the Sharingan.

Just as it's hard for people to deceive themselves, once they've experienced something, they'll start to doubt it again.

Yun glanced at the two of them and replied, "Don't get your hopes up. Although Quan and I were indeed born at the same time, she wasn't born like me."

"As for the awakening of the Sharingan, it was an effect I achieved using genjutsu. I tampered with things during the class placement assessment, causing Izumi to mistake the genjutsu for reality. Do you understand now?"

Mistaking illusion for reality?

These words made Itachi and Shisui understand instantly.

But how could such a construction possibly consume so much of one's pupil power?

Seeing Itachi and Shisui deep in thought, Yun nodded and said, "You're right. Replicating the victim's previous perception within a genjutsu is extremely taxing on eye power."

"That's why I assigned tasks during the class placement assessment. A diverse group of people, once they accumulate in number, becomes the most difficult thing to build."

These words made Itachi understand, but he immediately thought of his own Mangekyou Sharingan ability.

Tsukuyomi.

Within Tsukuyomi's illusionary space, she has control over both space and time.

A single stab might take only 0.1 seconds, but that's the limit.

If the plot is well-structured, it should be achievable within a month.

Yun, who was standing to the side, seemed to have seen through Itachi's thoughts and said directly, "You want to use this method on Sasuke? Are you already feeling uneasy because your vision is starting to blur?"

Itachi hesitated for a moment, but nodded nonetheless: "After Madara Uchiha, the Uchiha clan has tried many times to obtain the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. But without exception, they all failed."

"I had doubts about the possibility of success before, but I only became more confident after information about Indra Chakra came out."

“Sasuke is different; the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan will appear in his eyes. But before that, he must awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan first.”

Yun smiled and shook her head slightly: "That should only be part of the reason. Ever since you learned about Obito's identity from the Hokage, you've started a series of plans, haven't you?"

These words startled Shisui, who then asked, "Has the Hokage already told you?"

As Shisui spoke, he looked at Itachi with remorse: "On the night Naruto was born, because of my familiarity with the Mangekyou Sharingan, I did guess the masked man's identity. But at that time... the state of the Uchiha clan meant we had to be careful."

Itachi nodded: "I didn't mean to blame Shisui. Just like Yun said, everyone has selfish desires, and the Hokage is no exception."

"But now that I, as the eldest son, know the truth, I must avenge my father's death. And Obito is the only... no, the only two who know about Black Zetsu."

Shisui sighed.

Now he understands why Itachi is so obsessed with the Eternal Kaleidoscope.

Furthermore, as someone familiar with Itachi's personality, he also understood that Itachi's Eternal Eye was definitely not for his own sake.

Then... it can only be Sasuke.

"I can help you."

After Yun's voice rang out, Itachi quickly looked over.

"But not now."

Yun shook his head slightly as he spoke: "Sasuke is not old enough to master the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan. Even if he is stimulated and activated under these circumstances, he will revert to the three-tomoe state."

"Moreover... since those two guys ambushed the spring half a year ago, they haven't reappeared, and the Akatsuki members have also gone into hiding one by one."

"Having the power of revenge, we also need those guys to show their faces again."

Upon hearing this, Itachi clenched his fist.

With his intelligence, he should have understood the reasons behind this long ago.

Does caring too much make you more foolish?

"I understand."

Itachi bowed slightly to Yun: "I'm counting on you."

Yun nodded, then sighed and said, "Sometimes you shouldn't advise others to let go if you haven't experienced their suffering, but for the past six months or so, you've been carrying this burden too heavy a load."

“Obito’s abilities are indeed difficult to kill, but with Kakashi’s counter, it’s not so difficult.”

"Itachi, don't overthink it. You are a genius of the Uchiha clan, and also a friend of Shisui and me. Whether it's Obito or that ancient monster Black Zetsu, they will eventually be crushed by us."

Itachi looked at the clouds and finally nodded.

Zhishui, who was standing to the side, then laughed and said, "Yun is right. I will also help with the problem of illusion eye power. In fact, since becoming the clan leader, the combat ability of these eyes has become almost useless."

Yun patted Itachi on the shoulder: "So don't put too much pressure on yourself. As the eldest son and the only man in the family, your emotions affect the emotions of the whole family. Relax a little..."

Itachi felt a warmth in his heart from his two friends' words; they were friends who had come this far and were also his bonds.

"Thanks……"

After a barely audible whisper of thanks, Yun and Zhishui looked at each other and smiled.

……

Three days later, in the Hokage Building archives.

"Shhhhh..."

The sound of documents being flipped through echoed continuously. Jiraiya put down one scroll after another, and then took out a new one to look at.

No... still no!

Behind Jiraiya, Minato said in a deep voice, "After Root was destroyed, many of the mission records and hidden files were lost, which is why the Anbu has been unable to eliminate all of Root."

Jiraiya didn't even turn his head: "I know, but if that file is still alive, then perhaps I can understand the meaning of that sentence."

Minato scratched his head: "But... what if what they said is true? There's no point in continuing this search."

"boom."

The scroll was closed, and Jiraiya turned to look at Minato, saying in a deep voice, "Do you believe in your sixth sense? When the information from the Shadow Clones came back, my sixth sense kept feeling uneasy. And those five pairs of Rinnegan, they gave me a very familiar feeling."

The last time the message was sent to the toad psychic at Mount Myōboku.

What exactly did Xiao Nan mean by saying "fortunately"?

They must be hiding something from me.

And Nagato will say those words one last time, perhaps because there's a deeper secret he's afraid of discovering.

Thinking of this, Jiraiya once again searched for the scroll records.

Minato, who was behind him, sighed, but could only say, "Then you go ahead and do your work, teacher. Remember to come to my house for dinner tonight. Kushina should be starting to prepare by now."

Jiraiya waved his hand to indicate that he already knew, and then began searching through the documents one by one.

It's all that bastard Uzumaki Sora's fault. Why didn't he just kill Danzo? Instead, he destroyed Root, which caused a lot of mission records to be lost.

One hour, two hours...

As darkness fell, Jiraiya still hadn't found anything.

"call……"

After exhaling, Jiraiya stood up and stretched.

Although each of the root mission logs hides a dark side, some of them are even more incomprehensible.

However, no information was found regarding the collaboration with Hanzo the Salamander of Amegakure.

"It's just a good thing that the old man died early. Otherwise, if he were alive today, Yun would probably tear him to pieces."

"How could the old man say such a thing? How could someone like that want to enter the Memorial Monument? If he does that, the Uchiha clan inside the Memorial Monument might be so angry that they'd come back to life."

As he stepped out of the archives, the ninja on guard at the door immediately bowed and asked, "Lord Jiraiya, have you finished your search? Did you find the information you were looking for?"

Jiraiya smiled and shook his head: "The mission records are too incomplete. There's nothing we can do but search for them slowly."

As he spoke, Jiraiya thought for a moment, then realized that the timeframe of fourteen years originated from Konan. In comparison, Konan was much gentler than the current Nagato.

And this is not all the information contained here.