Uchiha's Counterattack

In the dark room, a silent and depressing atmosphere spread in the air. The candlelight flickered and illuminated Uchiha Itachi's calm expression. He was sitting flat on the ground and still wearing ANBU uniform. There was no light in his dark eyes.

, like a pool of stagnant water lifeless.

Itachi sat here in silence, waiting for his father, with a numb expression that made it impossible to guess what he was thinking.

The death of Uchiha Shisui had a greater impact on Itachi than anyone else, causing him to fall into the cold abyss in an instant and cut off his expectations for the family. Now Itachi, just like his indifferent expression, has no regard for the whole world.

Full of feelings of hatred and rejection.

At this time, there was a sudden burst of footsteps in the corridor, one of which was the most familiar scent of my father. Along with it were several other members of the Uchiha Guards who were guarding Shinobi, but there was also a somewhat unfamiliar person in between.

breath.

Uchiha Itachi twitched his ears slightly, and slowly looked towards the door with numb eyes.

With a swish sound, the door was opened, and the leader, Uchiha Fugaku, strode into the room, and behind him was a fellow member of the same race that Uchiha Itachi was not very familiar with.

As for the others, they did not enter the room, but were arranged to defend themselves nearby.

After entering the room, Fugaku walked directly to Uchiha Itachi and sat down. Itachi's mind was very sensitive. He felt a different kind of emotion from Fugaku. This emotion was very complicated and... very unfriendly.

Itachi turned his head and looked at Xia Nan aside. He had a common face of ordinary tribesmen, and his chakra reaction was not strong and there was no special feeling. But whenever his eyes met Itachi's, the latter could always feel it.

I felt an awkward strange feeling.

He is an inconspicuous but strange person. This is Uchiha Itachi's first impression of Xia Nan.

"Itachi, this is Xia Nan. And Xia Nan, this is my eldest son, Uchiha Itachi."

Xia Nan was standing next to Fugaku at this time. In fact, he had already noticed the famous Uchiha Itachi when he came in. However, due to various reasons and concerns, Xia Nan did not want to be like this at all.

Face to face communication with Itachi Uchiha.

The risk is high, and things can easily go wrong.

The frowning Xia Nan reluctantly nodded to Itachi and showed a forced smile. The stiff expression and vigilant eyes caused a slight fluctuation in the latter's heart.

"Hello, Uchiha Natsunan."

"Hello...Itachi Uchiha."

Although it was slight, Itachi subconsciously became wary of this strange fellow member. He couldn't explain the reason for this feeling, but he seemed to subconsciously feel that the other party had an inexplicable hostility and wariness towards him.

Looking down slightly, Itachi could tell that the other person was quite nervous through his slightly trembling fingers and the beads of sweat on his forehead.

Feeling strange and wary, Itachi turned his attention to his father.

In Itachi's eyes, his father still had the same calm expression as before, but his chakra reaction fluctuated a little inexplicably. His breathing was slightly hurried, and there was a sense of anxiety and heaviness in his eyes that could not be concealed.

Reminiscent of the guardian nin who informed him earlier that a clan member came to report information about Konoha's high-level officials about to attack the Uchiha clan.

Uchiha Itachi's originally numb eyes had a slight fluctuation, and a cold edge flashed in his dark eyes.

He seemed to understand something.

"Itachi, I have a few questions that I need you to answer."

Zhizi is like a father, Itachi's emotional changes at that moment were not hidden from Fugaku's eyes. In fact, Fugaku, who already possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, not only knew Itachi's mood changes, but also faintly noticed the power hidden in his body.

.

But Fugaku still didn't clarify the topic immediately. Not only did he want to get an answer from his son, but as a father... he ultimately hoped that his children would stand by his and his family's side.

"Where were you on the day Shisui died?"

"……."

Of course Itachi was with him on the day Shisui died. That was the day he got Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan from him, and then after he got Shisui's glasses... in despair, he opened his own

His kaleidoscope.

Of course, none of this can be told to the tribe and father, otherwise it will only make Uchiha more arrogant and unscrupulous in wanting to rebel and seize the power of Konoha.

"Why haven't you attended clan gatherings recently? You are my son, and your attitude will affect most of the clan members to a great extent."

Itachi's fingers twitched slightly, and his lips moved a few times.

What would the Uchiha clan be like? It was nothing more than venting their dissatisfaction with Konoha, a gathering full of hostility and anger. Everyone was roaring about the glory of the Uchiha in the past like fools, putting their arrogance above the entire village.

above.

It's just a venting party for a group of egomaniacs whose arrogance and ignorance are disgusting.

"...Is there any need to attend that crazy gathering?"

"Asshole!"

The disgust shown by Itachi Uchiha at that moment deeply stimulated Fugaku. So much so that Fugaku, who had never shown his emotions before, actually showed his angry side in front of Itachi for the first time.

"It's because of your attitude! Your attitude of being distant from your clan members but close to the Hokage clan has caused the voices of dissatisfaction to become louder and louder!"

"I will cultivate the bond between your family and the village, but I will not let you stand completely on the Hokage's side. You are putting the interests of the village before the clan members. Do you understand!?"

There was a muffled bang, and Fugaku slammed his fist on the tatami with anger, and his eyes turned into three magatama shapes and glared at Itachi.

Fugaku's anger was not an unreasonable rage. He sensed Itachi's inner resentment from the attitude of his reply. The ridicule and indifference towards the clan members was something Fugaku could not accept in any case.

Because Fugaku realized that deep down in Itachi's heart, he was resentful of his family and clansmen, and regarded the clansmen's attitude as the culprit of Shisui's death. Not only was he favoring the higher-ups of the Hokage department, he might even have...

"I just followed my father's orders and worked hard to maintain peace between the family and the village. Apart from that, I didn't do anything extra, and I didn't have the mind to deal with other chores."

"If it weren't for the stupid ideas that the clan members always held on to their pride in the past, the relationship between the village and the family would never have reached this stage. There is no need for others to pay for our mistakes, and isn't the family also a part of the village?

!?"