Escape From Konoha

It was the first time I felt so tired.

When he got home, Fugaku was exhausted, not only physically but also mentally.

Ever since the Uchiha clan relocated its territory, the clan's voices have not been quiet for a day.

Because they felt that this was a sign of the village's senior management's distrust of them. Even on this basis, expanding the territory of the Uchiha clan was essentially just a defense against the Uchiha clan.

They tried to pin the crime of Kyuubi's attack on the village on the Uchiha clan.

Even if they didn't say it, it was claimed that the three S-class renegade ninjas who had left Konoha long ago were behind the plan. However, if the Uchiha clan had to be relocated directly after the incident, it would be problematic no matter how you look at it.

Giving the Uchiha a larger piece of land was just to keep their mouths shut.

Some of the tribesmen think this is unfounded worry. After all, the Uchiha tribe has a huge number of tribesmen and they do need a larger territory.

Moreover, after the relocation, Nanga Shrine was also surrounded, making it easier to hold clan meetings.

Another part of the clan believed that the higher-ups were suspicious of the Kyuubi, but it was actually a turmoil caused by the Uchiha clan and the traitorous ninja collaborating inside and outside.

The seeds of doubt have been planted, and it will not be easy to remove them.

As the clan leader, Fugaku could only comfort the clan members while negotiating with the Third Hokage who had returned to power.

The Third Hokage was still the same as before, and he still spared no effort to support Uchiha, but because of this, Fugaku felt that things were a bit strange.

I am afraid that the Third Hokage is also doubting whether there is such a thing as a spy in the Uchiha clan.

Not only Sandai Hokage, Fu Yue is also suspicious.

Uchiha Ruri, who left the village because of his defection, was once a high-ranking member of the Uchiha clan and had a pivotal position in the clan.

Before leaving, Fugaku asked some of his subordinates to hide in the clan and leak information about the village at a critical moment. Fugaku could not guarantee that such a thing would not happen.

"But, why only target the Uchiha clan?"

Yeah, why only target the Uchiha clan?

Fugaku did not think the suspicions of the Third Hokage and other senior officials were wrong. Even he, the clan leader, could not guarantee whether Uchiha Ruri had placed surveillance personnel in the clan to provide intelligence before he left the village.

But the mistake is that they should not be treated differently. If they are spies, then this problem also exists within the Hyuga clan.

However, the treatment of the Hyuga clan remained unchanged, and they passed by peacefully.

Distrust... After finally establishing cooperation with the Third Hokage, the relationship between Uchiha and the village became 'tense' again because of the Nine-Tails incident.

In the final analysis, this is a problem left over from history.

This problem has existed since the Second Hokage was in power more than thirty years ago.

How to solve such a thing is the reason for Fugaku's distress.

Uchiha seems to have a unified voice now, but in fact he is facing internal and external worries. His voice as the leader of the clan is gradually losing its effect on some people.

Although he knew that this kind of thing should be suppressed earlier, Fugaku didn't know how to operate it flawlessly.

Especially now that Kumogakure is eyeing them outside. It is said that the Konoha garrison on the eastern border of the Fire Country has already fought against them.

It was only expected that the war between the two villages would break out again.

At the dinner table, Fugaku looked worried, which naturally did not escape Itachi's eyes.

In fact, Fugaku's face has become more and more sad this time. Itachi also knows what he is worried about.

"Dad, are you worried about clan affairs?"

Itachi asked, putting down his bowl.

Fugaku nodded.

"Is it because of the clan member named Uchiha Ruri?"

Itachi's words made Fugaku slightly surprised, then he frowned and said:

"Itachi, these things are not something you can interfere with yet. Let's learn to be an excellent ninja first."

"yes."

Itachi nodded obediently.

Although his father Fugaku refused to answer such a question, Itachi felt a little uneasy.

So, he was going to ask his new friend Shisui.

The other party is an official ninja in the clan, so he should know more things.

The next day, Itachi got up early, took the ninja tools for training, and headed to the woods where he usually practiced.

About ten minutes later, when it started to get light, Shisui came here to join him.

Seeing Itachi already doing warm-up exercises here, Shisui touched the back of his head and smiled helplessly:

"Itachi, if you continue like this, you're going to turn into a cultivator."

Although he hasn't gone to ninja school yet, he has to train harder than a formal ninja, which makes Shisui not know what to say about him.

Itachi is definitely the hardest working kid he has ever seen.

Coupled with that extremely enviable talent, I am afraid that even a formal genin would find it difficult to defeat Itachi in a short time.

If you are careless, maybe you will be defeated by Itachi.

"I don't want to be inactive. Time is the most precious treasure in the world."

Itachi replied calmly.

He needs strong power to correct this twisted world.

Therefore, for Itachi, losing any time to become stronger is a waste.

"Really? Then what is your goal of becoming stronger? Or maybe it's a dream or something like that."

Zhishui asked this question with interest.

He and Itachi had known each other for a few days, and after a few days of getting along, Itachi was able to reluctantly practice behind Shisui.

I believe Itachi's strength will improve by leaps and bounds soon.

"Target?" Itachi held the kunai and tilted his head, hesitating for a moment.

"What's the matter? No?"

Shisui felt strange.

It would be strange if Itachi blindly practiced here without the purpose of becoming stronger.

He could see that Itachi was a child with a very strong purpose, and it was impossible to blindly become stronger without a goal.

"No, I still have a goal, but I don't know if I should tell others."

"Is it shameful?"

"Well, because if I say it, I feel like I will be ridiculed."

"Don't worry, as your friend, I won't laugh at you."

Shisui said seriously.

Seeing Shisui speaking like this, Itachi nodded, thinking that he was too wary.

Although he had only known Zhishui for a few days, he felt that Zhishui was different from other tribesmen. His knowledge and vision were different from those of ordinary tribesmen.

"My purpose in becoming stronger is to become a better ninja than anyone else, and then eliminate all disputes in the world."

Itachi stared at Shisui with burning eyes and said these words softly but forcefully.

Zhisui listened carefully and did not show a smile. He just said: "It is an ideal goal, even grand... but the road is not easy to follow."

Shisui is different from Itachi. He is a ninja who has already embarked on his own path.

Naturally, I knew that what Itachi said was actually a dream that could never come true.

It is impossible for ninja disputes to disappear, just like the blood of Uchiha...

When Zhisui thought of this, his eyes showed a sad look, and he subconsciously covered one of his eyes with his palms. There was a very powerful heat flowing there.

Hosted by the power of the cursed blood.

"What’s wrong with you?"

"Ah, it's nothing, I just thought of some things from previous missions. You remind me of someone."

"A person? Is it also from Uchiha?"

Itachi became curious.

Zhisui sighed in his heart, and said to Itachi calmly: "Well, like us, he is a member of the Uchiha clan. He is as old as me, but has better talent than me. Not long ago, I performed with him Task."

Itachi was a little surprised. He didn't expect that among his peers, there was someone stronger than Shisui.

"However, he died in the line of duty."

Seeing the sadness and complexity on Shisui's face, Itachi knew better and didn't choose to ask further.

Zhisui noticed that the current topic was a bit heavy, so he cleared away the sadness on his face, smiled and said, "Okay, let's not talk about these unhappy things. Itachi, your dream is very big, and I really hope you can complete it." This dream."

"Thank you. I also know that this dream is a bit unrealistic, so I will set a short-term goal for myself first - to become the Hokage of the village."

Itachi responded seriously.

"Is that so? It is indeed a good way to complete the goal in stages. However, if you want to become Hokage, you cannot just have power."

Zhishui saw Itachi's withdrawn and stubbornness.

He knew that if he continued to practice according to Itachi's own method, he could only become an excellent ninja in the end, but the most important thing in Konoha was outstanding ninjas.

The distance from Hokage's position is still far away.

You can't let Itachi go astray, otherwise it will be a disaster for the village and the family! Zhishui thought to himself.

"What is your dream, Zhishui?"

Itachi asked.

"I hope the village and the family can coexist peacefully."

Shisui put away his heavy heart and answered Itachi's question.

"Really? Shisui, have you noticed this problem too?"

Itachi asked with interest.

"also?"

Shisui glanced at Itachi in surprise.

"I can feel that the clan is very dissatisfied with the village now."

Seeing Itachi's serious answer, Shisui sighed inwardly.

Can even a child like Itachi notice it?

Things are getting more and more serious.

"Shisui, can I ask you a question?"

"What?"

"Is there really a traitor in the Uchiha clan who disrupts the peace of the village? For example, he murdered the Fourth Hokage..."

Itachi's words were a bit rebellious, but Shisui also knew Itachi's straightforward personality, so he didn't blame him.

"Maybe."

"Maybe? Is it the clansman named Uchiha Ruri?"

"you know?"

"I heard my father mention it by chance. Since there is such a dangerous element in the clan, why not leave it to the village to deal with it?"

"Leave it to the village?"

Shisui looked strange.

"What's wrong?"

"Itachi, you probably don't know much about this guy."

"Only by name."

"That's no wonder. In fact, the other party left Konoha many years ago, and is now a dangerous traitor in the village. The village can't even capture her now, let alone deal with her."

Shisui explained.

Shisui's explanation surprised Itachi.

"Rebel Ninja?"

He knew such a person and always thought that he was still a ninja from Konoha. Unexpectedly, he had already abandoned his family and the village.

"Yes."

Seeing Itachi's sudden realization, Shisui could understand.

After all, that incident was not particularly glorious for the Uchiha clan. Itachi had just been born the year the other party defected, and the adults in the clan were deeply taboo about this matter, so it was naturally impossible for Itachi to know too much about it.

Even Itachi's father Fugaku would not be able to uncover this scar belonging to the Uchiha clan in front of his son.

"Some people in the village suspected that before defecting to Konoha, Uchiha Ruri had already arranged a secret hand in the Uchiha clan to monitor the movements of the village and family. Before the Nine-Tails riot, some people speculated that it was Uchiha Ruri. When I returned to the village, I collaborated with some people in the clan and murdered the fourth generation of adults. After all, the process of the Nine-Tails Rebellion was too strange and there are many things that are questionable."

Of course, Shisui didn't dare to tell Itachi about the worse guess.

That is, a certain group of senior officials are more than just suspicious of the Uchiha clan.

For example, Shimura Danzo, the root leader who was restored to his position.

The man who carries all the darkness in Konoha.

"Is that so?"

Itachi understood everything.

In other words, the Uchiha clan has been targeted by the village because of the mole problem.

In addition, some radicals within the clan took the opportunity to fan the flames and wanted to make the matter bigger, but were suppressed by his father Fugaku.

But how long it can be suppressed is unknown.

"Yes, the relationship between the village and the family is very tense now."

Shisui sighed.

"Is it just a person who deserves to be treated with such caution by the top management?"

Itachi asked in confusion.

Shisui shook his head and said: "Itachi, things are not as simple as you think. If it is still Uchiha Ruri who controls the Nine-Tails to attack the village this time, then it will not be the first time that he has attacked the Nine-Tails. Five years When the previous opponent left Konoha, he also controlled the Kyuubi to destroy the village, causing a large number of casualties."

"Such a dangerous existence should indeed be treated with caution."

"Yes. Her Sharingan Eyes are powerful enough to control tailed beasts by herself. Before she left Konoha, she could be said to be the strongest genius ninja in our clan. I'm afraid her Sharingan Eyes are now... "

Zhisui didn't say any more, but he started to cover his eyes, with an inexplicable meaning in his eyes.

"I am afraid?"

Zhisui's intermittent words seemed to be covering up something, not wanting him to know.

Itachi had a vague feeling that what Shisui was hiding was probably a major secret about the clan.

"Okay, let's not talk about these things, let's start today's practice. Regarding the shuriken technique you mentioned before, we can try..."

Shisui interrupted Itachi's thinking and turned his attention to training, discussing new shuriken techniques with Itachi.

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"Hokage-sama."

Inside an inconspicuous house.

After finishing his training and separated from Itachi, Shisui came here to meet privately with the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Since the death of the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato, the retired Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen has regained control of all affairs in the village and adjusted various situations in the village.

Hiruzen, who came here to meet Shisui, was actually quite exhausted physically and mentally, but he still had to cheer up and not let anyone see anything wrong.

No matter how much he pretends, it can't change the fact that his body is going downhill.

Regaining the power of Hokage is not as good as imagined. Many things are more difficult than before.

"Is there anything you want to report, Shisui?"

Hiruzen asked as he braced himself.

Shisui is his old friend, a descendant of Uchiha Kagami.

Kagami died in the mission back then, and the murderer has not yet been found. This is a pain point for Hiruzen.

The six of them were supposed to work together to reduce the village to pieces, and Uchiha was the most critical part of it.

Unfortunately, Jing's sudden death put this plan in jeopardy.

I thought things would never get better for Uchiha, but who would have thought that Uchiha Ruri's defection a few years ago was a heavy blow to the radical leader of the Uchiha quartet. He stepped down due to physical discomfort and was replaced by conservative Uchiha Fugaku.

This eased the relationship between the village and Uchiha.

It's just that with the recent Nine-Tails incident, Uchiha's problems have emerged again, and the problems are bigger than before.

Although in the name of Hokage, the main responsibility for the Nine-Tails Rebellion was successfully shifted to the three rebels who had defected, but the crimes of the Uchiha clan still could not be cleared.

Because of the Mangekyō Sharingan...

Not only did he see the red eyes in Kyuubi's eyes, but Minato's last words had to convince him that there was a major problem within the Uchiha clan.

It was just the issue of how to deal with Uchiha that gave Hiruzen a headache.

Fortunately, the appearance of Shisui successfully solved this problem.

He is willing to be the eyes that supervise the Uchiha clan and report all the Uchiha clan's movements to them.

Judging from the current situation, although the Uchiha clan is dissatisfied with the village, they will not go to the point of going to war. With Shisui's tip-off, he can also adopt strategies in time to stabilize the hearts of the Uchiha clan. There was great chaos.

Therefore, every time Shisui sent him a message, he paid special attention to it.

"A few days ago, I made a friend in the clan. His name is Uchiha Itachi."

"Itachi Uchiha?"

The name Hiruzen felt familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere.

"He is the son of the Fugaku clan leader, and he has a talent far superior to mine."

Shisui said so.

Hiruzen was slightly surprised. In his opinion, few people in the village could match Shisui's talent.

He has a talent far superior to Shisui. If he hadn't known that Shisui was not a big talker, Hiruzen would have suspected that Shisui was deceiving.

“I think he has a moldable foundation to be able to be a guy on my side.”

It's 'I', not 'we', which shows Shisui's position.

Although he became the eyes of the higher-ups, supervising the Uchiha clan, it was only due to the responsibilities of the Konoha ninjas.

He does not want to be a weapon used by one party against the other, but only wants to do a good job as a bridge.

His surname has always been Uchiha. Even if he jumped out of the clan, the blood of the Uchiha clan is still flowing in his body. This is undeniable.

Hiruzen thought for a moment, stared at Shisui's extremely calm face and asked, "Are you sure?"

If it was just a Uchiha clan member with excellent talent, Hirazan would not pay so much attention to it, but Itachi was different. In addition to his talent that Shisui praised, he was also the son of the head of the Uchiha clan.

Even if he has not yet joined the Uchiha clan association, his status and influence are extraordinary.

The Uchiha clan's problems cannot be solved in the short term. They must be prepared for a long-term battle.

"Sure."

Shisui nodded.

He thought of what Itachi said to him, to become a better ninja than anyone else, and then end all disputes in the world... As long as he is guided well, he will surely become a bridge connecting the village and the clan just like him.

He alone is still too weak in the clan.

The most important thing is that his identity cannot be exposed.

"You will guide him. If necessary, I will suck him into the ANBU and train him."

Hiruzen immediately decided on such a thing.

Hiruzen's decision surprised Shisui.

ANBU?

"Elder Danzo's side..."

If someone from the Uchiha clan is allowed to join the ANBU, the leader of the ANBU will definitely stop it.

"Ignore him, I will personally handle Uchiha matters and won't let anyone get involved."

Hiruzen said firmly.

Shisui felt at ease, as long as the Third Hokage said this, it wouldn't be a problem.

"Besides, Shisui, you also need to join the Anbu, which will facilitate your future actions."

Hiruzen said, handing over a note.

Shisui took it and there was a location written on it.

"Tomorrow at four o'clock in the afternoon, go to this place to get Anbu's token, including clothing and disguise props. You must not reveal your identity. Apart from me, no third person will know that you are Anbu."

"yes."

Shisui was shocked.

In other words, he is a one-person team and only needs to be responsible to the Third Hokage.

And with the identity of Anbu, things will be much easier.

"About the Uchiha clan... has the insider been uncovered?"

"Sorry, there's still no progress so far."

Shisui shook his head.

“Keep following up and don’t let up.”

"Yes...but, Hokage-sama, is there really an insider within Uchiha?"

Shisui asked bravely.

Just because the Uchiha clan has such a dangerous defected ninja as Uchiha Ruri, it is too arbitrary to believe that there is a ghost inside the Uchiha clan.

Hiruzen hesitated for a moment, then walked to Shisui and whispered a few words softly.

Shisui's eyes widened immediately.

Mangekyō Sharingan?

Did something like this still happen when the Fourth Hokage died?

If this is the case, it is no wonder that the senior officials will treat it with such caution.

Shisui took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down.

"I know, Hokage-sama, I will definitely find out the traitor!"

Shizuzu's face was firm.

If the inner ghost is allowed to continue to stir up trouble within the Uchiha clan, sooner or later the entire clan will be dragged into the water and become completely hostile to the village.

"Leave it to you. If you find any problems, report them to me to avoid falling into the enemy's trap."

Shisui nodded and disappeared from the room.

The Third Hokage also took a deep breath and left the room.

Returning quietly to the office in the Hokage Building, Hiruzen was about to continue processing today's documents when an ANBU appeared in the office.

The other person wore a mask, had silver hair, and carried a short chakra knife on his back.

Put a document into the hands of the Third Hokage.

"Hokage-sama, this is an urgent message from the third group."

This ANBU was Kakashi, reporting to Hiruzen.

"Urgent?"

Hiruzen suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart and quickly opened the file bag, took out the documents inside and flipped through it.

There is only one thing mentioned above - the daimyo of the land of rain died unexpectedly, and Amegakure was being attacked by unknown people and asked for support.

"Kakashi, you will lead two teams of Anbu to go to the Hidden Rain Village immediately to investigate the situation there!"

Heading to Yuyin? at this time?

Hiruzen suddenly issued this order, which made Kakashi's heart skip a beat.

Could it be that the Third Hokage discovered his identity as a spy and wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife?

(PS: Shisui opened the Kaleidoscope Sharingan very early. When he met Itachi for the first time, he had already opened the Kaleidoscope Sharingan. This is the setting in the official novel. There is also the problem of Anbu, Shisui joined Anbu , is a very secret thing, and does not belong to any team, a single group, directly under the jurisdiction of the third Hokage. Before Shisui revealed that he is Anbu, Itachi didn't know that Shisui was an Anbu member. As for Shisui's age... That's a mystery...)