When the morning sun shone into the wooden house, Itachi woke up.
He easily got out of the bed, covered Sasuke with the quilt next to him, and then quietly walked out of the cabin.
Ever since he joined ANBU, he rarely slept with Sasuke.
I rarely even stay at home anymore.
Therefore, he did not want to wake Sasuke up too early after a rare good sleep.
Push the door open.
The sunshine outside the house was very bright, so bright that Itachi was not used to it.
He touched his waist and prepared to subconsciously put on the ANBU fox mask.
After a pause.
Then I remembered that this was no longer Konoha, and there was no need to wear any ANBU masks anymore.
"Itachi, are you awake?"
A steady and rich male voice sounded.
Itachi looked over.
But all I saw was in the front yard.
His father, Uchiha Fugaku, was sitting under a cherry blossom tree, slowly sipping a small pot of sake.
'Good guy! We had a drink of wine early in the morning, and there were no dishes to go with the wine. '
'After escaping Konoha, resigning as captain of the security force, and taking off his burden, is my father so idle? '
Itachi didn't hold back the complaints in his heart because he really didn't know how to speak.
He just nodded lightly and closed the door.
"Sasuke still sleeping?"
"yes!"
"Your mother is still cleaning the kitchen, so she won't be busy lighting the fire and cooking today."
"Itachi, go buy some breakfast on the street. By the way, bring me some snacks to go with the wine."
"That's just right. It's up to you to see with your own eyes this new village independently built by the Uchiha clan..."
Fugaku took a sip of sake, squinted his eyes, and ordered in a good mood.
It was definitely not because he left in a hurry before, he even forgot to bring his personal money.
This is why I can’t afford food and drinks...
"good."
Itachi nodded and quickly stepped out of the front yard and onto the street.
to be honest.
He also really wanted to see with his own eyes what the new village built by his cousin Natsume led a group of tribesmen would look like.
…
As soon as he came to the street, a figure quickly appeared behind Itachi.
"My name is Uchiha Hiyo, we have met twice."
"I'll be keeping an eye on you these days."
"Of course, as long as you don't cause trouble. I will never interfere with you..."
Riyao introduced himself coldly.
Ri Yao had already heard about Itachi, this extremely famous genius in the family.
"Surveillance?"
"It's up to you..."
Itachi glanced at Uchiha Hiyo behind him and murmured.
This was the first time he had seen such blatant surveillance...
"Yes. However, this is not the order of the young patriarch."
"To be honest, Uchiha Itachi, it's just that we don't trust you."
"I don't understand why you, with your outstanding talent and strength, choose to stand on the opposite side of the family..."
Ri Yao held back his anger and asked coldly.
As one of Natsume's personal guards, he also knew some information and decisions about Itachi.
That's why he didn't understand.
Why, except for the young patriarch.
Within the Uchiha clan, the more talented the clan members are, the more they like to go against the family and stand on the side of Konoha.
The previous Uchiha Mirror and Uchiha Shisui were the same, and so is the current Uchiha Itachi.
That bullshit 'Will of Fire', does it really have that much magic power?
Itachi froze.
Then he shook his head and did not explain.
At this point, no matter how many excuses there are, it is meaningless.
As long as Sasuke is alive, nothing else matters.
"Where are you going?"
"Buy food."
Itachi responded lightly, ignored Ri Yao, turned around and strode towards the main street.
Based on the smell of food in the air.
You can be sure that there should be a place selling breakfast over there.
…
After walking all the way, Itachi also confirmed.
The construction of [Yanyin Village] is indeed very standardized.
Streets, houses, shops, drainage, traffic...etc.
They are all built with care. It's much more formal and formal than the Uchiha station in Konoha.
Just the fresh smell of house wood makes people feel extra energetic.
Soon, we arrived at the main street.
The lively scene in front of him also shocked Itachi slightly.
The entire main street is only a hundred meters long.
More than thirty shops have been opened.
More than half of them are snack bars selling various foods.
Dozens of Uchiha tribesmen with smiles on their faces were also busy eating breakfast to start a new day full of energy.
"A commercial street was built here so quickly?"
Itachi marveled in his heart.
In fact, it is the most obvious criterion to measure whether the people in a village live and work in peace and contentment.
It is whether this business is prosperous.
After all, if a village is in constant war, villagers will not dare to buy things and merchants will not dare to sell things.
Are you still talking about peace?
What nonsense are you talking about about prosperity?
Before, the first batch of Uchiha people who arrived were only more than 400 people.
Now there are more than 30 shops opened, which is a very high ratio!
And, the most important thing is.
Itachi saw long-lost smiles on the faces of these tribesmen!
The workers eating breakfast were laughing and chatting with each other, the old people selling food were also chatting happily, and even the children fighting for candy at the street corner were laughing loudly...
The laughter alone adds a bit of color and a bit of life to the entire black and white picture.
You know, for as long as Itachi can remember.
A dark and depressing atmosphere enveloped the entire Konoha Uchiha clan's residence.
He has rarely seen his parents, and he has never seen any of his clan members smile.
laugh?
That is impossible!
"You evil Uchiha, how dare you laugh?"
"Who are you laughing at? Or are you trying to be sarcastic?"
"Let's go! Come back with us to investigate!"
This was the scene in the Uchiha station at that time.
Maybe a little exaggerated.
But the entire Konoha village's hostility, indifference, and disdain for Uchiha... is definitely not an exaggeration.
compare to.
The clansmen here seem to have changed into a new group of people.
It turns out that the Uchiha clan members can laugh so freely and relax so much, how can they be no different from ordinary people?
Living here should be much, much easier...
…
"How is it, does it feel different from when you were in Konoha?"
Suddenly, another familiar voice sounded beside Itachi.
Itachi was shocked and looked quickly.
Only then did he realize that it was Natsume's cousin who had appeared beside him at some point.
And he didn't notice it at all!
Did you just watch too much?
"Indeed! The clan members are much more relaxed here than in Konoha."
"It's been a long time since I've seen such relaxed smiles from my tribe."
Itachi nodded and responded honestly.
"Ninja!"
"I have endured pain that ordinary people cannot endure."
"But why can't we even enjoy the simple happiness that ordinary people can enjoy?"
"Life is short, living happily is what matters."
"Itachi, are you right?"
Natsume asked with a smile as he narrowed his eyes.
Itachi frowned and wanted to retort.
But looking at the scenes in front of him, he didn't know where to start his refutation.
"Cousin Natsume, what on earth are you..."
"No, calling me cousin or something like that sounds weird."
"Just call me Natsume, Natsume-kun."
"I'll call you Itachi too."
Itachi: "Okay"
Natsume: "That's right. To be honest, before defecting, I considered whether to get rid of you first!"
Natsume raised an eyebrow and suddenly said frankly.
Although, Itachi had various reasons for choosing the village and betraying the family...
But Natsume still hates this kind of 'two-and-a-half-year-old' behavior.
Obviously, his family and parents gave birth to him and raised him.
Even if he doesn't reciprocate.
But shouldn’t we just turn around and swing the butcher knife at the tribesmen?
Even if it was to protect Sasuke.
With Itachi's strength, there are many choices, right?
If that doesn't work, you can take Sasuke and escape, right?
Why did you choose the most cruel and painful path?
only.
Finally, after considering his own strength at the time, Itachi's role, Konoha's reaction... and other factors, Natsume still didn't take action.
Itachi was stunned again.
I didn’t expect Natsume to be so honest.
Then he laughed and laughed at himself:
"Yes! I am a traitor."
"It's normal to want to get rid of me, a traitor to the family."
Natsume: "Yes!"
"Your family was really difficult for me to deal with at that time."
"A big traitor and an indecisive clan leader, you two are really like two big fish bones stuck in the throat of the Uchiha clan!"
"Can't swallow it, can't take it out..."
"I even want to get rid of your whole family!"
Speaking of which.
Itachi's expression suddenly changed.
This 'whole family' seems to include Sasuke?
And when it comes to his own brother, Itachi is 100% serious.
When it comes to controlling his younger brother, he can't even make a joke!
As a result, Itachi immediately looked at Natsume beside him, with a hint of vigilance and murderous intent in his eyes.
"Okay, don't look at me like that."
"I know that Shisui's other eye is in your hand, and you can also activate [Other Gods] at any time."
Natsume waved his hand and said calmly.
Hearing this, Itachi was suddenly startled.
After all, Shisui's decision to give the other eye to him was a top secret.
Only Itachi himself should know!
How could Natsume-kun know?
Could it be that when Shisui went to die, he was also peeping around?
impossible!
Itachi: "H-how did you know?"
Natsume: "That's not important."
"The important thing is, I advise you not to use it on me."
"With your current strength, if you want to use [Other Gods] to control me silently, it will only drain your eyesight, and there is a high probability of failure..."
Natsume warned confidently.
Now, he is no longer the chick he was when he defected.
But the villain BOOS has the [Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan] and [Sage Body]!
With Itachi's current strength and chakra reserves, it is impossible for just one 'other god' to erode his pair of [Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan].
Not to mention anything else, the difference in eye power between the two of them is at least dozens of times!
After all, although the 'Other God' is powerful, it still requires pupil power to activate the pupil technique.
In other words, no one really thinks that a 'god from other gods' can easily rewrite Madara and Hashirama's will, right?
You know, Sasuke's eye power can resist the infinite Tsukuyomi!
When the strength gap reaches a certain level.
It cannot be made up for by one or two techniques!
…
Itachi took a deep breath and nodded silently without saying a word.
He didn't think Natsume was lying to him.
Because, at this moment, he could clearly feel the terrifying aura hidden under the plainness of the cousin next to him!
An unfathomable strength that is almost beyond his cognition!
The scalp is unbearably numb!
After not seeing each other for just one month, it is obvious that the strength of Natsume's cousin cannot be described as 'improving with each passing day'.
It can be said to be a 'spiral rising to the sky'!
With such strength, does Konoha still have a chance of winning?
…
