"I'm ten minutes late today. Did something happen, Itachi?"

Arriving at the root monitoring room, the root ninja here asked Itachi.

Wearing a mask, Itachi did not answer the root ninja's question.

In fact, he had tried his best to restrain his anger and wanted to kill the root ninja in front of him...

But doing so is meaningless.

The person who attacked Shisui was Danzo. These root ninjas no longer have their own thoughts, they are just puppets who obey Danzo's orders.

Killing these people will not give you the pleasure of getting revenge at all.

Moreover, indulging in boring hatred will make you farther and farther away from your ideal.

Shisui also didn't want him to live in hatred and pain his whole life.

Carrying the will of his best friend, seeing the long road to the future on his behalf, and living strong and bravely, this is what he should really do.

Killing a hypocritical and peaceful man like Danzo will only make it difficult for him to move forward in Konoha, and will also affect the reputation of the clan.

Such a thing must never happen.

"It's nothing, I just feel a little uncomfortable."

"Then do you want to go back and take a rest?"

"No, it's not a big deal, just hold on and it'll be fine."

"Well, if something goes wrong with your body, we have medical ninjas here."

The root ninja briefly cared about Itachi, but he also knew that Itachi was just talking politely.

"Thank you, how's it going?"

Itachi looked at the surveillance screen and asked.

The root ninja said: "Except for the gathering last night, the Uchiha clan has been very peaceful recently. However, there is one person who behaves strangely."

"who?"

Itachi asked curiously.

The root ninja pointed at a screen, and a man appeared on it. He was very old, almost fifty years old, and he was playing like a child in the park with a group of children from the Uchiha clan.

"he is……"

Itachi narrowed his eyes.

"His name is Uchiha Rihuo, and he was once a close confidant of Uchiha Shifang. According to what we found, after Uchiha Shifang retired, he and Uchiha Shifang were also closely involved. Among the ANBU

, and also has relevant records.”

"Did you find anything?"

"No. I thought they were still plotting some dangerous plan that was detrimental to the village, but after so many years, the two of them have been living a retired and leisurely life in the Uchiha clan."

"You are too worried, right? Uchiha Shifang is older than Hokage, and now he needs crutches to walk safely. Uchiha Rihuo is also in a marginalized position in the clan, and he spends all day doing nothing in the family."

Itachi said this, thinking that the people at the root were too suspicious.

To monitor the entire Uchiha clan, the basic manpower is insufficient. If we still waste our energy on marginal figures like Uchiha Lihuo, it is just a waste of time.

"It is precisely because of idleness that it is the most suspicious."

The root of the ninja has something to say.

"Is there something wrong with your brains?"

Itachi snorted coldly.

The root ninja shrugged his shoulders and said it didn't matter.

Among the list of people that the Uchiha clan needs to monitor, the levels of Uchiha Shifang and Uchiha Rihuo are far higher than Itachi's father, Uchiha Fugaku.

The more inconspicuous they seem, the more marginalized they are, and the characters with no handle are the most troublesome.

But he could only tell that Uchiha Lihuo's behavior was a little weird, but he didn't know exactly what was weird.

Is it because I am over-concerned or should I follow up carefully?

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Many days passed, and Konoha and the Uchiha clan had been living in a turbulent undercurrent.

At home, Itachi held his younger brother Sasuke's report card in his hand, with a satisfied smile on his face.

Younger brother Sasuke is undoubtedly a child with outstanding talents. Although he is only seven years old, his grades in the ninja school are as impeccable as his own.

Ninjutsu, taijutsu, teamwork, individual combat, and tactical application are all undisputed firsts in the grade.

In addition to being beaten by a girl named Haruno Sakura in the theory class, she also achieved excellent results in second place.

This made Itachi a little curious.

Sasuke's ninja theory knowledge has always been taught by himself. Even if there were super-excellent questions in the second-year theory test, Sasuke could easily answer them, but he still only got second place.

Was it Sasuke who was careless in the exam, or was he trying his best to get second place? Itachi preferred the latter.

As the elder brother, Itachi has always taught Sasuke that even in fair competition exams, even when facing classmates, he should not be merciful and must do his best to defeat the opponent.

This is not only for yourself, but also to respect the strength of your opponent.

Sasuke would not make such a stupid mistake, which only shows that the girl named Haruno Sakura has outstanding talents in theoretical application.

"Sorry, brother, I didn't get first in one subject this time. Next time I will get first in all subjects."

His younger brother, Sasuke, was feeling uneasy. He looked at Itachi with a tense face and vowed that next time he would get the first place in all subjects.

"It doesn't matter. Don't underestimate anyone who is better than you. Since others have talents that surpass yours, you should accept them with an open mind. There are no perfect people in this world."

Even I will have times when I am powerless and helpless.

In my heart, I really wanted to take revenge on Shisui, but I also knew the consequences of killing Danzo.

Whether it's for the village or the clan, he must give up this hatred.

"I know, but I won't give up."

Sasuke's eyes sparkled with determination not to admit defeat.

Itachi smiled softly and knew why Sasuke worked so hard. He wanted to surpass his brother.

It is true that as a student of a ninja school, Sasuke's grades are already very good. Among the children of the same age, no one can comprehensively compare.

But compared with his own abnormal ability and strength, it seems very weak.

Sometimes excellence is not a good thing.

Deep in Sasuke's heart, perhaps without even realizing it, he developed the so-called jealousy.

This reminded Itachi of Shisui's last words and the entire process of opening the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Jealousy...is such a terrible thing.

Maybe, in my own heart, there is also darkness. Itachi thought in his mind.

But Itachi couldn't see what the darkness in his heart was.

I don’t envy others, I don’t envy others, I don’t blame others, and I don’t complain cowardly to anyone... What is the darkness in my heart like this?

While Itachi was thinking, Sasuke's words came to his ears:

"Um, brother, are you free tomorrow? I have a day off tomorrow and I want to practice shuriken with you, brother."

"Tomorrow..." Itachi thought for a while and smiled helplessly: "Sorry, Sasuke, forgive me, I have a date tomorrow, let's wait until next time."

After speaking, he tapped Sasuke's forehead with his finger.

Sasuke stared at Itachi dissatisfied: "Date? Is it the woman who often comes here to find his brother?"

For some reason, Sasuke felt a little empty in his heart, and he had an emotion called jealousy.

It's all because of that woman that my brother doesn't have time to practice with him.

The annoying fly should stay away from my brother.

"Okay, Sasuke, I will practice with you next time. Because you are my brother."

"I know, I say this every time I refuse."

Sasuke walked back to his room glumly, sulking alone.

When Sasuke returned to the room, Itachi also sighed.

As soon as I stood up from the corridor, I heard someone calling my name outside.

"Uchiha Itachi, you are here, come out quickly!"

The shouting voice was so loud that Itachi could hear it. It was the voice of Yashiro Uchiha.

Itachi's eyes suddenly became hot, and the irregular magatama patterns flashed in his scarlet eyes. Then he returned to normal and walked calmly towards the entrance.

Uchiha Yashiro and the others came here probably because of Shisui's affairs.
To be continued...