In the woods of Theater No. 4.

The completely wet ball of chakra test paper increased in weight due to being soaked and softened by water. It fell to the ground like a ball of white mud, making a "slapping" sound.

The three brothers all took a step back, with different expressions on their faces.

"Giyu," Uchiha Sasuke said with some regret as he still didn't understand what happened, "Why did you damage this piece of paper? If so, you won't be able to take it back to show your father."

Yiyong took back his empty hand, with the word innocent written on his face.

"...I don't know what happened, it just happened all of a sudden."

"You don't have to worry, the test strips are disposable."

Itachi Uchiha shook his head slightly, "However, Giyu, your situation is very special. Chakra attributes such as water and fire, which restrain each other, rarely appear in the same ninja, and..."

He looked into Yiyong's eyes solemnly and his tone was a little solemn.

"Your chakra has an extremely high affinity for the water attribute. It is so high that it surpasses the fire attribute inherited from the Uchiha family. I'm afraid no one will believe it if I tell you."

"Is this a bad thing?"

Sasuke looked at Itachi with a strange look, full of inquiry, "Why does my brother look unhappy?"

"If Giyuu is willing to become a ninja, maybe it would be better to talk about it."

【But it’s not much better.】

Itachi knelt down and explained to the two of them, "Although the water release ninjutsu is not very aggressive, it has a large range. It can easily change the terrain and destroy wooden buildings. With Giyuu's water attribute affinity, as long as

With enough chakra, I'm afraid I can use B-level ninjutsu as forbidden techniques, and this doesn't take into account the existence of natural water sources around me. Can you imagine how excited the tribe will be when they find out about this?"

In his mind, he had begun to imagine the scene where Giyuu was behind his father, controlling floods and rivers to wash away the entire Konoha Village, while his father was laughing in front of him.

According to clan records, before the village was founded in Konoha, when the Senju and the Uchiha were enemies, the Senju Tobirama, who was not yet the Second Hokage, used water escape ninjutsu like the sea to attack the Uchiha's old site, completely destroying the clan.

residential area and caused a large number of casualties.

Now that there is an opportunity to retaliate, those clansmen who hold grudges cannot miss this opportunity.

The most important thing is that as long as Yiyong's water escape is strong enough, the Sarutobi clan who are also good at fire escape will be severely restrained.

Among Konoha, there are very few earth-bending ninjas who are good at dealing with water-bending.

Even if ninjas can survive the flood and fight on the water, what about the civilians and genin who are unable to tread water?

Itachi no longer dared to think about it any more.

"Let's make a deal."

He looked at Sasuke and Giyu and said: "When my father asked about today's situation, we only said that Giyu's chakra is water attribute and fire attribute. There is no need to talk about the specific situation when the chakra test paper changes."

Then he turned around and warned Yiyong alone, "If father gives you test strips to test again, just refuse as usual."

Yiyong nodded in agreement.

"But why should we hide this kind of thing from dad?"

Sasuke doesn't quite understand.

Being noticed by your father is obviously a good thing.

In the past, it was just Jiyong who didn't care about his father's opinion, but now, even his brother is encouraging this behavior?

Is their father's approval really so insignificant to them?

"Sasuke, once his father finds out about this, Giyuu will no longer have any freedom."

Itachi sighed. He and Sasuke couldn't explain the real reasons for many things, and Sasuke couldn't understand either.

"Father will be forced by the jounin of the clan to train Giyu to practice water escape, and train him as a secret weapon. Then you will not be able to see him, and you will not be able to eat the food cooked by Giyu."

[This does not take into account what the tribe may do in order for him to improve his pupil power...]

Then he paused and stared at Sasuke with sharp eyes, "Do you really want this to happen?"

"No, I don't hope."

Sasuke looked pale and shook his head, "But dad wouldn't do that."

"He is the leader of the Uchiha clan first, and our father second. He must consider the future of the clan."

Itachi seemed to understand Fugaku, but his tone became colder.

He recalled that when he opened his eyes when he was eight years old, his teammates Tianma and Xinzi were killed by masked men. His father didn't care at all that someone lost his life. He just fed the fish and happily congratulated him on opening his eyes, "Truly becoming an Uchiha."

a member".

Since then, he has not expressed any real thoughts in front of his father, only observing quietly.

However, the more things he saw and heard, the more he felt against the so-called "Uchiha's pride".

If he hadn't been reluctant to leave Sasuke and Giyuu, he would have really wanted to leave this house.

Want it so so much.

"Sasuke, if you plan to become a ninja, remember these words."

Itachi's eyes gently touched Sasuke's young face, "Sometimes, being better than others will only make you used and consumed earlier. If possible, I really hope you were born in the City of Fire instead of a ninja village.

And Uchiha..."

Sasuke felt like he was in an ice cave after receiving such an abnormal wish, not knowing how to respond.

Giyuu gave Itachi a deep look, remembering how many times he refused his father to take the Chunin Exam.

Itachi must also know very well that once he becomes a chuunin, he will have to participate in more complicated battles.

[Obviously only ten years old...]

[But have you seen the nature of ninjas as consumables? 】

For the first time, he felt that Itachi was working harder than when he was thirteen or fourteen years old.

At that time, he was swallowed up by his hatred of ghosts and the shame of his sister and Qiu Tu, but he was able to use these feelings to push himself forward. He had inexhaustible motivation and did not have to think about "why he lived."

But Itachi understood intellectually the truth that he was a "consumable", but he could still persevere and live unwaveringly, without being affected by the despair and meaninglessness...

This is definitely not something that can be summed up by words like "mature" or "precocious". There is also a hint of paranoia that is ready to rebound at any time.

He grabbed Itachi's clothes and said sincerely: "Don't force yourself too much."

Uchiha Itachi was stunned for a long time before he showed a bright smile.

At this point, the morning training is completely over.

After the three brothers finished lunch, Itachi said to the two of them: "Rest is also a part of practice. You can sleep here first, or you can go swimming in the shallow lake over there. I will leave for a while and return in the afternoon."

"Eh?"

Sasuke suddenly understood, "Brother, do you still have tasks today?"

"Well, it's a C-level mission."

Uchiha Itachi nodded and said: "Because it is a commission from the Daming Palace, I must go there on time."

The place where the daimyo rules is in the capital of the Land of Fire.

But most of his family members, except his eldest son, like to spend their holidays in Konoha Village.

For example, Mrs. Daimyo, some of her dozen cats get lost every day. Finding cats has become a daily task for Konoha genin, and the rewards are generous.

"Then brother, you have to come back early."

Sasuke said reluctantly.

Being alone with Yiyong when he is awake is quite a test of his endurance.

It was true that he wanted to talk and communicate with Yiyong, but Yiyong always said things that made people angry.

"I try my best."

Itachi rubbed Sasuke's head and said, "When I come back in the afternoon, I'll teach you the secret of the fire ball.

"During this period, you are not allowed to quarrel with Yiyong, nor are you allowed to get into trouble and ignore him."

"oh."

Sasuke imitated Itachi's tone and said, "I'll try my best too."

Itachi smiled, poked his forehead and was about to leave, but was stopped by Giyuu.

"Wait a moment."

Giyong opened the bottom of the food box, took out a fox mask and handed it to Itachi, "This is for you."

"Disaster mask?"

Itachi immediately understood Giyuu's intention, "Thank you, Giyuu."

After saying that, he waved his hands at the two brothers and disappeared from the spot with a teleportation technique. Sasuke was so surprised that he felt so handsome again and said he wanted to learn it.

But what the two of them didn't know was that although Uchiha Itachi was gone, another pair of scarlet Sharingan eyes erupted in bursts of red light in the darkness of the deep forest, watching their every move.

…
To be continued...