Ryun left the study, with Itachi Uchiha following closely behind. As soon as the two emerged, Ju quickly stood up and ran towards them.
Ryun thought Ju was running over for comfort because she was almost hurt and was afraid of not seeing him. He smiled and opened his arms, ready to receive his daughter's big hug.
But the next second, Ju bypassed Ryun and took Itachi's hand. "Itachi brother, did the old man give you a hard time?" She glanced at Ryun, whose mouth twitched.
His open arms went back, pretending he was just stretching. This made Tsunade very amused.
Itachi looked at Ju and shook his head, smiling. "No, no, little Ju, don't worry. Your father just asked me about the specific situation earlier."
Ju looked at Itachi, then at Ryun, and finally nodded. "Okay." Itachi's eyes were full of tenderness, but his expression remained unchanged on the surface. He patted Ju's hair.
"I have a mission to do later. Listen to your father and mother at home, okay?" Itachi patted Ju's little head. Although Ju didn't fully understand, she still said, "Be careful on the way! Pay attention to safety!" Her eyes held worry.
Itachi's lips curved up. He nodded, then bowed to Ryun and disappeared into the night.
Ryun looked in the direction Itachi left without thinking much, crossing his arms as he looked outside. "The wind is picking up!" he murmured.
Tsunade walked to his side. "Husband, can Itachi really handle this matter well?"
"Of course. He is the only Uchiha shinobi besides me who has the makings of a Hokage!" After saying that, he laughed, put his arm around his wife, and walked towards the hall.
He snapped his fingers, and the door was tightly closed by a Susanoo. The two walked into the hall and saw Ju looking sullen. "Father, what mission did you assign to Itachi brother? So late at night, is there any danger or not?"
Ryun was taken aback. "You little ungrateful one, do you really think I'm that unreliable in your eyes? Don't worry, this mission has no difficulty for your Itachi brother!"
"Really? That's great!" Ju jumped up, and her current behavior aroused her old father's vigilance.
"Ju Ju, why is your mouth full of your Itachi brother?" Ryun probed.
Ju was startled in her heart, then slowly said, "Itachi brother not only teaches me ninjutsu, but also teaches me how to barbecue, and bought me so many gifts. Of course I have to show concern!"
Ryun fell silent. Indeed, this was about repaying kindness. He had taught Ju before. If that was the case, then it seemed Ju was raised quite well.
Tsunade, however, blinked. She wasn't as easy to fool as Ryun. She looked at Ju, the corners of her mouth slightly turning up. "Alright, Ju Ju, go to sleep!"
Ju showed no abnormal behavior in front of her father Ryun, but seeing her mother's eyes and faint smile, her heart immediately tightened.
"Th, th, then I'll go to sleep!" she stammered, then walked upstairs!
Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap. The sound of the young girl going upstairs came. Ryun smiled. "This girl, it seems she's raised well, knows how to repay kindness, just like me!"
Tsunade pursed her lips and smiled. "Yes, yes, just like you. Oh, by the way, you said when Ju grows up and gets married, will you..." Before Tsunade could finish, Ryun fell silent, then his clothes and hair trembled without any wind.
"Then he must defeat me, the father in law, first!" Ryun said firmly. Tsunade sighed inwardly. This daughter obsessed man, the poor future son in law is going to suffer a lot!
Itachi Uchiha, dressed in night clothes, walked in the darkness, suddenly shivering all over. Why did it feel like he was being watched by something unknown!
Itachi's figure appeared at the Konoha Military Police Force headquarters. He turned on the surveillance, sat in front of his father's computer, stared at the monitor, specifically at the captured spy from Kumogakure.
At first, everything was calm. However, in the latter half of the night, the door was suddenly kicked open. Itachi perked up, then turned on full screen recording, and immediately headed towards the prison.
The Kumogakure spy, hearing the noise, immediately became alert. He looked towards the door, then his eyes showed joy. "Six! Are you here to save me? Great! I don't want to stay in this damn place for another moment!" After saying that, he smiled at the arriving Six.
Six, originally named Ma Liu, was a colleague from the same period as this spy. The two had a good relationship, talked about everything, and often ate together. This time, however, he came with a mission to dispose of this guy.
"Tsuchibutori Takeshi, are you crazy? Do you know what you're doing? Taking action against Ryun Uchiha's daughter, that's something even the Raikage wouldn't dare to do. How are you so amazing, how dare you!" Ma Liu looked at Tsuchibutori Takeshi with a face full of frustration.
"Hey! Brother, I just wanted to capture Ju to make Konoha hesitant, so we could demand some resources for our Kumogakure! Stop talking, hurry up and open the door for me! I tell you, if you came any later, the Yamanaka clan shinobi would have probed my memory!" Tsuchibutori Takeshi said.
Ma Liu's eyes flashed. "Your memory, they haven't touched it yet, right?"
"Yeah! Otherwise you all would have been in danger long ago! It was still me being clever, pretending to be sick. Konoha, out of their so called humanitarianism, postponed extracting my memory for a day!" Tsuchibutori Takeshi was still feeling smug.
Ma Liu nodded. He took out the key he had taken from a Konoha shinobi, inserted it into the lock, and turned it. With a click, the steel prison door opened!
Tsuchibutori Takeshi hurriedly opened the door and walked out. He laughed and gave his brother Ma Liu a big hug. "I knew you would come to save me, you're the best! Those other disloyal guys! Hmph!"
Ma Liu smiled, then patted his shoulder. "Let go quickly, you're almost choking me to death!"
"Oh, oh!" Tsuchibutori Takeshi chuckled.
Ma!
"Hmm!" Tsuchibutori Takeshi had no guard up against Ma Liu. Ma Liu was willing to risk coming to save him. This was his brother. How could a Kumogakure shinobi be on guard against his own brother?
Then, after he turned around, Ma Liu, holding a kunai, activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode fully and stabbed it into Tsuchibutori Takeshi's brain. Tsuchibutori Takeshi froze. His brain was scrambled, he couldn't even turn around, but he knew he had been betrayed by Ma Liu!
"Don't blame me, brother. Your actions have already put Kumogakure in crisis. Only your death can clear the relationship. I will take care of your wife and children, you don't need to worry." After saying that, Ma Liu pulled out the kunai and slashed again!
Tsuchibutori Takeshi's head fell to the ground. Then Ma Liu took a bottle of liquid from his pocket and sprinkled it on his body. Sizzling sounds were heard. In less than a minute, Tsuchibutori Takeshi turned into thick liquid!
Ma Liu looked at him with a complex expression, then turned to leave. At that moment, he saw Itachi Uchiha. Ma Liu immediately assumed a combat stance.
"Itachi Uchiha! Why are you here!" Ma Liu's eyes were wary. He looked at Itachi, comparing his face with the Itachi in the database, confirming his identity.
"Oh? Your spy intelligence system is that good? You've never seen me, but you can determine my identity just based on records?" Itachi said with a faint smile.
Ma Liu was already sweating. He knew he was no match for Itachi Uchiha, but he couldn't not fight back.
"Hand over all the information on Kumogakure spies, you live. Don't hand it over, you die." Itachi said calmly.
As he spoke, Itachi activated his Mangekyō Sharingan. Ma Liu wanted to speak but stopped. He still had his parents, his daughter waiting for him at home. I can't die. At worst, when the other colleagues are purged, push all the blame for this incident onto Tsuchibutori Takeshi!
"I'll hand it over, I'll hand it over." He took out a notebook from a storage scroll. This notebook was something every spy had, used for contacting each other and recording all spy information.
Itachi clapped his hands. Fugaku Uchiha came out with people from the Konoha Military Police Force. He had someone go get the notebook. Ma Liu didn't dare resist, keeping his head down now to lower his presence.
So everything was within their calculations. They anticipated that I would come to silence the witness, no wonder the two guards at the door were dozing. I took the key, dropped it on the ground, made noise, and they were still snoring.
I was even mocking Konoha's security for being so lax. Now I understand, I understand everything. I was just a pawn!
That person handed the notebook to Fugaku. Fugaku nodded. Then Itachi smiled. "Let him go back. Because the Hokage has a message for the Raikage."
Fugaku saw this and had his team stand down. He stood there with his son, looking at Ma Liu. Ma Liu knelt on the ground. "Thank you, sir, for sparing my life!"
"The one who spared you is the Hokage. If you want to thank someone, thank the Hokage, understand?" Itachi said calmly.
"Yes. Yes. Yes. This humble one thanks the Hokage for his magnanimity." Ma Liu was compliant and immediately changed the object of his flattery.
"Go back and tell your Raikage this. This time, it was an individual from your village with a problematic brain. I will not pursue it. If there is a next time, whether it's my daughter or someone from another clan, I will declare war on you." Itachi repeated Ryun's words.
Ma Liu quickly nodded. "I, I remember, I will convey this to our Raikage word for word." He immediately repeated this sentence several times in his heart.
Itachi saw this and nodded. "Get lost."
Ma Liu fled towards the door as if running for his life. In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he escaped from Konoha, this place that made him hover on the edge of life and death several times.
He swore he would never come to be a spy again in this lifetime.
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