# Chapter 6: Brother-Con Uchiha Itachi Appears
"Are you prepared?"
It was Monday again, time for Uzumaki Mizuki to block Sasuke.
Sunday was left open. He would casually show his face at Shikamaru's place to grab points, then go find Neji.
As for Rock Lee, they had already made an appointment to fight on Saturday, so he didn't need to specifically look for him, saving time.
"This time I'm getting serious. I have kunai. If you get cut, you'll bleed."
Sasuke had also made up his mind.
He couldn't keep getting beaten. Even if it meant using weapons, he would do it!
"I have them too. I can pick them up every day. Let's see who's better with these weapons."
Uzumaki Mizuki had a ninja tool pouch hanging from his waist.
He directly pulled out a kunai and confronted Sasuke.
"Hey hey, this seems a bit troublesome!"
The ANBU watching the show was slightly surprised.
However, when he was seven years old, he knew that many seniors just three years older were already on the battlefield, so the current situation didn't seem like a big problem.
He thought he could stop it at any time. They were just two kids.
Besides, he had been enjoying the show these past few days.
Being from a civilian background himself, Uzumaki Mizuki was beating up kids from great clans. How could he have any complaints?
He just felt it was a pity that Uzumaki Mizuki didn't attend the Ninja Academy. He clearly had good skills and high aptitude.
...And those tactics too.
Those kids from the great clans were completely played around!
"In that case, if you die, don't blame me!"
Sasuke was already full of anger.
He felt that Uzumaki Mizuki's strength wasn't really that great; he just used so many tricks.
This time, he would use the shuriken techniques his brother taught him to defeat this guy.
He didn't care if the opponent got injured.
He didn't dare engage Uzumaki Mizuki in close combat. It was too dangerous—who knew where there might be pits on the ground.
Holding a kunai in his left hand, he directly pulled out three shuriken with his right hand and threw them out.
Three shuriken—two flew in arcing curves from the left and right, while another charged directly at the front.
Attacking from three directions.
However, Uzumaki Mizuki easily deflected the frontal shuriken with his kunai, then charged directly at Sasuke.
At the same time, his left hand clenched as if holding something.
"Got it, flour attack!"
Sasuke's eyes didn't close. They stayed open, staring fixedly at Uzumaki Mizuki, trying to see through him.
This move—he had fallen for it four times.
He was very familiar with it.
This time, he absolutely wouldn't fall for it again.
"Bang!"
"A flash bomb???"
Sasuke felt a stinging pain in his eyes. He couldn't keep them open and immediately closed them. Tears flowed uncontrollably.
When Uzumaki Mizuki prepared to kick Sasuke down, he suddenly felt a chill on his back.
Without hesitation, three golden chains shot out from Uzumaki Mizuki's back. At the same time, he rolled forward like a lazy donkey.
After standing up, Uzumaki Mizuki's brow furrowed.
Uchiha Itachi!
Dressed in casual clothes and wearing a forehead protector, Uchiha Itachi had just appeared behind him.
At this moment, the three golden chains were directly wrapped around his right hand.
"Whoosh!"
"Uchiha Itachi, what are you doing!"
The ANBU protecting Uzumaki Mizuki appeared at that moment, looking at Uchiha Itachi very vigilantly.
That flash bomb just now had also blinded him, and he immediately felt something was wrong.
When his vision cleared, he discovered that Uchiha Itachi had appeared here, which gave him quite a fright.
When Uzumaki Mizuki first started taking action, the ANBU initially thought these great clans would definitely cause trouble for the kid.
But after waiting two weeks, he realized that the two brothers lived under the Hokage's watchful eye. Which clan would dare provoke them?
Unexpectedly, the first to appear was the usually low-key Uchiha Clan.
"I'm just picking up my brother to go home. I thought someone was attacking my brother!"
Uchiha Itachi spoke very calmly.
However, those reddened eyes seemed to convey a different meaning.
"Then take your brother and leave."
"What is that?"
The ANBU naturally didn't want to conflict with Uchiha Itachi.
His mission was only to protect Uzumaki Mizuki, not to provoke other troubles.
But he noticed the three chains that appeared from midair.
Before he could observe them closely, the three chains turned into particles of light and disappeared.
Itachi glanced at Uzumaki Mizuki, then left with Sasuke.
The ANBU also breathed a sigh of relief.
However, those golden chains that appeared just now left an impression on him.
But he didn't suspect Uzumaki Mizuki did it. After all, having protected Uzumaki Mizuki for so long, he knew this kid's strength was decent.
But he hadn't practiced any chakra extraction techniques, let alone release ninjutsu.
"Was there someone else nearby who protected Uzumaki Mizuki just now?"
The ANBU thought of this point and immediately became stern-faced. He hadn't noticed this at all.
"As expected, he's a brother-con. He actually came out personally at this time."
Uzumaki Mizuki's face showed a trace of panic.
Like a child caught by an adult while fighting.
But internally, he was somewhat vigilant.
The Uchiha Clan should be wiped out soon.
The ANBU didn't suspect anything either, but was very alert about that phantom presence protecting Uzumaki Mizuki in the surroundings.
If he could get away, he would definitely go find help.
On Uzumaki Mizuki's side, like an ordinary child, he was frightened and went straight home.
After returning to his room, his expression returned to calm, and he continued making dinner for Naruto.
***
"Someone is secretly protecting Uzumaki Mizuki?"
"Three golden chains?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen asked seriously.
He wasn't surprised that Uchiha Itachi appeared to help Sasuke.
Because recently, he had talked with Uchiha Itachi and only released Sasuke from the matter.
For someone who could make the choice to abandon his entire clan and only protect his brother, it was normal for such a guy to help his brother.
"Yes, they suddenly disappeared in midair!"
The ANBU answered seriously.
The ANBU's words gave Sarutobi Hiruzen a bit of a headache.
"Could it be that the Uzumaki Clan has surviving members who have actually infiltrated Konoha?"
"Send ANBU to carefully investigate the situation around Uzumaki Mizuki and Uzumaki Naruto!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't suspect Uzumaki Mizuki either.
Most importantly, the possibility was too low.
Uzumaki Mizuki had grown up under his watchful eye. It was impossible for him to possess such power.
So the only possibility was that someone really was secretly protecting the two brothers!
"Did Minato leave behind a contingency plan?"
After the ANBU left, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression was somewhat gloomy.
Right now was the critical moment to resolve the Uchiha issue. He couldn't afford more complications!
However, the Jinchuriki was also critically important. Absolutely nothing could happen!