Chapter 34: This Kid Itachi Has Been Incredibly Audacious Since Childhood!
Among the levels of Sharingan, the one-tomoe Sharingan is the lowest tier. As long as someone has awakened the two-tomoe Sharingan, defeating a one-tomoe user is child's play.
Similarly, when three-tomoe faces two-tomoe, it's like a father disciplining his son. But when the Mangekyō faces three-tomoe, it's even more devastating—it can be said to be at the level of a grandfather disciplining his grandson. Every strike lands perfectly! Complete and utter domination!
Seeing that Itachi possessed such strength at such a young age, one of the Police Force members lying on the ground said: "Bastard! Shisui was secretly monitoring you half a year ago. You joined the ANBU half a year ago, and now your strange words and behavior are simply bringing shame to the clan. I can't tolerate it anymore!"
"What exactly are you thinking?"
Hearing this, rage burned in Itachi's heart.
He spoke rapidly: "I am thinking about the organization, my reputation, my authority, and my clan. My horizons have broadened to an extent you cannot comprehend. What could weak people like you possibly understand about me?"
"I will not be limited by such things!"
In Itachi's heart, these Uchiha clan members were beyond salvation. To prevent the Land of Fire from suffering warfare and causing more deaths due to conflict, he had to do something about this—just as Lord Hokage and Lord Danzo had discussed, and just as Brother Shisui had entrusted to him. All of this must be carried out by him!
Little Naruto, hiding in the elevated position, was immediately shocked by Itachi's bold declaration.
Is this the Will of Fire?
Is this the power of the Third Hokage's brainwashing?
Isn't this a little too terrifying?
Even a genius like Itachi could be brainwashed to this degree.
Fortunately, he'd treated Sarutobi Hiruzen like a barking dog from the start, so he hadn't been brainwashed.
As a result, Itachi had transformed into a monster among monsters who could tolerate killing his parents, his clan members, and even innocent children.
The Will of Fire had caused him to stop communicating with his clan and to isolate himself completely.
It was an extremely detached mindset—believing his own way was always the smartest, and that all other clansmen were idiots.
No one was qualified to communicate with him—not even Uchiha Fugaku. In his eyes, even his father was a fool. Only Itachi's thinking was unique...
"My god, are you really like this? Did you get hit by Kotoamatsukami or something, Itachi?"
It absolutely shattered one's worldview! In Naruto's opinion.
Although Itachi was indeed exceptionally powerful—so he could control others' fates and kill his compatriots to express his will—but he couldn't do this, right?
What? Nine years old, capable of being filial to your parents, and you killed them all instead?
Even if you murder your own parents, how can you still be considered human? What's the difference between that and an animal?
Naruto fundamentally disagreed!
Naruto couldn't understand it.
"But Itachi's strength really is impressive..."
Especially the genjutsu—that's what Naruto found most troublesome. Could he kill Itachi before he cast his genjutsu?
Naruto pondered this.
"Itachi, your dad's here..."
From his elevated vantage point, Naruto spotted Fugaku emerging and once again concealed his presence slightly.
There was nothing wrong with Naruto's assessment of Uchiha Itachi. After all, his perspective was normal. Naruto had every reason to be suspicious of such an inhumane person.
But from an overall perspective, Itachi's approach was also controversial.
Because Konoha's distrust of the Uchiha clan was a problem inherited from history.
Starting from the Second Hokage, the Senju clan—the most powerful clan in Konoha Village—had been continuously suppressing the Uchiha clan, Konoha's largest clan.
Uchiha Madara and Hashirama, who'd had differing opinions, died one after another after their final battle—commonly known as "died to death."
But the Senju clan gave birth to the Second Hokage. After witnessing his elder brother's tragic death from illness, wouldn't he harbor thoughts about the Uchiha clan?
It could be said the dispute started there.
And Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo were the Second Hokage's disciples, so they would naturally be guided by his ideology.
That's when Konoha's upper echelon began discussing what to do—after all, this was the ancestors' wish.
So back and forth, if there was anything else to do, they'd just keep sorting through it.
Even under these circumstances, the Uchiha clan remained stuck in this deadly spiral all day long, unable to extricate themselves. They still went their own way, treating everyone in Konoha with the most ridiculous attitudes.
This perfectly satisfied the hopes of Konoha's leadership, who fanned the flames countless times to achieve the current effect.
But if Konoha wanted to exterminate the clan, they needed a suitable justification. They needed a legitimate banner. Otherwise, in such a treacherous village, who would dare come to Konoha to commission missions in the future?
Therefore, this kind of thing could only be done by a member of the Uchiha clan themselves. When the time came, he alone would bear all the blame, while most of the families in the village would still remember Itachi's "kindness."
The Land of Fire wouldn't suffer major upheaval as a result. This was killing two birds with one stone.
Although it was outrageous, Itachi simply accepted it. He was undoubtedly a "filial son."
"Itachi! What are you doing?! Stop this!"
"Itachi! Your behavior lately has been extremely strange!"
Uchiha Fugaku looked at Itachi with grave eyes, asking in a serious tone.
Hearing this, Itachi was momentarily startled, but then said indifferently: "There's nothing surprising about it. I simply want to complete my mission. That's all."
Naruto's lips twitched seeing this. Itachi really is audacious. He couldn't help but think secretly: "I'd like to call you the strongest father-killer!"
"..."
Fugaku fell silent, looking at the fallen comrades on the ground. They were all strong warriors, yet they'd been defeated so easily by Itachi...
After a pause, he continued questioning: "Tell me, Itachi—why did you attack them?!"
"To draw closer to transcendence!"
Hearing this, Fugaku didn't understand what his son was talking about. All this cryptic nonsense.
He asked in confusion: "What are you talking about?"
Itachi snorted coldly and said icily: "My ability has already given up on these boring clan meetings!"
Immediately after, he elegantly drew a shuriken and threw it at high speed toward the wall below where Naruto was hiding.
"Shit!"
Naruto's heart skipped a beat. "Did he discover me?"
Just as Naruto was about to flee, he realized the kunai's trajectory wasn't actually aimed at him—it had simply been thrown at the wall.
He quickly suppressed his alarm and tried his utmost to contain his presence. If he was discovered, things would become rather troublesome.
Seeing this, Uchiha Fugaku's eyes flickered. He was already somewhat angry at this point. Fugaku hadn't expected Itachi to do something so disrespectful—and to do it right in front of himself, the clan leader!
The three Police Force members also had cold sweat on their faces. Was this a provocation? Actually doing this in front of the patriarch!
Little Sasuke, hiding to the side, looked at his brother with a bewildered expression, his eyes trembling uncontrollably.
In his mind, he recalled the brother who had always been gentle and excellent...
"How did it become like this... Nii-san."
As if he'd seen through everything in the world, Itachi continued speaking: "It's because you're all too attached to something as trivial as a clan that you miss what's truly important. Real change cannot be confined within regulations and traditions."
When Uchiha Fugaku heard this, he was suddenly shocked. Can this child even be reasoned with anymore?
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