Mayuri's card from Naruto

Chapter 25 Conversation and Attack

"Lord Patriarch."

In the Uchiha clan's territory, Uchiha Shisui, who had returned to the clan after completing training, went to meet the clan leader, Uchiha Fugaku.

"It's Shisui." Uchiha Fugaku, who was teaching a child, stopped teaching immediately when he saw Shisui coming. He handed the child to his wife beside him and motioned Shisui to follow.

Shisui waved to the child, then turned and followed Uchiha Fugaku into the house.

"Itachi likes you very much." Uchiha Fugaku motioned Shisui to sit down and smiled at him.

"I like Itachi too, he's very cute." When Shisui thought of the child in the courtyard, he couldn't help but reveal a sincere smile on his face.

He was a very smart child. Although he was still young, he was already more mature than his peers. He was also very talented. Shisui believed that he would become a powerful ninja in the future.

"You came today?" After Itachi opened the topic, Uchiha Fugaku looked at Shisui and asked tentatively. He already had a vague guess in his mind.

Sure enough, Shisui hesitated for a moment, then quickly said, "I asked about what you, the clan leader, once told me..."

"Orochimaru?" Uchiha Fugaku took over Shisui's words.

"No, it's Nara Kane!" Shisui shook his head and said a name that surprised Uchiha Fugaku.

"Nara Shikagawa? I remember he is Nara Shikakichi's child." Uchiha Fugaku nodded.

"Lord Orochimaru is very busy, and he is only a shadow clone who teaches us. Among the three of us, only Lu Nie-kun is the most valued by Lord Orochimaru, and can see him at any time.

After these few days of contact, he gave me the impression of being calm and steady, and he had his own opinions on many things." Shisui lowered his head, seeming apologetic.

"So you want to get an answer from him?" Uchiha Fugaku looked at Shisui opposite him with an expressionless face.

"I'm sorry. I really thought that Lu Nie-kun could give me an answer." Shisui leaned over and apologized.

"Did he give it to him?" Uchiha Fugaku was not as angry as Shisui imagined, but asked in a calm tone.

"He gave it." At Uchiha Fugaku's signal, Shisui sat up again and told him the entire conversation between him and Kane, without missing a word.

"Did he really say that?" Uchiha Fugaku was a little disappointed at first, and didn't expect to hear anything useful from Shisui, but there was no doubt that Lu Nie's answer still made him feel moved.

"Yes." Shisui nodded affirmatively.

The two fell into silence for a while.

After a moment, Fugaku woke up from his thoughts and saw the young face of Shisui opposite him, which was full of anxiety and confusion, and hesitant to speak, afraid of disturbing him. He smiled subconsciously: "What do you want to ask?"

"Does what Lunie-kun said make sense?" Shisui asked aloud the words that he had swallowed over and over in his heart many times.

"For a child to be able to see the situation and give such advice is extremely rare. You are worthy of being the think tank of the Nara clan."

Fugaku first affirmed Shisui's words, but then, before Shisui's joy was fully revealed, he shook his head again and said, "But it is obvious that he still doesn't know enough about us and the higher-ups."

"The situation in your clan isn't bad enough to use you as a sacrifice. In fact, even I'm surprised you're able to join Orochimaru's team.

You have become the Anbu of the village, so the one who can really make the final decision is the Third Hokage. I said those words to you before, just to make you as close friends as possible with Orochimaru. After all, since the death of White Fang, the only candidate with the highest popularity and the greatest hope for the Fourth Hokage is the Sannin.

Based on my understanding of the three ninjas, Lady Tsunade left the village and probably has no intention of competing for the position of the Yondaime. Of the remaining two, Jiraiya and Orochimaru, Orochimaru has the most hope.

If Orochimaru can become the Fourth Hokage, you will most likely become his direct guard. Just like the Third Hokage to the Second Hokage. "

Afraid that Shisui wouldn't understand, Fugaku explained it to him patiently and in detail.

"That is to say, the relationship between the top leaders and the clan members is not as bad as I imagined?" Shisui was a little surprised.

"Of course not! This village was founded by the ancestors of the Senju and Uchiha clans! The Uchiha clan is an indispensable top clan in this village!

The conflict between the top management and us lies in the Nidaime's defense and suppression of us, and our desire for the position of Hokage.

After all, the Senju clan has already produced two Hokage, and the third and fourth may also belong to the master-disciple lineage of the Senju.

Originally, your grandfather, Lord Jing, had hope. But he died suddenly. "

Fugaku smiled and continued, "This is just a game between us and the top management. There is no such thing as incompatible. I think it was because of the Uchiha's call that the Third Hokage transferred you to the Hokage's direct Anbu, and then assigned you to Orochimaru's subordinates.

Thinking about it this way, the possibility of Orochimaru inheriting the position of the fourth generation in the future is greater than that of Jiraiya.

Lu Nie didn't analyze or explain these things to you, but his advice is correct. You can listen to it!
If possible, you should deepen your relationship with him. Maybe he will become the think tank of the Fourth Generation in the future."

"I understand." Shisui felt relieved. As long as there was no possibility of a falling out between the village and the tribesmen, he would be happy.

"Go meet Itachi and take him out to relax and have some fun." Fugaku now showed a fatherly face.

Although he had extremely high expectations for Itachi and often trained him with a stern face, he always firmly believed that Itachi's future would surpass that of his father and that his talent was far above anyone else in the clan!
If possible, he would also be happy to let Itachi follow the same path as Shisui, that is, to integrate into the village and enter the Anbu or something like that for training.

"I will." Shisui stood up, bowed respectfully to Fugaku, then opened the door and walked out.

……

"Are you Nara Shinai? There is an adult who wants to see you."

At the dark alley, a masked figure dressed in ANBU attire suddenly appeared in front of Lu Nie who was returning home.

"Who wants to see me?" Lu Nie, who was sensitive to a kind of indifference and malice from the opposite side, became alert at the first moment. The arms hidden in the sleeves behind his back dropped down, and a small snake quickly jumped out and ran away in the cover of night.

"Just follow me, and don't make any meaningless resistance." The voice of the person who came was cold and emotionless, like a machine carrying out a mission.

"I should be able to let my teacher, Lord Orochimaru, or my parents know who I'm going to see, right?" Lu Ni said, already prepared to resist.

The hostility on the other side was already too obvious. Lu Nie didn't know who he had offended in the village to be targeted like this.

"It seems that I have to take you down first." The man drew out the short knife on his back and pointed the tip of the knife at Lu Nie.

(End of this chapter)