Blacksmith From Hokage

Chapter 35 “Madara”

Unlike the bustling street market, the area northwest of Konoha is an industrial zone, where tall factories and pipelines are everywhere.

You can still hear noisy machine operation and steam eruption.

But because of the Chinese New Year and the workers’ holidays, the place is completely silent.

A man wrapped in a big windbreaker, wearing a tiger-print mask, and stray shoulder-length hair walked in the alley swayingly.

“It’s been a long time since Konoha, and the look here hasn’t changed at all!”

This person looked around as he walked. Under the only eyelet on the mask, a blood-red pupil with three black hook jade patterns glowed with curiosity and excitement, just like a child.

Suddenly, two dark shadows walked out of the high walls on both sides, holding long knives in their hands, and slashed at this person mercilessly.

“call!”

The blade broke through the air and hit the masked man accurately.

But there was no sense of hindrance from the usual slashing objects, and the blade penetrated the person’s body facing the opposite companion.

“Ping!”

Efforts to regain the strength, finally let the blade deflect and chop on the opponent’s blade.

But before they could breathe a sigh of relief, the space was distorted, forming a space Uzumaki.

And the source of Uzumaki is the eyes of people in tiger skin masks.

Although they fought hard, it was useless, and the two of them were sucked into the eyes by Uzumaki of Space.

No, it is through the eyes as a medium to inhale the alien space.

The masked man pinched his chin and meditated: “The secret whistle of the root, it seems that it is not far from the intelligence portal given by Itachi.”

Suddenly, there was a surge of footsteps on the mudstone floor, and a pitcher plant grew.

Then, the pitcher plants separated, revealing a black and white person.

“Madara, the surrounding situation is ascertained, and the roots’ base is here underground.”

“How about the route?” the masked man called “Madara” asked after hesitating a little.

“There are several. Itachi has the most traps and the most guarded route.” After the black-and-white person finished speaking, he immediately said in another voice: “It seems that Itachi doesn’t want to cooperate sincerely, he thought Take Danzo’s hand and kill us.”

“Itachi is indeed forced to cooperate with me, but he wants to kill me with Danzo. He is just testing my strength. The premise of cooperation is that I have much stronger strength than him.”

“I see.”

“Do you want to keep going?”

“If you were discovered by a secret whistle in advance, with Danzo’s little caution, you will never stay to fight you, but flee from other intersections. If you attract too many Konoha Shinobi, it will be bad.”

“It’s okay, Danzo can’t run.”

Madara calmly and calmly, the scarlet Sharingan gently turned a space Uzumaki, and the two of them were sucked into it and disappeared in place.

…

“What did you say!?”

In Hokage’s office.

Sarutobi slapped the table again and stood up. He supported the table with both hands and leaned forward, looking at Itachi in disbelief.

“Do you know what you are doing? Itachi!”

Sarutobi scolded loudly.

At this moment, he was really angry.

Companions in a village are killing each other, which is the last thing he wants to see. Even when Uchiha decided to coup, his first idea was not to suppress force by force, but to talk with Fugaku, hoping to reconcile.

only……

Shisui was killed by Danzo. Have you ever been so angry?

Itachi looked at Third Generation’s furious eyes and closed the complicated eyes.

He recalled three months ago when he told him that Shisui was killed by Danzo.

Third Generation was indeed angry, very angry, and smashed the things in the office. Itachi had never seen him so gaffe before.

They also took precautions and ordered Danzo to be restricted from traveling, and Danzo and Gen were not allowed to intervene in Uchiha’s affairs.

Then it’s over.

No punishment was given to Danzo.

Itachi even saw a glimmer of fortune in the eyes of the respected old man, fortunate that Shisui was dead.

The existence of Distinguished Heavenly Gods scared everyone.

Maybe even Third Generation didn’t notice this feeling, but Itachi saw it.

From that moment, Itachi knew that the old man whom he respected so much had changed.

He remembered his father telling him.

The former Third Generation had great love and kindness to everything in the world.

He loves every companion, even the villagers, even if he sacrifices himself, he will not hurt the objects he guards.

But after sitting in this position, there are too many compelling things, too many things that need to be dealt with cruelly.

Gradually, as he ages and compromises time and time again, the old man is defeated by reality and begins to sacrifice the minority to protect the majority, and also begins to use dark means to maintain the prosperity of the village.

Itachi can understand all this, and he has not changed his respect for the old man in the slightest, but his views and attitudes towards him have changed.

No longer the unreserved trust in him like in the past, I began to think about the pros and cons of each decision for myself, and then decided whether to implement it, and what result should be finished.

That’s why Itachi will compete with him here.

“It’s a betrayal to shoot against the village’s comrades.” Itachi lowered his head and said solemnly: “After this incident, I am Konoha’s betrayal.”

“Itachi…”

Sarutobi’s cloudy eyes widened slightly.

He slowly raised his right arm, which was trembling slightly, halfway up and then put it down.

He took a deep breath, his body no longer trembling, and his eyes became unusually firm.

“Itachi, raise your head and look at me.”

Itachi hesitated, raised his head, his eyes were as firm as a chime stone.

Sarutobi is very familiar with this look, and once, he also had such a look.

It was precisely because of having had it that he knew better that Itachi could not change this decision.

Because, Itachi is guarding Konoha and peace in his own way.

And it’s different from Danzo and him now.

Itachi is sacrificing himself to protect, rather than sacrificing others.

Such an awareness is even more difficult to change.

But… there is no absolute in everything.

The same is true for the self once, and has it changed under the cruel reality?

Sarutobi sat back on the office chair, sighed deeply, and slowed down, “Itachi, don’t do this, there must be other ways, no one will sacrifice.”

“There is no better way.” Itachi shook his head slightly. “Danzo once taught Shisui that ninjas must have the spirit of sacrificing themselves when necessary. Only in this way can they protect everything they want.”

“Danzo-sama can teach Shisui this way, I must be willing to sacrifice for Konoha’s peace, and I just became a rebel, which is far from the sacrifice of Danzo-sama, and it is not worth mentioning.”

“…”

Sarutobi was silent.

What kind of virtue is Danzo, as a brother who grew up playing, he still doesn’t understand?

What self-sacrifice…

Maybe he would do that when he had to sacrifice, but as long as things had a chance to turn around, I wanted him to sacrifice himself to perfect others…

Dream it!

But even so, Sarutobi couldn’t just watch Danzo die.

“I won’t let you kill Danzo. If you want to kill Danzo, just step on my corpse!” Sarutobi’s eyes were firm and firm.

Itachi shook his head lightly and said lightly: “I said before that killing Danzo was a second-hand preparation. Since it was a pre-prepared plan, I naturally expected Master Hokage to stop me, so it wouldn’t be me who killed Danzo.”