Konoha's Wooden Reappearance

In the evening, Itachi carried Sasuke all the way back to his home.

Mikoto had already prepared dinner and was waiting for the brothers to return with Fugaku.

"Itachi, Sasuke, when you come back, wash your hands first, and then come over for dinner."

When Mikoto saw the two brothers returning, she smiled and said softly.Fugaku sat aside with his arms folded in his arms, his eyes closed and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Sorry, Mom, I'm practicing a little late today. I asked you and Dad to wait for us."

"It doesn't matter, Itachi, don't worry about this kind of thing."

Soon the family began to eat. The whole process was very quiet, and only the faint sound of the clinking of bowls and chopsticks could be heard.

The main reason is that Fugaku is very strict in educating his children and is not allowed to talk during meals.

After dinner, Mikoto began to clear away the dishes, while Fugaku casually asked her son about some tasks or training matters.

Itachi felt that his father seemed a little different today than usual. He rarely asked such trivial things before.

After Mikoto washed the dishes, she also sat on the tatami and listened to Itachi and Fugaku's conversation.

"Mikoto, please take Sasuke back to the room to rest first. I have something I want to talk to Itachi about."

After a long time, Fugaku thought about what to say and said calmly to his wife beside him.

Mikoto nodded, then stood up, pulled Sasuke and left.

"Father, what happened?"

Itachi asked a little strangely, because his father rarely talked to him in such a formal way.

Under normal circumstances, Fugaku tries to maintain a serious, emotionless image in front of everyone, even when getting along with his children. He only occasionally reveals his true feelings in front of his wife.

"Nothing happened, Itachi. You are almost 11 years old. As the future leader of the Uchiha clan, starting from tomorrow, you will start learning to handle family affairs with me."

Fugaku said in a somewhat commanding tone, without any emotional fluctuations, and his face was as majestic as ever.

"Yes, my father."

Fortunately, Itachi was used to his father's sternness, and he still had some thoughts in his mind, but he still agreed first.

"You and Sasuke watched the showdown between Minamata and the Taijutsu ninja named Metkai throughout the morning."

Fugaku began to cut to the chase and asked his son calmly.

"Yes. Their competition was indeed exciting, and they both mastered very powerful powers."

"What do you think of your friend?"

Fugaku asked Itachi, which made Itachi confused. He didn't understand what his father meant by asking.

"Mizama is an extremely talented ninja. He is very good at thinking and understands the various interests and existing problems in the village.

Now that I have become a powerful ninja, I cherish our friendship. "

"Based on your usual observations of him, you think he has the ambition to be Hokage."

Fugaku's focus is different from Itachi's. He is more concerned about another issue, which is likely to affect Uchiha's future destiny.

"I've never heard him talk about this."

"In the future, you should move around more. Being friends with him will be good for you and our clan."

Itachi felt that his father was in a strange state tonight, and he stayed here just to talk about this and keep Sasuke away from his mother.

"Father, I have an immature idea. I don't know if it will work. I want to get your approval."

Seeing his father's attitude towards Mizama, Itachi felt that it was time to start his own plan.

"What's up"

"Sasuke is also four years old. Should we find him a teacher to guide him in his training? I think Mizama is very suitable."

Itachi observed his father's expression as he spoke, and felt slightly relieved when he saw that his father didn't seem to object.

"What's the reason?"

Fugaku still looked very majestic. After hearing Itachi's suggestion, he asked calmly.

"Sasuke himself possesses chakra with both thunder and fire attributes. There are not many people in the Uchiha clan who practice the thunder attribute, and there are no suitable candidates.

Judging from today's competition, I'm afraid there are very few people in the entire ninja world who can develop the lightning attribute to the level of Mizuma, so I think he is a suitable candidate. "

This was a reason that Itachi thought was reasonable and he thought about it all afternoon. He was not very sure whether his father would agree to it.

"If you think it's okay, then fine, I just don't know if he is willing."

Fugaku was silent for a while, silently thinking about the pros and cons of this matter.

"I tested his idea and he agreed."

Seeing that his father had no objection, Itachi said quickly, wanting to finalize the matter directly.

“Since we are apprentices, we might as well be more formal and let people know that we, the Uchiha clan, respect our teachers very much.

You are friends. Discuss it with Mizama and see if you can arrange an apprenticeship ceremony so that Sasuke can officially become his apprentice. "

Itachi felt that he was hallucinating. His father not only agreed to his proposal, but also planned to hold a apprenticeship ceremony. He was a little doubtful whether the person in front of him was his father himself.

"Are you thinking why I agreed so easily and planned to hold a special apprenticeship ceremony?"

Fugaku naturally noticed the change in Itachi's expression and directly pointed out his doubts.

"Yes, Father, I originally thought you would not consider this proposal at all."

Itachi also honestly expressed what he was confused about.

"You will be the leader of the Uchiha clan in the future, and it's time for you to get in touch and learn something. Do you think Mizama can sit on the throne of Hokage in the future?"

Fugaku decided to take this opportunity to teach the son he had always been proud of today.

"It doesn't depend on the other ninjas in the village and the Third Hokage."

Itachi has not experienced the beatings from society, and he really thinks that the inheritance of the position of Hokage is fair.

"Then if I tell you now, he will most likely be the fifth or sixth generation Hokage."

Fugaku directly stated a possibility that he had been thinking about for a long time.

"how come"

Itachi asked in great surprise after hearing his father's words.

"From the founding of Konoha Village until now, the position of Hokage has always been controlled by the Senju clan. You also know this situation.

Now who do you think among the Senju family is most likely to be chosen by the Third Hokage and the others as the next Hokage?"

Fugaku began to analyze the situation in detail, and at the same time he did not forget to test his own son.

"Kakashi-senpai Minama"

Itachi thought for a while and said uncertainly.

"Yes, these two are the most talented people in the Senju family now, but Minama has the greatest possibility compared to Kakashi. You know why."

After Fugaku finished speaking, he was not in a hurry for Itachi to answer, but looked at his son with interest.

"It's because Mizama is stronger than Kakashi-senpai."

"This is also a reason, but there is another more important reason. Think about it again."

"It's because of the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki"

Itachi quickly thought of Mizama's other identity.

"Yes, he himself has the blood inheritance limit of Mu Dun and can control tailed beasts. With the strength he showed today, I am afraid that Mu Dun's ability is still higher than today's Thunder Dun ability.

Please think carefully about the relationship between the successive Hokages of Konoha Village and the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki."

Fugaku's words were like pointing the way to Itachi. The first Hokage and Uzumaki Mito, the fourth Hokage and Uzumaki Kushina were all husband and wife.

What a coincidence, now Mizama and Naruto are brothers.

"His brother Naruto is his biggest advantage, because no one has a closer relationship with Naruto than he does with Naruto."

"The Third Hokage will not choose the others."

"The future Hokages of Konoha Village will only be from the Third Hokage line, and Orochimaru has been completely kicked out.

As for the other two Sannin, if they wanted to be the fourth Hokage, they wouldn't be Minato.

Among his disciples, the only ones left were Kakashi and Mizama. "

"Wouldn't there be big changes like the third Hokage passing it on to his son?"

"Haha, even if he wants to do that, he has to ask all of us if we agree.

There is also the question of whether his descendants have that ability.

From what I have observed so far, neither Asuma nor his brother can compare to Mizama and Kakashi. "

"That's why my father readily agreed to Sasuke becoming Mizama's disciple."

"Not entirely. First of all, the Fourth Hokage and his wife had a very deep connection with our family, and they had a close relationship.

Secondly, as you said, Mizama is indeed qualified to be Sasuke's teacher.

Finally, there is his huge potential in the future. As long as there is no problem with his thinking and he does not do anything harmful to the village, he will most likely become Hokage.

Regardless of whether the Third Hokage and the others are willing or not, the relationship between the Fourth Generation's son and the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki is his greatest advantage, not to mention that his own strength is one of the best among the ninjas of Konoha Village. "

"Why is my father so sure that Mizama is just the adopted son of the Fourth Hokage after all?"

“Although he is an adopted son, he grew up in Konoha Village, so this will not hinder him.

I have just mentioned the objective conditions, now let’s analyze Mizama himself.

According to my observation, Mizama is ambitious in his heart, ruthless in his methods, and has a good brain. It is not difficult for such a person to want to be Hokage.

There is more to your friend than meets the eye. "

"Father is so sure."

"Again, as long as he has that intention and ensures that he does not make mistakes, he will have a high chance of taking the position of Hokage in the future."

"Then my father agreed to let Sasuke become a disciple of Mizama in order to communicate with the village."

"Yes, the conflict between the Uchiha clan and the village is getting deeper and deeper now. If this can improve the relationship with the village, that would be good."

"Itachi, then keep what I say tonight in mind. There will be a long time to verify it in the future."

The father and son talked about some other things before letting Itachi leave.

Watching Itachi's leaving figure, Fugaku fell into deep thought again.

In fact, he still had something to say just now. The reason why he also asked Sasuke to become his disciple was because he had the same thoughts as Itachi and also wanted to make a bet in advance to win over Mizama. If he really waited until that day, maybe he would Will get help from Mizama.

Even if he wanted to remain neutral, the people at the top would never believe it.

Besides, if Minama really takes the position of Hokage, he does not have a huge family support behind him. If he does not want to be ignored like the Fourth Hokage, the only people who can rely on him and rely on him are the Uchiha clan.

In this way, the Uchiha clan can slowly gain some power and gradually penetrate into the upper echelons of the village.

In short, the benefits of becoming a disciple far outweigh the disadvantages for the Uchiha clan, why don't you agree?

Naturally, Mizama didn't know the content of these conversations.

After going home and having dinner, he chatted with Naruto. After Naruto went back to his room to sleep, Mizama himself went to the laboratory again.