Naruto: Immortal Spirit

On the way out of the town, the three children all looked around but hesitated to speak. Kato Ou glanced at them, but didn't say anything, and walked quickly until Uzuki Xiyan couldn't bear it any longer and couldn't help but speak.

"Teacher Xu, where is...sister Nonoyu?"

Although she looked very well-behaved, a narrow smile could clearly be seen in her expression. Kato Oo glared at her, and Yuyan pouted and sat back with an unhappy look on her face.

Kato Oo ate the dry food in silence, and when he saw the three little ones looking at him, as if they were determined not to give up, Kato Oo couldn't help but sigh slightly.

"Nonoyu is also a jounin, and she also has her own mission..."

"She and I used to be in the same department, so... we graduated from the same class..."

After saying a few words, Kato Oo stood up, ignored their probing eyes, and slowly walked towards the depths of the jungle.

"Graduating in the same class? Are they childhood sweethearts?" Xiyan's eyes lit up. Gossip about teachers seems to be a topic that students never tire of.

"By the way, which class did Teacher Xu graduate from? With a genius like Teacher Xu, how come I have never heard his name in the ninja school?" Iruka was a little confused, Xiyan thought about it, and it seemed that he was indeed In this way, the two of them couldn't help but focus on Uchiha Itachi.

Although the eldest son of the Uchiha family is young, they have to admit that not only his strength, but also other secrets of Konoha are much more than they know...

There was no obvious expression on Uchiha Itachi's face, but a look of helplessness could be clearly seen in his eyes.

He has been a genius since he was a child and has very few playmates of the same age. If it weren't for this team, he probably wouldn't have much interaction with Xi Yan and Iruka. But the reality is that the longer they are teammates, it seems that the three of them are gradually becoming more and more mature. A deep friendship was established and everyone understood their respective personalities.

Uchiha Itachi doesn't like to talk, but both Yugao and Iruka know that he is actually an easy person to get along with - under normal circumstances, Itachi will not refuse their requests.He is a person with a cold face and a warm heart, and his personality is somewhat similar to that of the Aburame family members.

"I heard my father mention it..."

"Teacher Xu, he used to be a member of the Roots, but later he became a member of Lord Orochimaru and became his disciple..."

"You haven't heard of Mr. Ou in the ninja school, just because he is not the most mainstream kind of ninja in Konoha, who graduates from the ninja school and then is promoted to jounin step by step, but from the kind of organization that has been secretly cultivated since childhood. , the special ninja who walked out..."

Kato O is a disciple of Leng Lord Orochimaru. Many ninjas know this, and they naturally know it, but ordinary genin have never heard of this organization...

"Cultivation in secret from childhood..., roots..."

Iruka and Yugao both looked at Uchiha Itachi with confused expressions. It seemed that these things were completely different from the Konoha they knew. Suddenly, they felt a little strange to Konoha.

"I don't know much about the Roots. It's a special organization similar to ANBU. It's just..."

As he spoke, Uchiha Itachi's voice paused, and a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes.

"It's just that, as far as I know, root cultivation is very cruel..."

"Only a very few can stand out from it and become members of the root..."

After speaking, Uchiha Itachi's eyes showed some contemplation. Last time Kato Ou told him about the family's plight and hoped that he would become the pillar of the family. During this time, he was also working hard to improve his strength.

The improvement brought by the Sharingan has also been fully mastered. He has done the best he can do for the time being, but he can obviously feel that it is not enough.

He was thinking whether he lacked the training of life and death...

"Is it higher than the rate of elimination from ninja school?"

Iruka thought for a while. There were many school-age children enrolling in the ninja school every year. However, after several years of study, the number of people who could graduate and become an official genin was also very limited. If not for wartime, his level would probably have to be further improved. Study for two years...

"Yes, the elimination rate is higher than that of ninja school..."

Uchiha Itachi's eyes flashed, not knowing whether to tell them the truth he learned.

Xiyan seemed to notice something a little strange in Uchiha Itachi's expression. He frowned and thought for a moment, then asked tentatively: "I've never heard what Nebu said, so those children who were eliminated..."

As she spoke, she seemed to realize something, her eyes widened instantly, and her Adam's apple twitched...

Uchiha Itachi glanced at her. Compared to Iruka, Uzuki Yugao was obviously smarter...

"Um……"

"Everyone will die!"

"what!!!"

Iruka's face was horrified, as if he had heard something unbelievable, and his face turned red. Is this still the Konoha he loves so much?How can this be!

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could there be such a cruel place in Konoha! Itachi! You are lying! Absolutely impossible..."

"impossible……"

He looked directly into Itachi's eyes. Although he couldn't believe it emotionally, he understood Itachi after being with him for so long. Rationally, he already understood that this was probably true, and his voice became smaller and smaller. , the confusion in his eyes is getting thicker and thicker...

"I'm going to ask Teacher Xu! This must be a lie!"

Iruka was very angry, but he was only greeted by the silence of his two companions. He suddenly calmed down and slapped himself hard.

"Teacher Xu..., he should be in a lot of pain. If we ask him this kind of question..."

Thinking of the scenes of his classmates dying, Iruka couldn't calm down for a long time...

"Sister Nonoyu and Teacher Xu are in the same term, they..."

The scene of the two supporting each other, working together, and finally escaping the death test appeared in Xiyan's mind. Not only she, but Iruka and Itachi also thought of it.

"Maybe, I have some understanding of the relationship between them..."

"No wonder Teacher Xu always says that you will die on the battlefield if you are not careful..."

The three of them were silent, not knowing what to say for a moment. Such a heavy weight seemed not something that people of their age should bear.

When Kato Ou returned from the forest, he saw only three people looking at him with silent faces and slightly misty eyes, which made him frown.

"Haha, are you three holding some sort of 'remembering the bitter and thinking of the sweet' conference?"

"When you die on the battlefield, please recite the Will of Fire a few more times. Maybe the Sandaime will fall from the sky and save you..."

As soon as Kato Oo finished speaking, Iruka couldn't hold it any longer. The macho man burst into tears and was about to run towards him. Kato Oo lightly dodged past him and kicked him away. He narrowed his eyes slightly and kept examining the three of them. people……