After taking over the snake uncle's foundation, Sasuke came to surrender on his own initiative.

Konoha Village, in a forest.

There are giant banyan trees growing everywhere here. The small ones look as thick as water tanks, while the big ones are like a green hill!

At the top of each tree, the branches and leaves that soared into the sky opened up like huge green umbrellas in the air, blocking the afterglow of the setting sun.

despair--

despair--

In the woods, a handsome black-haired boy was walking slowly, carrying a boy who looked very similar to him on his back.

"Shh, shhh..."

A childish and happy whistle came from his ear, and the boy's mouth curled up slightly, and he turned his head slightly. "You sprained your ankle, why are you still so happy?"

Then he seemed to have thought of something, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were pulled into a soft arc. "Are you... twisting it on purpose to save trouble?"

The whistling behind me stopped abruptly.

The boy on the boy's back pouted, his tone indignant. "How is that possible!" He rolled his big black eyes and explained. "I am happy that... tomorrow I will be a student of the Ninja School, and the distance between us can be shortened a little."

The black-haired boy fondly stroked the little head resting on his shoulder and smiled softly. "Then Sasuke, you better do your best."

"Of course!" The boy called Sasuke jumped off his brother's body with excitement, and he seemed to not even feel the injury on his feet. "It's still early today, why don't you teach me shuriken now!?"

The black-haired boy turned around with a helpless look on his face. "There is an important mission tomorrow... I need to prepare."

Sasuke pouted instantly and looked at him with wide eyes in dissatisfaction.

"...Hehe." The black-haired boy smiled awkwardly.

Then he squatted down, got close to Sasuke's handsome face, stretched out two fingers, gently tapped his forehead, and said in a gentle tone, "Sasuke, forgive me... I'll teach you next time."

"Hiss——" Sasuke grinned, even more dissatisfied. "It hurts!"

"Hehehe..."

----

Uchiha clan.

click-

Itachi gently opened the door, and three ninjas in Uchiha uniforms came into view. "What's going on? Why are there so many people?" He asked softly without changing his expression.

"Two people didn't attend yesterday's meeting..." The Uchiha who was speaking suddenly had a gloomy look on his face, staring closely at Itachi's every move, and asked coldly. "Why didn't you come!?"

"..." Itachi remained silent and said nothing.

Behind the door, Sasuke held the door frame, looking at the scene with a frightened expression, and looked at Itachi with a hint of worry in his eyes.

"My brother didn't go to the rally that my father mentioned last night..."

Seeing Itachi didn't say anything, the Uchiha frowned and couldn't help but start lecturing him.

"As you join the Anbu, you will have to deal with a lot of troubles. Your father often uses this as an excuse to excuse you."

Then, his tone became even colder. "But we don't regard this as a privilege exclusive to you, Uchiha Itachi!"

"..."

After a moment of silence, Itachi took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes. "I understand. I'll be more careful next time. Please go back."

"Well then..." Another afro-haired Uchiha ninja nodded. "Before we go, we want to ask you something."

Seeing that Itachi didn't say anything, he continued to talk to himself. "It has something to do with Uchiha Shisui who jumped into the Nanga River yesterday."

"..."

Itachi's eyes suddenly darkened!

----

Uchiha clan.

Late at night.

In the dark clan chief's courtyard, two figures suddenly rushed in, one in front and one behind.

Seeing that he couldn't catch up with the black figure in front of him, wearing the uniform of Konoha Anbu, Itachi's eyes tightened and he shouted, "I say! Enough!"

But the black shadow seemed not to hear anything and quickly disappeared in the direction of the master bedroom where Uchiha Fugaku was.

"Damn it!" Itachi gritted his teeth and could only speed up to get there.

That ANBU seemed to have mastered some very special sound-based illusion technique, and his speed was amazing. He had managed to get ahead of Itachi many times and killed the tribesmen who were trapped in the illusion and whom Itachi had originally planned to get rid of himself.

It's just that Itachi didn't quite understand.

Why didn't Sarutobi Hiruzen inform him that he would send a powerful Anbu to help him complete the task? Moreover, when he was in the Anbu before, he had never heard of the existence of this colleague who mastered sound-based illusion techniques.

But he didn't care too much about it. He just thought that the higher-ups didn't fully trust him and sent a strong ninja to supervise him.

Moreover, since the other party has the strength to do so, if someone else does it, he will feel less guilty about slaughtering his own people.

But now, after killing all the tribesmen, the other party actually targeted his parents!

"asshole!"

Itachi's usually calm expression suddenly became particularly ferocious!

Itachi would not allow anyone to kill them in front of him, not even the Anbu of Konoha.

His father and mother must die! So that Sasuke can live!

But if his parents' lives were to be put in the hands of someone else, Itachi would be completely unable to remain calm!

He will never allow it!

boom--

The wooden door was smashed to pieces, and Itachi stumbled into his parents' room, breathing rapidly and scanning the room in panic.

Suddenly his expression was shocked, as if his heart had been hit hard, and his eyes became dazed.

On the wooden floor in front of me.

Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto were kneeling on the ground facing the gate.

His father looked at him with a gentle expression, his eyes were filled with relief. His mother, Mikoto, had tears in her eyes, and when she saw him, she covered her mouth with her hands, sobbing uncontrollably.

But fortunately, both of them were fine.

Itachi felt relieved, but his body suddenly tensed up the next moment!

The scarlet Sharingan suddenly turned and looked towards the darkness in the corner of the room.

Fugaku followed his son's gaze, and when he saw the dark shadow in the corner, he did not panic, but turned his head to look at Itachi. "Is this your companion in the Anbu, Itachi?"

Does his son, who always seems overly mature and keeps to himself, finally have a companion?

"That's great..." Fugaku smiled with relief. In this way, after he and Mikoto left, Itachi wouldn't be too lonely...

"..."

Itachi didn't dare look at the two.

He just remained silent, his eyes fixed on the dark shadow in the corner.

At this moment, a stick-shaped black shadow fell from the opponent's sleeve.

He looked closely, but could only make out what appeared to be a green bamboo-like object.

Itachi's heart was shaken, and his eyes towards the other party suddenly showed a hint of pleading. "Please! Leave this room, please?"

The black shadow remained unmoved, and simply gently raised the bamboo-like object to his lips and placed it horizontally.

boom--

In the dark room, a huge blood-red shadow suddenly flashed!

The three magatama in Itachi's eye sockets began to spin wildly, and a pair of constantly rotating black shurikens gradually condensed in his scarlet pupils!

Itachi's face was ferocious, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

This murderous intent almost gathered into substance, overwhelming the dark shadow in the corner. "I say! Enough!"

The voice is as shrill as that of a demon from hell!

"..."

The black shadow paused, and the air in the room seemed to become thicker, making people feel oppressive and unbearable.

He seemed to consider it for a while, and finally put down the bamboo-shaped object in his hand silently.

With a flash of his body, he disappeared in the room. His speed was so fast that even Itachi and Fugaku, who were using their Sharingan, felt a flash before their eyes, and the next moment, there was no trace of the other person.

Itachi put away the Mangekyō, and peace immediately returned to the room.

Fugaku looked at him with a complicated expression. "As expected... Itachi, you also opened these eyes, is it because of Shisui..."

"..."

A moment of silence.

Itachi picked up the ninja sword in his hand and slowly walked towards the two of them with a wooden expression.

There is no point in talking about this now.

----

Uchiha clan territory, on the main street.

Swah——

A figure wearing black ANBU clothing suddenly appeared on the telephone pole.

The moon is full in the sky, casting a bright light.

Light up the man's face.

His short black hair swayed gently in the breeze. He wore a Konoha ninja forehead protector, and most of his face was covered by the black mask commonly seen in Konoha Village, but his facial features were vaguely visible.

The streets below were filled with corpses, adding a bleak touch to the night.

At this time, the man turned his head and looked in the direction of the Uchiha clan leader's residence. Under his handsome sword-like eyebrows, a hint of pity flashed in his eyes. "Let it be. Although I am not afraid of his Mangekyō, I don't think I can do anything to him. If we really fight, it will make too much noise. Besides... one of Shisui's eyes is in his hand..."

Moreover, his gains tonight were already amazing enough. It would be best to quit while he was ahead and evacuate Konoha Village as soon as possible before Danzo and other Konoha high-ranking officials could react.

Followed by.

With a "swish", the man's figure disappeared on the electric pole.

"Um!?"

At the entrance of the clan's territory, Sasuke, who had been practicing shuriken until very late and returned home, suddenly raised his head and looked at the white full moon, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

"what is that?"

"Just now... there seemed to be someone there..."

Shaking his head, he put the thought aside, pushed open the clan gate and walked in. "I should go home quickly to see if dad and brother are arguing again..."

Kikiki OO Kikiki

Sasuke suddenly froze in his tracks, and wherever he looked, he saw corpses of his people all over the ground!

......

Konoha's 60st year, early.

The country of fields.

Yinyin has been in existence for five years.

The Sound Village is hidden within the Land of Fields, on a hillside with lush vegetation.

There were houses all over the top of the mountain. At this moment, heavy blows could be heard continuously from a spacious training ground.

boom--

boom--

boom--

It is May now and the weather is already showing signs of being hot.

The man in the training ground looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old, with an angular face, clear and bright eyes, and especially a pair of handsome sword-like eyebrows, which added a bit of masculinity to him.

The young man is Yin Zhu.

The camphor tree, as thick as a bucket, has branches and leaves spreading out, casting a mottled light and shadow over the courtyard.

Yin Zhu was wearing a loose white short outfit, and his fists and feet danced like phantoms, hitting the sandbag quickly.

This sandbag weighs more than 500 kilograms. Ordinary people who have not practiced chakra will not be able to shake it at all even if they use all their strength to punch it!

But under Yin Zhu's continuous blows, the rope pulled the sandbag, causing it to swing backwards and turn back, before being knocked away again, over and over again.