Naruto: Who made him a ninja?

Looking at this figure, even Uchiha Itachi seemed a bit dazed.

"Long time no see, Sasuke!"

After a long while, Uchiha Itachi stared at Sasuke and slowly opened his mouth, his calm voice revealing no joy or anger, and his eyes appeared exceptionally serene.

"Yes, it's been a long time, Uchiha Itachi."

Sasuke's voice was also unusually cold, the chilling killing intent stimulating his eyes to slowly rotate.

"I've been waiting for this day for a long time."

"Is that so?"

Uchiha Itachi tilted his head, but his body didn't move at all.

The previous battle had left him somewhat tired, but he wouldn't show it in front of Sasuke.

"To actually be able to find this place, it seems your eyes have grown quite a bit.

But it's a pity, it seems your eyes can't see very far. To come before me in your current state, you are far from qualified."

"Is that so?"

Sasuke's hand was already on the hilt of his ninja sword at his waist. He stared indifferently at Uchiha Itachi, the icy aura sending shivers down one's spine.

"Whether I'm qualified or not is not for you to judge, and you are not qualified to lecture me.

You, who betrayed the village and destroyed the clan, an inhuman beast, your end..."

Buzz—

In an instant, Sasuke's ninja sword was unsheathed, and in that instant, he had arrived before Uchiha Itachi!

The ninja sword danced, shimmering with blue lightning, and he slashed at Uchiha Itachi.

"Is only death!"

Clang—

The crisp sound of metal echoed in the forests of the Land of Whirlpools. Uchiha Itachi drew his kunai almost at the very first moment of Sasuke's attack.

His eyes shifted slightly, accurately finding the path of Sasuke's attack, and directly blocked Sasuke's offensive.

"Chidori's current, huh? I must be careful..."

Uchiha Itachi looked at the spreading arcs of electricity and instantly understood Sasuke's intention, which immediately made him speed up.

Sasuke was not to be outdone; he also accelerated at the same time, launching a fierce attack towards Uchiha Itachi.

The intense battle erupted without warning. Black shadows constantly flashed by, the ear-piercing sound of kunai and ninja swords clashing constantly rang out, along with the light of chakra emanating from the two.

Their speed was too fast, so fast that it was even difficult to capture!

Although Sasuke didn't have the Mangekyo Sharingan, his foundation was solid.

Although he had been tricked by Hideki's 'Leaf Village at Four in the Morning,' his persistence had indeed laid a good foundation for him.

At the same time, he also had Uchiha training, even Shisui's training, as well as the occasional guidance from Light and Hideki.

Combined with his increasingly intense Indra chakra, this made his combat power extremely exaggerated.

Of course, this also had something to do with Uchiha Itachi not having activated the Mangekyo Sharingan at all.

The current Uchiha Itachi was still very tired. The previous battle had consumed a lot, and he still needed to recover slowly.

Bang!

But Uchiha Itachi was, after all, a veteran trained in the Anbu. His ability to seize opportunities was much stronger than Sasuke's.

In another exchange, he instantly seized an opportunity, knocking Sasuke's ninja sword away and directly embedding it in a nearby treetop.

"Tch, Lightning Release: Chidori Stream!"

Sasuke didn't panic. The instant he lost his ninja sword, he immediately formed hand seals rapidly with both hands.

In just an instant, his whole body was emitting terrifying arcs of electricity, and these arcs of electricity spread wildly, directly blocking Uchiha Itachi's offensive route.

"Kakashi's improved Chidori, huh?"

Faced with this move, Uchiha Itachi had no choice but to evade. However, soon, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Because as he dodged, Sasuke suddenly leaped up, pulled out the ninja sword stuck in the treetop, and slashed directly at the back of his neck with the terrifying blade!

In the next instant, blood splattered.

Uchiha Itachi was beheaded, and his entire body, under the effect of inertia, fell heavily to the ground. His severed head splattered the ground with crimson blood.

Sasuke silently watched all of this, especially as he watched the corpse lying on the ground, its fingers seemingly pointing behind him. He couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

"This genjutsu is not bad, but..."

Sasuke turned around, following the movement of his fingers, and saw Uchiha Itachi standing in place!

The same posture, the same expression, without any change.

And the Uchiha Itachi who had been severed by him had already turned into dozens of crows and dissipated in the air.

Sasuke stared indifferently at all of this, his voice also very calm: "Can this kind of trick really evade these eyes of mine?"

"It's indeed not easy to evade, after all, you also have eyes like these."

Uchiha Itachi nodded lightly, his eyes fixed on Sasuke at this moment, and he slowly opened his mouth.

"Although it hasn't reached the level I desire, this is enough."

"At least, you are qualified to become my new eyes."

"My... father?"

Inside the Root base, Naruto, who was entering it for the first time, still seemed a bit dazed.

He didn't pay attention to the changes around him at all. His mind was completely thinking about Hideki's words.

He was now sixteen years old, but until now, he still hadn't figured out who his father was!

No one in the entire Leaf Village had ever told him about it, and no one had ever told him these things. From a young age, he seemed to be a destined orphan, feeling the coldness and chaos of the world alone.

He respected Hideki and got close to Hideki, because when he was young, when he was disliked and hated by everyone, it was Hideki who didn't reject him.

At the same time, he also taught himself a lot of principles, and was the best older brother in his mind!

In addition to Hideki, there was naturally also Sister Yuugao, Uncle Teuchi, and Teacher Iruka, etc.

As he grew up, he also made friends: Sasuke, Karin, Shikamaru, Choji, Kiba, and so on. They were all his good friends!

He also felt warmth and unprecedented emotions, which made him stop thinking about who his parents were long ago.

Unexpectedly, today, Shūzawa suddenly spoke, which made Naruto excited and a little confused.

Who exactly were his parents?

Why did they leave him?

Why was he the embodiment of the Nine-Tails?

What exactly happened?

A series of questions kept echoing in Naruto's mind until Shūzawa's wood clone returned, and at that moment, he gradually woke up.

"Shūzawa-aniki, what exactly is going on? I..."

"Alright, be quiet."

Shūzawa shook his head, directly interrupting Naruto's curiosity.

He glanced at the mask brought back by the wood clone and nodded secretly in his heart.

Although he wasn't very clear why this Reaper Mask had been kept in the Uzumaki clan's original shrine in Konoha, it was a good thing no matter what.

At least it saved him a lot of trouble.

"This time your mission is very troublesome. The Akatsuki attacked the Fire Temple. If there are no accidents, their target is a brat named Sora.

Asuma, you should actually know that brat. His father is called Kazuma."

"Kazuma?"

Asuma's expression changed slightly when he heard this name. The reason he left the Land of Fire back then was not only because he had figured out a lot of things.

Part of the reason was also because of Kazuma's madness, but why did the Akatsuki target this guy's son? Was there something hidden in this?

However, at this moment, Hikari brought two death row inmates here, which made Shūzawa smile.

"Thanks for your hard work, Hikari. Help me control one of them."

"Yeah."

Hikari nodded, she didn't say much, but there seemed to be some dissatisfaction in her eyes.

It seemed like she was complaining about Shūzawa's unannounced departure, or maybe she was saying that he didn't even tell her when he came back.

However, Hikari was still very aware of the occasion. She turned her head, and her Sharingan spun slightly. In an instant, the eyes of a death row inmate became blurred.

"According to reliable information, Kazuma once secretly collected the Nine-Tails' chakra, and he sealed all of this chakra in his son's body.

And he sent his son to the Fire Temple, which is the child who was captured this time."

"So, the Akatsuki are targeting the Nine-Tails chakra in his body?"

Kakashi had carried out a mission in Sunagakure, and he immediately understood what was going on.

"It seems like this time is troublesome. Is there any clearer information? Besides that...

Shūzawa, are you sure there's no problem with you doing this right now?"

"Indeed, that's the Reaper Death Seal, you..."

Tsunade couldn't help but worry. As Mito Uzumaki's granddaughter and the Fifth Hokage.

How could she not understand the situation of the Reaper Death Seal? Moreover, they had tried some things in the past three years.

They couldn't possibly let Orochimaru wipe out all the Hokage of Konoha, right?

But the final result was that they couldn't summon Minato Namikaze at all. Obviously, his soul was in the 'Reaper's' stomach.

Shūzawa's current approach, is he going to...

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Shūzawa shook his head. While speaking, he directly put the Reaper Mask on the death row inmate's face, and then let Hikari control the death row inmate to start forming hand seals.

"Any technique has a backdoor, and the Reaper Death Seal is no exception, so we can try it out properly.

Besides, the guys you have to face can enter the Land of Fire silently, and can also destroy the Fire Temple under the eyes of Konoha.

Then, there is likely only one enemy, is that why this mission was entrusted to you."

"Uchiha Obito?"

Kakashi's fists clenched slightly, and Asuma's expression was also a little unsightly. It was actually that damn guy.

"So, to deal with him, although you should be able to do it, there are some scores that someone still wants to settle."

Shūzawa continued to smile, he taught Hikari how to form the hand seals while explaining.

"My father, has a grudge against Uchiha Obito?"

Naruto couldn't help but ask foolishly when he heard this, but unfortunately Kakashi put his hand on his head and didn't explain.

The method to undo the Reaper Death Seal actually doesn't require any technical content at all, just the hand seals of the Reaper Death Seal are enough.

But the difference lies in the operation. With the Reaper Mask, this time it won't be sealed, but will cut open the stomach at a critical moment!

Such a price is really not something that ordinary people can accept, even Orochimaru needs to reincarnate immediately after performing it.

The death row inmate let out bursts of low roars, as if he was enduring some kind of powerful pain.

Behind him, a white Reaper phantom seemed to appear!

"This is... what's going on?"

At the moment when the Reaper descended, a chakra that seemed not to belong to the world emerged, cold and desperate, making everyone feel chest tightness.

Kakashi murmured, and Naruto also looked around in disbelief, only Tsunade vaguely saw a phantom.

And Hikari also stared at everything behind the death row inmate, only Shūzawa could see it clearly!

This Reaper has two horns on its head, a short blade in its mouth, and its eyes are also looking at Shūzawa.