[Hokage] One tit for another

After leaving for many years, I finally stepped into the door of Konoha again.Everything seems to be familiar, and those memories that I thought I had long forgotten seem to be gradually recovering from the sealed time, and are dyed with color little by little.

Obviously, I have seen countless villages and walked through countless similar streets.

But when I was walking on the streets of Konoha, I could subconsciously distinguish every smell in the air, whether it was the rich soup of Yile Ramen, the sizzling oil in the barbecue shop, or It is the sweet and greasy vanilla flavor in the meatball shop.

However, the owner of the Sanse Meatball Shop standing at the door to attract customers is not the one I remember.It was originally a loving couple, and the proprietress had a bold personality, and her cheerful laughter could often be heard a few streets away.But the current boss is very young, I couldn't help but glanced at him, and vaguely saw the outline of the couple on his face.

I noticed that Itachi's eyes also paused on the little boss's face.

What can make a stubborn young man suddenly calm down and run his parents' shop with peace of mind?

And what can stop a couple in their prime from being bosses?

Maybe it was something revealed by my expression, Itachi and Kakashi secretly looked at me calmly, even the always lively Naruto fell silent and quietly stayed by my side.

Naruto who calmed down made me truly realize the passage of time. I turned my head to look at him. His blue eyes, dazzling blond hair, and resolute jaw line were somewhat similar to a certain stone statue on Hokage Rock.

Of course he is not a young child. Although his smile is brighter than that of a child, and he still holds innocent beliefs and thoughts, it is not that he does not understand the pain of the past, but he just doesn't want to mention it.

Kakashi finally agreed to my almost unreasonable request. He helped me inform Hokage, and he and Naruto took me into the village without alarming anyone.

In fact, this is also the most sensible approach.I want to see Hokage, do I still need to say hello?Go straight to the door, hang and beat Hokage in front of the entire ninja world, and let the five shadows standing at the top of the ninja world lose face.But when I came to Konoha, I chose an unbelievably peaceful way.

This is a gesture of goodwill, and it also means that things have finally turned for the better.Instead of falling out with me and being beaten by me, it is better to follow my will and see what I want to do.

Naruto and Kakashi walked on both sides of Itachi and me, we are obviously a very strange combination, but all the way through the streets and alleys, everyone turned a blind eye to us, as if we were drawn from this world. abruptly erased.

It was the first time I really experienced my illusion, Naruto didn't have any special reaction, Kakashi obviously realized the horror of it, and gave me a deep look.

Finally arrived at the Hokage office, even though we walked past a group of heavily guarded ninjas, they remained indifferent.Even if I pushed open the door of the office, the barrier was not touched.No one noticed our arrival except Hokage who was waiting there.

Danzo is dead, and Tsunade is still Konoha's biggest power holder, the justifiable Hokage.

I don't know much about this woman, but I've gathered a lot of information about her.

It is always easier for a woman to make up her mind. Once the balance in her heart is overturned, she will be desperate for what she believes in.He will not take himself too much into account, nor will he be easily shaken by a little interest.

So what I have to do is let me be what she believes to be truth and justice.

Obviously, even with the advance notice, my vicious reputation is still dreadful.

The moment Itachi and I came before Tsunade silently, her pupils shrank almost subconsciously, and her whole body tensed up.

Chakra was stirring in the small space. Although Tsunade was still sitting behind the spacious long table, his eyes were piercing, and he had already entered a state of alert.

I didn't fight against Tsunade's aura.Tsunade also saw that I had something to say, and asked, "What's going on here?"

"Sasuke Uchiha, tell me why you came."

I looked at Itachi silently, he was looking at me quietly, those black eyes that had faded from Sharingan returned to the warmth I remembered when I was a child, he has been watching me all the way, inseparable.There seemed to be unspeakable pain in his eyes, and he seemed to have given up struggling as if there was nothing, as if he was scorched black after being burned by a raging fire, suffering repeatedly in silence.

For a moment, I thought Itachi would growl at me, or jump at me directly, but what would he do after he jumped over?I have no idea.He hides everything in a cold and hard shell, as if if he doesn't, he will completely collapse in the next second.

Sometimes I feel the creeps, and I can't tell what's wrong.

It seemed that there was a terrifying monster hiding in Itachi's body, about to break free from the heavy chains, it seemed to be roaring wildly, and it seemed to be trembling and begging violently.

yes, please...

What is he begging for?Like weeping silently.

But after the begging, there was another strange flame burning up, the flame was black, surging in layers under his eyes, like a hurricane in the sky.

But Itachi didn't do anything or say anything after all.

I can only attribute that weird feeling to thinking too much.

Isn't he planning something again?But it seems that it is a foregone conclusion now, and he has no chance to resist.

The white snake injected the venom into Itachi's wrist, I caught his limp body and turned to look at Tsunade.

"Hokage-sama." For the first time in my life, I used an honorific title. It's not a big deal, I can also be a polite and good citizen.

"Master Hokage, can you find a secret place for him to check." I pleaded word by word.

Tsunade looked at Kakashi, then at Naruto, remained silent for a long time, and agreed to my request.

A secret room for treatment was quickly prepared, Itachi lay quietly on the bed and lethargic, and the deeper Tsunade examined him, the more dignified his face became.

"Hey, hey, Granny Tsunade, what exactly did Sasuke ask you to check?" Naruto couldn't sit still in the silent secret room, he looked at me, then at the comatose Itachi, hesitated to speak, and kept sitting on the chair Twisted and twisted, as if a nail had been placed on it.

Tsunade finally stopped, she didn't answer Naruto's words, but looked at me: "I think you should already know."

"What?" Naruto instinctively sensed the solemn atmosphere, and asked uneasily from the side.

"His body won't last long." Tsunade said softly.

"How could it be?!" Kakashi and Naruto were shocked. After all, they had personally experienced Itachi's fierce fighting power, and it was hard to imagine that he was a terminally ill person.

"So, what do you want to do when you come back to Konoha after almost destroying several Ninja villages?" Tsunade looked straight at me and asked seriously.

I looked down at Itachi, his face was flickering in the dancing flames, his eyelashes were very long, casting a small light shadow on his eyelids, a few strands of long hair fell on his forehead, slightly curled, so delicate like a girl.The white snake that firmly tied our two hands together hissed. I touched the white snake's cold scales, dispelled the summoning spell, stood up again, and sealed the chakra on Itachi's body.

The room was silent, everyone watched my actions silently, and I could feel their doubts.For example, why did I suddenly change my painting style and return to Konoha when I was a terrorist in a newspaper, or why did I hate Itachi so much, but instead of killing him, I brought him back to Konoha for Tsunade to check his body.

It's like the bomb maniac suddenly one day started delivering apples to the old granny.

Either I'm crazy, or the world is crazy.

But I was sober, more sober than ever.

After all this was done, I looked at Tsunade—for some reason, I was afraid to look Kakashi and Naruto in the eyes at this moment—and knelt down.

"Sasuke!" Naruto yelled in surprise, his eyes widening in disbelief.

Knees resting on the cold ground, I put my hands on the ground, and lowered my head deeply. I have never done this before. I can only try my best to appear humble. I lower my head inch by inch until I feel my forehead touch the roughness. In a gloomy place, I made a standard kneeling posture representing deep respect and sincerity: "Master Hokage, I have two requests, or deals, and I hope you can agree."

"I have no intention of being an enemy of Konoha. Killing Danzo and the high-level leaders of the five major countries is an irrefutable crime for me, and I am willing to bear the punishment for it. But I hope you can listen to my conditions first."

The suffocating dead silence seemed to have passed for a long time, and it seemed to be just a short moment. The candle lighted in the corner flickered.

"Sa, Sasuke, what are you talking about! Get up, get up!" Naruto yelled in a panic, and jumped off the chair, but was held down by Kakashi.

"Naruto!" Kakashi shouted, holding Naruto firmly, while looking at me with deep complexity and sharpness in his eyes, "I don't think Sasuke doesn't want you to disturb me either."

"Yes." I agreed, and only glanced at Kakashi before looking away, "Naruto, be quiet."

But this time, Naruto didn't listen to me for the first time. He lowered his eyes and remained silent for a few seconds, then raised his hand suddenly, opened Kakashi, made a crisp sound, then stared at me fiercely, forcing me to I had to raise my head to look at him, and said word by word: "Sasuke, I brought you back, you don't need to kneel to anyone!"

Seeing Naruto's eyes turn red, and Nine-Tails' chakra began to emerge involuntarily from his body, I didn't expect Naruto's reaction to be so intense, it seemed a bit miscalculated... I didn't know what to say for a while, I was stunned. Looking at him, it was the first time I realized that this optimistic guy could have such deep eyes, I could only be at a loss and said: "... Naruto?"

Naruto took a deep breath, restrained the boiling Nine-Tails Chakra, then walked to me, knelt down together, without even looking at me, and said loudly: "Anyway, nothing I say can change you, right? Sasuke. Let's kneel together."

I widened my eyes, are you a child?Can you not be like a child throwing a temper tantrum!

Fortunately, Tsunade came to the rescue in time, she seemed to have long been used to Naruto's unreasonable troubles, or her guard against me prevented her from taking care of other things.She looked at me deeply, her gaze was as sharp as a knife.Maybe she has a lot to say, and she also has a lot of dissatisfaction with me, but after weighing it several times, she just raised her chin at me and said briefly: "Let's listen."

"I want to tell a story first." I forced myself to ignore Naruto for the time being, but stared at Tsunade, "I can guarantee that everything I said is true. And this matter, originally only three generations, Danzo, and those two senior advisers know."

Hearing this, Tsunade narrowed his eyes.Regarding Konoha, she had to be cautious: "Then how did you know?"

"Because of this incident, there is another party, Uchiha Itachi."

What I said surprised everyone present. The person involved was Uchiha Itachi's matter. Even Naruto could think of it as the Uchiha Genocide incident.

Lowering my eyes, I looked at the lime-gray ground and slowly told the truth about that year.

I talked about Kyuubi who was unsealed 16 years ago, about the resulting gap between the Uchiha clan and Konoha, about Konoha's suspicion and distrust, and about Uchiha's so-called arrogance and paranoia.Then tragedy followed. The alienation and inequality suffered by the Uchiha clan in Konoha aggravated the dissatisfaction in the hearts of the tribe, and the dissatisfaction they vented made Konoha even more suspicious and worsened the relationship with the village. .It's a vicious circle.

And the tragedy of Konoha and Uchiha is the tragedy of Itachi.

Because of excellence, because he is the eldest son.Itachi was sent by the family to serve as a spy in Anbu.The Uchiha clan is planning a rebellion, but at the same time, Itachi, who has a longer-term perspective, clearly realizes that the Uchiha clan must not do this. Once the Uchiha clan declares war on Konoha, other countries will take advantage of it. A new round of The ninja war may break out.

The damage from the nine-tailed attack on the village has just been healed, and the third ninja war has just ended.Konoha couldn't bear the attack of war again. Anyone who experienced the war, whether it was a ninja or a civilian in the village, didn't want to go back to that kind of cloud.

I have to admit Itachi is right, even though I'll never be a person who sacrifices for righteousness like him.

So Itachi chose the village.

There is Uchiha Madara with evil intentions on the outside, and Danzo who is fiercely paranoid on the inside, and Itachi finally took over the task of exterminating the genocide.

It sounds so great and absurd to maintain world peace by one's own efforts, and no one would believe it, but that's exactly what Itachi did.Perhaps for him, he just chose the most cost-effective and appropriate one among countless possibilities.It's just that he alone bears the crime of traitor and murderer, which preserves the honor of the entire Uchiha family, prevents possible sacrifices and wars, and also restrains Uchiha Madara, which serves multiple purposes.

——what a deal!How nice!What a perfect plan!

But Itachi never seemed to think about where he put himself!Just one person, how many things does he think he can do?

——This is Itachi, the Uchiha family's long-renowned genius, the so-called arrogance!

"After accepting the genocide mission, Itachi and Uchiha Madara agreed that he would assist Madara to avenge the Uchiha clan, but the condition was that he would not attack the village. Then he joined Akatsuki, not only to listen to information, but also to monitor Uchiha Madara nearby. Keep the agreement. As long as Itachi is still alive, this agreement will always take effect, and Konoha is safe."

After I finished speaking, there was a long silence. The flames of the candles in the corner were flickering, and the shadows on the wall were constantly changing.I stared at the red candle, in a daze.

That bright flame may be the last color in my life.

In the end, it was Tsunade who broke the silence: "Then your request."

She didn't say whether to believe it or not, but I understood that they all believed it.

I raised my head, just as I expected, everyone couldn't help but feel sad because of Itachi's feat.Itachi's sudden reversal of roles caused a great shock.They knew I was telling the truth because no one had the imagination to make up such a story.

The reason why Itachi killed the whole clan back then was to hate the whole clan. No reasonable person would believe this ridiculous reason. Before, they just couldn't find any other reason, so they could only believe it.

And now, I am alive, which is the most favorable proof of Itachi's series of feats.

I know that with my current reputation, nothing will help, and no one but Naruto will stop and listen to me.

So, I called Naruto and Kakashi, knowing instinctively that they would be on my side.

And adopting such an attitude is only in exchange for an opportunity for peaceful negotiations.

Once Tsunade is willing to put down his vigilance and vigilance and listen to me, then I will be half successful.

No one can deny Itachi.

Because itachi is the real hero.

"I hope Hokage-sama can cleanse Itachi. He is a true hero and deserves to be loved and respected by everyone." I looked at Tsunade and spoke every word very clearly.