The years when I was forced to be the king of salted fish

Before the chunin exam was about to start, Itachi, who likes to sleep until he wakes up naturally, got up early and changed into Anbu’s clothes. There is only one reason why he became so active from salty fish, and that is that the pressure on him cannot shirk task.

On the eve of the Chunin Exam, ninjas from each village will come to the village where the exam was reported to adapt and settle in the environment. In other words, Gaara, the target person Itachi needs to protect, will soon arrive at Konoha, in case Gaara is stepping on An accident happened before entering Konoha, and the more vigilant Itachi decided to protect Gaara when he stepped into the border of Konoha. Otherwise, if Jinchuriki of Sand Hidden Village was attacked at the border of Konoha, there would be two villages The trigger for the fight.

Itachi, who went to the border, thought seriously, adhering to the principle of not making trouble for the third Hokage, but making trouble for himself, he must disrupt his biological clock.

God knows how uncomfortable it is to break the biological clock.

Uchiha's biological clock has always been accurate. Itachi: I'm starting to miss my bed.

……

The Chunin Exam is actually a hidden competition between villages. Which village is more outstanding represents the future strength of the village. Sand Hidden Village is bound to win the Chunin Exam this time.

But when Gaara and the others stepped into the border of Konoha, a man dressed in a strong outfit and a mask appeared in front of them from the sky. Kankuro and Temari behind Gaara immediately put on a fighting posture, Gaara looked at the "uninvited guest" with a gloomy expression. He didn't feel the ninja's malice in front of him, so he raised his hand so that Kankuro and Temari don't need to be nervous.Having experienced many things since childhood, Gaara, who has long since become a big kid, said to the "uninvited guest" in front of him: "Konoha's dark ninja."

The person standing in front of Gaara is none other than the complicated and safe Itachi Gaara. When Gaara is looking at Itachi, Itachi is also looking at the future Kazekage.

Itachi doesn't know Gaara well. When Akatsuki once organized a tailed beast hunt, it was Scorpion and Didala who hunted one tail. In this battle, Scorpion also died in the battle.What Itachi knows about Gaara is a very active and hardworking shadow in the future, leading Sand Hidden Village to another path, and he is also a good friend with Kyuubi's Jinzhuriki Uzumaki Naruto who once had the same disease.

Generally speaking, Itachi's impression of Gaara is pretty good, but looking at such a stinky face in front of him, he never imagined that this is the stoic and gentle Kazekage in the future when he was young.

"Like the old Sasuke." Itachi muttered in his heart.

Faced with Gaara's inquiries and doubts, Itachi, wearing a mask and disguised as Anbu, lied: "I am a ninja appointed by Naruto-sama to protect Izuo Jinchuriki."

Gaara frowned slightly. He had already heard that someone was going to hunt tailed beasts, but he didn't take it to heart. Gaara is the Jinchuriki who can flexibly control tailed beasts and use the tailed beast's chakra. He He thinks he has enough self-protection ability, so the Hokage sent people to protect him is more like surveillance in his opinion.

Itachi saw what Gaara was thinking, and he spread his palms and said, "You can rest assured, Konoha doesn't intend to raise another Jinchuriki, so monitoring you won't do any good."

Itachi's speech was too straightforward, but it unexpectedly convinced Gaara.Gaara nodded, he likes people who speak straightforwardly and without reservation, just like what Itachi said, Renjuriki is the treasure of the village and a guy who is feared by everyone, a second Renzhuri appeared in a village Power will cause a lot of trouble, and the third Hokage, who has always advocated peace, really won't do this, not to mention that if Konoha's people want to monitor him, they can hide in the dark.

After a series of thinking, Gaara chose to believe Itachi.

"I will be in the dark, you don't need to pay attention to me."

Itachi made an explanation and planned to leave. Gaara raised his head and asked suddenly, "Ninja Konoha, what is your life like in the village?"

Probably Itachi mentioned Konoha's Jinchuriki without any malice, so Gaara was curious about the similarities and differences between Konoha's Jinchuriki and his own life.Gaara's question made the ninja of Hidden Sand Village who followed them show an embarrassed expression, while Kankuro and Temari, who are older brothers and older sisters, turned their heads slightly.Itachi naturally understands Gaara's life in Hidden Sand Village, which is why Naruto was able to empathize with Gaara in the past.

"You'll know when you arrive. I think you'll become friends with Injuri."

Naruto's life?When Itachi hid in the treetops and quietly followed the group of Sand Hidden Village, he thought carefully. Nine-tailed Jinchuriki Uzumaki Naruto had a more comfortable life than Gaara. At least he had teachers and friends who cared about him. I can happily walk on the streets of Konoha, even with the protection of my family behind me.

The former Itachi never thought about these things, but now that he started again, he began to notice the reality hidden under the peace.

"Life on the sea is easier than it is now." At this moment, Itachi began to miss his life as Mr. Itachi.

……

A group of people from Sand Hidden Village did not move fast. It could be seen that they were saving their strength for the next Chunin exam. When night fell, they rested in the woods near Muye Village.As Jinjuriki who guards the crane, Gaara does not dare to sleep, because once he falls asleep, the crane will occupy his body and make a fuss, so Gaara will naturally guard the hidden sand village. body.

Gaara, who was leaning on the tree trunk, raised his head and looked at the moon. Under the tree were other people in Hidden Sand Village. Gaara closed his eyes and used Chakra to detect the breath of Itachi, but unexpectedly he could not perceive it. He Slowly opened his eyes and felt that Konoha had sent a powerful "bodyguard".

"Konoha guy, are you there?"

In the next second, Itachi appeared on the branch where Gaara was. He landed gently on the tree trunk like a crow in the dark, with a pair of bright eyes looking at Gaara through the mask.

"I'm the one keeping watch today, you can rest."

Itachi raised his eyebrows, he thought to himself, is this Gaara's heart wrapped in his indifferent appearance?But the matter of rest, Gaara needs it more than him.

Itachi changed his position and squatted in front of Gaara, he stretched out a finger and poked Gaara on the forehead, "Little devil, you need rest more than me."

Gaara was about to say something, but closed her eyes and fell asleep the next second.The blood-red pupils behind Anbu's mask are very bright. Itachi used illusion to make Gaara fall into a deep sleep. He did this to see Shuzuru.

Sure enough, Shukaku occupied Gaara's body immediately after Gaara relaxed his vigilance. The fierce-looking Shukaku occupied half of Gaara's face. He looked around and turned his head, but bumped into a pair of clothes that he felt familiar and unfamiliar. There are circles of marks in the pupils, the purple pupils, and Shouhe froze in place when he heard a strange voice appear.

"It's the first time I've met Ichio Shukura, a ninja who is under Konoha, are you interested in chatting?"

Itachi who opened the eyes of reincarnation stared at Shuhe and said with a smile.

Shouhe: You open the eyes of reincarnation, can I refuse? !

……

Gaara unexpectedly had a good sleep. He was woken up by Itachi, and when he opened his eyes, it was already dawn.Gaara understands that he fell asleep, which is a big deal, and I love looking around on Rome to see if I did sabotage.

"Don't worry, you just fell asleep, Shouhe is very quiet."

Itachi looked at the gray sky and stated the facts. Gaara also remembered that Itachi had induced him to fall asleep. The boy changed his previous indifferent expression and became a bit fierce. He controlled the sand in the gourd and surrounded Itachi. The secondary expression seemed to be asking what Itachi wanted to do.

Itachi turned his head and looked at Gaara, who was overly vigilant, and said, "I'm not interested in tailed beasts. I just did a favor because you were bored because you were about the same age as my brother. Maybe you can talk to Shukaku now, I Guess it won't come out and wreak havoc after you fall asleep next time."

This is the little gift Itachi gave Gaara. Of course, he also has his own selfishness when meeting Shuzuru. He wants to know from the mouth of the tail beast what kind of weakness and strength the ten tails that Obito wants to summon have, and he He also marked the spirit of guarding the crane in case of emergency.

It's a pity that Itachi didn't get any useful information. Shuhe said frankly that if he wants to ask more secrets about the tailed beasts, Itachi needs to ask Kyuubi who is closer to the old man who created them. This makes Itachi a bit embarrassed, because he He doesn't intend to expose his reincarnation eyes in front of too many tailed beasts, especially Konoha's Nine Tails.

Just when Gaara was in a daze, Itachi stretched out his hand and pressed Gaara's head, "Children need sleep very much, otherwise they won't grow taller."

After Itachi hid, Gaara touched his forehead. He could feel the warmth of a human being on his forehead. He hadn't felt this kind of feeling for many years. Perhaps this was the real kindness.

Gaara: Konoha's ninjas are so interesting.

……

Itachi's work didn't end when Gaara entered Konoha, but being lazy, he exchanged the shadow avatar with the main body in Konoha, finding leisure time for himself.

That is, when Itachi was taking a break from his busy schedule, the Otonin disguised by Orochimaru had already entered Konoha, and this special Chunin exam officially began.

On the day of the Chunin exam, Itachi got up early in the morning and personally sent Sasuke into the "examination room". Looking at the backs of Sasuke, Naruto, and Haruno Sakura, Itachi felt that his younger brother was already able to be alone.

Kakashi, who has been busy training students recently, came to Itachi's side. He touched Itachi's arm with his elbow and said, "Master, are you sure you don't want to go up a level? Your little master wants to meet you You are at the same level, be careful that your child will be rebellious in the future, and don’t listen to Brother Chunin~"

Itachi looked at the talkative Kakashi blankly, and he slowly took out the kumari and "threat" the man on Kakashi's side, "Senior Kakashi, there is a good saying, Villains die by talking too much."

Kakashi: Surrender┗(——)┛

Itachi turned and left. As the person in charge of the Chunin exam security, he still had a lot to do.Just as Itachi was walking in the opposite direction, he passed a sound ninja, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly after he noticed the ninja's chakra.

"The prey has finally shown itself."