[Hokage] A rose in mourning for the summer moon

I had a fight with Itachi once.

The only time, is that time.

When I became a zhongnin for about half a year, some jounin came to contact me one after another. At the beginning, it was in the form of issuing tasks. Sometimes they asked me to organize exams, sometimes they asked me to accompany me to attend meetings with national dignitaries, and sometimes they asked me to negotiate with chambers of commerce. Cooperation.Then came the conversation, asking where I hope to go in the future.

"Can I choose my position freely?" I was a little surprised.

"According to the process, you need to apply first, and then the supervisor will evaluate you based on your performance during this period. But...many Uchiha-born ninjas will eventually choose the guard."

At that time, I already had some ninja qualities, and I was sensitive to the fact that there was something in the other party's words.Did Uchiha himself "choose" to go to the Guard, or did he "have to choose"?

"Then can I not choose the guard?" I asked tentatively.

"This is..."

The other party smiled, with a peaceful expression, but it seemed to have some meaning.

"It depends on your performance, Xia Yue." He said slowly, "However, I can say this - the village is quite optimistic about you."

The Uchiha and Konoha high-ranking feuds - I'd heard about this before, but it wasn't until then that I confronted it head-on for the first time.I realized that the choice of position was just a superficial rhetoric. The answer the other party really wanted me to give was whether to choose to be loyal to Konoha's senior management or to pay more attention to the interests of the family.

Just to be cautious, I replied that I would have to think about it for a few more days, but I felt a little strange in my heart: Even if a 12-year-old Chunin can be counted as an elite, but at this time I have to ask about my political orientation, is it too impatient? ?Even if I gave the answer, would they believe it?I'm not even sure.

I am the type that can be called "political/political apathy". I am not interested in power. I firmly believe that who does what, how to balance the interests of all parties, and lead everyone to get rich together. People think about it, itachi, Zhishui, and even the patriarch, they are all quite suitable.I'm different; I'm only interested in personal fulfillment.

Diversity is the source of happiness, and it is necessary to have ideals in order to build a harmonious society.

There are a lot of people in the Uchiha who think like me, so I didn't think there was anything wrong with me at the time.We are all not interested in politics, and we can't see the general situation clearly. Naturally, we are very slow to crises, and mistake the undercurrents for the fragrance of birds and flowers.

That's why I say, we people are too loose.

Itachi is different from us, and Shisui is also different from us.But thinking about it later, I really don't know whether that was comforting or sad.

Naturally, someone informed the clan about the career choices I faced.Immediately afterwards, several clan elders held a small meeting for me, and there were two Uchiha rising stars in the meeting; we sat down, with serious faces, and listened to the vagueness of the clan elders in the "Zhihu Zheye" style with piercing eyes. hint.

Those twisted words, when translated, mean that we have to pretend to invest in Konoha and try to gain access to the center of power so that we can feed back the village's movements to the family.I don't know why, but they still value me especially, nagging and saying that Konoha's senior management value me a lot, that I am a good young man who is practical and unambitious, and I can't waste this opportunity to break into the enemy's interior great opportunity...

Blabla non-stop.

I would love to tell them that even I know insider trading is wrong.But then again, people who trample on the rules in the world often have two endings, one is to go to jail, and the other is to rise to the top; those who follow the rules are little sheep, waiting to be plucked.The family feels that they have been sucked enough, and now they only want to go straight to the top, and they don't want to go to jail.

I just kept my mouth shut and perfunctory "hmmmm" the whole time.It's like facing the elders who are urging marriage and raising children, you don't need to be serious, just "hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm"

I understand the hints of the clan elders.I thought it would be okay to follow their instructions.First decide on the work, what to do in the future is not up to me?Take a step and look at one step, and the boat will naturally be straight when it reaches the bridge.Optimism makes me happy.

If I am recorded in the annals of history in the future, the recorder must remember that on this page—that is, the moment when I "hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm- fine-studied, a footnote must be added, saying: This is an unbelievable fool who still thinks he is smart." You are a complete and complete fool. You should learn from history and try not to repeat the mistakes of this fool.

As a follow-up to that meeting, I submitted an application to join Anbe.

At that time, I only knew that Anbu was a mysterious organization that directly obeyed Hokage; their identities were mysterious, they were highly skilled, they came and went without a trace, and they were all loyal, smart and capable, and they were an important support for the village.

I thought, oh, it's easy to understand, it's equivalent to national security.I know.

Later, I really wanted to scold myself back then: you know nothing.

Anyway, anyway, I filled out the flimsy paper and handed it in without a hitch.

Less than a week later, my application was rejected.

I don't care about the fact that I can't join Anbe.If it weren't for the nagging of the clan elders, I wouldn't bother to pursue it.Such a highly confidential department naturally has a strict political review, and it is normal to fail, so what is there to care about?Besides, the route of Anbu’s mysterious elite is not in harmony with my aura, and work under the sun is more suitable for me.

I don't care about it, but naturally someone cares about it.I don't know how they did it, anyway, I checked and checked, and finally figured out: it was Itachi who caused my application to fail.If he hadn't expressed firm opposition in front of Hokage, I should have been able to join Anbu smoothly.

In addition, the other two Uchiha applications were also rejected.

The patriarchs were very angry, and even the patriarch was furious.Although Fu Yue is not a good-tempered man, it is rare for them to be in harmony like that.

At the family gathering, there was a storm of reprimands, and the anger of the people seemed to be substantial, as if they were about to spit out flames in the next moment.In contrast, Itachi's indifference is particularly eye-catching.He sat there upright, without the slightest sign of compromise, that seemingly respectful, but in fact cold-faced and unruly appearance, used to hurt the self-esteem of all the Uchihas the most.

They were almost furious.

Endless accusations slanted down, and the grievances accumulated in the past were also released; from "bastard" to "shameless" to "traitor", the charges on him continued to escalate, to the point where even the patriarch was horrified the point.

"Don't talk nonsense like this!" Fu Yue said sharply, "Itachi's willful and reckless behavior must of course be investigated, but I don't allow him to be accused of being a 'traitor' at will!"

"Isn't this something that can be summed up by 'willful and reckless behavior'? I think Itachi has completely fallen for the village! Fuyue, as the patriarch, are you trying to protect your son?"

The patriarch and the patriarch often quarreled, but that time the quarrel was particularly severe.I have always been a fugue party in meetings, but suddenly I became the figure in the center of the vortex, and I was so dazed that I didn't know how to react.

"Please stop arguing, in fact, I don't care if I can enter Anbu..."

I tried to persuade them to fight, but the elders who were furious scolded me in disgrace, saying that this was no longer my personal matter, but a major event concerning the entire clan.Itachi not only damaged my future, but also affected the future of two other young people; if you don't care about your family so much now, what will happen in the future.

"No, I just objected to Xia Yue's application." Itachi's face sank like water, "As for Yuji and Li Zhao, with all due respect, I didn't see their materials during the review. Got a 'failed' result."

His neutral statements sounded like undisguised ridicule to the ears of those involved.Now, the nerves of the younger generation were also stimulated, and they joined the camp of the elders condemning him with full firepower.

Itachi remained unmoved and insisted on stating his point of view: "I understand the family's hope, but if Uchiha insists on confronting the village, it will only lead to mutual losses. No matter who wins, innocent people will be sacrificed. I hope the family can put aside unnecessary Be proud and focus on the overall situation."

"Bastard! What stupid things are you talking about! Tell us to bow our heads, are you telling us to be slaughtered and die?"

"...a clown who can't see the big picture."

"What?! You bastard, what are you talking about!"

Itachi stared at them.The kid stared at them.The candlelight reflected in his eyes; the two jumping sparks were like materialized anger, but it was far deeper than anger.In the depths of his dark eyes, there are incomprehensible emotions lurking.

"The identity of Anbu——should have been kept secret."

He uttered the words slowly, as if gritting his teeth.

"what do you mean?!"

"In the future, please don't continue to inquire about Anbu's work content." He replied, the emotion in his eyes returned to calm, like a flame reduced to ashes.

No one knows whether there are more violent fires in the embers.

The atmosphere at that party was extremely tense.The only ones who were still speaking for Itachi at the scene were Shisui who had made good friends with him, and the victim with a wry smile—it was me.

How the meeting ended I have forgotten.Memory is such an elusive thing, like misty mist, you remember this part deeply, but forget the other part.

But, strangely, I remember the starry sky above the leaves.I remember that starry sky.When I walked out of the shrine where the secret gathering was exhausted, what greeted me was the sound of forest waves, gusts of mountain wind, and the shining starry sky above my head.

Countless planetesimals are combined to form countless constellations, and countless constellations overlap to create endless fantasies; nebulae rotate in the depths of the universe, and stars of different ages emit starlight of different colors.I remembered the distant knowledge, and remembered that the starlight in front of us travels through a long light-year to land here, and how many of those planets that were shining at the beginning have died out?They become black holes, devouring everything.

Time will eat up human history in the same way.It's really boring to waste a short life on pointless quarrels.

"Student Xia Yue."

Itachi's voice was very soft, but it reached my ears steadily.He stood quietly beside me, also looking up at the starry sky.

During those hours, we can see the same starry sky just by looking up.

"There are two things in the world, the more I think about it, the more I am amazed and awed; that is the starry sky above our heads, and the morality in our hearts."

The kid didn't speak, but I felt his gaze.He has such deep eyes, and his eyes have enough weight.If I turned my head, I would definitely be able to see the starlight reflected in his eyes, but I would not be able to see clearly the true thoughts in his heart.

We are in awe of the stars, we are in awe of morality.The starry sky is unique, so what about morality?

The morality in Uchiha Itachi's heart - what does he think is "correct"?

I didn't turn my head.

"Very pompous, isn't it? I didn't say it. I forget who said it, too," I said, "but I can tell you one thing."

"Itachi Uchiha, I'm very angry."

The author has something to say: the writing is relatively cryptic, so add a note to avoid misunderstanding:

Itachi is angry here because Uchiha did something stupid, not against the family.At this time, he is still taking care of the family (for him, this attitude is really trying his best, hiding his face), and there is no complete opposition.

From his point of view, the group fans have been under surveillance all the time, and the gathering that they thought was top-secret has long been seen clearly by countless surveillance cameras, and there is no secret at all.They inquired about Itachi's job content, and wanted to order him to do this and that, which would only further deepen the village's suspicion of them, and push away the moderate faction (Three Hokage) who originally sympathized with them.The problem is, he can't tell the family about this situation, otherwise the conflict will be intensified in advance.The only way to do this is to hint in such a half-concealed way, hoping that the clan will be more peaceful.

The emmmm plot has already told us the follow-up results.

I added this comment because I don’t want people to misunderstand... I know that the evaluation of Itachi has always been polarized. Those who brag want to blow him up as a god who can endure humiliation without any hesitation. Those who hate him think he is a self-righteous psychopath who slaughtered the whole family. , Even if they rebel/rebel together and die together, it is even more admirable.

You can judge him in any way you want.However, I always think that his approach has its own set of logic in it, and it is more reasonable.Just look at the results.If he doesn't strike = everyone dies together, Konoha's vitality will be seriously injured; if he strikes = Sasuke can be kept, and people other than Konoha Uchiha will not be damaged.I believe that many people will like the first option, but I also believe that many people will choose the second option.

Everyone has their own reasons, and I try to show his reasons as much as possible.

This is how I dealt with the Naruto volume of "Born to Death". This article is limited by the space, so I won't write too detailedly, but after all, he is the protagonist here, and there should still be some points that were not written there.

By the way.

Regarding the later period of Hokage, Itachi said to Sasuke after reincarnating that if he told Sasuke what happened back then, maybe Sasuke could change the result... Everyone should listen to this kind of words. I think Itachi just went along because he couldn’t go back anyway. Sighed at the atmosphere at that time, to appease my brother's mood.You ask him to try again, it is definitely still the old way ==

How old was Sasuke back then, what did he know...

I finished thinking about it.