Sixteen Years Old, The Fourth Generation of Mizukage

It was not that Uchiha Itachi had never thought about going to the ninjas in his clan to find this sneaky "infiltrator".

But in his opinion, since the other party would reveal movements that even a brat like him, who had not attended ninja school, could detect, and leave extremely obvious traces in the eyes of interested people, then the level of this "infiltrator" should be It won't be too high. Even if I can't capture him on my own, I can still find more clues by following the direction the other party left to ensure that the ninjas in the clan can find him more smoothly after receiving my report. Target.

After all, just a few broken branches and two footprints that are so shallow that they may disappear at any time, there is really no way to use them as evidence to make the people of the clan go out in a big way. Although he is still young, Uchiha Itachi But he didn't want to leave a bad impression in the eyes of adults that he would mess around on such things just to gain attention.

So, a five-year-old kid, in his own mountain forest, relied on the tracking technique that could only be regarded as a beginner's, and extremely earnestly tracked down the "rookie" and "infiltrator" who had sneaked into the forest of the Uchiha clan.

In the process of distinguishing the information left by the other party and using the knowledge he had learned to deduce the other party's escape direction, Uchiha Itachi gradually left the forest area he was familiar with and entered a more primitive and complex environment. In the dense forest, he didn't notice that the sky was gradually getting darker, nor did he realize how far he had walked.

And when he finally could no longer identify the traces left by the "infiltrator" from the surrounding environment, and realized that his legs were already as heavy as lead, Uchiha Itachi finally With a look of surprise on his face, he found that he had walked into a completely unfamiliar and pitch-black forest.

Seeing Uchiha Itachi's suddenly panicked face, and the way he ran back desperately along the path he still remembered with his short legs, Kaguya Rei, who was observing him all the way, couldn't help but shake. Shaking his head, he muttered to himself:

"Chasing my clone ran for almost five or six kilometers in a straight line. It took a little more than an hour in total. Considering the physical strength of a five-year-old child, it was quite good... But you are a bit too brave, right? ? You found someone sneaking into your forest, and you, a five-year-old child, chased him so far by yourself. Are you still thinking of relying on your own strength to solve the problem?" (Revised the time taken)

"It's not a good idea to think of solving everything by yourself. No wonder the original world line does such crazy things... Sure enough, Shisui's character is better, well, but it's also possible Is it because Shisui was older and more mature when he was taken away by me?"

Kaguya Rei shook his head, temporarily shelving the idea of ​​recruiting him to be a triple agent between Uchiha, Konoha and Kirigakure, and prepared to watch Uchiha Itachi find the ninjas of the Uchiha clan who came to find him. , and then ended this little test that can only be described as a whim.

Then, a sneaky chakra source emerged from the soil not far away, and according to Kaguya Rei's perception, the position where this guy appeared happened to block Uchiha Itachi's return. On the only way to run.

"Tsk, a ninja who sneaked into Konoha at this time, a member of the Root organization? Are you so unlucky, Uchiha Itachi?"

Ignoring lamenting the opponent's bad luck, Kaguya Rei's bone clone immediately left the position where he had been observing Uchiha Itachi. While making a temporary disguise for himself, he hurried towards the sneaky guy who suddenly appeared. .

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"Hoo, ho, ho..."

"Yes, is this the way?"

"Yes, yes, yes, the trampled grass that I just saw is still there..."

"Why, why did I run so far away without knowing it..."

"Me, what happened to me? Why did I do such an irrational thing?"

Uchiha Itachi felt his lungs on fire and breathlessly followed the road signs he still remembered, running in the direction he came in quickly, while unconsciously questioning himself in his heart.

He didn't know why he suddenly came up with such a risky idea, and he didn't know why after making this decision, he seemed to be possessed, regardless of the physical exertion and the passage of time. He devoted himself wholeheartedly to catching up with the "infiltrator". He only knew to move forward, forward, and forward again, without caring that the other party might suddenly stop and turn around to ambush him, and that he might There are risks such as dangerous beasts appearing.

"It's actually completely dark. Has the moon come out?... Father and mother must be anxious, right?"

Thinking of her mother who was so anxious that she had tears in her eyes when she was waiting for her to go back for dinner at home but never saw her return, and how busy she was because of Uchiha Shisui's affairs, she even couldn't even see him. Uchiha Itachi couldn't help but feel guilty in his heart as his father couldn't keep up with the training appointment he had made.

Just the sight that he might see after returning home safely made Uchiha Itachi feel a little at a loss and ashamed. If something happened to him because of this sudden and crazy behavior, he couldn't even imagine that his father What a huge blow this would take to both my mother and myself.

"Okay, okay, okay, I still remember the way back. Although, although my body is a little stiff, as long as I grit my teeth and persevere, I will definitely be able to go back before my mother and father become anxious... "

Snapped.

While thinking this, Uchiha Itachi's feet stumbled on a branch for some reason, causing his already exhausted body to lose control, and he fell onto the thick ground of the autumn forest. On top of the fallen leaves, I couldn't move for a while.

"Oops...if I fall down, I won't be able to use any strength anymore..."

Uchiha Itachi felt pain in his heart. He tried hard to support his body with his hands, but he couldn't even find the strength to support his upper body. Just when he felt a little desperate, a tall figure appeared in front of him. The direction he came from, and walked straight towards him lying on the ground.

"Yes, is he an uncle from the clan?"

Because the Sharingan has not yet been awakened, Uchiha Itachi could not clearly see the other party's true appearance, so he could only ask in a pleading manner based on his best guess.

After hearing his question, the figure who suddenly appeared tilted his head and looked at the ground behind him, and asked indifferently:

"Zetsu, is this the Uchiha brat you asked me to wait for? I don't see anything special..."

"Looking at his appearance, if our information is correct, he should be Uchiha Itachi, the eldest son of Uchiha Fugaku, the leader of the Uchiha clan... Hehe, I unexpectedly picked up a big fish."

The humanoid alien half emerged from the ground and said something that made Uchiha Itachi's hair stand on end:

"If we kill him and then throw him into an area controlled by the 'root' members controlled by the Third Hokage, it should be able to cause another wave of chaos, right?"

"Do you want me to do it now?" The tall man narrowed his eyes and asked with interest.

"Let's catch him first. After all, it's an unexpected gain. We still need to think about when to throw this card out..."

"You decide, as long as I can take revenge on Konoha who abandoned us and those guys who shamelessly retained the name of 'Root'."

The tall man shrugged indifferently, then stretched out his hand to grab Uchiha Itachi, whose face was full of despair.

"Ninja Technique: Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"

Whoosh——

Without any warning, countless shurikens used the cover of the shadows in the forest to attack the tall man and "Zet" with only half of his body exposed from various tricky angles. The tall man's eyes narrowed and he immediately used earth escape... The earth flow wall created an all-round defense with no blind spots, blocking all the incoming shurikens. After the sound of the wind calmed down again, he untied the earth flow wall and looked at Zhengshou Uchi with an unkind expression. The figure with Bo Itachi tucked under his arm looked at him with a stern look.

"who?"

"Those who stop you from bringing strife and confrontation back into this era."

Uchiha Itachi turned his face sideways and looked at the boy who saved him, looked at the three magatama sharingan in his eyes, looked at his somewhat familiar face, and opened his mouth unconsciously.

Guard, guard...

Although a hundred or two hundred words were changed later, Quanqin must have kept it (feeling guilty)