Konoha's Itachi Reappearance

Chapter 382 Sai's Change

377 chapter

Naruto's character is like this. After realizing that what he said really questioned the ability of others, he readily admitted his mistake.

Thinking in another way, if he was standing on the battlefield just now and heard someone say that about himself, he would definitely be very upset.
But such a quick change in his attitude made the young man who was about to draw his sword just now seem a little at a loss.

Immediately, the boy began to look at Itachi, Naruto, Hinata, and Sai beside him with his eyes.

Seeing the forehead protectors worn by the three on different parts of their bodies, the boy immediately recognized where the four came from.

"Konoha Ninja?"

"It really isn't an ordinary boy."

Itachi let go of the boy's wrist. Although today's world is dominated by ninjas, most people in the non-ninja world have heard of the names of the five major ninja countries and the five major ninja villages.

But by looking at their foreheads, they could tell that they were Konoha ninjas, and ordinary samurai couldn't do it, especially since the boy was still so young.

But now that this little "misunderstanding" has been resolved, Itachi and the others don't need to stay here any longer.

"Let's go."

Itachi jumped off the arena and landed next to Naruto, Hinata, and Sai, and said with a sideways glance.

"Ah."

The three of them responded one after another, turned around one after another, and left with Itachi.

Although the young man in the martial arts arena was a little arrogant, his personality was not that bad. After accepting Naruto's apology, he didn't take it to heart.

But when Itachi, Sai and the others turned to leave, the boy's eyes fell on Sai's back.

Since he has been practicing the combination of swordsmanship and genjutsu during this period of time, the tachi given by Minato has become Sai's personal weapon, and he has been carrying it behind his back when performing tasks.

"and many more!"

The boy suddenly made a sound, and jumped off the fighting arena, his body flipped in the air, blocking the way for the four of Itachi to leave.

Itachi and his party stopped.

Naruto looked at the young man standing in front of him, frowned slightly, and said, "What do you want to do?"

But the boy didn't look at him at all, his eyes were all on Sai.

"You also know sword skills?" the boy asked.

According to Sai's personality, of course he would not answer the questions raised by such strangers.

Sai didn't respond, but Itachi probably understood what the boy in front of him wanted to do.

Looking at Sai's face without any ups and downs at all, the boy suddenly raised the slender katana in his hand, and said horizontally to Sai: "Do you dare to compete with me?"

At this time, the eyes of many ronin and warriors around the arena turned over one after another.

Because the distance between them is not too far, it can be seen clearly that there are not a few Konoha forehead guards worn by the Itachi four.

Many of this group of wanderers had traveled to various countries and had a lot of knowledge, so it didn't take long for someone to identify Itachi's origin through the forehead protection.

Facing the many eyes gathered around him, the samurai boy didn't take it seriously, he just stared at Sai.

Naruto and Hinata looked around, the latter was not used to being watched by so many people.

The opponent had already put the weapon in front of him, and Sai could not react at all.

He raised his eyes and said to the warrior boy, "I'm not interested."

Strictly speaking, it is still during the execution of the mission, and even if it is normal, Sai is not in the habit of fighting with others.

Before starting this mission, Minato and Itachi had asked Naruto not to have disputes with the samurai in the Iron Country.

Although the current situation does not seem to be a dispute, Saii does not intend to fight with the other party.

Because it doesn't make sense at all.

"Let's go."

Also ignoring the gazes of the ronin and samurai around him, Sai said to the three Itachi beside him.

Just as Sai took a step, in front of him, the eyes of the young man holding a samurai sword suddenly became sharp, as if the edge had been wiped off, the corners of his mouth slowly raised, and he said in a joking voice.

"It seems that apart from your teacher, Konoha's kid ninjas don't have any skills, and they don't even have the courage to be challenged."

The boy not only knew that the Itachi four were Konoha ninjas, but also clearly understood Konoha's team system.

Hearing the boy's words, Itachi and Naruto stopped in their tracks.

Of course Itachi would not be provoked by such a childish provocation, but the three of Sai, who were obviously targeted by the words, could not pretend nothing happened.

Sai frowned, and the expression on Hinata's face was frozen.

Naruto couldn't bear it anymore, he stared and said angrily, "What did you say!?"

He glanced at the samurai sword that the young man was still holding horizontally, and said, "Do you want to fight? I'll accompany you!"

With that said, Naruto raised his fist and was about to make a move.

"Naruto, wait."

At this moment, Sai took a step obliquely and stood in front of Naruto. He looked at the boy and said, "I apologize for what you said just now."

"this child"

Itachi looked at Sai who stood in front of Naruto, he knew the latter's character, what the samurai boy said was obviously to provoke him, and then let him fight him.

If it was the old Sai, he would have ignored this kind of provocation.

But the situation is different now, no matter what the boy's purpose is, his words insulted the village, and more importantly, provoked his valued companion.

The opponent was provoking him, and Sai would not let his companion stand in front of him to fight.

"If you think there is something wrong with what I said, you can prove it with your own strength." The boy met Saii's eyes and said slowly.

Sai frowned slightly, turned his gaze to Itachi next to him.

Itachi nodded at him.

Having obtained Itachi's consent so quickly, Saii couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

In fact, Itachi didn't take the boy's provocation to heart. Even though there are many people watching, the strength of Konoha and Konoha Ninja doesn't need to be proved by this level of fighting.

But Itachi knows Naruto's character very well, and he will definitely not give up easily.

Of course, the most important thing is that Itachi doesn't want to stop Saii's dedication to protect his companions.

And this young man is obviously not an ordinary samurai, he can make so many samurai and ronin around him suppress the anger of being provoked, his sword skills must be extraordinary.

Itachi didn't want Sai to continue to practice his sword skills, and gave him a development direction that was most suitable for him.

But after all, the knife is used as a weapon, and the training of the knife technique is also necessary.

The young man in front of him should be able to give Saii some good enlightenment on sword skills.

That's why Itachi agreed to Sai's challenge.

Sai turned his eyes back, stared at the young man in front of him, his face remained motionless, and he said in an extremely gentle voice.

"I accept your challenge."

(End of this chapter)