Naruto, Time of Dawn

Kakashi returned to his home and opened the gift box that Naruto gave him. There was only a special kunai in the small gift box.And there is an exact same one in his ninja bag!

Naruto... got it.Everything is known, who he is and who his parents are.

Naruto! What do you want to tell me by giving me this kunai?

Kakashi picked up the kunai in the gift box and found another sentence at the bottom of the box

"Tonight at 12 o'clock, inject chakra into the kunai."

12 points,

Is something wrong?

Facing that kunai, Kakashi fell into deep thought.

After Shikamaru returned home, he found that his father had been staying in his room. When it was dinner time, after eating, he finally decided to go and see what happened to his father!

Originally he didn't like to disturb his father, but this was too abnormal!

Don't tell him that his father Nara Shikaku plans to die just because of his work.Only a ghost can believe it!

"Dad! I'm coming in!"

Reciting these polite words lazily, Shikamaru opened the door to his father's room, and then...

Then he saw his father meditating hard on some strange kunai.

Isn't it just a kunai?There's nothing strange about it.

"Hey! Dad!"

"Eh?!"

Shikaku was so frightened that he sat up straight and looked back at his son.

"Shikamaru, is something wrong?"

"Originally there wasn't, but now there is."

Shikamaru walked over and picked up a handful of kunai

"Dad, is there anything special about this kunai? It makes you not even eat."

"Shikamaru, you don't understand. What does this kunai mean."

As he said this, Shikaku looked nostalgic and confused.

How did Tsunade-sama get these kunai?The Yondaime-sama is already dead, how could there be such a kunai, and it looks like it’s newly made!What on earth! What am I missing? !

After thinking hard to no avail, Shikaku put away his kunai.

No matter what, Tsunade-sama will not make fun of the village.Let’s ask again later.

"Son, let's go. Go drink with dad!"

"No, I'm full. You can go alone."

Shikamaru put his hands in his pockets and coolly turned around and left his father's room.

Then, when he opened what Naruto gave him, he found the same kunai.

What the hell is going on here?

But this is not worth thinking about. The message in the box has told them that the answer will be revealed tonight.It's just...it looks like it's probably going to be a big, big trouble!

………………Dividing line………………

Although Shikamaru is usually lazy, he is always very diligent in things that interest him.

Tonight, he stared at the alarm clock in his hand. When the second hand reached the 12 position for an unknown number of times, the appointed time finally arrived.

Shikamaru immediately injected chakra into the kunai in his hand, and then, the space was distorted.Although he was protected by chakra, as a civilian, he sincerely prayed that Naruto would find a different approach next time.

When he stabilized his body, he found that he was in a dark room, surrounded by darkness.

Fortunately, as a ninja, he had good night vision and could easily find the candle on the table. The orange firelight illuminated the entire small space.He was finally able to see clearly the original appearance of this room.

Then what did he see?

His dad!And dad’s friend Aoi Yamanaka.

Shikamaru instantly felt that he had been cheated!What on earth is Naruto going to do in such a big battle?

"Dad, Uncle Yamanaka. Why are you here?"

"It's Hokage-sama's order, but why are you here, Shikamaru?"

Lu Jiu felt a little strange, Lord Hokage looked like he had something important to discuss!But why did he involve his own son!Godaime, what on earth do you want to do?

"Not yet,"

Just as Shikamaru was about to explain, someone else came.

The person coming was none other than Tsunade, and the guess confirmed that it was a meeting to avoid someone.It can be called an absolute secret.

Not long after, everyone was almost there.

Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Aoi, Kakashi, Yuhi Kurenai, Shikamaru, Neji, just these few, there are many special jounin, but Naruto only found two of his own contemporaries.

Tsunade briefly introduced the ANBU members behind her

"This is Yami. He has been responsible for protecting my safety since three years ago."

Tsunade looked around and said

"Where's Naruto? He's not here yet!"

Naruto did not come, because the seal in Li Xiao's body suddenly had a small problem and it took some time. It seems that he has to think about the reason for being late!

Naruto looked at his child tenderly, and finally made sure that the child was okay. He untied the child's clothes to make sure that the pendant was still there, and then left his own chakra around.Then he formed seals and rushed to the meeting site.

When Naruto arrived, everyone was already here. Even Kakashi, who was always late, had already arrived. He was leaning against the wall and doing his usual actions, with one hand in his pocket. As for the other one... you know Yes, Little Yellow Book-_-||.

Well, there has to be a reason for being late, he understands this.

"Sorry, there was a delay. Let's get started now."

Naruto raised his signature smile and made a gesture of invitation.

Depend on!Do you have an explanation? !

Although they were a little dissatisfied, everyone still sat down one after another, but Tsunade randomly found a seat to sit down, which was not in the center.

"Mother-in-law, did you do it in the wrong position?"

Naruto walked behind Tsunade and looked at the much-anticipated position in the distance.

"No," Tsunade lifted her blond hair carelessly.

"That spot is yours tonight. Naruto, don't forget the theme of tonight."

Yes, it is indeed easier to master the rhythm of this meeting while sitting there, but who says that he can't master the rhythm of this meeting while sitting down?

"I said can you hurry up!"

After much chirping, Shikamaru, the fake "old man", finally protested. It would be fine if he stayed up late at night and let them come here for a meeting, but could he be a little quieter?

"OK then."

Naruto turned around, walked to that position, and sat down.

"First of all, because there is a traitor in the village, and the following matters are confidential, so I have to ask you to sacrifice some sleep time."

Others had little objection to this, as staying up late was common for ninjas.So he just remained silent and motioned for Naruto to continue.

"I left the village suddenly five years ago, and in the past few years, under Tsunade-sama's orders, I have found out a lot of things."

"Ah," Kakashi leaned back in his chair and said in a teasing tone.

"Naruto, you really went to investigate how old the child is! Do you think that if I go away for three to five years, I can come back with a child?"

Naruto was choked and quickly shouted back.

"Then Mr. Kakashi can also try it, I have no objection."

As the only one here besides Naruto who knew the truth, Tsunade felt the veins on her forehead throb again!Dangerous eyes flickered back and forth between Naruto and Kakashi, and finally gave Kakashi a fierce look!Naruto's child was not what he wanted, but no matter what, Kakashi should not use that child to tease Naruto!

Because that child... that child will put Naruto in the most embarrassing situation sooner or later!

So, Kakashi.Just give me enough is enough!

"That's enough! Kakashi. I didn't ask you to come here to discuss this kind of issue!"

Then his extremely lethal eyes quickly turned to Naruto, signaling Naruto not to follow suit.

"Go on!"

Naruto nodded, showed a sly smile to Kakashi, then opened the seal scroll he carried with him, injected chakra and took out the information he had printed before.

"I didn't expect there to be so many people before, so I only printed six copies. So everyone made do with it."

After speaking, Naruto handed the information to Yamanaka Aoi and Neji who were closest to him.

"This part is all the action records of 'Akatsuki' since its creation. Let's take a look first."

The room fell silent for a moment, leaving only the sound of turning pages.

"It's really...how is this possible!"

Shikaku and others who were accustomed to reading the information read the information immediately.They can't believe what it says now.

Shikamaru put down the information and said

"Naruto, you are sure what you said above is correct."

Also, anyone with a bit of intelligence knows that a person's behavior style cannot change that much in a short period of time.Therefore, if this information is true, then Uzumaki Nagato is really suspicious.

"Ah."

Naruto's expression had been serious since he took out the scroll, as if he had become a different person.

"I have verified these many times and there is nothing wrong with them."

"Who is this Uzumaki Nagato! And this Fei?"

Yuhi Hong frowned at the information.

It must be worth noting that Naruto specially marked the fact that Fei joined "Akatsuki".

"Uzumaki Nagato is my senior brother, and he is also one of Jiraiya-sensei's apprentices. As the information says, he, Yahiko and Konan founded 'Akatsuki' together. After the death of senior brother Yahiko, Nagato became the second leader of Akatsuki. As for... Fei."

Naruto glanced at Kakashi and finally shook his head.I know I can't hide it, but now is not the time. Mr. Kakashi must not be troubled by Fei's matter now.

"Abi, that is, the masked man joined Akatsuki after the third war. That was the third year after Nagato took over Akatsuki. And if my guess is correct, Akatsuki contributed to the end of the three wars."

The blue eyes were serious, shining with a strange light, as if they could see through people's hearts.

"Naruto," Neji's voice sounded tired and a little helpless. "The people of 'Akatsuki' are all rebels."

"It's a traitorous ninja."

Naruto looked at Neji with burning eyes

"But not all of them are heinous people. For example, Itachi."

Yamanaka Aoi threw the information on the table and turned to look at Naruto, his eyes full of disapproval.

"Naruto, are you sure? That's the bastard who killed the entire Uchiha clan!"

"Senior Yamanaka, what if there is another secret behind what happened back then?"

The corners of Naruto's mouth were slightly raised, revealing a trace of evil charm, as if he had everything under control.

"There's something else hidden"

Yamanaka Cang also frowned.He is a person who doesn't like to frown. Once he frowns, it means he is thinking about something.

Tsunade didn't expect Naruto to mention this, so she hurriedly reached out and grabbed An.It was a relief to make sure that the other party was not feeling any discomfort.

Naruto, Naruto.Why did you involve Uchiha Itachi?

Naruto gestured with his eyes, pointing to Kakashi in the distance.Kakashi smiled when he looked at him, but this smile succeeded in making Kakashi feel a chill.

"As for the truth about the genocide of the Uchiha clan, I think everyone here is definitely not as clear as Mr. Kakashi! Right Mr. Kakashi."

"Ah, Naruto. I won't bring you like this."

Being suddenly dumped, Kaka felt innocent.

"Mr. Kakashi, Itachi found me shortly after Jiraiya-sensei passed away. He told me something, something even I couldn't believe."

"But you still believed it, didn't you?"

Kakashi sighed, Naruto really deserves to be the teacher's child.

"Naruto, it's not good to trust your enemies so easily."

"Don't be gullible, Kakashi-sensei." When Naruto said this, the light in his eyes was still so firm.

"Kakashi-sensei, do you know what Itachi was like when he came to see me? The genius who could ruthlessly kill his relatives at the age of 12 and was willing to become a traitor. When he came to see me, he was about to go blind. His eyes were full of worry, fear, and fear.

Do you know why?Because he is afraid, the man who killed the entire clan is afraid.He was afraid that I would also give up on Sasuke. He was worried that his favorite brother would be abandoned by everyone and live alone in the abyss of revenge with no way out. "

Neji spoke first, but he didn't believe it at all.

"My dearest brother, Naruto, has there been any problem with your brain in the past few years? My dearest brother! It's impossible no matter what you think!"

"Neji, please don't be too busy trying to hurt me, okay! I believe Itachi didn't lie to me."

Naruto emphasized his tone slightly at the end. He could not forget that on the riverside that year, the little child was clinging to his brother and lying on his back, with a look of happiness on his delicate face.The slightly older child carefully and steadily held his younger brother.The cherry blossoms were falling, and such a warm scene had always attracted him.So he believed in Itachi and his love for Sasuke.

"Naruto, please don't be so sure, okay."

Kakashi smiled bitterly, it was not that he didn't know about Itachi, but he forced himself not to think about it, not to miss it, and even if the lie was full of loopholes, he would not interfere.Because no one knows better than him how important Sasuke is to Itachi, important enough to point the knife at his closest family member for Sasuke.

"Mr. Kakashi"

Naruto lowered his eyes and said his father's evaluation of Itachi in a soft voice.

"Itachi is a transparent and gentle child, but at the same time he also has the stubbornness of the Uchiha clan. No one understands the cruelty of war better than him, and no one understands the value of peace better than him."

"Naruto, you!"

Kakashi was shocked speechless, as if he had returned to the scene shortly after the end of the third battle.What the teacher said to him when he came back from visiting Mikoto with his wife.At that time, the teacher also said the same thing.It turned out that that sentence actually pointed out the tragedy of Itachi, a young genius.

Yes, because I hate war, I accept such a task without hesitation, leave the village without hesitation, and live a life of being cursed by the world, being hunted, and licking blood on the tip of a knife.

Such a gentle child fell into the abyss just like that.It's not over until the end of life.

"Are you still pretending not to know? Mr. Kakashi, the truth about the genocide back then."

"Ha, you have grown up a lot. Naruto, how do you know that you are so sure that I know the truth?"

Kakashi finally let go, and his green eyes were decorated with complex emotions, which made Kakashi feel a lot of changes.

"In fact, it's not difficult. As long as you think carefully about your attitude towards Sasuke, you can guess some of it because of your father."

"Really?" Kakashi lowered his head and said in a low voice.

"Naruto, the teacher will definitely be pleased to see you like this. But..."

It was rare for Kakashi to be serious. He took a serious look at everyone who was doing this.

"Naruto, this matter has been classified as a secret by the Sandaime. The only insiders are the Sandaime and two advisors. Even I learned about it accidentally. Are you sure you want me to tell you?"

Naruto was stunned for a moment, then lowered his eyes

"Mr. Kakashi, no matter how many reasons there are, this is what Konoha owes Itachi! Mother-in-law Tsunade should also want to know."

Tsunade held Yami's hand tightly, and she understood that Naruto was asking her to come forward and make Kakashi tell the truth about that year.

How could she not know the truth back then?Not long after Naruto left, Itachi appeared in Konoha, scarred. It was then that she realized what choices Konoha, her teacher, had forced the 12-year-old child to make!Just like Naruto said, Konoha owes Itachi and Sasuke.Even if what Sasuke did was unacceptable, Konoha owed these two children justice.

bang——

The table in front of Tsunade had a big hole in it.

After all, she couldn't stand Konoha like that and such a tragic decision.

"Kakashi! Tell everyone present exactly what choices the third generation teacher and senior advisors forced the child to make!"

"Hi!"

Kakashi sat up straight and said

"More than 20 years ago, during the Nine-Tails Disaster, the fourth generation left us in order to protect the village. After that, the high-level Uchiha clan's exclusion became more and more intense, which also aroused dissatisfaction among the radical faction of the Uchiha clan. They persuaded Lord Fugaku Conspiracy. The rebellion plan was interrupted before it could be implemented. The senior management noticed the ambition of the Uchiha clan, so they wanted to use the topic to kill all the Uchiha. Itachi was also in the Anbu at the time. In order to protect Sasuke, he asked himself to take over the massacre. clan's mission, and then left Konoha as a rebel ninja and broke into Akatsuki's interior. He became Konoha's undercover agent in Akatsuki. That's about it."

Tsunade patted Yami's hand gently and then held it. The child's hand had been cold since just now.But this is his abyss. How can he overcome this abyss if he doesn't face it.

The truth told by Kakashi silenced everyone present.

It turns out that the traitorous ninja they talked about was so innocent and a tragedy of genius, and it was absolutely true.

Shikamaru took a deep breath, suppressed the strange emotions in his heart, and asked his question.

"Why did he want to join Akatsuki at that time when Akatsuki didn't pose a danger?"

"Because of old...because of the last words left by the Fourth Hokage."

Naruto stopped, he knew that someone present knew the fourth generation's last words

Seeing that Naruto was no longer talking, Shikaku naturally understood what Naruto meant.

"The Yondaime-sama left his last words, 'Be careful with Akatsuki, be careful with the masked man, be careful with the Sharingan.'"

"is it?"

Shikamaru didn't pay much attention to this problem, because another problem was more important.

"Naruto, do you still want to take Sasuke back to the village?"

With Naruto's temperament, knowing this incident, the obsession with bringing Sasuke back will probably become even deeper.

"No."

Naruto did not avoid this question, but the answer was ambiguous.

"If Sasuke is willing to come back, I will naturally help him. If he doesn't come back, I will do my best to stop him once he attacks Konoha."

"..."

The two people at the same time as Naruto and Tsunade were silent.

snort!Has the original necessity to bring him back turned into a matter of resignation?

Tsunade: It's definitely Naruto's style.

"well, let's get back to business."

Naruto knocked on the table gently to cheer up the people present.

"Although the fourth generation's last words were: Be careful of Akatsuki, be careful of the masked man, and be careful of the Sharingan. But I think the fourth generation got it wrong."