Konoha: Change from Uchiha

The senior management approved his application to join ANBU.

After receiving the consent form, a rare smile appeared on Itachi's tear trough. After joining the ANBU, he would be able to serve as a bridge between the senior management and the clan to convey the will and eliminate conflicts between them. This is also a responsibility that he must shoulder.

Whether it's for the village, the clan or Sasuke.

"Itachi, congratulations on joining ANBU."

After receiving the news, Shisui rushed to the cliff to meet Itachi and congratulate him.

For the two people who are stuck between the First Clan and the village, this is one of the few places where they can escape from reality. There is neither the surveillance of the village barrier nor the annoying comments of the First Clan.

But while escaping reality, they couldn't help but worry about the village and their clan.

On the one hand, he hopes that the clan will become stronger, on the other hand, he tries his best to avoid conflicts between the clan and the village.

Obviously the village and the clan are one and the same, but the clan members do not have this awareness and put the clan and the village on equal footing.

"Yes, I finally joined ANBU, and I would like to thank you for helping me, otherwise my joining ANBU would not have been so smooth."

Itachi thanked Shisui softly, even though there was no need for this between them.

"It's not my fault," Shisui shook his head slightly, and then said: "The application submitted to the senior management was written by the captain. You and Uncle Fugaku may need to have a heart-to-heart talk. The relationship between father and son cannot be too rigid, otherwise It will be too late to regret later.”

Speaking of this, Shisui thought of his father who died on the hospital bed, that was his last relative.

He didn't want a similar tragedy to happen again to Itachi.

"My father's vision is too narrow. Even though he is the captain, he cannot even suppress his subordinates and allows them to have rebellious thoughts against the village. But I will pay attention to your reminder, Shisui. If the family atmosphere is too rigid, It’s not good for Sasuke’s growth.”

Itachi sighed lightly, but Shisui smiled and said: "Don't underestimate Sasuke, he is more powerful than you were before, and his achievements in the future may exceed yours. Don't always treat him as a child."

"But Sasuke is always a child in my heart."

The conversation ends here.

After separating from Shisui, Itachi put on a decent ninja uniform and came to the ANBU base behind the Hokage building.

As a large part of the Hokage's direct administration, the ANBU base covers a large area, but most of it is underground and inside the mountain, with very few parts actually exposed to the sun.

The full name of ANBU is Special Assassination Unit.

Before coming here, Itachi had a good understanding of the functions of the ANBU. This was a special force responsible only to the Hokage, and its power overrided almost all other departments.

A unit responsible for maintaining law and order in the village and conducting underground activities in the dark, and faithfully executing all orders.

Many of these functions are in conflict with the security forces. This is also the reason why the clan and the ANBU often conflict, violating each other's interests.

However, what he wants to join is not an ordinary ANBU, but a special root organization in the ANBU. The big shot in the root organization will be his direct superior in the future.

With complicated thoughts, Itachi followed the passage to the inside of the root base and to Danzo's office.

This is a place where no sunlight can shine at noon and is always in darkness.

"Come in, Itachi."

Before Itachi opened the door, he heard a voice in the room, with an old voice.

Pushing open the door, there was an old man hiding in the darkness sitting on the futon in the room. Even the surrounding lights could not dispel the gloom on the old man's face, exuding an evil aura that could stop a child from crying at night.

"Danzo-sama, this is the application approved by Hokage-sama."

Now that he has chosen to join ANBU, Itachi is also ready to face the big shot of ANBU. The darkness that the other party carries is nothing compared to his dream.

"The application does not need to be verified. It is my decision for you to join ANBU. It is not easy for Uchiha to want to join ANBU."

"Do you want me to be grateful?" Itachi said in his heart.

As if he had read Itachi's thoughts, Danzo's voice sounded from the darkness, "But before that, you need to perform a special task to become a member of the ANBU."

"What mission?" Itachi asked directly.

"The content of the mission is very simple. Killing a ninja in the village is not too difficult for you. But before that, I want you to know about the experience of this ninja."

"Experience?" Itachi asked in confusion as he tried to look at Danzo.

"This ninja is a member of the ANBU and a jounin in the village. He has a wife and two children at home. If he hadn't colluded with Kirigakure to betray intelligence, he should be an elite worthy of the Hokage's trust.

But now not many people in the village know that he is a traitor, and he has been living a normal life. "

"I'll kill him right away."

Itachi said quickly as he didn't understand Danzo's intention.

"That's not the point. His life or death doesn't matter to a village, but if betrayal is tolerated, the village will become ungovernable."

Danzo's words seemed to mean something.

Itachi heard the implication, but still said without hesitation: "I will kill him immediately. A traitor is a traitor."

"Now I believe you have the consciousness to join the Anbu. However, the other person has been a jounin for many years. I allow you to take one person with you to complete this mission."

Danzo nodded with satisfaction, then approached Itachi and put his hand on Itachi's body.

"Anbu are ninjas who lurk in the darkness to protect the light. They need to bear the burden of enlightenment beyond ordinary people's imagination. But you are different. From the time you were in the ninja school, I can see that you have a fierce look. You are a ninja who is born to adapt to become an Anbu.

Only those who bear the deepest darkness in the world can bring peace to the world. "

Danzo's words were more like the whispers of a devil, gradually echoing in Itachi's ears, pushing him into the abyss step by step.

After leaving the room deep in the root, Itachi found Shisui again and talked about the content of this mission. Shisui seemed to be deep in thought, and after a long time he was still mumbling the names of the ninjas who needed to be assassinated.

That was an old man who had been able to survive in the Anbu for more than ten years. Even he was a troublesome jounin elite.

Whether it is his superb physical skills or the experience of more than ten years of ANBU career, he is very difficult to deal with. The most important thing is that he does not want to take action against the ninjas in the village, even if the other party has betrayed the ninja village.

But since it was Itachi who sent the invitation, he had no reason to refuse.

"Okay, when are we going to set off? Such an enemy cannot be taken lightly."

"According to the ANBU's arrangement, we need to team up with him for a mission, and then wait for an opportunity to kill him during the mission."