[Naruto·Itachi bg] A clear spring

Konoha 48

On this day, the second youngest child of the Uchiha family was two months old, and his name was finally decided after careful selection.

Sasuke Uchiha.

The Uchiha Ancestral Hall was filled with candlelight. At six o'clock in the morning, the Uchiha clan attended in their best attire. The parents of each family and their juniors stood in line.

There were so many people that the red and white fans behind the male tribesmen made people dizzy.Uchiha Izumi, who was in the third row, was wearing a light blue kimono and was wearing elevated clogs, but he couldn't see clearly what was going on in the front row.

Not long after entering the door, Shisui was called to the front.

Chaotic breathing and tiny voices.

There were too many distractions and she couldn't hear what was being said at the front.

"Koizumi, don't worry." Uchiha Keiko on the side touched her hair, and she calmed down in frustration.

After being stroked again and again by her aunt, she finally stabilized and stopped looking around.

Calm down, Lord Hokage has reinstated Shisui, it shouldn't be a bad thing.

Then came a long prayer ceremony, with devout tribesmen bowing down again and again.It was already bright, but there was still no sense of presence in this tall ancestral hall surrounded by woods.

In the tall wooden building, the only sound was the scraping of clothes when rising and falling.

As the crowd rose and fell, floating candles accompanied by hot wax drops stood firmly in front of various stone monuments.

The stone tablet is old and has some signs of weathering, but it can be seen that the descendants took good care of it.

In the corner where the candlelight can't shine, it's dark and damp, and there seem to be some creatures that have been living there for a long time.

This year's missions and training had made her senses much more sensitive. Touching the hair on her head, she felt for the first time that the ancestral hall, which she had not been to for a long time, was a scary place.

"The second son of our family, Uchiha Fugaku, is officially named Uchiha Sasuke, and I will inform all my ancestors."

"I'll tell my ancestors that I know everything!"

Sasuke, who had been sleeping all the way, finally woke up and realized that the person holding him was not the familiar Nissan. He raised his hands and groped to the side, yelling.

Uchiha Itachi, who was kneeling next to him, raised his head and looked again and again, and finally restrained himself from extending his hand.

With a serious look on his face, Uchiha Fugaku lifted little Sasuke's right foot and let the tribesman on the side prick his thumb to draw out some blood, then took a book and printed it on it.

"Wow ah ah-!"

It looked painful and sounded painful.

The cry resounded through the lobby, making Izumi Uchiha, who had sensitive ears, tremble.

But there is nothing we can do, we have to wait until he is older before he can write his own name.Fortunately, I was already able to write when I arrived, which saved me the process of bloodletting.

"Uh-huh--" Little Sasuke's cry finally calmed down. Just when everyone thought he was going to calm down, there was a sudden sound of water, accompanied by a fresh (...) smell that spread along the breeze. .

As the clan leader, Uchiha Fugaku was dressed formally today. The fabric was expensive and had good water absorption properties.Little Sasuke was so happy for so long that he didn't even drop a drop.

Uchiha Izumi, who lowered his head, couldn't help but smile and curl his lips. This little guy will definitely be someone who will avenge himself in the future.

At this moment, Uchiha Shisui walked up and said something in the clan leader's ear.

Uchiha Fugaku nodded, and his powerful voice echoed in the lobby: "Today's ceremony is over, the Hokage is here to visit. Those in the first three rows of clans will stay, and those in the back will go back to rest first. Everyone has worked hard."

The crowd gradually dispersed, and the tribesmen in the first three rows moved forward.Little Sasuke, who had cried and peed, was re-wrapped and put back into his brother's arms. At this time, he was playing with his brother's hair with his big eyes blinking.

Uchiha Izumi quietly approached Shisui and asked about the situation just now.

"The Sandaime and the Yondaime came together. There were very few people and they even brought congratulatory gifts."

"Is it just a gift?"

"It should be more than that. Let's take a look at the details."

The waiting time was not long. Soon after they arrived at the front hall where the guests were waiting, Uchiha Fugaku, who had specially changed his clothes, came in with two adults.

The young Yondaime and the old Sandaime, but no one else.

"I heard that today is the naming ceremony of the Uchiha family. This is a congratulatory gift from me and the Third Generation." The Fourth Generation made a seal, and the scrolls with complex patterns on the ground disappeared, replaced by two heavy and exquisite boxes.

"We're here uninvited, so I hope everyone doesn't take offense to it. This is a happy event for the village. Do you mind if I, an old man, come to have a cup of tea?"

Although the clan's attitude toward Konoha's senior officials was not unified, no one wanted to show any impatience on such a special day and place.

So everyone welcomed the two adults in politely, prepared refreshments, and chatted about home affairs.The atmosphere seemed harmonious, but everyone had different expressions.

Unfortunately, she couldn't continue to observe carefully, and she couldn't hear it.

Because at the moment she was making tea in the tea room, boiling water and making pot after pot of average-quality summer tea.

It's been so long, I don't know what's going on over there, and just thinking about the purpose of the two adults' coming, the hand pouring water crooked, and the left hand holding the teapot immediately turned red.

He calmed down and continued pouring, stroking his red fingers.

Forget it, I'll go home and ask Shisui later.

"Sister Izumi, is the tea ready?" This time it was not the aunt who brought the tea, but Uchiha Itachi who was supposed to be holding his younger brother.

"Okay, what? You finished it so quickly?" She remembered that the second wave of tea had just been sent out not long ago.

"Not yet, the adults have finished talking. Seeing that you and aunt haven't been here for so long, mother urged me to come and have a look." Uchiha Itachi shook his head, took the tray for her, and stared at her red eyes with his lowered eyes. finger.

"Didn't Aunt Keiko go to the lobby before?" She quickly grasped the key point.

"No."

how come?

Auntie doesn't seem like someone who would leave midway.

What happened?

At this time, Uchiha Keiko was running in a narrow gap in the forest. She had not been a ninja for many years, so her speed was not slow, and she was struggling to track the place where the man in black disappeared.

The Uchiha clan's secret place and ancestral hall are far away from the center of the village. They are surrounded by towering trees that have been planted for many years. If it is not for gatherings, no one will frequently set foot there, let alone the core of the secret place with the ancestral stone tablets.

Why are the footprints I saw just now exactly the same as those often found near the Memorial Monument?

Who is it that can go in and out of the Uchiha secret place silently, and can often visit the heroes without anyone noticing?

I really can’t catch up.

The barefooted Uchiha Keiko stopped and held on to the tree trunk to catch her breath.

If it were me before, I wouldn't be so weak.

And if you chase after it, it will be an even more dangerous place.

The Uchiha family's forbidden area is a place that no one has set foot on for decades.

A hint of murderous intent appeared in front of her, and she quickly raised her head.

There was no one, just flung kunai and flying birds.

It's always like this, I feel like I'm right in front of me but it's like an illusion.

Shaking her head and shaking off the beads of sweat, Uchiha Keiko decided to go back first.This person is so familiar with the Uchiha family, he will definitely show up again.After calming down, she formed a seal and disappeared.

"Ah, the teleportation technique." The man in black who had just finished moving was lying on his back on a thick branch. The blue of the sky was faintly visible among the overlapping leaves, and white clouds occasionally drifted by the wind.

How long had it been since he lay like this and looked at the sky in Konoha?

At that moment, he wanted to take action, after all, he had been chased by this person for a while.

But he changed his mind the moment the man raised his head.

It's Keiko Uchiha.

She was not an important person, but she often came to commemorate her husband at the monument. She would wipe all the monuments carefully, and occasionally bring some flowers to those who were sleeping without care.

No matter how long it has been since we met again, the girl's photo on the monument is always clear, there are no weeds around, and occasionally there are flowers she likes.

When he was too busy to come, Uchiha Keiko inadvertently took care of the person he valued most.

Ah...it seems like he is still an ordinary person with a conscience.

But how long can this last?

The relationship between the Uchiha family and the Hokage seemed to be getting better and better, which was not what he wanted to see.

Why can those people enjoy the sunshine, enjoy the crowds, and enjoy all the things that they cannot have in the dark corners? !

Can these people who were sacrificed by the struggle have no choice but to lie underground forever, hiding in the shadows and being forgotten forever by those happy people!

The cracking of his clenched finger joints could not calm the pain in his heart.

"It's time for them to enjoy the pain."

Touching his remaining eyes, the abundant power inside them - feeling the gift given by the adult before leaving, the man in black laughed softly, with a trace of excitement.