[Naruto·Itachi bg] A clear spring

In the dank basement where sunlight never enters, even the movement of people is silent.

Pale because he has never seen the sun.

Silence because there is no need to communicate too much.

Cold-blooded, because it is the result of cruel training.

The stone slab on the top slowly descends, squeezing the space for movement and getting closer to the water.

The air in his chest was getting less and less. Hayata Yu, who was pressed toward the water, remained motionless and could only try to reduce the energy consumption.

When the slab rose he could breathe fresh air.

If you can't make it, that's too bad.

Cough - he coughed violently after choking on the water.

What day is this?

As soon as he came back, he was imprisoned in a cold water prison, and the interval between falling stone slabs became shorter and shorter.

His perception of time has become increasingly dull.

The limbs also became stiffer and stiffer with the soaking.

It seems that the adult is very angry this time.

This was the first time he had received such a severe punishment since he followed his mother into the root.

But he has no regrets.

He has seen the sunshine and felt its warmth, so he will no longer think about losing it.

I don’t know what your plans are, but if something happens to the fourth generation, the person with the most hope is...

cough cough-

This time the stone slab pressed deeper, and the tired Hayata Yu choked in more water.

No matter what, he didn't want anything to happen to his mentor.

After an unknown amount of time, the sound of loosening chains came from the silent water prison.

His sore and numb hands were untied, and red blood stains lay across his wrists.

Opening his heavy eyelids, he saw a familiar person——

The child, who was as pale as him, said, "Xin, what day is this?"

The blue-haired and white-skinned child looked around and carefully made a three sign in his field of vision.

It's the third day. If the adults are willing to let him out, everything must have settled.

Hayata Yu, who was supported by Nobu, walked very slowly, and the water on his body fell drop by drop, leaving traces of water along the way.

Door after door was opened, and he walked up.

If he walks up like this, he will soon be able to see the sun again, right?

But he didn't make it to the end. He turned a corner and was taken deeper.

"Xin, you have to remember." Hayata Yu's voice was very soft and would not echo here.

The child who was called turned his head and leaned closer.

"Don't have too deep ties to the people here."

Otherwise you will be in pain, whether alive or dead.

The boy did not respond and watched quietly as Yu Hayata walked into the interrogation room.

He couldn't respond either.

He already has the well, and the well is destined to go into the roots.

In the dark interrogation room, the cold wind blew, and his clothes that were still wet and his limbs that had been soaked in ice water for a long time made him tremble.

Even if he gritted his teeth, he couldn't stop the stinging pain in his temples.

Sitting on the chair, Hayata Yu forced himself to calm down. He must be calm when adults ask questions.

Soon, the candles in the interrogation room were lit one by one.

Then there was the sound of the door opening and closing.

"Have you figured out how to respond to me?" Shimura Danzo stopped a few feet away.

"It was to avoid making others in Team [-] suspicious." He went out at the time when he originally planned to gather. This reason was more reasonable.

"Do you think there are a few people in the team who don't know your identity?" This reason was too weak, and Shimura Danzo was a little disappointed.

"Probably...no." The master must know, and Hinata Kiyoshi is also aware of it. As for the seemingly innocent and innocent Uchiha——

He would rather she didn't know.

But that day, she said, came at the right time.

She is not surprised.

"But you still have to go out." Only worthless abandoned children were allowed to play that day, and all the core combatants of the root team were not allowed to go out to support them. They attacked their own people who were blocking them. This kid was biased.

"That's why I have to go, so that I can show that I care about them." Yu Hayata swallowed his saliva and suppressed the chill in his heart.

"Oh? And then."

"Sarutobi...Sarutobi Kino currently values ​​me very much. I am also the captain of the team, so there is no reason to be absent. At this time, staying consistent with the team will gain more trust and make it easier to do things in the future."

"Is that what you're thinking too?" If so, better.If not, he is confident in bringing Yu Hayata back.

"Yes," Hayata Yu raised his head, his eyes calm. "I was trained by the adults, and I have always been consistent with the adults."

"That's good. I only let you learn the secret technique of ink and wash by yourself. You should know that I treat you -" Shimura Danzo lowered his head with cold eyes.

"High hopes."

The wind suddenly became stronger, causing the candle to sway left and right, and seemed to be extinguished again.

Carefully cover the newly lit candle and wait for the flame to stabilize before slowly releasing it.

The Kyuubi attacked the village, and all the village's power circuits were cut off. The Uchiha tribe also suffered great damage, so they had to move into a temporary vine house outside the secret place.

He carefully counted the medicine bottles he had rescued from the rubble, and took out a few bottles of the cattail balm he had made earlier and put them into his ninja bag.

Well - pack up, take a shower and go to bed early.

"Brother Shisui, are you okay?" Uchiha Izumi asked after knocking on the bathroom door.

Brother Zhisui seems to have been in this for a long time. When did Brother Zhisui, who is so quick to win, become so lazy?

In the mirror, 10-year-old Uchiha Shisui looked at himself silently.

The eye that had been stinging and bleeding no longer hurt. He thought it was accidentally injured during the battle.

But the patterns he had never seen before told him that this matter was not simple.

The outer circle is no longer three rotating magatama, but four curved hooks that extend around the eyes.

It looks like a quadrilateral with a central origin.

"Brother Shisui, are you okay?" Uchiha Izumi's voice sounded more anxious.

"Here he comes." Don't tell others yet, this seems to be an advanced level, he has to check the information.

Without electricity, there was no hot water, but the weather was not bone-chilling, and she still felt refreshed when the cold water fell from her head.

When she came out after taking a bath and wiping her hair, her aunt who had been helping in the orphanage also came back.

After the two chatted for a while, she learned that the orphanage had also been affected and had to relocate.

This time the impact of Kyuubi is quite big, and the neighborhood and address have to be re-planned again.

On the fifth day, the seventh team finally regrouped and continued to leave the village to complete the previous mission.

The four people's outfits had not changed much from before, but she noticed that Yu Hayata wore two new black Kevin wristbands.

She felt relaxed after getting up early to see the two adults off and giving him balsamic balm. She couldn't help but joke, "Hayada-senpai is at the forefront of fashion."

"That's right," Yu Hayata raised his head and stroked the wristband, "Do you like it, junior high school girl? They also have other colors."

"No," Uchiha Izumi shook his head, "I often grind medicine, and it goes bad very quickly with this." She remembered that Sarutobi-sensei's ultra-light luxury tent that had been stepped on by a wild boar belonged to Kevin's family.Expensive things are always comfortable but not durable, so forget it for a rough person like her.

The four people running at top speed brought up a breeze, and along with the autumn wind unique to this season, took away the crumbling autumn leaves among the trees.

At the same time, the surviving trees outside the Hokage Tower, which had not yet been repaired, began to turn yellow.Uchiha Fugaku, who was stepping on fallen leaves, and the respected elder looked at each other and walked into the building with a heavy heart.

This is a particularly important meeting, and all the major families are present.

Since no one has any objection to the third generation returning to the position of Hokage, it is easier for people who are familiar with him to settle down.

What Konoha needs most now is stability. If it continues like this, all the villagers will run away, the commercial economy will not develop, and the greater the constraints of the daimyo will be.

Several settlements of major families were also affected, and they were all approved to be rebuilt on the original site.

There was only one exception. The new plan required the Uchiha clan to move to the forest near the clan's secret place.

Not to mention the remoteness there, there are not many people around it. Except for the annual sacrificial meeting of the clan, basically no one goes there.

It's so abominable, you don't take us seriously!

The Uchiha, who already had white hair, was very angry at the smell of medicine.

Uchiha Fugaku knew that this might be the result.

The drawings cannot be drawn in a short while. Putting them out now is basically a notice to them that they must move out.

"The Uchiha clan has lived here for a long time. Rebuilding on the original site saves money and is easier."

"When the village was founded, the Uchiha clan was allocated two pieces of land. The piece in the center of the village is the first generation's affirmation and support for our clan."

Uchiha Fugaku looked up at the Sandaime sitting in the main seat, but the other party avoided his eyes.

"We are also aware of this situation," Koharu, who was sleeping next to him, said, "But the land around the Uchiha Secret Base will belong to you in the future, and the compensation area will be larger than the current land in the center of the village."

"But the location in the center of the village is not comparable to other places!" Uchiha Yao couldn't sit still anymore.

"Since Elder Yaowei also knows the importance of the location, it would be better for this land to be used for commercial development. Mulan Street is the core of the Kyuubi battlefield and it is impossible to rebuild it." Mito Kadoyan's words made sense.

Signaling the excited elder to sit down, Uchiha Fugaku frowned, still wanting to keep the settlement he had lived in for many years.

"I can understand the economic considerations, but the Uchiha clan's ancient residence has not been damaged much, so it is easy to rebuild. It would take time and energy to move to an uninhabited place and rebuild again."

"The young adults in our clan either serve in various squads or guard the police department, and cannot complete such a huge project."

He was reminding the Sandaime opposite that the agreement signed during the Fourth Generation had come into effect, and Uchiha's sincerity had been on the surface for some time.

"I remember that Danzo-sama has people who are good at infrastructure construction, right?" The Aburame clan sitting at the end spoke.

"Yes," Danzo Shimura, who was sitting on the right side of the Hokage, nodded, "If the Uchiha clan needs it, I can send this person. Relocation does not require much energy."

"As for monetary compensation," Xiaochun knocked on the table after going to bed, "Can the salary of the police department remain unchanged?"

Konoha is currently suffering a heavy blow, and the industries of all major families have received notices of tax increases or salary cuts today.

"This is a great favor. Our Akimichi clan's catering tax has been increased by [-]%. I'm just counting on the good location to open as soon as possible." The leader of the Akimichi clan is no longer Akimichi Takifeng, who is on good terms with Uchiha. Died in the battle of Nine Tails.The newly appointed Akimichi Dingzao gestured to Uchiha Fugaku, seeming to urge him to agree.

"Yes, even our farm Nara family has raised taxes by [-]%. It's a difficult time for everyone."

……

There were also complaints and envy from the major families.Uchiha Fugaku also fell silent. What changed the third generation's attitude?Obviously, when he came with the fourth generation before, his tone was kind and he tried his best to promote cooperation.

"Except for Uchiha, everyone has no objections, right?" Danzo Shimura spoke, and everyone nodded, and the previous noise disappeared.

Seeing everyone's looks, Uchiha Fugaku felt very powerless and returned to his previous appearance.

Every time we have a meeting, everyone looks like this -

Why are you Uchiha always different from everyone else?

They didn't want to either, but today it was an obvious run.Such a large piece of land is remote and there are no other people. What is the difference between moving there and isolating Uchiha?

"That's it for today. The Uchiha who have any objections will stay here. Everyone can go back early. I guess all the clan leaders have been busy with a lot of things recently." The Sandaime, who had been silent after talking about the new construction drawings, finally spoke.

When everyone dispersed and the footsteps and chatter disappeared, Uchiha's smell of medicine could no longer suppress his anger. "You, Sandaime, were present when the cooperation agreement was signed. As a partner, is it necessary to isolate us in this way?"

"I think isolation is necessary, what do you think, Hokage-sama?" Mito Kadoyan, who was responsible for investigating the Nine-Tails incident, said bluntly.

"Consultant Mito, please explain clearly what you mean." Even if he was angry again, Uchiha noticed the seriousness of the other person's tone.

"The person who released the Kyuubi and fought against the Fourth Generation," the Sandaime looked at Uchiha Fugaku with deep doubt in his eyes, "has the Sharingan."

One stone makes a huge wave.

It turned out to be the case.

But how is this possible? !

"Impossible! The Uchiha clan members did not have the time or conditions to commit crimes that day!" Uchiha Yaowei immediately retorted.

"Yes, no." Uchiha Fugaku calmed down after the initial surprise, "I counted the number of people that day. Except for Uchiha Shisui who was performing duties in the ANBU and Uchiha Izumi, who had a mission that night, everyone else was there. Within the clan’s territory.”

"Where are those corpses? Are they counted one by one?"

"Yes, the eyes of the dead are intact, there are no traces of excavation, and they are all members of the tribe who have not opened their eyes."

"That's strange," Danzo Shimura added with a smile, "That person has extremely strong eye power and can come and go without leaving a trace. Moreover, he has a higher-level Sharingan than the three magatama."

"What if..." Uchiha Fugaku was obviously shocked, "If you are talking about the Mangekyō Sharingan, no one in our clan has reached this stage. The last Mangekyō was your teammate Uchiha Mirror."

"After all these years, no one can advance anymore?"

"Do you think it's so easy for the Sharingan to evolve? Most of the tribe can't open their eyes. Even if they open their eyes, there are very few who can reach the three magatama!" Uchiha stared at the bright red Sharingan, very excited, "It's like I am in my forties or fifties, but I still only have three magatama on one side and two magatama on the other."

Shimura Danzo wiped the saliva that the other party "accidentally" sprayed on his face, "Elder, don't get excited, we just have reasonable suspicion."

……

"So, the Uchiha clan please accept the current construction plan first." Although the third generation was helpless, he was also insistent.

"Uchiha will always prove his innocence one day."

The Uchiha relocation took only a week with the help of a certain infrastructure talent.Although they were reluctant, the tribesmen had no choice but to move away according to the instructions. This feeling of being isolated and monitored eventually caused great internal dissatisfaction. The reason was that the Uchiha who remained united for the agreement were divided into two distinct factions.

Uchiha Fugaku was very helpless and had no choice but to inform the masked man's characteristics and mobilize his clan members to search for him.

But in the following years, this man seemed to disappear and never appeared in people's sight.