[Naruto·Itachi bg] A clear spring

As Konoha's annual conference approaches, the atmosphere in the clan is becoming increasingly tense.

Facing the increasingly unappeasable clan members at clan gatherings, Uchiha Fugaku, the clan leader, was in a very difficult position.

"We are a powerful Uchiha clan! Tolerating our anger will only make the other party worse!"

"Clan leader, every time we give in and compromise, what benefits have the higher-ups in Konoha given us?"

"Don't you see the construction around us? You know exactly what this means!"

"We can't wait any longer! If we continue like this we will just..."

"That's enough, we don't have a legitimate reason now." Faced with the urging of the tribe, Uchiha Fugaku did not suppress it blindly.

Perhaps, Uchiha and Konoha have reached a point where they cannot reconcile.

"We are just taking back the authority and rights we deserve. Where do we need any reason?" Uchiha Yashiro was very excited. Although he had worked with the clan leader for many years, he still had this impulsive temperament.

"We have no chance of winning." Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi did not come to today's meeting. Instead, she took a break from her busy schedule and was informed that she must be in place.

Izumi Uchiha slowly added, "We have no chance of winning either in terms of strength or timing. There are many ANBU elites, and we are always under surveillance."

"We also have elites," Uchiha Inari added anxiously, "13-year-old Uchiha Shisui is already at the jounin level, and Izumi and I are already chuunin..."

"But the Anbu has an elite representative, cold-blooded Kakashi, who is more talented than Shisui. Not to mention Konoha's Jounin and the hidden talents at the root. In particular, among the Jounin there is also Konoha Toryu's heir Moonlight Hayate. Even the Konoha gate is on duty. Kozitetsu and Kamizuki Izumo are also chuunin." Uchiha Izumi felt that her clan brother had been practicing in missions for so long in the past few years, but he still had not gotten rid of his arrogance. "And our elite Jonin team has been exhausted in the war."

Her father and uncle are still the top beings in the clan. Unfortunately, only the current clan leader Uchiha Fugaku is left among the elites of this generation, and the new generation has not yet grown up...

The Uchiha clan really has no other choice but to keep making compromises to postpone the conflict that is on the verge of breaking out.

Silence spread in the room. Uchiha Izumi looked at the angry, resentful, and unwilling tribesmen around him, and suddenly felt that there were really too few people who were awake.

When did the Uchiha clan become synonymous with arrogance and arrogance?

……

"Let's not talk about it for now. I think there is something that needs to be revealed today." As the elder of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha's medicinal smell has already turned gray.

"Chief Fugaku, although you and I sometimes have political disagreements, we have always been consistent in safeguarding the interests of the Uchiha clan."

"If you have any questions, please tell me directly." Uchiha Fugaku nodded.

"My grandson is fifteen this year and has reached adulthood. His marriage partner should also be decided." The old man's eyes turned to Uchiha Inari who was sitting underneath, and then his eyes gradually moved to the side. He also wore a forehead protector and his face had grown longer. Open girl.

Uchiha Izumi felt empty in his heart, but he also knew that he could not escape this moment.

As the best girl in the clan, her marriage has never been free.

"Inahuo has liked Izumi for many years, and everyone knows it very well, so I think..."

"Elder Yaowei," Uchiha Fugaku interrupted the elder, "Izumi is only ten years old now. It is too early to make a decision. It is better to let the children get along with each other for a while before making a decision, so as not to appear abrupt."

Taking advantage of the clan leader's words, Izumi Uchiha quickly added, "Yes, I am still focused on the team's mission and cannot give up halfway. There are many beautiful girls in the clan. I believe Brother Inohuo will have a better choice."

……

A rally without consensus ended just like that. The way back was covered with dark clouds and strong winds.

Even so, Uchiha Izumi still met someone he didn't want to see.

"Why did you reject me again and again? This is obviously your best choice." Uchiha Inari's face was full of anger. In the past few years, whether it was explicit or implicit, he had received either rejection or no response. .

"The best choice?" Izumi Uchiha was confused. Does she have to choose him?

"Sooner or later, you will marry someone from the clan, not me, or someone inferior to me. If you choose me, the trend of division in the clan will be alleviated." Suppressing the anger in his heart, Uchiha Inari felt that the situation in front of him Girls don’t understand this.

"But I don't want to be a housewife. You can find another one and don't have to be attached to me." Izumi Uchiha walked around the person in front of her and continued to move forward. It was going to rain, and the quilt she had hung outside had not been taken back. Gotta go home quickly.

"You can still do what you want after you get married." The voice from behind did not stop her.

"Uchiha Izumi, answer me!"

The wind was loud and the boys were shouting loudly.

Uchiha Izumi finally stopped, "I still say the same thing, the two of us are not suitable, give up, brother Inohuo, forceful melons will not be sweet."

The sound of rain gradually became louder, and on a misty night, Izumi Uchiha ran home through the water on the ground.

The autumn rain at night was very cool, just like the temperature in her heart, which was getting colder layer by layer.

She never knew what kind of love she wanted, but she knew that those who didn't want it must decisively reject it.

Her words were a bit harsh today, and I hope the other party can give up this kind of wishful thinking.

This is……

There is a thin figure in front of the familiar house, looking at the sky, soaked in the rain.

"Itachi? Is that you?"

The figure that heard her voice trembled and threw itself to the ground.

"You have a fever, why do you still go out in the rain?" Carefully wiping the boy's slightly longer hair, Izumi Uchiha's eyes were full of blame, "You criticized me last time for not getting out in the rain, what's wrong with you? ?”

Playing with the boy's smooth hair, Izumi Uchiha waited patiently for his answer.

The sound of rain hitting tiles on the eaves became louder and louder, and the mansion with only two people seemed extremely empty.

Shisui was at the critical juncture of being promoted to Jonin, and the number of times he went home was becoming less and less.

Since the aunt decided to work part-time at the orphanage, the time between the two of them has always been inconsistent. Recently, she has been busy investigating some things, so there are fewer opportunities to meet.

A layer of dust has fallen on the dining table at home. In the past few years, the family has never had the opportunity to cook and eat together.

"It's nothing, I just have something I can't figure out, so I just wanted to ask Shisui and you." The boy spoke, his voice weak.

"It's normal to not be able to figure it out, but you can't get wet in the rain! Your body is the most important thing, you know, little bastard." He tied his dried hair into a braid, and Izumi Uchiha tugged hard.

"I'm not a child anymore..." It seems that he is really sick, and even his rebuttal is so weak.

"Then don't worry me with such childish behavior."

"I know...it's so cold today. Can I sleep on the same bed as you?" The boy turned his head and nestled into her arms.

She originally wanted to say yes, but then she thought of the things that troubled her at the meeting just now.

Although there was no booking today, I think it won’t be too long to wait for her results...

"No, you just sleep next to me."

The boy blinked, as if he didn't believe he was rejected.

He had rarely been rejected by her so bluntly.

"Yesterday... our team completed a mission. The person who issued the mission was the daimyo of Tian Country, and escorted the daimyo's eldest son back to the country safely. But... the person who intercepted and killed him was also..."

"Is he also someone sent by the Daimyo?" Uchiha Quan quickly understood his doubts.

"Yes, why?"

"The fighting will never stop. Even a group of people who are related by blood will have differences. Of course, maybe it's just superficial."

"Will the current Uchiha be like this?"

"I don't know either..." Flicking the boy's pigtails, Uchiha Izumi sighed.

"Sometimes I really envy you for being a boy, and I... sometimes have to do things I don't want to do."

"What is it?" Holding down the girl's erratic hand, the boy lowered his voice.

"The Uchiha clan has been divided for a long time. I'm afraid that before the oppression comes, we ourselves will collapse first."

"Is it already this serious?"

"Well, so the great elder of today's meeting proposed that Uchiha Inari and I should go first...ah."

Seeing the boy pinching her hand red before slowly letting go, Izumi Uchiha felt something vague in her heart gradually become clear.

"No, I'll beg my father."

"Don't go!" Uchiha Izumi stopped the boy as he staggered to his feet and shook his head. "It's okay. My business is not urgent. You need to get your fever down first, otherwise I will really ignore you!"

Unable to overcome the girl's medical nature, Uchiha Itachi waited until noon to confirm that the low-grade fever had completely subsided before being released home.

Of course, he didn't find his father when he hurried home.

Today is the day of Konoha's annual general meeting, and Uchiha Fugaku and the Great Elder have already gone to the Hokage Tower.

At this moment, a tense confrontation was taking place in the Hokage conference room.

"For the development of Konoha, the Uchiha clan has made many concessions. Is it too much to lower our salary?" The white-haired elder was almost rejected by Danzo's proposal to increase the salary of the Konoha Police Department. Reduce [-]% to give Qi to heaven.

"In recent years, the security of Konoha has been mostly handled by the Anbu, and the Police Department does not have any real work."

"We are responsible for the outskirts of the village!"

"The periphery has been normal recently. I don't think we need such a large salary. Moreover, the number of ANBU is expanding. The current financial resources are not enough to pay the salaries of new recruits."

"It is unjustifiable that the salaries of the hard-working ANBU elites should not be raised or reduced."

"Despite this, there is nothing to blame in the work of the Konoha Police Department, and we cannot cut salaries arbitrarily." Hinata Hiashi, who had always watched and said nothing, rarely intervened.

The situation immediately became delicate.

The Hyuga clan has never participated in debates, but now they only said one sentence, but it touched on a point that everyone knew well.

Everyone knew who was being bullied, but today someone actually pointed it out, which made the other big families who kept silent become much thinner.

"This matter... is indeed inappropriate. Otherwise, let's see if other local finances can reduce expenses." The wealthy Akimichi clan answered.

interesting.Seeing that the situation was not right, Danzo who made the suggestion immediately added, "But the total amount of tax paid by everyone this year remains unchanged. Who is willing to fill this vacancy?"

As soon as these words came out, it related to the interests of all ethnic groups, and everyone's limelight immediately turned back.

"This year is not easy for everyone. The salary of the Uchiha clan is indeed higher..."

"I don't think there is anything wrong with Danzo-sama's proposal. The Uchiha clan has indeed not made any substantial contribution to the village in recent years."

"And we have never had contact with other villagers, can we think..."

"Uchiha has always been a part of Konoha." Seeing that the situation was not right, Uchiha Fugaku immediately expressed his position.

No matter how dissatisfied they were with the decisions of Konoha's top brass, they couldn't show it so nakedly.

"Part?"

"you sure?"

"Not to mention where you live, and you have never married other villagers. Does it look like you want to integrate into the village?"

"This... the children's feelings are not something we can control, and we can't force the decision." Uchiha Yaowei and Uchiha Fugaku looked at each other, feeling unhappy.

"It's been a long time since we fell in love. I think we already have a couple. It depends on whether the Uchiha clan is willing to let go of our love."

It's rare for the two people who looked at each other to have the same guess. It couldn't be...

"Hayata Yu and Uchiha Izumi, they are teammates. This kid Hayata is a bit thoughtful and just told me a few days ago." Danzo put on the other half of his coat silently and continued, "Besides, everyone knows, The Uchiha family and the Hayata family had a marriage contract back then, and since their parents couldn't consummate it, it would be a good choice to leave it to their children to continue the marriage."

Uchiha Akira and Hayata Aiko, if it hadn't been for their teammate's suicide, their engagement would have been concluded.

This incident caused quite a stir at the time, and even though the members of the famous Konoha Special Team [-] had long since passed away, most of the villagers remembered the engagement when the two were mentioned.

"Since Danzo has said so, why not ask the children? If they are in love, we old men can also be regarded as witnesses." The Sandaime, who did not hold a cigarette pole during the meeting, responded to this unexpected incident. Things are very interesting.

After receiving the order, the Anbu appeared one after another to lead the people.

……

The first person to come in was Hayata Yu, and he was a little surprised when asked.

"You yourself said that you like our Uchiha Izumi very much. As her elder, I would like to ask, when did it start?" Uchiha Fugaku quietly stared at every move of the boy in front of him.

When did he say that?

Raising his head slightly and glancing at Lord Danzo, Yu Hayata immediately knew what he should do.

"The night the Nine Tails attacked the village, she... treated every injured child very gently."

As good as he was at pretending, he didn't need to lie about this.

At that time, she was desperate to protect the child underneath her. She was so tenacious and gentle, just like the mother who picked him out at first sight in the orphanage.

He raised his head and let others look at him openly.

It didn't look fake, Uchiha Fugaku nodded.

The next person to come in was Uchiha Izumi, who had taken care of the little boy with a fever all night and had slightly dark circles under his eyes.

Looking at the kind-looking old man in front of her and her teammates kneeling on the ground, she became even more confused.

"Izumi Uchiha, do you have someone you like?" It was a simple question, but she felt unusual pressure.

Just as he was about to say no, something came to his mind.

In a flash, she remembered a similar scene yesterday.

"some."

No matter what, the answer is yes, the initiative is in your own hands.

"who is it?"

The next question came one after another, and Izumi Uchiha reacted quickly, blushing immediately on his face.

"This...must be said?"

Hayata Yu turned his head to look at the girl next to him. She had long brown hair reaching her waist, delicate eyebrows, and a black mole under her eyes. Her beautiful eyes were drooped. They were covered by long eyelashes, and they were swaying, matching her face. A faint blush——

She is a little girl who is in love for the first time.

But the target is not him.

Hayata Yu lowered his head, he had no chance.

Although she didn't know what Danzo-sama's purpose was for doing this, she said yes, and the Uchiha clan would not give in.

"Ah, we are just asking. After all, this kid Hayata likes you very much. If you like him too, we will make it final today."

"The Uchiha clan and the Hayata family have an unfulfilled engagement. You know this, right?"

Uchiha Izumi nodded, of course she knew that the target was still his father and...

She looked at Yu Hayata who was looking down at the side. The angle was wrong and she couldn't see his expression.

Caught between the Uchiha clan and the top brass of Konoha,

Or is he caught between two factions within Uchiha?

The former is destined to be cannon fodder;

The latter...she just said it all yesterday.

But she didn't hesitate long before she made her decision, "This... I never knew. But I already have someone I like, who is from the clan. I'm sorry."

"It doesn't matter. We have always been good teammates. This time I was impulsive. Thank you Danzo-sama for thinking about me."

Something precious was shattered in his heart, and the beautiful pieces stung his originally cold heart.

"We have not forgotten this engagement. The clan will choose a more suitable girl, as long as Hayata is willing."

"In this case, let's wait for the good news from the Uchiha clan."

"Don't keep us waiting too long. There has been no happy event in the village for a long time."

The so-called enlightenment, Uchiha Izumi now understands in retrospect, is probably to accept what will come sooner or later.