Naruto's Fierce Thunder

After returning to Konoha, Kakashi and the others went directly to the Hokage's office.

Minato did not go to the hospital, but returned to the office accompanied by Long Jiu.

After hearing the news, Lin rushed over to treat Minato's injuries.

When Kakashi and others entered the Hokage's office, they happened to see Lin treating Minato, but Kurosaki Ryuujiu had already left.

"Minato-sensei, are you okay?" Kakashi asked with concern.

"A little injury, it's fine."

Under Lin's treatment, Minato went from weak to visibly energetic.

"Lin, are your medical skills already so good?" Kakashi's face was slightly surprised when he saw this, but more of it was deep.

"When was I not great?" Lin raised her face and said proudly.

"That's right, it was even worse when he tortured us..." Kakashi glanced at Lin sideways.

Lin, who had lost her memory, had to toss all the way from Konoha to Ding'an Mountain, and then to Kumogakure's small island, making people restless along the way. Isn't this torture?

"Hehe..." Lin couldn't help but stick out her tongue and smile awkwardly when she mentioned the past.

"Minato-sensei, Orochimaru... why did you defect?" Kakashi asked.

"Orochimaru's thoughts are unpredictable. On a whim, he will do some unexpected things." Minato sighed.

Kakashi felt complicated after hearing these words.

What I said is too watertight.

"I have informed the senior management that Orochimaru will be classified as an S-class rebel ninja." Minato said: "As for Kakashi, since you have returned, you should continue to work in ANBU. You should still be affiliated to ANBU No. 15 detachment. The captain is Uchiha Shisui.”

"As ordered."

"Itachi, in the past few years, you have worked hard in the ANBU and completed many high-risk tasks. Your abilities are obvious to both the senior management and the ANBU. Now, I will promote you to the ANBU captain."

"The Anbu currently does not have suitable personnel assigned. Itachi, you should be in the same team as Shisui for the time being. When suitable candidates are found, you can lead the team on missions alone."

After saying that, Minato threw two scrolls to Shisui.

"Report to the Anbu. Shisui, you've worked hard all the way. After taking them both to report, go back and rest early." Minato ordered, "Lin, you can go back too, I'm fine."

"Teacher, Obito..." Lin had a worried look on her face.

"It will take some time for Obito to come out." Minato patted Lin on the shoulder: "Don't worry, the teacher is sensible."

So, everyone took the order, and Shisui took Kakashi and Itachi to report to the ANBU.

……

Anbu camp.

Shisui took Kakashi and Itachi directly to the captain's office and knocked on the door.

"Enter."

Kurosaki Ryujiu was sitting at his desk, reading an unknown book in his hand.After meeting a few people, Kurosaki Ryujiu turned his attention to Kakashi.

"Hey, rare visitors, rare visitors!" Long Jiu said with a smile: "What kind of wind brought you here today?"

"Captain, please stop making fun of me." Kakashi said helplessly.

"Captain, I brought them here to report on the orders of the Fourth Generation."

Shisui took out the two scrolls given by Minato from his pocket and handed them to Long Jiu.Long Jiu opened it and nodded.

"Congratulations, Itachi. The fourth generation is right. You are indeed very capable, and... well... you are indeed very capable. You should have been promoted a long time ago."

Afterwards, Long Jiu paused and then said: "Itachi, I have wronged you for the time being, so I'd better team up with Shisui. Currently, the ANBU is short of manpower, and they will arrange someone for you after a while."

"Yes." Itachi bowed and left.

After Itachi left, Long Jiu turned his attention to Kakashi again.

"The juniors who are younger than you have been promoted. How do you feel?"

"Good fortune makes people..." Kakashi thought for a long time and held back these four words.

Long Jiu rolled his eyes at Kakashi: "You are still like this, you can't beat me with eight poles."

"You have changed quite a lot. We haven't seen you for a few years, and your skin is getting fairer and fairer." Kakashi looked at Long Jiu and said.

Most of ANBU's work requires sleeping in the open air. To say that Long Jiu is getting whiter and whiter is not just to complain about him not doing anything all day long.

Of course, it is true.

"Hey, you guy..." Long Jiu glared at Kakashi, looked at Zhisui and said, "I still have to work hard for you, Zhisui, to educate your team members well."

"Don't dare, don't dare..." Zhisui waved his hands repeatedly. "Well, Kakashi is also an old man. This is his second entry into the palace, right? I don't have to explain anything to him. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. Kakashi, call me if you need anything!"

Only Kakashi and Ryujiu were left in the office.

"Dragon."

"Do you still want to talk about old times again?" Long Jiuxiao asked.

"Orochimaru, can you really hurt Minato-sensei?"

Kakashi vaguely remembered that when Minato was seriously injured and lying in the hospital bed, Kushina had asked Jiraiya to teach Minato a few more ninjutsu, but Jiraiya said that he could not defeat Minato in ten moves.

Although it was a bit exaggerated, it also showed that with the strength of the three ninjas, they were indeed no match for Minato.

Moreover, I had also heard that Orochimaru had always been obsessed with scientific research and had neglected cultivation for a long time.

Kurosaki Ryuji looked at Kakashi in confusion: "Why do you ask such a question? Orochimaru is one of the three ninjas. Do you think it's some rotten fish or shrimp?"

Afterwards, Kurosaki Ryujiu crossed his arms, raised his head, and showed an extremely arrogant expression: "Don't talk about the fourth generation, even I may not..."

As soon as Kurosaki Ryujiu said this, Kakashi raised his eyebrows and looked at Kurosaki Ryujiu with contempt.

Load coins?I'll just watch you pretend.

"Okay, okay, don't think too much, go back and rest quickly!"

……

As soon as Itachi got home, the front door opened.A petite figure flew over and hung directly on Itachi's body.

"Ni-chan~~~"

"Zao Ying, are you good at home?" Itachi took Zuo Ying down and put her on the ground, and Zuo Ying immediately climbed on Itachi's body, making Itachi dumbfounded.

"Zao Ying, my brother has just come back, let him rest." Mikoto said from behind.

Zuo Sakura turned a deaf ear to Mikoto's words, and only her brother was in her eyes.

"Ni-chan, do you know? Sister Quan came to see you several times and brought you a lot of three-color meatballs." Zuo Sakura said excitedly waving her little hands.

"Oh, really? Where are the meatballs?"

"I ate, and you weren't here." Zuo Ying touched her round belly, "You were here just now."

"Zao Ying, you are already three years old. If you continue to eat like this, you will become a fat little boy." Itachi pinched Zuo Ying's little face and said fondly.

"I'm not afraid, huh." Zuo Ying curled her lips and said, "Ni-chan, give me your pocket money."

"What do you want money for?"

"I've eaten so many meatballs from Sister Quan, of course I have to buy some gifts for her." Zuo Ying held Itachi's hand mysteriously, leaned into Itachi's ear and said, "Humanity is so sophisticated, I'll say it when the time comes, it's Ni You gave it to me!"

"Mind your own business." Itachi lightly tapped Zuo Sakura's forehead, "In two years, you will go to ninja school. I think you should care less about worldly things and spend more time on training."

After preaching, Itachi still took out a ten thousand tael bill from his pocket.

"I don't want to... practice anything. It's too boring. My father has been teaching me how to practice the fireball technique during this period. I practice it to death every day, and I have to be scolded by my father..."

While grumbling, Sakura took the banknotes from Itachi's hand and stuffed them into her pocket: "Thank you Ni-chan!"

"How are you doing with your ninjutsu training? Let me see."

After that, Itachi took Sasakura to the pond behind the tribe.

"Come, show me the results of your practice."

"Oh." Zuo Ying sighed, "But since it's Ni-chan and you want to see it, I'll let you see it!"

I saw Zuo Sakura forming seals with her hands, gathering chakra in her chest.

"Art fire escape ho fireball!"

A huge fireball was spit out from Zuo Ying's mouth, and the high temperature evaporated the water in the pond, forming a thick steam.

"This scale is okay..." Itachi said in surprise.

I thought that Zuo Ying could only spit out a small fireball, but I didn't expect that the scale was comparable to that of when I practiced it.

You must know that Itachi was taught the powerful fire ball technique by Fugaku when he was almost five years old.And Zuo Ying is just over three years old now.

"If you can do this, why do you still get scolded by your father?" Itachi asked in confusion.

"hey-hey…"

Zuo Ying formed a seal again. This time, she only spit out a small fireball, which quickly disappeared. It was difficult to light a cigarette with this fire.

"This is what I showed my father. Otherwise, he would definitely force me to practice other ninjutsu."

Zuo Ying raised the corner of her mouth and showed a proud smile, "Ni-chan, am I very smart?"

"Yes, he is indeed very smart." Itachi also showed a playful smile.

Seeing that Itachi's face was not a smile of appreciation, but more of teasing, Sasakura crossed her waist and said angrily: "Ni-chan, what do you mean by that smile?"

"Cough cough..."

Behind the two of them, there was a low cough.

Zuo Ying suddenly trembled and looked back, and sure enough it was Fugaku behind her.

"Brother, you are not kind. Why didn't you tell me that my father was here..."

"Sasakura!" Fugaku shouted sharply.

"Father...did you...hear?"

"Go back and copy my ninja experience ten times, and I will deal with you when I come back." Fugaku scolded with a straight face.

"Oh, I see..." Zuo Ying, who was so proud just now, suddenly walked back dejectedly like an eggplant beaten by frost, hunched over.

"Just walk well, is this what I taught you?"

"Hi!"

After being yelled at, Zuo Ying immediately jumped up, stood up straight, like a little zombie, and walked away stiffly.

"Hey, this girl... is so outrageous." Fugaku said, holding his forehead.

Then, Fugaku looked at Itachi. In contrast, Fugaku was becoming more and more satisfied with his son, but Fugaku's eyes were full of helplessness.

"Itachi, come with me."

Fugaku took Itachi directly to Nanga Shrine.

By this time, it was already evening.Next to Nanga Shrine, it is quiet, and you can hear the chirping of some birds and insects from time to time.

After the father and son entered Nanhe Shrine, several old men were already sitting inside.

These are all the elders and senior officials of the Uchiha clan.

From left to right, there are three people in total, namely Uchiha Karasugen, Uchiha Hiru, and Uchiha Uryuu.

Even as the eldest son of the Uchiha clan leader, it was the first time for Itachi to see such a gathering of the elders of the race.

"Father, is this?"

"Weasel."

Before Fugaku could speak, an old voice came over first.

"Elder Wulong." Itachi bowed respectfully.

"Your performance is very good." Elder Wulong looked at Itachi with approval in his eyes.

"At such a young age, he was promoted to captain of the ANBU. Even among my Uchiha clan, I am very rare." Elder Ugen also affirmed.

"Elders, if you have anything to say, please say it directly. If it is within your power, I am obliged to do so." Itachi said respectfully.

Itachi knew that his father brought him here to meet the elders of the clan, and he definitely wasn't here to celebrate his promotion.Although Itachi has a deep and wise character, he doesn't want to play around with these old guys and simply goes straight to the point.

"Young people are vigorous and resolute." Uchiha Hiru nodded.

"Speak clearly, Itachi, we hope you can provide information about Konoha to the Uchiha clan in the ANBU."

As soon as these words came out, Itachi suddenly fell into deep thought.With Itachi's intelligence, he naturally knew the meaning behind his words.

This is asking him to be a spy.

Itachi looked at his father beside him and hesitated to speak.

My father must have known the purpose of this trip in advance, so how could he expect his father to speak for him.

However, Itachi still adhered to his principles and said in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "Elders, this matter goes against the principles of ninja... Itachi, I'm sorry to obey."

The elders had already anticipated Itachi's reaction, and were not surprised at all by Itachi's rejection.

Elder Wu Xuan said: "Since the establishment of Konoha, during the first generation, the Uchiha clan was still peaceful. Since the second generation, we have been continuously squeezed and marginalized until today. Itachi, the Uchiha clan wants This move is essential to restore our past glory.”

"A few years before the third generation abdicated, the village never targeted my Uchiha clan. Now that the fourth generation is in office, the fourth generation is even more enlightened. The past policies to suppress Uchiha are gradually being cancelled. There is no such thing as what the elders said. That's borderline," Itachi said.

"Confused."

Elder Wu Xuan's face darkened and he scolded: "Have you heard about Uchiha Obito?"

Itachi was stunned for a moment, then recalled Kakashi's words.

Obito is innocent.

"Uchiha Obito returned to Konoha a month ago. The previous suspicion of attacking the village has been cleared away. Why is he still being held in prison now? Why has the name of traitor ninja not been cancelled? ?”

"The Yondaime may not have any interest in the Uchiha clan, but the higher-ups in Konoha still regard our clan as a thorn in their side. Hehe, for the higher-ups, this is a good opportunity to get rid of Obito Uchiha and reduce the strength of our clan. Itachi, Think about it! If we continue to be content with the status quo, we will just sit back and wait for death."

Elder Wu Xuan's words are frightening to think about.

Itachi lowered his head, lost in thought, and then said: "Brother Obito is a disciple of the Fourth Generation. The senior officials want to kill him, and the Fourth Generation will not be able to pass. Elders, are you worrying too much?"

Elder Wu Xuan shook his head and said: "Konoha is not the Hokage Yitang. If the higher-ups want to touch Uchiha Obito, they do not have to kill him."

"According to Obito's current status as a rebel ninja, he can also do a lot of things."

Itachi is very smart. As soon as Elder Wu Xuan said this, Itachi immediately understood the key points.

Indeed, there are too many ways to deal with a rebellious ninja in a cage.