Naruto: The Iceman of the Senju Family

Seeing his younger brother walking straight towards him, the smile on Itachi's lips couldn't help but become brighter.

Such subtle chakra fluctuations would be impossible for ordinary children to detect, but Sasuke could clearly sense them!

The closer to Itachi's position, the brisker Sasuke's steps became.

And even though his feet were piled with dead leaves, Sasuke didn't make any footsteps during his movements——

This is enough to prove that my brother is very talented as a ninja!

In this case, even if you enter the ninja school right away, you won't lose to the senior students~

"found it!"

After walking around the tree trunk and seeing his brother squatting behind the tree, Sasuke immediately showed a proud smile on his face.

"is it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Itachi in front of him turned into a ball of smoke and disappeared~

Is a shadow clone.

"Ah! You are so despicable, brother!"

Sasuke, who had been excited for less than a second before being hit, couldn't help but raised his head and shouted,

However, when he looked up, he saw his brother sitting on the branch looking down at him.

"what!"

"Hehe~"

Seeing his brother's surprised expression as he raised his head, Itachi couldn't help but laugh.

"elder brother……"

Sasuke murmured. He didn't know where the proud aura had flown to. He just looked up at Itachi and stood there blankly.

He originally planned to find his brother by his own strength, but in the end, he achieved his goal through an unintentional move~

This unexpected result made him not sure whether he should be happy or unwilling for a moment, and he fell into a confused mood for a time.

"You found me."

Still with a smile on his face, Itachi jumped down from the branch with ease and stood in front of his stunned brother.

"It's too despicable for me to use...my brother's shadow clone!"

Sasuke finally came to his senses and complained with a pout.

Itachi looked down at his younger brother with a smile on his face.

There was a feeling of emotion in his heart, feeling that his brother had really grown up.

It feels as if he was just a little bean crawling all over the ground not long ago, and suddenly he has grown to exceed his waist~

"It's not easy for you to be able to detect my chakra."

"I will be entering a ninja school soon. Of course I can do such a small thing~"

"Is that so? Is it 'of course it can be done'~"

Itachi looked at his brother with a smile.

In fact, what he was thinking was that Sasuke didn't notice that the trace of chakra fluctuation he had just revealed was so tiny that an average child would never be able to detect it.

He deliberately did not praise his brother.

Because he believes that "taking it for granted" is not a bad thing:

If a person always feels that he is special, he will unconsciously become lazy.

And if when facing something, he just feels that he should do it as a matter of course, it means that he knows that his strength still has shortcomings!

People who think like this are people who always move forward.

Itachi didn't want to stop his brother's progress just because of a few words of praise.

Thinking of this, what Zhisui once said to him suddenly flashed in his mind:

"You didn't blame your fate on the current situation of the Uchiha clan, and you didn't give up because of it..."

He also didn't want Sasuke to give up his destiny, and he didn't want Sasuke to be shackles and restraints of the Uchiha clan.

Sasuke must be fine!

He has an innocence and romance that he does not have, and the fierce look that Danzo mentioned does not appear on his younger brother's face...

He believed that Sasuke would be able to surpass himself!

'If it's you, it doesn't matter if you surpass me...'

Although he never showed it, Itachi was actually a person who hated losing more than anyone else.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have become a ninja who was wanted to join ANBU when he was only 11 years old.

"So you are here~"

Suddenly a smiling voice came from the side,

Itachi and Sasuke looked at the same time,

"You're back~"

The moment he saw the person coming, Itachi's eyes immediately flashed with light.

"Brother Shisui~"

"Hehe~"

Shisui, who had an obvious look on his face, stepped forward and touched Sasuke's head, but Sasuke immediately shook his head and shook it off~

"Okay, Sasuke, let's get here first today~"

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he nodded slightly to Zhisui.

"Hey? Play with me again, brother!"

Obviously, the "success" just now did not satisfy Sasuke~

However, Itachi just smiled and waved to him, and Sasuke immediately took a few steps forward obediently.

"Forgive me, Sasuke."

Two fingers gently touched Sasuke's forehead.

"Hey~ it hurts!"

Sasuke held his forehead in dissatisfaction.

Wave him over and poke his forehead~

This series of actions has happened several times before!

However, every time Sasuke would always come over and get a slap from him~

His brother's unconditional trust in him made Itachi feel that his soul could only find peace when he was with Sasuke...

……

"Assassination..."

On the cliff of two people's secrets,

After hearing Itachi's words, Shisui couldn't help but murmur to himself, as if to confirm again.

After returning from the mission, he saw Itachi's message. He hurried over without even having time to put down his equipment. As expected, he heard some incredible news:

As a test to join ANBU, Itachi must assassinate a ninja who betrayed the village as perfectly as possible——

A member of the ANBU Jounin named Kohinata Mukai.

"When he asked me to take the person he trusts most, I thought of you."

"Um……"

Zhisui nodded, his expression a little serious,

"First of all, what is certain is that Hinata Mukai-chan is a powerful ninja."

"You have nothing to do with ANBU. I know I shouldn't ask you to do this, but I don't know anyone from ANBU, so I can't ask anyone else to participate in this mission..."

Hearing what his friend said, Shisui, who was thinking about something just a second ago, couldn't help laughing.

"Because you are just a guy who is not good at getting along with others~"

Little Hinata Mukai, their family is a distant relative of the Hyuga clan, but they separated several generations ago, so there is no record of Byakugan in the data.

"I didn't expect that he would contact Kirigakure Village..."

"What kind of person is this little Hinata Mukai...?"

"He is an ANBU...how should I put it? In short, he is a very strong and capable guy. Lord Hokage trusts him very much. When the daimyo comes to visit, he will basically accompany him secretly as an ANBU every time."

"!"

Itachi couldn't help but froze for a moment when he heard this.

So, he was also present when he was attacked by the masked man?

Itachi clearly remembered that Kakashi Hatake said that all the other ANBU were under genjutsu, and he came a step late to help others remove the genjutsu!

Thinking of this, Itachi couldn't help but ask:

"Did you hear that he's not good at dealing with illusions?"

"I have not discussed the weaknesses of my fellow villagers with anyone."

"..."

In fact, Itachi regretted it as soon as he said it, regretting that he asked such a stupid question...

"But I know what he's good at."

Shisui raised his gaze and looked at Itachi,

"What he's best at is physical skills!"

"Um……"

Itachi probably guessed it,

After all, one of Izumi's teammates is from the Hyuga clan.

Although Rou Fist is a secret technique of the Hyuga clan, it is not surprising that the small Hyuga family, as a branch family, has inherited some of it.

"Then he used soft fist?"

"Yes, if I don't let him get close, I can have an advantage."

Shisui nodded confidently. Looking at him, it seemed that he had already started an imaginary battle with the opponent in his mind~

"Would you like to come with me?"

"Of course!"

Shisui smiled and gently punched Itachi's chest with his fist.

"Besides me, you have no one else to turn to, right?"

Itachi: "..."

"As long as you join the ANBU, you can get close to the center of the village... In this way, you will be irreplaceable to the Uchiha clan."

Shisui and Itachi have the same ambition:

They would even risk their lives for the sake of the peace of their clan!

The atmosphere of the clan meeting has become increasingly bad.

Although they knew very well that someone was provoking it, it was an indisputable fact that the clan members were treated unfairly by the village.

This is the most troublesome point for the two of them!

The only ANBU among the Uchiha clan...

Shisui was right, Itachi will definitely become an irreplaceable presence in the clan!

"If it were you, it would be no problem even if you wanted to become Hokage..."

Shisui's smile was full of encouragement and trust,

"I believe that you can become the first Hokage of the Uchiha clan and completely cut off the entanglement between the village and Uchiha!"

Itachi's chest suddenly started beating violently!

Become Hokage...

He has never told anyone else about this dream!

Because he was afraid that once he said it, the dream would disappear, so he never mentioned it to anyone!

However, today I heard this sentence from a good friend...

Surprised, delighted, moved...

All kinds of complicated emotions couldn't help but surge into Itachi's chest.

"Stop the water..."

"Believe me, I will always be your good friend~ I am also looking forward to it. I don't know how far you will grow in the future."