Naruto: Hayate Blade

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Itachi's childhood coincided with the Third Ninja War. Witnessing the cruelty of war with his own eyes made him understand the importance of peace and also made him look down upon personal life and death. At the memorial service after the war, Itachi met Orochimaru, a Sannin who had made great achievements in battle. Orochimaru was lamenting: "There is no point in mourning for the dead." Itachi couldn't help asking: "What is the meaning of life?" Orochimaru He glanced at the child and replied: "It makes no sense." This was the question Orochimaru had been exploring for a long time, and he didn't know the answer.

Among his peers, Itachi stood out. At that time, he didn't know how to use ninjutsu, but his every move already revealed his amazing shuriken talent.

Later, the nine-tailed demon fox suddenly ran rampant in Konoha Village, causing a huge disaster. Since the only existing power that could control the nine-tails was the Sharingan of the Uchiha family, the top management of Konoha became suspicious of Uchiha, which made their entire family suspicious. Move to the border for surveillance and quarantine. This move intensified the conflict between Uchiha and Konoha, sowing the seeds for future conflicts. After moving, Itachi's father, Uchiha Fugaku, the clan leader, began to teach Itachi ninjutsu. He was surprised to find that Itachi could learn the ninjutsu he demonstrated just once, and he realized that his son was a genius.

Later, Itachi entered the ninja school and ranked first in the school in ninjutsu, taijutsu, and shuriken. He immediately became an idol in the eyes of the children and got to know a little girlfriend of the same race. Note that the three-color dango he ate with his little girlfriend was the tea snack that Itachi and Kisame later had when they sneaked into the village, which shows that he misses this time very much.

But Itachi was not from the same world as them after all. He did not waste time in school, but used his shadow clone to take classes. He went to Uchiha Shisui to practice by himself. The only one who could communicate with Itachi on an equal footing was the older Shisui.

After graduating from school early, Itachi encountered a terrifying masked man named Obito during a mission. Seeing that all his teammates in the team were killed, Itachi opened his Sharingan in grief and anger, but when he returned home, his father congratulated him on opening his eyes. This is the price for the death of a companion. Itachi, who had nothing to congratulate, began to hate this concept of Uchiha, which is what he refers to as "the family's magnanimity." But facing his father, he did not show anger, but said obediently: "I will continue to work hard from now on." From then on, Itachi learned to act, and only when facing his younger brother and being treated as an older brother by him He will reveal his true self only when he reaches Shisui.

Shisui is another genius of the Uchiha family, and he has become a jounin at a young age. During an exercise by Itachi and his partners, they ran into a conflict between the Root Organization and an ANBU. The ANBU had information about a traitor and wanted to hand it over to the Hokage for investigation. However, the Root Organization wanted to snatch the information and kill the traitor directly. . Shisui decided to help Anbu: "Ninjas are nameless people who support peace in the dark, but using force to force people into submission and maintaining order by violence cannot be considered peace at all." Itachi, who was hesitating about which side to help, also stood after hearing this. On the ANBU side. The confrontation here is a bit like a microcosm of the future conflict between Uchiha and Konoha, but by then, he did not have Shisui's advice.

Itachi fought against a root member alone, relying on the insight of the Sharingan and the ultimate shuriken technique to defeat the opponent. Shisui used the instantaneous technique to create a clone that had no body but could attack, and easily defeated the other two. name enemy. Because Itachi accidentally sprained his foot during the battle, Shisui carried him on his back all the way back. Shisui: "I regard you as my own brother, so I'm very happy to take care of you like this." Itachi looked happy, and the two eyelashes with tear grooves really looked like brothers.

Under the influence of Shisui, Itachi joined the Anbu and wanted to be a "nameless person who supports peace in the darkness." But a few years later, Uchiha's resentment against Konoha reached its peak and they were plotting a coup. Shisui noticed this and wanted to use his pupil technique to stop the rebellion, but before he could do it, he was plotted by Danzo and Gen. Danzo believed that Shisui's pupil technique could only be suppressed for a while, and the best way to completely eliminate the Uchiha threat was to eliminate them, so Danzo used Izanagi to sneak attack and capture one of Shisui's eyes.

Shisui used the teleportation technique to escape, but having lost one eye, he could no longer use the pupil technique to stop the rebellion. The only way now was for him, the "strongest man in the clan", to die and let the Uchiha clan members measure the power gap. Later gave up the coup. So he entrusted the other eye to Itachi, whom he trusted most, hoping that he would "protect the village and the name of Uchiha" and then committed suicide by jumping off a cliff. Itachi also opened the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Due to Shisui's death, Uchiha postponed the coup, but they soon discovered that a new "strongest man in the clan" had appeared, and it was Itachi who had just opened the kaleidoscope. Fugaku found Itachi and showed him the kaleidoscope he had hidden for many years, saying that as long as the father and son teamed up, and Itachi's status as an ANBU directly under the Hokage, they would be able to take control of Konoha's top brass and complete the "bloodless revolution."

But is it really that easy? Itachi, who is in the Anbu, knows the details of Konoha very well. Once the Uchiha rebels, the village will be a catastrophe. If the enemy country takes advantage of the chaos to invade, the village and family will cease to exist. Itachi cannot agree Father. He came to the place where Shisui jumped off the cliff: "Shisui, I can't protect the village or Uchiha."

Itachi once asked Kakashi: "Captain, you said that your Sharingan was entrusted to you by a friend, so do you have to respond to your friend's wishes?" Kakashi replied: "I personally think so." Itachi. Closing his eyes, he could only trust the village.

He reported the news that the Uchiha clan was plotting a coup to the top of Konoha, hoping that the village could resolve the matter peacefully, but the Third Hokage had no countermeasures, while Danzo advocated the annihilation of the Uchiha clan. He only gave Itachi two choices, either to join the rebellion on the side of the family, or to side with the village and help kill all the Uchiha clan members. Danzo offers Itachi a deal, in exchange for his brother Sasuke's life if he helps the village.

From Danzo's point of view, Itachi had no choice but to agree, because even if he helped the family, they would only be destroyed together. But while Uchiha underestimated Konoha, Konoha also didn't know that Fugaku had opened the kaleidoscope. If Itachi sided with the family, it would be enough to threaten Konoha, and his choice determined the direction of this conflict. Shisui is dead and Sasuke is too young. He has no friends to discuss with, so he can only bear the fate of the village and family alone. If he is not careful, both sides will suffer.

He kept thinking about the meaning of the three: village, family, and ninja. Finally, he saw Sasuke playing in school. Thinking of the war he had experienced, he made up his mind. Konoha Village is the place where the first Hokage connected the various families and established a hard-won order in the war. The Hokage of all generations were held by people who were deeply recognized by the villagers. If Uchiha seizes power, even if he is lucky enough to succeed, other families will also Will not obey. In order for his brother and other children like him to continue to enjoy peace, he must choose the village. Shisui: "Ninjas are nameless people who support peace in the dark." He decided to sacrifice his reputation, identity, and even family ties to support peace; Shisui: "Protect the village and the name of Uchiha, at least do this , Uchiha will not bear the stigma of rebellion. With Sasuke here, the family also has hope of revival.

At this time, he once again met the masked man from back then, that is, Obito. Obito claimed to be the leader of the Akatsuki organization, and wanted to kill the Uchiha clan with him and collect some Sharingan. Itachi made a condition: "You are not allowed to attack Konoha Village and Sasuke."

At night, the action began. Itachi and Obito joined forces to assassinate the Uchiha clan, and his father was the most difficult target. But Fugaku was relieved after learning Itachi's thoughts. Entrusting Uchiha's future to Sasuke might be a feasible way. He didn't want to be an enemy of his son and took the initiative to choose death. Seeing that Itachi was unable to attack him, Fugaku said: "Compared to yours, our pain lasted only a moment. Although we have different ideas, we are still proud of you." The pride he was referring to should be that Itachi still found a way to revive the family. , and finally Itachi killed his parents while crying.

Itachi betrayed his family and killed his relatives. Did he do anything wrong? The genocide of Uchiha must be a mistake. Everyone will naturally attribute the mistake to the executor. But after seeing through the cause and effect of the incident, we will find that the real fault is not Itachi, but Konoha and Uchiha, who gave Itachi no choice.

Some viewers felt that Sasuke was out of his mind to seek revenge on Konoha later, but combined with this plot, Konoha's top brass was the culprit who forced his brother to exterminate the clan. It is only natural for Sasuke to hate Konoha.

After the assassination, Sasuke came home from school and was suffocated by the horror. After seeing his brother, he finally felt at ease, but Itachi said: "You stupid brother" and then used genjutsu to let him see the whole process of the massacre. Stimulated by great grief, Sasuke opened his Sharingan, but Itachi said to him: "You are not worthy of being killed now. Come to me again when you have eyes like mine."

Itachi pushed his beloved brother far away. This was the last step of the plan: to make Sasuke only hate himself, not Konoha, and let him grow up without knowing the truth. When Sasuke opens the kaleidoscope one day, he will give him his eyes and let him build an Uchiha clan that has nothing to do with past grievances.

But Itachi was wrong about this. He thought his brother was too weak. He thought he could bear all the responsibilities, but he couldn't bear the damage caused to his brother. Sasuke really didn't know the truth, but how could he let go of the hatred of losing all his relatives? From that night on, Sasuke embarked on the road of revenge, no matter who the target was.

Afterwards, the Third Hokage and Danzo rushed to the Uchiha family to search for survivors and recover the bodies. Itachi quietly appeared in front of Danzo and gave him a parting warning: "If you dare to take action against Sasuke, I will reveal all the secrets of the village. To the enemy country." He wanted Danzo to know that Sasuke was more important to him than the village. Then he secretly met with the Third Hokage. The Third Hokage asked him: "From now on, Konoha will regard you as a traitor and be included in the S-class wanted list. What are your plans?" Itachi replied: "During the operation, I made a deal with the leader of Akatsuki. That person I promised not to attack Konoha. I will join Akatsuki to make sure he keeps his promise." But he actually had nowhere to go.

Under the guidance of Obito, Itachi came to Akatsuki's stronghold. He cut his forehead with a knife, completely bid farewell to the identity of Konoha ninja, and became a member of the Akatsuki organization codenamed "Suzaku". The only people in the world who know the truth are Obito and the four top brass of Konoha.

Itachi's life in the Akatsuki organization was much easier than when he was in Konoha. Among his partners, one was Loquat Juzo who had risked his life to protect him, the other was Orochimaru, an old acquaintance, and the other was Miki Kaki who respected him from the bottom of his heart. Kisame. The members of Akatsuki are also very interesting, but occasionally there will be friction. For example, when partnering with Orochimaru, Orochimaru once wanted to take his Sharingan, but was defeated by his illusion; when he first met Deidara, his The illusion made Xiaodi almost self-destruct again. But overall, the Akatsuki organization is still a harmonious and harmful family. But Itachi was Konoha's undercover agent after all, so he didn't do anything to help Akatsuki. When he and Kisame captured the Four-Tailed Jinchuuriki, he always let Kisame fight in single combat.

Many years later, the Akatsuki organization received news that Orochimaru attacked Konoha Village and the third Hokage died in the battle. After Itachi heard about it, he immediately rushed to Konoha. He had asked the Third Hokage to protect his younger brother. Now that the Third Hokage was dead, he was afraid that someone would do harm to Sasuke. After returning to the village, Itachi first went to eat a bunch of his favorite three-color dumplings when he was a child. Unfortunately, things have changed, and the person beside him is not his little girlfriend, but Kisame...

While eating dango, Itachi was recognized by Kakashi. This captain, who had performed missions with ANBU back then, was very familiar with him. Kakashi didn't know the truth back then, and thought Itachi was just a traitor who betrayed his family and the village, but he knew how powerful Itachi was, so he asked Asuma and Kurenai around him to hold Itachi back, and he contacted Akai for reinforcements.

Itachi easily deflected Red's illusion and subdued Kakashi with Tsukuyomi. After seeing Kai, he made an excuse of "not wanting to start a war" and retreated with Kisame. His goal had been achieved, reminding the old foxes in Konoha that he was still alive.

But now that he's back in Konoha, he certainly wants to see his brother whom he hasn't seen for many years. Itachi finally felt relieved when he saw the grown-up Sasuke, but was disappointed when he saw that he still only had the second Magatama Sharingan. The long-term pressure and the consumption of the Mangekyō Sharingan had already overwhelmed Itachi's body, and he was worried that he would not be able to hold on until Sasuke could activate the Mangekyō. So Itachi continued to act as Sasuke's enemy, using Tsukuyomi to further stimulate him, presumably to get him to evolve into a three-magatama but Sasuke just passed out.

At this time Itachi noticed Naruto, the nine-tailed Jinchuuriki boy next to Sasuke. Seeing him desperately trying to save Sasuke, Itachi was thoughtful. At this time, Jiraiya appeared, and Itachi didn't want to fight him, so he used Amaterasu to break the toad mouth restraint technique and escaped. Itachi's purpose of this trip had been achieved, and there was even an additional gain. He saw another possibility from Naruto.