[Hokage] One tit for another

"Is Itachi here? We have something to tell you, come out!"

A voice came from the gate.

damn it!Is it someone from the family?It's so arrogant to break into someone's house casually, and it's at such a critical time!Is it the law of the set that "if you say something important, you will be interrupted"?

Itachi's expression darkened, and his eyes turned cold instantly, but he looked at me who was stunned, his expression slowed down a little, he smiled reassuringly, stood up, and walked to the door.

"What kind of wind brings everyone here?" Itachi asked as if he was puzzled, standing in front of the door.

I listened to Itachi's voice, while carefully poking behind the door to watch the movement over there.Three tribesmen came, standing at the porch, folded arms and clasped hands, with stern expressions, as if provoking a teacher to ask a crime.

"There were only two people who didn't attend the party yesterday. Why didn't you come?" asked the leader with long hair.The three of them stared at Itachi closely, as if observing his expression carefully, and also as if some kind of warning and oppression, as if they had already recognized something.

"You have entered the Anbu, and you have important matters to deal with. We know that, and your father always used this to protect you, but we don't think you have the privilege." Long Hair continued.

Itachi closed his eyes slightly, and said in a low voice: "I know, I will pay attention to it in the future. Then it's time for you to go back, right?"

Itachi said this very bluntly, not in line with his usual style, but in this case, there is no need to maintain etiquette, the three clansmen are short of writing four big characters "You are a murderer" on their faces.

Everyone knew what they came for, Shishui's body must have been found, and Itachi, who also did not attend the party, was obviously the biggest suspect.

I know that Itachi is not just a suspect, he is the murderer, because he was the only one beside Shisui when he died.

Or am I the murderer?

I watched Zhishui dying and burning his real body.

Sure enough, the three clansmen didn't want to talk nonsense anymore, but directly took out a piece of paper, and said with some pride: "About Uchiha Shisui who committed suicide by jumping into the Nanmao River last night, we found this suicide note. "

When Shisui's name was mentioned, Itachi's eyes narrowed for a moment, and I clearly saw his hands hanging on both sides of his body clenched tightly. The cold murderous aura that erupted at that moment made me almost want to rush out. But soon, Itachi let go of his clenched fist without any trace.It seemed that the killing intent just now was just an illusion.

"You seem to regard Zhishui as your own brother?" one of the clansmen said casually.

"Really?" Itachi closed his eyes again, and said softly, seemingly meaninglessly agreeing, but I noticed the uncontrollable trembling and shaking in it.

Shisui's death is still a big blow to Itachi. It is said that Itachi is so obsessed with being an older brother, which is also the idea that this big brother Shishui instilled in him. It seems that Shishui also has a big brother?

Oh, it's really not good, it seems to have found the source of the neurosis of the Uchiha clan.Brother to younger brother, generation by precept and deed?

"But we haven't met recently, it's a pity." Itachi continued, his voice was unusually calm.

"The Ministry of Security will fully investigate this matter." The long-haired man said coldly, shaking the suicide note in his hand, "Although we have confirmed the handwriting, it was indeed written by Zhishui, but it is easy for people who have shared sharing eyes Can imitate other people's handwriting."

Itachi took the suicide note and looked at it carefully.

I know Itachi wasn't actually looking at it, because I've seen that man resolutely go to death, what's there to read about a flimsy and false suicide note?Itachi and I didn't want him to die, but he was so stubborn.

"Don't stop me, Sasuke. Please let me die."

Even though the guy was blind, even if he didn't say so, but he pleaded silently with all his movements and expressions, making people have to give in in pain.

He must have begged Itachi in the same way.

"Please grant me, Itachi, let me die. It's because we are best friends."

Zhishui is such a cold person.

The dead person is the most relaxed one, because he can get rid of all troubles and pains, but it leaves the living with endless sorrow and an insurmountable distance.

"Shisui is known as 'Shisui in an instant'. He is a genius of the Uchiha clan. As long as it is a mission for the clan, he will take the lead. It is hard for people to believe that such a man would commit suicide by leaving a suicide note."

The clansmen are still talking about their self-righteous reasons.

Although this suicide note is false, suicide actually exists.

And the person who forced Zhishui to death is not the tribe in front of him, and Konoha?

Looking at Itachi, I couldn't help substituting myself. If it was me, and my important people were forced to death, then I would definitely quit immediately, and then kill those who forced my friends to death.Be it the Uchiha clan or Konoha, none of them can escape.

But Itachi won't do that.

Itachi always has righteousness in his heart. He is calmer and more judgmental. For him, Konoha is the most important thing. ——Obviously, compared with the brainwashing skills of Konoha Anbe, the Uchiha clan still needs to be strengthened.

Konoha is right, so all the mistakes must be borne by the Uchiha clan, and the words of these three clansmen, against the background of the facts, are even more ridiculous.

Sure enough, Itachi couldn't restrain himself anymore. Although he tried his best to hold back, something fierce burst out of his pretended calmness. He suddenly emphasized his tone and said coldly: "It's better not to judge a person just by appearance and impression. Better."

"This suicide note is for you first, you can go to Anbu to assist in the investigation." After the three clansmen said in a strange manner, they turned and walked out.

This undoubtedly further stimulated Itachi, who was already on the verge of eruption.

Itachi's hand holding the suicide note was clenched suddenly. He looked at the three clansmen, narrowed his eyes and said, "Why don't you just say it straight, you guys are doubting me, right?"

A cold red light poured out, and I saw three hook jades spinning in Itachi's eyes.

"That's right, brat." The three clansmen were not to be outdone, they stopped, turned their heads and sneered at Itachi, and the complete Sangou jade was also revealed in their eyes.

Sharingan versus Sharingan.

"Listen, Itachi! Try to betray our entire clan! We won't let you go easily!"

The tribe finally couldn't bear it and issued a final warning.

betray? !

Sure enough, they were not just for Zhishui, they didn't really care about what happened to Zhishui at all, and they didn't want to know why Zhishui died. It's just good fighting power.What they really want to test is Itachi's betrayal. They suspect Itachi is Konoha's spy.

— although it is true.

The wooden door rattled, and the clansmen stepped out.

I don't know if the air here is too stagnant, or it's getting late.The setting sun outside the house was as viscous as blood, quietly splashing on the bluestone ground.

I looked at the clansmen, their shadows were stretched very long on the ground, and the Uchiha clan emblem behind them was clearly visible in the setting sun.

Itachi suddenly disappeared in place, and appeared next to the three clansmen almost instantly, knocking them down, and the opponents didn't even have time to react.

The dull muffled sound echoed in the air, Itachi slowly stood up straight, stood on the bluestone ground in front of the door, looked coldly at the three people curled up on the ground, his voice was not loud, like a whisper, slowly And calm, but very clear: "Did I just say it? I hope you don't judge a person by appearance and performance. If I bear it for a while, you will continue to speculate."

"It's always from one clan to another, and you who only care about one clan overestimate your own strength, ignore the unseen horrors in the future, and underestimate my strength, that's why you're lying here."

I have never seen Itachi angry, this is the first time.The setting sun sprinkled on the bluestone ground, but it seemed to be dyed blood red by the ferret, and each ray carried a cold killing intent, as well as arrogance as if it was high above.

——It's like the contempt and disgust of the ignorant and short-sighted sparrow after the falcon flutters its wings into the sky.

The contempt in Itachi's eyes was easily revealed, and the deep disgust was for himself, or for the ignorant family in front of him.

The harder you suppress, the more intense your explosion will be.

I don't know how much Itachi has thought about the village, about the clan, about Konoha, about the Uchiha, even about the Five Great Nations, about ninjas, there must be a lot.

——To be honest, I also liked to think about these things when I was twelve or thirteen years old in my previous life, thinking about how I could change this dirty world all night long, but I obviously didn’t think as deeply as Itachi, because I finally came to the conclusion The conclusion is to destroy this boring and disgusting world... Then he was caught and beaten up.

This is the secondary effect brought about by force value.

Back then, I also suffered from secondary illness, but after being beaten up a few times by others, I had to give up some attractive plans.But Itachi doesn't know when he will be able to graduate from Secondary [-] because he can beat others up.

"Since you joined Anbu...you've been very strange lately, what are you thinking about?" a clansman stood up from the ground and asked panting.

"Persistence in stopping, obsession with clan, obsession with fame... This is a taboo that restricts your abilities, and the fear and hatred of unknown things is really extremely stupid."

Itachi's tone was agitated, and he didn't know what he thought of. Perhaps it was not only anger, but also deep sorrow.

"Shut up! Itachi." An angry shout stopped Itachi from continuing, and his father appeared at the intersection in time, "What's going on? You've been a little strange lately, Itachi. You didn't come last night, what did you do? ?”

Itachi was silent for a long time.

It seems that Shisui's death is really a taboo for Itachi, and there is a deeper secret involved in it - the biggest secret of the Uchiha family.

"In order to get close to the peak." Itachi replied softly, with a subdued trembling, like a weak candle flickering in the wind, flickering, almost dissipating in the air.

No one understood the meaning of his words.

This was a funny sentence at first, with a strong chuuni breath, but thinking of Itachi's bleeding eyes last night, I pulled the corners of my mouth to laugh, but I couldn't laugh after all.

"Om—" Kunai pierced the air and firmly nailed it to the wall. The family crest of the Uchiha clan painted on the wall twisted and shattered.

Itachi's action shocked everyone. He kept raising his hand, seemed to pause for a moment, then slowly withdrew his hand, and said coldly: "My ability has already despaired of this boring family."

Itachi what are you talking about!

I opened my eyes wide in disbelief. I still remember the proud look on Itachi's face when he mentioned the Uchiha clan to me. At that time, he was really proud of such a famous ninja family.I also know that his previous ambition was to become a man like his father. As the eldest son of the head of the Uchiha clan, he would become the head of the clan and rule the whole clan.

When did Itachi completely deny his former self!

This is no longer an issue between righteousness and the tribe. I know that the conflict between Itachi and the family is getting worse, and I also know that Itachi chose the village between the village and the tribe. I can understand his thoughts, but it should be a helpless choice under trade-offs. Not out of dislike for the family!

No matter how incompetent and ignorant you are, they are still your clansmen, your blood relatives, and that is an inseparable connection!You can gouge out this connection from your flesh and blood for the sake of peace and righteousness, but you cannot feel disgusted with your blood relatives.

Didn't itachi teach me this kind of blood relationship?Just like he did to me, no matter how idiotic and stupid my younger brother is, he never showed any impatient expression towards me.

"It is because you are too obsessed with such small things as a family that you ignore the really important things. Real changes cannot be restricted by rules, premonitions or imagination." Itachi continued, perhaps these words are already in the He had buried it in his heart for a long time, and finally poured it out today, like a raging tide, rolling with anger, unstoppable.

Is this what Itachi thinks?

Today's Itachi is a little out of order, he needs to calm down, some words, he is just angry, it should not be his original intention.

——The deep despair and pain seemed to drive Itachi crazy.

No, Itachi, he's gone crazy.

"Enough! If you talk nonsense again, I'll lock you up!" The clansmen got up from the ground and yelled sternly.

It is indeed nonsense, this is one of Itachi's basic skills, he hides a sensitive literary heart, sometimes he does not know which nerve is touched, and he will say something full of literary and artistic atmosphere.At this time, these words are not what Itachi can say. He is challenging the bottom line of the Uchiha clan today. If this continues, things may really happen to the point of irreversibility.

"Brother..." I shouted, but found that my voice was dry and only made a weak murmur.

But Itachi heard it, and his expression froze suddenly.

I stood out from behind the door, looked at Itachi, and said softly, "Brother, stop talking."

Perhaps it was only at this moment that Itachi regained some reason from the anger that had been suppressed all the time. He seemed to suddenly remember that I had been watching from the sidelines, and a trace of panic and helplessness flashed across his face, as if all the killing intent and cold They were all peeled off in an instant, revealing the deepest fragility.He lowered his head slowly, his hair fell to the side of his face, and his expression was complicated and difficult to distinguish.

"boom."

The sound of my knees touching the bluestone ground sounded, and I took a step forward in amazement, subconsciously wanting to rush over, but my remaining rationality stopped me.

Itachi actually knelt down? !how could he...

I looked at the figure who bent down deeply, put his forehead to the ground, performed a standard kneeling salute, and froze in place for a moment.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't the one who killed Shisui, but I'm sorry for the slip of the tongue just now. I'm very sorry." Itachi bowed his head, apologizing to the clansmen who had just been knocked to the ground by him, posing in a humble posture. At this moment, it seems that begging each other for forgiveness.

Because of my word?I just want Itachi to stop, apologize symbolically, and then expose the matter. He doesn't have to kneel down and apologize in such a humble gesture.

Damn it, does he have to take this approach?This flustered and bewildered look as if he had been caught doing something wrong didn't suit him. ——What is he panicking about? — as if I did something wrong.

There was silence.

The night wind blows from a distance, and the "rustling" sound of the leaves shaking is surging layer by layer.

The homing birds sang crisply and passed low along the street.

Itachi crouched on the ground, so docile, completely lost the arrogance and contempt just now.

Father coughed and said, "Itachi, you've been too tired because of Anbu's affairs recently." He bowed his head to the three clansmen, "I, the patriarch, will supervise him about Itachi's affairs, please."

Now that the head of the clan said so, the other clan members had nothing to do, they looked at each other, barely accepted Itachi's apology, and left soon.

Father didn't say another word, didn't even look at Itachi again, just walked into the house silently.

Itachi didn't get up from the ground until everyone was gone. He turned his head and looked at his father's back. A cold light seemed to flash in his eyes. The three-curved jade spun rapidly, forming a new pattern.

That is Kaleidoscope Sharingan?

I froze for a moment, stepped on my shoes quickly, kicked and ran out the door.

"Sasuke!" my father yelled at me, "Come back!"

But what responded to the patriarch was the door that I firmly closed behind my backhand.

Outside the door, Itachi was still kneeling, with his head bowed, a few strands of long hair hanging down softly from his cheeks, and the setting sun shone on him, looking a little lonely.

I sat down next to Itachi.

"Sasuke?" Itachi looked up at me in surprise.

I looked at Itachi, hugged his arm, and asked softly, "Is brother still angry?"

Itachi was silent for a while, then said, "No, I'm not angry."

"No, you're angry." I pointed this out, "You said a lot of outrageous things today."

Itachi remained silent for a long time before softly saying, "Sorry."

"Actually, Itachi likes to frown all the time recently, and doesn't like to smile very much. It's rare to see Itachi laughing. I always hope Itachi can be happier. Because I always feel that Itachi seems to have a special place that belongs only to me." world, and that world is full of sorrow," I said slowly.

"I just don't know, can Itachi share this world with my brother?"

Itachi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "Why do I feel that this sentence sounds familiar?"

"That must be your illusion." I said firmly.

Itachi looked at me with a smile in his eyes.

"What's wrong?" Why do you feel a little weird?I looked at Itachi warily.

"Sure enough..." Itachi also seemed to use a slow tone on purpose, and he didn't say the next thing until I glared at him, "Sasuke is very smart. He can repeat what I said word for word."

"Illusion! That's your illusion." I said quickly.

Itachi shook his head amusedly, raised his hand and poked my forehead, but didn't pursue it any further.He was silent for a long time, until the night was dark and the ground was cold, then he sighed and showed a smile that was half bitter and half relieved.

"Let's go, Sasuke." Itachi pulled me up from the ground and whispered.

I didn't move, just staring at Itachi.

Itachi seemed to sense that I had something to say, and looked at me suspiciously.

It's all because the sun is too harsh.

At that moment, I reached out and hugged Itachi out of nowhere.

I'm short, with short arms, so I can only hug Itachi's waist, and I can't wrap my arms around it from behind, so I can only grab the clothes on his waist.

Itachi's body trembled suddenly, and after a long time, he bent down and hugged me tightly into his arms.

Itachi, even though your brain is abnormal, your heart is dark, and you have a bad stomach, you still always bully me.

Although you have many, many problems, even though I hate you.

But no matter what, you are my brother.

The so-called brothers.

That is, the younger brother will bear the blame of the older brother.