Chapter 355 Itachi’s decision

Time comes and goes like water in a toilet, and in the blink of an eye, another month has passed.

Uchiha Itachi opened the curtains and windows to let the sunlight in, then lay on his back on the bed, one hand on his stomach and the other on his forehead.

"pat"

The door opened promptly, and Tsunade came in with a tray. She skillfully attached various instruments to Itachi and checked the data.

"You didn't sleep last night?"

Itachi nodded.

"Relax and keep a good attitude, which will be very beneficial to your condition."

nod.

Tsunade sighed imperceptibly. She witnessed with her own eyes a young man full of vigor and vitality falling into the abyss. The feeling of powerlessness made her feel helpless and disgusted, but also mixed with a little familiarity....

However, since Kekkei-disease is known as the most ferocious disease in the ninja world, it naturally cannot be cracked in a short period of time. Although Hayama has secretly approved Orochimaru to use the corpses of ninjas who have reached the Kekkei-disease limit for research, the benefits are currently not great.

Looking at the dejected Uchiha Itachi, Tsunade even had an illusion: any Uchiha who approached the Hokage throne did not have a good ending.

Uchiha Itachi turned over and stared at the alarm clock on the bedside table. The alarm clock was given to him by Yeshan when he graduated, which was meant to remind him not to be lazy and sleep in. He has been carrying it with him for many years and has been resting for more than a month now.

Silently, Ye Shan sat in the accompanying chair, quietly looking at the dazed young man, the feeling in his heart was indescribable.

"Perhaps you should go out for a walk and take a good look at the beautiful scenery of the ninja world."

Uchiha Itachi frowned: "Don't you have to work?"

Ye Shan spread his hands and said, "Just think of it as a small act of power."

"When we were young," Uchiha Itachi said in a low voice, like the sobbing autumn wind, "You may have forgotten that when Konoha defeated the Cloud Ninja and won the Third Ninja World War, we stood on a high hill and had a conversation. Do you remember?"

Ye Shan nodded: "Of course I remember."

"very nice."

Itachi smiled and said, "You asked me to grow up quickly, reject all entertainment, and become a man of integrity as soon as possible. I have done all of this. Are you satisfied?"

"Very satisfied."

"I am satisfied too, but I don't know why, I just feel unhappy."

"The more you know about the truth, the less happy you are. You have experienced the warmth and coldness of human nature since childhood and have seen the sufferings of the world. Naturally, you are unhappy."

"Then are you happy, Master?"

"I am happy."

"why?"

Ye Shan stroked Itachi's hair and said, "Be content with what you have."

"Be contented?"

"Yes, compared to other ninjas, I have achieved great success; compared to the dead ninjas, at least I am still alive. Itachi, life has its ups and downs, its sweetness and its bitterness, it all depends on how you treat it."

Ye Shan stood up and said, "I've arranged for you to travel around the Ninja World. Of course, I have a mission for you. I want you to use your own eyes and personal experience to write an analysis report on the situation in the Ninja World. If you write well, it will be published in a journal."

Itachi remained silent, looking at the closed door with mixed feelings.

In fact, Itachi has always had a dream. He dreams that Konoha will use force to achieve unification as soon as possible, let the light of the new policy shine to every corner of the ninja world, and let everyone live and work in peace and without worries.

Before this, Itachi had been working hard to achieve this goal and was unwilling to relax for a moment.

But now, his will has not wavered, and his body is close to collapse.

Itachi had been angry, violent, abusive, and decadent, but he had never given up.

Personal will is insignificant in the face of the tide of the times, and personal future and destiny are negligible in the destiny of the times and the country, but Itachi always firmly believes that the progress of the times and the development of the country cannot be separated from the promotion of an individual, although he is not sure who this person is.

Today, Itachi no longer has the high spirits and ambitions he had a month ago, but the new policy thinking has penetrated into his bones, and the two are inseparable.

He decided to use the best and most beautiful time to travel around the ninja world in person and take a good look at the so-called life and destiny.

......

Another year has passed as spring goes and autumn comes. Sanwan City is prosperous. After the unremitting efforts of two generations of new government officials, the canal and the commercial center have echoed each other, bringing great changes to the local people.

Late at night, Uchiha Shisui dismissed all the security personnel in the office building, drove a boat to Sanwan Lake alone, and looked at the starry sky and fell into deep thought.

"Pattern"

The sound of the ninja walking on the water rang out in the quiet night. With the dim light, Shisui finally saw his long-missed companion.

"You seem... much older."

The visitor put his backpack on the boat and stretched himself: "It's normal to experience the vicissitudes of life while doing research in the open air."

Uchiha Itachi took off his hood, and the skin on his cheeks was indeed darker and more wrinkled as Shisui had said. Even his eyes no longer had the liveliness they had before, and he looked like a middle-aged man who had experienced the ups and downs of life.

Shisui handed over a bottle of orange juice: "Have you eaten?"

"I've had lunch."

"I prepared hot pot, let's eat together."

The smell of fireworks rang out on the boat. Shisui smiled and picked up a piece of mutton for Itachi: "Try the mutton. This is a new breed of sheep bred in the Land of Grass. It's perfect for hot pot."

Itachi nodded and ate with big mouthfuls, showing none of the manners and dignity he had a year ago.

At the end of the meal, Zhishui beat two eggs and put two packets of instant noodles in the pot, which was considered the main course for tonight.

Just over a minute after the instant noodles were put into the pot, Itachi couldn't wait to pick them up and eat them in big mouthfuls, really wolfing them down.

"The noodles aren't soft yet." Shisui complained because the eggs were messed up.

"I like to eat hard food, which is chewy."

Shisui thought, "I feel like you've changed."

"People change, especially after experiencing pain."

The two of them fell into silence. The lights on the boat ran out of power and went out. The whole world was pitch black, with only the sound of water in their ears.

"pat"

The lighter lit up in the darkness, and Itachi lit the cigarette expertly.

"You smoke?"

"Ah."

"When did it start?"

"About a year ago, this thing was really good and perfect for relieving stress."

"Can your body handle it?"

"good."

Shisui frowned, "It's best to quit."

"How many years do I have left to live? Eat and drink as you like, and don't leave any regrets."

"......"

Itachi thought for a moment: "How are you doing?"

"I feel good about myself. Sanwan City has been put on the fast track, and the quality of life of the people has improved a lot."

Shisui's brows relaxed: "What have you gained from your one-year journey?"

Itachi was silent, and after finishing his cigarette he said, "It's neither good nor bad."

"There are too many frustrations and too much pain in life. Maybe tomorrow morning you will wake up and find that I am dead."

"..."

"Stop saying unlucky things."

Itachi shrugged: "It happened whether I said it or not. I am in a very good state of mind now and I have long been indifferent to life and death."

"It's hard to imagine you're a teenager. You've been through a lot this year."

“Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. There are some things that you will only understand if you see them with your own eyes.”

"In the Kingdom of Wind, I saw the ninja class being oppressed, and the common people gathered together to form bandits, relying on robbing merchants to make a living."

"In the Land of Earth, I saw people fleeing their homes, ninjas and nobles colluding with each other to commit atrocities, and calling it reform."

"In the Land of Lightning, I saw the brave people rising up and using the thermal weapons in their hands to counter the chakra."

Shisui sighed, "People's lives are difficult and the world is in turmoil."

Itachi sneered: "The people of a big country can still survive, but the people of a small country will only die."

"The worst is the Daimyo of the Snow Country, who has been collecting taxes from Konoha for seventy years!"

"There is nothing we can do about it. The Fire Nation's current policy is to maintain stable development and deepen the New Deal. We are powerless to interfere in their internal affairs."

Itachi snorted, "I believe the Fire Nation has an obligation to unify by force. There are hundreds of millions of people waiting for us to rescue them."

"You're too impatient Itachi."

"You mean extreme?"

"I admit that I am extreme, but I am extreme because more than half of the population of the ninja world is still being exploited and enslaved, and chakra is still serving the ruling class. This goes against the purpose and original intention of the Ninja Research Association, and goes against the ideals and purposes of the New Deal!"

"The ninja class should not serve the corrupt aristocracy, and the chakra that is full of creativity and productivity should not serve violence. We are implementing the New Deal to strive for the harmonious development of mankind. If we stand by and watch the misfortunes of people in other countries, how can we be confident in the future of the New Deal?"

Shisui was unmoved: "Unification by force will cause many deaths, including you and me. We may die on the battlefield! It is not the same as the Ninja World War. Once it breaks out, it will be a life-and-death struggle."

"You won't do it if you're afraid of death?!"

Itachi had a blank expression: "Today, they are afraid of casualties, thinking about developing peacefully, and not caring about the people of other countries; tomorrow, after development, will they worry about war destroying their hard-earned good life?"

"I know war is no joke, but the world is so cruel. Those who can't give up anything are destined to get nothing!"

Shisui covered his face and said, "Too hasty. In another five years, the number of Fire Country ninjas can increase tenfold. By then..."

"By then, you won't get any credit for the war!"

Itachi sneered, "Do you know what happens in five years?"

"Let me tell you, in less than five years, Lord Hayama will abdicate in the election next September! Namikaze Minato will be elected as the fifth Hokage as he wishes. As for my father, he will most likely stay where he is and gradually abdicate!"

What Itachi said was all top secret. Not to mention a city-level new official like Shisui, even a provincial governor like Kakashi didn't know about it.

"Think about it. My current physical condition is not good enough to take on an important position. Will the Uchiha clan let you take the lead?"

Shisui was dejected. He was the grandson of Uchiha Kagami and had a pro-monkey nature, so naturally he would not be reused. This was the ideological confrontation.

"Five years later, Sasuke will be 16 years old, and Naruto will also be 16 years old. Even if you drain all your blood, will you still have the legitimate bloodline with these two?"

"Think about it. If everything goes according to plan, you can only be a deputy at best, and a deputy without real power like in the security department!"

"Do you really think you're being promoted just because you're the new administrator of Sanwan City? If I hadn't strongly recommended you last year, you wouldn't have been the new administrator!"

Shisui opened his mouth to retort, but no words came out.

Itachi covered his mouth and coughed, "No tree can survive without the earth. I am the earth you rely on! Besides me, who else is willing to help you go further?"

"Even though I'm dying, I still have five or six years to make you a high-ranking official. But does your ambition stop here?"

"Tell me, are you really willing?"

Shisui lowered his head and said nothing, looking submissive.