Chapter 88: Home, a Place of Peace of Mind
The rebuilt Konoha has a larger building area than the original one because a large amount of funds and manpower were mobilized.
It retains some of the characteristics of the original wood leaves, and the overall look is more spacious and tidier.
The ninja cats in the cat village directly marked out a piece of land for themselves and built a residence.
Their labor costs just offset the money spent on purchasing the land.
I have absolutely no intention of pitting Ninja Cat against you.
In comparison, the Uchiha clan's territory, whose architectural style is still the old courtyard, has a bit of the feel of a village in the city.
However, in terms of living comfort alone, a courtyard is definitely much more comfortable than an apartment.
……
Uchiha Jing greeted his clan members along the way and was about to leave the clan territory.
I saw two small figures on the lake shore.
"Itachi-kun, why don't you go to ninja school?"
A cute little girl with long black hair and a teardrop mole under her right eye leaned over to ask a boy who was eating three-color meatballs.
As if sensing something, Uchiha Itachi turned around suddenly and saw Jing.
A standard ninety-degree bow.
"Hello, Patriarch!"
Uchiha Izumi turned around and saw Jing, and patted Itachi.
"It's just Brother Kagami, why are you so nervous Itachi-kun?"
Quan's mother runs a breakfast shop, and Uchiha Jing always eats breakfast at her house.
Uchiha Izumi has known Jing since he can remember. Although he knows that Uchiha Jing is now the head of the Uchiha clan and is a very powerful ninja.
But...he's no different from before, a very gentle person.
Snapped.
Uchiha Kagami placed his hand on top of Izumi's head and twirled her hair several times.
"What do you mean by that? I'm really powerful."
"Ah!! I took a long time to comb my hair! You big idiot!"
Uchiha Izumi struggled hard and kicked Uchiha Kagami with his little feet.
Uchiha Jing let go of his hand and smiled, "If you don't go to school now, you'll be late. Be careful or I'll tell your mother."
Uchiha Izumi glared at Jing fiercely, smoothed his hair, raised his hand and greeted Itachi: "I'm going to school, goodbye Itachi-kun!"
After saying that, he made a face at Uchiha Jing and immediately turned and ran away.
Uchiha Itachi remained in a bowing posture and did not dare to stand up.
Uchiha Kagami said in a calm voice: "Izumi is not afraid of me at all, what are you afraid of, Itachi?"
……
"Because...we are sinners..."
Itachi lowered his head, his voice choked a little.
Soon after he could remember, he was not allowed to leave the Uchiha clan territory.
Every time he saw his peers like Quan happily going to school, he also longed to know what that felt like.
He couldn't understand why everyone in the tribe was so happy and fulfilled.
Only their family is different.
Like a bird in a cage.
This is the home of the Uchiha clan, but it is also their prison.
What terrified him even more was...
His younger brother, Sasuke, would experience the same feelings as him.
There is absolutely...no hope at all.
As he thought of this, a pair of scarlet eyes appeared in his lowered eye sockets.
Feeling Itachi open his Sharingan, Uchiha Kagami smiled slightly.
"Did Fugaku tell you that?"
……
Silence, Uchiha Jing took it as his consent.
Uchiha Jing sat down directly on the shore and looked at the sparkling lake.
"Itachi, you know what."
"I really like the Uchiha clan."
"There was a monster living inside of me, and suddenly I was in this strange world."
"I am afraid too. I am afraid of the unknown future, but also of the predetermined future."
"I didn't have any relatives before, and I didn't have any when I first came here."
"My grandmother adopted me, and the tribesmen are very kind to me. No one wants to hurt me."
"After that, I had the courage to fight that monster."
"Because I know that only with his help can I change the predetermined future."
"Your father told you that you were sinners, but he didn't tell you what sin you had committed."
"I know, that's who he is."
"I can tell you clearly that if I hadn't appeared, the Uchiha clan would have been destroyed by you and your son."
Uchiha Itachi's pupils shrank sharply and his small body trembled violently.
Uchiha Kagami's voice was extremely plain, but to Uchiha Itachi's ears it sounded like thunder.
"so……"
"I will never forgive you, ever."
"I won't assume you're not wrong just because it hasn't happened yet."
"I hate you guys. I have hated you for ten years."
"I will not be able to get rid of the hatred in my heart until you spend your whole life in regret!"
……
tick tock...tick tock...
Uchiha Itachi could no longer hold on and fell to his knees, tears falling one by one.
"Master Jing...thank you for making me understand..."
"I am willing to atone my sins with my father...but I beg you...please don't let Sasuke live such a life..."
"Please..."
Uchiha Kagami stood up.
"I will take Sasuke as my apprentice. He is different from you."
"He and Uchiha Mikoto will live as normal Uchiha clan members."
……
"Thanks……"
"thank you……"
Itachi Uchiha's tears have a different meaning.
It is a transformation from despair to hope.
It doesn't matter if I don't have freedom... As long as Sasuke can leave, that's enough...
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Hokage Building.
When he arrived at the Hokage's office, Uchiha Jing saw a large group of people sitting outside the door.
There were people from the village, and there were also people whose clothes were obviously not from the Fire Nation.
Tsk, it feels like waiting for a consultation with Dr. Minato.
Uchiha Jing walked around the crowd and gently kicked open the office door.
The guard at the door acted as if he saw nothing and closed the door after Uchiha Jing walked in.
A noble from a small country who had been waiting for a long time suddenly became dissatisfied and stood up.
"By..."
As soon as he uttered the first word, a cold blade was placed on his neck.
He turned his head carefully and met a pair of scarlet eyes.
"You'd better shut up. Lord Jing may not mind your rudeness, but I will definitely kill you!"
Sharingan...
The Uchiha clan! !
The noble from this small country was almost frightened to the point of peeing... Oh, no, he was already frightened to the point of peeing.
The Uchiha who was holding the knife suddenly looked disgusted, and the blade moved away a little.
"Someone come quickly and drag this guy out, he stinks!"
……
Mizumon in the office looked noticeably more haggard than before.
These really are the countless counties of the Fire Nation, and it is normal for him to feel a little tired carrying them on his shoulders.
Seeing Jing walk in, Minato put down the documents and smiled warmly.
"You're here."
Uchiha Jing sat down casually on the sofa and looked at the people standing in front of the desk.
The Kusagakure Village's forehead protector...
Among them was a red-haired woman with a bulging belly.
"They are ninjas from Kusagakure Village. They said that there is a powerful monster causing trouble in the Land of Grass, and they hope that we send someone to eliminate it."
After introducing Uchiha Kagami, Minato turned to the people of Kusagakure and rubbed his temples in distress: "But the village really has no manpower left, and we can't help."
"But Hokage-sama..."
Before the person who was supposed to be the leader could finish his words, a voice interrupted him.
"What's your name, the red-haired woman?"
The woman shuddered when she was suddenly mentioned.
Although I don't know who Uchiha Kagami is, I can tell he is a big shot just by looking at the way he casually enters and leaves the Hokage's office.
"My name is Chiho..."
There was a flash in the eyes of the Kusagakure, and he turned and saluted respectfully to Uchiha Kagami.
"Sir, this woman is not only beautiful, she also has a very special ability. Just bite her and you can recover from your injuries!"
"As long as Konoha helps us kill that monster, we will give her to Konoha!"
Hearing this, Minato Namikaze frowned.
He had just been concentrating on the documents, and only after hearing what this person said did he carefully observe the red-haired woman...
Her hair color was much darker than Kushina's, but that aura... was unmistakable!
brush!
An invisible sharp edge cut open the woman's sleeve, leaving dense bite marks on her arm.
"Hey, Chiho, who is your husband? Is he dead?"
Chiho shook her head in horror: "I... I don't know..."
Do not you know……
Uchiha Jing raised the corner of his mouth: "Minato, you don't mind dirtying your office, right?"
"It's okay, just have someone clean it up afterwards."
There was a coldness in Minato Namikaze's eyes, and murderous intent was almost overflowing.
-
Namikaze Minato placed his hand in front of Chiho's eyes, and there was a sound of something being chopped into pieces.
"It's okay, don't be afraid."
"This will be your home from now on."
