Chapter 41

"I can't do it, Naruto, don't praise me like that."

"You can definitely do it, Sakura."

Sakura returned to her seat in a daze, and more classmates began to come to the Ninja School.

Sasuke sat down, and Ino also sat down next to Sakura, and brought a bouquet of flowers to Sakura.

"Sakura, what's bothering you?"

Ino, who did not break off friendship because she liked the same boy, looked at Sakura's somewhat depressed look and placed her flowers next to Sakura's school bag.

A strong fragrance is spreading rapidly, making people smell it, and their mood quickly becomes better.

Sakura looked at Ino sitting next to her and suddenly felt envious.

Ino had a good family and was very beautiful, and her blond hair looked so similar to Naruto's.

This is what suits Naruto very well.

Moreover, Ino has a sense of confidence, a sense of self-confidence as the inheritor of the secret ninja family of the three clans of Ino, Shika and Butterfly.

And she, Haruno Sakura, is just an ordinary person, with ordinary parents and an ordinary family.

Even her wide forehead is quite ugly in the eyes of some people.

However, I am not willing to give in.

Naruto's praise and trust, as well as Sakura's own strength, made her feel a strong sense of unwillingness.

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I don’t want it to be like this, and I don’t want to lose to others like this.

No matter it's the results or Naruto!

I, Haruno Sakura, also want to become stronger, instead of being like now, I can only rely on studying well to be close to Naruto.

"Ino!"

Ino, who was asking Sakura what was going on, suddenly felt that there was a slight change in Sakura beside him.

"What's wrong?"

"Even if I'm a good friend, even if I'm the best friend, I don't want to be taken care of by you all the time."

"What are you talking about, Sakura!"

Ino was a little surprised. Sakura's aura suddenly became stronger now.

"I don't want to stay behind you, with my broad forehead protected by you."

Ino was a little surprised, Sakura, you didn't take the wrong medicine, right?

What's going on? Why did you suddenly become so ambitious today?

Sakura raised her head and took the initiative to push the hair in front of her to both sides, revealing her spacious forehead.

"Besides, even if we are best friends, there are some things and people I don't want to give up."

Ino somewhat understood that Sakura was telling her about Naruto.

She looked at Sakura, who was suddenly very ambitious, with a hint of relief in her eyes.

Can Sakura, who used to be timid, shy, and always afraid of others laughing at her broad forehead, grow up and face it proactively?

It's so happy, Ino smiled at Sakura,

"Sakura, that's great."

Now it was Sakura's turn to be surprised. When Ino heard her words, she actually didn't have the fighting spirit to compete with her to the end, but was happy for her changes.

"Why?"

"Because more than anything else, Sakura, what I value more is our friendship!"

Ino came closer to Sakura and grabbed her hands, with a sincere and bright smile on her face.

"You are my best best friend!"

The early morning light shone in from the window and bloomed behind Ino.

At this moment, Sakura looked at Ino smiling by the window next to her, and her eyes were full of Ino's light blooming.

Good, so warm, so dazzling.

"Ino!"

"Sakura!"

The two soft girls intertwined their hands and held each other tightly, and then their faces touched each other, making Naruto feel very comfortable just looking at them.

"Okay, classmates, class is on!"

However, the blind teacher Iruka walked in, interrupted the two girls from sticking together, opened the book and began to teach.

"Chouji, Shikamaru, let's go out and play!"

Naruto looked past Sasuke and called softly to Choji and Shikamaru who were sitting in the other row.

Sasuke was caught in the middle and couldn't help but roll his eyes.

You guys, you've only been in class for a few minutes, and you already want to leave?

As a good student and a genius who strives to achieve his brother Uchiha Itachi's goal, Sasuke will not skip classes.

"The Art of Clone!"

puff!

To his surprise, Naruto used the clone technique quite skillfully while Iruka turned around and started writing on the blackboard.

Without the harassment of Kyuubi's chakra, coupled with the talent that Naruto now possesses, if he hadn't seen the clone that Naruto created with his own eyes, Sasuke would have been mistaken for the real one by Naruto.

Then, all three guys slipped away from the back of the classroom.

The more Sasuke looked at Naruto's motionless clone, the more he felt something was wrong.

How could it be so similar? It looked almost exactly like Naruto himself.

...

"Itachi, thank you so much!"

Uchiha Itachi's mission in the ANBU has ended today.

He was walking normally in Konoha Village wearing the clothes of the Uchiha clan.

After getting the books he had lent to him from a senior who had also taken off the mask and clothes of an ANBU ninja, Uchiha Itachi also had a smile on his face and smiled at the junior. .

"You're welcome, senior, this is what I should do."

The smile on Itachi's face was sincere. He was really happy to be able to have a good relationship with these Anbu at the same time.

The senior also patted Uchiha Itachi on the shoulder, with a hint of sincerity in his tone.

"Itachi, to be honest, although many of the Uchiha guys have a bad face, they are also trustworthy in many cases."

The senior walked with him and told Itachi Uchiha about how he and the ninjas of the Uchiha clan had fought side by side on the battlefield.

At that time, the relationship between Uchiha ninjas in the village was far less rigid than this.

Not very likable though.

But if they can get along with these guys more deeply, such as when fighting side by side on the battlefield, many Konoha ninjas will find that the Uchiha guys can still be trustworthy.

Uchiha ninjas are very talented and will grow rapidly in battle. Although the Sharingan's observation ability is not as good as the Byakugan, in terms of strategy, it is not as powerful as the Byakugan.

But when killing enemies, having a companion with such a pair of eyes always makes people feel more at ease.

I'm sorry to say that, after all, even the enemy will find a way to deal with the powerful Uchiha first during the battle.

"I have worked with some Uchiha ninjas before, and they are actually not bad in nature."

The rambling words of this senior who had fought side by side with Uchiha ninjas on the battlefield greatly inspired Uchiha Itachi.

From this point of view, there are actually some ninjas in the village, and in their hearts they feel that the Uchiha clan is okay.

However, the Kyuubi Rebellion had greatly damaged Konoha's vitality, and the Uchiha could not provide evidence to prove that the Sharingan that appeared in the Kyuubi's eyes had nothing to do with the Uchiha in their village.

Moreover, Brother Zhisui has left Konoha Village to look for relevant clues.

Then I can't hold back in the village.

In addition to finding the real culprit who controlled the Kyuubi that night, the ninjas in the village and the clan members must also understand and communicate with each other.

The senior's words just now gave him some ideas.

The senior said that after getting along with Uchiha ninjas in the past, he gradually discovered the advantages of Uchiha ninjas. He felt that the Uchiha clansmen, apart from being a bit stinky, were still trustworthy.

Therefore, I need to find a way to allow the Uchiha clan ninjas and people in the village to have more contact and get along with each other.

After all, it was only when he got along with other people that he slowly allowed these seniors and other ANBU ninjas to accept him!

But, what to do?

How about asking the smart Naruto?

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Uchiha Itachi was not in a hurry to find Naruto. After chatting with the ANBU seniors for a while, he started walking around Konoha Village.

He was collecting information about the Uchiha clan in Konoha Village and checking other people's attitudes towards the Uchiha clan ninjas.

What makes him a little sad is that the information collected is a bit disappointing for him and the Uchiha clan.

Ordinary people, as well as many ninjas who lost their loved ones in the terrible Nine-Tails Rebellion, have great prejudice against the Uchiha clan.

Moreover, Uchiha Itachi learned after investigation that many people were not just because of the Uchiha clan's Sharingan that appeared in the eyes of the Nine-Tails that brought them great disasters during the Nine-Tails Rebellion. Having so much hatred for Uchiha, share! Small, said resources; source'group: 9? 8; 0; 2? . 0'. 5,8"5.;6 meaning.

There are more complex factors involved.

Uchiha Itachi thought for a while, and simply went to the Uchiha Guards first, found some things, and started looking through them.

Sure enough, he soon found some key things in the records of the Uchiha clan.

When the Nine-Tails Rebellion broke out, which greatly damaged the vitality of Konoha, the Uchiha clan, led by Uchiha Fugaku, was about to join the battle against the Nine-Tails and protect Konoha Village.

However, they were stopped!

Because many ninjas in Konoha Village saw the Sharingan appearing in the eyes of the Nine-Tails, the village's senior officials were wary of the Uchiha clan and suspected that they channeled the Nine-Tails to the center of the Konoha Village and released the Nine-Tails. .

Therefore, Uchiha Fugaku, who was already the leader of the Uchiha clan at that time, received an order not to participate in the battle against the Nine-Tails, but to lead the members of the Uchiha clan's security team to protect the non-Muslims of Konoha Village. combatants.

The combat power of the Uchiha clan was drawn into rescue and evacuation work.

Therefore, there are no Uchiha ninjas on the front line of resistance against the Nine-Tails.

This is why many Konoha ninjas will hate the Uchiha clan, share! Small, said resources; source'group: 9? 8; 0; 2? . 0'. 5,8"5.;6 The reason why.

Their relatives and partners all died in the battle, but Uchiha did not help or contribute in that terrible battle. How can people not hate sharing and sharing! Small, said resources; source'group: 9? 8; 0; 2? . 0'. 5,8"5.;6?

The most important thing is that the Uchiha clan has never had a good relationship with other families, and they don't bother to explain.

No one from the village came forward to say what kind of orders the Uchiha clan had received.

This information made Itachi feel very painful.

The root of the matter still lies with the masked man, but the village's distrust also exacerbates the split between the village and the Uchiha clan.

None of them immediately explained to the villagers what the Uchiha clan had done at that time. Even if the Uchiha clan wanted to defend themselves, it was already too late.

Uchiha Itachi could understand that such an arrangement was made for the Uchiha clan because of the Sharingan appearing in the Kyuubi's eyes.

But since then, until now, Sandaime-sama, haven't you already had certain clues in tracing the Akatsuki organization, and in tracing the person who may exist in the Akatsuki organization, who is the real murderer who controls the Nine-Tails?

Then why, the village has been forcing the Uchiha clan to oppose the village!

Until now, if Uchiha Itachi hadn't taken the initiative to investigate on his own, he wouldn't have known that so many things had happened during the Nine-Tails Rebellion.

However, something that made Uchiha Itachi feel confused came again.

The Uchiha clan was not squeezed out of the center of power by Konoha after the Nine-Tails Rebellion.

The birth of the Yondaime Hokage's wife was a top-secret event in the village at that time, and the Uchiha clan had no chance to obtain such information.