--- Just as Itachi Uchiha hesitated, Shinji suddenly stood up from his chair. "Lord Danzō, excuse me, but... Itachi Uchiha probably cannot g
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Just as Itachi Uchiha hesitated, Shinji suddenly stood up from his chair.
"Lord Danzō, excuse me, but... Itachi Uchiha probably cannot go to your Root," Shinji stood up smilingly.
"Shinji... Boss, what do you mean?" Danzō was still waiting for Itachi Uchiha's answer, didn't expect Shinji to suddenly interject.
"I mean, Itachi cannot join Root. Do you have any objections?" Shinji stated calmly. As his voice fell, Karin, Deidara, and Jūgo stood behind him, staring intently at Danzō. Seeing their leader provoked like this, the Root ninjas also couldn't hold back, coming one by one behind Danzō and taking their positions. Instantly, the atmosphere in the entire training ground seemed to freeze. Everyone waited for the final outcome.
"Indeed. Lord Danzō, Itachi is my son. We temporarily have no intention of letting him join Root," Just then, Mikoto Uchiha suddenly stood up. Mikoto Uchiha was Itachi Uchiha's mother; she clearly had some say in this matter. Seeing Mikoto Uchiha step forward, the villagers also nodded subconsciously.
They knew what kind of place Root was, and also knew the Uchiha clan and the Root led by Danzō were always at odds. Although they always held some prejudice against the Uchiha clan, prejudices accumulated over time and achieved through the efforts of ANBU and Root. But they didn't want Itachi Uchiha to go to that dark place Root. After all, Itachi Uchiha was someone they recognized. Gentle and refined like jade, this description clearly fit Itachi Uchiha very well.
"Mother, Boss Shinji, I..." Itachi Uchiha seemed to want to say something, but was stopped by his mother's gaze. Instantly, the entire training ground seemed enveloped by a very solemn atmosphere. Everyone remained silent, seemingly waiting for the final outbreak to occur.
"Waaah waaah!!!" However, just at this moment, Sasuke Uchiha, held by Mikoto Uchiha, seemed to sense the uncomfortable solemn atmosphere around and instantly started crying. In the quiet environment, Sasuke's cries echoed around like lightning awakening many people.
"Itachi Uchiha, you, are you willing to join my Root, become a member of my Root."
"You know, our Root can achieve things other organizations cannot. So... you wouldn't want anything to happen to the Uchiha clan, right?" The first sentence Danzō said loudly, while the second sentence he whispered to Itachi Uchiha, his words full of threat. Hearing Danzō's words, Itachi Uchiha clearly hesitated somewhat. After all, he cared greatly about this matter.
"Itachi, if you don't want to, then don't. He can't do anything to you," Just then, Shinji leaped directly beside Itachi Uchiha, looking smilingly at him. Then, slowly turned his head, his gaze carrying some coldness. Seemed like... you forgot what I said before?
At this moment, Danzō's heart was already extremely angry. When had he ever suffered such a huge loss at someone's hands? Instantly, Danzō wanted to directly attack Shinji. But thinking of Shinji's unpredictable methods and the experience of being defeated twice by Shinji, this made Danzō somewhat hesitant. Seeing Danzō didn't act, Itachi Uchiha felt somewhat confused. This? You are the Hokage Aide! Arguably, besides Hiruzen Sarutobi, the nominally strongest Hokage in Konoha, the next in line was Danzō. Yet such a person didn't even dare breathe loudly before Shinji?
"Insolence! Lord Danzō is here, how dare you speak here?!" While speaking, a Root ninja couldn't stand seeing his leader insulted. He jumped directly from behind Danzō between Danzō and Shinji, his right hand already resting on his sword hilt.
Boom!!! But the next second, his body was directly blasted away, heavily crashing onto a distant wall and fainting.
"Dare to disrespect Lord Shinji, this is the consequence," Jūgo retracted his hand, the black patterns on his body already surfaced. Yes, upon seeing someone daring to disrespect Shinji, Jūgo directly erupted, using Sage Transformation to directly smash this unprepared Root ninja away.
As Jūgo acted, the Root ninjas behind Danzō began to draw out kunai or blades one after another. These people were all waiting for Danzō's command. As long as Danzō gave the order, they would directly apprehend the few people before them.
"The person beside me was somewhat rude. Truly sorry, Lord Danzō. Well, does Lord Danzō still want to take Itachi Uchiha to Root now?" Shinji looked at Jūgo's actions without any blame, instead beginning to exert pressure on Danzō.
"Damn it!" Sensing Shinji's amusement, Danzō felt somewhat unable to step down. In front of so many people, if Danzō compromised at this time, then for Root, and even for him, it would be no less than a disaster. If I retreat when someone opposes me, then who would dare follow me in the future?
"Or perhaps... Lord Danzō intends to make a move?" Shinji flicked his hand. Under Rokudo Mukuro's ability, Rokudo Mukuro's signature trident appeared in his right hand. Then, his left hand held the Vortex Vanquisher. One weapon in each hand, seeming to declare his identity to Danzō. At the same time, this also let Danzō weigh things. If he wanted to fight, would he, having lost Kagami Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan, be Shinji's opponent?
Watching Shinji's actions, sweat began dripping down Danzō's forehead. He rarely felt such helplessness, as if all the pressure in the world came upon him. Swallowing hard, Danzō's eyes suddenly lit up. He thought of an idea...
"Ahem, Boss Shinji, this is our Konoha's internal affair. Besides, as Hokage Aide, and Root being a legitimate organization of Konoha, I have the right to expand personnel for our Root. And now that the Hokage is not present, I can decide everything within Konoha," Danzō inwardly praised himself for his quick wit. Thankfully his identity was this.
"At the same time, for Konoha, for the relationship between the Uchiha clan and Konoha, I now seriously invite you, Itachi Uchiha, to join our Root," Under Danzō's words, Itachi Uchiha seemed somewhat hesitant.
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"Hold on!" Just as Danzō stood under Konoha's righteousness, all the pressure came upon Itachi Uchiha. And just as Itachi Uchiha felt somewhat lost. A voice. A familiar voice suddenly appeared outside the training ground.
"Hold on!" Hearing this voice, Itachi Uchiha suddenly raised his head, looking somewhat surprisedly towards the source of the voice. A figure approached from afar, quickly arriving before Shinji and Itachi Uchiha. Dressed in ANBU attire, carrying a small short sword on his back, wearing precisely the ANBU mask.
Arriving beside Itachi Uchiha, the ANBU member just glanced at Itachi Uchiha, then looked towards Danzō. "Lord Danzō, long time no see."
"Who are you?" Danzō asked somewhat warily.
"Itachi Uchiha, I came under Lord Hokage's orders," The ANBU member ignored Danzō's words, instead turning around to look at Itachi Uchiha.
"Itachi Uchiha listens," Itachi Uchiha bowed slightly.
"Lord Hokage already knows about the matter here from the front lines. So he specially sent me over. From today onwards, become a ninja of Konoha, issue the Konoha forehead protector," After speaking, the ANBU ninja took out a Konoha forehead protector from a pouch beside him and handed it to Itachi Uchiha.
"Yes!" Itachi Uchiha accepted the Konoha forehead protector, tying it onto his forehead without any hesitation.
"Itachi Uchiha, congratulations on becoming a ninja of Konoha. At the same time, Lord Hokage has another order for you."
"Please speak." Hearing their conversation, Danzō suddenly had a very bad premonition. He could feel the vision of Itachi Uchiha joining Root was slowly dissolving.
"From today onwards, you will serve as a member of ANBU, codenamed Gen. Loyal to the Hokage, loyal to Konoha. This matter, do you accept?" The ANBU ninja didn't speak too loudly; only Shinji and Danzō nearby heard it. Subsequently, the ANBU ninja quickly handed a sealing scroll to Itachi Uchiha.
"I accept," Itachi Uchiha said directly after thinking for a second. Becoming an ANBU member could better bridge the relationship between the Uchiha clan and Konoha than becoming a Root member.
"Very good. Then Lord Danzō, it seems there's no business for Root here anymore. Do you have anything else you want to say?" Seeing Itachi Uchiha had already accepted, the Root (ANBU) ninja directly turned his head towards Danzō.
"Hmph!" However, Danzō didn't speak, but just snorted coldly and left directly. As Danzō left, the Root members behind him also left one after another.
"Hiruzen! It's you competing with me again!" Just as he was about to leave, Danzō looked back once, resentment, determination, and a trace of ruthlessness in his eyes. Since you don't want me to get Itachi Uchiha, then... don't blame me for being impolite! Harboring this thought, Danzō returned directly to his Root office.
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And as this farce ended, the assessing teacher still had to retest the candidates beaten by Itachi Uchiha. Itachi Uchiha jumped down from the training ground and came beside Mikoto Uchiha.
"Mother, sorry about today's matter," Itachi Uchiha lowered his head. He knew the conflict with Danzō just now would definitely affect his family and the Uchiha clan's situation.
"It's alright, Itachi. You've always been my pride. No matter what decision you make, as your mother, I will unconditionally support you," Mikoto Uchiha reached out and patted Itachi Uchiha's hair. Sasuke in her arms was also very excited upon seeing Itachi Uchiha come down, constantly reaching out his hands towards Itachi Uchiha signaling to be held.
"Izumi, then I'll graduate first," Itachi Uchiha turned his head to look at his little girlfriend, apology and pity in his eyes.
"It's alright, Itachi. I will support you," Izumi Uchiha shook her head. Like Mikoto, no matter what decision Itachi Uchiha made, she would always support him.
"Boss Shinji, sorry about today," Subsequently, Itachi Uchiha turned his head to look at Shinji. Shinji's actions just now truly moved him.
"Itachi, I won't say any pretentious words. But no matter what, you are Deidara's friend, and also a guest of our All-Purpose Shop," Shinji smiled dismissively. He appreciated Itachi Uchiha greatly and liked the character Itachi Uchiha very much in his previous life. But this tragic character, Shinji still planned to twist his fate somewhat.
"Deidara, our match is postponed until next time," Itachi Uchiha looked seriously at Deidara. He knew Deidara held back during their match. Precisely to give Itachi Uchiha a perfect graduation ceremony.
"Hehe, I'll be waiting for you," Deidara didn't mind, but agreed with a silly smile.
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After a round, Itachi Uchiha finally turned his head to look at the ANBU ninja who came to report. "Brother Shisui, still not planning to show your real face?" Itachi Uchiha came before the ANBU ninja.
"Let's talk after returning to my All-Purpose Shop," Shinji glanced around. There were still many people here. He directly placed his hand on Shisui's body, and the others also timely placed their hands on the shoulder of the person in front. The next second, everyone returned to the All-Purpose Shop.
"Have to say, Boss Shinji's skill is really convenient," As soon as they returned to the All-Purpose Shop, Shisui took off the mask on his face. Haven't returned for some time; the days on the front line had tanned his exposed arms somewhat.
"Shisui, you're finally back," Seeing Shisui, Mikoto Uchiha was also very happy. After all, Shisui spent most of his time living at their house.
"Aunt Mikoto, I'm back. This is the letter Uncle Fugaku gave you," Shisui took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Mikoto Uchiha.
"Thank you~" Mikoto accepted it and immediately went aside to read it carefully.
"Teacher Shisui, how did you know about the matter here?" Karin was also very happy seeing her teacher return.
"Karin and Deidara, how has your training been recently?" Shisui said with a smile. But Deidara just turned his head away somewhat unconvinced.
"Alright!"
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