"What's wrong, Itachi? Are you even turning your hand against yourself now?"
Suddenly hearing this familiar voice behind him, Itachi turned around with a joyful expression and greeted, "Father, you've finally returned."
Uchiha Yoichi glanced at the unconscious Uchiha Itachi, and then said, "Mm, just went out to handle some matters. Seems you couldn't resist taking action either. What do you plan to do next?"
Itachi said, "I'm not sure. Although I haven't communicated much with my counterpart in this world, I can feel he's a paranoid person. It would be great if Shisui-senpai was here."
"You're thinking of using Kotoamatsukami to change his mind?"
"Apart from that reason, there's also Shisui-senpai being his shelter. Now that shelter is gone, he doesn't know what to do to protect the village and the reputation of the Uchiha Race, which is why he chose such an extreme method...."
Itachi paused for a moment and then said disgustedly, "Konoha's high officials can't be trusted. That fool knows Danzo took Shisui-senpai's eye yet did nothing.... Summoning Jutsu!"
After finishing, Itachi performed the Summoning Jutsu, and a crow implanted with Kotoamatsukami appeared in his hand, causing him to say unexpectedly, "Father, I can actually summon this crow. I thought it would fail...."
"Of course it will succeed. Although you have many other things inside you, your Chakra is still quite similar, and you are still Uchiha Itachi."
Uchiha Yoichi continued, "If you want to solve this matter, you might as well wait at the gate of Konoha Village. When you see someone returning unexpectedly, you'll understand what to do."
"A person returning unexpectedly? Father, who is it?"
"You'll understand when you see her. If she doesn't help you, just say Yoichi asked for it."
"...Mm, I get it!"
Itachi nodded and said, initially planning to find Danzo and retrieve Shisui-senpai's Sharingan. However, it seems better to wait at the village gate first.
The massacre occurred at night, and from Father's words, the person who would help the Uchiha Race should be returning soon.
"I'll go wait for her, Father."
Itachi said his farewell and picked up the unconscious Uchiha Itachi on the ground, then turned away.
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"Huff, finally made it back before nightfall. I haven't returned to the village in so long, almost took the wrong path!"
Seeing the gates of Konoha Village, Tsunade couldn't help but feel emotional. She had planned never to return to this heartbreaking place.
But Nawaki's resurrection changed her mind; he couldn't wander outside with her, and Nawaki had his unfulfilled dreams to realize.
Nawaki looked at Tsunade, who appeared young but was nearly fifty, and said, "Sister, you've worked hard all these years..."
"Nawaki..."
Tsunade felt warmth in her heart, then punched Nawaki's shoulder, smiling as she said, "Why say such gloomy words? You still need to accept my training next. I won't go easy on you!"
"Oh! I'll train doubly hard based on your standards, sister!"
After speaking, the three of them and a pig walked into the village.
"Lady Tsunade?"
Seeing Tsunade, the two Konoha ninja at the gate showed excitement and quickly said, "Lady Tsunade, it's good you've returned. I'll go notify...."
Tsunade hurriedly stopped them and said, "No need, I'll head back first and handle things myself with the Third Old Man later!"
Shortly entering the village, someone suddenly appeared before Tsunade and the two others.
"Tsunade... Lady Tsunade."
Itachi almost called her improperly after living together long, but managed to change his address in time.
Tsunade furrowed her brows slightly, then noticed the round fan emblem on Itachi's clothes and asked, "Which Uchiha are you? What do you need from me?"
Itachi replied, "There's something very important to discuss with Lady Tsunade. It's about the disputes between the Uchiha Race and the village...."
"Sounds like a troublesome matter. Let's discuss it tomorrow. I've just returned, and my house is still a mess."
Upon hearing this, Tsunade was about to brush off but realized she'd likely rejoin the ninja ranks upon her return, and so, she changed her mind. At worst, she'd let this Uchiha kid find the old man tomorrow.
"No, Lady Tsunade, this must be discussed now. Only you can handle this."
"Listen, kid, didn't you see we just returned from outside...."
"Yoichi said I could find you."
"Who?"
Tsunade was about to angrily refuse, but upon hearing Yoichi's name, her expression changed abruptly, and she quickly questioned Uchiha Itachi.
"Is that person's feature exactly xxxxxxx?"
"...Yes, that's him."
Itachi nodded, secretly hoping Father hadn't done anything excessive to Lady Tsunade.
Tsunade quickly asked, "Can you still find him?"
Itachi stepped back and said, "Well... he should be hard to find. He appeared briefly, said a few words, and left. I have no idea where he went."
"Tch, that guy is so mysterious...."
Tsunade bit her lip and then spoke to Uchiha Itachi, "Alright, considering that guy, kid, tell me what you need."
Itachi replied, "It's inconvenient to discuss here; I need Lady Tsunade to follow me to another place."
Tsunade nodded, "Okay.... Shizune, you take Nawaki to the Senju Clan Land and tidy up the house first."
Then she followed Uchiha Itachi to a secluded place and asked, "Is this good, kid? Tell me what it's about."
"I need to start from eight years ago during the Nine-tailed Fox Chaos....."
Uchiha Itachi slowly started explaining, though he modified parts involving himself, incorporating Uchiha Yoichi's assistance, leading to the discovery of many things.
From Danzo seizing Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan, threatening 'himself' to eliminate the Uchiha Race, and the Uchiha Race's plan for revolution, and so forth.....
"Such a hassle.... Came back to this situation right away..."
Tsunade rubbed her temples, considering the higher-ups in Konoha.... If she firmly resisted, she might suppress the Third Old Man, but when it comes to the Uchiha Race....
Itachi said, "I'll handle the Uchiha Race's side, but there are two people I can't spare, Lady Tsunade."
Tsunade slightly furrowed her brows and then asked, "You mean that masked Uchiha controlling the Nine-tailed and... Danzo?"
Itachi nodded, "He ambushed Shisui-senpai, seized his Mangekyo Sharingan, and threatened 'me' to obliterate the Uchiha Race. For that alone, I can't let him off!"
"But he's part of Konoha's higher-ups...."
Tsunade rubbed her eyebrows in a headache, secretly blaming Uchiha Yoichi for throwing her such a huge problem.
"I'll deal with that masked Uchiha myself. As for the rest, I'll speak with the Third Old Man tomorrow... But even if you do such a thing, even if the Uchiha Race stays intact, you'll still face immense trouble!"
Itachi pondered this internally; he could return with Father when it's done. As for his counterpart in this world... better transform that stubborn personality; he then said, "Lady Tsunade, after this, I am willing to permanently become part of your Anbu..."
"What do you mean my Anbu... you kid, I have no intention of becoming Hokage..."
However, after saying this, Tsunade suddenly realized given the current situation in Konoha Village where suitable leaders are lacking, she probably was the most fitting for the Fifth Generation Hokage. If there were really suitable candidates, the village wouldn't have gone eight years without choosing a Fifth Hokage.
Tsunade scratched her golden hair with a troubled face and said, "We'll talk about it then. Do you have any information on that masked Uchiha?"
"Yes, his most relied-upon ability is his Space-Time Ninjutsu. This jutsu is troublesome, but there are ways to counter it...."
Itachi then shared details about Obito's information with Tsunade. Having been teleported several times by Kamui Dojutsu, he naturally understood this technique's characteristics.