**Chapter 11: There is Also a Gap Between Sharingan and Sharingan**
[There is also a gap between Sharingan and Sharingan. I have to say, Itachi is handsome as hell. Otherwise, why would he be so popular despite being a "great dutiful son"? As the saying goes, appearance is justice; as long as the face remains, the kingdom remains.]
"Uchiha Itachi!"
Uchiha Sasuke stared dead at the text appearing below the video, his uncontrollable arm trembling slightly.
Uchiha Sasuke clicked on it, and the video content unfolded.
The video began with a misty scene. Accompanied by the sound of footsteps, two figures wearing black cloaks with red clouds walked slowly toward the entrance of Konoha Village.
"Um..."
The guarding Chunin was about to ask a question when suddenly, the shorter of the two opened his eyes to reveal the Sharingan. The Chunin was instantly caught in a genjutsu and fell asleep.
Accompanied by the sound of wind chimes, the figures of the two men slowly disappeared into the depths of Konoha.
Sharingan!
Uchiha Sasuke recognized it almost immediately. That pair of eyes was too familiar—the Sharingan.
And the identity of this person was on the tip of his tongue.
The wanted criminal who killed the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Itachi.
The scene shifted. On a tree within Konoha, the voices of the two men could be heard. Finally, the honest-looking Kisame asked:
"Found him?"
"Mn," Uchiha Itachi replied indifferently.
"Then that makes it easy," Kisame said slowly.
"Let's go," Uchiha Itachi said.
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Outside the screen, Hatake Kakashi stared dead at the people in the footage. He had already recognized one of them as Uchiha Itachi.
In the Anbu, they had carried out missions together. Uchiha Itachi was his subordinate, so of course, he knew him.
But he had no clue who the person next to him was.
Who is it?
This person appeared to be Uchiha Itachi's partner, and his status didn't seem inferior to Itachi's.
In other words, it shouldn't be a relationship where Uchiha Itachi recruited a subordinate outside, but rather something akin to a partnership.
But given Uchiha Itachi's ability, having grown to this point, he was guaranteed to be no less than an Elite Jonin like himself. If one speculated a bit more broadly, he might have already grown to the level of a Kage.
To be able to be teammates with him meant this person's identity wouldn't be simple either.
Before he could think much more, the scene changed again.
In the footage, Hatake Kakashi was waiting by a tea shop, holding a copy of *Make-Out Paradise*.
Not far away, Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai walked over with large strides.
"Yo, you two get along well," Hatake Kakashi put away his book and said.
Facing Hatake Kakashi's teasing, Yuhi Kurenai's pretty face blushed slightly, and she defended herself, "What are you saying? I'm just buying dango for Anko."
"What are you doing here?" Sarutobi Asuma asked.
"Nothing much. I came out to buy offerings, and I'm waiting for someone here by the way," Hatake Kakashi said, glancing inside the tea shop. "Waiting for Sasuke."
Inside the tea shop, the two men wearing black cloaks with red clouds were drinking hot tea. One of them moved his finger slightly upon hearing Uchiha Sasuke's name.
This obvious movement also caught the attention of Yuhi Kurenai and Sarutobi Asuma.
"It's rare for you to wait for someone," Sarutobi Asuma roasted him, while also glancing inside the tea shop. "Are the offerings for *him*?"
"Yes, that's right," Hatake Kakashi replied.
For a moment, the atmosphere was very heavy, until the arrival of a person broke the tension. It was none other than Uchiha Sasuke.
"Kakashi, you're actually early for once?"
Uchiha Sasuke, having changed into training gear, came up to greet him.
"Occasionally," Hatake Kakashi didn't say much.
When Uchiha Sasuke looked into the tea shop as if he sensed something, he found that Uchiha Itachi and Kisame, who were originally sitting there drinking tea, had long since disappeared.
Outside the screen, seeing this scene, Uchiha Sasuke and Hatake Kakashi could basically confirm one thing: the future Uchiha Sasuke would indeed become a member of Hatake Kakashi's squad and become his subordinate.
However, there was still a difference between a subordinate and a disciple.
A subordinate is just a subordinate, but a disciple is someone to whom one passes on their mantle.
But for ordinary civilian ninja who had no connections, the leading Chunin, or even Jonin, might be the only high-level resource they could access.
Even just being a subordinate and receiving pointers on one or two Ninjutsu was a rare resource.
One must know that many Chunin, even after achieving that rank, aside from the Three Academy Jutsu, would only know three to five Ninjutsu at most.
For someone like Hatake Kakashi, who was known for copying over a thousand Ninjutsu with his Sharingan, he was like a fantasy to them.
"I don't eat natto or sweets."
In the footage, Uchiha Sasuke spoke somewhat impatiently.
"Is that so?" Hatake Kakashi immediately looked at Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai. Seeing this, the two immediately understood what he meant. They left the spot directly and chased after Uchiha Itachi and Kisame.
"You aren't from this village, are you?"
After intercepting the two, Sarutobi Asuma spoke first.
"What are you here for?"
Facing Sarutobi Asuma's questioning, Uchiha Itachi finally spoke: "Long time no see, Asuma-san, Kurenai-san."
"You know us?" Sarutobi Asuma didn't seem to recognize Uchiha Itachi yet and said directly, "That means you were once Konoha ninja?"
Facing this situation, Uchiha Itachi simply took off his straw hat, revealing his true face.
A pair of Sharingan was extremely conspicuous.
At this point, Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai finally remembered who this person was.
The super ruthless man who slaughtered his own clansmen.
"Hmph, no mistake about it. Uchiha Itachi!" Sarutobi Asuma said, breaking out in cold sweat.
Obviously, he also recalled how formidable Uchiha Itachi was. Although he didn't know the hidden circumstances of that night, just the information obtained on the surface was enough to make him extremely wary of Uchiha Itachi.
That was the powerful Uchiha clan, where Jonin were everywhere. Elite Jonin comparable to himself were not few in number either. After the demise of the Senju clan, they were considered the number one clan in the Ninja World.
Countless experts were wiped out by the hands of the person before him.
"Since you know Itachi, I might as well introduce myself too. Hoshigaki Kisame." Hoshigaki Kisame couldn't help but take off his straw hat as well. The scratch across the ninja forehead protector on his forehead was very obvious.
A missing-nin from Kirigakure in the Land of Water.
Two missing-nin from different ninja villages had banded together.
Outside the screen, Uchiha Sasuke also understood. This situation of scratching a line across the ninja forehead protector generally signified status as a missing-nin. This was basic common sense taught in class.