"Has no one ever told you that overly smart guys are very annoying?" Jokichi raised an eyebrow, somewhat displeased.
With just one sentence, the other party had grasped important information.
This feeling of having everything grasped by the other party at any time made people very uncomfortable.
This kind of phrasing...
It seems he really knows me and my affairs like the back of his hand.
Uchiha Itachi pondered slightly, shook his head, and said: "It is not that I am smart, but that you are too immature. After you receive systematic ninja education and experience a period of ninja life, you will not be like this."
To this, Jokichi remained noncommittal.
Having watched the anime, he also knew that even among experienced ninjas, Uchiha Itachi's mind was among the top tier.
Saying this was nothing more than the art of language to alleviate his inner displeasure.
After all, this guy had something to ask of him.
"Heh, there is no need for extra probing. Since you came looking for me, it must be a decision made after careful consideration!"
"Correct."
Saying this, Uchiha Itachi took off the mask on his face, revealing his true appearance.
Long black hair tied behind his head, long eyelashes on the upper and lower corners of his eyes, very delicate facial features, and deep tear troughs.
A pair of pitch-black eyes quietly gazed at Jokichi.
"My name is Uchiha Itachi, belonging to Lord Hokage's Anbu. Regarding my affairs and why I came to find you, judging from your tone, you should already know everything!" Uchiha Itachi said indifferently.
"Ah, I know everything."
Jokichi generously admitted it.
He sat cross-legged and patted the spot in front of him, gesturing for him to sit down and talk.
Uchiha Itachi hesitated for a moment, then slowly came in front of Jokichi and sat cross-legged.
"Your current identity is very sensitive, and this place is so close to the Hokage Building. If someone discovers you contacting me, it will bring me a lot of trouble, so let's skip the nonsense and get straight to the point!" Jokichi said.
Uchiha Itachi nodded slightly, "Since that is the case, then I will speak frankly."
"Speak!"
"Can you help me?"
"I can."
"Will you help me?"
"I can."
"What do you need me to pay?"
Jokichi smiled slightly, "That depends on what kind of help you choose."
Itachi was stunned for a moment, then recovered his calm, but no matter how calm his expression was, his hurried tone betrayed his emotions at this time.
"You have many kinds of solutions?"
"Not that many, really, only two."
Saying this, Jokichi took out Shisui's Sage Crystal and the Wishing Crystal Ball.
"This one can let you obtain Shisui's Mangekyo, and this is an item that can satisfy any wish. Both of these can help you peacefully resolve the conflict between the Uchiha and the village."
Uchiha Itachi did not speak, but his originally pitch-black eyes turned into the Mangekyo.
Jokichi made no movement, sitting quietly on the tatami, looking at him with a smile.
Uchiha Itachi glanced at him, then let his gaze fall on the Sage Crystal and the Wishing Crystal Ball.
Through the visual prowess of the Mangekyo, he saw the color of chakra belonging to Shisui on the Sage Crystal, and saw a bottomless vortex on that Wishing Crystal Ball.
That vortex had a huge attractive force. Uchiha Itachi only took one extra look, and he felt as if his heart was about to be swallowed.
He quickly retracted his gaze, his eyes turning back to black, and then looked at Jokichi.
"Ninjas are inherently existences beyond common sense, but these two items of yours are existences beyond common sense even in a world beyond common sense, you..."
Hesitating for a moment, Uchiha Itachi continued: "Could you have created another Nine-Tails?"
Shisui's eyes were respectively in his and Danzo's hands. The Sage Crystal given by Jokichi completely created a new pair of eyes.
Moreover, it was the kind without side effects, transforming the body's bloodline along with it.
Since eyes could be created, then creating another Nine-Tails was not an impossible thing.
Although Itachi was also startled by his own thought.
But thinking carefully, this was a highly probable thing.
At first, he only thought Jokichi obtained some chakra from the Nine-Tails through some means, and the Sharingan was also transplanted through snatching.
But now...
He did not need to plunder at all; he could create it himself.
Is this his innate ability, an alternative Kekkei Genkai?
Itachi recalled the results of his investigations over the past few months.
Jokichi was a proper Konoha person. His parents were ninjas who sacrificed themselves for Konoha, and he was also born in Konoha and had lived there ever since. He had never left Konoha.
He had no chance to come into contact with knowledge that was beyond common sense even in this world. It could only be his own innate ability.
Then does this ability have limits?
If not, then...
Uchiha Itachi did not dare to think further, but just looking at the surface, he could also know the huge impact brought by this ability.
"Not at all, I cannot create living creatures." Jokichi said very modestly, "I just created an object similar to the Nine-Tails, it cannot compare to the real Nine-Tails."
Uchiha Itachi fell silent.
Although he had long guessed it, when the guess was confirmed, he still did not know how to describe his mood.
This power was too strong, so strong that just hearing about it made one feel terrified.
Just like Shisui's visual jutsu Kotoamatsukami.
Danzo had just heard about it and immediately tried every possible means to seize it.
If it could not be controlled in his hands, even destroying it would be better than letting it exist in the world.
And Kotoamatsukami, compared to this ability of Jokichi's, was not even one hundred millionth of it.
For a split second, Itachi felt killing intent towards Jokichi.
But this killing intent was fleeting.
If it was an existence within the scope of understanding, even things standing at the pinnacle had flaws to be found.
But an existence beyond common sense was untraceable.
The thought of wanting to control or even destroy it was extremely ridiculous.
He should feel fortunate, fortunate that the person possessing this ability was born in Konoha, fortunate that the person possessing this ability had not been twisted by dark concepts.
If one wanted to put an insurance on this ability, there was only sincerity.
Itachi let out a deep breath, then adjusted his kneeling posture, bowing down towards Jokichi.
"Please help me, sir. As long as it does not touch the village's interests, I am willing to give everything, including my life and freedom."
"I take back what I said at the beginning, talking to a smart person is truly relaxing." Jokichi laughed.
From the very beginning, he directly threw out Shisui's Sage Crystal and the Wishing Crystal Ball, and even revealed the existence of the Ring of Kurama, just to show his power.
He believed that with Itachi's wisdom, he could definitely see the impact behind the matter through the surface.
Then, for him who possessed a strong sense of self-sacrifice, it would not be hard to guess what kind of decision he would make.
"I can roughly guess your true intention in doing this, but it does not matter. Anyway, I am not interested in power struggles and wars. I believe we will get along very happily in the future."
Itachi did not respond, just sat up, looking at Jokichi calmly.
Jokichi smiled and did not say anything, just pushed the Wishing Crystal Ball in front of Itachi. "I recommend you use this. Although using this thing has huge side effects, if you use it, I can roughly guess what will happen."
"Side effects...?"
Itachi looked at the Wishing Crystal Ball, then looked at Jokichi. "What are the side effects of using this?"