Started as a worker from Hokage

roots.

The roots under Shimura Danzo.

The hint in Uchiha Sasuke's mouth was so obvious that it immediately reminded Uchiha Itachi of his darkest time, the days when he acted as a double agent at the root.

Uchiha Itachi's iceberg-like expression finally showed some emotion, because he knew the danger of Shimura Danzo better than anyone else!

This brother...

Did you actually join the roots like him?

there is a problem!

A person like Danzo Shimura is an evil spirit!

Uchiha Sasuke's joining Shimura Danzo's command is equivalent to stepping into hell. Even if Uchiha Itachi thinks he can contain Danzo outside, it is impossible to protect Sasuke's safety all the time. Sasuke's life will become Shimura Danzo blackmailed him!

Uchiha Itachi stared closely at the black-haired boy in front of him. He could feel the arrogance and indifference displayed by Uchiha Sasuke...

Because of the addition of roots…

Is this why my brother has become such a strange person now?

roots.

There is no past and no future.

Ninjas at the core often lose their emotions and can't even use their own names. In the end, they all become tools in the hands of Shimura Danzo!

The current Uchiha Sasuke…

Except for the arrogance that comes from the Uchiha bloodline, any other appearance is too much like a ninja from the bottom of the family, with no bright appearance at all...

"Mr. Itachi."

"Is this your biological brother?"

Kisame Kisaki picked up the Samehada sword, relaxed the tension in his expression, and looked at Uchiha Sasuke with a grin: "His latent ability is somewhat extraordinary..."

After Kisame Kisaki finished speaking, the topic suddenly changed, and the smile on his face turned a little bloody: "But, it's just a little too arrogant. It seems that it needs a good education!"

"..."

Uchiha Itachi frowned.

"educate?"

However, Uchiha Sasuke raised his eyebrows, landed on Kisame Kisaki, and said contemptuously: "A rebellious ninja who has no support in the ninja world, still dares to brazenly teach me how to do things here? "

"!!!"

Kisame's expression changed.

This brat’s arrogance…

Even a little domineering!

Kisame Kisaki couldn't understand how Uchiha Itachi, who was always very polite around him, could have such an uneducated younger brother!

"Do you have any objection if I kill him?"

Uchiha Sasuke looked back at Uchiha Itachi, seemingly asking for Uchiha Itachi's opinion, but the casual killing intent in his mouth seemed to have made up his mind.

"How arrogant..."

Kisame Kisaki clenched his Samehada muscles, and his shark's hunting eyes became particularly dangerous: "It seems that I really need to teach you, Mr. Itachi, this little brat..."

"Let me do it myself."

Itachi Uchiha stopped Kisame Kisaki's movement. A scarlet color reappeared in his eyes. He stared at his brother in front of him and whispered: "Sasuke, it seems that you have gained a little bit, which makes you overconfident." With such power, it can actually turn into this..."

"Now…"

"Let me let you know the difference between us again..."

When Uchiha Itachi spoke, the Sharingan in his eyes slowly turned into the shape of a kaleidoscope: "It also makes you recall the fear of that night..."

"At least…"

"In the future you will also understand what humility and courtesy are."

next moment!

The Tsukuyomi in Uchiha Itachi's eyes activated again!

Tsukuyomi Genjutsu will bring more pain to Uchiha Sasuke, allowing his younger brother to become stronger in pain, and it can also create an illusory space!

after all…

There is another person here.

Uchiha Itachi needs a private space that allows him to leak some information to Uchiha Sasuke, at least to let this younger brother understand that he cannot stay at the root.

The world instantly turned gray.

Standing in the gray world, Uchiha Sasuke seemed to remember everything he had experienced that night, and the smell of blood seemed to reverberate between his nostrils.

Clan people on the street…

The elderly and children at home...

Finally, the father and mother at home...

In this gray world, Uchiha Itachi waved the butcher knife in his hand. When he lifted the knife and dropped it, there was a bloody mess. All the clan members fell on Uchiha Itachi's butcher knife, and corpses lay in a pool of blood. Among…

blood…

It is the only color in this gray world.

pain…

It is the tone of this gray world.

That night…

The whole world was turned upside down.

No one knew the pain of loss better than Sasuke Uchiha.

Uchiha Sasuke looked at the bloody night that happened again in front of him. What appeared in his eyes was not pain, but a touch of sadness at seeing the tragedy happen.

this moment…

Uchiha Sasuke was like an outsider watching a drama.

only…

He himself is one of the tragic figures in this bloody drama.

Nothing else…

Because Uchiha Sasuke knew the truth.

Whether it is the truth about the demise of the Uchiha clan, or the truth about Uchiha Itachi raising the butcher knife...

Uchiha Sasuke looked at the scenes in the Tsukuyomi space with a sad expression, feeling his own powerlessness that night, until he saw Uchiha Itachi standing in front of him like a demon with a butcher knife...

"..."

Uchiha Itachi's heart suddenly trembled.

This brother...

Why didn't I feel fear?

This scene should be the psychological shadow of his life. Any time it is brought out, it should cause him to have a mental breakdown. Why wouldn't he be afraid of experiencing another night of genocide?

"Is this your memory?"

Uchiha Sasuke looked at the gray Uchiha Itachi, and suddenly said calmly: "Go forward in time, let me see where you went before the genocide..."

"!!!"

Uchiha Itachi's eyes suddenly tightened!

Sasuke…

Do you know anything?

No, I must know something!

Otherwise, I wouldn’t ask him the truth like this!

Could it be that man Shimura Danzo told him? Did you tell Sasuke the secret truth about the destruction of the Uchiha clan? That kind of secret shouldn't be revealed!

"Before the genocide, you went to the Hokage's office, right?"

Uchiha Sasuke looked at Uchiha Itachi, whose expression changed slightly in front of him, and calmly told the truth: "You made a self-righteous decision and chose to reach a deal with the top management of the village on the condition that I survive. , assisted them in killing everyone in the Uchiha clan, including our parents..."

"..."

Uchiha Itachi's eyes changed completely.

"What a disgusting world..."

Uchiha Sasuke sighed softly, stretched out his fingers, and lightly snapped his fingers. The scene of the night of genocide quickly shattered!

The Mangekyo Sharingan-level illusion was easily broken with a snap of the fingers. This scene also made Uchiha Itachi's expression change again!

Sasuke…

When did you have such power!

"Mangekyo Sharingan..."

Uchiha Itachi looked at Uchiha Sasuke in disbelief, and asked with astonishment on his face: "When... did you activate the Mangekyo Sharingan?"

"This power is not surprising..."

Uchiha Sasuke's fingers fell gently, and he calmly described the theory of opening the Mangekyō Sharingan that he had heard from the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama.

"As long as we are addicted to pain and unable to extricate ourselves, the stimulation of wanting to make up for past regrets will cause our brains to secrete more and more special chakra..."

"Until our emotions stimulate the special chakra in the brain to reach a limit, the Mangekyo Sharingan will eventually be opened..."

"Theoretically speaking, the real reason why these eyes are opened is not the so-called pain and hatred, but because of emotions deeper than pain and hatred..."

"Maybe it's a little ridiculous to say it..."

"but…"

"This emotion will still be called...love by the world."

"This is the first time I've heard of it..."

Uchiha Itachi's brows wrinkled, but they quickly relaxed.

This theory…

I've never really heard anyone talk about it...

I always thought that pain would activate the Mangekyō Sharingan...

However, Uchiha Sasuke's younger brother is obviously not created out of thin air. His ability to easily crack Tsukuyomi means that he must also have an extremely excellent Mangekyō Sharingan, which also means that Sasuke's theory is actually correct.

"This is normal."

Uchiha Sasuke talked about the history of the Uchiha clan and seemed not to care at all about talking to his brother: "Because your thoughts and actions are very extreme, it is not surprising that we think our strength comes from pain..."

"..."

Uchiha Itachi had an inexplicable delusion.

Now, the black-haired boy standing in Tsukuyomi Space is clearly just his younger brother, but he talks and acts like an elder who knows all the truth...

Tsukuyomi space.

When the memory picture of the entire Tsukuyomi space was completely destroyed, the spiritual bodies of the two brothers appeared in an empty gray space.

"Let's get down to business!"

Uchiha Sasuke stared at his brother in front of him, his mood seemed to be particularly stable, and he asked a strange question without changing his expression: "Itachi, do you think I am arrogant now?"

"..."

Uchiha Itachi didn't know how to answer.

This kind of problem…

There's no need to ask, right?

Does Sasuke still feel that he is not arrogant enough?

However, Uchiha Sasuke's question seemed to have nothing to do with what they were going to talk about. Even this younger brother was a little too calm, so calm that it made Uchiha Itachi feel depressed, as if he was depressed before the storm came...

Obviously…

Only twelve years old...

But like an adult...

Even like a high-ranking adult.

"You have indeed...changed a bit..."

Uchiha Itachi frowned slightly, carefully considering his words so as not to completely anger his younger brother who knew the truth.

"Getting arrogant, right?"

Uchiha Sasuke chuckled and mentioned his shortcomings without hesitation: "After humans think they have gained great power, they often don't take the weak in their eyes and act a little wantonly. I also It’s just one of them…”

"yes…"

Uchiha Itachi nodded.

"but…"

Uchiha Sasuke changed the subject, his eyes immediately turned cold, and he scolded Uchiha Itachi unceremoniously: "You are more arrogant than me."

"As arrogant as you are..."

"Self-righteousness determines everyone's fate..."

Uchiha Sasuke looked at Uchiha Itachi, and his voice suddenly became louder: "I thought that if I got the Mangekyo Sharingan, I would have the power to decide the fate of Konoha, the fate of Uchiha, my father and my mother, and our family." fate!"

"If I knew that you exchanged my life for the lives of my father, mother, and other elders in the clan, I would rather die with them that night!"

"That night..."

"You should kill me!"

"Instead of arrogantly deciding my fate for me!"

"Uchiha Itachi..."

Uchiha Sasuke's voice was a little sad and painful, and his face was a little ferocious, as if he was desperately suppressing all his emotions: "At the most critical moment of the situation, at the expense of killing your parents and all Uchiha, you went alone Bearing the huge blood debt and the painful torture caused by parricide, my younger brother survived..."

"Sorry, Sasuke..."

Uchiha Itachi looked at his younger brother in front of him, a hint of pain slowly appeared in his eyes: "At that time, this was the only way to survive..."

"This is a road worse than death."

Uchiha Sasuke looked up at the blood moon in the Tsukuyomi space, and his emotions slowly became stable: "Everyone in this world thinks you deserve to die, but I can't think so, because of the bloody sacrifice you carried, I Only then can I survive until now…”

"What a disgusting world..."

Uchiha Sasuke once again expressed his views on the world. His mood seemed worse than ever: "In this twisted world, the two of us who deserve to die are allowed to live, while the people who don't deserve to die are all dead..."

"..."

Itachi Uchiha was speechless.

Because he didn't know what to say to this younger brother, or even what else he could say, so he could only listen quietly to what the black-haired boy said.

After a long time.

Uchiha Itachi looked at Uchiha Sasuke and asked. He was still concerned about Uchiha Sasuke's question: "Sasuke, did Danzo tell you these things?"

"yes…"

Uchiha Sasuke nodded and poured dirty water on Shimura Danzo's head mercilessly, but he deliberately expressed his respect for Shimura Danzo in front of Uchiha Itachi: "This is all Danzo's fault. Your Excellency told me personally, so I can know the truth of that night and everything you are carrying..."

"..."

Uchiha Itachi's eyebrows were knitted together, and his face looked a little ugly.

That man…

Is there any more conspiracy?

"Perhaps I should thank Danzo-sama..."

Uchiha Sasuke did not look at Uchiha Itachi's face, but continued calmly: "Because of Danzo-sama, I can know the truth about the night of genocide, and can open the Mangekyo Sharingan, instead of always living wanting to kill you. In the midst of hatred..."

"Speaking of which..."

"I came here to see you..."

"That's what Danzo-sama means..."

Uchiha Sasuke looked at Uchiha Itachi and his expression became serious, as if he was performing a very important task: "Danzo-sama is about to become the new Hokage of the village, and he wants to meet him before taking over as Hokage. On your side..."

"Danzo...successor to Hokage?"

Uchiha Itachi's face turned even darker.

On the one hand, it is certainly Shimura Danzo who leaked the secret. On the other hand, he is somewhat dissatisfied with Uchiha Sasuke's respect for Shimura Danzo. Moreover, a person like Shimura Danzo can actually become Hokage?

"good."

Uchiha Sasuke nodded slightly and narrowed his eyes slightly: "It's just that many people in the village are opposed to Danzo-sama succeeding as Hokage, and some even proposed that Tsunade, one of the three ninjas, take over as the Fifth Hokage..."

"so…"

"Danzo-sama needs to clear up some people who oppose him..."

"It's just that it's not convenient for our base manpower to be dispatched for this matter. If it arouses the alert of others, it will cause trouble. We need some people from outside the village to be responsible for cleaning up those who object..."

"..."

Uchiha Itachi's eyes were strange.

should say…

Is he worthy of Danzo Shimura?

This style of conduct is still exactly the same as before...

When Uchiha Itachi first came into contact with Shimura Danzo, he happened to encounter the root ninja under Shimura Danzo secretly assassinating the ninjas in the village, just because the ninjas in that village brought unfavorable news to Danzo...

Now the old guy actually wants to use himself to clean up the opposition in Konoha, and even reaches out to his brother, ruining the plan he made many years ago!

However…

Maybe I can only surrender...

Uchiha Itachi looked at Uchiha Sasuke, who was still extremely respectful to Shimura Danzo even in front of him.

This younger brother has such trust and respect for Shimura Danzo that he has fallen into Shimura Danzo's trap. In order to prevent this younger brother from being in danger, he must continue to obey Shimura Danzo's orders...

"If there's time..."

"Let's decide on the day after tomorrow..."

Uchiha Sasuke started talking nonsense very calmly, not caring at all whether his lie would be exposed: "If everything goes without incident, Danzo-sama will be confirmed by the village's senior officials to succeed the Hokage tomorrow. Danzo Your Excellency will rush to receive the canonization of the Daimyo the day after tomorrow..."

No.

This is not nonsense.

Theoretically, this is something that has not yet happened in the future.

This is the future that Uchiha Sasuke himself planned in advance and the established fact that he predicted in advance.

"At that time, Lord Danzo was just outside the village, so he wouldn't attract too many people's attention..."

Uchiha Sasuke looked at Uchiha Itachi, and under the banner of Shimura Danzo, he told endless lies: "Danzo-sama wants to meet and talk with you, and then give you a list and ask you to help him clean it up. Those in the village who opposed him..."

"I see."

Uchiha Itachi also calmed down and nodded a little indifferently.

"Be serious and don't make any mistakes when the time comes..."

Uchiha Sasuke looked at Uchiha Itachi coldly, not at all like a younger brother who respected his elder brother, but like a loyal lackey under Shimura Danzo: "Uchiha Itachi, if you can't kill the people on the list, If so, I will have to take action..."

"If I take action..."

"Maybe even you will be disposed of together..."