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Chapter 148 Itachi’s request

Chapter 148 Itachi’s request

Facing this Hokage building, Uchiha Itachi had countless ways to sneak in quietly.

But in the end, he chose the most disciplined one.

"Hello, I am a friend from the Akatsuki organization. I have important information to hand over to Konoha. Please inform Lord Hokage."

Uchiha Itachi walked up to the door and said respectfully to the guard at the door.

The guard at the Hokage Building looked at the strange man in front of him suspiciously.

I saw that the other party was wearing coarse linen clothes.

The hat covered most of his face, and there was no forehead protector or any sign of his identity.

However, he looked courteous, elegant and easy-going.

"Okay, don't move around here for now, I'll be right back."

Because the other party mentioned "important information," the guard hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to help the man carry the message.

After a brief explanation, the guard turned around and walked quickly into the building.

"Then I'll go back first."

On this side, Sasuke and others have also finished matters in the council hall.

At this time, the master and apprentice were chatting in the Hokage's office.

Seeing the guard announcing that there was a visitor, Sasuke didn't do what he thought, stood up to say goodbye, turned and left the Hokage's office.

Then, Uchiha Sasuke walked out of the house and walked through the long corridor, with various staff walking around.

Inside the building, there is a daily scene of orderliness and everyone performing their duties.

When they reached the stairs, Sasuke was about to go downstairs. Around the corner, a man walked up to him.

I saw that most of the man's face was hidden in the shadows under the bamboo hat.

Lower your head and hold your chest, and climb up the stairs.

With just one glance, Sasuke recognized this person.

It was his brother Uchiha Itachi.

What is he here for? !

Sasuke was shocked and froze on the spot, wanting to see what the other party's plan was.

However, Uchiha Itachi seemed not to see Sasuke at all, and his movements did not stop at all.

I saw him moving forward slowly without any speed, passing by the dazed Sasuke.

Continued to move forward.

Could it be that I made a mistake?

Sasuke turned back and stared at the man, only to see him walking towards the Hokage's office.

After hesitating for a moment, Sasuke decided to follow quickly.

"It's you?"

After seeing the appearance of the person clearly, Jiraiya was also shocked.

Sasuke just said at home two days ago that Uchiha Itachi "will never disturb our lives again."

Now, this guy came directly to his office in the blink of an eye, and Jiraiya couldn't help but feel very surprised.

"The sinner Uchiha Itachi, pays his respects to the Hokage-sama."

At the moment when Jiraiya was in shock and doubt.

Uchiha Itachi knelt on his knees, bowed his head with his hands in a figure eight shape, and said respectfully while lying on the ground.

Seeing the other party's behavior, Jiraiya almost choked on his own saliva.

While suppressing a cough, he asked quickly:

"Ahem, cough, cough, let me tell you, what do you want to do again?"

"Use communication", can we really communicate to this point?

Jiraiya suddenly felt that after studying ninjutsu for most of his life, it would be more practical to learn some mouth escape.

"I have important information to report to you regarding the 'Akatsuki Organization'."

Uchiha Itachi said respectfully.

I heard the other party take the initiative to mention the mysterious organization "Xiao" that I have always cared about.

Jiraiya immediately stopped the random thoughts in his mind and hurriedly asked:

"What information?"

"However, before I report it, there is one condition that I hope you can agree to."

Uchiha Itachi half-crouched on the ground and said calmly.

"Hmph, it really won't be that simple. What are the conditions?"

Hearing what the other party said, Jiraiya felt a little more relieved.

"I would like to request to return to the village and become a ninja of Konoha again!"

Uchiha Itachi knelt down again, lying on the ground, and begged seriously.

The successive impacts made Jiraiya almost fall to the ground.

"What did you say?!"

"Everything I did to the village before can be explained. You can summon Danzo Shimura immediately. All my actions are for the Hidden Leaf Village. He can help me prove this."

Itachi Uchiha chattered endlessly.

Outside the door, Uchiha Sasuke, who was eavesdropping, felt a rush of blood rushing straight to his forehead.

What does this man mean by coming back?

Not finished? !

But in the end, Sasuke chose to suppress his anger.

I want to hear more about how Master Toad plans to deal with this matter.

Just listen, in the Hokage's office, Jiraiya has recovered from the shock, waved his hand and said:

"There's no need to look for Danzo. Sasuke has already told me everything about your family."

Hearing this, Uchiha Itachi couldn't help but change his expression.

He was surprised at how honest Sasuke was to Jiraiya, that he would even tell him such a thing.

At the same time, Uchiha Itachi was also surprised by the trust in Sasuke that Jiraiya did not need to find Danzo to confront.

Will that child be so close to other people?

Thinking of this, Uchiha Itachi couldn't help but feel a sad feeling in his heart.

"Our family, Sasuke, is grateful for your care these years."

Uchiha Itachi spoke sincerely, but Jiraiya didn't want to hear it at all.

"Come on, don't make it sound like how close you are to Sasuke."

Jiraiya couldn't help but think of the last time he and Uchiha Itachi met.

At that time, Uchiha Itachi was still wearing the clothes of the Akatsuki organization, and together with his teammate Inikaki Kisame, he sneaked into the Hidden Leaf Village with the intention of doing harm to Uzumaki Naruto.

In Jiraiya's view, Uchiha Sasuke at that time was teetering on the borderline between light and darkness.

The two ends of the tug-of-war are himself, who firmly believes that Sasuke is the "Son of the Prophecy", and the Uchiha Itachi in front of him, who makes Sasuke indulge in hatred.

"You have to tell me what caused such a huge change in your thoughts?"

Although, there was no malice in Uchiha Itachi's request.

But facing the other party's 180-degree change, Jiraiya still felt very unsure, and finally decided to ask the other party directly.

"Yes, a huge failure."

Uchiha Itachi replied in a deep voice.

"Now that you have learned the truth about the annihilation of the Uchiha clan, you can definitely understand my situation and painstaking efforts at that time.

"In my original plan, all the hatred and darkness of the Uchiha clan would be borne by me alone.

"My most cherished brother, Uchiha Sasuke, will also become the hero of Konoha after killing me, bringing a perfect end to all these evils.

"However, someone leaked the truth to Sasuke early, so that he had to face the bloody truth and reality directly."

"I'll interrupt you. The exclusive story you made up for him is much more gory than reality."

Jiraiya couldn't help but interjected.

"That's the only way to protect both Konoha and Sasuke."

Uchiha Itachi replied calmly without changing his expression.

"Then are you requesting to return this time for Konoha or for Uchiha Sasuke?"

Jiraiya's eyes were sharp and he directly asked the key to the problem.

"It's both for Konoha and Sasuke!"

Uchiha Itachi suddenly raised his head and looked directly at the Fifth Hokage.

"I have been thinking about it for a long time in the past few days. I finally understand that if I can only choose one thing, then the most important thing to me is my favorite brother, Uchiha Sasuke!"

Uchiha Itachi seemed to be caught in some kind of memory, his expression softened slightly.

"If Sasuke decides to be detrimental to Konoha, I will do my best to stop him. However, before that, if Konoha decides to take action against Sasuke, I will also fight to the death to save his life.

"All in all, I will no longer interfere with any of Sasuke's choices. But I will also stick to what I want to protect.

"Konoha needs me! Sasuke needs me too! I will keep my life between the two, please agree and let me come back!!"

Uchiha Itachi fell into some kind of excitement again, and then he crawled tightly on the ground again and begged loudly.

Jiraiya sat behind his desk and looked down at the man quietly.

I somewhat understood why Sasuke kept saying he was a madman.

However, as Hokage, Jiraiya also has his own rational judgment in his mind.

On the one hand, if Uchiha Itachi comes back, he will undoubtedly be an important combat power addition to Konoha Hidden Village.

On the other hand, considering that after Sasuke joins ANBU, he is likely to encounter danger during the mission, and he will not be able to stay with his disciple at all times.

Wouldn't it be nice to have such a free bodyguard?

Thinking of this, Jiraiya slowly said:

"Okay. You"

"I disagree!!"

The door to the Hokage's office was suddenly pushed open, and Uchiha Sasuke stood at the door angrily, glaring at the two people in the room. "What did I tell you? You can live or die, wherever you want to go and whatever you want to do, you can do it!

"I'm just begging you to stay away from me. I've said all the nice things, why can't you understand?!"

However, after seeing Sasuke's intrusion, Uchiha Itachi's expression did not change at all.

He looked calm, stood up, turned to Sasuke and said:

"This is a conversation between me and Hokage-sama, it has nothing to do with you. Besides,"

Uchiha Itachi turned around again, cupped his hands to Jiraiya and said:

"I have important information to report to you regarding the 'Akatsuki Organization'."

Hearing this, Uchiha Sasuke also turned around and stared at Jiraiya.

There was a mixture of anger and pleading in his eyes.

"Look, look, I haven't spoken yet, why are you so anxious?"

Jiraiya, who knew Sasuke's character very well, laughed, thinking quickly in his mind, and comforted Sasuke:

“Can I not ask for your opinion on this kind of thing first?!

"It just so happens that you can save me the trouble of looking for you when you come. Just close the door first and let's discuss it together. Is that okay?"

After hearing this, Uchiha Sasuke's anger gradually subsided. As he closed the door, he looked back at Jiraiya, wanting to hear what he could say.

Jiraiya also stood up and said to Uchiha Itachi:

"Well, I think it's reasonable for you to want to come back. After all, everything you do is for the village. You have suffered a lot outside in these years."

"Jiraiya!"

Sasuke was really anxious and actually called out his master's name.

"but!!"

Jiraiya immediately changed the topic and continued: "But, doesn't Sasuke have a reason to hate and worry about you?!

"If you were him, would you be able to accept such a person wandering around beside you?"

"But, Hokage-sama! Everything I do is for"

Uchiha Itachi couldn't understand and continued to argue.

However, Jiraiya didn't bother to talk nonsense with him at all, and directly opened his mouth and expressed his conclusion:

"My idea, everyone, please take a step back. Konoha is big enough to accommodate two Uchiha."

As Jiraiya spoke, he turned to Sasuke and said:

"Although your master is the Hokage, you don't have the overbearing privilege to prevent anyone from appearing in the village."

Sasuke was quite unconvinced and was waiting for a rebuttal. Jiraiya quickly turned his eyes away from Sasuke and continued to turn around and said:

"But! We must understand and pay attention to Sasuke's mood! If, Uchiha Itachi, you really want to stay in the village, you must follow the following three points:

“First, you are not allowed to appear in front of Sasuke;

“Second, don’t interfere in Sasuke’s life;

“Third, and most important, it’s you trying to avoid him, not him avoiding you.

"In short, in terms of results, Sasuke must not feel that you have returned to the village at all.

"You cannot go where he appears. When you hear his voice, you must leave quickly. At the same time, you must also try to avoid any interaction with his mission, his life, and even his friends.

"If you agree, let's talk further. If you don't want to, then please come back."

Jiraiya said simply.

However, when I come back, I just want to be a family with my brother again.

Uchiha Itachi hesitated to speak, but Jiraiya quickly winked at him, reminding him to recognize the situation as soon as possible and plan for the long term.

Uchiha Itachi was not stupid. After taking a few deep breaths, he silently lowered his head.

He swallowed his anger and said:

"I am willing to accept this agreement."

"What do you think?"

After hearing Uchiha Itachi's agreement, Jiraiya nodded with satisfaction, then turned to ask Uchiha Sasuke.

However, Sasuke thought for a long time and finally raised his head and said:

"No."

"!"

Jiraiya and Uchiha Itachi were both shocked. They never thought that Sasuke would be so stubborn in this matter.

"Let's not get too emotional. If you leave him outside, it's a big hidden danger."

Jiraiya leaned in front of Sasuke and spoke in a low voice.

"I will not do anything that is not good for Konoha and Sasuke."

Uchiha Itachi spoke again, indicating that he could hear him completely.

"It has nothing to do with emotions."

Sasuke ignored it and replied loudly:

"What will happen to the Uchiha clan when you come back?"

"What do you mean?"

Both of them were stunned.

“Now, everyone in the village knows that my Uchiha clan was slaughtered by a madman, and you are an S-class traitorous ninja.

"Now, you said you were coming back, so in what capacity will you return? What role will I, the Uchiha clan, play in your story?"

Sasuke asked calmly.

"They intend to rebel and should be punished."

Uchiha Itachi responded calmly without changing his expression.

"What should I do if I don't tell the truth?"

Uchiha Itachi asked rhetorically.

"I don't care what you do!"

Sasuke retorted.

"I don't care about the truth, but after this happens, it will hinder me."

"I don't understand, why do you insist on that false reputation? Their shallow sense is not worth remembering at all."

Uchiha Itachi was genuinely confused.

"Besides, you were just a child at that time. What does the so-called glory of the Uchiha clan have to do with you?"

"Idiot! What I care about is no longer the chaotic past. What I care about is every future related to me."

Sasuke frowned and continued:

"Itachi, your life is over a long time ago, but my life has just begun. The name 'Uchiha' will stay with me for a long time, so don't get in the way."

Sasuke's words. Once again, the other two were shocked.

Uchiha Itachi was keenly aware that Sasuke still cared about his name.

This shows that he still cares about his social status in Konoha, which means that he does not plan to retaliate against Konoha, at least, not in the short term.

On the other hand, Sasuke's rationality to coldness also made both adults feel a little unbelievable.

"You've thought carefully about it."

Jiraiya was the first to react, coughed slightly and said:

"This is easy to handle."

With that said, he stood up and walked to the secret door on the side.

After a while, Jiraiya returned to the office again.

In his hand, there was an ANBU mask with a rat head.

"There are not many places in Konoha Hidden Village where I have the final say. How about you return to ANBU and change your name to Locust?

"In this way, your wish to come back can be fulfilled, and the affairs of the Uchiha clan can be put on hold for the time being. How about that?"

Jiraiya stood in the middle of the two of them holding the mask, looking at Uchiha Itachi for a while, and then at Sasuke.

The result of centrist-led advancement is to make everyone feel uncomfortable.

But sometimes, if you want to get things done, everyone just has to be patient.

It goes without saying how Uchiha Itachi felt.

As for Sasuke, since he was also about to join the ANBU, he felt very uncomfortable facing such an arrangement.

However.

"Then, the three chapters of the agreement mentioned earlier?"

Sasuke asked coldly.

"Just give you two time to stagger. The ANBU has many tasks."

Jiraiya said relieved.

Sasuke said nothing, still staring at Uchiha Itachi indifferently.

The latter nodded.

The employment relationship is seemingly incompatible with each other, and the master is picky and difficult to serve.