Chapter 48: The Eve of School Opening

The day after Giyuu returned to Konoha.

When they saw the Uchiha guardsmen with the emblem of table tennis rackets reappearing on the streets, the villagers of Konoha were really happy and worried.

I'm happy because, in the days when Uchiha didn't patrol the streets, all kinds of gangsters and gangsters would dare to act recklessly.

Most of the security team members temporarily formed by the three tribes of Hyuga, Sarutobi, and Yamanaka do more than less, and the law enforcement is quite loose in order to maintain the goodwill of the villagers. As long as you don't see it or it's not serious, just pretend it didn't happen, and the streets are basically managed in a free-range manner.

The number of patrols they make every day is only half that of the Uchiha Guard. At night, only a few people are on duty in the guard. Some ninjas drank too much and caused trouble and injured people. They were all handled by the ANBU directly under the Hokage.

Now that Uchiha is back, the days when all the wrongdoers, big or small, are arrested and treated equally are back. At least the business and property safety of the neighbors are guaranteed.

As for worry, it is because the Uchiha clan's unique, superior eyes and attitude are inevitable.

They do not ask for reasons and dispatch the police quickly. As long as someone violates the security regulations of the police force, they will be taken away for interrogation. This will inevitably make people feel trembling, fearing that they have done something wrong, which will put everyone under great pressure.

However, they resumed their responsibilities and at least wiped away the dark cloud above Konoha——

That is, the rumors of an imminent war between the village and the Uchiha have dissipated on their own, which is a good thing anyway.

After Shisui returned to the village yesterday, in the Hokage's office, he simultaneously provided evidence to the Fugaku clan leader and clan jounin, as well as the Hokage and his advisors, proving that this incident was the result of a crazy Sansho Koga of Amegakure Village. , finally extinguished the fire that was about to ignite the explosive barrel.

Of course, he was also responsible for the murder of Sansho Koga.

As far as the village is concerned, the foreign enemy is dead, and all it needs to do is find an explanation from Hanzo and compensate Uchiha.

For a clan, it was acceptable that their enemy was dead and that the other party was the son of a demigod in the ninja world.

As a result, Fugaku and the third generation shook hands and made peace, the iron curtain in the village temporarily collapsed, Konoha returned to normal operations, and Shisui became a hero of the clan, just like during the Great Ninja War.

But neither the clan nor the village knew the truth of the matter.

But right now, the Uchiha hero is apologizing to Fugaku and his wife Dogeza.

He said that Yiyong's injury was caused by an accident when his shadow clone took Yiyong away while he was fighting the enemy.

On the second floor, in Yiyong's own room, he was listening to the news from the Kingdom of Sichuan.

"Now that everyone has detoxified and woke up, all we need to do is remove that thing."

Yiyong thought for a while and asked, "Does Xingshou Lang have enough money?"

If it wasn't enough, he would have to borrow some from his mother.

"Sir Anjuro caught a strange fish in the river and rescued a businessman's son from the belly of the fish, so he received a large sum of money as a thank you! You don't have to worry about money anymore!"

"Is that person okay?"

"Alive. Just never see fish again!"

"Oh." Yiyong lowered his eyelids, "What a pity."

After all, he likes to eat fish the most.

Yao continued: "Although those children are awake now, the surgery has not been performed yet, and they all have serious heart knots.

"Sir Xingjuro plans to meet you again after arranging those children! Please wait a little longer!"

Yiyong nodded in understanding.

As for the victims, Giyuu used to mostly leave them to the hidden troops, but Anjuro likes to start well and end well when time is not urgent.

"Lord Yiyong, the news has been brought, so I will take my leave and will not bother you again next time."

After saluting, he immediately flew away.

From here to Kawa no Kuni, it would take a day and a half for the ninja to move at full speed.

But for the crow, whose speed is far faster than that of ordinary crows, it can fly there in less than four hours at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour. Communication between Giyu and Anjuro is quite convenient.

"I just don't know if I can turn the crow into a psychic beast..."

That way the message can be delivered faster.

Just when he was thinking about asking Shisui at night, Sasuke came in.

He jammed the soles of his feet into the gap in the paper door and pushed it open. He was holding a tray with drinks and food in both hands, with a proud smile on his face.

He was happy, not gloating that Yiyong was injured.

In fact, when he saw Giyong last night, he cried as if he was the injured one.

The reason why Sasuke looks like this now is because he finally has the opportunity to take care of Giyu! ! !

He is obviously the older brother, but every time he goes outside, the clan members will ask: "Sasuke, where is your twin brother?"

Sometimes when his father leaves the two of them at home, he directly tells Giyuu: "Keep an eye on Sasuke!"

It can be seen that the dignity of being an elder brother has long since disappeared under Yiyong's careful care.

But today is the day he makes a comeback. He wants to retaliate (revenge) for what Yiyong did to him.

"I made something special for you, Yiyong."

Sasuke put the tray on the ground and pointed it with his fingers triumphantly: "There are fried eggs, sausages, boiled potatoes, and a glass of orange juice, but I squeezed it out with my own hands."

He showed his yellow and orange palm to Giyuu, obviously treating it as evidence like a medal.

"Why did you do it..."

Giyuu's eyes swept over the ingredients one by one, and felt that they looked good. "I just have a problem with my legs."

As he said that, he also moved his arms.

The doctor came yesterday.

Because Giyuu's wound is still healing, and Uchiha Mikoto is by his side, it is impossible for a medical ninja to use palm magic to stimulate a child's cell division. According to the judgment, his legs need to rely on medicine to recover naturally, and it will take another half a month.

But the bruises on the upper body have almost healed.

"If people know that you let the patient cook, it's too unreasonable! I don't want to be pointed at."

Sasuke said with reason, his arms folded, and said condescendingly: "During this period, you just accept my care honestly! Humph!"

"..."

[Why do you say good things in a bad tone? 】

Giyong didn't know how to respond, so he could only lower his head and reach for the chopsticks, but Sasuke got there first.

"What are you doing?!"

He stared at Giyong with a vigilant look, then picked up the fried egg and passed it to Giyong's mouth.

"Mom told you to stay still. Leave all these to me. Come on, open your mouth--"

Giyong had no choice but to open his mouth wide and take a bite.

He chewed carefully at first, but after a few times, his teeth gradually stopped biting.

His eyes gradually became deep, and a gurgle came from his throat, and he swallowed the food directly.

"Is it delicious?"

Sasuke excitedly put his face close to him, his dark eyes wide open. It can be seen that he didn't want any answer that didn't suit his mind.

"..." Giyuu pondered for a while and asked, "Why didn't mom cook?"

"Shisui made you like this, mom is accepting his apology."

Sasuke's attention was only diverted for a moment, but he immediately returned to his original position and asked the same question again: "Is it delicious?"

Giyuu knew that this was another "Do you like cats or dogs" question similar to Inuzuka Tsume. If you answer it truthfully, there will definitely be unpredictable consequences.

"Did you eat it yourself?"

"I ate the leftovers from last night."

Sasuke frowned, "Besides, I made it specially for you, how can you eat it yourself?"

For the third time, he asked, "How is it, do you think it's delicious?"

This time, there was no smile on his face, and the suspicion in his eyes was about to overflow.

"...Why didn't I see Itachi?"

At the critical moment, Giyuu looked through the paper door and saw that the door of the opposite house was closed, and asked this question.

Sure enough, when talking about Sasuke's most admired brother, his expression was slightly gloomy and he put down the bowl and chopsticks.

"He hasn't come out today."

Sasuke scratched his head, looking distressed, "I went to look for him just now, but he was still sleeping. After my father said that, I didn't dare to disturb him again."

Then, he stared at Giyuu's eyes and asked, "Besides your injury, did your brother encounter any bad things this time when you were outside?"

Giyuu's eyes flashed with a trace of worry, a little worried about Itachi's mental state. Although he was not a ninja, he probably understood that although Itachi was not injured this time, he suffered an unprecedented psychological blow.

In fact, Itachi in the opposite room had heard the conversation between the two. He was sitting by the door with a dull look similar to Giyuu.

This time when he went out to perform the mission, he suffered a total of three psychological blows.

The first one was that the senior who was going to sacrifice himself to keep the secret was actually a trap specially designed for him by the root.

At the beginning, he did reach an agreement with his father to join the Anbu and become a spy at the top of the clan, but there was some reluctance in it.

But as the Anbu (actually the Root) gradually launched the missions to test him, the other party would tell him before each mission what the significance of carrying out these assassination missions was -

This was all to eradicate all the hidden dangers that threatened the village and peace in advance and eradicate them.

Ninjas are people who secretly protect peace. Don't always think about doing something glorious and great. It is because of their anonymity, willingness to dirty their hands, and always secretly solving the enemies of the village that peace can be maintained.

Itachi was very resistant at first, but as the number of missions increased, he also began to use this way of thinking imperceptibly, and felt that he was indeed doing something meaningful.

If killing only one person can prevent more people from dying, then why not do it?

Even though he is a genius of Uchiha, he was gradually influenced by this kind of thinking after this series of missions. After all, people must convince themselves to maintain psychological balance.

In this mission, when the ninja code-named "Shen" decided to sacrifice himself, Itachi, who experienced this situation for the first time, was deeply touched.

However, as Shisui's illusion revealed the truth, proving that this so-called sacrifice was just an emotional trap set by the Root Organization, Itachi's most important spiritual thing as a human being - trust, was completely broken.

He remembered what Shisui said to him during the jonin exercise three years ago - "Of all the people in the village, you are the only one I can trust."

At that time, he was moved, but still felt that it was a bit exaggerated. But now he understands the deeper meaning of this sentence.

After experiencing this incident, he can no longer trust the ninjas of the Anbu and the Root.

Many conspiracies are arranged to target people's inherent weaknesses. Even if the pupil power is strong, under such careful planning, there is still a possibility of being involved.

Now, how to fulfill the promise to his father and how to be a ninja, Itachi, who thought he had the answer, fell into deep doubt.

The second level is that "Shen" committed suicide with a detonating talisman, but almost killed Yiyong.

Yiyong did not take his injury seriously, but Itachi could not do so, after all, it was a stone slab weighing more than ten tons that fell directly.

If it were him now, he would definitely have no chance of survival. Although the initiator was "Shen", if he had not been too naive and trusted these people and led them all the way there, none of this would have happened.

Yiyong almost died in his own hands. When Itachi thought of this, he couldn't even pick up his ninja sword these days.

From now on, he may not be able to trust his own judgment like in the past.

As for the third level, it is the anger of Yiyong.

Yiyong will not lie. He said that he would not be angry about being hit, but that is definitely not the case.

But he couldn't figure out why, and Yiyong didn't say anything. He only knew that on the way back, Yiyong didn't say a word, and didn't mention what he had encountered. His autism was far more than usual.

But when Itachi thought that he would face such a brother in the future, he felt that his future was bleak.

This trip to the Rain Country...

Uchiha Itachi lost his trust in others, his confidence, and even his brother's favor.

Under the three consecutive blows, not to mention him, a teenager who had just entered puberty, even an adult ninja would fall into a mental crisis like collapse.

At this moment, he stuck to the paper door, just to know, at least the last point, that is, the relationship with Yiyong, how he should remedy it.

"You just said that he encountered something 'again', what does that mean?"

Giyuu asked, "Has this happened before?"

"Hmm..."

Sasuke recalled, "It was the day when mom came back from a long-term mission. My brother wanted to practice shuriken with me, but I almost hurt him. He was in a bad state that day, and he was worried. He looked very similar to when he came back yesterday..."

"At that time, I asked him if he encountered anything unhappy, but he didn't tell me, but asked me a question instead."

"What question?"

Giyuu also remembered that day.

He used the water instant body to appear next to Itachi, but the latter subconsciously drew his sword...

"My brother asked me, if creating a small disaster, it is possible to avoid a bigger disaster, what will I do?"

Sasuke looked at Giyuu curiously.

"The ninja school will start tomorrow, and this question may be tested. Giyuu, do you know the answer to this question?"

Giyuu fell silent.

And Uchiha Itachi, who was clinging to the paper door, held his breath, waiting for his brother's answer.