Chapter 262: Monsters
Chapter 262 Sprites
After coming down from Nanga Shrine, Itachi did not return home with his father Fuyue, but went to the empty woods not far from the shrine.
is the place where I usually practice, where Zhishui has already arrived here one step ahead of me.
Hearing footsteps approaching from behind, Shisui turned around, smiled at Itachi, "Congratulations, Itachi, not only became a Chunin, but was also recommended to be a member of Anbu, it's incredible."
Ten-year-old Anbe, this is the youngest Anbe Konoha has ever had.
Shisui could tell that the clan members who gathered in the shrine were proud of Itachi from the bottom of their hearts.
Because this is the embodiment of the power of the Uchiha clan.
It is true that Itachi is a ninja with great ninja talent, but without Sharingan and the tilt of family resources, it is impossible to have the achievements he has today.
In the eyes of the tribe, now is the time for Itachi to give back to the family.
Enter Anbu and monitor the movements of Anbu and village senior management for the Uchiha clan. The Uchiha clan needs to control first-hand information.
"Stop teasing me, Shisui."
Itachi shook his head helplessly, not looking as happy as he imagined.
Thinking of the gathering, the clansmen's extremely extreme ideas about the village and the high-level people can't help feeling hazy in their hearts.
If the Uchiha clan rises up, Konoha will definitely fall into the quagmire of war, causing countless deaths.
War...Itachi's eyes flashed a trace of pain.
I have already experienced the pain of war at the age of four, and I hate the war very much.
No matter what, the clansmen who wanted to start an internal war didn’t realize what kind of pain their actions would bring to Konoha and the Nation of Fire... Disregarding the overall situation and involving countless innocent people for the benefit of the clan, how could such a thing happen?
But to stop... Itachi couldn't think of a way.
He didn't know what method he should use and what position he should use to stop the inflated ambitions of the clansmen.
"Are you distressed by the extreme thoughts of the clansmen, Itachi?"
The smile on Zhishui's face disappeared, or in other words, there was no expression.
This is the first time Itachi has seen Shisui like this.
"Zhishui, what are you doing..."
"How do I know? You have been a child who likes to think since you were a child, and it is only a matter of course that you will be troubled by such things."
Shishui said so.
"As expected of you, Zhishui."
At the party just now, I tried my best to hide my inner emotions, but Shisui saw through it at a glance. Itachi admires Shisui's keen insight.
Whether it is the use of Sharingan skills or the observation of words and emotions, Zhishui has far surpassed himself.
The people called themselves a rare genius in the family for twenty years, which made Itachi feel ashamed.
Such a title should be given to Shishui.
"Don't blame the tribesmen for having such thoughts, they have no choice but to."
"As a last resort?"
"Yes, during the reign of the second Hokage, the Uchiha clan was faintly rejected. This is the bane left over from history. The reason why they have extreme ideas is actually desperate."
"Are you unwilling to give up the glory of your family?"
Still water silent.
There are reasons for this.
Because many Uchiha people stand on their own as the founder of Konoha, this is where the Uchiha people are easily criticized.
Blind arrogance and ignorance of the world.
The Uchiha people who only pursue power only have their own strength in their eyes.
Uchiha is now isolated by many ninjas in the village, both for external and internal reasons.
Awakened Sharingan clansmen are too aloof and a little bit dissatisfied, and they tend to think about extreme things.
Now it may be just a verbal talk, in the future...maybe the verbal extreme ideas will be realized.
At that time, it was really bad.
Whether it is the destruction of a clan, or Konoha falling into an endless war, these are things Shisui does not want to see.
After clearing up his complicated mood, Shisui said to Itachi: "I'm also thinking about how the village and the family get along, but my strength alone is not enough. Now that you have joined Anbu, we can work together to find a way for the family and the village to live in peace."
Itachi nodded, he thought so too.
The ideas of the people are too extreme, no matter whether they succeed or not, they will bring huge trauma to Konoha.
This kind of thing must be stopped.
"So I'm begging you. Not only do we need to change the views of the clan on the village, but we also need to change the views of the higher-ups on our clan. Things have developed to this point, and it is no longer an internal problem of our clan. Maybe the higher-ups also have problems."
Shisui hopes Itachi can convey to the high-level the current difficult situation of the Uchiha clan, not just simply monitor their clan.
Such an extreme approach, it is impossible for the clan and the village to get along well.
Because it can only be done by Itachi.
He is the son of the patriarch of the Uchiha clan. In terms of identity, Shisui cannot compare.
Now, Itachi has been selected as Anbu, and has direct access to the village's high-level officials.
Shisui is different. Although he is also Anbu, in fact, only the third Hokage knows the identity of Anbu.
It is completely useless to convince the third Hokage alone.
At the same time, I have to explain all this to the two consultants and the root leader Shimura Danzo, and persuade all the high-level officials to change everything.
Now only Itachi is qualified to do this.
Itachi is not only Anbe, but also the son of the patriarch of the Uchiha clan. His opinion, the high-level will definitely not sit idly by, and will definitely consider it carefully.
Shisui is full of expectations for the future. The real bridge between the village and the high-level communication has been built. If the two parties negotiate well, unnecessary disputes between the Uchiha clan and the village can definitely be avoided.
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In the Anbu headquarters building.
In an empty room, all Anbu members of the second team gathered.
There are four squads under the second division, and the fifth to eighth squads of Anbu are all under the jurisdiction of the second division.
And now Itachi is standing next to the captain of Anbu's second unit—
Hatake Kakashi.
He is the captain of Anbu's second unit.
Konoha's second-generation White Fang.
His father, Konoha Baiya, seemed to have committed suicide at home because of something. He perfectly inherited his father's sword skills and will, and even surpassed others. He was feared by ninjas from all over the world.
was also the target of Itachi's pursuit and yearning.
Itachi thinks that he is good enough to graduate at the age of seven and become a Chunin at the age of ten, but Kakashi graduated at the age of five and passed the Chunin exam at the age of six.
His talent made most of the ninjas in Konoha feel ashamed and secretly ashamed.
Future is likely to be one of the strong candidates for the Fifth Hokage.
"From today, Uchiha Itachi will be a member of our team."
Kakashi stood at the front of the four classes Anbu, and introduced Itachi to his subordinates.
Kakashi, who is already the team leader, rarely has the opportunity to go out to perform tasks.
Most of the time, he stayed in Konoha, directing the operations of the four squads below.
"Hello seniors, I am Itachi Uchiha."
Itachi, who is only ten years old, looks very short in stature, and is particularly conspicuous among the adults.
The four Anbu squads below stared at Itachi with doubts, curiosity, and disgust, as if they wanted to see him through.
Itachi also noticed the gathering of these gazes, and looked at Anbu with disgust, probably because he has the surname 'Uchiha'.
The other party has an irreconcilable feud with the Uchiha clan.
"Itachi, your team is the sixth class, and there happens to be a vacancy there."
Kakashi pointed to the position of the sixth class.
There were only three people there, a squad leader, plus members of the two teams, and there was still a third person missing.
The third member of the sixth class is now supplemented by Itachi.
"yes."
Itachi walked to the position of the sixth class.
The three Anbu ninjas in the sixth class were one of the few teams that did not cast disgusting glances at him. This was also Kakashi's consideration, which made Itachi very grateful.
If he stays in the Anbu team who is dissatisfied with his surname, it is likely to cause a split in the team.
"Tianzo, I will leave it to you to guide Itachi, let him get used to Anbu's rhythm as soon as possible."
Kakashi gave instructions to the squad leader of the sixth squad, Anbu.
"yes."
The Anbe ninja named Tenzo nodded slightly, indicating that he knew.
Kakashi then dismissed the meeting and left the room.
Anbu also left one after another to continue unfinished tasks.
Anbu's meetings have always been short and direct, and today's meeting is just to introduce a new team member. After the introduction, naturally no unnecessary time will be wasted.
The running-in of Anbu can be done directly in normal tasks.
Until the end, only the sixth class, which Itachi was in, did not leave and stayed in the room.
"As you can see, I am Tenzo, the monitor of the sixth class. From now on, you will be under my management, Uchiha Itachi."
"Understood."
Itachi nodded understandingly.
Judging from his voice and body shape, his squad leader is not very old, he should be fifteen or sixteen years old.
Became the squad leader in Anbe at this age, he can be said to be quite a formidable senior.
"After that, you can give yourself a code name, so that you can move easily. Come with me now, and go to the place where the mission is performed."
Tianzang looked at Itachi with inexplicable eyes, which made Itachi a little puzzled.
But Itachi didn't ask, but just followed Tenzo honestly, accompanied by two other Anbu.
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Itachi was shocked when he saw the scenery in the room.
Somewhere in the underground of the Anbu headquarters building, the surroundings are completely closed, and only one door can be used as an entrance and exit in a huge house, densely packed with intricate surveillance instruments.
And the monitoring screen, there is no doubt that it is a place that Itachi is very familiar with - the Uchiha clan.
From the streets of the clan, to the ninja's training place, and even outside the Nanga Shrine, they have all been closely monitored.
This is his workplace?
In the center of the room, Kakashi stood there motionless and stared at the screen. When he saw Tianzang's sixth squad coming in, he just gestured silently to let them get to work quickly.
Cooperating with the sixth class to monitor the Uchiha clan, there are also four Anbu from the fifth class.
Monitor the Uchiha clan 24 hours a day.
"As you know about the Nine-Tails incident, Konoha has lost four generations of Naruto-sama. According to accurate information, there is an inner ghost in the Uchiha clan."
Tianzang explained in a low voice.
"The ghost inside?"
"When Uchiha Ruri defected ten years ago, she was placed in the Uchiha clan. The death of the Fourth Hokage is probably related to her."
After hearing Tianzang's words, Itachi clenched his fists involuntarily.
He had heard of the name Uchiha Ruri in the past, but he didn't pay much attention to it. He only knew that it was a very powerful Uchiha ninja who defected to Konoha for unknown reasons.
It's just that he didn't expect that the other party's defection would bring such a major disaster to the family.
If she hadn't defected and murdered the fourth Hokage, the Uchiha clan would never have ended up in such a situation.
So, who is this insider?
Is it a person...or a group? Or did most of the clansmen participate in it?
Itachi felt cold all over his body.
The oppressive atmosphere made it difficult for him to breathe.
Tianzang patted Itachi on the shoulder and said, "It's not your fault. However, I hope you can keep this matter a secret. It will be very troublesome if it is exposed."
"Yes. I won't say it."
Itachi knew that the family already suspected that Anbu was spying on them.
But they never imagined that Anbu's surveillance of the Uchiha clan was so intensive.
If those members of the clan with radical ideas know about it, it will definitely prompt them to carry out the coup d'état faster.
This matter must be concealed.
Tianzo didn't understand why Itachi was arranged in such a place, but he also knew that this was not Kakashi's intention, but a consideration from a higher level, that Hokage.
Try it? Tianzang thought to himself.
It's really a troublesome thing, this kind of thing is not something he can manage alone.
"Very good. You have to remember that you are now Konoha's Anbe. There are only missions and villages here, and there is no clan. Now you are Konoha's Uchiha Itachi, not fighting with the surname Uchiha on your back."
This is the most important rule of Anbu.
The ninjas who join here are all for the village of Konoha.
No matter which ninja they came from before, what kind of special background they have.
As long as you join Anbu and put on a mask, you have to abandon everything. You must absolutely consider everything from the standpoint of the village, and give priority to obeying the orders of the village's high-level officials. This is the principle that Anbu cannot change.
"I understand that personal affairs cannot be included in the mission."
Itachi has such a consciousness.
Anbu is an organization that only elite ninjas can join.
Those who can enter it are all ninjas with a strong will of fire and excellent strength, and they will be approved by Naruto and other high-level officials.
If it is possible to stand out here, then it is not a delusion to gain a place in the center of the village.
After that, aim to become Hokage and become Uchiha's first Hokage.
In this way, Shisui's wish will be fulfilled. As long as he can become Hokage, the barrier between the village and the Uchiha clan will naturally disappear.
Afterwards, in the name of Naruto, frequent contact with the high-level officials of the rest of the ninja villages, start diplomacy, and get the cooperation and help of the rest of the ninja villages and ninjas, then the war will naturally not happen again.
Daimyo also has no capital to start another war.
Ninja world will win peace.
The unprecedentedly clear route unfolded in Itachi's mind, filling Itachi with the motivation to act.
Therefore, becoming the best ninja in Anbu is the first step.
"Your job position is here, so don't put too much pressure on it. At least so far, we haven't found any evidence of collusion with the Uchiha clan... It is also a test for you."
Tianzang arranged Itachi in a certain corner, let him sit in the corresponding position, surrounded by a large number of screens, all the movements of the Uchiha clan were presented on the screen, and imprinted in Itachi's eyes.
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Ghost country, border village.
Although it looks like a small village isolated from the outside world, a few years ago, the country of ghosts completed the road construction work across the country, which strengthened the communication and management between the cities and towns of the country of ghosts, centralized power, and government orders can be conveyed accurately and clearly at the first time.
Even if there is an accident, the city's security force will arrive at the scene as soon as possible to solve the problem for the people.
It is no longer a simple form of hiring ninjas to solve problems for the people... Rather, it is a matter of course for the people of the ghost country who pay taxes every year to enjoy the protection of the country.
Absolutely can’t just use the traditional “hire” model to spend money to hire ninjas to solve the problem.
Otherwise, the people’s sense of identity with the country will be reduced, which is not conducive to the rule of the country. The people will also have resistance to paying taxes, and when it is brewing to a certain extent, riots will be launched.
This kind of thing is not uncommon even in the five major countries.
Spending money to invite ninjas to solve incidents is already something that people in the ninja world have become accustomed to.
But hiring ninjas is not a small expense.
Civilians with few sources of income not only have to pay taxes, but also pay another sum of money to hire ninjas. If things go on like this, only the rich and rich can do it.
Therefore, it is also obvious that the ninja has gradually become a tool for oppressing civilians in the hands of the powerful.
Because of understanding these disadvantages, Baishi made up his mind to change this pattern, and the effect was surprisingly good. The people's sense of identity with the country and the government was unprecedentedly enthusiastic.
Now you only need to pay taxes, and you can be protected by the country and the government, and you don't need additional expenses to ask the ninja to solve the incident.
People naturally have a high sense of identity with the garrison and the ninjas belonging to the military, and they will not be regarded as running dogs for the powerful to oppress the bottom.
When an accident occurs, it will also be reported to the town's security forces as soon as possible.
In this border village, the ninjas of the guard team in the nearby town, after getting the news, immediately sensed the scene and conducted a survey.
According to the villagers of this village, there are monsters making trouble in the village at night. They are tall and make rumbling noises when they walk.
Eyes also shine at night.
Realizing that the matter was not simple, the villagers immediately asked the town's security team for help.
Two guard ninjas, one of them squatted down, and used his palm to draw the sunken footprints on the ground. The cement road was trampled, and cracks appeared next to the footprints.
When the 'monster' moved around, it was very powerful, probably even more powerful than the beasts in the forest.
"This kind of footprint is not human, but it is very different from the footprints of all the beasts I know."
The ninja shook his head, unable to tell what kind of mark this monster left when he walked.
It is really strange that the hard concrete road can be cracked by simply walking.
The other ninja also shook his head, just holding a pen to write in the notebook, and accurately wrote the information of the footprints on it.
Then took out the camera from the backpack, took pictures of the footprints on the road, and went back to ask the specialized personnel to identify the footprints stepped on by some 'monster'.
At this moment, an old man walked over tremblingly. He was the village chief of this border village.
"This may be the traces stepped on by the Terracotta Warriors and Horses."
"Terracotta Army?"
The two ninjas raised their eyebrows.
"I just remembered it too, because the memory is too long. The terracotta warriors and horses are soldiers controlled by monsters and sprites... Only sprites can control them, and they have the powerful power to ravage the earth."
The face of the village chief was full of worry.
Monsters and monsters have always been undead monsters entrenched above the ghost country. Many old people in the ghost country have heard of this legend.
For thousands of years, witches have guarded this country, and have fought against monsters so far, but there is still no winner.
The country of ghosts is also a dangerous country.
But even so, there are still many people who come to take refuge because the war outside is more terrifying than monsters and monsters.
"Is that so? Monsters... We know, don't go out these days, we will contact the nearby shrine, if it is really a monster, let the shrine maiden perform the exorcism ceremony."
There are many strange creatures in the ninja world.
Monsters are one of them.
The upper echelons have ordered that if traces of monsters are found, they should immediately request support from the nearest shrine.
If you want to seal the monsters, you can only rely on the power of the witch, and the ninja will appear to be very inferior to the monsters.
"Then I'll leave it to you, and please report this matter to Maitreya Priestess immediately. Only Lord Maitreya can deal with such a powerful monster as sprites."
The village chief seemed worried. If it was what he had guessed, the kingdom of ghosts would soon be unstable.
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"Really, a neutral country has set up such a strict military region... don't they want to be a neutral country?"
There was a bonfire in the cave at night, and several Yunyin ninjas sat around the bonfire, and one of them began to complain.
They are spies who secretly sneaked into the kingdom of ghosts to collect confidential information from the army of the kingdom of ghosts.
But in the past two years, they have never had the opportunity to enter any military area in the kingdom of ghosts.
As long as you just get close, you will be sensed by the perception ninja there.
The security system there is really too exaggerated.
It’s not that no one has noticed such a big move by a neutral country, it’s just that no country has mentioned it publicly, and using ninjas to spy on intelligence is the best way.
"No way, this is the order of Raikage-sama... Besides, we have been active in the kingdom of ghosts for so long, and we have been discovered long ago. It's just that they are afraid of the kingdom of thunder behind us, so they didn't respond."
Junin Captain sighed helplessly.
It is impossible for a country of ghosts with that kind of alert level not to be able to discover this, otherwise they would have already sneaked into the military area and obtained the first-hand confidential information.
"What should we do next?"
"Continue to work, the higher-ups didn't let us go back, I guess we still haven't given up."
"It can go on like this..."
Before the Yunyin ninja finished speaking, the captain of the ninja hissed, indicating to be quiet.
The rest of the team members also quieted down, sensing something was wrong with the atmosphere.
Unanimously, they looked towards the entrance of the cave, and a gloomy wind blew in from outside, extinguishing the campfire.
The cave was immediately plunged into darkness.
"Thunderstorm Thunder Flash!"
At the moment when the bonfire was extinguished, Captain Ninja moved quickly with his eyes and hands. After the seal was formed, a sharp lightning gun shot out from his mouth, piercing through the darkness of the night and hitting a certain location.
Under the moonlight, a cloud of purple-black mist flew out of the shadows.
The lightning gun pierced through the purple-black light mist, smashing the rocks in the distance.
"What!?"
Ignoring Yunyin Shangren's thunder escape ninjutsu, an eerie laugh came out of the purple-black light mist, and he rushed at several Yunin at an extremely fast speed, enveloping them in the mist.
The shrill shouting lasted for a few seconds, and the cave returned to silence.
Outside the cave, one pair after another lit up the eyes, all over the mountains and plains.
A tall stone soldier standing upright, holding a stone blade in his hand, let the wind blow there, standing still, rendering the mountains and forests into a dead abyss.
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