The Hokage, having traveled here, of course he'd unify the ninja world!

Chapter 26 The Strongest Uchiha

After all the Uchiha combat personnel returned.

Izumi was among those who were scheduled to rest, while Itachi, being a key figure in this operation, was dragged to a meeting.

She was originally planning to wait for Itachi, but Uchiha Yusuke came out specifically to tell her that Itachi had other things to do.

Let Quan go back and rest first.

Izumi had no choice but to return home, let Hazuki know he was safe, and then go to rest.

Although she was exhausted after a busy night, she started having nightmares after falling asleep.

She first dreamed that she was killed by a man in a tiger-skin mask, and then she dreamed that she was killed by an itch.

"spring……"

"spring……!"

Izumi suddenly sat up in bed, and her mother, Hazuki, looked at her with heartache:

"What's wrong, child? Your face is covered in cold sweat."

"Huff... huff..."

Quan, panting heavily, glanced at his mother with a hint of apology.

"I'm sorry to have worried you, Mom. I just had a nightmare."

"What time is it now?"

Hazuki said, "It's already ten o'clock. Itachi has been waiting for you for a while."

"Itachi's here!?" Izumi threw off the covers and jumped up.

"Mom, why didn't you tell me?"

Hazuki smiled without saying a word. Itachi and Izumi had known each other for many years, but this was Itachi's first time visiting.

It's been a long time since I've seen Itachi. He's changed a lot.

When Izumi hurriedly changed her clothes and went to the living room, Itachi was sitting properly on the stool.

"Itachi... ah... that."

Izumi ran up to Itachi, panting, but suddenly stopped and didn't know what to say.

Are you alright?

Hazuki is not a combatant, so she doesn't know what happened last night.

Izumi is now worried that Itachi will be punished, after all, betraying one's clan can be a serious matter or a minor one.

Itachi gazed intently at the girl whose heart and eyes were filled with him.

He slowly began to speak, "Quan, I need to leave for a while; this time it will be quite long."

This was the first time Itachi had reported his whereabouts to Izumi, a gesture that only comes from a relatively close relationship.

Izumi stared blankly at Itachi, her eyes filled with a complex mix of surprise and worry.

Once Itachi makes up his mind to do something, he won't waver.

He opened the bag next to him, which contained several strings of tricolor meatballs.

"Next time, it will probably be a long time from now."

"you……"

When Izumi saw that Itachi had brought her three-colored dumplings, she was overjoyed. She understood Itachi's feelings from this gesture.

Quan was overjoyed; his eyes even turned a little red.

"I'm waiting for you!"

"I'll wait for you no matter how long it takes!"

Itachi looked at Izumi tenderly and handed her a skewer of dumplings.

Quan took it and took a bite.

Very sweet.

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Hyuga branch family territory.

As Guangxin passed by the training ground, unsurprisingly, he heard the whistling of the wind coming from inside.

Eight-year-old Neji is hitting a wooden stake with a serious expression.

Due to the chaos last night, Konoha School is currently closed.

Hiashi was preoccupied with various matters and had no time to attend to Neji.

That's why Neji is here.

At this moment, he is at the point where he hates the main family the most.

But he had seen his father punished by the caged bird simply for giving it a bad look.

Therefore, Neji always remained expressionless and submissive in front of the main branch of the family.

Of course, Mitsun had a lot of contact with him and taught Neji a great deal.

The most important thing is to control your emotions before you are sure you are confident.

"Neji, don't push yourself too hard."

When Guangxin saw the sweat around Neji's feet, he knew that Neji had been training for quite some time.

Neji struck the pressure points on the wooden stake three times in succession, then slowly withdrew his hand.

"Elder Guangxin, what exactly happened in Konoha?"

He, a mere kid at the Upper Ninja Academy, had no idea what had happened last night.

However, Neji learned from the personnel changes that something big must have happened in Konoha.

After all, Elder Guangxin doesn't usually go to the main family's place.

At this moment, Guangxin was no longer in human-machine mode, but instead revealed a gloating expression.

"Konoha has been weakening the Uchiha clan, but Danzo now wants to wipe them out completely."

"But the plan had a flaw, and the Uchiha clan countered it."

"They killed more than seventy of Danzo's men."

"Last night, Konoha and the Uchiha clan almost came to blows."

Mitsunobu's words surprised Neji: "How dare the Uchiha?"

Neji currently lacks a clear understanding of Konoha, this behemoth.

At his age, he only knew that Konoha was no match for them, and even their clan had to back down.

Guangxin stood with his hands clasped behind his back, looking in the direction of the Uchiha clan, a look of envy in his eyes:

"The Uchiha clan has three powerful individuals who can influence the battlefield, so naturally they dare to resist."

"And Konoha only has an old and frail Third Hokage."

Neji was somewhat stunned: "A strong one...?"

Guangxin sighed, "Ah, a powerful user with the Mangekyou Sharingan."

"Kaleidoscope Sharingan?"

Neji chewed on this unfamiliar word.

He had never seen it, never heard of it, and had no idea what it represented.

Guangxin snapped out of his daze: "You'll find out later."

Neji nodded slightly: "Then... who are these three powerful individuals?"

Guangxin chuckled and said, "Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Chiyo."

He didn't mind explaining more to Neji.

Anyway, Neji is precocious, so it's not a bad thing for him to learn more information.

Neji knew the first two: one was the head of the Uchiha clan, and the other was Sasuke's older brother.

Right now, Sasuke is still a kid who talks about his brother all the time.

Even though Neji was a year ahead of Sasuke and the others, Neji still overheard Sasuke bragging about his older brother during breaks.

As for Qianyao, he didn't recognize him.

Seeing that Neji was processing his words, Mitsunori's face showed anticipation:

"Grow into a strong person as soon as possible, so that you can control your own destiny."

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Uchiha clan.

It was already afternoon when Sasuke woke up, hungry.

Chiyo was worried that Sasuke would wake up and run around, so he increased his strength a little, and Sasuke slept for a whole day.

When Sasuke woke up, he found his body aching all over, as if he had been beaten up with a sack over his head.

He touched his body.

"Hey...it hurts."

He noticed some bruises and abrasions on his body.

Was I beaten after I passed out?

How did I become unconscious?

Oh right! Senior Qianyao used an illusion on me!

Sasuke put on his clothes and shoes and ran out, but Fugaku and Mikoto were not there.

He went out somewhat confused, and some of the clansmen along the way gave Sasuke strange looks.

Sasuke felt a little uneasy. He turned a street corner and saw Itachi leading several clansmen out.

"Nii-san!" Sasuke was immediately relieved and ran over.

Itachi gestured behind him: "You guys go first, we'll meet at the black market."

The dozen or so clansmen didn't say anything, nodded, and walked past Sasuke towards the outside of Konoha Village.

"Nisan, are you going out on a mission?"

When Sasuke saw Itachi's attire, he unconsciously tightened his grip on Itachi's hand.

"Ah."

Itachi stared intently at Sasuke, as if trying to etch his beloved younger brother into his mind.

“Nii-san, you promised to accompany me in my training.”

Sasuke was still thinking about what Itachi had promised him.

Itachi smiled and tapped Sasuke's forehead: "Forgive me, Sasuke, next time."

"it hurts."

Sasuke rubbed his forehead, looking at Itachi's retreating figure with dissatisfaction, and said:

"Nii-san! When is the next one?!"

Itachi paused for a moment: "Grow up well and wait for me to come back, Sasuke."

Sasuke froze for a moment, instinctively realizing something had happened.

"Nissan!"

This time, Itachi didn't turn around; his figure flashed and disappeared.

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