Chapter 197

   "Elder Sifang."

  Fuyue walked up to Elder Sifang who was sitting in the corridor leisurely basking in the sun, and bowed slightly.

   Afterwards, he stared at the Sifang elders.

  The face of the other party is getting older, but the appetite for eating has not decreased. He eats and drinks well. According to the maid, he occasionally exercises physical skills to maintain his health.

  Itachi, who followed beside him, also bowed slightly to Elder Sifang, then raised his head, and gave Elder Sifang a curious look.

   "Fuyue, you are here, sit down wherever you want, you don't have to be restrained here."

  Elder Sifang asked Fu Yue to sit down and discuss.

  Fuyue did not sit down, his attitude was still as respectful as before.

   "Elder Sifang, I hope you can train Itachi for a while. In Uchiha, there is no one who is more suitable for this aspect than you."

   Fuyue asked.

   "I've stopped asking about worldly affairs."

   "I know that you were worried about Liuli leaving Konoha at the beginning, and now you have the idea of ​​​​retiring. However, Itachi is different from Liuli. He is very important to the future Uchiha, and his talent as a ninja must also be higher than Liuli."

   Fuyue said so, but the Sifang elders were surprised.

  The same is true for Lihuo.

  He knows Liuli's talent. At the age of twelve, Liuli is already a Junin, able to force him to go all out.

   When leaving Konoha, it only takes one look to make him fall into the Sharingan illusion, unable to resist.

  You must know that he, like Liuli, is a Sangouyu Sharingan, but Liuli's Sharingan pupil power is obviously beyond the scope of ordinary Sharingan.

  Compared with Kaleidoscope Sharingan, the pupil power is only inferior to the exclusive pupil technique.

  But at this moment, Fu Yue said that the child next to him was more talented than Liuli.

   This made Li Huo somewhat suspicious.

   "Weasel."

   Fu Yue glanced at Itachi.

   Itachi understood, although he didn't think this old man with half a foot in the coffin could teach him anything, but he couldn't resist his father's will.

  He made mudras with his hands and opened his mouth.

"Art fire escape **** fireball!"

  A fireball flew out of his mouth, and Li Huo jumped in fright.

   Uchiha Itachi, Fujigaku's child, seems to be less than... five years old this year, right?

  Li Huo took a breath of cold air.

  Fuyue said that Itachi's ninja talent may surpass that of Liuli, this is not a lie, but the truth.

   "This ninjutsu, Itachi learned it after reading it without Sharingan."

  Fu Yue said so.

  The pride in his tone could not be concealed.

   This is his Uchiha Fugaku's child.

  At the same time, seeing Elder Sifang also startled, I felt a sense of excitement.

  He knew that among the Uchiha clan in the past, Liuli was the one that Elder Sifang valued the most.

  The reason why I was able to become the patriarch was because Liuli defected to Konoha. If Liuli had not defected to Konoha at that time, there is a high probability that the position of Uchiha patriarch would not be me.

  Because Liuli is stronger than him, has a tougher wrist, and is younger than him, many radical clansmen have identified Liuli as the next patriarch.

What now?

  The third Ninja War broke out, Uchiha's radical forces were greatly weakened, Uchiha Ruri defected and became a dog of bereavement, and he became the patriarch of the wealthy Uchiha, with a high position and weight, and gradually controlled most of Uchiha's voice.

  The talent of his son Itachi is even better than that of Uchiha Ruri, he is the real winner.

  Li Huo knew Fuyue's character, although he was vain at times, he was definitely not a big talker.

   That is to say, Itachi learned this trick after watching Fugaku's Huodun display without Sharingan.

  Li Huo couldn't find the right words to describe this kind of talent.

   Seeing Elder Sifang fell silent, Fu Yue knew that his goal had been achieved.

   "Because Itachi still needs to learn other things, the elders of Sifang train Itachi for one hour a day. It doesn't need to be long, three months is enough, it won't take you too long. I hope Itachi will polish the foundation before entering the ninja school."

  Li Huo always felt that Fuyue's tone changed from respectful to orderly in disguise, so he frowned.

  Elder Sifang said: "Since you trust me so much, I agree."

  Fuyue patted Itachi on the head: "Itachi, you have to study hard here with Elder Sifang, and I will send someone to pick you up when the time comes."

   "Yes, Father."

  Itachi nodded obediently.

  I don't know why, but he always felt that the atmosphere between his father and this Sifang elder was very strange.

  But he couldn't tell what was wrong.

  Fu Yue left, and Elder Sifang took Itachi to the training ground, and Li Huo followed.

  He is very curious about Itachi's talent, whether it is really as Fu Yue said, surpassing Liuli, he wants to witness it with his own eyes.

   Arrived at the training ground, where there are eight wooden targets. The targets were the size of a human head, each with black dots painted on them.

  Itachi stood in the middle of the field, under the watchful eyes of Sifang elders and Lihuo, he showed no signs of cowardice, his expression was calm, not to the extent that a child should be.

   Itachi stood there, with a shuriken between each finger, a total of eight shurikens.

  He did not make any extra prelude, and gently exhaled the breath from his mouth.

  While bending the knees, he jumped up from the ground and began to rotate his body in the air.

   Spread the arms on the chest to the sides vigorously.

  Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka, these voices rang from the ear before Itachi landed.

  The eight targets placed on the training ground were all hit by the black spot in the center with the shuriken, without exception.

Wonderful! Even in the eyes of Li Huo, who is strong as a Junin, he couldn't help but praise him in his heart.

   Fu Yue did not lie, this child named Itachi is a true genius.

  At such a young age, he was able to master the art of fireball and shuriken. It is really hard to imagine where his future achievements will be.

  Elder Sifang looked calm and nodded approvingly.

  In terms of ninja talent, it is indeed beyond Liuli.

  Because Ruri was still bullying Uchiha boys of the same age everywhere and playing ninja games at that time.

  At that time, Liuli was definitely much weaker than Itachi.

   "Elder."

   Itachi walked up to Elder Sifang.

   "You can come here at this time every day. But remember, there is only one hour."

  Elder Sifang focused on "one hour" and emphasized the tone.

"yes."

  Itachi showed hesitation on his face.

   "Is there anything you want to ask?"

   "Well, does Father not like you, elder?"

  Elder Sifang took a deep look at Itachi. In Itachi's eyes, he couldn't see the so-called innocence, only the color of thinking similar to paranoid.

   Elder Sifang did not answer.

  I just think Itachi is too mature and his mind is too sharp.

   After an hour passed, Elder Sifang began to teach Itachi's shuriken throwing skills and body skills.

  Although it was only an hour, it also benefited Itachi a lot.

   At this time, Itachi knew that this elder Uchiha who had half a foot in the coffin was far above his father Fugaku.

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  After that, Itachi would come to Sifang Elders every day to practice.

  The first day is shuriken and taijutsu.

  The second day is Kunai and Huodun.

  The third day is the actual combat training, and Jonin Uchiha Lihuo is his training object.

   Then an hour passed, Itachi should leave here too.

  He could feel that his father was in awe of this old man called Elder Sifang, and by letting him come here, there might be a warning and a demonstration in it.

   That is, training is incidental.

   And the Sifang elders also understand this.

  So, Itachi was very curious, why did Elder Sifang, who knew this, agreed to teach him?

   Itachi has been thinking about this issue for the past few days.

  But in the end, it can only be concluded that agreeing to Fuyue's request is just an impromptu behavior of the Sifang elder, without any special meaning.

   Itachi confirmed his guess.

  Although he is still a child, he is not an ordinary child.

  He has seen war and the reality of the world.

   Itachi was about to leave when the words of Elder Sifang came to his ears:

   "Starting tomorrow, you don't have to come."

   "?"

   This is only the third day.

  According to the agreement, it should be three months.

   Elder Sifang replied: "The basics of the ninja, I have nothing to teach you."

   Li Huo at the side was slightly surprised, but didn't say anything.

   Itachi's three-day performance, he saw it with his own eyes.

  This child is different from ordinary children, and he is so mature that even a Jonin feels scared.

"I see."

  Since this is the case, there is really no need for me to stay here.

   "Thank you for your teaching these days."

   Itachi bowed respectfully, expressing his sincere gratitude.

  In just three days, I have also benefited a lot, which is enough for me to digest for a long time.

   "Even without me, you can dig by yourself. It's an extra question for the old man, Itachi, is there anything you want to do in the future?"

  Elder Sifang stared closely at Itachi's immature, but not immature face.

  Hearing Elder Sifang's question, Itachi said without hesitation: "Become a better ninja than anyone else, and then use your own power to eliminate all disputes in the world."

   This is an incomparably grandiose dream.

  Li Huo was a little dumbfounded, is this what a child wants to say?

  If other children say such things, it may be just a passing interest.

  But Itachi confided these words very seriously.

  He is serious.

   While others are still playing, he is already thinking about his future.

   "Then what do you think makes an excellent ninja?"

   Elder Sifang asked.

   "Ask the elders to teach you."

   "Look at the people around you more, from ordinary people to ninjas, and then from civilians to nobles. Solving world disputes is not something that can be done by one person or one generation. It will shed more blood, surpassing any ninja war. Moreover, no matter how strong one person is, he can't bear everything."

   "I see, Elder."

   Itachi thought for a while and thought that this sentence might be correct, but to verify the correctness of this sentence, he still needs to test it himself.

   After all, among children of the same age, or among people who are one or two years older, there has not yet appeared a strong person that he can truly recognize.

  Those people only play childish ninja games. Itachi doesn't think he can gain any important knowledge from there, it's just a waste of time.

   Itachi simply left, and may not come here in the future.

   "Elder Sifang, did you just give up?"

  Li Huo sighed.

  In his opinion, this is obviously a good seedling, and he shouldn't give up like this.

   "I chose the path myself, just like Liuli back then. Whether it's pain or laughter, I don't want to interfere too much. Besides, how long do you think I can really teach that child?"

  Elder Sifang snorted coldly.

  Li Huo was stunned, and then he figured out the key point.

  Fuyue only gave Elder Sifang three months, one hour a day.

  Fuyue didn't really want Elder Sifang to teach, he just hoped that Elder Sifang would teach Itachi ninja knowledge. As for other aspects, once touched, Fuyue might take action.

  He was afraid that Elder Sifang would stain Itachi's body with other colors, and break away from Fu Yue's father's control.

  Itachi's talent is too good.

  It is so good that Fuyue must control Itachi and never allow anyone to get involved.

   "Is that so? It seems that he has really mastered most of Uchiha's power. Even you are not in his eyes."

   Li Huo's tone was sour.

   After working for so many years, he is also an intelligence leader, while others are already high-ranking patriarchs.

  I feel that in the future, he, the head of Uchiha intelligence, will not be able to continue.

  Everything about the Sifang elders may be blocked.

  Fuyue, this guy is really not a thing. Li Huo complained in his heart.

  He knew that Fuyue was not targeting him, but was too afraid of the Sifang elders, and also worried that the radicals would backlash.

   "More than that, there are still dark parts lurking around the mansion."

"ah?"

   Li Huo was taken aback, Anbe?

   "Li Huo, how long has it been since you fought, and your vigilance has become so weak."

   "Sorry. Probably because I had diarrhea this morning."

   Li Huo scratched his head in embarrassment.

  In recent years, some skills have indeed become rusty. They didn’t even go to the battlefield. They just ate and waited to die in the clan.

  I feel like Elder Sifang, becoming an old man who does nothing all day long.

   But what he didn't expect was that the Sifang Elder, who was old and frail, whose body's nerve response had dropped to such a point, still had such keen sharing eyes.

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   Two days later, Kakashi returned to Konoha.

   It was transported back by a team of Anbu. It is said that when Kakashi was found, the other party was on the verge of death, lying in a forest with injuries all over his body, and was almost eaten by a passing beast.

   Fortunately, Anbu arrived in time, killed the beast, and let the medical ninja accompanying the team stabilize Kakashi's injury, and finally returned safely to Konoha Hospital for medical treatment.

   This news made both the Third Hokage and the Fourth Hokage secretly heave a sigh of relief.

  If Kakashi sacrificed for this, it would be a huge loss for Konoha.

   With Kakashi's talent, it will only be a matter of time before he becomes the pillar of Konoha.

   Moreover, he was able to stand up to protect his teammates in a critical situation, and even saved Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas. Jonin, who had been prejudiced against Kakashi before, couldn't help but look at Kakashi with admiration.

  Before entering the Minato class, Kakashi was a cold-blooded ninja who regarded the mission as the highest goal and could ignore the lives of his companions.

  This also shows the education skills of the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato.

  In any case, Kakashi made a great contribution this time.

   Those Konoha ninjas who followed Jiraiya on the battlefield expressed their sincere gratitude to Kakashi.

  The third and fourth hokages also came together to express condolences to Kakashi.

  Everyone can predict that with the high recognition of the two Hokages, Kakashi will surely make a smooth progress in Konoha in the future, with no obstacles at all.

   This is the affirmation given to Kakashi by almost all the high-level members of Konoha.

   After staying here with Kakashi for two hours, Minato left.

  He still needs a lot of work to deal with, but before leaving, let the medical staff take good care of Kakashi's body, so that Kakashi can recover from his injuries, and there is no need to worry about Anbu's work.

  Although he didn’t ask Kakashi about the specific details of how he escaped the monkeys, his miserable injuries, messy hair, and withered body made everyone understand that Kakashi must have spent these days in fear while being chased by the monkeys.

  Back to the office of Hokage Building, someone came looking for him before he sat for long.

   After seeing the person coming, Minato was slightly surprised.

   "Master Tsunade, why are you here? Is it because the previously approved research funding is insufficient?"

   Tsunade had been researching a new type of drug against the explosive insects of Xuanyuanzhong before. Now that Tsunade is looking for it, Minato thinks that Tsunade's research funds are insufficient.

   "No, the drug research is almost complete, and without me, it will be completed soon."

   This seems to be a declaration before parting.

   "Then you are..."

   "I want to leave the village for a while."

   Tsunade took a deep breath, his face made up his mind.

  Minato took a serious look at Tsunade, and finally remembered something, without saying anything, he directly approved the assignment and handed it to Tsunade.

   "Thank you, Minato."

   "It doesn't matter. Master Tsunade must have his own reasons for doing this, and it is inconvenient for me to interfere. But I hope Master Tsunade can come back as soon as possible. Konoha cannot leave you."

   "Don't worry, I'm just going out to relax and deal with some things, and I'll be back when I'm done."

   Seeing Tsunade's promise, Minato breathed a sigh of relief.

  Since Tsunade promised to return to Konoha soon, there is no problem.

   "By the way, there is something to remind you."

   Before leaving, Tsunade stopped as if he remembered something.

   "Please tell me, Tsunade-sama."

   "Be careful Chiba Shiraishi."

  Minato trembled subconsciously when he heard the name.

   There was a dull pain in my heart.

  The bad memory of death made him remember what happened that night unforgettable.

   Tsunade knows that Minato has a great psychological shadow on Shiraishi. After all, if he dies at the hands of the opponent once, even Minato cannot be completely immune.

  But she knew that if Minato was the Son of Prophecy, then Shiraishi, who also knew about the Son of Prophecy from the live slug, would probably attack Minato again.

   That's a dangerous ninja completely in the fog.

  There are Sharingan and Baiyan beside him, regardless of the strength of Uchiha Ruri, because that is the textual research five or six years ago, and now it has become unreliable.

  But Hinata Ayane's strength is obvious to all.

  A truly powerful ninja who can ride a thousand horses, in terms of melee ability, he can steadily suppress the fourth generation of Raikage of Yunyin.

   And with white eyes, defense and attack capabilities without dead ends, it can be said that it is very unfriendly to Minato's Flying Thunder God Art.

   Not to mention, there is the last dangerous man whose strength and ability are completely foggy.

   "I will be careful, Tsunade-sama."

   Minato nodded seriously.

  He knew that Tsunade was not groundless, he must have learned something, so he reminded himself like this.

   Not only myself, but also Jiu Xinnai should be well protected, and there should be no more accidents like the last time.

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  In the eyes of outsiders, Konoha may seem to have calmed down and started to develop steadily.

  But Shiraishi, who is far away in the land of ghosts, knows that Konoha's fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato is busy gathering power, while the third Hokage Hiruzaru Sarutobi is busy wiping Danzo's **** everywhere.

   Keep sending cronies out to wipe out all traces of Danzo's human transactions, and also assign elite ninjas to guard Danzo and Orochimaru, so as not to make any small moves by them.

   In a short period of time, Konoha cannot have the spare power to find the defected ninja.

  However, this matter will pass sooner or later, so Shiraishi will not put his hopes on this kind of matter, at most he can buy a few months.

   It is necessary to add some material to Konoha. The first step is to apply pressure from the inside, and the second step is to apply pressure from the outside.

  According to intelligence, Yun Yin's recent actions have become restless again.

   The Great War may be on the verge of breaking out again.

   But in Shiraishi's view, these are not enough, and some more pressure needs to be added to keep Konoha busy again, and Konoha cannot be given too much free time.

  The objects selected by Shiraishi are Taki no Kuni and Taki Yin.

  Although it is a small village, it must be enough to make Konoha sick for a while.

  Leave the matter to the following people to do, he only needs to wait for the news.

  Now the relationship between Takigakure and Konoha is tense, which can be described as bad. It only needs to provoke a little bit about the tail beast, and Takigakure can condemn Konoha in a righteous way.

   Seeing this situation, the rest of the Ninja Village would not make Konoha feel better. It may not be a real fight, but as long as Konoha is tired of these trivial matters, Shiraishi's goal will be achieved.

  Now the kingdom of ghosts is at a critical moment of layout, so there should be no surprises.

   Let the ninja world focus on Konoha, this is the best option.

  The rest of Shinobu Village must be very happy to pay attention to Konoha's every move.

  Mura Konoha, the strongest ninja in the ninja world, when and what happens is enough to touch people's hearts.

   Immediately picked up a bill.

   It was sent by the Ziyuan Flower Merchant Association.

  In the column of the borrower, Chiyo from Sand Hidden Village is written.

  Recently, Sand Yin, who wanted to quickly restore the strength of the village, began to make a second loan from the Aster Flower Merchant Association in the Kingdom of Ghosts since the war, and the amount was larger than the last time.

   Regarding this, Baishi only hopes that Shayin Village can borrow as much as possible, preferably to the extent that it cannot be repaid.

   While thinking this way, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

  Shiraishi put away the bill and put it in a drawer for storage.

   Someone outside came in, holding a letter.

   "Master Shiraishi, this is a letter from Konoha."

   Baishi nodded, opened the envelope, took out the letter paper inside, and read the content on it, frowning involuntarily.

  The things mentioned above are very simple. Tsunade, one of the Konoha Sannin, is going to visit Maitreya, the shrine maiden in the kingdom of ghosts, so please accommodate me.

  (end of this chapter)