Devil Fruit Seal in Naruto

The shrine meeting ended.

Easily earning ten million ryō, Uchiha Raizen was in a good mood.

But it still wasn't enough. 

Adding the five million ryō given by Inori, it was only fifteen million ryō in total. Using it all in the system shop could only buy a low-quality Devil Fruit.

His sister and Inori were the two people he cared about most in this world. 

The Devil Fruit marks given to them had to be the best and the most suited to their abilities.

"My sister's talent is better than mine. Her Sharingan already reached three tomoe early on. With her gentle and doting personality, if something happened to me, she would probably awaken the MangeRaizen right away."

"Hm, although the Mangekyō Sharingan is powerful, without the Eternal MangeRaizen, it's a double-edged sword. Using it too much seriously harms both vision and body. I have the strong vitality and healing power from the Azure Dragon fruit, which might offset these side effects. But my sister's future…"

Uchiha Raizen opened the system shop and browsed through the Devil Fruits inside.

Soon, he confirmed the best fruit for his sister — the Mythical Zoan: Phoenix Fruit!

Purely in terms of healing ability, the Phoenix Fruit was even better than the Azure Dragon Fruit.

Marco from the pirate world relied on this fruit's power so much that even the Four Emperors' top officers found it hard to kill him.

If his sister had the Phoenix's ability, she would never need to worry about blindness or physical problems again.

"The Phoenix Fruit costs seventy-nine million ryō. Hah, it's cheaper than the Azure Dragon Fruit but still outrageously expensive. I'm still short by sixty-four million ryō."

Uchiha Raizen shook his head and sighed.

He also picked a fruit for Inori — the Paramecia-type Soul-Soul Fruit, owned by the Four Emperors' Big Mom. It cost eighty-three million ryō, even more expensive than the Phoenix Fruit.

But there was no other choice. Only this fruit could greatly strengthen soul power.

Inori came from the Yamanaka clan and was skilled in the Mind Transfer Secret Technique. These techniques belonged to Yin Release, and the source of Yin Release was spiritual power.

A strong soul naturally brought strong spiritual energy.

So, the Soul-Soul Fruit was the most suitable for Inori. Not to mention, the fruit could create all kinds of soul creations — truly useful in many ways.

"Just picking two fruits already costs almost two hundred million. I gotta make money — no matter what it takes!"

Uchiha Raizen's eyes turned into shapes of money.

He stepped outside the shrine's gate and suddenly noticed something. His Sharingan quietly activated. He glanced at the dense forest in the distance, then returned his expression to normal.

In the dense forest—

Two Root ninja, wearing horse-face masks, hid in the trees, watching every move inside Naka Shrine.

One said, "That Uchiha who just left seems to have noticed us."

"No way, he didn't look like he was heading this way."

"I wonder how Captain Itachi is doing. He went alone into such a dangerous place."

"No need to worry about Captain Itachi's strength. What worries me is that, after all, he's still an Uchiha."

"That's why Lord Danzo sent us to follow Captain Itachi closely."

The two whispered quietly to each other.

They didn't notice a figure silently standing right behind them.

"Are you both from Danzo's group?"

The sudden voice startled the two Root members. They quickly turned around, only to see a pair of crimson eyes.

A dizzying sensation swept over them.

"No, it's the Sharingan's genjutsu…"

Terrified, they tried hard to disrupt their chakra and break free from the illusion, but it was too late.

Strong hands grabbed their necks and with a slight twist, both lost consciousness.

Uchiha Raizen's eyes flickered.

He had promised Yashiro and Tetsuhi to keep an eye on Uchiha Itachi. Although he had plot knowledge, he couldn't just stand still.

Besides, he had some things he wanted to say to him.

A gentle breeze blew.

Uchiha Raizen disappeared along with the two unconscious Root members.

Not long after.

Uchiha Itachi appeared here in an instant, his expression dark and troubled, still lost in the genjutsu vision his father had shown him — a future world.

His usually stern and solemn father had spoken to him with such a pleading tone.

It was impossible for Itachi not to be shaken inside.

But.

At just seven years old, he already had the thinking of a Hokage.

He was not bound by family ties, nor limited by his clan.

The village was what mattered most. Peace was the most important thing.

Uchiha Itachi had made up his mind.

He would not accept his father's request.

He would report everything he saw today honestly to the Hokage and Danzo.

He closed his eyes slightly.

When he opened them again, they were the three-tomoe Sharingan.

His voice was calm and steady:

"Come out. You're the one who knocked out my two teammates, right? Who sent you to watch me? Uchiha Yashiro or my father?"

"What do you think?"

Uchiha Raizen emerged from behind a tree trunk.

"It's you..."

Itachi raised an eyebrow in surprise.

He obviously knew Raizen and was aware that despite graduating from the ninja academy years ago, Raizen was still only a Genin.

"No matter who it is, it doesn't matter," Itachi replied.

"I have already seen through this clan's true nature."

"True nature," Raizen sneered coldly.

"You think you're great, don't you? Acting like you have a broad vision and stand on a higher level, looking down on those struggling for their own interests.

Heh, arrogant fool. Do you really think you have the right to decide other people's fate?"

Itachi's expression changed slightly.

In his memory, Raizen was not the type to be so talkative, nor did he have the awareness to say such sharp and pointed words.

He had actually underestimated this person before.

"Looking from different perspectives, you will indeed see different worlds," Itachi said calmly. 

"Wrong paths should be corrected. Don't let immediate benefits blind your eyes. The clan and the village— which is more important? Besides, there's the trust of close friends..."

"Enough!" Uchiha Raizen interrupted impatiently. 

"You're not the only one carrying responsibility, and not everything you care about is the only thing that matters! Your self-righteous attitude really makes me want to slap you!"

He took out a short knife and charged at Uchiha Itachi.

Itachi easily blocked with his kunai.

Their eyes met.

One had the Mangekyō Sharingan, the other had only two tomoe.

Uchiha Itachi activated his genjutsu.

There was no doubt that his genjutsu was far stronger than Raizen's.

But a strange smile appeared on Raizen's lips, and unaffected, he said coldly: "Uchiha Itachi, I came to see you to warn you— if you dare to hurt my sister or my friends in the slightest, I will make you wish you were dead, and kill your entire family!"

Itachi's eyes instantly grew cold as he stared tightly at Raizen, but said nothing.

Uchiha Raizen snapped back to reality.

Using threats to kill someone's whole family might work on others, but threatening Itachi... well, that's just a bad joke.

Uchiha Raizen quickly changed his words, "I will torture your little brother until he's no longer human!"

Those words finally made Itachi's face change angrily. "What did you say?"

With a sharp angle, Kunai bypassed the short blade and pierced straight into Uchiha Raizen's throat.

Bang~

Uchiha Raizen disappeared into smoke.

"A shadow clone, huh."

Itachi's eyes darkened, filled with anger but also a trace of seriousness.

This was the first time someone dared to threaten him using Sasuke's safety right in front of him.

The Uchiha clan really was hopeless now!

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