My Life as Itachi's Crow

Chapter 107: The Idle Person of Naka Shrine

In the early stages of preparing for the establishment of the Konoha Defense Department, both sides encountered great resistance. For a time, Fugaku could only appease his clan members and reason with them, explaining that joining the Defense Department was their first step to integrating into Konoha.

Fugaku was overwhelmed, conducting ideological work for his clan members every day, but with very little effect.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was getting a bit uncomfortable, so he picked the person who was jumping the highest to deal with, to shut the others up... That's right, the one who got hurt this time was again Danzo Shimura.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stripped Danzo of his position as Hokage Assistant on the grounds of accidentally killing a ninja from the same village...

This score couldn't be settled, because while many of the fellow villagers Danzo had dealt with might have been innocent, more of them were spies.

Root didn't need to follow procedures like ANBU. Once a suspected spy or someone obstructing Konoha's security was discovered, they would be dealt with directly.

The old man had always held back, leaving things unresolved. Moreover, he was a famous pacifist. Who would have thought he would still hold onto these small matters as a reason to suppress Danzo?

Subsequently, the Hokage Building, citing Root's ineffectiveness and ANBU's lack of manpower, forcibly merged Root's personnel into ANBU...

This was indeed a fact, because ANBU also had to dispatch personnel to join the Defense Department, and manpower was indeed insufficient. Besides, Root was originally the ANBU training class, a place to supply talent for ANBU!

Hiruzen Sarutobi puffed on his pipe non-stop. His office was filled with smoke. Danzo buzzed in his office for a whole afternoon and was finally driven away by the secondhand smoke...

"Cough cough cough cough..."

The tall Jiraiya stepped into the office and then hurriedly retreated, "Is there a fire inside?"

Smoking so much in one afternoon, doesn't the old man want his life?

"Jiraiya, I called you here today for two things..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was in no mood to joke with his disciple. He raised his hand and tossed Jiraiya a warrant, "First, you will serve as the first supreme commander of the Konoha Defense Force."

"What kind of joke is this! What is the Konoha Defense Department!" Jiraiya grabbed the warrant and threw it back. He had given up the position of Hokage, so why would he care about such a position!

Hiruzen Sarutobi ignored his thoughts and continued softly, "Second, Naruto's identity as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki can no longer be kept a secret."

The old man looked at a piece of intelligence in his hand, his eyes obscure. It contained the latest news from the Hidden Cloud Village.

The new generation's strongest combination, the Fourth Raikage A and the perfect Jinchuriki Killer Bee, will visit the Daimyo of the Land of Rice Paddies in the near future!

Naka Shrine.

Uchiha Shisui had already moved in and was sweeping the shrine grounds. Itachi was beside him, helping to clean up. This was the only thing he could do to help his friend.

"Won't it be too cold here..."

The youth exhaled a breath of warm air into his hand. The Naka Shrine was located at a higher altitude and was sparsely populated, looking exceptionally cold and deserted.

Shisui shook his head, "I'll light a fire in the stove at night."

After speaking, he saw Itachi's somewhat awkward expression. Uchiha Shisui walked closer with a light laugh and asked softly, "Itachi, is there something you want to say?"

"Dad imprisoned you here... I'm sorry."

The youth lowered his head. No matter how he tried to convince himself that Shisui was the one at fault, he couldn't possibly remain indifferent to his dear friend's plight.

Their friendship had lasted for about two or three years since Itachi participated in the hatsumōde. This was the age when a youth becomes sensible.

"Don't say such things, Itachi." Uchiha Shisui placed a finger to his lips, "Senior Fugaku did very well. No one else could have found a better way."

"In the future, I will probably live my whole life at the Naka Shrine..." Shisui patted the youth's shoulder and said loudly, "Itachi, in the future, help me see the vastness of the ninja world!"

"But the ninja world isn't that big..."

Uchiha Itachi said subconsciously. After saying half a sentence, he fell silent.

Ordinarily, he should agree to Shisui's request. The problem was, that lazy crow at home often said... this ninja world is too small, barely enough for one person to mess around in...

And the one who messes with the ninja world is destined to be messed with to death.

The atmosphere at the Naka Shrine became awkward...

After Uchiha Itachi left the Naka Shrine, Shisui glanced at the crows that had migrated with him, picked up the broom on the ground, and continued sweeping the shrine.

Those crows seemed very busy, flying away from here from time to time, and returning after a short while with all sorts of pine cones and hazelnuts in their beaks.

Uchiha Shisui didn't want to see his own crows being enslaved, "Kitahara, come out! I can recognize every single ninja crow I raise, even if you close your eyes, I can recognize you..."

"Caw..."

A pair of crimson eyes suddenly opened. Kitahara lightly flew down from the branch and landed on the shrine's nameplate. It didn't expect to be discovered by Shisui as soon as it arrived...

Although there was no Uchiha Itachi to translate its words, with the flock of crows by its side, it could still communicate with Shisui.

The crow let out a leisurely caw, "Caw~"

Young man, I see your bone structure is extraordinary. You will surely have some insignificant use in the future. Do you want to learn sage art from me!

"..."

Uchiha Shisui had thought it had some conspiracy. As a result, listening to it made his face darken, "Kitahara... what are you trying to do? I have a feeling you're up to no good right now!"

"Caw!"

You'd better not talk nonsense with me! This is an opportunity I exchanged for my sleeping-in time!

The crow gave Shisui a cold look, flapped its wings, and channeled natural energy into his body.

A person who has never mastered the method of synthesizing sage art chakra can only let the natural energy rage within their body... A pair of black feathered wings suddenly unfurled from Uchiha Shisui's back...

The crow's eyes tightened... Sage Mode!

"Sorry, Kitahara, I've heard of this theory. Spiritual energy, physical energy, and natural energy must be perfectly balanced..."

Uchiha Shisui said in a deep voice, "But the most important thing is the first step, the extraction and absorption of natural energy. It's impossible to do without a sage's help."

"And without a sage to help control the amount of natural energy... it's also very easy to undergo bestialization?"

As Shisui spoke, he had already sensed that natural energy was still pouring into his body. The originally stable Sage Mode instantly collapsed...

Truly a genius. If the cub didn't have it by its side, it would indeed be a notch inferior.

Uchiha Shisui, relying solely on Itachi's bits and pieces of theory, plus the natural energy it extracted, could synthesize sage art chakra and transform into Sage Mode...

Under the pressure of natural energy, Uchiha Shisui's body instantly transformed into a crow. Just as he was about to completely turn into a crow, Kitahara infused him with sage art chakra, stabilizing his body.

"So there really is some conspiracy? Something that needs to be hidden from Itachi?"

Kitahara's wings flapped fiercely, a gust of wind blowing Uchiha Shisui over. Its eyes stared intently at Shisui, "Caw?"

At the next clan meeting, it's best if someone wants to learn Sage Mode... After all, during the Susanoo battle that night, many Uchiha had already seen Itachi.

"If all the clan members master Sage Mode, the situation will get out of control, won't it? No... not all clan members can successfully cultivate Sage Mode. If they fail... Is this Kitahara's purpose?"

Uchiha Shisui was sweating profusely. He quickly figured it out. After hearing the translation from the summoned crow flock, he had never expected Kitahara's intention was actually to have the entire Uchiha clan cultivate sage art...

How can a sparrow understand the ambitions of a swan (sage)?

Kitahara glanced at Shisui with disdain, flapped its wings, and left... Uchiha Shisui, as the idle person of the Naka Shrine, was just right for promoting Sage Mode.

The Uchiha's gaze couldn't just be fixed on Itachi's Sharingan; his Sage Mode could also be promoted...

As for whether they could succeed in cultivating it…

That would depend on whether they supported Fugaku.

Anyway, it wouldn't lose out…

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