Chapter 32 Agreement

"Give me a reason."

In the Japanese room, Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Shisui sat opposite each other, with no low table in between as a barrier. Only in this way could they understand all of each other's thoughts through observation.

This was the first one-on-one conversation between the two strongest people in Uchiha after three battles.

The tribesmen who were still aggrieved before had left under the persuasion of several Uchiha leaders who were "not prepared".

Next, the decisions made by Uchiha Fugaku will be passed on to more clan members layer by layer with the explanations and supplements of several elites.

I believe that when everyone becomes more sober and understands the current situation, they will make correct judgments.

What Shisui was discussing with Uchiha Fugaku at this time was his agreement with Yiyong to leave with him.

At this time, one of them acted as a father and the other as an elder brother, rather than as a simple clan leader and clansman.

"He's just a child. It doesn't matter if he's not sensible. Why do you want to encourage him?"

Uchiha Fugaku's tone sounded dangerous, but his expression and posture were quite calm.

To be fair, this is the first time that Yiyong has shown a sense of belonging to his tribe.

If it weren't for the sudden critical situation now, Fugaku should have felt relieved, but in fact, it would be more dangerous for Yiyong to track down the whereabouts of Yanhuo and Wen than it was when he let Itachi wander around the battlefield.

Shisui did not dodge his gaze, but looked at the former calmly.

But he didn't immediately talk about things related to Yiyong, but instead talked about another topic.

"Lord Fugaku. Before returning to the clan tonight, I thought that taking Yan Huo away was what the enemy wanted."

He paused, "But seeing how excited the clan members are, and even planning to take risks, I feel that provoking conflicts between the village and the Uchiha is what the enemy really wants."

"If it was the village who ordered it to be detrimental to Yan Huo and the others, we could wait until they entered the Kingdom of Sichuan or even the Kingdom of Wind before taking action. We could also justifiably shift the responsibility to the enemy. But the person who took action chose the village. The most suspected Fire Country mansion, this seems strange."

"Do you believe what Sandai said?"

Uchiha Fugaku frowned.

"I believe this was not his instruction. But this does not mean that there are no people in Konoha who want conflict between Uchiha and the village."

Shisui took out a pile of records of the whereabouts of Konoha jounin and ANBU from the small bag, which was given to him by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

“Those who betray Yanhuo and want to intensify conflicts must be in the village.

"But the person who did it cannot be from Konoha. Because all Konoha ninjas with this ability have evidence of alibi. Even Itachi, he is currently in the Land of Rain, plotting to destroy Hanzo Sanshouyu It’s impossible to have such a good time..."

"You even doubt Itachi?!"

This time Fugaku was shocked.

You know, when these two people get along, they are more harmonious than real brothers.

"When making this kind of judgment, we must think of all possibilities and treat them equally before making an overall consideration."

Shisui's words fully reflected the meaning of his name, "Now that Itachi is eliminated, it is actually a good thing."

In fact, after his genjutsu was cracked last night, Shisui had eliminated all the jounin in the clan through investigation, but the only one who had the opportunity to "commit crimes" and still had three magatama was Itachi who was out. After all, what he accepted was a secret mission that Danzo used to test him to join ANBU. Even Shisui didn't know what it was.

But after checking Itachi's whereabouts with the Third Hokage today, Shisui officially eliminated Itachi and felt relieved.

Then, Shisui actually classified the person who "took action" as a foreigner with "Sharingan", but he was not a Konoha ninja.

The spies who communicate with the enemy inside and outside are the important personnel in Konoha who hold the intelligence of the patrol squad.

And their ultimate goal is to use the most direct method to intensify the conflict between the village and Uchiha.

Taking an intersection between these three, Shisui immediately made a rather bold guess.

"If you sort out the whole thing and think about the scene where the conflict between the police and ordinary residents intensified some time ago, you will find that in fact, these two seemingly unrelated things are actually the same thing, with the same purpose. In order to intensify and intensify the contradictions, do you think of anyone who is accustomed to inciting public opinion and making lies in the village?"

"You mean... Danzo Shimura?"

After the Kyuubi Rebellion, Uchiha's reputation was greatly damaged. Thanks to this man, how could Uchiha Fugaku forget him.

It's just that this person rarely appeared in jounin meetings and kept silent. If Itachi hadn't joined the ANBU to get through the opponent, Fugaku would have thought that he had died in some dark corner.

Shisui nodded.

In fact, he didn't immediately think of Danzo. He was a reclusive person. Even if he was an ANBU, he only met Danzo a handful of times.

On the contrary, it is the root of the opponent's subordinates, who often conflicts with the ANBU directly under the Hokage.

But when I think that the person who attacked Yan Huo is a foreigner who "owns the Sharingan", I can't help but think of Orochimaru who previously conducted human experiments in Konoha.

Some time before he escaped, the Uchiha clan also had members disappear, but no tangible evidence was found to prove this.

In Shisui's hypothesis, it is very likely that this Konoha traitor is cooperating with Danzo.

One of them is responsible for doing things, and the other is responsible for providing intelligence, which can explain most of the doubts about Yan Huo's disappearance.

After all, if it were anyone else, they would just kill Yan Huo on the spot, so why take them away?

Unless you want to use his body for something, such as Sharingan or something.

As a result, Orochimaru and Danzo, who had criminal records, were even more suspected of doing such a thing.

In fact, Shisui's guess was quite close to the truth itself.

"For such a big matter, in normal times, Elder Danzo would have been in the Hokage's office exchanging countermeasures with the Third Hokage.

"But today I saw Mito Kadoyan and Elder Koharu who was transferred to the dormitory, but I didn't see him show up. This has to make people suspicious."

"..."

Uchiha Fugaku looked at Shisui with a somewhat "terrible" expression.

"Since you already have a suspect, leaving Konoha this time is actually just..."

"It's a cover, but not quite."

Shisui explained, "Without actual evidence, speculation is just speculation after all. I plan to go to the location of the incident to see if I can find anything, and then directly transfer to the Land of Rain."

"If things are different from what I thought, and the enemy only targets Uchiha, then Itachi, the only one outside the clan, may be in danger. But if it is really Danzo, once Itachi completes his mission and returns to Konoha, he may directly fight with When he meets, I have the same reason to stop Itachi and ask him to take precautions."

"The reason why I agreed to take Giyuu away is because in the latter case, Giyuu would be safer outside Konoha."

Shisui looked at the position upstairs, "If something unexpected happens, you must stand at the front of the clan. At that time, Aunt Mikoto will only have to protect Sasuke's child, which will be easier."

Of course, another reason why Giyuu took the water stop was because in the Land of Rain, a place with heavy rains all year round, Giyuu's water escape would be enhanced, and he was probably as good as three ordinary Konoha Jonin. But he didn't say this.

Uchiha Fugaku pondered for a long time, then lowered his head slightly, leaned down, and solemnly asked:

"Then Shisui...

"I'll leave these two children to you."

Meanwhile, upstairs, the twins' room.

Uchiha Mikoto and Sasuke sat side by side at the door, blocking Giyuu's route.

The latter sat there honestly and motionlessly, like a prisoner being criticized.

Sasuke puffed his face angrily, trying his best to imitate Fugaku's usual stern look.

He didn't know why his twin brother wanted to take risks outside the village when someone was already missing. Uchiha Fumi just disappeared, but he felt so panicked and uncomfortable that he almost vomited when he was on the roof.

If the same thing happened to Yiyong, he didn't know how he would face it.

Instead, Mikoto just glanced ahead vaguely, opening her lips several times but then closing them again.

This time, just by looking at Yiyong's expression, she understood that no matter how exaggerated her movements and expressions were today, she could not make him back down or change his mind.

"Although mom doesn't want to say that..."

After pondering for a long time, Uchiha Mikoto finally spoke, "But Yanhuo and Wen, there is a high probability that they are no longer alive."

"What……"

Sasuke knew little about the close connection between the disappearance and death of ninjas, and his eyes widened on the spot.

Mikoto compared Sasuke's fear with the expression on Giyuu's face, and sighed, "But I guess you have already thought of this, right? Giyuu."

"yes."

Yiyong replied, his voice sounding like it was bouncing back from the bottom of a deep well.

Just because he was so used to the term "disappearance", the nightmare that had not appeared for a long time came to haunt Yiyong again. Some things you will never get used to.

"Even if you know this, you still want to go with Shisui to find out?"

"yes."

Yiyong's eyebrows were slightly lowered, and the shape of his eyes seemed a bit sharp. "If the person who did this is not found, it may happen to other tribesmen."

There was another reason that Giyuu didn't say.

That is, as long as the murderer has not been found, the surviving Uchiha Choi and Uchiha Gan will live in the cage of guilt they created for themselves, just like he did back then.

As the parties involved, once they recover, they will inevitably take more drastic actions as revenge, thereby risking their lives.

In Giyuu's view, this is another reason why he must do this, and it is also the reason why all Demon Slayer members have to hunt evil spirits——

Avoid more people from becoming like them, plagued by hatred and pain for life.

Uchiha Mikoto sighed.

Just when Sasuke and Giyuu both thought that she was going to reveal her mother's identity and forbid Giyuu from stepping out of the house, Mikoto said: "In this case, mother will not stop you."

Sasuke stood up immediately, "Mom!"

Mikoto stretched out her hand to hold Sasuke's shoulders, her gentle eyes falling on Giyuu.

"That kid Shisui is a thoughtful person. If you are with him, I am not worried about your safety.

"It's just that you have never wanted to be a ninja, Giyuu, but now you have to go out on your own initiative for things that are mostly fruitless. It is inevitable that you will see the dirty and cruel side of this world.

"Itachi just went on the battlefield and came back as a different person. Although he has matured, he has gradually become more taciturn. I have always been worried that the same thing will happen to you and Sasuke. Now, although the war is over, the cold-bloodedness and cruelty between ninjas will not diminish because of the war. Instead, they are more mean and insidious..."

She waved at Giyu when she said this.

Giyu hesitated for two or three seconds, stood up and walked to Mikoto and knelt down, while Mikoto took both children into her arms at the same time.

"Children will grow up when they see cruel things. I also know that you can't always be like this.

"Even if you grow older normally, you will gradually become eager for power and fame, gradually get tired of your father's severity, hate your mother's nagging, and even have a gap because of the gap and different opinions between brothers... and the outside world will exacerbate this change. "

Sasuke looked at Giyu in confusion, not knowing why his mother said these words.

He was sure that he would not become the kind of person his mother said. As for Giyu, he had nothing to do with the word change.

"But no matter how cruel and unreasonable the world outside the village seems, as long as you return home, the love of dad, mom and brother for you will never change.

"So, mom hopes that Giyu, no matter what you see outside this time, you must always remember what I just said.

"When you come back, I hope you are still the child who can't lie now, and you can still have a gentle heart that is rare among the tribe. Don't turn yourself into a really cold person in order to cope with a cold world."

She moved her warm hand in front of Giyu and stretched out a little finger, "Can you promise mom this?"

Before Giyu responded, Sasuke hung his little finger on it first.

He raised his head with a proud face, "Anyway, no matter what happens in the future, I will not become as annoying as mom said. Giyu, you must think so too, right? ! "

Giyuu didn't say anything, but just nodded slightly and put his finger on it, reaching a precious contract between the mother and her two children.

Mikoto smiled with satisfaction, and at the same time used a happy smile to cover up a trace of worry in her heart.

Her eyes passed over the two black-haired little heads and looked at the night view outside the window, which was deeper than Giyuu's eyes. The uneasiness in her heart was gradually magnified by the unknown future.

[I just hope that this is not the last time I make such an agreement with you.]