Chapter 54: The Future Evil That Shocks Sarutobi Hiruzen
Fugaku sighed heavily, he had actually guessed a long time ago that today’s conversation might not go smoothly.
But he never expected the amount of information he received today to be so overwhelming.
Would his most proud eldest son truly do that in the future?
In order to protect Konoha, to uphold his beliefs.
Does he truly possess the capacity to kill all the Uchiha Clan members in the future?
Fugaku was lost.
Because as the Clan Leader of the Uchiha Clan, upon learning that Uchiha Itachi would inevitably commit such an act in the future, what he should have done was to uphold righteousness and eliminate Uchiha Itachi immediately!
“But…”
Fugaku mumbled, “What is the meaning of doing so? Perhaps the future Ikeizumi saw is the destiny of the Uchiha Clan. Destiny is something that cannot be broken.”
Until he returned home in silence, Fugaku still hadn’t recovered from the shock.
“Fugaku, Itachi didn’t come back with you? You and Ikeizumi didn’t have any conflict, did you?”
Uchiha Mikoto stepped forward and asked with concern.
Fugaku, who had snapped back to reality, shook his head and replied, “Itachi probably went to report to the Anbu, it’s almost dawn. If Ikeizumi and I had a conflict, you might be looking at a wounded me.”
Uchiha Mikoto immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
She knew that her child and husband had gone to see Uchiha Ikeizumi.
In less than an hour, Mrs. Mikoto was worried sick.
Fearing that something unexpected might happen.
“Is something wrong?” Uchiha Mikoto keenly sensed that her husband’s expression and emotions were not quite right.
“…No.”
Fugaku chose to conceal it.
After all, telling a mother that “her eldest son has a high probability of killing her with his own hands in a year.”
would be too cruel.
…
“Meow! I have a mission for you.” On the roof of Uchiha Ikeizumi’s house. Ninja Cat Kijiro stood up like a person, with his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth and speaking in human language.
In front of Kijiro were gathered more than twenty ninja cats.
They were all his descendants from his “branching out” over the years.
“The mission is to spread what happened at Lord Ikeizumi’s home today. I will tell you the specifics of what happened later.”
Kijiro shouted in a peculiar accent, “Our goal is to make Uchiha Itachi’s future ‘evil’ public! And Uchiha Fugaku’s indulgence public!”
A white ninja cat raised a paw and meowed erratically.
“Speak human language!” Kijiro glared.
“Is this Lord Ikeizumi’s intention?” the white ninja cat asked weakly.
“Cough! Lord Ikeizumi tacitly approved.” Kijiro cleared his throat and said angrily, as if his fur was standing on end, “I won’t deny that a tiny bit of my own feline emotions are involved, because I just don’t like that Uchiha Itachi, meow! What right does that guy have to comment on Lord Ikeizumi’s Absolute Justice?”
“And this Uchiha Fugaku, I’ve never seen such a cowardly Clan Leader! Lord Ikeizumi was right, the so-called ‘Fugaku of Fierce Eyes’ is nothing more than ‘Fugaku of Cowardly Eyes’. Like father, like son, meow!”
But soon.
Kijiro realized that his descendants seemed to have very strange expressions, as if they were signaling him.
The next second, he found himself being grabbed by the neck and lifted up.
Kijiro instantly stiffened.
He dared not struggle.
“Ike… Lord Ikeizumi?”
Kijiro immediately felt like the sky was falling. He trembled all over, his whiskers quivering, “I…”
“Don’t embellish.” Uchiha Ikeizumi put him down casually, his tone indifferent, “Just stick to the facts.”
Kijiro was stunned, then immediately reacted.
“Meow! Lord Ikeizumi, please rest assured! Leave it all to me!”
Kijiro was invigorated.
He had followed Lord Ikeizumi for so many years, and with just a word from Lord Ikeizumi, he could understand his intentions.
…
“Hokage-sama.” As Fugaku had guessed, Uchiha Itachi had indeed reported directly to the Anbu. He had changed into Anbu attire and found Sarutobi Hiruzen.
“Itachi…”
Even though Uchiha Itachi wore an Anbu mask, Sarutobi Hiruzen could recognize him by his build and voice.
Sarutobi Hiruzen let out a sigh, clearing away the lingering gloomy emotions from his grief.
He asked curiously, “Is there something you need?”
Uchiha Itachi said, “I met with Uchiha Ikeizumi before dawn today.”
Sarutobi Hiruzen was silent for half a second and said, “I recall you and Ikeizumi had some misunderstandings and conflicts, didn’t you?”
He observed Itachi, noticing no injuries on him.
He didn’t look like he had just been through a battle.
“The ‘misunderstanding’ has been resolved.”
Uchiha Itachi said in a low voice, “However, the conflict has likely deepened.”
Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned, “What do you mean?”
Uchiha Itachi said something earth-shattering, “Hokage-sama, Uchiha Ikeizumi has very likely awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan. This is the legendary power of the Sharingan, its most potent form. His eyes can see a person’s future evil. He… saw the future ‘evil’ within me.”
Sarutobi Hiruzen’s pupils constricted.
“In the future, to protect Konoha, I will unhesitatingly bear all the infamy and personally kill almost everyone in the Uchiha Clan, so that Konoha, caught between fire and water, can return to peace.”
Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned.
The amount of information in Uchiha Itachi’s words was so immense that he couldn’t quite react for a moment.
Sarutobi Hiruzen quickly organized his thoughts: Uchiha Ikeizumi had possibly awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, his eyes had seen Itachi’s future evil, which was why their relationship had become so strained.
– And Itachi’s so-called “evil” was the slaughter of his fellow Uchiha Clan members for the sake of the village’s peace.
As for the premise for Itachi’s extreme action…
Sarutobi Hiruzen had already guessed it.
The Uchiha Clan was definitely going to choose to launch a coup!
The sheer volume of information made Sarutobi Hiruzen gasp slightly. His old face became extremely serious, and he questioned in a deep voice, “Itachi… do you know what these words mean? Can you guarantee that what you are saying is correct?”
Uchiha Itachi lowered his head and replied, “Hokage-sama, these were told to me by Uchiha Ikeizumi. Although his stance differs from mine, I believe what he says is trustworthy.”
Sarutobi Hiruzen fell silent.
“A special Dojutsu that can see future evil?” Sarutobi Hiruzen muttered with a distant gaze, “I see…”
Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that Ikeizumi’s eyes could see the ‘evil’ a person had done in the past.
But he didn’t know they could also see future ‘evil’!
This kind of Dojutsu power…
It was indeed frightening, but it didn’t seem *that* frightening, as this power couldn’t be converted into combat strength.
Sarutobi Hiruzen believed him.
He believed what Itachi said, and by extension, he believed Uchiha Ikeizumi.
If the future Uchiha were to be annihilated due to a coup, who would have given the cold-blooded order?
Would it be him, Sarutobi Hiruzen?
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the twelve-year-old child standing before him with a complex expression.
“Itachi…”
“Hokage-sama.” Uchiha Itachi responded.
Sarutobi Hiruzen said, “You’ve worked hard… Please don’t tell anyone else about what you just said. Pretend that nothing happened today, and pretend you never heard anything from Ikeizumi.”
Uchiha Itachi raised his head in confusion.
Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up and walked over to the young man, saying kindly, “Itachi, I do not wish to see such a thing happen in the future. You are a rare new sprout of Konoha, and I don’t want children like you to fall into such suffering.”
“Especially if your clan members were to know about these matters, they would surely isolate you, and you might even be in mortal danger. Just pretend nothing happened.”
Sarutobi Hiruzen thought for a moment and added with emotion, “You are indeed the child I approve of the most, and I am proud of you. But… I hope such a thing doesn’t happen.”
“…Yes, Hokage-sama.”
Uchiha Itachi bowed deeply, certain thoughts in his heart becoming even more resolute due to Sarutobi Hiruzen’s words.
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