Incurable Psychopath

"Who are you, you impolite brat!"

Upon hearing this, the proud little boy's dark pupils widened sharply; he was clearly furious.

Naruto frowned, glanced slightly to the side, and then his gaze locked onto a figure several meters away. He began methodically removing the weighted lead blocks and arm guards he'd bought from the ninja tool shop.

Ever since he discovered this place, he'd been wondering who its owner was. He had sensed the chakra of two people earlier and guessed that the owner of the training ground had arrived, so he waited here.

Itachi Uchiha was among his suspected candidates. After all, this place was primarily used for practicing shuriken and kunai throws, and every target bore the mark of a perfect bullseye.

However, Itachi bringing Sasuke with him was a slight surprise. Given the current relationship between their clan and the village, shouldn't he be very busy right now?

Naruto quickly finished removing his weighted gear. He crouched down on the ground and began sealing the weighted items into the sealing scrolls he'd bought at a high price from the ninja tool shop, one by one.

Just these scrolls had cost him half a year's savings. Compared to these sealing scrolls, all the weighted gear felt like freebies. Furthermore, these sealing scrolls had a limit on their usage.

Finally, after Naruto finished his task, Sasuke, standing beside him, had clenched his fists in anger, his body trembling with excitement.

"You jerk! You're completely ignoring me!"

He knew that in the village, even if people didn't recognize him, as long as they saw the Uchiha clan crest on his clothes, no one would dare to treat him with such disregard.

"Alright Sasuke, we're all from the same village, don't mind him. This place is for everyone to use, and this little kid seems stronger than you."

Just as Naruto was putting away the scrolls, Itachi had walked over.

"Hello, I'm Itachi Uchiha, and this is my younger brother, Sasuke Uchiha. You've been training here for the past few months, haven't you?"

His deep, magnetic voice carried, and the lines beneath his eyes, whether nasolabial folds or tear troughs, made him appear very steady, mature, and exuded an aura of mystery and aloofness.

Looking at Itachi, who was only two or three steps away, Naruto realized he had to look up slightly. His current height was one meter two.

He also felt that Itachi's gaze was rather sharp, likely recognizing his identity.

Naruto nodded and replied, "I apologize for using your training ground without permission. Also, thank you for the ninja tools you left behind."

"Hmph! You've heard of our Uchiha name, haven't you? Shouldn't you tell us who you are?"

Upon hearing Naruto's apology, Sasuke's proud expression escalated to outright arrogance. He snorted heavily and immediately stood close beside Itachi, trying to act like an adult.

This made Naruto feel a mix of amusement and exasperation. He really was clingy to his brother now, but Naruto felt he was acting a bit like a fox borrowing the tiger's might. It was impressive that he could endure such trauma after the clan massacre.

"Your brother actually knows who I am. Since I've been caught red-handed by the owner today, I'll be taking my leave."

Naruto glanced expressionlessly at the still childish-looking Sasuke and, as he spoke, walked past Itachi, intending to leave.

But the moment he passed Itachi, the prompt in his mind suddenly exploded.

Naruto immediately stopped in his tracks, then spun around and extended his hand towards Itachi.

"Hello! I've thought about it carefully. Facing a prestigious clan like the Uchiha, I should formally introduce myself."

Itachi looked down at Naruto, a flicker of surprise clearly flashing in his eyes. However, he was a very polite person. Seeing Naruto extend his hand, he naturally reached out and shook it.

'Collecting data.'

"Hello, my name is Uzumaki Naruto."

'Collection complete! Current update: data integrity 5%. Please complete the data as soon as possible!'

"Thank you very much! I need to go home!"

Upon hearing this, Naruto sincerely thanked him, released his hand, and then, with a natural expression, turned and walked away without looking back, leaving only his retreating figure for the two Uchiha brothers.

"Weirdo! ... Huh? Nii-san! I've seen this guy before, I recognize his hair!"

Sasuke suddenly shouted excitedly, watching Naruto walk away.

"Yes, he was wearing a mask last winter,"

Itachi gently reminded him. Looking at Naruto as he left the small grove, Itachi seemed to be thinking of something, a hint of inexplicable worry appearing on his face.

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As soon as he left the small grove, Naruto used the Transformation Jutsu to change his appearance. He then hurried back to his small apartment.

With a thought, he entered the Mirrored World. After carefully reading the update notes, he followed the prompts to the Uchiha compound and soon found Itachi.

Naruto walked directly up to Itachi's character, and a pop-up window appeared.

「View related character plot?」

Naruto clicked play and found himself on a battlefield filled with flying ninjutsu. The scene zoomed in, and he saw a seven or eight-year-old Itachi, kunai in hand, moving like a phantom on the battlefield, taking the lives of one person after another.

"It does feel a bit like watching a movie," Naruto thought the new update's feature was quite interesting.

Soon, the plot moved to Itachi joining the Anbu. Kakashi, Might Guy, and even Orochimaru's figures flashed by continuously.

A short while later, the plot reached the night of the Nine-Tails' attack. From then on, the village began to suppress and ostracize the Uchiha clan, marking the beginning of the rift between the clan and the village. The scene only disappeared completely when Itachi's father, Fugaku Uchiha, instructed him to act as a spy for the clan within the Anbu, monitoring Konoha's higher-ups, and paying particular attention to Shisui Uchiha.

After watching, Naruto found that besides Itachi's internal struggles and monologues, there was also a lot of interesting information about Konoha's higher-ups and the Uchiha clan.

For example, his father, Minato Namikaze, almost didn't become Hokage. Also, most of the Uchiha clan members had now gone to extremes; some could even be considered severely mentally ill.

And all these mentally ill individuals had the Sharingan. Even those who were slightly more normal were quite arrogant. However, this arrogance was quickly reaching its peak; ordinary Uchiha people were seen as mere subordinates by these mentally ill individuals.

Itachi had also reached the Three Tomoe stage of his Sharingan. After watching the internal monologues, Naruto realized that Itachi was already under considerable mental strain and was not far from becoming mentally ill himself, just needing to break a certain critical point in his heart.

From the familiar anime plot, it was also evident that although Itachi was currently lost due to the tense relationship between his clan and the village, he was still no different from other Uchiha clan members; at his core, he was quite conceited and arrogant.

Looking back, the mature and steady impression he gave before was quite deceptive. It wasn't surprising that Kabuto Yakushi said Itachi Uchiha was the biggest liar.

After being resurrected via Impure World Reincarnation in the anime, Itachi himself admitted that to protect the peace of the village, he didn't trust anyone else's strength in life and only saved it in his own way. After Shisui's death, he believed massacring the clan was unavoidable and completely justifiable.

Instead of confronting Danzō first, he immediately blamed the tragedy of his clan's persecution on the necessity of protecting the village as entrusted by Shisui.

Naruto couldn't understand this line of reasoning when he saw the story in his past life.

However, now that he had come to this world, he understood a bit.

This was the First Hokage's fault.

Hashirama Senju, after killing his best friend Madara Uchiha, said that protecting the village was his sole belief. To protect the village, he wouldn't let anyone pass if they dared to oppose it, be it his friends, brothers, or children.

Uzumaki Naruto had indeed perfectly inherited the Will of Fire, but shouldn't this have been the Third Hokage's responsibility, as he was also a Hokage?

Was it Itachi Uchiha's place to pledge loyalty here?

In the end, the Third Hokage only spoke of communicating with the Uchiha, but was a good-natured person who always talked the talk and never walked the walk. Danzō merely uttered threats, exploiting his protective feelings for Sasuke, with one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop.

They directly made him, an Uchiha, kill other Uchihas, turning him into their blade.

What Naruto found strange was that Itachi, knowing Danzō coveted the Sharingan, still left his brother, who could awaken the Sharingan, in Konoha afterward.

Danzō even went as far as to secretly transplant First Hokage's cells. Weren't you afraid your foolish little brother might have an accident?

If this isn't mental illness, what is it?