Taking Uchiha Itachi as Disciple

"Namikaze Mirai is living in the Uchiha Compound with Naruto!?"

Hokage Office.

Listening to Kakashi's report, Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes widened instantly. He almost uncontrollably shot up from his seat, slamming his palm onto the Hokage desk.

"Yes."

Kakashi, wearing his cat-face mask, had a very complex expression.

As Minato's disciple, he was caught between his teacher's son and brother on one side, and his direct superior, the Third Hokage, on the other.

Stuck in the middle, he felt immense pressure.

However, as Sarutobi Hiruzen's direct Anbu subordinate, He had to complete the mission assigned to him.

"At first, we thought he was just visiting. But as time went on, and they stayed longer and longer in the Uchiha Compound, we realized they weren't visiting, they had moved in."

Kakashi narrated with a complex tone.

Sarutobi Hiruzen felt as if all his strength had been drained in an instant, and he slumped back into his chair, stunned.

If it were just Namikaze Mirai living with the Uchiha Clan, he wouldn't have reacted this way.

The crucial point was that Naruto had been taken with him!!! Red bloodshot veins appeared in Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes.

Naruto was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!

The Nine-Tails! Previously, when Naruto was in Namikaze Mirai's hands, although he was displeased, he could barely accept it.

After all, Namikaze Mirai was Naruto's uncle.

But now, Naruto living in the Uchiha Compound meant something entirely different! The Nine-Tails, Konoha's most terrifying weapon of war!

It had fallen into the hands of the Uchiha Clan! Before this, any Uchiha who wanted to interact with Naruto was under strict Anbu surveillance, or even driven away! Now, it was like they had taken a giant leap forward! Furthermore, according to the intelligence feedback from Kakashi, they were living in Fugaku's house, the most heavily guarded residence in the Uchiha Clan Compound! "Namikaze Mirai! Are you insane!!!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes were about to burst!

Namikaze Mirai's actions were like him cutting off his own lifeblood with scissors!

And then rubbing salt in the wound!!!

"Someone! Call Danzo here! No, also bring the elders Utatane Koharu and Mitokado!"

Just as Sarutobi Hiruzen was throwing a tantrum in the Hokage Office.

Uchiha Clan Compound, Patriarch's Residence.

Namikaze Mirai was strolling leisurely with Uchiha Fugaku.

"Mirai, are you getting used to staying here these past few days?" Fugaku asked the blond youth walking beside him.

Although the words were concerned, there was little warmth in his tone. Instead, it was mixed with a hint of dryness and helplessness.

Namikaze Mirai, bringing Naruto to stay in the Uchiha Clan Compound so openly.

Fugaku imagined the Hokage's office must be in an uproar right now! The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the village's ultimate weapon, had fallen so easily into the Uchiha Clan's hands.

Now, even if they wanted to distance themselves and prove that the Uchiha had no ill intentions towards the village, Sarutobi Hiruzen would likely never believe them, no matter what.

Looking at the blond profile beside him, Fugaku felt a pang of unease.

Namikaze Mirai was too overbearing.

He had directly blocked all of the Uchiha's escape routes! However, if he had refused...

Fugaku suspected that with Mirai's personality, he would have punched a hole in the Patriarch's residence and taken Naruto to live there.

Facing Fugaku's insincere greeting, Namikaze Mirai seemed not to notice the underlying resentment. After a moment's thought, he replied, "Barely. It's just that the bed is too big, and Naruto isn't sleeping very comfortably."

Not sleeping comfortably???

The resentment in Fugaku's eyes deepened. To accommodate this guest, he had even given up his own bedroom with Mikoto! How could the bed not be big? That was the bed he and Mikoto slept in!

"Oh right, Fugaku, what about the matter I mentioned to you? How's it progressing?" As if remembering something, Namikaze Mirai turned his head and looked directly at him.

Uchiha Fugaku's eyes froze for a moment. Then, he composed himself, regaining his usual calm demeanor, and said in a deep voice, "We've already started preparations, but..."

A heavy expression appeared in his eyes. "Mirai, do we really have to do this? If anything goes wrong, the consequences are simply unpredictable."

"Fugaku, I don't think you understand the current situation..."

Namikaze Mirai glanced at him.

"Do you think that by constantly showing weakness and backing down, the Uchiha's situation will improve?"

"To seek peace through compromise is to perish in peace, to seek peace through struggle is to survive in peace! One punch thrown can prevent ten thousand punches to come!"

Uchiha Fugaku's eyes were heavy.

Namikaze Mirai's words were like a dagger, piercing his heart fiercely.

Did he not know this principle? It was just that struggle required bloodshed.

As long as there was hope, even a minuscule hope, he did not want to see the Uchiha opposed to the village.

But now, that last shred of hope had also been obliterated by Namikaze Mirai!

He took a deep breath and sighed with immense complexity.

"Setsuna has already gone to handle that matter. With him and the Police Force, there won't be any major accidents."

Unlike him, when Uchiha Setsuna learned that Namikaze Mirai would be staying with the Uchiha Clan, he didn't sleep all night from excitement! He wished he could immediately clear out a room and have Namikaze Mirai stay at his house!

Regarding the matter proposed by Namikaze Mirai, he was so full of energy it was unlike someone his age.

Under his subtle guidance, the public opinion in the village would likely undergo some unexpected changes soon.

Namikaze Mirai suddenly stopped, his azure eyes gazing at Naruto and the others playing in the yard.

Naruto and Sasuke were having a lot of fun.

Although they were guests, Naruto showed no politeness. Like a child king, he led Sasuke in a doctor's check-up game.

Fugaku, who was accompanying them, also saw this scene and his expression stiffened.

He always felt that the Fourth Hokage's son had been led astray by Namikaze Mirai! Under his instigation, Sasuke would always secretly change into women's clothing.

Already quite cute and easily mistaken for a girl, he became even more feminine.

Moreover, Naruto seemed to be addicted to this process.

Each time, he would personally dress up Sasuke.

Namikaze Mirai's gaze was not on Naruto. His eyes lingered on a spot a little further away, where Uchiha Itachi stood in a corner that the two couldn't see, watching them play with a light smile.

Nine-year-old Itachi had eyes filled with a melancholy unbefitting his age.

The tear troughs on either side of his nose deepened his preoccupied, melancholic appearance.

However, it was well hidden.

From the outside, he looked like a sensible and precocious young boy.

This world has never lacked geniuses; at a young age, they achieve things that ordinary people cannot achieve in a lifetime.

Itachi was such a genius.

But geniuses are often extreme.

Namikaze Mirai saw a hint of confusion in Itachi's melancholic and deep eyes.

If he is not guided, he might get lost...

His azure eyes showed a smile.

"Fugaku, let Itachi be my disciple!"

Fugaku turned his head, looking at him in astonishment.

"Huh?"