Cracking Down on Filial Piety Sons Is Everyone's Responsibility

Cracking Down on Filial Piety Sons Is Everyone's Responsibility

"Uchiha... Itachi!"

Kurenai's expression darkened slightly as she looked at the newcomer.

Kazuki had once evaluated this renowned Uchiha genius for her... between the Uchiha and the Hokage Faction, he leaned more toward the Hokage.

Would he hurt Kazuki?

Kazuki was strong, but his opponent was also a famed Uchiha genius.

Kurenai did not dare gamble!

The recent attack by Root had already stretched Kurenai's nerves to their limit.

Yeah!

Itachi's eye twitched. "When did the Hokage choose me as his successor?"

As for Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others, Kazuki had not taken them seriously even back when he only possessed the Three Tomoe.

Although the timeline was nearing the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall, Uchiha Itachi was not as extreme as he had been in the original story.

...This is exactly what I was waiting for!

"I'm just saying, if the Hokage position were handed to the Uchiha, then even if you slapped Clan Head Fugaku across the face during a jonin meeting, he'd smile and say it was fine."

"Isn't that right?" Kazuki asked in surprise. "Didn't you already possess a Hokage's way of thinking at seven? You could consider things from the Hokage's perspective at seven. Give you another ten years of training, and wouldn't you be soaring into the heavens?"

"Kazuki..." Itachi sighed. "Everyone knows the Hokage can't possibly pass the position to me. Why say something like that?"

Like a curious child, Kazuki asked, "Why can't he pass the position to you? Are you disloyal to Konoha? Impossible. I'd wager even the Hokage trusts your loyalty to Konoha."

He would stir up trouble even when there was none, much less now.

Itachi had been clever since childhood. A little prompting was all it took.

"Then why can't the Hokage position be given to you?"

The clan was dissatisfied and preparing a coup because the Uchiha had been suppressed and had never had a Hokage of their own.

Poor Mikoto, though!

After a long while, he finally said helplessly, "Because of the clan!"

After a brief silence, Itachi looked at Kazuki with a complicated expression. "You dug out his eyes to protect him, didn't you?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi had told Itachi that he could view problems from the Hokage's perspective at the age of seven.

What kind of person was Kazuki?

What he loved most was rubbing salt into wounds.

As long as Uchiha Itachi did not despair, the filial piety son would not go to extremes.

Itachi fell silent.

"The eyes he possessed, that Kotoamatsukami, would make him everyone's target."

Damn!

Kazuki had imagined that if he had been fooled like that at seven, even "a scholar dies for one who recognizes him" would have to move aside.

Itachi stared hard at Kazuki, his voice cold. "Did you say the same thing to Elder Setsuna?"

One reason was that Shisui, who should have died long ago, was still alive.

Damn it!

That made so much sense!

"Don't be nervous, Kurenai!"

"What's wrong with the clan?"

Even the Konoha Military Police Force could be handed over.

A great deal of resources could be conceded as well.

If the village were willing to let an Uchiha become Hokage, then the Uchiha certainly would not mind making concessions in many areas.

Itachi stared at Kazuki.

Your thoughts were blocked, so were mine supposed to be clear?

Kazuki continued, "Hiruzen Sarutobi personally said that you could think from the Hokage's perspective at seven. That is extremely high praise, and in all of Konoha, you are the only person who has received it. So why can't you become Hokage?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was truly something else. Think carefully about that line—having a Hokage's mindset at seven. Really think about it!

Bit by bit, he had altered Itachi to a certain extent.

Only after obtaining the Eternal Eye would he truly be qualified to contend with those people.

"With you, Konoha's great tree will be even healthier!"

Kazuki asked "curiously," "Has the clan's plan for an armed coup affected you? But if the Hokage gave you the position, would the clan still launch an armed coup? Or do you believe that after becoming Hokage, you would be unable to lead the clan properly?"

Kazuki's existence was another reason.

Ninjas were all skilled at gathering intelligence.

Kazuki gently patted Kurenai's fragrant shoulder, then turned toward Itachi with a grin. "How was today's performance? There's a charge for watching such a good show. When I transplant the eyes later, you'll be responsible for protecting me."

"You lack ability? How could that be? You could view the world from the Hokage's perspective at seven."

"Yes!" Kazuki said with a smile. "Elder Setsuna and I normally have no contact. A few days ago, I only told him that a grand show was coming and that he should be prepared. And, of course, remember to pay."

What the hell did he mean, healthier?

Kurenai burst out laughing.

Kazuki let out a deep sigh. "What a clever kid. Itachi, you truly deserve to be called someone with a Hokage's mindset at seven. Hiruzen Sarutobi made the right choice in choosing you as his successor."

Itachi stared blankly at Kazuki.

The contradiction between the clan and the village boiled down to one thing: the Hokage.

That was the kind of thing that made people want to punch you.

Itachi looked speechless.

Itachi pondered. "I feel that you hid something from him."

"The sun itself would have to bow before you."

When you were born, I had not yet grown old...

Kazuki smiled faintly. "Then what do you think I hid from him?"

"Sigh!"

Kazuki had never understood what sort of mindset it was to raise a butcher's blade against one's parents for the sake of the village.

He could not understand it.

"No, I want to know right now why you can't become Hokage!"

Even with a system cheat!

Even if it was only because he was destined to possess the Eternal Eye.

This had caused many people within the clan to act more and more extremely.

This was actually a form of brainwashing!

Children in the ninja world matured early. Seven-year-old Itachi was at precisely the crucial age when one's values in life were shaped.

Seeing Uchiha Itachi's depressed expression now, how could Kazuki possibly not press his advantage?

Even now, his heart was still excited.

Look, wasn't it simple?

Looking at the dazed Itachi, Kazuki smiled in satisfaction.

Itachi: "..."

He lightly weighed the Sharingan in his hand, his heart blazing hot.

"You didn't hear my conversation with Shisui?"

Itachi was dumbfounded.

After a long time, he said blandly, "Kazuki, let's talk about your Sharingan transplant instead."

If Itachi went to extremes, then Kazuki could only kill him ruthlessly.

"You lack strength? How could that be? Not only are you one of Konoha's most outstanding geniuses, you even have a certain reputation throughout the ninja world."

"Today, let's first discuss why you can't become Hokage."

"His life!"

But if he became Hokage...

Who were you looking down on?

At the same time, he constantly undermined Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others' prestige, exposing their ugliness and shaking Itachi's trust in them.

That idiot Fugaku had thrown him onto the battlefield.

"If you don't explain it clearly, my thoughts won't settle."

Regarding that, Kazuki only wanted to say: you deserved to be hacked to death!

Uchiha Itachi was no exception.

With the slightest pluck of a string, the fate of an entire clan could be changed just like that.

Itachi's expression turned cold. "Uchiha Kazuki, what exactly are you trying to do?"

Can't you speak properly?

Many things did not need to be stated too clearly.

In the hospital room, Uchiha Setsuna's behavior differed somewhat from his usual self.

Those who did not know Setsuna well might not notice, but these core Uchiha figures had all sensed that something was wrong.

Wouldn't that resolve everything?

Third Hokage-sama, I'll kowtow to you first. Whenever you want me to die, I'll die.

Once the hot blood rose, no one could stop it.