Uchiha Itachi

After listening to the analysis, Fugaku's expression became serious. With Shuichi's guidance, he realized that the subsequent impact of this matter could not be ignored.

The Ninja World is full of surprises. Although they don't have a good relationship with the villagers while they are staying in the village, things are generally stable.

However, if the village's plan is changed, all sorts of troubles may follow.

Even considering the worst-case scenario, if the ninjas who entered the Anbu die, lose their Sharingan, and conflicts escalate between the Security Department and other units, all sorts of adverse reactions will occur at once. Just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle.

"Phew... Thank you for your advice, Shuichi-kun." Fugaku felt that inviting Shuichi over today was the right decision.

Those directly involved are often blinded, while bystanders see things clearly. His wife's influence provided the Uchiha with a channel of communication with the village, but power struggles cannot be swayed by emotions...

"I'm back!" Just as the two finished discussing important matters, a childish voice came from the doorway in the distance.

"Hmm? We have guests?" The boy, who had just returned home, was very observant. He noticed a pair of ninja shoes on the floor in the entryway, a style he had never seen before. So the visitor was definitely not a senior or junior member of the clan, because he remembered most of the people's shoes.

"So it must be a ninja from the village, and for my father to receive him alone, he must be Jonin with both strength and status. The timing is likely because they're discussing important matters..."

After quickly analyzing the situation in detail, he silently slowed his pace and planned to circle back to his room from the side.

"Itachi, don't rush off yet, come and greet our distinguished guest." Fugaku's voice interrupted him.

Uchiha Itachi was somewhat surprised. It seemed that this person held an extraordinary position in his father's heart, for the Uchiha Clan head to take the initiative to introduce his children to him. This was clearly an expression of closeness.

Upon hearing his father's call, he walked straight through the front hall. As he approached the guest room door, he saw a very young purple-haired ninja smiling at him, his eyes filled with curiosity and an indescribable expression.

Upon entering the house, he knew who the visitor was without any introduction. The Daimyo Purple Aurora was not only frequently discussed by the village children, but even his own father had mentioned it several times.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Shuichi- senpai. I am Uchiha Itachi." Itachi bowed politely in greeting.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Itachi. Judging from what you just did, you're truly a genius! Completely different from ordinary children." Shuichi praised politely, having clearly seen Uchiha Itachi's actions since he entered using his X-ray vision.

Fugaku, standing to the side, seemed quite pleased as well, a rare smile appearing on his face, "Thank you for the compliment, Shuichi-kun son's ninja talent is quite outstanding; he should be worthy of your attention."

"However, he's a bit too thoughtful and doesn't have many friends, which worries me. On the other hand, someone as outstanding as you, Shuichi, gets along very well with the villagers. So I had the idea of asking you to talk to him. Please forgive me for not informing you beforehand."

Fugaku himself was a genius, but he was still amazed by his son's talent. However, Itachi had been rather lonely since Earth Flow, and he couldn't get along with the other children in the clan, let alone the ones in the village.

Now that Shuichi has come to visit, this is definitely a good opportunity. Perhaps top geniuses will find common ground.

"It's okay, I'm very interested in him now." Shuichi looked at Itachi with his bright eyes.

His short, black, frizzy hair and round, black eyes make him look a bit goofy and cute, quite different from his appearance when he grows up.

Itachi felt that this senior's gaze was unusually sharp, as if it could see right through him, making him feel slightly uncomfortable and unsure how to begin. "S-senpai, nice to meet you!"

Shuichi thought with a touch of wicked humor, "If a seven-year-old has the mindset of Hokage, does that mean a five-year-old has the mindset of Jonin?"

He plans to thoroughly understand what the Third Hokage Hokage meant by the way of thinking in the Hokage, and then write a book summarizing it, titled "The Hokage Thinking," so that all the village ninjas can study it carefully...

"Nice to meet you!" Shuichi replied, then stood up and said to Fugaku, "It's still early before lunchtime. If you don't mind, he can come with me, and we can go outside for a proper chat."

Fugaku was naturally delighted. "Of course, then I'll leave it to you, Shuichi-kun."

Having been thoroughly instructed by the two, Itachi could only obediently follow Shuichi out again. However, his curiosity was piqued. Having received ninja training, he could tell how terrifying this senior's battle record was, and he was also looking forward to what would happen next.

Shuichi led Itachi toward a training ground that was relatively close to Konoha. Along the way, he asked, "Fugaku- senpai said you have almost no friends. At this age, people shouldn't be prejudiced against their peers, right? Can you tell me what's going on?"

Itachi was momentarily speechless at the question. Was it that those children were all too naive? He felt their behavior was just too boring.

After hesitating for a long time, he could only say, "Perhaps it's my fault, but I can never quite grasp what they're saying, and even after explaining, it doesn't bridge the gap between us."

Then Itachi immediately countered, "Senior, haven't people as outstanding as you ever had this problem before? Like, not being able to get along with everyone, and not knowing how to express it..."

"Yes, but my approach was different from yours." Shuichi had a faint smile on his face. To put it bluntly, Uchiha Itachi's problem was that he was precocious, not good at communicating, and didn't like to show off.

As for those poses, famous quotes, and Ninjutsu later on, can passively showing off really be called showing off? It's all just the audience's imagination anyway...

Arriving at an open space in the training grounds, Shuichi began, "I can tell you about my childhood. To fit in, you have to find a starting point. My choice was ninja games..."

His hand moved as if by magic, and four powerful marbles were nestled between his fingers. "Design something to attract others. If you think you're better than others, you can be a little arrogant. One person can take on two or even more. Kids won't think that much about it. Just stir up their resentment and curiosity."

"Now, would you like to give it a try?" Shuichi looked at Uchiha Itachi with interest. "Your father said you are exceptionally talented and possess excellent ninja skills. I see you already have chakra. How about trying a very difficult ninja game? Afterwards, I will objectively evaluate whether you are stronger, the five-year-old me or the current you."

Seeing that Itachi seemed somewhat tempted, he said meaningfully, "A top-tier ninja can understand another's heart after just one exchange. So... let's begin!"