Old Place

Chapter 47: Old Place

A few days later.

Tobi suddenly spoke to Kagami.

"Next, I'm going into Konoha to do some things. Do you want to come with me?"

"Do some things? What things?"

"You don't need to know that. If you don't follow my lead, we'll have to act separately for a long time. Don't you dare die. However, even if you come with me, we'll still need to split up once we're inside Konoha. We can just meet up once a day."

"Konoha? Then what about the mission the leader assigned? If I go into Konoha, I won't be able to do many missions."

"Don't worry about that. I've already spoken to them. We won't receive any missions for the next six months."

"Then I'll go with you. It'll be good to see the place again."

Tobi was a little surprised. He hadn't expected Kagami to want to go to Konoha after what happened there.

"Alright, take this."

Tobi's Sharingan activated beneath his mask, and a vortex appeared. Then, a straw hat emerged from the vortex. Tobi handed the hat to Kagami.

"After all, you've only recently defected. There are definitely many people in Konoha who will recognize you. Wearing this will make things more convenient."

Kagami took the straw hat and put it on. There were also some cloth strips around the brim, which easily concealed his face.

"Let's go."

"Okay."

A vortex appeared, sucking Tobi and Kagami in.

Uchiha Clan Compound.

A girl, who looked to be around ten years old, stood by the river, eating three-colored dango. She had a beautiful tear mole at the corner of her eye and a very cute face.

"Lately, I've been seeing Itachi less and less."

Her name was Uchiha Izumi. She was a classmate of Itachi's and a good friend, or perhaps lover, of his. Although neither of them had said it directly, they did have feelings for each other.

After finishing the three-colored dango, Izumi stood up and turned to head home. She had come here hoping to see Itachi.

"Sigh, what a strange child."

However, as soon as she turned around, Izumi saw a child wearing black and red cloud robes and a straw hat that covered his face.

The Akatsuki wasn't nearly as famous now as they would be in the future, so most people wouldn't recognize the Akatsuki robes and would just think it was a slightly unusual outfit.

Seeing the person standing still, Izumi found it strange and walked over to ask.

"What's wrong? Are you in some kind of trouble?"

Kagami wasn't short. He seemed to have grown a bit quickly, and at this moment, he looked to be just over ten years old. Of course, even at his current age, Izumi saw him as a child.

Kagami's eyes moved slightly as he looked at Uchiha Izumi beside him. He hadn't expected the first person to greet him in Konoha after splitting up with Tobi to be a little girl.

"I'm fine."

Kagami replied coldly. He didn't recognize who the person in front of him was, simply thinking she was an ordinary member of the Uchiha clan.

Izumi smiled slightly.

"Oh, that's good then."

Saying this, Izumi spoke again, sounding curious.

"But why are you covering your face?"

As she spoke, Izumi's face slowly moved closer, trying to get a look at Kagami's face.

Kagami remained silent. Beneath the straw hat, his black pupils rapidly turned crimson. He couldn't be discovered. If this young girl continued to approach, he would have to act!

However, Izumi suddenly stopped. Her smile was still as bright as ever, as if she had remembered something.

"Well, never mind. But if you're wearing a straw hat, please be careful when you walk."

Kagami was slightly taken aback. His pupils returned to black, and he replied faintly.

"Okay."

With that, Kagami walked forward, slowly disappearing from Izumi's sight.

As for Izumi, her smile vanished the moment Kagami disappeared, and the shock in her eyes could no longer be hidden.

Just now, Izumi had a feeling that if she had gotten any closer, she would have died! She would have truly died!!

This child she thought was just a child… at that moment, she felt as if she had seen the terrifying eyes of the Nine-Tails from years ago. That feeling was absolutely correct! This person definitely had the Sharingan, and their Eye Power was incredibly terrifying!

Izumi herself had the Three Tomoe Sharingan, but that child's Sharingan was definitely stronger than hers!

I have to tell Itachi about this.

The sudden appearance of a child with such terrifying Eye Power made Izumi feel that this matter was definitely not simple.

Izumi chose to tell Itachi instead of anyone else because, in her opinion, Itachi was an absolute genius and the person she trusted the most.

A long time later, Kagami, still in his Akatsuki robes, arrived at the training ground where he and Shisui used to spend their time, and where he had last buried Shisui.

Looking at the tombstone he'd erected for Shisui, Kagami couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

Everything had changed. The once renowned Shisui the Body Flicker was gone. The Uchiha genius Kagami had now defected from the village and become a member of Akatsuki.

"Do you blame me, Brother Shisui?"

Kagami asked the tombstone, but he received no answer for a long time.

After a very, very long time.

"Heh."

Unsure of what emotion he was feeling, Kagami let out a light laugh, then used the Body Flicker Technique to disappear from the spot.

Ninja Academy.

On the training grounds, Sasuke had decisively defeated Naruto with taijutsu.

Naruto, unconvinced, shouted loudly.

"That was an accident. Let's go again, I'll definitely win this time."

"This is the third time, idiot."

"Damn it, I'll definitely win next time."

"There's no way you'll win against me."

On the rooftop of a tall building in the distance, Kagami silently watched the scene unfold at the Ninja Academy. He smiled faintly. It's good. They haven't changed. If possible, I hope they can continue to live happily like this forever.

On the street, Kakashi walked with his head down, engrossed in a book. Suddenly, he seemed to sense something and abruptly looked up towards the roof of a nearby building. However, it was empty, nothing there.

"A hallucination..."

In the afternoon, Izumi hurried to find Itachi and told him everything that had happened.

Itachi grew somewhat agitated.

"You said a child?"

Izumi replied honestly.

"Yes, they looked about ten years old, but they were wearing a hat that covered their face, so I couldn't tell who it was."

"Could it be him?"

Itachi was highly suspicious that the person was Kagami.

Then, Itachi further instructed Izumi.

"If you encounter him again, don't approach him, understand? And don't tell anyone about this except me."

"Oh, okay."

Itachi knew very well that Kagami was now a rogue ninja. If he returned to the village, he wouldn't want to be discovered. Therefore, minimizing contact with others was the best course of action.

Itachi also had no intention of contacting Kagami. His current identity was as an Anbu, which was highly sensitive. Any casual contact with Kagami could easily expose Kagami's presence.

Kagami was aware of this as well, so both Itachi and Kagami tacitly understood not to contact each other.

Even though they both knew the other might be at the Uchiha clan compound, they pretended otherwise.

Friends are great. Remember to eat well.

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