The night is like ink, gradually covering Konoha.
When most of the people in the village have fallen asleep, only some dim street lights are like lonely stars, dotting the village in the dark night.
In the Anbu building below Hokage Rock, there is a completely different scene.
Anbu The outside of the building is dark as usual, but the interior is brightly lit. There is an oppressive silence in the air, with only the faint buzzing sounds from some electronic devices and the occasional low-pitched report.
Itachi Uchiha, who was only eight years old, wore Anbu's unique dark gray uniform and carried a standard Ninja Blade on his back. His eyes were as calm as water, but with a hint of depth that was inconsistent with his age. He was led by a ninja carrying White Cat Mask and walked slowly upstairs.
"From now on, you are a member of Anbu, Itachi." Kakashi White Cat Mask looked slightly at Itachi Uchiha with his lower left eye.
"Yes, senior Kakashi, please give me some advice!" Itachi Uchiha said in a calm tone with honorifics.
The two quickly came to a monitoring room, where they saw rows of monitors. Each monitor screen was filled with densely packed small grid monitoring screens. Each frame in the screen captured the real-time dynamics of somewhere in Konoha.
Two Anbu Ninja were monitoring the situation. After hearing the noise, they looked back and said hello to Kakashi who came to take over.
"This is?!" Looking at the familiar pictures on so many monitor screens, Itachi Uchiha's heart trembled.
In the middle of these monitor screens, there is the door of the Uchiha Clan, and next to it is the door of Konoha Military Police Force. Most of the other screens also show the surveillance images of Uchiha Clan District.
It turns out -. Has the village already monitored Uchiha Clan? -" Itachi Uchiha's breathing became rapid.
"This will be your main working place for a while." Kakashi looked at Itachi Uchiha after taking over the shift with the two Anbu Ninja.
His short silver hedgehog hair shimmered in the dim light. There was no expression on his masked face, but his tone was calm, but with a trace of imperceptible complexity.
"This is Lord Hokage's trust in you." Kakashi said, "Your task is to monitor the movements of Uchiha Clan District and Uchiha people."
Do you trust me?" Itachi Uchiha felt bitterness well up in his heart.
This so-called trust is nothing more than the embodiment of the village's senior management's growing uneasiness and suspicion towards the Uchiha Clan.
Letting Uchiha monitor Uchiha Clan District is trusting, but it is also a shock.
Kakashi didn't seem to notice the turmoil in Itachi Uchiha's heart. He pointed to several special screens. The pictures displayed on those screens were all Uchiha Clan District's entrance, training ground, and even the residences of some important jounin in the clan.
"Nine-Tails Incident, you know, Nine-Tails has the pattern of Sharingan in his eyes." Kakashi lowered his voice a little and said seriously, "Although there is no direct evidence, after Nine-Tails Incident, the village became very suspicious of Uchiha."
"A few months ago, Shisui Uchiha went on a mission and led a team to investigate the Hoshigakure rebellion. He encountered a mysterious Uchiha ninja and was beaten badly. Even one Sharingan was taken away, which made the village have unprecedented doubts about the Uchiha Clan."
The mysterious Uchiha ninja from Nine-Tails Incident and Land of Stars.
Itachi Uchiha, who had personally experienced Nine-Tails Incident, had a dark expression on his face.
He also knew a lot about what happened to his best friend Shisui. The mysterious Uchiha ninja in Land of Stars was so powerful that even Shisui was no match for her!
Kakashi's words were like a heavy stone, hitting Itachi's heart hard, causing ripples.
He understood that what Kakashi said was true, and it was because he joined Anbu and gained the trust of Lord Hokage that he was told this.
Nine-Tails Incident, together with the mysterious Uchiha strongman outside the village, these two things were like two sharp thorns, piercing deeply into the hearts of the village's senior officials, making them indelibly wary of the Uchiha Clan.
"So, from now on, Anbu's monitoring of the Uchiha Clan will be all-round." Kakashi's eyes became sharp.
He turned around and looked directly at Itachi. Even though he was wearing White Cat Mask on his face, Itachi could feel the pressure.
"The reason you are here is to report any abnormalities or even any suspicious signs to the superiors as soon as possible. Remember, your loyalty is to the village first."
Itachi's hands clenched unconsciously.
Village and family·
He recalled his father's instructions when he asked him to join Anbu, and hoped that he could obtain Anbu's dynamics and high-level information so that he could pass it on to his family.
Now Lord Hokage hopes that he can monitor Uchiha Clan for the village.
Itachi Uchiha was struggling in his heart, the pain of being torn apart, like a knife being twisted.
"Yes!" Itachi Uchiha took a deep breath to calm down the turmoil in his heart.
He knew that now was not the time to show entanglement. For the future of the family, for the tranquility of the village, and to avoid worse situations, he had to bear the pain and play his role well between the family and the village.
He silently Earth Flow pointed towards an empty monitoring station, and glided his finger lightly on the mouse, calling up one monitoring screen after another.
The images on the screen flowed like a tide, from the sweaty tribesmen on the training ground to the children laughing and playing on the street.
Then there are the elderly, women and children walking in the clan area.
Every detail of those familiar faces seems to have been magnified infinitely and placed under the scrutiny of Anbu.
Kakashi was also sitting on the chair next to him. Watching Itachi turn on Two-Tomoe Sharingan, he couldn't help but think of his dead companion Uchiha.
Itachi's eyes quickly switched between screens, and his Sharingan accurately captured every subtle movement and expression.
He forced himself to stay calm, suppressed his personal emotions in his heart, and looked at these pictures from the perspective of a pure observer.
However, when his eyes passed by a scene at the main entrance of the clan, his pupils suddenly shrank and his heart skipped a beat.
That was a familiar figure—Izumi Uchiha.
She was walking slowly towards the gate of the clan from the outside, her pace seemed a bit slow, and she even knelt down with a hint of imperceptibility. Her hair was a bit messy, her eyes that were always clear and bright were now cast a shadow of fatigue, and her face was a bit paler than usual.
Izumi Uchiha stopped in front of the clan gate, looked up at the clan gate, and gently rubbed his temples, as if he was trying to wake up, but his physical fatigue could not be concealed.
Kakashi's voice sounded from the side, pulling Itachi out of his thoughts. "Did you find anything?"