"Why were you back so early?"
Mikoto, who was preparing lunch for the two children,
looked in surprise at Fugaku standing in the kitchen doorway.
"Put aside what you're doing for now. We need to talk about Itachi. It's very important."
With that, Fugaku turned and headed toward the front hall, his back looking exceptionally grave.
Though confused, Mikoto tidied up, untied her apron, and followed after him.
There, Itachi sat seiza on a tatami mat, his expression calm.
"Father."
"Mm."
Once the family of three had all sat down,
Fugaku took out the manga he had brought from his spatial ring, along with his Visual Den Den Mushi.
Then, he used Observation Haki to sense the surroundings and make sure no one was eavesdropping.
Across from him, Itachi subconsciously studied the manga's cover.
Naruto?
And that looked like Naruto Namikaze.
But why did the symbol on his forehead protector bear Konoha's emblem?
The two ninja frogs beneath him looked normal enough.
After all, Uncle Minato had signed Mount Myōboku's summoning contract.
"Itachi, you need to prepare yourself for what I'm about to say."
Fugaku spoke in a heavy tone, drawing Itachi's attention back to him.
"These manga came from Gintama Star."
Itachi and Mikoto listened patiently, their expressions gradually becoming more animated.
At first, they were surprised and curious, then confused and shocked.
Until disbelief took over, their pupils trembling as their bodies jolted.
"I... I would massacre... massacre the clan?!"
"And I killed... killed Father and Mother?!"
Itachi Uchiha was completely dumbfounded, wondering whether he had misheard.
Yet the person in the manga standing behind his parents with a sword in hand was indeed himself.
His grown-up self!
"That's impossible!"
Mikoto, usually gentle and virtuous, shouted at Fugaku in shock and fury.
"How could Itachi possibly do something