"Yu, Konoha has developed very well. I really don't want to see it fall into danger. Can't we let the things that are already in the past stay there?
"I know this is unfair to you, but you're Konoha's Hokage now. I hope you can think of the village in your capacity as Hokage. Consider this an old man's plea." Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Yu, his face full of sorrow.
He understood how great a blow this would be to Yu, but what had happened could not be changed. He truly wanted Konoha to keep developing as it had.
But Hiruzen couldn't imagine what Yu would do once he learned the truth.
Only the people involved could truly understand something like this. Hiruzen knew how powerless his plea was.
Given Yu's power and status, if he brought the matter back into the open, it would cause enormous upheaval throughout Konoha and even the entire Shinobi World.
But Hiruzen had no way to stop Yu from investigating. Yu was no longer someone he could restrain; in every respect, Yu had surpassed him.
"Tell me everything you know."
Yu paid no attention to Hiruzen's words. He had known all this for a long time. He had come here only to hear Hiruzen tell him about it in person.
That way, he could bring it up the next time he faced Uchiha Itachi. He'd have a legitimate reason to act!
After all, Uchiha Itachi was extremely dangerous. If they couldn't find a good way to keep him in check, the Ninja Alliance would suffer tremendous losses, and Konoha could suffer greatly as well.
Although Yu knew Uchiha Itachi was a spy for Konoha, and had joined the Akatsuki Organization to keep an eye on it for the village,
he also knew that Uchiha