Second Pillar Also Got the Diary

Hatake Kakashi was truly annoyed by Kitahara Kaede's perverse sense of humor, especially his habit of giving people nicknames.

For example, calling him Hatake the 50/50—he could vaguely understand what that nickname meant, but he had no idea why he was called that.

And who was this Itachi?

Itachi, Itachi, Itachi... Itachi?

That was it, that was it!

Hatake Kakashi immediately understood.

He had never fought an Uchiha Clan member with the Sharingan before, so if he had fought one, it must have happened in the future.

There were only a few people in the world with the Sharingan now. Add in the fact that the words sounded like that when said quickly, and the answer was practically obvious.

Uchiha Itachi!

Would he fight Uchiha Itachi in the future?

A clash of Sharingan, at that?

At the thought, Hatake Kakashi's expression immediately turned grave. The reason was simple: he knew very well how formidable Uchiha Itachi was.

If they were only talking about ninja talent, Uchiha Itachi was among the very best, but he was no slouch either.

They were both geniuses among geniuses.

But the true gap lay in their bloodlines. Even without activating the Sharingan, Uchiha Itachi was no weaker than him. Once he activated it, his strength would only surpass Kakashi's.

The ruthless man who had slaughtered his entire clan by himself back then—Kakashi could hardly imagine how powerful he had become by now.

If they encountered each other while carrying out a mission, Konoha's rules dictated that he would have to act. After all, Itachi was an S-rank wanted criminal.

There were not many people in all of Konoha capable of capturing an S-rank wanted criminal, and he was one of them.

But what was this naval battle holding back?

A naval battle? Kirigakure in the Land of Water?

That was all Hatake Kakashi could think of.

Meanwhile, in the Uchiha Clan territory, a lone mansion was lit up.

Second Pillar held the Diary in his hands and read its contents.

"Orochimaru..."

Second Pillar saw Hatake Kakashi and Orochimaru facing off in the first video.

To be honest, the aura Hatake Kakashi gave off was already terrifying enough to make it difficult for him to breathe.

The presence possessed by a Jonin who had endured endless slaughter was something a Genin like him simply could not withstand. Yet even more terrifying was the aura radiating from Orochimaru, which nearly made him faint on the spot.

He saw himself unconscious in the footage, the Cursed Seal on his body, and Hatake Kakashi confronting Orochimaru to protect him.

Orochimaru seemed very confident that, for power, he would definitely go to him.

Was it because he was a revenger?

Yes, he really was a revenger!

Second Pillar nodded. In order to kill Uchiha Itachi, he could even make a deal with the devil.

For now, he did not know what Orochimaru wanted from him, but it did not matter. As long as he could have his revenge, even if he still had a little value to be exploited, that would be enough.

Second Pillar was even a little tempted, because he knew his strength was still far from sufficient.

Compared to Uchiha Itachi at the same age, he was inferior by more than just a little.

That man had killed the entire clan in a single night, and he had not been much older than Sasuke was now.

If Sasuke continued studying in the Ninja Academy like this, he would merely be wasting time.

Would Hatake Kakashi be his future teacher?

From the footage, he could already tell that he would graduate from the Ninja Academy before long, and Hatake Kakashi would be his teacher.

Still, Kakashi was indeed an exceptionally powerful ninja, so powerful that even Sasuke had heard of his name.

Konoha's Number One Technician!

But now, an even more powerful existence had appeared before him: Orochimaru.

A man whom even Konoha's Number One Technician could not take down with him in a mutual death.

Yet he also understood that Orochimaru definitely harbored some unusual intentions toward him. Though he did not yet know what they were, they certainly could not be good.

However, when he continued reading, he was instantly excited.

Awakening the Sharingan?

Second Pillar's hand holding the Diary trembled. This was something he had never considered before.

Only members of his clan could awaken the Sharingan.

Yet there was another clansman outside?

Although his surname was Kitahara, such things had happened in the Uchiha Clan's history before.

After all, the Uchiha Clan had branched out for thousands of years. It was perfectly normal for some thin bloodlines to remain outside.

It was just that such diluted bloodlines had a very low chance of awakening, and those who occasionally did awaken would be brought back by the Uchiha Clan.

They generally would not refuse, because no one could reject the glory of the Uchiha Clan.

Yes, no one!

Such matters had once been no more than topics for after-dinner conversation, but now they were of vital importance to the Uchiha Clan.

Especially for Second Pillar, who wanted to restore the Uchiha Clan. Every additional clansman was crucial.

Second Pillar had already begun thinking about how to make Kitahara Kaede acknowledge his ancestry and change his surname to Uchiha.

Come to think of it, Sasuke himself had not yet awakened the Sharingan. For now, Kitahara Kaede was the only one with the Sharingan.

As for Uchiha Itachi, that traitor did not deserve it.

Of course, he had never considered the possibility of cheating powers. Generally speaking, anyone who could naturally awaken the Sharingan definitely had Uchiha Clan blood.

Though their blood relationship might be separated by a hundred thousand miles, and in the past there would have been no need to specially recruit him.

But now, he was someone Sasuke needed in order to restore the clan.

Just who was this Kitahara Kaede?

Unlike Hatake Kakashi, Second Pillar did not have enough resources to learn about Kitahara Kaede. He could only investigate slowly.

Itachi, Itachi... was it Itachi?

Second Pillar understood more quickly than Hatake Kakashi that Itachi referred to Itachi. It was a name he muttered hundreds and thousands of times every day.

He could also vaguely guess that Hatake the 50/50 referred to Hatake Kakashi, but why would the battle between Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Itachi be called a brief clash of Sharingan?

Or... did it have something to do with him?

In the future, he would become Hatake Kakashi's subordinate. In other words, perhaps their future team would encounter Uchiha Itachi and engage in a brief clash?

At the thought that he might encounter Uchiha Itachi in the future, Second Pillar became wildly excited. He wished he could meet Uchiha Itachi immediately and kill him.

As for whether he might be unable to defeat Uchiha Itachi, he could no longer be bothered to consider so much.

Thoughts of hatred had already filled his mind.

But just then, another video updated in the Diary.

[Asagiri, Homecoming!]