Itachi, the Uchiha Clan Needs Your Strength

When Itachi returned to the clan grounds, he immediately received an order from his father, Clan Head Fugaku Uchiha, to go at once to the Uchiha Clan's shrine, Naka Shrine, and meet Elder Eagle Uchiha.

A sense of unease flashed through Itachi's heart, but he still headed to the shrine without hesitation.

In the shrine's main hall, torches on either side cast bright light, yet it was still not enough to illuminate the entire chamber. Most corners of the hall remained shrouded in darkness.

At the center of the shrine sat Clan Head Fugaku Uchiha and Elder Eagle Uchiha on cushions in the main hall.

"Father. Elder Eagle."

Itachi bowed politely to the two of them.

Seeing Itachi arrive, Fugaku, as clan head, rose to his feet and asked, "I heard you had a conflict with someone from Root?"

Itachi nodded without concealing anything.

The commotion from his fight with Simu had not been small. It was perfectly normal that it had been discovered.

That was also why he had always hoped to avoid conflict with Simu. Once a clash erupted, it would inevitably further damage the relationship between the clan and the village.

But Simu's actions this time had been too much for Itachi to endure, which was why he had decided to teach him a lesson.

Surely, after being tortured by Tsukuyomi, that man would remember it deeply.

Very unusually, Fugaku Uchiha did not get angry after hearing Itachi's answer. Instead, he asked, "Why?"

Itachi answered honestly. "To warn him not to use Sasuke to threaten me. Otherwise, I would not mind killing him."

Fugaku was not particularly surprised by Itachi's answer.

In that regard, he still understood his son to some extent.

If one had to name the most important person in the world to Itachi, the