Gu Yue Fang Itachi

He cast his gaze toward the red-haired child he held in his hand, who was also the target of Danzo.

He felt puzzled as to why this child would be targeted by Danzo.

"Brother!" Uchiha Sasuke called out from afar, running excitedly toward Uchiha Itachi.

"Is this your classmate?"

"Yes, Brother! This is my new friend, the one I told you about yesterday, Akimichi Denji!"

Uchiha Itachi looked at Akimichi Denji with surprise.

He still had an impression of the classmate his younger brother had mentioned yesterday regarding the Will of Fire, but he had not expected to run into him today.

Akimichi Denji also spoke up appropriately: "Hello, Senior. Thank you for saving my life."

Akimichi Denji naturally recognized Uchiha Itachi, the infamous rogue ninja of Konoha. Aside from not yet wearing that iconic cloud-patterned robe, his face was not much different from his time in the Akatsuki. However, the Uchiha Clan Downfall had not yet occurred, so he looked less weary and lacked those deep nasolabial lines.

Uchiha Itachi smiled kindly, "Just call me Itachi."

But Akimichi Denji dared not mistake the young man before him for some kind of saint.

After all, this was a man who would personally kill his own parents and slaughter his own kin. Even in the world of the Great Love Immortal Venerable, he would be considered top-tier.

Calling him "Gu Yue Fang Itachi" would not be out of place at all.

"Do you know why Lord Danzo tried to make a move on you?"

Akimichi Denji shook his head. He was naturally aware that Danzo wanted to recruit him into the Root Organization, but there was no need to confess this to Uchiha Itachi. After all, in the eyes of others, he should currently know nothing about the situation in Konoha; otherwise, he would truly cement his status as a spy.

"It's fine. Tell your father when you get back. I will also report this incident to the Hokage."

"Thank you, Senior Itachi."

"Are you friends with Sasuke now?"

Sasuke seemed unwilling to admit it, squirming as he said, "I am not!"

Akimichi Denji nodded, "Yes, Sasuke-kun has taught me many things. We are friends now."

Hearing this, Uchiha Itachi smiled happily.

Akimichi Denji was stunned.

After all, in the original story, this S-rank rogue ninja of Konoha was usually stern and humorless, only smiling at Sasuke right before his death.

On the night of the clan's slaughter, he had spared only Sasuke, eventually even sacrificing himself to help Sasuke awaken.

It could be said that Uchiha Itachi spent his entire life protecting Sasuke; he was a true brother-obsessed soul.

It was just that his method of protection was a bit psychopathic, given that he killed his own parents.

But that was the hereditary mental illness of the Uchiha lineage.

Starting from Uchiha Madara, there were very few normal people in that family.

"Ding! Congratulations on completing Uchiha Itachi's wish: [Do not let my younger brother be alone]!"

"Wish points increased by one."

Akimichi Denji looked at his system panel.

[Wish points: 4]

It had reached an all-time high.

The way he looked at Uchiha Itachi instantly turned kind.

Brother-obsession is fine! I have no objections.

Because he was worried about further trouble on the road, Uchiha Itachi escorted Sasuke all the way home before seeing Denji back to the Akimichi Clan.

On the way, Uchiha Itachi asked what seemed to be a casual question. "Denji, you must be new to Konoha. How do you find the village?"

Akimichi Denji understood that this was a probe from Uchiha Itachi and answered smoothly: "It's quite good. Everyone is very kind to me, I can eat my fill every day, and I've made many new friends."

Uchiha Itachi asked, "Including Sasuke?"

Akimichi Denji replied, "Of course. Although Sasuke looks very cold on the outside, he is actually very kind-hearted on the inside."

Uchiha Itachi sighed inwardly, feeling both joy and sorrow. The joy was that Sasuke had finally made friends with others in Konoha, unlike the rest of the Uchiha clan, who were always insular, trapped in depression, and living in their own worlds.

But the sorrow lay in the current state of the Uchiha clan, which he had no way to change. Too many clansmen relied on their status as Uchiha, taking pride in their ninja lineage, and were too arrogant to communicate with others in Konoha, which would only lead to hostility from the village.

"Please continue to look after Sasuke in the future. He is still young."

"I will."

Understanding that the person before him was a severe brother-obsessed individual, Akimichi Denji nodded.

That night at the Akimichi residence, during dinner, Akimichi Denji explained the events of the afternoon in detail to Akimichi Choji and Akimichi Choza.

Akimichi Choza's eyes narrowed. Although he had the physique of Arnold, as the head of a clan, he certainly did not share Arnold's intelligence.

He knew what Danzo was doing in the village; he had previously abducted geniuses from the Yamanaka and Aburame clans, and now it seemed he had designs on Akimichi Denji.

"I will handle this matter. You don't need to worry."

"I am very afraid, and I want to possess more power."

Akimichi Denji seized the opportunity to state his intentions.

If there was one thing the Akimichi Clan was most famous for, it was naturally their secret technique: the Multi-Size Technique.

The Ino-Shika-Cho trio each possessed their own secret techniques, such as the Yamanaka Clan's Mind Transfer Jutsu and the Nara Clan's Shadow Secret Technique.

These corresponded respectively to mind reading and control.

Compared to the secret techniques of the other two clans, which leaned toward control, the Akimichi Clan's secret technique appeared quite straightforward, directly enlarging one's own body.

It had earned the top spot on the list of ninjutsu that every man in the world wanted to learn.

Akimichi Choza looked at his son, who still wore a fearful expression, and after a long period of contemplation, he nodded. After all, he was his own son; sooner or later, he would have to practice the secret technique. It was merely a matter of time.

Akimichi Denji possessed a Kekkei Genkai and his talent was not poor, so it was naturally a good thing for him to start practicing the secret technique early. The reason he had previously made them wait was simply out of consideration that most children's ninjutsu talent was better realized at an older age.

Geniuses always had privileges.

"Since that is the case, I will teach you our Akimichi Clan's Multi-Size Technique today."

However, the practice of secret techniques was not so easy.

The very first step had Akimichi Denji stuck.

In the Akimichi Clan courtyard, the night was windless.

The father and son stood in place, with Akimichi Choji also watching from the side.

"Our Akimichi Clan's Multi-Size Technique obtains chakra by burning fat, yet Denji, your body has no excess fat."

Akimichi Choza spoke slowly.

Akimichi Denji gave a sheepish smile.

The first step to burning fat was, after all, to have fat in the first place to obtain energy.

However, apart from the growth energy essential for his body, Akimichi Denji contributed all other energy to the system.

"You need not worry."

Akimichi Choza seemed to see through Denji's unease and spoke slowly to comfort him.

"This perhaps only goes to show that you are gifted with extraordinary talent."

"You eat more than twice as much as that boy Choji, yet your body has no extra fat. This perfectly illustrates that all of your energy is being meticulously molded into your constitution. A ninja's chakra source is heavily dependent on their constitution, so your talent as a ninja is very high."