Seeing Yamato's state, Li Yu secretly pondered, "This is a sign of lacking the Will of Fire. He only has faith in one person, not his own independent belief. I suggest finding someone to give him a crash course and use the Will of Fire to cleanse his blockhead."
Li Yu nodded naturally. With Chakra Namikaze Minato's seal, Yamato was now just an ordinary person. He couldn't control his chakra, so he couldn't open his eye, use Ninjutsu, let alone Wood Release. He was just an ordinary adult male with relatively good physical fitness.
Using the Will of Fire and Naruto's verbal sparring to brainwash him, he might be of great use in the Fourth Shinobi World War, depending on the extent of his transformation after being brainwashed.
"You must be Yamato."
"Yes"
Orochimaru has been permanently sealed away. What are your plans for the future?
"No"
"How about this for now? I am Orochimaru's top disciple, after all. You come back to the village with me first."
"Okay then!"
I feel that Yamato and Kimimaro are comparable; Orochimaru had a huge influence on them. I really don't know what Orochimaru's charm is.
"The aloof Orochimaru, the cruel sorcerer, the obsessive madman, the immortal slave!"
"No, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, it's Orochimaru-san now."
Li Yu muttered the name of the future Orochimaru under his breath, and couldn't help but shudder.
"Cough cough"
Uchiha Itachi, who was lying on the ground, woke up and looked around at his surroundings with a dazed expression.
"Itachi, you're awake. How are you feeling?" Li Yu asked with concern.
Upon seeing that it was Li Yu, he asked, "Where's Sasuke?"
" Sasuke has been taken away by the Masked Man from Akatsuki."
Itachi simply gave a dismissive "Oh," and then didn't pursue the matter further.
"Itachi, aren't you worried that the Akatsuki will kill Sasuke?"
"Ahem, the Akatsuki is currently short-handed. Madara won't leave Sasuke; he'll definitely try to persuade Sasuke to join the Akatsuki."
"Oh, Itachi, you even know that."
" Sasuke will eventually figure things out and return to the village."
Li Yu thought to himself, "Itachi, you still don't understand Sasuke enough. You guessed the beginning, but not the process. The result is still right. Sasuke's return to Konoha was full of hardships and many trials. In the end, under the protagonist's halo of Naruto, he achieved reconciliation."
"Yes"
"You surprised me, actually. I was seriously ill and relied on medication to keep going. I knew that after this battle, my life would come to an end, but you saved me."
"Haha, the Rinnegan is the eye of the Sage of Six Paths, possessing the power of creation. As long as there's still a breath left, I can bring someone back to life."
"I see, thank you so much."
"Hehe, saving you was just a promise I made to someone, and curing your illness is another promise." This was Li Yu's promise to Sasuke in the future, a promise that Sasuke had always regretted, to have the opportunity to see a different Sasuke's life in another world.
"Yes," Itachi asked, puzzled, wanting to know who it was, but swallowed the words back.
"Itachi, during your recovery period, you need to conceal your identity. I will announce to the public that you are dead, so that you can be relieved of your burden."
" Sasuke..." Itachi was still very worried about Sasuke.
"Leave everything to the young man. Naruto is very devoted to your younger brother Sasuke."
Li Yu found a small town to settle down in, stayed at a hot spring inn for a few days, and soaked in the hot springs several times with Uchiha Itachi and Yamato.
At first, Uchiha Itachi was a little resistant to going into the hot spring, but Li Yu eventually pulled him in. After soaking in it a few times, he was much better.
Of course, you have to have a big meal at a hot spring inn; we had a big meal several times and hot pot a few times.
After a few days of relaxation, Uchiha Itachi and Yamato changed into black robes and headed towards Konoha.
The former Uchiha stronghold was in a state of disarray, with no longer the newly built buildings, just a flat expanse of ruins.
A figure lifted a boulder and crawled out from inside.
"Hahaha, I'm free!"
" Orochimaru is saying he's dead?"
Deidara used his final self-destruction to block the Wood Dragon, but he was blown to pieces, his body reduced to tiny fragments. The black rod had long since disappeared.
It landed in the wind and, amidst a pile of rocks, slowly repaired its body, a process that took a very long time.
In an instant Chakra was completely depleted, leaving only tiny fragments. His recovery was slow, managing to deceive everyone.
"I, Deidara, am back! Art is an Explosion!" Deidara, dressed in a black robe with fiery clouds, had lost his Rinnegan.
Deidara chose a direction and headed towards the Land of Rain, returning to the Akatsuki.
Unfortunately, what awaited Deidara was yet another unfortunate beginning, since Six Paths of Pain also possessed the Rinnegan.
Konoha - Gathering place of the Senju Clan
Li Yu opened a spatial portal, bringing Uchiha Itachi and Yamato into Konoha.
They took Uchiha Itachi to a convenience store on the streets of the Senju Clan. Inside, two men with long black hair were busy stocking shelves.
Sensing someone enter, one of the younger men looked up and habitually greeted, "Welcome!"
Upon seeing Li Yu enter, he spoke to another woman who was unloading goods.
"Mom, Mom, the Senju clan leader is here!" Although Uchiha Izumi saw the person in the black robe and black hood behind Li Yu, she didn't ask any further questions.
"Mom?" Itachi murmured from behind.
At that moment, a woman walked out from the inner shelves. She had her black hair tied up in a bun, with a few gray hairs at her temples and a few wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.
"So it's the clan leader!" The man in black robes behind Li Yu was immediately noticed.
" Mikoto, when did you have a daughter? How come I didn't know?"
"Hehe, Quan and I have depended on each other for so many years, I've long since regarded her as my daughter. But I can't help having two unfilial sons!"
"Haha, indeed, indeed!" Upon hearing Li Yu's words, Itachi, hidden behind the mask, coughed repeatedly in dissatisfaction.
"What's wrong with this child? Is he feeling unwell?" After saying that, she looked the black-robed, masked man up and down with a puzzled expression, as if she wanted to find out more.
" Mikoto, let's talk inside," Li Yu immediately suggested, trying to defuse the situation.
"Okay, sure." After closing the shop door, the two followed Uchiha Mikoto into the inner room.
" Mikoto, this time I'm entrusting my most unfilial eldest son, Itachi, to you. His mission is complete, and he won't need to leave the village anymore."
"His identity still needs to be kept secret. For now, he's considered dead in the Shinobi World, so he can live a peaceful life for a while."
"What weasel?"
The two girls didn't hear a word of what the others said, except for one word that they were most sensitive to.
Both of them fixed their gazes on the black-robed figure behind Li Yu.
Uchiha Itachi trembled slightly as he removed his hood and then his Anbu mask, his heart still unsettled.
From this day forward, Uchiha Itachi can shed his burdens and pretense, and start a new life with a new identity, waiting for the day when the Konoha High Command will restore the Uchiha's rightful place.
Once Uchiha Mikoto could clearly see Itachi's face, she couldn't help but take a few steps forward and carefully examine Itachi's features.
Uchiha Izumi, standing nearby, had already covered her mouth with both hands, tears streaming down her face.
Seeing that he had delivered the message, Li Yu turned around, opened the inner door, and left the convenience store, leaving the family with his time.
" Uchiha Izumi is calling Mikoto 'Mom' now. Izumi has finally gotten Itachi back. The day of our wedding shouldn't be far off."
"Now that he's married and has a child, I wonder if Sasuke will be surprised to find himself suddenly an uncle when he returns to Konoha."
"I really want to see what kind of expression Uchiha Sasuke has on his face. He's probably being brainwashed by Obito right now."
Li Yu headed home in high spirits.
"There's still one guy at home whose arrangements haven't been made yet."