"Well, yes, he is a good boy full of Will of Fire. I am already in my twilight years, Weasel, you should encourage him~" Looking at the boy's pure and slightly wise eyes, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that this child was more suitable to deal with the Uchiha Clan than Uchiha Shisui.
"Understood, Itachi will definitely live up to Lord Third's expectations." Humph, the evil old Sarutobi, really treats me, Uchiha Itachi, as a child? Isn't this the same rhetoric used to deceive Shisui? You don't even plan to change it? It is simply an insult to my Uchiha Itachi's IQ. Do you really think that my MLM business over the past few years has been in vain?
What bullshit Will of Fire, it has long been out of step with the times.
With your speaking skills, you probably won't be able to take one order of business in a day, and you'll have to pay for a box lunch. I'm not exaggerating. After several years of influence, even Uchiha Zofie's speaking skills are three points better than Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Well, do Fugaku have any arrangements for you? If possible, I would like to arrange for you to enter Anbu. It would be a pity to stay at Konoha Military Police Force with your talent." As long as Uchiha Itachi himself is willing to join Anbu, there is nothing to worry about with Fugaku.
"Father, he wants me to practice at Police Force first, but I think Anbu is where a man should go." For my father's plan, in order to become Fifth Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, please forgive me~
"Okay, okay, Anbu just needs talents like you. Don't worry, I will lobby Fugaku. Just wait until you join Anbu." God help me too., as long as Anbu comes, with my Hiruzen Sarutobi years of brainwashing experience and supplemented by Will of Fire, isn't it a sure thing to conquer Uchiha Itachi?
"Then please leave it to Lord Third. My father is too narrow-minded. He only has eyes for the Uchiha Clan. You must know that Uchiha Clan is also a member of Konoha. Without Konoha's burden to carry forward, there would be no stability and prosperity for the Uchiha Clan."
"Yes, I already have Hokage thinking at a young age. I'm very happy that you can think like this. It would be great if Uchiha Clan could have an overall view of the world like you." It seems that Itachi studied the Will of Fire he wrote in school and learned how to conquer it on his own.
In the distance, Uchiha Dihuo took a notebook and wrote down all the exchanges between the two. This is extremely important information.
Although Hiruzen Sarutobi noticed the presence of Uchiha Dihuo in the distance, he did not pay any attention to Uchiha Dihuo's actions. After all, Uchiha Itachi is the young patriarch of the Uchiha Clan. It is normal for him to have a bodyguard to protect him.
Evening~Uchiha Fugaku mansion.
"Is everything here?" Looking at the small notebook handed over by Dihuo, Uchiha Fugaku's face was full of joy. With these, the next thing will be easier to handle.
"Yes, Mr. Patriarch, the above are all said by Third Hokage himself, and there are many Ninja Academy teachers and students around to testify." Although he didn't understand what the patriarch wanted, he was right to follow the arrangement.
"Okay, okay, Dihuo, from now on you will be responsible for following Itachi and recording everything Hiruzen Sarutobi says and does to him."
"Yes, Mr. Patriarch."
"Well, stand down and protect Itachi. He is our Uchiha Clan's future."
"Understood, I am resigning."
"Tekka, come here."
"Patriarch, what are your orders?" As Uchiha Fugaku's right-hand man, Tekka is very puzzled by Uchiha Fugaku's current series of confusing behaviors. How could the clan leader be placed in a place like Anbu if he is extremely talented? Isn't that a sheep entering a tiger's mouth? Judging from the attitude of the senior people towards the Uchiha Clan, the young clan leader will probably never come back.
"Tekka, arrange some people to disseminate all the things mentioned above. By the way, remember to polish it up."
"Hmm? Polish it up?"
"Don't you understand?"
"My subordinate is stupid, please give me some advice from the patriarch."
"Can't even polish it? For example, this sentence "Third Hokage said Itachi had Hokage thinking at a young age" we can completely change it to <Lord Third is suspected of wanting to the Uchiha Clan genius Uchiha Itachi is trained as Hokage><Lord Third thinks Uchiha Itachi is suitable for Hokage><Lord Third may pass the position to Uchiha Itachi> Got it?"
"But Mr. Patriarch, isn't this a rumor? What if Third Hokage is investigated?" As the senior management and Uchiha Clan are on the same page, doesn't this give the other party a talking point?
"So we have to use words like think, suspect, maybe. Anyway, Third Hokage did say that Itachi has Hokage thinking, right? So many people have testified that we are just a slip of the tongue, or a guess. Don't worry, Tekka, those high-level people People wish we Uchiha Clan believed these remarks." As for the three generations of them, they probably will not stop it, but may even add fuel to the flames. Anyway, in their view, these are just unrealistic pictures, and it would be perfect for the Uchiha Clan to take the initiative to bite the bait.
"This... I understand. This old man is already in his twilight years. You should encourage him. I think he can correct it a bit." Listening to Uchiha Fugaku's remarks, Tekka seemed to have instantly opened up the two channels of Ren and Governor, and learned to draw inferences from one instance to another.
"Yes, Tekka, I'm optimistic about you, go down and do some work."
"Yes, Mr. Patriarch!"
The next day~
"Have you heard? Lord Third seems to be preparing to train Uchiha Itachi as the successor of Hokage." At Konoha Barbecue Restaurant, citizen A revealed to his neighbor next to him with a gossipy face.
"What? Uchiha Itachi? Who is it? Why should he be chosen as the successor of Hokage? I have never heard of this person." People B looked surprised. The name seems to be Uchiha Clan, right? Can Uchiha Clan be Hokage? It should... can???
"Oh, you are ignorant, aren't you? Uchiha Itachi is the number one genius of this Ninja Academy class. He has already awakened to Two-Tomoe Sharingan at a young age, and he even applied for early graduation yesterday." Citizen C showed off his second-hand news with a stern look on his face.
"Indeed, I also heard my child mention that Uchiha Itachi in their school seemed to have skipped a grade. I didn't expect that skipping a grade would lead to graduation early. It's really scary~" The diners sitting next to him were also intrigued and joined the conversation.
"No, no wonder Lord Third chose him as the candidate for Fifth Hokage. With his talent, even Hatake Kakashi probably can't compare to it." Some people from the older generation secretly compared the gap between the two.
"I think Kakashi is more talented. After all, that guy is the youngest Jonin in history." A young ninja recalled the past with envy.
As the incident unfolded, Uchiha Itachi gradually became the star figure of Konoha, which was far more popular than Hatake Kakashi back then.