Winning Trust Isn't So Easy

Shisui knew that in addition to carrying out missions, Itachi also had to take care of the kids at home every day.

Sasuke was basically raised by Itachi alone from a young age.

Even during the chaotic Nine-Tails' Attack, Itachi was the only one at home protecting his younger brother.

That's why he asked that question.

Of course, there was another layer of meaning behind his words: Shisui was asking Itachi if Sasuke also knew about this situation.

Itachi gently shook his head. "I didn't tell Sasuke when I left home today."

"I need to go back and pick him up to take him to the training ground later..."

"Sasuke doesn't know about this, does he?"

Shisui reminded him.

"No."

"I don't really want him to know these things either..."

Itachi shook his head.

He only has one younger brother.

His affection for Sasuke is evident to all.

Let the adults in the family handle the family's troubles.

There's no need to involve such an innocent child.

"Itachi..."

Shisui walked over and gently placed his hand on Itachi's shoulder. "You've really gone through a lot."

"It's nothing, Brother Shisui."

"I'll have to ask you for help with the matter of asking the Third Lord for assistance next."

Itachi said calmly.

"No problem, leave it to me."

"You should go back now, Itachi."

Shisui patted his shoulder gently again, then leaped away and disappeared.

Meanwhile, Itachi quickly headed towards his home.

Lin Yan, who had just arrived at the training ground with Sasuke and Naruto, twitched her ears slightly and stopped in her tracks.

"What's wrong, Uncle Lin?"

Naruto asked curiously.

"Nothing..."

Lin Yan shook her head.

Of course, he wouldn't tell the other party that he had overheard the conversation between Shisui and Itachi using his Observation Haki.

At this moment, Lin Yan felt somewhat speechless.

"Do we really have to escalate to that point?"

He composed himself and looked at Sasuke, whose face was innocent and completely unaware of what had happened at home.

"Alright, you two can train on your own today too."

"And what about you, Uncle Lin?"

Naruto immediately looked up.

"Uncle Lin has to work!"

"We're having a mission soon, I need to go out for a bit."

"I'll take you to Ichiraku Ramen when I get back later!"

"Oh, right, this..."

Lin Yan took out her wallet from her pocket, pulled out a few bills, and handed them to Naruto.

"You and Sasuke can go eat something by yourselves at noon, understand?"

"Don't try to save money. You need to eat well so you have the energy to train and get stronger."

He gave his instructions.

Upon hearing Naruto hung his head dejectedly and sighed.

"I wish I could become a ninja now, so I could go on missions with you, Uncle Lin."

Hearing this, Lin Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and gently patted Naruto's little head.

"I'm already very happy that you have this thought, Naruto."

"Now you should train diligently and strive to become stronger."

"Uncle Lin will take you on missions later."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Sasuke.

The latter had been watching himself and Naruto expectantly.

Lin Yan noticed that he wanted to speak several times, but didn't know how to start.

"You're the same, Sasuke."

Lin Yan smiled.

Encouraged by Lin Yan, Sasuke nodded excitedly.

"Uncle Lin, will you also be going on missions with my brother?"

Sasuke suddenly asked.

"Yes, that's right."

"Your brother is currently in the Hokage's Office, awaiting the Third Hokage's orders."

Lin Yan told a lie for Itachi.

He then patted Naruto and Sasuke's heads.

"Alright, Uncle Lin, it's time to go."

"You two get started training, and don't slack off!"

After saying that, Lin Yan vanished in a flash.

His speed left Naruto and Sasuke speechless once again.

The two slowly turned their heads to look at each other. "Uncle Lin's speed is truly amazing! The gap between him and us is enormous!!"

Naruto exclaimed in surprise.

"As long as we cultivate diligently, we will surely reach that level one day!"

Sasuke, full of fighting spirit, clenched his fist and said.

"Yoshi, Sasuke, come on!"

Naruto beckoned to Sasuke with his finger.

On the other side, Lin Yan suddenly appeared in front of Itachi.

The latter had just returned home and, upon discovering that his younger brother Sasuke was missing, decided to go out to look for him.

"You?"

Itachi was a little surprised to see Lin Yan suddenly appear.

"Sasuke and Naruto are training at the training ground."

"Speaking of which, you, the older brother responsible for taking care of your younger brother, seem to be a little less than dutiful."

Lin Yan smiled.

"You didn't come here just to tell me this, did you?"

Itachi responded.

"Very clever..."

"You seem preoccupied today, are you alright?"

Lin Yan asked the question knowing the answer already.

At the same time, he gave the other person a meaningful look.

When Lin Yan asked him this, Itachi's expression became slightly unnatural.

However, he simply shook his head. "Our family matters are none of your concern, and you'd better not interfere."

"They still don't consider me a friend..."

"You're much more guarded than Shisui!"

Lin Yan didn't mind Itachi's coldness and wariness towards her at this moment.

Instead, he smiled knowingly.

"What?"

Itachi looked up at him, puzzled.

"I mean, I just became good friends with Shisui yesterday."

"Actually, you and I can be friends and get along amicably in that kind of relationship."

"But strangely enough, you always seem to be very wary of me."

"This is really troubling me, Itachi."

As Lin Yan spoke, she looked down and examined herself a few times.

"Honestly, I don't look like a bad person at all!"

"I even think I'm somewhat handsome."

Faced with Lin Yan's narcissistic words, Itachi didn't know how to respond.

"You are an outsider to this village."

"You can't earn trust just by talking."

Itachi responded calmly.

"Ah..."

"From what you're saying, it seems that Shisui's motives for approaching me have suddenly become less pure!"

Lin Yan smiled knowingly.

These words sent a slight chill down Itachi's spine.

He looked up and gave Lin Yan a deep look, then turned and walked away without saying a word.

"Where did you go?"

Lin Yan asked the question she already knew the answer to.

Actually, when he parted ways with Naruto and Sasuke at the training ground, he had already overheard Hiruzen Sarutobi's conversation with his subordinates using his Observation Haki.

Today they will have a task assigned to them, Kakashi, and Itachi to handle.

That's why Lin Yan told Naruto and Sasuke that she was about to go on a mission.

If all goes well, the ANBU service will contact us in a little while.

Of course, considering Uchiha's current actions, it's also possible that they have already arrived.

As expected, Itachi responded, "We have a mission today. Let's go meet up with Kakashi now."