Sasuke raised his head and met his brother's deep black eyes. There were concerns, worries, and perhaps more things that he couldn't understand at the moment.
His heart was beating wildly, but he could only hold tightly the tarnished Talismans in his hand, suppress all the surging emotions in his heart, and nodded gently.
Sasuke Uchiha looked up at his brother and said softly in a child's unique and unguarded tone, "I also overheard what Teacher said."
He paused for a moment, as if he suddenly thought of a more important question, and his little hand unconsciously grabbed Itachi's sleeve, "Brother, if Konoha really wants to eliminate us, will you stand with Uchiha?"
A trace of complex emotions that were difficult to capture flashed through Itachi Uchiha's deep eyes, but he quickly covered it up. He just touched Sasuke's soft black hair gently, and his voice was calm and reassuring:
"Don't worry, Sasuke, I won't let this happen." He held Sasuke's shoulders and guided him to the bed, "Okay, there's nothing wrong. You can go to sleep first. Everything will be fine."
At night, Sasuke was lying in bed, but he was not sleepy. His parents' reaction at dinner and his brother's promise repeatedly echoed in his mind, and his thoughts were swirling.
He realized that based on what he knew about the future from Canopy Screen, the plight of Uchiha actually began with Second Hokage Tobirama Senju's policy of both use and defense against Uchiha.
He placed Uchiha in the position of Konoha Military Police Force, causing a gap in the relationship between Uchiha and the villagers.
Afterwards, Third Hokage continued this strategy, and Nine-Tails Incident caused by Obito Uchiha became an excuse for Konoha Leadership to further doubt and isolate Uchiha.
Shimura Danzō took the opportunity to launch an attack on Uchiha. Finally, driven by the conspiracy of Danzo and Naraka, Uchiha decided to launch Coup, which just gave Danzo an excuse to eliminate Uchiha.
So, my brother found Obito Uchiha and joined forces to destroy Uchiha, while Konoha Leadership chose to stand by and watch this tragedy.
"In this way," Sasuke sorted out in his mind, "At this point in time, as long as Konoha Leadership can change Uchiha's attitude, we may be able to reverse the fate of Uchiha."
He knew that Uchiha and Konoha had been feuding for a long time, and after Nine-Tails Incident, the senior management's suspicion and isolation of Uchiha aggravated the tension between the two parties.
But how to do it specifically? Tell his father and brother directly the truth about the future? Not to mention whether they will believe a child's words, but it is more likely to alert the snake, or even make Shimura Danzō take more extreme actions in advance.
Lying on the bed, Sasuke Uchiha stared at the wooden texture of the ceiling with wide eyes, and the chaotic thoughts in his mind were like tangled threads.
"No, it's impossible for me alone to change the fate of Uchiha."
A cold fact hit his heart. He was just a child now, with a low voice. In the huge game between his family and the village's senior officials, his power was pitifully small.
I have to find some help.
But who can be trusted? Radical Faction in the clan cannot be trusted, they will only push the family into the abyss; although father Fugaku is powerful, he seems to have been restrained by the resentment and difficulties within the clan.
Brother Itachi... When I think of Itachi, Sasuke's heart hurts.
My brother's position is too complicated and painful. Involving him at this moment may only make the future repeat itself in another way.
Suddenly, a wrinkled face that always had Pipe Hiruzen Sarutobi in its mouth appeared in his mind...
Looking back from the perspective of the future, this Third Hokage indeed played a disgraceful, acquiescing and even conniving role in the tragedy of Uchiha.
But... after all, he is Hokage now!" Sasuke clung to this idea.
He is now the nominal controller of the highest power of Konoha, and has the theoretical possibility to restrict Danzo. He is currently the only Konoha Leadership who has power but is not as downright hostile to Uchiha as Danzo is.
He may be the key figure most likely and capable of changing the fate of Uchiha at the moment.
So, how to win over this Third Hokage and help Uchiha?
Politics, political intrigue, and the game of hearts and minds, these things make Sasuke feel sick to his stomach and have a headache at the moment.
You must know that he has always used Kunai and Chidori to solve problems, but now he has to force himself to find a way out of this most complicated maze.
Sasuke His temples were beating hard, and he had a headache that was about to explode.
He desperately looked back at every corner of his memory, searching for any possible opportunity to interact with Third Hokage.
"Yes!"
A flash of light flashed through the dark mind like lightning. He vaguely remembered that according to the past, in these two days, Third Hokage would come to the Ninja Academy in person and give a lecture on "Will of Fire" to all the students!
That was one of the few opportunities in his memory to get up close and personal with Hokage, and maybe even have a conversation with him!
A bold plan took shape in an instant.
If I give a speech approving Will of Fire then, I can win the favor of Third Hokage!
As long as you can get his attention, even just a little interest, it may be a breakthrough, and maybe it can change the fate of Uchiha!
Thinking of this, Sasuke couldn't lie down anymore. "Just do it!"
He slipped out of bed quietly and tiptoed through the dim corridor, like a little Ghost, sneaking into Study at home.
He remembered that his brother Itachi once collected some books about Will of Fire.
He needs to improvise, he needs to understand the theory he once dismissed, and he needs to express it sincerely like a truly influenced child.
Soon, a subtle sound of turning books came from Study.
In the shadow of the corridor, Fugaku Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha stood quietly, and they both noticed the small movement.
Fugaku Uchiha frowned slightly, but in the end he just turned around and left in silence.
Itachi Uchiha's eyes were more complicated. He looked at the faint light coming from the crack in Study's door. A trace of doubt and deep worry flashed in his eyes, but in the end, he did not bother.
Two days later, in the Ninja Academy's classroom, Sunshine spilled through the window onto the desk.
At this moment, Sasuke Uchiha was sitting on his seat with his back straight, his hands clenched and unclenched under the table unconsciously, his eyes glanced at the door from time to time, and there was a feeling in his chest.
Naruto Uzumaki, who was next to him, leaned over and came over confused. "Hey, stinky Sasuke, what happened to you today? Did you take the wrong medicine?"
"In the past, when Grandpa Third would talk about these things, wouldn't you always sleep on your stomach and be too lazy to listen?"