Meeting the Third Hokage

Obito Uchiha raised his right hand, extended a finger to poke his own head, and said unhurriedly, "Ah right, I remember now."

"That woman said, 'Help me, please.'"

"U, chi, ha, Itachi!"

Just as Obito Uchiha's voice finished trailing off...

He saw several shuriken flying toward him.

Swish...

Obito quickly activated intangibility.

Every single shuriken that young Itachi Uchiha threw at him passed right through Obito Uchiha's body the moment they made contact.

Obito Uchiha hurriedly raised both hands and feigned fear in surrender, "Ah right, that was really close just now, Mr. Itachi."

"Are you trying to kill me?"

"I almost got killed by you just now."

Young Itachi Uchiha ignored the complaining Obito behind him and gave a cold warning, "Cut out the boring tricks."

"What she said has nothing to do with me, and I have no interest in knowing."

"So before that, shut your mouth."

"Heh, hahaha."

"You really are an interesting fellow, Itachi Uchiha."

Obito Uchiha put away his playful expression and said coldly, "Our cooperation is already concluded."

"I'll be taking my leave first."

Whoosh...

Obito Uchiha directly activated the Kamui Dimension and sucked himself into it.

The Black Spiral gradually dissipated, and Obito Uchiha completely and utterly vanished from the spot.

After feeling the aura of the person behind him completely disappear, young Itachi Uchiha could no longer hold on.

His legs instantly went weak, and he heavily knelt on the ground.

Both hands managed to brace the ground with difficulty as tears endlessly dripped from his eyes.

At this moment, the images in the sky switched rapidly.

Young Itachi Uchiha walked over to the unconscious little Sasuke with a face full of heartache.

He carefully lifted little Sasuke and gently stroked the belly that had just taken a kick from him.

Young Itachi Uchiha carefully scooped up the unconscious little Sasuke.

Then he placed him on a relatively clean patch of ground nearby, gazing at his younger brother with eyes full of reluctance to part.

At last, young Itachi Uchiha forced back his heartache and slowly turned around.

At this point, young Itachi Uchiha no longer had the courage to look his most cherished younger brother directly in the eyes.

Young Itachi Uchiha forced down the pain in his heart and coldly gazed in the direction of the Hokage's Office in the distance of Konoha.

Young Itachi Uchiha stood up straight and hurried toward the Hokage's Office.

The Light Screen in the sky shifted once more.

Upon arriving at the Hokage's Office, young Itachi Uchiha dropped to one knee before Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Itachi Uchiha before him and said calmly, "You must have something you want to say to me since you've come here."

"I've already sent everyone else away, so say whatever is on your mind."

Itachi Uchiha replied with an apologetic expression, "Forgive me for causing you worry."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said slowly, "First of all, I must thank you; this way, Konoha has avoided a civil war."

"It is you who allowed the village to preserve peace."

Young Itachi Uchiha replied in a soul-devoured tone, "Yes."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said softly, "Yet I have always felt regret, truly unable to find a better way."

"Still, I never expected that you would slaughter your entire clan."

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed with grief, "Sigh."

"In truth, many of the children were innocent, but I never imagined you would go to such lengths."

Young Itachi Uchiha responded with a face of utter exhaustion, "My deepest apologies."

"The one who bears the greatest blame for apologizing is actually me, Itachi."

Hiruzen Sarutobi continued with an unbearable expression, "However, from this day onward, Konoha will regard you as a rogue ninja who murdered his entire clan."

"Starting today, you will be officially wanted by Konoha."

"Furthermore, the hunt and warrant for your arrest will be shoot-on-sight."

Young Itachi Uchiha replied with firm resolve, "That is how it must be!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi continued to ask with an unbearable expression, "What are your plans for the future?"

Young Itachi Uchiha maintained a completely calm expression and replied as if it were of no consequence, "Have no fear."

"I have enlisted the aid of an organization called Akatsuki, and the people within it are all extremely powerful."