"I understand. Akimichi Clan and I only have two Jōnins. We will all agree on Itachi's promotion to Jōnin. I heard that Kakashi also recognized Itachi. Those Jōnins outside the big family are convinced by him. It shouldn't be a problem. Don't we need to remind Inoichi?"
The patriarch of Inoichi Yamanaka and Yamanaka Clan is from the three clans known as Ino-Shika-Cho together with the Nara Clan and Akimichi Clan. This person, Chōza Akimichi and Shikaku Nara have also been companions since childhood.
"Alas..."
Hearing Chōza Akimichi ask himself this, Shikaku also let out a long sigh.
"Yamanaka Fū, Yamanaka Clan is an extremely outstanding junior. He is now Danzo's right-hand man. The reason why Third Hokage does not let Inoichi probably had this in mind when he went on a mission with Itachi. If I guess correctly, Third Hokage also told you not to tell anyone about the mission situation except me and Kakashi."
Shikaku Nara has absolute trust in Inoichi Yamanaka, but now that Inoichi is the patriarch of the Yamanaka Clan, things have become complicated.
So, Shikaku doesn't know whether the emergence of Madara Uchiha is a blessing or a curse for Konoha. In short, now Shikaku has a splitting headache.
If Third Hokage and Danzo turn against each other in the future, which side will Inoichi take?
After listening to Shikaku's explanation, Choza suddenly felt that the snacks in his hands no longer tasted good. Now Choza wanted to ask Inoichi what he thought, but he couldn't go.
Firstly, Third Hokage prohibited him from leaking information, and secondly, he was afraid of hearing bad answers from his old friends.
"Speaking of which, Uchiha Clan's reputation has improved a lot recently. I heard from people in my family that people in the Uchiha Clan no longer care about others. If Uchiha Clan keeps up, even if Itachi becomes Hokage, Inoichi, they shouldn't have any objections, right?"
With the future uncertain, Choza started thinking about Inoichi.
"Probably."
Shikaku took a puff of his pipe. As the smoke filled the air, the Nara Clan patriarch fell into deep thought.
It seems that it is necessary to have a good chat with Uchiha Fugaku.
Konoha, Inoichi Yamanaka's home Rino Yamanaka was packing their picnic bags at home - Shikaku Nara's, Chōza Akimichi's and Inoichi Yamanaka's had already made an appointment to take their children for a picnic a month ago.
It's a pity that Shikaku and Choza went out to do tasks one after another, so the party came to nothing. But today Choza is back, so they can naturally set off together.
Aren't Ino, Shikamaru and Choji the new generation of Ino-Shika-Cho?
When she thought of the three cute little guys working together like their parents, Rino Yamanaka hummed happily. What she didn't notice was that her husband was looking very sad at the moment.
Choza and Madara returned to the village, and the news of Yamashita Kaede's death also reached Inoichi Yamanaka.
Although Shikaku did not disclose any information to Inoichi, Inoichi, who has fought side by side with Shikaku for so many years, still guessed some of Shikaku's thoughts.
Is this junior Uchiha Clan really that powerful?
"One thousand four hundred and ninety-eight, one thousand four hundred and ninety-nine, one thousand five hundred!"
In a forest of Konoha, a muscular Ninja wearing a green one-piece suit and Konoha Ninja vest was doing push-ups with one hand.
After completing 1,500 push-ups, Ninja jumped up without any signs of fatigue. After he stood still, his watermelon hair style looked a little dazed, but he was able to complete so many push-ups at once without even taking a breath, which shows how strong this guy is.
"Hey, kid, aren't you that genius boy Uchiha Clan? You've been sitting there for a long time, right? What, are you sure that I will be the examiner for your next Jōnin task?"
After standing up, the somewhat silly-looking Ninja gave a thumbs up to his side. At the same time, he also grinned. Although the sky was dark, Madara Uchiha felt that the man's teeth seemed to shine under his bright smile.
This man's name is Might Guy, and right in front of his thumb, Madara Uchiha is sitting there unabashedly. Different from his indifference towards others, Madara Uchiha looks at Might Guy with eyes full of appreciation.
This is the kind of guy who deserves to be your companion!
Although Third Hokage did not allow Kakashi and others to leak the process of how Madara Uchiha completed the mission, Third Hokage revealed the news about completing the mission and what Madara wanted to do with Jōnin.
Under the propaganda of these two smart people Kakashi Hatake and Shikaku Nara Konoha Jōnin basically everyone knew that there was a young genius in the village who was recognized by Kakashi and Shikaku at the age of nine and could be promoted to Jōnin.
It's not surprising that Kai, who is Kakashi's rival, knows this.
"Kakashi said that you are very strong, stronger than his own age and even now. Do you know that he and I are rivals? He recognizes you so much that I want to compete with you!"
Madara Uchiha saw Kai's desire to fight with him in Might Guy's eyes. It just so happened that the warlike part of Madara's soul was aroused after seeing Kai.
"My name is Uchiha Itachi. If it's a competition, you can give it a try."
"Bang!"
At the same time, Madara Uchiha and Might Guy rushed towards each other.
To deal with Kai, Madara Uchiha directly activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan. Without the assistance of Sharingan, Madara might not be able to resist Kai with his current body.
With the help of Sharingan, Madara saw through Kai's offensive. But for Kai, just because you can see through it doesn't mean you can avoid it.
Under Kai's quick attack, Madara could only draw his sword to block it. If Futsu-no-Mitama were not of high quality, Kai's punch might be enough to break Madara's weapon.
"Good boy!"
The reason why Madara Uchiha confronted Kai head-on was to take the opportunity to use Sharingan to plant Genjutsu on him. What Madara didn't expect was that Kai's gaze was not forward but downward. Because of this, Madara was knocked away by Kai's power.
Seeing that Kai still wanted to pursue the victory, Madara Uchiha's plan of Ninjutsu has been completed. When dealing with an opponent like Kai, Madara doesn't have to worry about whether he will kill him.
"Fire Release, Dragon Flame Song Technique!"
Huge flames spewed out from Madara Uchiha's mouth and transformed into four fire dragons. These fire dragons rushed towards Kai from up, down, left, and right directions, blocking all his escape routes. Madara's spell was very fast, and Kai had no choice but to resist after Madara's Ninjutsu was released.
"Youth is indeed about burning!"
Faced with Madara Uchiha's terrifying Ninjutsu Might Guy, Kai started to spin around himself before Madara Uchiha's Ninjutsu arrived.