Uchiha Clan Compound, this area was once glorious under Konoha and became an uninhabited area due to Uchiha Itachi. It was once turned into an ordinary residential area due to the policies of Third.
Now, after Naruto's spell, he has changed back to Uchiha Clan Compound again, and the ordinary residential area has moved a certain distance to the side.
Some vacant Uchiha Clan Compound Mansion have been reallocated, but the mansion that once belonged to the clan leader's lineage still maintains its old appearance, but it lacks the hustle and bustle of the past, and has a little more silence after the accumulation of time.
And it looks new.
At this moment, the atmosphere in Courtyard of this mansion was extremely solemn and complicated.
Sasuke Uchiha stood beside his mother Uchiha Mikoto, his body tensed slightly, and his right hand unconsciously pressed on the hilt of the sword.
Those dark eyes stared intently at the figure in the center of Courtyard whose hands were bound and Chakra was also sealed—his brother, Uchiha Itachi.
Itachi looked more haggard than Sasuke remembered. The long-term illness had carved deep marks on his young face.
He was wearing simple dark clothes, his hands were locked with special Chakra restraint handcuffs, his head was lowered, and the black Long Hair covered part of his face, making it difficult to see his expression clearly.
Only the eyes that were raised occasionally, with deep tear troughs in the corners, were still as calm as a deep pool, but seemed to be surging with unspeakable waves.
It was Sasuke who brought Itachi from Kirigakure back to Konoha, and finally brought it to his mother, with the assistance of Kakashi and Might Guy.
Sasuke Uchiha is still too young, and Itachi has already had a bad reputation, so Kakashi is worried. Sasuke takes Itachi home to see Mikoto.
Mikoto stood next to Sasuke, wearing a simple and elegant Kimono, with her hands tightly clasped in front of her, her knuckles slightly white from the exertion. Her eyes were firmly locked on Itachi's body from the moment she stepped into Courtyard, and she could no longer move away.
There was shock, pain, and disbelief in the eyes, and there was also a deep maternal love and sadness that almost overwhelmed people.
When she saw with her own eyes the son who was calm and precocious in her memory, but who eventually went to extremes, with his hands stained with the blood of his tribe, being brought back in such a mess, the huge shock made her almost unsteady.
"How could...?"
When Uchiha Itachi saw clearly the familiar and missed figure in Courtyard, the calm mask he had maintained suddenly cracked.
He raised his head suddenly, his pupils shrunk slightly, and for the first time, his face showed a look of shock that was almost out of control.
Mother?
How is this possible?
He personally... No, could it be Genjutsu?
No, this sense of reality...
In a flash, he remembered the scene he had glimpsed on the street at night when he and Kisame Hoshigaki sneaked into Konoha after the end of Chunin Ninja Exams.
Naruto Uzumaki's mother, Kushina Uzumaki, who had long since died in Nine-Tails' Attack, was holding the hand of Red-Haired Girl, talking and laughing Earth Flow on the street.
Later information showed that it seemed to be a Forbidden Jutsu effect called "Impure World Reincarnation".
Could it be that... my mother was also subjected to that technique...?
"Itachi..."
Mikoto finally spoke, her voice trembling so much that as soon as she spoke, tears immediately poured out of her eyes like a flood that broke a dam, and slid down her pale but still beautiful cheeks.
She looked at her son's thin face, tired expression, and the cold handcuffs on his hands. Thousands of words were blocked in her chest, but they could only be transformed into this cry with a sobbing sound and unstoppable tears.
Kakashi and Might Guy stood a little further away, both of them lowering their heads slightly, not looking directly at the scene of the reunion between mother and son.
Kakashi's mask covered most of his expression, but his eyes looked particularly deep. Kai was usually full of passion and energy, but at this moment he was rarely silent, with his thick eyebrows furrowed.
They understand how complicated and painful the emotional entanglements involved are, but their duty is to ensure the safety of Sasuke and Sasuke's mother.
After all, Uchiha Itachi is S-class Rogue Ninja, the culprit who personally killed Uchiha Clan, and an extremely dangerous person who possesses Mangekyō Sharingan.
They must keep an eye on him at all times to prevent any accidents from happening.
"It's me."
Uchiha Itachi After the initial shock, he quickly forced himself to regain his superficial calm.
He lowered his eyes and avoided his mother's hot and sad gaze. His voice was low and hoarse, and he could not hear too many emotional ups and downs, as if he was just stating a fact.
He was silent for a moment, seeming to digest this incredible reality, and then asked in the same calm tone, "Father is also resurrected?"
He recalled the vague information in the intelligence about Uchiha Fugaku's brief appearance.
Mikoto's tears flowed even more fiercely. She nodded vigorously, her voice choked with sobs. "Yes...Fugaku, he also... came back."
But..."
She took a hard breath, "His soul later returned to Pure Land."
This is the explanation she heard from Sasuke and Naruto.
"Yeah..."
Uchiha Itachi responded softly, his tone still calm.
Maybe I feel a little regretful that I couldn't see my father.
But for him, maybe it would be better not to see him. He didn't know how to face the father who was betrayed by him and killed by him on that bloody night.
If you don't see it, you will lose a bit of the suffering of facing the cruelest reality.
Sasuke never let down his guard, he closely followed Itachi's every move.
In fact, before deciding to bring Itachi to meet his mother, Sasuke made a cold but in his opinion very "reasonable" suggestion, which was to remove Uchiha Itachi's eyes.
It's not to gain power, but to prevent Itachi from using Mangekyō Sharingan's ability to suddenly attack, hurt his mother or cause chaos.
This proposal was seriously discouraged by Kakashi.
"Sasuke," Kakashi looked at the disciple's eyes full of hatred and determination and sighed, "I understand your worries.
However, would it be too cruel for Itachi to go to Mrs. Mikoto with two empty eye sockets?
After all, he is her son.
Moreover, we have suppressed his Chakra and pupil power with a very high-level Sealing Jutsu, and there are people monitoring him at all times.
There are some things that maybe we shouldn't do."
Finally, Sasuke was convinced.
Therefore, at this moment, Itachi's eyes were still there, but they were faintly suppressed by the power of the seal.
In Courtyard, the moonlight is cold and cold.
On one side is the mother who is in tears and almost collapsed; on the other side is the son who lowers his eyes and says nothing, and does not know how turbulent the heart is; on the other side is the younger brother who is facing a powerful enemy, full of guard and hatred, and the two silent and vigilant Konoha Jonin.
The air seemed to have frozen, and there was only the sound of Mikoto's uncontrollable sobs and the rustle of the wind blowing through Courtyard's leaves.
This so-called "reunion" has no warmth, only endless pain, estrangement, vigilance and unresolved grievances, which weigh heavily on everyone's heart.