Could Elder Itachi already know that he possessed the Sharingan?
Assuming he did, when had he found out?
Aokiji carefully sorted through the timeline and discovered a faint clue.
He remembered that Elder Itachi had originally opposed him learning Medical Ninjutsu, but for some reason, he had suddenly changed his mind.
At the time, Aokiji had thought Elder Itachi wanted him to witness life and death partings at the hospital and awaken his Sharingan.
But perhaps Elder Itachi had searched his memories, anticipated his anticipation, and deliberately thrown out a smokescreen.
Considering Elder Itachi's motives in wanting him to pursue Tsunade, he suddenly understood.
Back then, Aokiji had not known that Tsunade had secretly enrolled in the medical ninja class, but Elder Itachi's intelligence network could not possibly have missed it.
Having him study Medical Ninjutsu had been a pretense. What Elder Itachi really wanted was for him to get closer to Tsunade—ideally, to win her over.
Damn. Uchiha Clan plus Senju. That would make his lineage as legitimate as it got. It really would not be impossible for the Uchiha Clan to produce a Hokage.
No wonder he was an old man who had survived since the Warring States Period. His scheming ran deep.
Uh, though he did not really have the standing to criticize him.
Aokiji had always believed he was cautious enough about keeping a low profile, but he had not expected to still underestimate the people around him.
If Elder Itachi could think that far ahead, there was no reason the Third Hokage could not.
In fact, there was no need to guess what Aokiji was thinking. Based on Elder Itachi's actions and the fact that he had coincidentally ended up studying Medical Ninjutsu alongside Tsunade, the Third Hokage could likely infer it directly.
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