Godfather?
Anyo and Fugaku both froze at those words. Anyo's expression turned particularly odd. After a moment's thought, he said calmly, "If you two are willing, I have no objection."
In other words, he had agreed to Mikoto's suggestion, leaving the pressure on Fugaku.
Under their gazes, Fugaku inexplicably said, "All right."
The moment he said it, Fugaku regretted it. The boy's own father was still right here-what was he doing finding his child a godfather out of nowhere? But the words were already out, and he could not bring himself to take them back.
And so, Mikoto brought Uchiha Itachi forward to kowtow to Anyo, formally acknowledging him as Itachi's godfather.
Once visiting hours were over, Anyo watched their retreating figures and sank into thought. As he remembered it, Uchiha Itachi had been quite young when he massacred his clan. Even with the Mangekyō Sharingan awakened, his strength then could not possibly have surpassed Anyo's current strength.
Yet Anyo had no confidence whatsoever that he could wipe out the Uchiha Clan now. Even playing every trump card he had might not be enough. There had to be some unknown circumstances behind the night of the massacre. Now that he had this connection, he could obtain some information in the future. In any case, Mikoto, I have to save you, no matter what.
At that moment, Anyo had not realized in the slightest that fathers and teachers were two high-risk occupations in the ninja world, and he had taken on both.
Fugaku had barely walked a few steps away before he began complaining. "Why didn't you tell me beforehand that you had this idea?"
Mikoto seemed to know her husband was angry, and spoke very cautiously. "It only just occurred to me. Mostly, I feel so sorry for Anyo. He's