Naruto: Uchiha Youngjo's Konoha Spring

Chapter 72 Itachi Uchiha Returns

Kakashi's words made Jiraiya's hand holding the wine glass hover in mid-air, and he froze in place.

After a while, Jiraiya put down his wine glass: "I thought I had found it before."

The atmosphere at the drinking party became a little strange. Uchiha Douhuan drank the wine in his hand silently and filled another glass.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Come on, let's drink." Uchiha Douhuan took the initiative to break the awkwardness. After that, the three of them tacitly did not mention this topic again.

After eating and drinking to their heart's content, Jiraiya stood up and straightened his clothes. With a hint of alcohol on his face, he said to Uchiha Douhuan, "Thank you for the hospitality, Chief Douhuan. I won't bother you today. I've been back for so long, I still have to go and say hello to the old man."

After saying that, Jiraiya walked towards the door of the room. However, just as he opened the door, two members of the Uchiha clan outside the door reached out to stop him.

"Clan leader Douhuan, this..." Jiraiya turned around and looked at Uchiha Douhuan.

"Master Jiraiya, according to the village's public security regulations, peeping is punishable by at least seven days' detention. It would be difficult for the security department to explain to the villagers if you just leave like that," Uchiha Douhuan said calmly. "The Uchiha respects your contributions to the village, but could you please give the Uchiha some face?"

"Uh, Clan Leader Douhuan, you see, I just got back and I still have to report to the old man." Jiraiya sneered. In the final analysis, he was the one who was in the wrong in this matter, and Uchiha Douhuan had treated him to good food and wine after learning about his identity. At this point, he couldn't maintain a hard attitude.

"Master Jiraiya, please stay here for the next few days. If you have any requests, please feel free to ask. The Security Department will do its best to meet your needs. Just don't run around these few days. This way, the Security Department can report to the village."

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya looked at Kakashi with a pleading look, but Kakashi said expressionlessly, "Master Jiraiya, please forgive me. The village's rules on this matter are not new."

Jiraiya opened his lips slightly when he heard this. He wanted to say that he had never encountered such a situation before, but after thinking about it, he didn't open his mouth after all. The old pervert still had to have some shame, as he was already embarrassed enough.

"Well, I'll bother you for the next few days, Chief Douhuan. I'll just concentrate on my creation." Jiraiya withdrew his hand helplessly. "However, Chief Douhuan, please send someone to inform the Sandaime that I'm back."

"Of course, thank you for your cooperation, Master Jiraiya." Uchiha Douhuan nodded, and then said to the two clan members guarding outside the door: "Take good care of Master Jiraiya."

"Understood." The two tribesmen outside the door nodded in acceptance.

"Well, Lord Jiraiya, let's go back first. If I don't go back, Naruto will probably eat ramen secretly again." Seeing that Jiraiya was willing to cooperate, Kakashi nodded and left this special cell with Uchiha Dohuan.

"Kakashi..." After Kakashi went out, Jiraiya's voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"Is there anything else, Lord Jiraiya?" Uchiha Douhuan turned around and asked.

"Forget it..." Jiraiya retracted his hand in disappointment. Jiraiya originally wanted to ask Kakashi to say hello to Naruto for him after he returned, but when he thought about what identity he should use to face Naruto, he gave up this plan.

After the two left, Jiraiya sighed and lay back down on the big bed in the room. Not long after, Sarutobi Hiruzen in the Hokage Building also received the news that Jiraiya had returned to the village. However, upon hearing that Jiraiya had been arrested on the spot by the Security Department for peeping and had to be detained for seven days, his blood pressure instantly rose.

This bastard! It's already this time, can't he just curb his hobby?

"Fortunately, there are only seven days, so there shouldn't be any big trouble. It's good to let Jiraiya learn a lesson." Sarutobi Hiruzen comforted himself. It was impossible to rescue the person from the Security Department. How could a dignified Hokage go to the Security Department to rescue a person who was caught peeping? Moreover, he should be thankful that Uchiha Dohuan didn't make a fuss about this matter.

Just when Sarutobi Hiruzen was furious with his good disciple, a dusty figure arrived at the village gate.

After submitting the documents for returning to the village at the entrance, the visitor entered the village and immediately headed towards the Uchiha clan's territory.

This man was Uchiha Itachi, who was sent by Fugaku to inspect the family's property in the Land of Fire. After completing the mission, he was worried about the village and his younger brother, so he rushed back day and night.

After returning to the village, Itachi, who wanted to pick out a small gift for his brother whom he hadn't seen for a long time, keenly noticed that the villagers' attitude towards him seemed to be not right. Almost everyone he met would look at him with fear. After several attempts, Itachi Uchiha discovered that the fear came from the round fan emblem of the Uchiha clan embroidered on his clothes.

Some villagers who were originally very friendly to him became timid after seeing the family emblem on his body. This scene made Uchiha Itachi feel nervous.

Afterwards, he asked a few villagers, but they all looked evasive.

"Did the family do something during my absence? Why are the villagers acting like this?"

Seeing this, Uchiha Itachi had to find a hidden corner and use transformation techniques to hide himself before continuing to gather information in the village.

"Old man, has anything happened in the village recently? Why does everyone look a little strange?" Uchiha Itachi, in disguise, found the owner of a stall and asked casually after picking out a few things.

"Have you just come to the village these few days?" The stall owner looked at Uchiha Itachi and then asked.

"Yeah, I just moved to the village from the Fire City yesterday."

Perhaps because he saw that Uchiha Itachi had picked out a lot of things, the owner of the stall wanted to give him a warning. He moved closer to Uchiha Itachi and said in a low voice, "Since you've moved to the village, you must be careful of the security department. They are unreasonable and will even beat people."

"Hit someone?" Uchiha Itachi said in disbelief.

"Yes, they beat people up. Just a few days ago, the security department rushed into the streets to protect the murderer in the village and beat everyone they saw. Many people were beaten badly. And that's not all. Some people who were arrested by the security department haven't returned yet. I don't know what kind of torture they have suffered." The stall owner said, "Don't mess with them in the village."

(End of this chapter)