This Naruto is a player.

Chapter 175 Itachi-san seems to be crying.
Want to go?
Uchiha Itachi didn't speak, nor did he turn his head; he merely nodded almost imperceptibly.

Konoha?

Of course I have to go.

just
Standing in the cave, he looked up at the torrential rain, large raindrops forming lines, falling one after another.

In the gloomy sky, flashes of lightning occasionally illuminated Itachi Uchiha's calm and composed face, highlighting his pair of scarlet Sharingan eyes.

The sky was filled with churning dark clouds, much like the turbulent thoughts swirling within Itachi Uchiha's heart.

The Akatsuki organization meeting just now
The leader has issued a brand new task: check on the status of each Jinchūriki!
This was a last resort for the leader after Obito Uchiha forcibly took away the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. In order to deal with this unexpected situation, the leader had no choice but to resort to this tactic.

Almost everyone in the Akatsuki organization knew about the leader's plan.

therefore,

Checking the specific situation of each Jinchūriki has become an urgent task.

Meanwhile, Itachi Uchiha and Kisame, taking advantage of their location in the Land of Fire, took on the task of going to Konoha to check on the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

This was actually Itachi Uchiha's own request!
His objectives were twofold.

Recently, one major event after another has occurred in Konoha. First, there was the "Konoha Crush Plan" that shocked the ninja world, followed by the defection of long-time retainer Danzo Shimura.

Each one was a major event that shook the entire ninja world.

Coincidentally, each of these events occurred in Konoha.

Why does it feel like Konoha is more dangerous than the ninja world lately?

Although Danzo had defected after threatening Sasuke with his younger brother, and Sasuke seemed to be out of danger, Itachi Uchiha still felt that he would feel more at ease if he went to see for himself.

This is one of them.

In addition, there was another matter—passing on intelligence.

Naruto Uzumaki, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, is a very famous person.

The frequent bombardment from the Ninja World Daily made people unconsciously pay attention to this person.

What do you mean by "crushing the first and second generation"?
What newly crowned 'God of Ninjas'?
Their exact strength is unknown, but they should be very strong and are definitely the future of Konoha.

This future is now being targeted by two forces and two powerful figures simultaneously.
The situation is urgent; he must go to Konoha to deliver some information!
Although Naruto's record and titles sound impressive, Itachi Uchiha felt that newspapers naturally carried less credibility.

Moreover, Obito Uchiha, who possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan, was the natural enemy of any Jinchuriki!
Moreover, that guy's strength is extremely terrifying.

One person stirred up the Nine-Tails' chaos and killed the Fourth Hokage; another person entered Kirigakure and controlled the Fourth Mizukage; and yet another person fought against Kumogakure and killed the Fourth Raikage.

In addition, Itachi Uchiha also heard
There have been rumors circulating in the ninja world recently that even the Fourth Kazekage of the Land of Wind was killed by Obito Uchiha.

this person.
How did they end up clashing with the fourth generation leaders of various villages?

Uchiha Itachi counted them off one by one, and he had almost finished collecting all the Kage of the Five Great Nations.

Fortunately, the Land of Earth does not yet have a Fourth Tsuchikage.
However, in any case, Itachi Uchiha believed that Naruto Uzumaki had no chance of fighting back against such a natural enemy.

As for the other side, the leader of his Akatsuki organization, those Rinnegan...
Itachi Uchiha felt that even he himself had little chance of winning.

Not to mention a Jinchūriki who is countered by the Kaleidoscope.

Therefore, this information must be passed on!

It would be best to take this opportunity to promote your existence.

Itachi Uchiha thought a lot, but time passed in the blink of an eye.

Kisame saw the extent of his nod.

With his gaze fixed on the figure ahead, Kisame smiled slightly as if he had thought of something.

“Mr. Itachi, I never expected that you would have another member of your clan.”

Kisame was also quite puzzled by this.

The Akatsuki members just met, and now the Akatsuki has one more member.

This new member, named Uchiha Kurenai, replaced Hidan, who had disappeared to who-knows-where, and became Kakuzu's new teammate.

Uchiha Kurenai, a name I've never heard of, but it's certain that he belongs to the Uchiha clan.

Kisame was a little confused at this moment.

Didn't Itachi wipe out the Uchiha clan? How come another unknown Uchiha has appeared? Could it be...?
With a question lingering in his mind, Kisame asked calmly, "Mr. Itachi, do you know this Uchiha Kurenai?"

"A name I've never heard of!"

Itachi Uchiha's voice was cold and clear. He had his back to Kisame, so Kisame couldn't see Itachi's expression at that moment.

But given Itachi's character, he wouldn't lie to him on this point.

"Really."

Kisame instinctively grinned, revealing a mouthful of gleaming, sharp teeth; he didn't look like a good person.

"Then we'll have to be careful from now on. Itachi's Uchiha clan members are all tough people to deal with!"

Kisame said this.

Uchiha Itachi listened to one sentence but did not say anything.

He was also very curious about the origins of Uchiha Kurenai.

In the ninja world, the origins of every Uchiha are very clear.

Although Madara Uchiha's appearance had startled him, he had known of him since childhood, so he was not surprised.

Despite not expecting that the person was not Madara Uchiha, but Obito Uchiha in disguise.

Regarding the sudden appearance of Obito Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha also had memories of this person.

In my memory, this person was a member of the Uchiha clan and died in the Third Shinobi World War.

He was still young then, but he still remembers that when someone from his family came to discuss matters with his father, someone mentioned that they wanted to retrieve the Sharingan that had been lost from the Uchiha clan.

The person being recycled was Kakashi-senpai.

At that time, Itachi Uchiha clearly remembered that it was Obito Uchiha who gave Kakashi that Sharingan.

Just as reported in the newspapers, everyone at the time believed that Obito Uchiha had died in the war.

Unexpectedly, Obito Uchiha was still alive and well, and even impersonated Madara Uchiha, hiding in the shadows plotting something big.

Itachi Uchiha was unaware of the grand scheme that Obito Uchiha was plotting.

But that Sharingan, that Mangekyou Sharingan, that Uchiha did indeed know their origin.

So, what about Uchiha Kurenai?
Uchiha Itachi, however, had absolutely no recollection of it.

There isn't one in the family!
There isn't one in Konoha either!

It's like this person suddenly popped out from some nook or cranny!
If given the chance, Itachi Uchiha decided to ask him directly!

As for now?

Let's go to Konoha first.

With that thought in mind, Itachi stepped into the rain.

The torrential rain instantly soaked him completely, and his originally loose red-and-black robe of Akatsuki uniform clung tightly to his body.

"That's not good for your health."

Seeing this, Kisame kindly offered some advice.

Seeing that Itachi didn't move at all, and even looked up at the sky slightly, Kisame couldn't figure out what Itachi was thinking at this moment.

They are indeed about to head to Konoha, Itachi's hometown.

Thinking about what Itachi had done—killing his parents, wiping out his clan—Kisame felt that his feelings must be extremely complicated, even though he didn't quite understand why Itachi did it.

Can.
Considering Itachi's previous performance.

Kisame found himself struggling to gauge Itachi's thoughts at that moment.

All I could see was rain hitting the weasel's face, trickling down his forehead.

Kisame's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "I don't know what you're thinking right now, but from my perspective, it looks like you're crying."

"gone."

"Itachi said coldly, and then walked forward into the rain."

(End of this chapter)