Naruto, your uncle is going to be Hokage!

Wow!

The wooden sliding door was pulled open.

Fugaku turned his head in astonishment.

It was Uchiha Itachi, holding a cup of hot tea, his dark eyes already red and moist.

pat!

The hot teapot was dropped to the ground, and steaming tea spilled all over the broken floor.

Itachi suddenly knelt down, his face pressed deeply against the floor.

His voice trembled earnestly.

"My lord, please accept me as your disciple!"

A hint of a smile appeared in her azure eyes as Miki Namikaze watched this scene with a smile.

With his ability to sense biomagnetic fields, he had already detected the weasel's approach.

Those words were deliberately said to Itachi.

It went as smoothly as expected.

Chapter 49 Future of the Wind: I Have a Dream (Please Read On)

Chapter 49 Future of the Namikaze: I Have a Dream... (Please continue reading)

A dense forest, surrounded by various training targets, suggests that the training frequency was not low, judging from the signs of use.

"Itachi, have you really made up your mind?"

Beneath the trees, Uchiha Shisui gazed heavily at Itachi opposite him.

"Brother Zhishui, you don't need to persuade me anymore. I've already made up my mind."

Itachi's expression was quite serious.

Uchiha Shisui rarely saw Itachi with such a sincere and earnest expression.

"The Hokage are really looking forward to your joining..."

Undeterred, Shisui wanted to make one last, bittersweet effort.

Even now, he still doesn't understand why he was only away on a mission for a few months.

When he returned, how could Itachi, who had always stood on the same side as him, have changed so much?

He almost didn't recognize the boy with tear troughs in front of him as his close friend with whom he had talked countless times about life.

Upon hearing the words "Hokage," a hint of melancholy appeared in Itachi's eyes.

Once upon a time, he, like Shisui before him, believed that their Hokage would change the situation of the village and the clan.

But reality is always disappointing.

During the time Namikaze was away from the village, he had come to a profound realization of the incompetence and weakness of the Hokage he had previously revered.

How can a village be well governed with a Hokage like that?

"Shisui-kun, you should still remember Naruto, right?"

"Remember, what happened?"

Still water is perplexing.

Naruto is the Fourth Hokage's son, right?

Why did Itachi suddenly mention him?

"The Fourth Hokage sacrificed himself to save the village, and Naruto, the son of a hero, was treated like that! Shisui, do you really think such a Hokage is worth following?"

"Enough, Itachi!"

Zhi Shui interrupted him.

He couldn't understand why his friend Itachi would talk about Naruto in such a disrespectful way.

"The Third Hokage must have had his reasons for doing that!"

"Itachi, have you forgotten the Hokage's expectations of you? You're a genius who possessed the Hokage's mindset at the age of six!"

Itachi also looked at Shisui, whom he had once regarded as his role model and goal.

Faced with Shisui's angry accusations, Itachi did not directly refute them.

Instead, he answered calmly.

“Brother Zhishui, after meeting my future teacher, I realized how foolish I was before. Now, I want to take a completely new path.”

The two looked into each other's eyes.

You can no longer find the close friend who once talked about life in their eyes.

It was like a crack, lying between the two of them.

This is where they met, and also where they eventually became strangers.

"Shisui-kun, I've said everything I wanted to say. Please tell the Hokage that Itachi has failed him."

Having said all he could, Itachi turned and left.

Shisui gazed at Itachi's retreating figure, at his dear friend who was gradually becoming a stranger.

The eyes are complicated.

……

Uchiha training ground.

Looking at the clansmen who filled most of the training ground, Fugaku Uchiha looked at Mirai Namikaze beside him with a headache.

"What will you do with these young people you've selected in the future?"

He couldn't quite understand Bofeng's future ideas.

Yesterday, Namikaze Mirai suddenly approached him and Uchiha Setsuna, saying that she wanted to select a group of young Uchiha clan members.

As he requested, Fugaku and Setsuna quickly found these clansmen.

After all, the Uchiha clan is now almost inextricably linked to Mirai Namikaze.

His opinions will also be valued by them.

"Naturally, it's for the purpose of forming the Uchiha Guard!"

Namikaze Mirai grinned.

"Uchiha Guards???"

Fugaku was dumbfounded, and even Uchiha Setsuna, who was next to him, looked at him with a completely astonished expression.

He knew about the guards department, but what was the Imperial Guard?

"The Royal Guard is a force established to protect the honor of the Uchiha clan. Every member must possess formidable combat skills and a willingness to sacrifice themselves for the Uchiha!"

Namikaze Mirai explained with a smile.

"This……"

Fugaku Uchiha and Setsuna exchanged a glance, both seeing the astonishment in each other's eyes.

Why would Namikaze Mirai form a guard if he has nothing better to do?

"The duty of the guard department is to maintain the safety of the village, while the Royal Guard is to uphold the honor of the Uchiha!"

Upon hearing the words "Future Glory of Namikaze," the Uchiha standing before him breathed heavily and became increasingly agitated.

The glory of the Uchiha.

Just thinking about those words gets my blood pumping!

"The future... isn't this a bad idea?"

Fugaku Uchiha felt a terrible headache coming on.

He was increasingly confused about what Namikaze wanted to do in the future.

"Fugaku, don't you think this world has remained unchanged for too long?"

Namikaze Mirai turned her head and looked at him with a smile.

"From the Uchiha clan to Konoha, to the Five Great Nations, and then to the entire ninja world, this world has always operated according to a pre-set program without changing its course."

"If things continue like this, it will be incredibly boring."

"So, I have a dream."

"Start with the Uchiha clan, then Konoha, then the Land of Fire, and finally, change the entire ninja world!"

Namikaze Mirai flashed a bright smile.

"Fugaku, don't you want to participate in this exciting change? The future is in your hands!"

Fugaku was still hesitating, but Uchiha Setsuna beside him was too excited to speak.