Only I can make Konoha Village great again.

Since learning about the killing line yesterday, Itachi Uchiha has wholeheartedly acknowledged Yamanaka Hatsukyu.

His worship of the wisdom (borrowed knowledge) of the Nine in the Mountains led to a faint faith, which was then sensed and connected to by the Heart-Severing Realm.

In the connected dream, Itachi Uchiha once again received the ideological indoctrination of Yamanaka Hatsukyu, and solved the problem that had troubled him for a whole year: how to achieve peace.

The answer is that peace cannot be achieved out of thin air; it requires brave individuals to stand up and keep war out of the paradise of peace.

However, brave men are not gods, and they cannot withstand being attacked from both sides. Therefore, there must be no threat behind the brave men who stop the war.

Unfortunately, there was a huge threat within Konoha Village: Danzo Shimura, who was eyeing the Uchiha clan, and the Root organization led by Danzo.

Even more unfortunately, the reason why Shimura Danzo was such a great threat was because the Third Hokage was protecting him.

Itachi Uchiha immediately concluded: to protect peace, we need brave people; to protect brave people, we must confront Danzo Shimura; and to eliminate Danzo Shimura…

We must get rid of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi!

Although the details of the dream cannot be recalled, changes in cognition will not automatically revert to the previous version just because details are missing.

As a result, Itachi Uchiha underwent a tremendous change overnight.

First of all, his stance changed.

Yesterday, Itachi Uchiha was a supporter of the Third Hokage; today, he is an opponent of the Third Hokage.

Secondly, his relationship with Shan Zhong Chu Jiu changed. Before falling asleep, he had a preliminary acceptance of Shan Zhong Chu Jiu, but after waking up from the dream, he naturally felt a strong sense of closeness.

So when Yamanaka Hatsukyu reached out his hand, Itachi instinctively reached out and grasped it, obediently following him out of Yamanaka Inoichi's house.

Yamanaka Inoichi, Yamanaka Rino, and Nara Shikaku, who was secretly observing, were not familiar with Uchiha Itachi, so they naturally did not know how strange this was.

But Uchiha Mikoto was completely stunned; she couldn't even close her mouth.

Uchiha Itachi was like a little adult from a young age, rarely making affectionate gestures like ordinary children. Even after he learned to walk, he never held his father Fugaku's hand.

Now, when I hold hands with Shan Zhong Chu Jiu, it feels so natural, as if we've held hands countless times before, and it's become a habit.

Mikoto did her best to hide her shock and left with them.

The treatment process was simple and smooth.

Yamanaka Chuu brought Uchiha Itachi to Konoha Hospital, used facial recognition to enter the advanced treatment area, and used a brass key to open a key node of the sealing array, activating the mental sealing array.

With the amplification of the sealing array, he easily poured his spirit into Itachi Uchiha's brain, performing a series of operations such as sealing, blurring, and connecting the memories logically.

Because Itachi Uchiha's thoughts were updated last night, forming a complete logical pathway, the treatment was completely successful after just one session, clearing away the obstacles to his new logical thinking and shielding him from past psychological shadows.

Itachi Uchiha still yearned for peace, but he no longer fantasized about bringing complete peace to the ninja world. Instead, he set his sights on protecting Konoha Village, the Uchiha clan, and his own family.

The clear goals, along with the implementation path instilled by Shan Zhongchu Jiu, and the specific directions and steps for his efforts, swept away the pressure weighing on his mind.

When Yamanaka Chuu led Uchiha Itachi out of the sealing array, a smile naturally bloomed on his face, which hadn't smiled since he was four years old: "Mom, I'm all better now."

Mikoto Uchiha was overjoyed and hugged her eldest son, kissing him: "He's alright, my son is alright!"

Countless people in the hospital witnessed this scene. No one cared about Uchiha's identity; everyone laughed good-naturedly, and some even applauded, making Itachi Uchiha blush deeply.

But instead of being ashamed and pushing his mother away, he boldly kissed her in return.

Mikoto Uchiha was so happy she felt like she could fly, and tears welled up in her eyes without her realizing it, but her smile became even brighter.

After a moment, Mikoto regained her composure and pulled Yamanaka Hatsuyuki aside, saying, "You've been busy treating Itachi from morning till afternoon; you've worked so hard."

"In any case, please allow me to treat you to a meal at the barbecue restaurant later to express my gratitude."

This kind woman never imagined that this interaction, which went beyond the doctor-patient relationship, would be a problem for Yamanaka Chuju.

But Yamanaka Hatsuyu smiled and nodded, saying, "I really am hungry, so I won't stand on ceremony with Mikoto-senpai."

At this moment, Itachi Uchiha also realized the problem, but when he wanted to remind his mother, he was interrupted by Yamanaka Hatsukyu's smile.

Itachi understood exactly what Chu Jiu meant: It's alright, it suits me perfectly.

He was a little puzzled as to why he could see the smile, yet he completely understood what Yamanaka Chujiu meant, without doubting whether he had misunderstood.

This is the first believer of Shanzhong Chujiu. After establishing a connection with him through the Heart-Severing Boundary, he naturally understands and trusts Shanzhong Chujiu without any reason.

Soon, Itachi Uchiha put aside his last remaining doubts and happily enjoyed a big meal with his mother and Yamanaka Hatsuyu.

When the meal was over, Yamanaka Chuku left the Akimichi family's barbecue restaurant and, unsurprisingly, felt a familiar sense of indifference.

It was Shimura Danzo who assigned Root ninjas to monitor him.

From extreme indifference to emotional judgment, the Root ninja monitoring Yamanaka Hatsukyu was almost devoid of self, brainwashed to the point of madness.

The moment the thought threads wrapped around them, the two Root ninjas were controlled without any resistance and instantly became living puppets of Yamanaka Hatsukyu.

Yesterday, in order to stop the Uchiha ninjas from storming the shantytown, Yamanaka Hatsukyu sacrificed eight Chunin-level living puppets.

Although we only got two today, they are much stronger, definitely elite Chunin, and can freely carry out missions within the village. It's enough to make up for the loss.

So, they weren't there to spy on us at all; they were there to deliver gifts.

Thank you for the donation, Tuanzang!

Yes, good things always come in pairs!

Yamanaka Hatsukyu turned around and took two Root ninjas to the shantytown. He selected the twenty best-quality corpses from those processed by Root and sealed them into the sealing scroll he carried with him.

Ten minutes later, these corpses became Orochimaru's experimental subjects, while Yamanaka Hatsukyu reaped a delightful fortune.

Orochimaru asked again, "How's your decision?"

Yamanaka Chujiu carefully put away the money, gave Orochimaru a bright smile, and then knelt down with a "plop" and kowtowed three times with a "bang" sound.

"Orochimaru-sensei, your student Yamanaka Hatsukyu bows to you!"

Orochimaru: "..."