Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 293 Forgive Your Brother

Konoha, a barbecue restaurant.

"I really can't eat barbecue in the middle of the day."

Shikamaru looked at the grilled meat in front of him, sighed, and then looked somewhat listless.

Ino, standing nearby, also frowned, because she was worried about gaining weight. But looking at Choji, who was eating with both hands, she seemed to have her appetite whetted again.

I shook my head, finally managing to resist the temptation.

Quan glanced at the three people opposite him, smiled, took out two boxes, and handed them over.

"The barbecue is a gift for Choji. Shikamaru, you and Ino are here."

???

Shikamaru took the box and looked at it; it was a set of shogi.

Ino's, on the other hand, was a Flying Thunder God kunai. The characters for Uchiha Un were engraved on its handle.

For a moment, Ino blushed slightly.

Such a gift clearly shows that the recipient knows my feelings. That makes sense; a Jonin instructor would certainly have my information.

She glanced up slightly at the spring and saw that it was indeed very beautiful.

At this moment, Shikamaru nudged Ino and then led the way in thanking Izumi.

Quan waved his hand and said, "I'm giving you a gift in advance so that it will look better if you're eliminated later."

disuse?

The appearance of this word stunned all three of them. Even Choji, who was eating grilled meat non-stop, stopped eating.

After a long while...

Shikamaru scratched his head and said, "While going back to school for another year wouldn't be bad, as the Ino-Shika-Cho trio of this generation, being eliminated and sent back to the Ninja Academy shouldn't be too much of a problem..."

This reminder made Ino realize the truth as well.

Shikamaru had previously mentioned the status of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio among ordinary clans in Konoha. Given this situation, the fact that Izumi Uchiha was chosen as their mentor Jonin already made her intentions quite clear.

At this moment, only Choji didn't think so much. He simply raised his chopsticks and said, "Even though you treated me to barbecue, teacher, I'll definitely pass the assessment! Dad said the future of the Akimichi family rests on my shoulders!"

Uchiha Izumi nodded at Choji: "You look good. But... I won't hold back!"

Then Izumi looked at Shikamaru and smiled, "The Nara family is indeed clever. But do you really think I care? Or perhaps my brother does?"

Upon hearing this, Shikamaru was taken aback.

care?

With the Fifth Hokage basically confirmed, Uchiha Kumo probably wouldn't care about the relationship between the Ino-Shika-Cho trio and the Jonin.

As for his father's reaction after the item was returned?

There's no need to even think about it; the Ino-Shika-Cho trio won't react at all. This is just normal procedure, and besides, it was Uchiha Kumo's sister who was returned.

What do you want to do? You can't do anything!

Besides... my mom will definitely be furious, and then I'll be in big trouble.

"Whoosh."

Just then, an orange-red figure darted in from outside the curtain.

It landed on the table, raised its paw, and roared towards the outside, "Boss, ten bottles of sake, please!"

The Nine-Tails ordered a drink and looked at the three kids across from it, pointing one paw at Shikamaru and asking, "None of the Nara family members are good people. They're all black-hearted and even deceive foxes."

As she spoke, Little Nine-Tails turned to look at Izumi: "How about we just send them away? If that old bastard Shikaku comes looking for trouble, I'll beat his butt into four pieces."

Shikamaru's eye twitched. "Kyuubi-sama, are you trying to use Sensei as a shield?"

The little nine-tailed fox spread its paws: "So you're the kind of person whose brain works fast. A thousand years ago, I would definitely have killed someone like you first."

This puzzled Choji, who was standing nearby: "Why? Shouldn't someone as smart as Shikamaru stay and help me?"

Kurama glanced at Choji: "Fatty, you've never been tricked before, have you? You can't believe a word that people like that say."

Fatty? Fatty?

That word was all that remained in Choji's mind, and his pride exploded, causing him to slam his fist on the table and stand up.

"I'm curvy, not fat!"

The little nine-tailed fox scratched its nose with its paw: "Is there a difference?"

???

The next second, Ino and Shikamaru quickly hugged Choji.

If you were to confront him directly, Choji might be killed with a single swipe, and there would be no one to reason with.

Amidst the noise, Izumi rubbed her temples in exasperation: "Nine-Tails, if this continues, I'll tell my mother when we get back that you're deliberately sabotaging my lessons..."

Uh!

In an instant, it felt as if fate had grabbed the little nine-tailed fox by the neck, and the image of the most powerful woman in the family flashed through its mind.

Over the years, the other party has taken countless small sums of money from me, and the worst part is that I can only hand it over with a smile.

Little Nine-Tailed Fox, feeling down after having to swallow her grievances, could only urge the outsiders to hurry up and serve the wine.

Afterwards, Izumi was finally able to continue communicating with the three little ones in front of him.

"So passing your test isn't guaranteed, and there's a good chance I'll send you back to the Ninja Academy for another year."

Izumi looked at Ino as she spoke: "Your brother would never like a student who is still in school, so if you want to do anything, you'll have to work even harder."

? ?

Ino paused for a moment, then abruptly stood up and bowed: "Please continue to guide me in the future. I will definitely work harder."

Izumi waved his hand: "Don't take it so seriously... To be honest, although I know quite a lot of ninjutsu, you all have your own secret techniques and combinations, so if you can pass the test, the specific direction of your efforts will depend on yourselves."

At this moment, the curtain was opened, and the ten bottles of sake from the Nine-Tailed Fox finally arrived.

It grabbed the bottle with one paw and gulped down the whole thing.

Then, Nine-Tails looked at Ino and asked, "This brat actually likes the boss?"

He looked her up and down, then shook his head repeatedly: "A female like this... if she's a fox, she's not suitable for breeding."

"Buzz!!!"

Under the influence of those lewd words, Ino experienced Hinata's feelings for the first time.

A blush spread across her face, and the word "giving birth" kept popping into her mind.

Izumi, standing to the side, could only look helplessly at the Nine-Tails: "Why isn't Shukaku here? Are you alone?"

Little Nine-Tailed Fox replied casually, "That stupid raccoon ate too much last night and got diarrhea, so it can't come today. It even asked me to finish off its portion, which is really hard to refuse."

Shikamaru, sitting opposite him, was somewhat puzzled: "Tailed beasts... can get diarrhea too? How is that possible, given that they're aggregates of chakra?"

These words startled the Nine-Tails. It glanced at Izumi and then looked at Shikamaru, pointing one of its paws at him: "Young man, you need to know that many things in life require you to experience them before you can appreciate their fun. For example... diarrhea."

Meanwhile, in an oden shop on the commercial street, a raccoon dog was anxiously looking around.

That stinky fox clearly said this was the place, so where is he?

I finally got someone to treat me to a meal, and I drank all the wine I had stored last night, so I was planning to have another good drink today... but I can't find it!

Shukaku rubbed his palms together, and in an instant, the sand and gravel on the floor beneath his feet quickly gathered together, forming eyeball-like objects.

Eye of the Sand.

The eyeballs drifted away in all directions.

After a long time, they still found nothing.

The free drinks... are gone?

The wine I had stored away was all used up yesterday.

He reached under his buttocks and found only two coins.

Shukaku plopped down on the ground, and in her emotional state, she almost burst into tears.

Just then, a figure stood behind Shukaku.

What are you doing here?

Shukaku turned around and saw the cloud, and his emotions immediately erupted.

"Boss...I...I'm so poor!!"

……

Looking at the two coins in Shukaku's hand and seeing his pitiful appearance, Yun sighed and said, "At least you still have some, that's not bad."

Shukaku slumped, head bowed. "I'm probably the poorest tailed beast in history. I can't afford sake, and I can't even eat meat..."

"Quan finally treated us to drinks, but I can't find a place to go. Why am I so unlucky??"

Yun scratched his head helplessly: "You still have wine to drink? Think about your other half, it's probably still sealed away right now."

Itachi glanced at the time, clearly eager to discuss something.

After glancing at Shukaku and weighing the pros and cons, he said, "Let's go to a barbecue restaurant, it's on me."

Yun looked at Itachi: "Since we're already preparing to begin, there's no need to be in such a hurry. We've done all the preparations and experiments in three years, so there won't be any problems."

Itachi nodded and looked at Shukaku: "You can't tell the main body about what we're going to discuss next. Although it's not a big secret, I don't want Sunagakure to know either."

Upon seeing this, Shukaku scrambled to his feet in a flash.

He patted his chest with one paw and said, "Don't worry, my mouth is much tighter than that stinky fox's. Just buy me a drink, and you'll be my brother from now on. Give me a call if you need anything, and I'll be there for you!"

These words made Itachi shake his head speechlessly, and he looked at Yun, saying, "A perfectly good tailed beast, ever since it followed you, it's completely lost its threat. It's simply..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but Yun spoke for him: "That's outrageous! Look at you, you've been influenced by me, let alone those two guys who live in my house every day."

With that, the two of them led Shukaku to the barbecue restaurant.

As soon as he stepped inside, Yun looked in one direction and smiled.

Little Nine-Tailed Fox hasn't been idle these past three years; at least the shielding barrier inside the private room is very well done.

"Didn't you want to know where Izumi and Kurama are? Look, they're in there."

"By the way, it looks like that guy has already drunk ten bottles, including yours."

???

Shukaku, who already knew sealing techniques, was stunned for a moment, but then realized what was happening.

"Whoosh!"

One of them rushed into the private room, and immediately the angry curses of the two tailed beasts came out, which even included some Chinese folk songs.

However, the noise only lasted for a few seconds before Shukaku, with only a small amount of chakra, was pinned down by the Nine-Tails.

"Oh? You actually came looking for me? I never knew a stupid raccoon could be so clever."

"I was wrong."

"What's wrong?"

"Damn it, I did nothing wrong! You stinking fox, I'm going to report you to the Demon King when I get back!"

"I'll be sober in a minute, then let's see how you report me! Besides... I'll have two big dunks right now, you'll call me daddy, believe it or not?"

……

Amidst the arguing, Ino tugged at Izumi and asked, "Um... who is the Demon Lord?"

Quan watched the argument silently, sighed, and replied, "My mom... she's the real boss in the family. Even my older brother has to listen to her, so..."

Shikamaru sighed as well: "I'm afraid only Brother Yun could have managed to bring a tailed beast to its current state."

Meanwhile, Choji was cheering for the two tailed beasts.

Fighting for food is the only truly just war!

……

Inside another private room.

"Starting tomorrow? Is that script okay?"

Itachi's voice held a hint of worry, after all, it was using the combined power of two people's eyes to unleash Tsukuyomi, and there were simply too many scenes to construct under the genjutsu.

Uchiha Yun shook his head slightly: "This kind of script is the most suitable. The whole scene only includes Konoha and Orochimaru's base. There is no need to build too much else."

He nodded, but after a long pause, Itachi asked again, "Do you think... Sasuke will believe it?"

Yun replied, "After he went in, he naturally wouldn't believe it. He would think it was all fake, and perhaps he would guess that it was an illusion test."

"But that's why it needs a genjutsu like Tsukuyomi as a foundation. When a normal Tsukuyomi ability is activated, one instant outside is equivalent to seventy-two hours inside."

"Starting from the turning point, he began to create a script, a world that, after ten years, he could only believe was the real world."

As he spoke, Yun handed the seasoning to Itachi and placed two slices of grilled meat on his plate.

"Don't overthink it. At least this move awakened Izumi's three-tomoe Sharingan. And this time, thanks to my eye power, the time span in the illusion space reached nearly ten years, so the chance of awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan in one go is quite high."

"Of course... experiences along the way will speed things up, and as long as the other person's memory is intact, there won't be any problems."

Upon hearing this, Itachi nodded.

For more than three years, Obito and that guy dressed entirely in black went into hiding.

Despite several attempts, the joint search team returned empty-handed each time they went to investigate.

Even the tailed beasts were powerless against those two.

After several attempts, the Tailed Beasts that had been roaming outside were captured, which alerted the five great ninja villages.

Using the tailed beasts as the target of protection, the summoning technique is used to send a message for help, and the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Cloud Village's Heavenly Delivery Technique are used to achieve the purpose of rapid rescue.

The combination of these three factors, while preventing the opponent from making any further moves, also forced them into complete hiding.

In this situation, the only way to avenge his father might be to entrust the task to Sasuke.

Itachi placed his hands on his eyes. Although he had used the abilities of these eyes very little over the past three years, his vision had already begun to decline.

The kaleidoscope is clearly insufficient to counter the abilities of foresight and etherealization.

So... forgive your brother, Sasuke.

I have no choice but to entrust my future to you.

……

This was yesterday; I fell asleep last night.

(End of this chapter)