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Chapter 137, Ninth Issue: Character Review

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In the last two episodes, we discussed the immortal duo within the Akatsuki organization.

[In today's episode, we continue our discussion of characters from the Akatsuki organization: Akatsuki's Suzaku—Uchiha Itachi.]

On the screen, A-Tian is reviewing Itachi Uchiha's personal resume.

Under the light screen, Uchiha Sasuke clenched his fists, gritting his teeth as he looked at Itachi on the screen.

Even though he now knows that there were other hidden reasons for the massacre of his clan back then, it is undeniable that Itachi's hands were indeed stained with the blood of his clansmen.

"Relax, Sasuke. You're no match for Itachi yet."

Seeing that Sasuke's expression was a bit off, Orochimaru immediately spoke up to calm him down.

"I know."

Taking a deep breath, Sasuke quickly regained his composure and continued to stare coldly at the light screen.

On the other hand, the Third Hokage, whose feelings were already complicated by the resurrection of Minato and his wife, felt even more complicated when he saw that Itachi Uchiha was the person featured in this episode's review.

He knew better than anyone how Itachi had ruthlessly murdered his clan, how he had defected from Konoha, and how he had become a secret spy.

After glancing at the aloof Sasuke and then at Naruto, who knew nothing at all, the Third Hokage couldn't help but sigh again.

"Old man, are you starting to regret it?"

The Third Hokage ignored Jiraiya's words, cleaning his pipe while looking at the light screen.

Seeing that the Third Hokage ignored him, the Fifth Hokage Jiraiya didn't care and continued, "Don't you even know what kind of things you did back then?"

"Alright, Jiraiya."

At this moment, the Third Hokage interrupted Jiraiya, saying, "What's done is done. What's the use of regretting it now?"

Jiraiya opened his mouth, intending to say that he could offer some compensation to Naruto and Sasuke.

But when he realized that he wasn't involved and had no right to criticize the Third Hokage, he immediately shut his mouth.

During the Third Shinobi World War, Itachi, only four years old, witnessed the horrors of war.

For him, who experienced war at a young age, war was hell.

The trauma of the Third Shinobi World War instilled in Itachi Uchiha a deep aversion to war, and he longed to be a child who loved peace.

When the Nine-Tails attacked Konoha, five-year-old Itachi was home alone, protecting his infant brother Sasuke.

Speaking of Itachi, one cannot help but mention the Uchiha clan, known for their striking good looks and powerful physiques. Every boy and girl from this clan is a nuclear weapon.

[There was another young genius who was on par with Itachi, named Uchiha Shisui.]

[Coincidentally, the two were also close friends. During Itachi's time at school, they secretly started dating—or rather, secretly chatted together.]

"Uchiha Shisui, what a pity about him."

Even Orochimaru couldn't help but sigh at the thought of Shisui's death.

"Orochimaru, do you know how Shisui died?"

Sasuke's impression of Shisui was vague.

He only vaguely remembered that Shisui would often come to his house to see Itachi, and each time he would tease him for a while. Other than that, he had no other memories of Shisui.

"He was probably killed by Danzo."

"Danzo? It's Danzo again? He's done so many bad things, doesn't the village care?"

At this point, Sasuke thought of the annihilation of his clan.

Danzo was also involved in this matter.

"Hehe, you'll have to find the answer yourself."

Orochimaru licked his lips but didn't give Sasuke a direct answer.

Behind many of Danzo's actions, the influence of the Third Hokage was more or less evident.

Orochimaru didn't believe that the Third Hokage was completely unaware of Danzo's actions.

If a Hokage is completely unaware of the affairs of his subordinates, then he is incompetent.

Compared to incompetence, he was still willing to believe that the Third Hokage was considering the friendship between him and Danzo.

It can only be said that the aging Third Hokage was indeed indecisive and ignored the many mistakes Danzo made.

Ultimately, this led Danzo down a path of no return, and the Third Hokage's own illustrious reputation was ruined.

[Once, Itachi encountered Shisui in the woods, and Shisui wondered why he had skipped class.]

In reality, Itachi left a shadow clone at the school.

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This is undoubtedly something most truants dream of.

Clearly, the education provided by the Ninja Academy was no longer sufficient for Itachi Uchiha.

Because of his exceptional talent, Itachi graduated from the Ninja Academy at the age of seven, ranking first in the entire school.

However, in reality, he already possessed the ability to graduate when he was six years old.

Unfortunately, the school wanted to collect textbook fees for an extra year, so we had to postpone it for a year. (laughs)

"This junior named Itachi is quite outstanding. I just wonder if he can break Kakashi's record of becoming a Jonin at the age of twelve."

In Tobirama's office, Uchiha Kagami's feelings for Itachi are complex.

Emotionally speaking, Itachi Uchiha was the executioner who destroyed the Uchiha clan and the main culprit in the clan's annihilation.

But rationally speaking, he was still very happy that such a talented younger generation had emerged in the family.

"Kakashi became a Jonin at the age of twelve, which was largely due to the ongoing Ninja War. By the time Itachi graduated from the Ninja Academy, the Third Shinobi World War had probably already ended. It wasn't during the Ninja War, so becoming a Jonin wasn't easy."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's words were unanimously agreed upon.

In their view, Kakashi becoming a Jonin at the age of twelve was somewhat exaggerated.

Judging from the outcome of the Kannabi Bridge incident, Kakashi's strength should have reached the threshold of Jonin, but in other aspects, he is somewhat unqualified.

"No matter what, Itachi graduating from the Ninja Academy at the age of seven is already an extraordinary feat."

"Yes, if he weren't a genius, he wouldn't have been able to achieve this so many years later..."

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi glared fiercely at Danzo, signaling him to shut up.

Danzo realized this as well. He glanced at his glasses with a slight apology, then looked at Hiruzen again and glared back fiercely.

Hiruzen Sarutobi: What the hell? You dare glare at me?

Danzo Shimura: Why wouldn't I glare at you? Do you still think you're my best friend?

Hiruzen Sarutobi: Heh, keep staring, let's see if you can stare until you develop a pair of Sharingan.

Danzo Shimura:.

It's worth mentioning that many people criticize the Third Hokage's comments when evaluating Itachi.

He said: "When Itachi was seven years old, he could think like the Hokage."

In the extreme world of ninjas, such an assessment is reasonable; there is no inherent conflict between youth and depth of thought.

"Old man, tell me honestly, when you spoke so highly of Itachi back then, was it with the intention of flattering him to death and appease the Uchiha clan?"

(End of this chapter)