Naruto, this is called Kuuga, not White Zetsu

After Uchiha Izumi's reminder, Seto Chihiro suddenly understood why the system had not yet issued the reward for joining the Anbu.

the reason is simple.

Because he is not a member of the Anbu yet...

[...Finally, after graduating from the Ninja Academy, he officially became a member of the Anbu...]

"What a joke! I had already noticed Tsunade's expression yesterday, but I overlooked such an important thing..."

"Have I lost the ability to think as I get younger? I'm actually like a little kid, indulging in the joy of victory..."

Now, if I want to join the Anbu, I must graduate from the Ninja Academy early...so what is this patrol work before graduation?

Is Konoha taking advantage of him for free?

It started with Utatane Koharu, and Sarutobi Hiruzen took the opportunity to decide the outcome. Out of respect, Tsunade planned to make her choose between going to school or joining the Anbu...

After Tsunade discussed with them again, she managed to go to school and work in the Anbu at the same time, something that others thought was impossible...

...He did not disappoint Tsunade's expectations, defeated Kakashi, and obtained the qualification to study at the Ninja Academy and work in the Anbu at the same time... However, this Anbu member can do the work of the Anbu, but he does not have the identity of the Anbu...

In the eyes of others, after graduation, he can become an Anbu of Konoha and silently protect his village... This kind of hero in the dark will make others envious when he speaks of it.

Thinking carefully, if what he heard yesterday was correct, Tsunade's original plan was to make him and Uchiha Izumi become members of her Hokage Guard Team...

If you compare the captain of the Anbu team and the Hokage's guard team, you will find that there is no comparison between the two things...

"That makes sense. When Sarutobi Hiruzen was talking to her, Tsunade looked unhappy. She was trying to suppress her anger... Tsunade herself was being tricked..."

This also makes sense, why Tsunade told Uchiha Izumi not to tell anyone his identity, not to call him by his code name, and only to wear a mask during patrols...

Because he needs her to become Hokage in order to refresh his identity...

"I never thought that I, who had never enjoyed any privileges in my previous life, would be taken care of by others in this life? It's incredible..."

Seto Chihiro still felt strange. Why didn't Tsunade tell herself but told Uchiha Izumi after she returned yesterday?

Why didn't they just let him apply for early graduation? With his current ability, early graduation is a very simple matter. Just tell him... this kind of trouble can be easily solved.

"Hu~~"

He took a deep breath. For some reason, he felt like someone was taking special care of him...

Just like he was taking care of Uzumaki Karin, hoping that she could make more friends in the Ninja Academy...

Perhaps, Tsunade also hoped that her people would live happier in the Ninja Academy and didn't want him to be exposed to politics in advance, so she didn't tell him these things...

"Let's have a good talk with Tsunade after we get back..."

The evening breeze was slightly cool, blowing on Seto Chihiro's neck. He decided to put this matter aside for the time being.

Recalling what Uchiha Izumi said before and after he fell from the tree, and his unnatural expression after he was pulled up, if his feeling was correct... Uchiha Izumi must have something buried deep in his heart, and this thing should be closely related to Konoha, Anbu, and Uchiha Itachi.

"How can we get Uchiha Izumi to speak out about this kind of thing?"

There is no doubt that it is very difficult to get someone to speak out what is buried deep in their heart...

All the words of comfort at the moment are completely useless to her... She must be made to realize that she will not be betrayed if she tells me...

"There is no doubt... Sister Quan, you just thought about Uchiha Itachi, the Anbu, and Konoha, so you missed a step... right?"

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Uchiha family.

[Mikoto-sister, Lady Tsunade hopes that I can join her guard team. As long as I pass the trial successfully, I will be able to wash away the Uchiha clan's reputation in the village...]

[...Family secrets and historical records, have these houses been burned down?...It's okay, as long as we are still here, there will definitely be a chance to expand the Uchiha clan's ninjutsu...]

[Have the Uchiha clan's Konoha Police Department privileges been revoked? It doesn't matter... As long as Huimei and Meihui grow up, then... wuwuwu...]

[Misaki-san, I have passed the test... I will definitely make others look up to Konoha. ]

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ANBU base.

"Have you heard? The one called Shui is the surviving descendant of the Uchiha clan."

"Didn't they say there were only five of us left?"

"Yes, I heard that the guy named Uchiha Itachi went crazy and massacred the Uchiha clan until only five people were left."

"Didn't the traitor Itachi also slaughter the rest of the Konoha ninjas during this massacre?"

"That's false. People on the battlefield said that all Konoha's ninjas were controlled by Itachi's illusion. No Konoha ninjas died. The reports of ninjas dying in the village were all false..."

"It's what they deserve. Who let the Uchiha clan manipulate the Nine-Tails and kill the Fourth Hokage seven years ago?"

"I heard that Yagura was also controlled by a guy wearing a mask..."

'Stop, stop talking, it's that guy...'

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After accidentally hearing the news in the morning, Uchiha Izumi felt that this was not the Konoha he was familiar with.

The thought that Uchiha Itachi slaughtered the Uchiha clan for Konoha kept appearing in her mind, giving her an incomprehensible feeling of pain.

Whether on the street or walking in the corridor of the Anbu, everyone who saw the clan emblem behind her looked at her with pointed eyes, as if she were a walking entertainment.

The confusion in her heart urged her to return to the tribe quickly and ask the acting team leader whether all this was true.

But when Uchiha Mikoto fell silent, she instantly felt her world collapse...

Itachi really killed everyone in the Uchiha clan, but not a single person from Konoha...

[Everything is done with the interests of the village as the main goal...]

If the village's interest requires killing all members of the Uchiha clan, why doesn't he kill himself as well?

Uchiha Izumi felt extremely confused about the thought that appeared in his mind.

I clearly didn't have any evidence, and I clearly heard everything from other people. I clearly shouldn't have such thoughts... Obviously... Obviously that woman has already acquiesced to everything, why... why am I still unwilling to admit in my heart that Itachi did all this for the benefit of Konoha?

Why would that guy do such a thing, why!

After endless anger, confusion appears...

Uchiha Izumi spent a whole half day paralyzing himself with the task, and kept thinking about why Itachi thought that destroying the Uchiha clan would be in the interests of Konoha?

She tried to put herself in Uchiha Itachi's shoes, but the conclusion she came to was always - she couldn't do it...

Although hatred, revenge, questioning, retaliation, and all kinds of dark emotions began to intensify in his heart, the expression under the mask also became hideous.

But not only can she not show any of these emotions, she also has to summon the psychic Ninja Cat to keep herself in a normal state of mind and not let these emotions drive her...

Because once Konoha finds out...

The Uchiha clan will disappear from this ninja world...

Chapter 15 How BOSS is Made (2)

9:14pm.

The moon and stars were hidden by dark clouds, and the night was beginning to grow cold.

tick-

The cool breeze brought the drizzle of rain, the dazzling blue light rushed through the darkness, and the crackling thunder followed.

The roars of beasts in the Death Forest were heard one after another, and the dissatisfaction contained in them could be heard even in the back mountains of Konoha.

The patrol work of the Anbu has ended. Uchiha Izumi, who has worked continuously for 14 hours, did not return home immediately. Instead, he braved the wind and rain and came to a huge tombstone covered with photos, feeling mixed emotions.

Doubts about Konoha...

Hatred of Itachi...

Confusion about the world...

And the powerlessness of my own weakness...

"Izumi-sama, my chakra is almost exhausted. I'm sorry I can't stay with you any longer. I will notify Mikoto-sama to pick you up in time."

I'm so tired, so alone

"Xiao Hei, thank you for staying with me all day today."

"It's no trouble, Master Quan."

A black cat came out from Uchiha Izumi's collar and instantly turned into a cloud of smoke after landing on the ground.

Boom——!

Uchiha Izumi let the rain slide down his head, and after fixing his eyes on the photo in the middle, he stopped moving.

The lower half of this photo has obvious cut marks, as if it was cut open intentionally.

The man and woman in the photo are smiling very happily.

However, there was a small gap between the two people, and judging from the movements of their hands, there should be a child missing in the middle.

"..."

After a long silence, Uchiha Izumi took out a photo from his pocket and stuck it on the tombstone.

Dad...Mom...

Uchiha Izumi looked at herself in the family photo. She was two completely different people in the photo and in reality. Her parents in the photo were alive and smiling, but in the real world, she was alone.

She didn't even get to see her parents for the last time.

Tears mixed with rain slid down her face, and half of the photo fell into the small puddle under the tombstone.

She didn't know whether her enemy was Itachi or Konoha.... She also didn't know if her guess was correct...

Konoha, Uchiha Itachi, the mysterious masked man...

Suddenly, a hand reached out to the puddle and picked up the photo. Uchiha Izumi followed the arm and looked sideways.

"So this is Sister Quan when she was a child. However, for a family portrait like this, I think it would be more meaningful if we put them together again. What do you think?"

A familiar figure appeared beside her, wearing a gray vest, a fox mask worn on the side of his head, and standing next to her with an umbrella in his left hand.

The young man in front of him is not only a disciple of Tsunade, one of the Three Ninjas, but also inherited the Senju clan's bloodline limit - Wood Release. In the future, he is likely to become a figure like the first Hokage.

At the same time, it was also the member who had just completed the daily patrol with her - Chihiro Seto.

Someone who saved the Uchiha once, saved the Uchiha clan, and stopped her from making a big mistake.

It can be said that this guy is completely different from other people in the village and does not look at the Uchiha clan with tinted glasses.

But precisely because of this, Uchiha Izumi doesn't want to see the guy who has always helped her.

Because she knew that in the process of getting along with him, she would most likely tell him all the secrets in her heart.

And telling these secrets will harm this young man...

"Give it back to me!"

She did not use the name 'Chihiro' to identify the other person as she did before. Instead, her voice had to be as cold and unfamiliar as it had been in the afternoon.

Uchiha Izumi didn't know when the other party appeared beside him, how long he had been watching him, and what he guessed.

But he undoubtedly saved himself.

Uchiha Izumi intended to distance himself from the other party, so as not to make the boy sad, nor to make him want to explore his secrets.

Let the other person gradually feel that you are an ungrateful person, start to dislike you, and finally stay away from you...

Only in this way will you not be affected by the secrets in your heart...

"Sister Quan, can you tell me why you missed a step this afternoon? In exchange, I will return this half of the photo to you... Otherwise, hehe..."

After Seto Chihiro bowed slightly to the tombstone, a meaningful smile appeared on her face.

"I worked too long today. I wasn't paying enough attention to the tree trunk, so I missed a step. It's not the secret you think it is..."

He had guessed something...

The content of the voice made Uchiha Izumi panic, and he couldn't help but take two steps back and leave the range of the umbrella.

"Sister Quan, are you still unwilling to tell the truth?"