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Chapter 177: Sending a Message, Setting Out
Chapter 177: Sending a Message, Setting Out
With the mission at hand, Itachi Uchiha slowly made his way back home after leaving Yuyi Xuan Yue's office.
The sound of the opening door echoed through the house.
"Why are you so late? Itachi Uchiha! You're getting bold," his pregnant wife scolded immediately.
Suddenly, she noticed his expression, and her face paled as she realized something. She swallowed the rest of her lecture.
After a moment, she took the initiative and took the sea fish that Itachi was still holding. Her eyes were complicated, but in the end, she said firmly, "I'll prepare dinner. You get some rest."
As his partner, she understood Itachi the best.
And his current state could only mean one thing.
Itachi's wife was, of course, worried.
But knowing why her husband had been living, she wouldn't try to stop him. All she could do was silently support him from behind.
The sound of stir-frying soon filled the kitchen.
Usually, Itachi would have rushed to do his wife's chores.
But now, he took out a whetstone and drew out a short dagger, vigorously sharpening its blade.
In the following time, the sounds of cooking and sharpening filled the warm house, initially distinct before gradually intertwining and becoming one.
At this moment.
Like Itachi, many Uchiha ninjas were also sharpening their blades and preparing their ninja tools.
Some, like Izumi Uchiha, held old, yellowing photographs, silently conversing with the people in them.
Finally.
Sasuke Uchiha stood silently on the rooftop, his eyes fixed on the bright moon in the dark night.
It was another night, another moon.
"My foolish little brother!"
That man, standing before him back then, had said coldly,
"If you want to kill me, hate me! Despise me! Then live on, ugly and scarred! Keep running, keep hiding, just to survive. And one day, when you have eyes like mine, come before me."
Riiiip!
Sasuke's body erupted with dazzling lightning, tearing apart the memories that surfaced before him.
He gazed at the moon, his eyes cold, and said,
"I won't live according to your expectations. I've made it this far in my own way."
"Itachi Uchiha! Wait for me!"
Early the next morning.
In front of the aerial elevator in the Lock Front Village, all the Uchiha ninjas gathered.
By their side were those who had maintained good relations with the Uchiha clan over the years, bidding them farewell.
Yuyi Qing, who had come with Itachi's wife, patted Sasuke, Izumi, and Itachi on the shoulders. Understanding the weight of this journey, he kept his words brief, "Good luck!"
The three of them nodded.
Just as they were about to say something more, Yuyi Xuan Yue arrived.
The whole place fell silent.
"Let's go," Yuyi Xuan Yue said, wasting no time as he waved his hand and took the lead.
He would be joining them on this trip.
Aside from supporting the Uchiha clan, he also intended to go to the South Haga Shrine to see something with his own eyes.
Seeing Yuyi Xuan Yue's decisive action.
All the Uchiha ninjas immediately followed suit.
From start to finish, they didn't ponder whether Itachi Uchiha was there or if he would be heading to the South Heaven Shrine next.
Since Lord Yuyi had spoken.
There was no room for doubt.
The ghosts of the Uchiha clan began their journey of vengeance.
At that moment, their target, Itachi Uchiha, sat by a mountain cliff, turning to glance at the Fourth Mizukage, Elder Purple, and Kisame Hoshigaki, who were engaged in a fierce battle on the other side.
The outcome was already determined, and Itachi Uchiha retracted his gaze, no longer watching, but instead looking towards the distant horizon.
During this period, he seemed to have anticipated something, and amidst the profound look in his eyes, he quietly waited.
Finally.
On this day, at this very moment, sensing the disturbance at the other end of his summoning contract, Itachi's eyelids drooped slightly as he murmured, "Have they arrived?"
Bang! A puff of white smoke appeared beside Itachi.
As the smoke cleared, a chubby cat the size of a human toddler came into view. It wore a golden abacus around its neck and sported two new glittering rings on its claws.
"Meow Meow Delivery at your service. We have a letter for Itachi Uchiha. Please acknowledge receipt. Meow~" As the fat cat spoke, it handed a letter to Itachi.
Due to Genjutsu, Itachi's summoning animal had always been a crow.
However, the Ninja Cat Clan served as both weapons and information brokers for the Uchiha, and the two groups had maintained a good relationship for many years.
Itachi, who had taken on numerous missions for the Ninja Cat Clan in the past, had also signed a summoning contract with them when he was younger, just like the other clan members.
He just hadn't summoned them in a long time.
This time, however, the Ninja Cat Clan had taken the initiative to contact him.
Itachi had a guess as to who the sender was.
He opened the letter to find a very brief message.
"South Haga Shrine, to settle everything once and for all!"
It was signed with the name "Uchiha."
"Sasuke, is there anyone else?" Itachi asked calmly as he burned the letter to ashes.
He would be setting off soon.
Not only because these Uchiha had the backing of Yuyi Xuan Yue,
but also because their determination left no room for "refusal" as an option.
More importantly, his time was indeed running out.
After his battle with Yuyi Xuan Yue, his physical condition had deteriorated further, and he didn't have much longer to live.
Even without this letter, Itachi would have sought an opportunity to fight Sasuke and ultimately pass on his Mangekyo Sharingan to him.
As for Sasuke's resentment towards Konoha,
Itachi, no longer possessing that other Mangekyo Sharingan, was powerless to do anything about it and didn't intend to try.
In his final moments, faced with a choice between Sasuke and the village, Itachi Uchiha chose Sasuke.
"Meow~ Thank you for your patronage. Each delivery costs 200,000 ryo."
Even after delivering the letter, the fat cat remained, its honest business attitude evident as it extended its fluffy claw and smiled amicably at Itachi, awaiting its payment.
Itachi calmly took out 200,000 ryo and handed it over.
"Thank you~ Please do patronize us again. Meow~~"
After receiving the money, the fat cat beamed and waved goodbye in the pose of a lucky cat. With a "bang," it transformed into white smoke and disappeared.
Five minutes later.
Kisame approached, tossing the unconscious Elder Purple, the jinchuriki of the Four-Tails, onto the ground. With a grin, he said, "This old guy was quite troublesome. Fortunately, we still managed to capture him. Itachi, let's go inform the leader now."
"No need," Itachi said as he stood up. "I'm going somewhere. Kisame, I'll leave the Four-Tails jinchuriki to you."
"Going somewhere?" Kisame frowned. "Is it important?"
Itachi raised his head, and at that moment, the rain began to fall, the droplets splashing on his face.
Allowing the rain to soak him, he remained calm and replied,
"Yes, very important."
(End of Chapter)
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