Uchiha Itachi packed his personal gear, glanced at his still somewhat restless younger brother, and finally turned and disappeared into the night.
His first mission after becoming a chūnin was incredibly important to him, and he was very enthusiastic in all aspects.
Although his new teammates might be a bit unhappy, he hoped to complete the mission sooner.
'This way, I can come back earlier to accompany Sasuke.'
Itachi was very fast, and soon he had already left the Uchiha clan compound.
To be honest, the Uchiha now didn't give him a good feeling.
Many people spoke of 'the clan' or 'the family', which seemed very different from what he heard from Hokage-sama.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Itachi's steps faltered slightly; he seemed to have sensed something.
"Who's there? Come out."
As he spoke, his eyes turned scarlet, and his gaze was fixed on his surroundings.
Being targeted within Konoha Village was rare, but he quickly thought of something.
After all, he had seen someone madly hunting fellow Ninja within Konoha Village!
Whoosh.
Whoosh.
Whoosh—
However, his only answer was several kunai flying towards him with a whooshing sound.
'Are they from Root?'
Itachi thought to himself, a kunai also appeared in his hand, and he dodged while deflecting the incoming kunai.
"Hmm?!"
But just as a kunai flew past him, his Sharingan suddenly saw that the kunai seemed to have a special mark on it.
And at that very moment, he clearly sensed a masked figure had already appeared beside him…
…
"What's going on?"
Hidezawa looked at the direction of the shadow with confusion in his heart.
It was rare that he planned to walk home and think about some problems instead of using Flying Thunder God to go straight back, but then he encountered something like this.
Normally, he should go and see.
But at this moment, he sensed a strange Flying Thunder God Mark appear, which made him dare not act rashly.
He knew very well that, without an accident, such a movable mark belonged to that guy, Uchiha Obito.
The Flying Thunder God Mark was not so easy to clear, and Obito, that lunatic, ran to Konoha hoping to be recognized by the Fourth Hokage to save himself.
But the problem was, he was exactly like Uchiha Fugaku, never thinking if there was something wrong with himself.
Wearing a mask to cover his face, deliberately changing his voice so people couldn't make sense of it, first attaching explosive tags to Naruto in his swaddling clothes, and then forcibly releasing the Nine-Tails from Kushina's body.
For someone who clearly wanted to kill his wife and child, even if the Fourth Hokage had the best temper, he would probably be furious.
And Obito was also crazy with anger, otherwise, he wouldn't have mocked the Fourth Hokage to his face in the future for not recognizing him back then.
'What kind of insane logic is that?'
Hidezawa couldn't help but purse his lips; he truly couldn't empathize with such a lunatic.
Moreover, he highly agreed with the old wicked Senju ghost, Second Hokage Senju Tobirama's evaluation of the Sharingan.
The Uchiha truly become more abnormal the more their Sharingan develop, especially after activating the Mangekyō—they become absolute lunatics.
Thinking of this, Hidezawa pretended he hadn't seen anything and walked towards his home without looking back.
"Black Zetsu, he doesn't seem to care at all, huh."
Watching Hidezawa's actions, the pitcher plant monster, White Zetsu, hiding in the shadows, helplessly said.
Black Zetsu was also somewhat speechless; this guy seemed to be a bit unpredictable.
When encountering a stranger of unknown identity, regardless of whether you are Root or Anbu or ordinary shinobi, shouldn't you go and investigate?
You are a Konoha shinobi!
Although according to the plan, Hidezawa wasn't necessarily needed to go, and he was fed up with Obito's so-called plan.
However, as the 'will of Uchiha Madara' now, he could only reluctantly assist Obito, and since they were doing it, they might as well do it perfectly.
"You notify the guy on Obito's body and see if the battle over there has ended."
Although Black Zetsu was speechless, he didn't care and spoke directly.
"This kid can use Flying Thunder God to return. Tell Obito to speed up and remember to bring Itachi over."
"Oh, oh, ok."
White Zetsu nodded. Whatever Black Zetsu said, he would follow, and he didn't need to think too much.
After Hidezawa had walked a certain distance, he quietly turned his head to look at the situation behind him.
"What exactly is going on?"
The inexplicable black shadow, Obito's Flying Thunder God Mark, all these messy things combined made Hidezawa feel the strangeness of the situation.
Suddenly, he thought of a possibility.
'Could it be because I'm teammates with Uchiha Shisui, and he wants to use me for that?'
Hidezawa really couldn't figure it out, but if he guessed correctly, then the situation would be a bit complicated.
"Hmm?"
As he walked, Hidezawa suddenly sensed a special power fluctuation, and at that very moment, the Flying Thunder God Mark was very close.
However, this feeling quickly disappeared, as if nothing had happened.
Hidezawa frowned. He hesitated for a moment but still vigilantly looked towards the turn ahead, and in an instant, his pupils widened.
Because he saw Itachi lying on the ground, covered in injuries and unconscious. And in that instant, Hidezawa seemed to understand what that bastard Uchiha Obito wanted to do.
'It really is about Shisui. Is that bastard trying to frame me?'
Hidezawa knew he didn't need to leave, because leaving would only seem to confirm his involvement.
Uchiha Obito possesses Kamui, and with a mask and some pretense, he might truly make people mistake it for the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Itachi isn't dead. Perhaps his memory before falling unconscious was of being defeated by 'Hidezawa'.
'I seem to have deliberately said some similar things just to annoy Danzo...'
Hidezawa pursed his lips. Whether Obito heard it or not, with Black Zetsu and White Zetsu, he probably had thoroughly investigated his identity.
'This meant...'
'I can't get out of this?'
Hidezawa is a member of Root, and it is well known that Danzo despised the Uchiha Clan, and Itachi had even beaten Root ninja before.
So, as Danzo's enforcer, it would be normal for Hidezawa to do something to Itachi, right?
During the Chūnin Exams, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he could only humiliate him, not kill him. So, it's not impossible that he would strike hard again behind the scenes, right?
And if Itachi were on the verge of death, Uchiha Shisui would definitely become dissatisfied with Konoha. At that point, it would be normal for him to have certain thoughts, right?
Sigh...
Thinking of this, Hidezawa quietly sighed, then gently drew out a kunai.
'It seems there's no other way. But I want to see who the real prey is...'
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