"Father, why have you come back?"
Uchiha Itachi hesitated for a moment before asking. He was grown up now, and although he couldn't quite remember the past events clearly, he still remembered the clansmen scolding him, calling him the traitor's son.
"I came back to see you, Itachi. You've grown up. Your abilities with Illusion Techniques are quite impressive..."
Whoosh!
A pebble was suddenly thrown by Uchiha Fugaku, hitting and passing through Uchiha Itachi instantly. Itachi's expression was replaced by shock, and then he faded away into an ink-like shadow and disappeared.
In the next second, the real Uchiha Itachi emerged from another side, looking complexly at his father who had revealed the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and said, "Father."
The earlier test showed, anyone using Sharingan couldn't be an impersonator.
"Itachi, your vigilance is excellent. It seems that you have become a qualified ninja. I always believed you could become a genius ninja surpassing your father... Come and sit with me to talk."
Uchiha Fugaku sat on a pile of steel materials, then waved to Itachi to come over and talk.
Itachi hesitated for a moment inside, but still walked over and sat down beside Uchiha Fugaku. After sitting down, he suddenly recalled what Uchiha Yoichi had said; reading was meant to gain knowledge and increase ways to deal with matters, otherwise, one would end up clueless like a fool...
Uchiha Itachi didn't know what to do at this moment. Encountering a traitorous ninja should be promptly reported to the village, but this traitorous ninja was his biological father.
"Itachi, what's been going on lately? Have you been training your Ninjutsu well?"
Uchiha Fugaku started talking about homely matters with Itachi, wanting first to connect as a father before discussing other things.
Uchiha Itachi replied, "Lately, I've been in the Ninja Academy. However, I've learned all the Ninjutsu classes, so my teacher allows me to read other books during class..."
"That's a waste of time. With your talent, you should graduate early and become a true ninja, gaining experience instead."
Uchiha Fugaku shook his head and said, then sighed inwardly. Back then, he couldn't take Itachi away; he could only leave Itachi in the village. Fortunately, Itachi's growth didn't disappoint him, but Senior Yashiro was sacrificed because of this.
Itachi's use of Illusion Techniques earlier was excellent; if not for his acute sensitivity to illusions, he might not have noticed.
Because of witnessing Itachi's illusion skills, Uchiha Fugaku began to think about taking Itachi away; this village is not worth remembering, and that woman doesn't deserve to be Itachi's mother.
Uchiha Fugaku always believed that once Itachi learned the truth, he would surely stand by his side.
After asking some homely questions, Uchiha Itachi answered them in sequence, and more than two hours had already passed. This construction site wasn't operating today, and it was in a more remote area; generally, the Security Team only patrolled once a day.
"Itachi, about four years have passed, and I think it's time to tell you the truth of the past."
Uchiha Fugaku spoke slowly; this had always been a scar in his heart, but to persuade Uchiha Itachi, he was willing to talk about it.
"The reason I became a traitorous ninja back then was entirely due to being manipulated by Uchiha Yoichi. He and Uchiha Mikota together..."
As Uchiha Fugaku recounted events from his perspective back then, Uchiha Itachi's eyes were filled with shock, confusion, and bewilderment; these matters were too unfamiliar to him.
However, some events he still remembered, like living in Uchiha Yashiro's home first as a child, then being taken to Uchiha Shinji's home, and living there for a few days before being taken back by his mother.
After that, he lived with his mother, although she was still busy, from then on, she spent increasingly more time with him each day.
Uchiha Itachi bowed his head in silence; he didn't know what to do.
Uchiha Fugaku gritted his teeth and said, "Itachi, I actually left you something most important, but it was stolen by that bastard Uchiha Yoichi!"
"What?"
Uchiha Itachi instinctively asked.
"It's my Sharingan, my Mangekyo Sharingan was originally left for you, but it was stolen by that bastard. For the sake of these eyes, he even killed Uchiha Yashiro, and then he took these eyes to evolve his own into Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan..."
Uchiha Fugaku's heart was filled with the anger of hatred, telling Uchiha Itachi about the past events.
He placed all hope onto Itachi, but it was ruined, and it glorified Uchiha Yoichi's reputation. When talking about this, Uchiha Fugaku was full of regret in his heart, regretting having handed over his Mangekyo Sharingan too early.
"How, how could it be like this?"
Uchiha Itachi was extremely distrustful after hearing, because Uchiha Yoichi treated him very well; apart from opposing his early graduation, he treated everyone equally at home… Moreover, he considered this 'father' in his heart; additionally, he was the village's Hokage.
Knowing these many events in a short time brought a strong mental shock to Uchiha Itachi.
"That's how it is, Itachi. Right now, you likely don't know the Forbidden Techniques of the Uchiha Race because he's guarding against you. You are my son, so he won't let you gain power."
Uchiha Fugaku grabbed Itachi's shoulders, looking into his eyes with some surprise, discovering that the Sharingan had awakened, and the left eye was the Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
He truly is his son; this bloodline is indeed powerful.