The meeting was forced to a halt, and the Anbu and Security Team began searching for Uchiha Itachi's whereabouts throughout the village. He was crucial tonight, and many issues were difficult to deal with without him.
But by dawn, there was still no sign of Uchiha Itachi.
He was eventually found in Nankai Shrine in the Uchiha Clan Land. At that time, Uchiha Itachi was in a coma, so the Security Team directly informed Uchiha Fugaku.
Soon, Uchiha Fugaku, Tsunade, and Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived at Nankai Shrine and saw the unconscious Uchiha Itachi.
"Itachi!"
Uchiha Fugaku hurriedly moved forward to check, noticing that Uchiha Itachi's posture was somewhat strange. Then he looked toward the clan emblem in front of Uchiha Itachi, recalling that it was a pose for confession... But what crime was Itachi confessing to?
"Lord Tsunade, please take a look at Itachi."
"Alright, I know, please move aside, Clan Leader Fugaku."
Tsunade approached, laid Uchiha Itachi flat, and then placed her hand on his forehead.
After using Medical Ninjutsu, Tsunade frowned slightly, but still used Mystical Palm Jutsu to treat Itachi.
After more than ten minutes, Tsunade withdrew her hand, stood up, and said to Uchiha Fugaku, "It's fine now, but this little brat's situation is peculiar. He's suffered severe damage from Illusion Techniques, and it seems like it's been a while, at least almost a day..."
"That's really odd. I remember his Shadow Clone disappeared only a few hours ago. Who attacked him?"
Uchiha Fugaku shook his head and said, "I don't know either, the Security Team found no enemies. Could it be Obito's accomplice... But Lord Tsunade, Lord Third, just now Itachi's actions were very strange."
Sarutobi Hiruzen asked, "Fugaku, are you talking about the confession kneeling posture? Do you think it was the work of the enemy?"
"Facing the clan emblem in a kneeling confession, I'm unsure of the enemy's intentions, and tonight's Itachi... Honestly, I haven't communicated much with Itachi lately, I didn't know he'd changed so much..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen remained silent upon hearing this. It was during this period that he had asked Uchiha Itachi to act as a double agent, but he wouldn't mention that in front of Fugaku to avoid hostility.
Soon Tsunade's Medical Ninjutsu proved effective, and Uchiha Itachi slowly woke up on the ground.
However, upon seeing the situation before him, he was momentarily stunned. His father, the Third Hokage, and a young beautiful woman were looking at him, but the woman was giving him a rather unfriendly stare.
So Uchiha Itachi asked, "Father, Lord Third, why are you here?"
Tsunade asked disdainfully after hearing him, "Brat, you dared to bluff us with your Shadow Clone in the Hokage Office and ended up humiliated by being ambushed into such a posture... Tell us, who ambushed you? You've wasted our time!"
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Uchiha Itachi showed a trace of confusion on his face, not understanding what Tsunade meant, then turned to Sarutobi Hiruzen and asked, "Lord Third, what happened?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned and asked, "Itachi, who ambushed you?"
"Ambushed... Someone who looked exactly like me, with Three-Tomoe Sharingan and formidable skill. I didn't even react before being knocked unconscious... Lord Third, what time is it now?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen paused and then said, "It's already dawn."
Uchiha Itachi was startled and suddenly said, "Dawn? I must have been knocked out before three o'clock in the afternoon, I don't remember anything after that."
"Huh?"
Tsunade interjected upon hearing this, "Brat, you were still waiting for me at the village gate around five or six o'clock, and it was you who spoke to me about Danzo!"
Uchiha Itachi turned to Tsunade and asked with puzzlement, "You are...?"
"Lord Tsunade, logically speaking Itachi shouldn't know you. When Lord Tsunade left the village, Itachi was only four years old and never communicated with you..."
Uchiha Fugaku explained while standing by.
Everyone present showed expressions of confusion and bewilderment, then after exchanging the information they knew, they understood that Uchiha Itachi had just been replaced.
This is indeed a strange situation. When dealing with Obito in the Uchiha Clan Land, Itachi's Sharingan couldn't be faked, and the Transformation Jutsu couldn't deceive the dozen or so pairs of Three-Tomoe Sharingan present, yet no one noticed?
Tsunade asked unwillingly, "Brat, do you know the name Yoichi?"
Uchiha Itachi shook his head and said, "Never heard of it!"
"Damn it!"
Tsunade clenched her fist in dissatisfaction, thinking she had found a clue, but unexpectedly, the clue was directly cut off.
"This is troublesome, having someone who can mimic Itachi so well, even possessing a Three-Tomoe Sharingan..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly felt a headache and said, "And it seems he also took Shisui's eye?"
But the actions of this guy appear entirely in the best interest of Konoha and the Uchiha Race, which is truly incomprehensible.
In the end, everyone left, and Sarutobi Hiruzen instructed Fugaku to take Uchiha Itachi to the hospital to check first, then report to the Intelligence Team. They need more detailed information.
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"Itachi, by doing this, you dug 'your own' pit this time, didn't you?"
Uchiha Yoichi watched as this world's Itachi went to the Intelligence Team, knowing what would happen next.
The plan to annihilate the clan couldn't be concealed even if he wanted to hide it; not to mention the information from Obito's side, the Interrogation Team directly extracted memories from Obito's brain, making it impossible to falsify.
Now the fact that Itachi replaced 'himself' is exposed, so this world's plan of Uchiha Itachi to annihilate the clan can't be hidden, as well as that confession posture.
Although it won't spread widely among the Uchiha Race, it certainly can't be hidden from Uchiha Fugaku and the high-ranking members of Konoha.
"He shouldn't act against his family, even 'I myself' can't forgive this."
Itachi spoke. He now led a very happy life; his father valued him, his mother cared for him, his siblings adored him, and he had caring seniors.
Having experienced a period of loneliness and helplessness in childhood, living in such a wonderful environment now made Itachi cherish family bonds even more. So upon learning that his biological father, Uchiha Fugaku, intended to target the village and family, he couldn't align with him.
Itachi suddenly asked, "There won't be any problems with me intervening so much, right, Father? Since I changed so many things, surely future events will be altered?"
"Doesn't matter; this isn't the timeline of our world at all, and the time shifts a year later than ours... Just think of it as time travel, you just intervened for a bit during your journey."
Uchiha Yoichi said, "There are countless such timelines. Perhaps if Tsunade goes for a drink, it might create a new possibility. No need to care too much, as long as it doesn't affect our world."
Although Itachi didn't quite understand, he heard that what he did wasn't very significant, so he asked, "Then Father, when are we going back?"
Uchiha Yoichi thought for a while and said, "Tomorrow, I still have some matters to deal with. You can take a look around the village."
"Alright, I understand."
Konoha Village, although last night's battle caused considerable commotion, it was fortunate that the Uchiha Race was far from Konoha's center, causing minimal disturbance.
Just that the handling is more troublesome, Tsunade had to stay and deal with matters due to her immediate commitments.
After a busy day, near nightfall Tsunade stretched, showcasing her graceful curves and said, "Ah~ I'm worn out, haven't slept all day, I'll have a good drink today and then rest up! Let's go, Shizune, let's have a drink together..."
"You go ahead, Lord Tsunade, I'll tidy up a bit more, also Konoha Hospital over there..."
"Alright alright, I got it, I'll leave these matters to you."
Hearing Shizune, Tsunade hurriedly walked outside, fearing if she stayed a little longer, more tasks would fall on her shoulders, "That old man's really something, he hasn't retired yet, but he's already dumped these things onto me!"