After Itachi and Fugaku were revived, Rengoku only brought Sasuke to see them once.
After that, he didn't let Sasuke come again. After all, the two were in the middle of fusing their eyes.
If Sasuke stayed nearby all the time, it would be easy for him to notice something.
Of course, Rengoku's reason for not letting Sasuke come was that Fugaku and Itachi needed proper rest.
Sasuke's most important task now was to train well.
"Without Indra's chakra in his body, Sasuke can't really handle the strain on his body when using Susanoo."
"He still wants to learn senjutsu. I'm taking him out to find a place rich in natural energy so he can receive the seal. You won't be seeing him for a while."
"But there are still other people in the clan waiting for you."
Itachi naturally knew who Rengoku was talking about.
A trace of gentleness crossed his face, "Don't worry, Senpai. Izumi came to see me yesterday."
"I'll go see her in a little while as well."
After Uchiha Izumi confirmed her relationship with Itachi, she withdrew from the combat personnel.
The year before Rengoku returned, when Itachi was twenty years old, she married him and had become his wife.
Whenever Itachi went on missions, she prepared maps of the mission area, clothing, and equipment for him.
When Itachi was away, she helped out at Uchiha Hazuki's flower shop.
Sometimes the two of them would stroll through the shopping district. Izumi would buy groceries, while Itachi stayed by her side.
Every time Rengoku saw Izumi, she wore a happy smile.
He patted Itachi on the shoulder.
"You're not getting any younger. When are you going to have a child?"
"Cough..."
Itachi coughed, and there was a faint trace of embarrassment on his normally expressionless face.
"Lady Tsunade examined Izumi. She said it would be more suitable in a few years."
"Then make sure she eats well. There are some new desserts in the shopping district lately. Buy some for Izumi to try."
Rengoku said with a smile. Watching a sweet couple was best when they were alive.
In the original timeline, at this point Itachi would already have been terminally ill, while Izumi had long since died on the night of the clan massacre.
How could they have been thinking about having children like they were now?
"I know, Senpai," Itachi answered shyly.
Even after marrying Izumi, he still looked innocent.
———
[The Port of the Land of Fire]
Rengoku brought Sasuke, Karin, Kimimaro, and Haku there.
Originally, Naruto and Hinata were also coming, but Hanabi had injured her eyes, and Hinata wanted to stay by her side.
Since Hinata stayed behind, Naruto naturally stayed as well.
When Rengoku had first brought Kimimaro and Haku back to Konoha, they had come ashore from this direction.
However, thanks to Konoha's prosperous commerce, the port had now expanded tremendously.
There were many houses and warehouses near the port, and an endless stream of merchant caravans loaded and unloaded goods there. It was bustling with activity.
Rengoku's group soon reached the edge of the port, where a ship had already been waiting for quite some time.
"Clan Head."
An Uchiha clansman with a bulbous nose and messy short hair saluted Rengoku.
It was Uchiha Shisui.
He then respectfully saluted Karin as well, "Clan Head's wife."
Shisui was someone who cared deeply about etiquette. Even though Karin had not yet married Rengoku, he did not slight her in the least.
Karin's face flushed slightly. Shisui's formality was a bit much for her.
She nodded to Shisui and took half a step back to stand behind Rengoku.
Rengoku reached out and patted Shisui on the shoulder, "You don't have to be so formal when we're outside. Let's go first."
"Clan Head, why do you want to go to the Land of Snow?"
As Shisui led Rengoku toward the ship, he asked.
Rengoku looked back at Sasuke and the others, a smile appearing on his face.
"To find a suitable path for Sasuke."
———
Konoha's declaration of war against Sunagakure had already drawn the attention of the entire ninja world.
But Konoha's way of carrying it out was rather strange.
They had not sent anyone to attack any of Sunagakure's cities or villages.
Instead, after enclosing certain areas, they continuously greened the desert.
Greening that had once taken several years to complete was now finished within a few days.
Konoha was like someone laying bricks, slowly surrounding the desert with greenery step by step.
Sunagakure had never expected Konoha to think this way. They realized that the people from Konoha and Iwagakure had not come to wage war at all, but to directly occupy their territory.
It was obvious they were planning to gradually swallow up the Land of Wind.
Although Konoha and Iwagakure were both starting from the borders, swallowing the Land of Wind was only a matter of time.
On a sand dune near the edge of the desert, a patch of yellow sand shifted slightly, and after a hand emerged, it became apparent that it was a Sunagakure shinobi wearing a yellow cloak.
The Sunagakure shinobi raised a pair of binpupils to his eyes and looked into the distance at Nawaki, who was using Wood Release to create forests.
The shock on his face had already become numbness.
"Sarin, is Konoha planning to turn our entire Land of Wind into green land?"
The sand beside him shifted, revealing another person.
"Ruyan, don't think about it so much. Even if they green the desert, we won't get to enjoy it."
Ruyan's expression was complicated. The green land Sunagakure had dreamed of for so long was something Konoha could create so easily.
"Enemy attack!"
Sarin suddenly shouted, startling Ruyan.
But Ruyan immediately got to his feet and fled together with Sarin.
Their intelligence personnel weren't very strong in combat, but they had to be fast at running away.
Those who weren't fast enough... well, they were all dead.
The two fled separately. After all, you don't put all your eggs in one basket.
As Ruyan ran, he looked back and saw two black figures behind him.
One was dressed as a Konoha ANBU, with white hair and a mask.
The other, at a single glance, Ruyan saw a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan reflected directly into his heart. His vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground.
Sarin had it even worse. He never even got the chance to look back. He only heard a shing by his ear.
Then there was nothing after that.
Sarin's head flew into the air. White Fang had beheaded him.
The same thing continued happening nearby.
With the Hyuga Clan providing support, most of Sunagakure's shinobi were unable to escape Konoha's pursuit.
They were easily cut down there.
Konoha's sudden attack startled the spies from the other factions, and they all withdrew from the area.
On Sunagakure's side, only the scouts who had been farther away escaped. Everyone else had already died in Konoha's surprise assault.
Under those circumstances, Sunagakure no longer dared to approach, and the intelligence they obtained also began to decrease.
But unexpectedly, after killing Sunagakure's scouts, Konoha still made no further moves.
They simply repeated the process of greening the land once again.
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