Chapter 378 - 63

Chapter 63: Itachi's WarningAt this moment, the subordinate standing on Danzo's right suddenly lowered his voice and said: "Lord Danzo, the number of bodies does not match."Danzo stopped after hearing this and asked: "What did you say? How could this happen?"This Anbu member hurriedly knelt on one knee and replied: "Except for the ones you specified, there are still many vacancies. Many of them actually disappeared into thin air right under our eyes."Danzo was about to speak, but suddenly felt something was wrong. He carefully turned his head and looked to the other side, only to see the eye exposed by this Anbu member had turned into a Sharingan.When he opened his mouth, it was Itachi's voice: "I have witnessed all of this! And I will continue to witness it in the future. If you dare to make a move against Sasuke, I will inform enemy nations of all the Village's classified intelligence."After speaking, Itachi transformed into a sky full of crows and disappeared. Looking at the feathers drifting in the air, Danzo narrowed his eyes and said viciously: "Damn! That cunning Uchiha."At this time, Sasuke carried Naruto on his back and arrived at his home. Sasuke was exhausted, and by accident, he stepped on empty air, causing him and Naruto to slide down the steps.He pulled Naruto, struggling to climb up, his fingers worn to the point of bleeding. At this moment, Robin, who happened to hear the commotion, came out to check. After seeing this scene, she hurriedly stepped forward and used her Rolling Vines to scoop them up and bring them into the house.Seeing them like this, Tsunade didn't have time to ask what happened. She hurriedly called Shizuneout and asked her to examine Sasuke, while she herself began to check on Naruto, whose injuries were more severe.At this moment, Sasuke struggled to get up and took the bottle containing the Sharingan from his bosom. He handed the bottle to Shizune and said: "This is Uchiha Shisui's eye. He was also killed by Itachi. Hurry up and transplant it into Naruto!"Tsunade took the bottle from Shizune's hand and said to Sasuke: "Thank you so much. Don't worry! With me here, Naruto will be fine. You should also lie down and rest well; just leave the rest to me."Itachi had arrived outside the Village, where the Masked Man was leaning against a tree waiting for him. Seeing Itachi, he straightened up and said: "Is everything done? How was it? Do you want to join my organization?"Itachi nodded and replied: "There is nowhere else to go now anyway, so following you is a good choice."Upon hearing his words, the Masked Man took a ring from his bosom and handed it over. Itachi took it and examined it carefully, finding that the entire ring was made of silver, with a gemstone inlaid on it inscribed with the character 'Crimson'.The Masked Man said: "No need to look at it, it's just a ring that represents your identity. It will belong to you until you die, and you will have plenty of time to play with it later. Now we should leave. After all, you are already a rogue ninja of the Village. If you are discovered, another battle is inevitable. From now on, your identity changes from Konoha's Itachi to the Akatsuki Organization's Itachi."Hearing this, Itachi put it on the ring finger of his right hand, then took off his forehead protector and used a Kunai to scratch a horizontal line through the Konoha symbol. From then on, this signified that he had officially become a rogue ninja of Konoha. Itachi put his forehead protector back on, and without looking back, followed the Masked Man away.In the days that followed, under the Third Hokage's instructions, Anbu members investigated in confusion but found no other valuable information. The final conclusion was that Uchiha Itachi had developed hatred for his clan for some reason, which led to such a tragedy.At the same time, they were also suspicious: what kind of hatred could cause Itachi to act so viciously? Not a single living creature could be found in the entire Uchiha clan grounds; he had truly left no one behind.During this period, they wanted to find Sasuke to ask about related matters, but were ruthlessly rejected by Tsunade on the grounds that he was recovering from his injuries. However, there are always those who are ignorant and arrogant.This person was the same Anbu member who had provoked Kakashi before. However, after he was punched half to death by Tsunade, no one mentioned this matter again.Naruto's eye transplant surgery was a success. From then on, Shisui's pair of Sharingan were installed in Naruto, and he also intentionally let this news spread.Not long after, everyone in Konoha knew that Naruto's eyes were destroyed while trying to protect Sasuke, and in return, Sasuke had gifted him the Sharingan he took from Itachi. It was only then that people learned the "truth": that the long-missing Shisui had actually been killed by Itachi.After a period of experimentation, Naruto finally figured out the second ability of Shisui's eyes. It turned out that the title "Body Flicker Shisui" didn't just refer to his speed; it was also a description of his ocular power.By injecting just a small amount of Chakra into the Sharingan, he could generate hundreds of afterimages. These afterimages were different from Shadow Clones; they were more like a Genjutsu and had no physical form. The function of his right eye was that it allowed his main body to switch freely among these afterimages, and it was difficult to be easily perceived.This was a very practical combat skill. When attacked, he could become intangible, and once an afterimage hit the enemy, he could instantly materialize. If this were combined with the Eight Gates in combat, it would definitely have an unexpected effect. If one had to find a flaw, it would perhaps be that it was difficult to deal with large-scale Ninjutsu.This ability even made Naruto feel that it was somewhat similar to Obito's Kamui, except that one transferred between phantoms, while the other transferred the body into the Kamuidimension.Since this incident, the optimistic, sunny, and talkative Sasuke had disappeared. He became melancholy, and a smile could hardly be seen on his face. He was cold all day long, ignoring almost everyone except Naruto, always looking like he didn't want anyone to get close.He trained tirelessly every day, as if only this could slightly alleviate the pain in his heart. Seeing him like this, Naruto, as his good friend, also felt very pained, but the time was not yet ripe, and he could not tell him the truth.Naruto could only accompany him in training every day, hoping to use companionship to dissolve some of his pain and hatred, but the results were not ideal.However, Naruto was not anxious. This was a tribulation that Sasuke was destined to suffer. Compared to what he suffered in the original timeline, it was already much better; at least his parents were still alive.