Chapter 18: Chapter 18
For some reason, Itachi Uchiha felt that Sasuke seemed to have changed a lot recently. Every time he ate, Sasuke would be very excited when he picked up food for him, but now Sasuke has become uninterested.
But Itachi didn't think much about it, because Sasuke seemed to have become very hardworking recently.
Looking at Sasuke's slightly chubby face, Itachi felt a warm current in his heart, Sasuke, I will definitely protect you
""Sasuke! Have you lost your appetite recently?"
Mikoto Uchiha smiled sweetly at Sasuke.
Mikoto Uchiha had long black hair with two bangs falling on both sides of her cheeks. It can be seen that Sasuke almost inherited Mikoto Uchiha's genes.
she was wearing a gray shirt and a long skirt that was unique to housewives. Next to her was a serious young man wearing a jonin vest. There was no emotion on his serious face.
""No, Mom, I just don't want to eat too much!"
Sasuke didn't dare to say that he had eaten at Naruto's place. He wanted to control himself and eat less, but the food Naruto made was so delicious that Sasuke couldn't control himself. After returning home, he basically couldn't eat much.
Mikoto Uchiha gently stroked Sasuke's head, her eyes full of doting. It was obvious that Mikoto liked this son who looked like her very much.
"Sasuke! As a man of the Uchiha family, how have you been doing in school recently?
Fugaku Uchiha rarely spoke, and he said in a calm tone.
"Well, it should be no problem to win the title of the top student this year."
Sasuke said after thinking for a while.
He said that it was probably because he considered that Naruto would not reveal his strength, which made him feel that he was picked up as the top student.
At the end of each year, the school would conduct a test to select the top student of each grade.
Sasuke did not think that anyone other than him and Naruto could win the position of the top student.
And Naruto would most likely not compete for the position of the top student.
"Well! Very good! Keep it up!"
Fugaku Uchiha's serious face rarely showed a little color.
Although he was still very serious, his eyes flashed with satisfaction. Although he had always been strict with Sasuke, he did not ask Sasuke to be as good as Itachi. In fact, he still liked Sasuke very much in his heart, not just because he looked like Mikoto.
Well, this was also one of the reasons.
"Come with me! I will teach you a ninjutsu today!"
Fugaku put down his bowl and chopsticks and asked Sasuke to go out, while Mikoto Uchiha quietly cleaned up the bowl and chopsticks on the table.
Sasuke followed Fugaku outside, feeling very excited. I should be able to surpass Naruto after learning ninjutsu.
In this world, ninjutsu is synonymous with power!
"The ninjutsu I want to teach you is called the Great Fireball Technique! This is the signature ninjutsu of our Uchiha family."
Finally, Fugaku quickly formed seals with his hands, gathered his two fingers at his mouth and blew, and a huge ball of fire was instantly spit out by Fugaku.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Sasuke was shocked again. Such power must be able to surpass Naruto!
Next, Fugaku Uchiha introduced the specific method of forming seals to Sasuke again, and said:"This ninjutsu, your brother learned it in one go! Next, you try it!"
Because Sasuke has been secretly practicing seals with Naruto during this period of time, he has become more familiar with seals. When practicing physical skills with Naruto, he also inadvertently exercises some chakra control techniques.
This makes Sasuke's performance much better than the original.
In the original work, Sasuke released only the size of a basketball. Such power is simply weak and pitiful among ninjas.
And now, the size of the fireball released by Sasuke's seal has reached the size of a water tank.
After Sasuke released it, he looked at Fugaku with anticipation. Fugaku no longer had a cold face like in the original work, and said:"Well! It's great to be able to achieve this level for the first time, but you still need to keep working hard. When your brother first learned this ninjutsu, he released a fireball several meters long!"
Sasuke was a little disappointed, but when he heard about his brother's record, he couldn't help but exclaimed:"Brother is so awesome!"
"Keep practicing!"
After saying that, Fugaku Uchiha left directly. The reason why he was indifferent was because of the current conflict between the Uchiha clan and the village. As his own son, he must carry the banner of Uchiha.
That's why he was not satisfied with Sasuke's performance in the original work.
Sasuke was still practicing the Great Fireball Technique. Fugaku walked to the door of the room and said to Itachi, who was watching Sasuke practice:"Come to my room!"
When Itachi arrived at Fugaku's room, he knelt on he knees. Itachi picked up the teapot on the table, made a cup of tea and put it in front of Fugaku.
Fugaku didn't speak during this period.
After Itachi finished these, Fugaku picked up the teacup and took a sip, then he slowly said:"Itachi, the recent impact between the family and Konoha has intensified again."
"You are the second Uchiha to join the Anbu. I heard that the previous Anbu captain has retired!"
After saying this, Fugaku Uchiha did not continue to speak, but stared at Itachi.
Itachi was shocked. He knew that this was a warning from his father. As a member of the Uchiha, he became the Anbu captain but did not report it at all. Although he did not know where Fugaku got the information, it was obvious that Fugaku was dissatisfied with him now.
""Father! The conflict between our Uchiha clan and Konoha is imminent. If our family clashes with Konoha, the entire Konoha will become very weak, and a new round of war may suddenly sweep across the ninja world. Please give me some time, I will definitely find a way for Uchiha and Konoha to coexist!"
Itachi said sincerely.
"You should know, Itachi, that the Elders Council has been putting pressure on me recently. We don't have much time left! If the time comes when I have to make a decision, I will have no choice!"
Hearing Fugaku's serious and cold voice, Itachi's heart trembled.
""Father! I'll find a way!"
Itachi knelt on the ground and bowed to Fugaku.
"All right! You Go out! I'll think about it for a while!"
Fugaku waved his hand, his tone full of helplessness.
Facing his son, how could Fugaku not understand that Itachi had begun to rarely come to the clan meetings.
"I wonder if it's right or wrong for me to let Itachi join the Anbu?"
Fugaku felt that he couldn't see through his son. You know, Itachi is not even twelve years old now.
He has already opened the three-tomo Sharingan and become one of the few strong jonins in the Uchiha clan.
Not only Itachi, but even Shisui seems to have the intention of getting close to Konoha. The war faction even began to plan a war with Konoha, intending to rely on violence to gain power.
But Fugaku knew what a war between Uchiha and Konoha meant. Konoha was not as simple as imagined. Even if the Uchiha clan won, could it still resist the other major countries?
If Naruto knew what Fugaku was thinking, he would know that Fugaku was a rare rational person, but he was helpless because of his lack of ability and was controlled by the third hokage. He even hoped to rely on Itachi and Shisui to work in the Anbu to improve the relationship with the village, but he didn't know that he would lose both the family and the army.