Chapter 271 Itachi and Obito
After chatting for a while under the moonlight, Shisui and Itachi both felt much better.

The two of them may have had conflicts in their ideologies, but essentially they both wanted to save the family and avoid a conflict between the family and the village.

After encouraging each other, Shisui and Itachi left the cliff and headed towards home.

……

On the way home, in addition to thinking about how the family and the village could coexist, Itachi's image of Sasuke gradually emerged in his mind, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Walking between the root organization and the family, he bears extremely heavy pressure every day.

Only when he sees his brother's smiling face can he completely relax. Sasuke is his best brother and the person he wants to protect most in his life.

Even if it was just to protect his brother, he had to stop his tribe's crazy coup plan.

As for the plan for the entire clan to escape that Shisui had just proposed, Uchiha Itachi didn't know whether he agreed or opposed it.

However, when did Brother Shisui come up with the idea of ​​escaping? It is obvious that Brother Shisui used to care about the people in the village very much. He should know what Uchiha's defection means to the village.

If the Uchiha really left Konoha, the other ninja clans would probably be shaken.

In this era when the Senju clan has disbanded, the Uchiha clan is already the most senior clan in the village. If they really leave Konoha, the consequences will be disastrous.

Should I report Shisui's thoughts to the Hokage?
Uchiha Itachi fell into deep thought, and then immediately dismissed the idea. How could he doubt Brother Shisui? If Brother Shisui hadn't taken action, he would have lost interest in the ninja world and died in the Nanga River.

At this moment, accompanied by a chakra fluctuation, ripples appeared in the void.

A twisted vortex appeared out of nowhere, and a black-clothed figure with a tiger-striped mask walked out of it. The other party was looking at him with the eyes of a prey.

The first time he saw the masked man, Uchiha Itachi drew out his kunai and looked at him warily.

He knew this mysterious masked man, and he also knew that he, like himself, possessed a pair of Sharingan, and that they were at the three-magatama level.

It was this other person who killed his companions while he was carrying out his mission of protecting the nobles, allowing him to successfully awaken the One-Magatama Sharingan.

He could not forget the way the masked man looked at him that day, which was exactly the same as it was at this moment.

The difference is that compared to a few years ago, his strength has undergone a qualitative change, and he is no longer a Genin who just graduated from the ninja school.

Pouring chakra into the soles of his feet, Uchiha Itachi shot towards the masked man like an arrow.

Just when the kunai in his hand was about to hit the masked man, the masked man's body turned into a shadow, and the kunai passed through the masked man's body as if passing through the air.

Dodging Itachi's attack, Obito appeared from the other side and said calmly: "Compared to two years ago, your strength has improved a lot, but if you want to kill me, you are still far from it."

"Only after you awaken your Mangekyō Sharingan will you be qualified to have an equal conversation with me."

Uchiha Itachi obtained a lot of useful information from Obito's words.

First of all, the other party is an Uchiha like himself, and has awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and mastered some special space-time abilities. In addition, the other party also took a fancy to himself and was very interested in him.

After thinking about this, Uchiha Itachi pretended to be calm and said, "So, you really want me to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan, but I'm curious about one thing, why is it that as an Uchiha, I have never heard any rumors about you in the clan?"

Obito glanced at Uchiha Itachi and said disapprovingly:
"You must have heard of my name, but you have temporarily forgotten it. I am one of the founders of Konoha, the Shura of the Ninja World, Uchiha Madara."

"Uchiha Madara?" Uchiha Itachi snorted, "Uchiha Madara died at the hands of the first Hokage a long time ago. Could it be that you are just a ghost now, without a physical body?"

"Ghost, it's not wrong to call me that..."

After a pause, Obito continued: "I am indeed a ghost wandering over Konoha, silently watching everything that happens in Konoha Village."

"From the beginning of the First Shinobi World War to the end of the war between Konoha and Kumogakure."

Uchiha Itachi frowned. He was not sure whether the other party was Uchiha Madara. Uchiha Madara had died decades ago, but apart from Uchiha Madara, there were not many Uchiha in the clan who could open the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Itachi decided to get straight to the point:
"Stop talking nonsense. What on earth do you want to talk to me about? I'm just a jonin from Konoha. There shouldn't be anything worth your attention. It's even more impossible for me to open the Mangekyō Sharingan."

Obito smiled, then said: "Don't underestimate yourself. If I didn't have the talent to open the Mangekyō Sharingan, I wouldn't have been paying attention to you all this time."

"A genius like you can never show your true value if you always stay in the mud of Konoha and Uchiha. I am here to observe you. When you become disappointed with Konoha and Uchiha, you will become someone like me."

"People like you?" Uchiha Itachi asked back.

Obito nodded, and then said: "Yes, it is someone like me. I once believed in the will of fire and friendship just like you. I burned myself in the Konohagakure to illuminate the new buds."

"But the higher I was in a position, the more I could feel the hypocrisy of Konoha. It was not until I left Konoha that I found the true meaning of life, which is to achieve world peace."

"The Will of Fire is a torch that illuminates the darkness, but it can only illuminate a small area like Konoha. My goal is to raise the torch and illuminate the entire ninja world."

After hearing that Obito's wish was to bring world peace, Uchiha Itachi looked skeptical.

Although he also had a similar dream, the other party was a little too hypocritical and empty. He even looked down on the Will of Fire. Could there be any better idea?

After frowning and thinking for a long time, Uchiha Itachi said: "After all, you just want me to leave Konoha and become your subordinate."

"I have no interest in being your subordinate. I hope you will go back."

"If other people see you, they won't be as easy to talk to as I am. Even if you have great abilities, you are no match for the Konohagakure."

Obito sneered and said as he entered the whirlpool:
"It's not like I haven't launched attacks on Konoha before. I won't recruit you as my subordinate right away. One day when you are disappointed with your family and village, you will naturally beg me for help."

"I have the time and patience to see that day come."

(End of this chapter)