met free Chapter 4: Love Your Sister-in-Law or Gold?
Chapter 4: Love Your Sister-in-Law or Gold?
Uchiha Kazuhiko was initially delighted to see the triggered world line mission, but then couldn't help but complain:
So, no matter what I do, you think I'll become a victim of Itachi's sword?
Are you trying to look down on me, Fat Tiger, with this task?!
I refuse to believe that with my amazing perseverance and life's insights, I can't change my fate or save the Uchiha clan!
I'll let Obito and Danzo come together then, and I'll avoid their sharp edge.
I choose three. I want to test whether Itachi Uchiha's blade is as sharp as my upright and unyielding spirit!
"Hmph~" Itachi's chuunibyou-esque remarks and the world line mission made Kazuhiko chuckle:
"Want to make a bet? I bet you'll definitely come back obediently and take the diagnosis report."
Itachi turned around, glanced at Kazuhiko sideways, and then turned and left, leaving behind a proud silhouette.
An 18-year-old genin, if you weren't a medical ninja recommended by Shisui, you wouldn't even be qualified to see me, hmph!
"Looks like you're too scared to bet with me."
Itachi remained silent and quickly disappeared through the office door.
Generally speaking, the method of provocation is extremely effective against the Uchiha clan.
As is well known, Uchiha clan ninjas are all competitive types; even if they can't win physically, they would never admit defeat verbally, like Obito.
If you can beat me, then I'm sorry, I'll have to shine your shoes (French accent), representative character: Sasuke.
Itachi's complete indifference to provocation is truly rare among the Uchiha.
"You have personality, I'm starting to like you a little."
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In the clinic lobby, Itachi immediately spotted Uchiha Shisui waiting for him.
For Itachi, Shisui was his older brother, someone he could completely trust.
That's why Itachi came here to get a strange psychological diagnosis.
He was furious at the thought of Kazuhiko using illusion magic to transform into Shisui.
In Itachi's eyes, this clumsy imitation was undoubtedly a desecration of his own brother.
Itachi walked over to Shisui, who was observing the crowd, and sat down next to him in tacit understanding. Together they stared blankly at the flow of people at the clinic.
This scene, which might seem utterly boring to outsiders, was something Itachi inexplicably enjoyed.
He didn't know what Shisui was looking at, but he liked the feeling of being with the two of them. He could let down his guard, without worrying about the outside world or the pressure of being a genius.
Instead of leaning back in the chair, Itachi braced himself on the edge with both hands, kicking his little feet in a relaxed manner, completely emptying his mind.
Shisui turned his head and saw this scene, then smiled:
"The psychological diagnosis seems to be working quite well."
Thinking of Uchiha Kazuhiko, Itachi pursed his lips and didn't reply. After all, he was the doctor recommended by Shisui, and he couldn't speak ill of him to his face. So he changed the subject:
"The crowd doesn't seem very interesting?"
Shisui looked at the crowd in the hall. "Oh, I'm thinking about something."
"What?"
"Even though the Konoha Hospital headquarters has a higher level of medical care and more medical ninjas, the Uchiha always crowd into the clan clinics and wait in long lines rather than go to the headquarters for treatment."
Why is that?
Itachi continued kicking his little feet, completely unwilling to think.
Shisui rarely gets a break from the Anbu, so every moment the two spend together is precious.
So let's leave this kind of thinking to the other person.
"Because our Uchiha clan is sick."
"Is the Uchiha clan sick?" Itachi's face showed confusion.
Shisui smiled. "Isn't that an interesting point?"
He pointed to the crowd queuing in front of him and continued:
"I asked them, and they told me reasons such as 'We come here because we trust our own people more,' 'We hate being gossiped about,' and 'Uchiha ninjas are put at the back of the line when they go to the hospital headquarters.' The reasons seemed strange, but the essence was actually—our Uchiha clan is sick."
"As Kazuhiko-san said, we must see through the phenomenon to the essence. The reason for this phenomenon is that our Uchiha clan and the entire Konoha are sick."
He Yan Ge?
Itachi frowned slightly. What kind of person was he to deserve being called "brother" by Shisui?
And what kind of bizarre theory is this? The Uchiha and Konoha aren't human, so how could they get sick?
Shisui was oblivious to Itachi's dislike, engrossed in Kazuhiko's theories and talking eloquently.
"We were born in Konoha and were taught to love Konoha, but we were treated as internal enemies who could rebel at any time, and were isolated, monitored, and discriminated against by Konoha."
"Our Uchiha clan has been labeled as 'dangerous elements,' and for various reasons, clan members have gradually developed a fixed mindset that 'the whole world is against us.' This has led to extreme distrust of the outside world among clan members, trapping them within the small Uchiha circle."
"It is this sense of identity rupture, abandonment, and paranoid perception that has made all of us Uchiha sick. To use Kazuhiko's diagnosis as an example—"
Shisui looked at Itachi, who had stopped kicking, and said, "We all have psychological problems and need psychologists. This is the original intention of Kazuhiko-san in starting psychological therapy, and it is also the reason why I insisted on bringing you here."
Itachi opened his mouth, but suddenly didn't know what to say.
Putting himself in his shoes, he realized that the problem troubling him was indeed like that.
Itachi was confused about whether he should love Konoha, the Uchiha clan, or his older and younger brothers.
He wanted to maintain the peace and tranquility of Konoha Village forever.
However, the clan members were constantly at odds with Konoha, and radicals would occasionally shout slogans such as "seizing power by force" and "supporting a coup."
On one side is Sasuke's peaceful and happy life in Konoha, and on the other side are his parents and clansmen who are preparing to seize power. This is the root of Itachi and Shisui's pain. They are Konoha people, but they are also Uchiha people.
So when the Third Hokage presented Itachi with the multiple-choice question, "Do you love Konoha or the Uchiha clan?", Itachi's condition worsened, his brain completely shut down, and he chose to love Konoha.
To use an inappropriate analogy:
Do you love your sister-in-law more or the gold?
Because of his lack of education, Itachi chose to love gold, and as a result, he lost both the gold and the people.
The ideology that Uchiha Kazuhiko is trying to instill in them is, simply put, to make them love Konoha, where the Uchiha clan resides, which is also the direction that Shisui has always wanted to strive for.
Kazuhiko speculated that it was precisely because of this obsession that Shisui activated Kotoamatsukami, which can rewrite the will of others, after witnessing the death of his comrades, in an attempt to achieve the ultimate goal of Konoha having Uchiha clan leader Fugaku.
Unfortunately, they were ambushed by Danzo and their mission failed.
However, even if Shisui successfully controlled Fugaku, the war between the Uchiha and Konoha was ultimately unavoidable.
Because Tobirama Senju had deeply implanted the theory that "Uchiha equals Hamas" into Konoha.
Even if Shisui used Kotoamatsukami to stop the Uchiha's "bloodless revolution," Konoha would not stand idly by and allow Hamas, who had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, to continue leading the Uchiha clan.
After witnessing the terrifying power of "Kotoamatsukami," the Uchiha clan's destruction will only accelerate.
Because those Konoha high-ranking officials who held the belief that "Uchiha equals Hamas" only feared that Kotoamatsukami would affect them, making them even more anxious and apprehensive.
Therefore, it's not enough to just discipline Shisui and Itachi; the entire Konoha leadership also needs to be "disciplined"!
"How can we get them to the hospital headquarters?"
Itachi crossed his arms, looked at the crowd, and began to ponder, "Or rather, how do we cure the Uchiha's illness?"
"This is a complicated issue. But as Brother Yan said, 'We must stand tall, promote unity, strive for equality, and uphold justice.'"
"Stand up straight, what does that mean?"
"The Sharingan of the Uchiha clan is the source of our confidence to stand tall. It is this power that allows our clan members to avoid being bullied and Konoha to be spared the ravages of war..."
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