Naruto: Uchiha's Harem

Kurenai Yuhi quickly shook her head again. Her current state wasn't suitable for finding a boyfriend, so forget it.

"Alright!"

'Phew...'

'The old Kurenai seems to have finally returned,' Seeing Kurenai Yuhi finally take the initiative, Asuma's hanging heart finally settled.

But unfortunately, after walking with him on the streets of Konoha for a while, Kurenai Yuhi returned to her previous distracted state.

She even accidentally bumped into a passerby on the street.

This made it impossible for him to find a good time to take out the flowers he had been hiding behind his back.

"That person... is so strange."

After accidentally bumping into the passerby's shoulder, Kurenai Yuhi finally came back to her senses. After apologizing, she noticed the other person's appearance.

"His entire face is wrapped in bandages. Has Konoha ever had someone like this before?"

"He does seem a bit suspicious, but..."

No choice, even if it's awkward, Asuma has to take out the flowers from behind his back.

"He's wearing a forehead protector, so he should be a Konoha ninja, but just to be safe, let's go ask the Hokage first."

Kurenai Yuhi sensed something off about the bandaged man.

"Alright... alright."

Seeing Kurenai Yuhi already heading to the Hokage Building, Asuma, holding the flowers in his hand, could only sigh helplessly and quickly follow.

———

"Why hasn't Kakashi-senpai come to meet us yet?"

It had been several days, and on the island of Uzushiogakure, Uzuki Yugao, Uchiha Kage, and the others still hadn't seen Kakashi's figure.

"What did the previous message say?"

Gekkō Hayate also noticed something unusual.

'Isn't Kakashi-senpai on a C-rank mission in the Land of Waves? Why will it take so much time?'

"Kakashi-senpai said he encountered Momochi Zabuza in the Land of Waves and might need a bit more time, so he told us to continue waiting in Uzushiogakure."

"Momochi Zabuza? That demon of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen?", Gekkō Hayate was shocked.

"What should we do now?"

'So, Kakashi did encounter Zabuza in the Land of Waves?'

Uchiha Kage had expected this, but he was also getting a bit impatient.

"I don't know either. This mission to infiltrate Kirigakure for intelligence is entirely under Kakashi-senpai's responsibility...", Uzuki Yugao also found it a bit troublesome.

"Why don't I go to the Land of Waves to take a look? Maybe I can still help if I go now," Thinking that Zabuza and Haku's bodies might also produce spirit bodies, and that he could even get a few ninja fragments, Uchiha Kage quickly became interested in going to the Land of Waves.

"You? You alone won't be of much help, and Kakashi-senpai told us to stay in Uzushiogakure..."

Gekkō Hayate, who had been tricked by Uchiha Kage before, instinctively wanted to refute.

"Then Hayate-senpai can go provide support, and I'll stay here with Yugao-nee?"

"Me..."

'That's even worse.'

'Wait, if this guy goes to the Land of Waves, wouldn't that leave me and Yugao alone here?'

'Crap, why did I refute him earlier!'

Thinking of this, Gekkō Hayate regretted it deeply.

"Alright, no need to argue. Let's all go to the Land of Waves together."

Uzuki Yugao took the latest order from Sarutobi Hiruzen from a messenger pigeon.

"The Hokage said the mission to infiltrate Kirigakure for intelligence has changed, and we need to return to the village with Kakashi-senpai and the others as soon as possible."

"The mission has changed?"

Uchiha Kage was quite surprised by this news.

'Did something happen in Kirigakure, or did something happen in Konoha?'

Uchiha Kage had a strange, uneasy premonition.

"That's great... I mean, let's go to the Land of Waves to find Kakashi-senpai together," Not having to go to Kirigakure is also good. Gekkō Hayate even breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The pressure of an S-rank mission was still too much for him.

"No, you stay here to guard the valuables and wait for the Hokage to send someone to take over. It's enough for me and Kage to go to the Land of Waves."

———

"You're overthinking it."

[Hokage's Office]

The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, looked at Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi in front of him with a smile, "Ita is an ANBU ninja. He just rarely goes out because his face was burned, so it's normal that you haven't seen him before."

"Ita?", Asuma had never heard this name before.

But he didn't know all the ninjas in Konoha, and since even the old man said so, it should be fine.

"So that's how it is. I was a bit rash," Kurenai Yuhi also quickly dismissed her doubts.

"No, you did well. These are troubled times, and Konoha could easily be infiltrated by those with ill intentions. It's good that you have such vigilance," Sarutobi Hiruzen highly praised Kurenai Yuhi.

This mission of Team 8 outside the village had indeed given him a big surprise.

First, they repelled Uchiha Itachi and the rogue ninja from Kirigakure, and then they found treasure in Uzushiogakure.

'I never knew Kurenai Yuhi had such strength before. It seems Konoha isn't lacking in talent.'

Plus, his son Asuma seemed to be getting along with her, so Sarutobi Hiruzen found Kurenai Yuhi more and more pleasing to the eye.

"But since you've both seen him, let's all get to know each other," As Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke, he gave an order to someone outside the door.

Soon, a man with his face wrapped in bandages, only revealing his eyes, 'Ita,' walked in from outside.

Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma quickly introduced themselves, but 'Ita' only nodded politely and didn't say a word.

"This is Ita, but he hasn't seen people in a long time, so he's a bit introverted...", Sarutobi Hiruzen explained Ita's silence.

"That's fine," Kurenai Yuhi took another look at the bandaged man who had walked in.

Although she still felt something unusual about him, she also thought she might be overthinking it.

———

"I've wronged you, Itachi."

After Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi left, Sarutobi Hiruzen finally revealed the bandaged man's true name.

That's right, the ninja with his face wrapped in bandages, using the alias Ita, was none other than Uchiha Itachi, who had recently returned to Konoha.

"If I had insisted on a more moderate policy back then and not agreed to Danzo..."

"Hokage-sama! The Uchiha clan brought this upon themselves. It's not your fault."

Uchiha Itachi shook his head. Given the Uchiha clan's fervent plotting during their gatherings back then, if it hadn't been stopped, rebellion and internal strife would have definitely occurred.

This would have caused Konoha to split or even perish.

Being able to nip the crisis in the bud, Uchiha Itachi felt that the Hokage's decision wasn't wrong.

"But... in the end, it was my incompetence as Hokage that made you bear the crime of slaughtering your own clan."

"This is the fate of a shinobi, and there was no better candidate than me at the time. Hokage-sama, there's no need to blame yourself," Seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen speak so sincerely, Uchiha Itachi felt the resentment he had held toward Konoha's higher-ups over the years dissipate a bit.

"No, if I had agreed to Shisui's proposal back then, perhaps none of this would have happened," Sarutobi Hiruzen was referring to Uchiha Shisui's plan to use Kotoamatsukami to manipulate the Uchiha clan's leader, Uchiha Fugaku.

He also took the opportunity to bring up the topic of Shisui's eyes.

"Back then, I never really believed in such a genjutsu, but now I think it might have been real. After all, Shisui wasn't the type to boast."

"There is indeed such a genjutsu, but controlling just my father wouldn't have had much effect on the Uchiha clan at that time."

Uchiha Itachi had also considered Shisui's proposal back then, but his father's last words before death made him realize that the situation of the Uchiha clan at the time was already beyond his father's control.

"So there really is such a genjutsu... This is... I wonder where Shisui's eyes have ended up now," Hiruzen Sarutobi took puff after puff from his pipe, his face full of worry.

"If it were to endanger Konoha..."

"Hokage-sama, before his death, Shisui entrusted his eyes to me."

"Oh? In that case, there's no need to worry."

"However..."

Uchiha Itachi glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression before continuing.

"Back when I left the Akatsuki, Shisui's eyes were taken by the leader of the Akatsuki."

At the time, Itachi had handed Shisui's eyes over to Pain. Besides driving a wedge between Pain and Obito, he also had no intention of giving Shisui's eyes to Konoha's higher-ups.

'The Hokage might not be a problem, but Danzo...'

Itachi was very clear on who his friend had died at the hands of.

"This actually happened?"

'Kotoamatsukami had fallen into the hands of the enemy?'

Hearing this, the wrinkles on Hiruzen Sarutobi's aged face deepened.

"But there's no need to worry too much. Before they were taken, I placed a self-destruction curse on Shisui's eyes. Using that eye recklessly would only result in it being burned away by Amaterasu."

"Is it reliable?"

Itachi was always cautious in his actions.

Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a slight sigh of relief.

"I can't be absolutely certain. After all, the leader of the Akatsuki possesses the legendary Rinnegan, which only the Sage of Six Paths was said to have. As for his abilities, I know nothing at all."

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