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Chapter 7 - Itachi’s rebirth

Joining the Village was to protect the Clan, and Mitsuki's words enlightened Itachi. It was true; he was also clear about the history of the family.

But then, Shisui's words, and Mitsuki's deliberate pause, after hearing them, the meaning he understood was different. Did Shisui mean to protect both the Village and the family at the same time?

Yet he had misinterpreted it as needing to protect the Village first, and only then the Uchiha name.

Now that Itachi understood, he felt a wave of fear. If he had continued to think as before, he would have already fought his clansmen today. What about in the future? Itachi dared not think further.

Mitsuki, seeing Itachi starting to break down, subtly gestured to Fugaku not to interrupt, allowing him to continue.

Fugaku, standing by, was utterly bewildered. What did Mitsuki mean? Did he want him to amplify his words again?

"Itachi, Shisui has never missed a single clan meeting in the past, but you often didn't attend due to missions."

"Previously, the clansmen only ostracized you, but they never ostracized Shisui."

Fugaku's words were shocking, and Mitsuki's eyes widened.

Good, good, Uchiha Fugaku, you thick-browed, big-eyed fellow, I didn't expect this! I never saw you as so smart before. Now you're really getting into playing your son, aren't you? Truly a biological son, you're going all out.

This directly caused Itachi's heart to begin to crumble.

Itachi recalled everything from before. He didn't stop Shisui's suicide. Every time there was a new development within the clan, he would report it to the Third Hokage and Danzo.

He even monitored the clansmen for them. If Mitsuki hadn't enlightened him, wouldn't he have killed his entire clan and walked the path of a rogue ninja?...

"Itachi, think about your past. The family sent you to Anbu as an undercover agent, but you ended up being an undercover agent for Danzo and Hiruzen. You are disloyal."

"You allowed Shisui to commit suicide before your eyes, watching him choose the wrong path. Towards your friend, you are unjust."

"Fighting your clansmen, this is your inhumanity."

"You betrayed your father Fugaku's expectations, even acting against them, questioning your father. As a result, you were almost brainwashed by Hiruzen and Danzo. You are unfilial!"

Four sentences declared, "Disloyal, unjust, inhumane, unfilial."

"Uchiha Itachi's defenses are broken, replicating the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan?"

The system's voice echoed in Mitsuki's mind.

Mitsuki laughed inwardly. He had expected to copy a visual jutsu, but he hadn't expected it to be half of the Eternal Mangekyo! Didn't this mean that as long as Er Zhu Zi also awakened his Mangekyo in the future, with a little intervention from him, he could directly awaken the Eternal Mangekyo?

Originally, he had no siblings, so Mitsuki thought he would need to cooperate with Orochimaru to awaken the Eternal Mangekyo, but he didn't expect the system to be so powerful.

Thinking about it this way, as long as Obito appeared, the Rinnegan would also be within his grasp.

Mitsuki pondered these thoughts, imagining a beautiful future.

But Uchiha Itachi, beside him, had bloodshot eyes, and the Mangekyo pattern appeared, with two lines of blood tears flowing down his face.

He knelt on the ground, pounding it, hating his past self for being prejudiced and arrogant, hating his seven-year-old self for being brainwashed by the Third Hokage's words, hating himself for disappointing his father, and hating himself for not being able to stop Shisui.

All of this was his own fault.

Fugaku stood in front of Itachi, looking at him in this state, his heart aching. As a father, he never wanted to see his son so sad.

He could only say that acting with Mitsuki indeed had a significant effect.

But now, Itachi needed to be cheered up again.

"Itachi, you are my son, stand up!"

"The past cannot be undone, but the future can still be changed."

"In this decadent state, have you forgotten Shisui's last words!?"

"Have you forgotten the expectations of the clansmen! Do you want Sasuke to see you like this!?"

Itachi stood up, wiping the blood tears from his face, his eyes gradually becoming resolute.

"Father, you are right. I cannot disappoint the clansmen, I cannot disappoint Shisui who is gone, I cannot disappoint you, and even more, I cannot disappoint Sasuke!"

The "Will of Fire" and "Uchiha Threat Theory" instilled in Uchiha Itachi by Danzo Shimura and Hiruzen Sarutobi were shattered at this moment.

Looking at Itachi now, he was like a completely different person from the Itachi of the afternoon. Through the combined acting of Mitsuki and Fugaku, Itachi finally experienced a rebirth.

Itachi suddenly turned around, looking at Mitsuki, who was still sitting on the edge of the cliff, his words sincere and his eyes revealing loyalty:

"Mitsuki, what method will you use to save the Uchiha Clan?"

The now calm Itachi began to worry about this question.

Not just Itachi, but Fugaku also stared at Mitsuki eagerly. Wasn't this whole act just to wait for Mitsuki to reveal his plan?

Mitsuki began to explain to the two the method he had thought of earlier when he came to the waterfall.

The crescent moon gradually reached its zenith and then slowly began to descend, and only then did Mitsuki finish explaining his ideas to the two.

The father and son looked at Mitsuki with complex expressions, finding it unbelievable, unsure how to evaluate Mitsuki's plan.

It was outrageous, but indeed feasible, and as long as it was implemented, it seemed destined to succeed. It was just... this method might only be something a guy like Mitsuki could come up with. If it were the two of them, they probably wouldn't be able to think of it even if their heads burst.

Itachi mentally rehearsed Mitsuki's plan. This plan was simply flawless. Not only could it save the family, but it could also gain the recognition and affection of the villagers, and it could even... Thinking to the end, Itachi's eyes gradually became dangerous. Danzo and the Third Hokage, those hateful guys.

Mitsuki noticed Itachi's gaze and stepped forward to pat him on the shoulder:

"Danzo must die. Hiruzen isn't too bad, let him live."

Seeing Mitsuki say this, Itachi also nodded in agreement.

Fugaku, standing by, recalled everything from that night. Uchiha Mitsuki, what terrifying wisdom! He could easily save a clan and change Itachi's mind. What he had strived for so many years and failed to achieve, Mitsuki accomplished with such ease.

Fortunately, Mitsuki was a member of the Uchiha Clan. As long as he was there, the family could restore the Uchiha's glory. From now on, whoever wanted to harm Mitsuki would have to step over his dead body first.

As Fugaku made up his mind, Itachi also had the same thought.

The father and son unconsciously reached a consensus, forming a united front.

Mitsuki looked at Fugaku and Itachi's current appearance and recalled that tragic night in the original work.

"I was born into the Uchiha Clan, so this time, I will lead the Uchiha to glory!"

Mitsuki silently told himself these words in his heart.

His parents' meticulous care since childhood, the uncles and aunts selling pancakes in the clan, the retired uncle at the ninja tool shop.

Recalling the bits and pieces of life within the clan over these 16 years, it was completely different from the anime in his previous life. The Uchiha Clan was just a bit arrogant, but as long as one treated them sincerely, they could feel the mutual care.

Mitsuki looked at the father and son now getting along harmoniously, smiled knowingly, and quietly left.

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