Chapter 161: Itachi Shinden: An Explosive Problem
Inside the Hokage Office,
"Itachi Uchiha I have a mission for you."
Hiruzen takes out a scroll from the drawer and ces it on the table.
Itachi nods his head.
"Yes Hokage-sama"
Hmm
Hiruzen unfolds the scroll and exins the mission.
"Recently we have encountered reports of various explosions at our borders. Some war insurgents of smaller nations are revolting at our borders.
Recently they hired some rogue shinobi who are proficient in the bombing. From the intel I can see some familiarities with the explosive corps of Iwagakure.
This is a political matter between two nations so handle it with care. I don''t want the hard-achieved peace to be disrupted in this fashion."
Hiruzen passes the scroll to Itachi.
"I have assigned another person to the same mission. Meet them near the vige entrance."
Swoosh
Itachi vanishes as his figure disperses in multiple crow summons.
""
Hiruzen silently stares at the crows.
"Looks like I have grown too old to know about the new trend of Shinobi. Sigh I will just continue my research."
Hiruzen takes out his crystal ball from the drawer.
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Swoosh swoosh
Itachi flickers inside the Uchiha n estate as he enters his house.
"Nii-san you are back."
Sasuke walks out of his room.
"Nii-san train me in Ninjutsu. I have already mastered the ninjutsu Nii-san taught me earlier."
Tap
Itachi taps Sasuke''s forehead with his finger as he shakes his head.
"Sasuke maybe some other day for now I have a mission toplete."
Aww
Sasuke clutches his forehead and stares at Itachi.
"You are so mean, Itachi Nii-san I willin to Izuna Nii-san when he visits next time."
Sasuke runs towards the Uchiha training ground.
"Ara! Itachi dear you shouldn''t be so mean to your younger brother." Mikoto walks out of the kitchen with adle in her hand.
"If you say so, Mother" Itachi sighs and walks towards the Uchiha training ground.
Bam Bam
Sasuke is kicking the trunk of a tree as he murmurs to himself.
"Itachi Nii-san is so mean. I willin to Izuna Nii-san and ask him to prepare a Nightmare training regimen for Itachi Nii-san."
""
Gulp
Cold sweat appears on Itachi''s back as he hears these words.
''Izuna Nii-san''s Hell mode training was already so I can''t even imagine about the Nightmare training regimen''
"Sasuke Sasuke don''t talk about it to Izuna Nii-san I will see your training progress." Itachi tries to appease Sasuke.
"That''s more like it Now watch me." Sasuke smiles at Itachi.
''I fell for his trick again sigh''
Itachi drops his head as he stares at Sasuke.
"Sharingan"
Sasuke activates his Sharingan. He makes multiple hand signs and clutches his left hand.
"Chidori"
Chirp Chii
Sasuke creates a small orb of lightning in his left hand. Some sparks fly out of the jutsu.
''Hmm''
Itachi''s eyes widen in surprise.
''Sasuke can already add Nature transformation to his chakra. Though the size of this jutsu is smallerpared to the Original but it is still wonderful.''
Huff Huff
Sasuke breathes heavily for a while and plops on the ground.
"I did it Nii-san."
"Wonderful! Sasuke you learned it quite quickly. Though it will be awhile before you could master it but still I am amazed by your progress." Itachi praises Sasuke.
Sasuke closes his eyes and falls asleep. Itachi carries him on his back.
''It is still too early for Sasuke to learn such a powerful technique also the Sharingan takes a toll on his small body. But Izuna Nii-san insisted on it. I wonder what Nii-san is doing now?''
Itachi walks through the Uchihapound with Sasuke on his back.
"Itachi! Itachi"
A sweet voice interrupts his train of thoughts. Itachi turns around and notices Izumi waving his hand at him.
"Oh! it is you, Izumi. What''s the matter?" Itachi stops in his tracks.
Izumi runs towards him and stands in front of him.
"Itachi! why are you sote? You kept me waiting for almost two hours and there was no sign of you anywhere. So I have to inquire Hokage-sama about your whereabouts."
Izumi ces her hands on her waist as she res at him.
Shh
Itachi points towards a sleeping Sasuke.
Swoosh swoosh
Itachi flickers towards his house. Izumi stares at his back and murmurs.
" Itachi is a bro-con. Izuna nii-san used to call him that."
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Whoosh whoosh
Itachi and Izumi flicker through the forest as Izumi starts a conversation.
"Itachi I never expected you would be my partner for this mission."
Izumi smiles as she holds Itachi''s hand.
"I will protect you, Izumi." Itachi stares into her eyes as he speaks to her.
Blush
"It is not like I need your protection." Izumi turns away to hide her blush.
Humph
"I have also grown strong, you know you aren''t the only one who did the hellish training of Izuna Nii-san Itachi!"
Izumi snorts and increases her pace.
"Wait Izumi" Itachi follows her.
Whoosh whoosh
Both of them increase their pace as they approach the border of the Land of Fire.
Hmm
Itachi takes out the scroll from his pocket as he looks at the marked ce on the map.
"The Sakanagakure is a small ind vige in Mist Sea. It is in the Land of Fish and acts as a major source of fish products for the rest of the world. The vige signed a pact with Konoha during the Third Shinobi war for protection. Recently the vige was bombed by a group of unknown shinobis they have requested help from Konoha."
Both Itachi and Izumi reach the shore. The Mist sea is covered by a very thick mist which blocks their vision.
"The Mist sea got its name because of the constant mist shrouding the water body. ording to some old legends, the Sage of Six Path fought a legendary battle here, which resulted in the creation of this sea."
Itachi remarks as he stares at the thick mist.
"Our Sharingans are useless in this mist. Let''s look for someone for directions."
They spot an old sailor near the coast.
"Let''s ask him for the directions."
They approach the sailor and ask him for directions. The sailor signals them and both of them board his boat.
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In a small cave near Sakanagakure,
A group of shinobis is gathered around a rock table as they stare at a map ced on the center of the table.
One of them marks a circle around Sakanagakure Vige.
"During the Third Shinobi war Sakanagakure allied with arge nation to protect itself from the mes of the war. They betrayed our vige and joined hands with those Konoha scums."
Bam
He ms his hands on the table.
"Unforgivable it''s unforgivable Sakanagakure vige survived, but our Onikugakure vige was burned in the mes of the war." Another shinobi clutches his fists tightly.
"Yes Sakanagakure will pay for their betrayal of the alliance." The Leader of the group folds the map and clutches it tightly.
"But How? we have attacked the vige multiple times but all of our attempts failed." Another shinobi questions the leader.
"You don''t have to worry about that anymore. I hired someone for this task. He is quite a powerful person I am sure he will annihte the Sakanagakure vige."
The Leader grins as he stares at the entrance of the cave.
"Pleasee in Deidara-san."
A person with blue nted eyes and long golden blond hair enters. His hairs are tied into a ponytail. One bang covers his left eye.
Humph
The group frowns as they stare at Deidara.
"A kid what could a kid like him do in such a situation?"
"Wait he is"
One of the shinobi walks in front of Deidara and pats his shoulder.
"Kid you better go back to your mama and beg her for more milk. This ce ain''t for you."
"Katsu"
Boom
Deidra blows away the hand of the shinobi in a minor explosion.
Aah
The shinobi yells in pain as he clutches his hand.
" he is the person I hired for the job." The Leader finishes his sentence as he stares at his man.
"It''s toote"
Sigh
He sighs and signals another person to attend to the fellow.
"Payment first jobter." Deidara walks in front of the Leader.
"Here"
The Leader passes arge bag of Ryo to Deidara.
"It is 50 percent of the agreed price." Deidara frowns as he counts the bills.
"I would pay the rest after the job is done." The Leader smiles at Deidara.
Humph
Deidara snorts and snatches the map from Leader''s hand.
"Just sit back and wait for the news. Also don''t even think about running away with my money."
Crunch Crunch
Deidara walks out of the cave as he crushes gravels and stones under his feet.
"This bastard"
The now-one handed shinobi yells after Deidara left the cave.
"Hold it right there! I paid a hefty price to hire him. Don''t ruin our chance for revenge because of your foul mouth."
The Leader chides him.
Humph
The shinobi snorts and grabs his bandaged arm.