"We were at the mercy of that thing."

Uchiha Itachi sat upright and said seriously.

"No, you can't say that."

The sunset glowed dimly, and the weak light enveloped the three people in the room, leaving only a little gold, shining with a beauty that did not belong to this world.

"Maybe you should open the curtains first."

Tsunade sat on Itachi's left side. She held her forehead and lamented that the world was really going to end.

Is there a magical ninja tool that can allow her to go back ten years in time with just one click?

If it happened again, she would definitely separate Itachi and Neji at the first opportunity.

"No..it's looking here."

Tsunade's native language is speechless.

How could the greatest genius of Konoha fall to such a state!

"I say, Itachi..."

The woman spoke earnestly, she knew that nothing she said would be of any use.

C4 can't wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep.

But she still has to say it! No, she has to do it!

He swung his shoulders, opened his body, and hit the black-haired young man on the head with a blow.

"He was gone for less than three minutes, and you're going to destroy the world now?"

"No... that red-haired one..."

"...You should be calmer than the red-haired guy."

Tsunade held back on this punch. If she had really vented all her dissatisfaction, the person next to her would have been chopped open long ago.

Besides, it sounded like she liked red-haired guys.

How can someone who comes up and calls you brother be a good person?

"Conspiracy theories can't save humanity. We have more important things to do right now than whether Red Hair is a good person, don't we?"

The pain seemed to have restored some of Itachi's sanity. Although the Uchiha clan looked cold and unkind, they were actually emotional animals.

They are impulsive and act on impulse, but they are also the ones who value feelings the most.

But Tsunade didn't hate this.

The Uchiha children were just like their proud Fire Style. They were scorching hot, fearless warriors, and gods of war bathed in fire.

In comparison, I seemed a little too cold.

Staying calm is simply the best solution for the outside world and solving problems.

Everyone has the best future in their heart.

Likewise, Tsunade will do what she thinks is the best thing to do right now.

"What do you think about what Neji said about him?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen: What opinion can I have? I have no opinion at all.

In a meeting of three people, the third person cannot be him!

"Redhead knows better."

It is obvious that Uchiha Itachi is smuggling something private.

"This is Neji's decision."

"I know." So Itachi just moved his mouth without taking any physical action.

That red-haired guy is indeed a ruthless character.

At the moment when the corner of his clothes was grabbed, Uchiha Itachi saw with his own eyes that an emotion called "nostalgia" appeared on his face, which was as calm as dead water in the past.

Hyuga Neji was always too lazy to hide his emotions.

This was very different from the Neji Itachi had first met.

It's like I've lost my obsession, and all that's left is a feeling of exhaustion that makes me think everything is fine.

Uchiha Itachi felt mixed emotions - either heartache or jealousy.

If Hyuga Neji gave everyone a label, Uchiha Itachi's would definitely be "grateful".

Although Itachi had no idea what Neji was grateful for.

What should be given to Tsunade is "respect".

Mixed with some unclear and incomprehensible expectations, this is the label that Hyuga Neji gave to Tsunade.

But "nostalgia" is undoubtedly the first time it appears.

It is a nostalgia with countless shared memories.

It was Uchiha Itachi's unfulfilled wish.

He was jealous to the point of madness, wishing so much that he was the one to form a bond with Hyuga Neji.

How I wish all these various emotions were only directed at him.

Uchiha Itachi wanted everything.

Human restraint suppresses greed and desire and maintains a delicate balance.

With just a little bit of external help, the stacked blocks will collapse and fall apart overnight.

Fortunately, not now.

Unfortunately, not now.

Itachi stood up, placed a hand on the growing lump on the back of his head, and his expression changed in the blink of an eye.

At least for now, he is still human.

"It was you who suggested coming to the Chunin Exams."

"In that sense, it's good stimulation."

This is now in doubt.

"It's not good," Tsunade said bluntly, "but it is useful." If not for this, she would not have voted in favor before.

"Hinata Hizashi is a dead person - at least in Neji's original experience, this father should not exist."

"So does my mother."

Tsunade nodded in agreement. This was also one of the reasons why they didn't ask Hyuga Hizashi to come.

Sarutobi Hiruzen: So why am I here?

"Sarutobi-sensei, do you have any clues?"

"As a bystander, or as a human surveillance camera."

Okay, now I know.

"Well, this is also part of the Hokage's job..."

"Teacher Sarutobi, there is only one Uchiha Itachi here."

There is only one perverted possessive maniac, and they are not here to call him to account.

Well, not entirely.

"Sarutobi-sensei?"

"Ah...ah, I can't say that there is none at all."

“I only discovered this in recent years.”

It was Hyuga Neji who was accidentally seen while peeking at Itachi.

At that time, I just thought that this child looked a bit like someone, but when I looked closely and combined it with Uchiha Itachi's attitude, it suddenly became clear to me.

"His negative attitude towards Hinata is unbelievable like someone from the branch family."

"Ever since the Hinatas entered Konoha, the conflicts in the main branch families have been intense."

Almost every year, members of the branch family are executed for rebelling against the main family.

The curse of the caged bird took away the physical and spiritual freedom of the separated family.

So what if there are rebels?

The main family doesn't treat the branch family as family members, so naturally the Hokage won't treat them either.

As long as the function still works, Sarutobi Hiruzen will do nothing.

He just needs to be a kind old man, smiling quietly and indulging everything.

"His response to the Zong family was too small."

"Although most of the branch family members are quiet, even if they want to resist, they will be dealt with immediately."

"But the look in the eyes of the separated family members is the same."

"They resent and obey at the same time, until time completely tames them."

But Hyuga Neji's eyes did not look like one that was tamed at all.

"What if... it's a wish?"

Itachi raised his head and looked out through the gap in the curtains.

"What is his wish?"

"He did so much, and for what?"

There is no free lunch in the world.

While fulfilling their wishes, Hyuga Neji must also have his own wishes.

The wish that had been fulfilled was alive and kicking right before his eyes, directing the last batch of examinees coming out of the tower to rest.

The younger brother was cursed by Orochimaru, and while he gained power he also suffered endless pain.

Uchiha Itachi didn't care - it was just a curse seal. Instead, he wanted to see how far Sasuke could go with this.

But Neji didn't react at all - this was too strange.

"He never interferes with things that he considers to be a done deal."

Even when they went to see him, they saw the snake-eyed apricot tree. And with the red-haired boy from Sand Village, the three of them went somewhere else to talk in private.

Itachi admitted that he was jealous, and the building blocks began to sway once again.

“He was a bystander.”

“He doesn’t want to do anything.”

Sarutobi Hiruzen continued: "This is...he is protecting us in his own way."

"In his memory, we are lucky to have had an ending that satisfied him."

What the Sandaime said made sense, but Tsunade didn't think so. She threw her white thighs onto the conference room table, and her sharp heels were facing Uchiha Itachi.

"That just protected me."

"He just doesn't want us to turn into snake-eyed almond trees."

It doesn't look like Uchiha Itachi will have a good ending.

As for Sarutobi-sensei...

"Ah! I can't figure it out. Let's stop here for today."

"Sneaky kid, can you drink?"

But there is one thing Tsunade can be sure of without even thinking about it.

Hyuga Neji was always cautious and willing to be locked in the cage built by their fate.

The bird in a cage was too cruel for him, yet scary and appropriate.

He could have done nothing, but he emerged from the grave of pain and exhaustion again and again, standing in front of them with his shattered body and soul.

Just to be put back in the cage again.

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