"So, Itachi is dead?"
"Yes."
"Damn it! Why did you kill him?!"
"..."
"Wouldn't it be better to break his limbs and bring him back, making him suffer?"
"..."
"Now look, we still have to worry about his Edo Tensei. Sasuke, I'm so disappointed in you!"
Inside the Anbu base in Konoha.
Sasuke lowered his head, enduring a scolding from Tobirama, which made him purse his lips.
He knew his teacher, Tobirama, liked to scold him, though he didn't know why.
But scolding aside, he still learned a lot, perhaps it was a form of strictness?
He just felt like these words sounded so familiar?
It wasn't just him, Kakashi and Jiraiya were also silently observing. Both of them instinctively looked towards Takemi, who stood with his arms crossed.
These two are truly identical.
"Alright, he's dead. Why keep talking about it?" Hashirama couldn't help but speak, sighing.
"And no matter how you look at it, this is a tragedy. If it weren't for—"
"Shut up, you! Don't cause trouble for me at a time like this!" Tobirama instantly cut off his older brother's words.
Sasuke was no ordinary Uchiha now, he was an Uchiha with a Mangekyo. He didn't want his older brother to annoy him right now.
"I know your eyes have improved, but don't get arrogant. You still have a long way to go, but you are indeed a capable Ninja now."
"Yes, I won't be arrogant."
Sasuke nodded seriously, stating firmly, "Itachi's Edo Tensei is still a factor, my mission is far from over. Besides, with Takemi as an example, I have no reason to be arrogant."
Sasuke's words were sincere, causing everyone present to nod in agreement.
Having such a mindset was indeed excellent.
However, when using Takemi as an example, one must be careful to choose the good aspects.
"Keep up the good work, we all believe in you."
Takemi patted Sasuke's shoulder, then pondered before speaking.
"However, your eyes are a problem. The Second Hokage's records state that the more a Mangekyo is used, the more prone it is to issues. We have a solution, but—"
"Are you talking about Madara?"
Tobirama was the one who understood Takemi best, immediately knowing what he wanted to ask.
"Madara's Mangekyo is indeed very peculiar. His eyes underwent a transformation, and it involved someone else."
"Are you talking about Izuna?"
Recalling past events, Hashirama immediately became animated.
"Madara's eyes did undergo a very peculiar change. He said his eyes were his brother's, and his brother was—"
"Enough! Why are you so annoying?!"
Tobirama instantly interrupted his older brother's 'nonsense,' especially when he saw his older brother looking at Sasuke, which made him even more exasperated.
"During the Sengoku era, it was a battle of life and death, no one could escape such a fate. But he gave us a revelation…"
"You mean…"
Sasuke frowned.
"Use Itachi's eyes? I refuse! I don't want to use that person's eyes!"
"Hey, Sasuke, you…"
"My current eyes have no problems, and we have a solution. I don't want that guy to see everything in the future even after death."
Clearly, Sasuke was particularly resistant to this idea.
He absolutely refused to use Itachi's eyes for any kind of enhancement, he was filled with disgust for Itachi.
Tobirama had a headache seeing this, unsure what to say for a moment.
Kakashi and Jiraiya remained silent, they couldn't say anything about this matter.
Tsunade wasn't too concerned about such things. She didn't even want to attend the meeting. She was already thinking about which izakaya to go to later.
"Well, if Sasuke is fine, let's leave it as is for now."
Only Hiruzen, who hadn't been able to get a word in, started to play mediator. He was just counting the days until retirement, content to act as a lubricant.
"I also think we should leave it like this for now, though I also believe in making the best use of things."
Takemi also spoke up at the right time, patting Sasuke's shoulder and saying.
"After all, the person is dead. It would be a shame not to extract every last bit of value. It's just Konoha's education, sigh~"
"?"
Takemi's words caused everyone present, except Tobirama, to fall into a slight silence.
The person who should least say that is probably you, right?
Fortunately, Takemi didn't dwell on that topic, but instead asked curiously, "By the way, while we were on our mission, did you find the Uchiha clan's stone tablet?"
"We've found all the stone tablets."
Tobirama also stopped dwelling on the topic, directly stating, "Now that you're back, it's a good time to examine them carefully, especially the one found in a basement."
"That's perfect. Sasuke and Kakashi can both see what's written inside."
Takemi immediately perked up. He wasn't particularly interested in that stone tablet. But as the best means to transfer Ōtsutsuki Takeshiki, he had to make the most of it.
Besides, he was curious about what Black Zetsu was up to.
'Don't you know I don't have a Sharingan and can't see it?'
Takemi muttered inwardly, but he also knew that he didn't need a Sharingan to see it.
As a pure-blooded Ōtsutsuki, why couldn't he see what Black Zetsu could see?
Moreover, he had the Tenseigan!
"Even without looking, I know what's written on it…"
Following the group, they instantly appeared within the Uchiha clan compound.
Looking at the empty streets and the dim houses, Sasuke murmured, "I did it… Everyone, I did it."
Defeating Itachi held immense significance for him!
"Let's look at this one first, this stone tablet was hidden the deepest."
Tobirama wasted no words. After arriving at the secret chamber of the Naka Shrine, he spoke.
"It also best matches what Madara said. Take a look and see if you find anything."
"Yes."
Sasuke and Kakashi both nodded. They activated their Mangekyo and began to carefully observe.
Jiraiya looked on with some curiosity, and Takemi also watched in silence.
Just as he had guessed, he indeed didn't need any other method to see it.
Moreover, he clearly noticed subtle differences in the text traces on the stone tablet, both before and after.
"This is…"
After only a moment, Sasuke's expression suddenly became somewhat strange.
Not only him, but Kakashi too, which made Tobirama somewhat puzzled.
"What's wrong? What did you see?"
"Uh, we did see something, and it's divided into several parts. And this seems to have been left by the Sage of Six Paths."
Kakashi spoke somewhat vaguely, and Sasuke took over his words.
"The first part is more like a legend, roughly saying that the Rabbit Goddess endangered the Ninja World, and the Sage of Six Paths and his younger brother had no choice but to seal this goddess together."
"Left by the Sage of Six Paths?"
Sasuke's words made everyone present somewhat incredulous, especially that the Sage of Six Paths had a younger brother?
"Hmm, although it doesn't say much, and some parts might even be missing, it is indeed recorded like this."
Sasuke nodded, his expression becoming somewhat hesitant.
"As for the second part, it talks about…"