The next day, a flurry of activity in the village went largely unnoticed by most people.
Naruto sat calmly in school, living his life normally.
But Uchiha Sasuke, sitting beside him, appeared somewhat restless.
Yesterday, Naruto had told Sasuke's brother and Uchiha Shisui that he might have a way for Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi to improve their relationships with the people around them.
Perhaps the method from Naruto's mouth couldn't improve the current status of the Uchiha clan in the village.
Perhaps Naruto's method could only slightly improve their relationships with their Anbu colleagues and fellow Uchiha clansmen.
But at this point, for the sake of the clan, they were willing to try anything.
Sasuke could feel the distress of his brother Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui, and he wanted to share some of their burden.
"Naruto, what exactly is your method? Can't you tell me now?"
Sasuke really couldn't hold it in anymore. He had no mind to listen to the class at all and quietly asked Naruto.
Naruto then lowered his head, fumbled in his schoolbag for a while, and then mysteriously took out two identical books and handed them to Sasuke.
"Remember, only after you give them to your brother! Tell them they must read it secretly, secretly!"
Naruto whispered his instructions to Sasuke, confusing him.
What did he mean, they must read it secretly?
He took the books in his hand. Although somewhat puzzled, he prepared to follow Naruto's instructions and tell his brother Uchiha Itachi.
It was just... why were the titles of these books so strange?
Uchiha Sasuke was really curious, so he opened one and took a look inside. He found that besides a large amount of text content, there were some illustrations.
Moreover, these illustrations all had one characteristic: the women drawn on them were dressed cooler than the last, and they were all so big!
Uchiha Sasuke was young and a simple-minded ninja.
Unable to understand, after school, he handed the things he got from Naruto to his brother Uchiha Itachi, asking Uchiha Itachi to pass one on to Uchiha Shisui.
Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui were dazed for a moment.
Looking at the items Naruto had sent, and hearing Naruto's message through Sasuke, both of them were exceptionally surprised.
Isn't this the Mercenary Group True Elegance Master series, which has been hotter than Make-Out Paradise recently?
What does Naruto mean?
Feeling somewhat disappointed, they felt that this didn't seem like a method that could improve relationships with others.
But regardless, Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi decided to give it a try.
Since the day they walked with Uzumaki Naruto, the situation in the village had begun to become increasingly tense.
They could clearly feel that because of their proximity to Uzumaki Naruto, the village ninjas seemed to be guarding against their Uchiha ninjas even more heavily.
If this continued, the rift between the village and the Uchiha would grow wider and wider, and soon, they would probably end up completely on opposing sides.
After taking the items, Uchiha Itachi, as a member of the Anbu, left the Uchiha clan under the cover of night and headed towards the Anbu.
He was currently assigned to the team led by Anbu Captain Hatake Kakashi. Having joined the Anbu not long ago, he was displaying astonishing talent and strength.
"Here?"
"Then, mission start!"
Hatake Kakashi looked at the moonlight tonight, feeling somewhat melancholy.
He had been transferred out of Root, and under the arrangement of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, he began to gradually detach himself bit by bit from the cold-blooded Kakashi who had been buried in darkness in the past.
However, the immense darkness, grief, and heaviness of the past made him feel somewhat breathless.
The weakness in his spirit made him no longer as sharp and brilliantly talented as he was in his childhood.
Hatake Kakashi was now an Anbu ninja who would fulfill his duties responsibly, but not a vibrant young man full of life.
"Let's begin."
Swish swish swish!
The Anbu ninjas followed Kakashi, the Anbu Captain, and began executing the daily routine mission they often did: serving as guards for the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, protecting his safety.
Their team this time, in pairs, split into several squads, guarding Sarutobi Hiruzen working in the Hokage Building from various angles in every corner.
Kakashi hid his body in the shadow of the trunk of a large tree next to the Hokage Building and yawned.
The mission of guarding Lord Third Hokage had basically seen no mishaps or abnormal situations for so many years, yet it required Anbu ninjas to do it every day.
Lord Third Hokage was clearly one of the few powerful ninjas in the village, but there were Anbu ninjas around him every day, protecting him in shifts.
"According to the old rules, you rest for a while first, and we'll switch later."
"Yes, Senior."
Uchiha Itachi responded, hiding himself in the shadows on the tree branches as well. Only a ninja as particularly sharp and experienced as Kakashi could sense that someone was also hiding there.
But what made Kakashi feel strange was that Itachi didn't take this opportunity to close his eyes and take a nap.
Quietly, with a rustling sound, he pulled a small booklet from his chest, took it out, and began reading it secretly by the bright moonlight shining through the gaps in the leaves.
Is the young lad so energetic that he can't sleep and plans to kill time by reading?
Ninjas who join the Anbu and become members are all people burdened with darkness.
Uchiha Itachi, what kind of darkness do you carry on you?
While Kakashi was letting his imagination run wild, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw Uchiha Itachi flipping the cover of the book.
His eyes widened instantly.
That... isn't that the Mercenary Group True Elegance Master series that has been in the limelight recently, overtaking Make-Out Paradise?
Kakashi's eyes gleamed with light.
Incredulously, he kept glancing at what was in Uchiha Itachi's hands out of the corner of his eye.
Since being transferred out of Root and gradually starting to break away from the darkness, he had quietly become obsessed with Make-Out Paradise and the works of Mercenary Group True Elegance Master!
Damn it, Uchiha Itachi!
Which volume is that in your hand?
Why do neither the cover title nor the illustrations exist in my, Hatake Kakashi's, memory?
Impossible!
I am Hatake Kakashi, the ninja who has copied over a thousand jutsu with the Sharingan!
Once I've seen this kind of thing with my eyes, I absolutely won't miss a single detail