Naruto: Set a goal, conquer the universe.

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Chapter 22 Itachi is about to make his move

Fugaku inquired about how Naruto trained.

Sasuke recounted what he had seen.

Fugaku and Mikoto exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with confusion, worry, and relief.

Fugaku had never seen such a training method before. Wasn't it sure that this would ruin a six-year-old child?

“I heard Kakashi say that Naruto’s taijutsu teacher was Might Guy,” Fugaku said.

After thinking for a moment, Mikoto said, "Is it that elite Jonin from the village who excels in taijutsu?"

"Hmm." Fugaku nodded slightly. "If it's him, then there's no need to worry about Naruto's taijutsu training. With Might Guy's experience, he certainly won't let Naruto's body suffer irreversible damage."

The worry in Mikoto's eyes disappeared.

"As expected of my son, your talent is comparable to Itachi's." Fugaku lowered his head, a rare smile appearing on his usually serious face, as he praised Sasuke.

Sasuke smiled happily.

"But don't follow Itachi's example!" Fugaku's retort left Sasuke momentarily bewildered.

He always regarded Itachi as his role model.

But his father won't let him learn from Itachi now, so who will he follow to learn from?

“Let’s learn from Naruto. As members of the Uchiha clan, we can’t let Naruto leave us too far behind,” Fugaku said.

Sasuke recalled Naruto's training scenes, and immediately clenched his fists tightly. A resolute look appeared on his young face, and he nodded solemnly.

"Alright, go and rest." Fugaku waved his hand, and then Sasuke left on his own.

Only Fugaku and Mikoto remained in the living room.

"Has Itachi not returned yet?" Fugaku suddenly asked.

"No," Mikoto replied, shaking her head.

Fugaku nodded slightly, but his face grew increasingly serious.

Mikoto's eyes were full of worry.

Recently, the relationship between Itachi and Fugaku within the clan has become increasingly strained.

Torn between her husband and her eldest son, she truly didn't know who to side with.

Both are my flesh and blood.

Recently, relations between the clan and the village have become increasingly tense, and many radicals have suggested to Fugaku that they might as well rebel.

Kill the Third Hokage and all the high-ranking officials, let the Uchiha clan rule Konoha, and make Fugaku the Hokage.

Furthermore, someone told Fugaku that Sasuke and Naruto had a good relationship, and suggested that Naruto come to the Uchiha base again so that Fugaku could control Naruto, release the Nine-Tails, and control it for their use.

Fugaku angrily rebuked him, and then stopped Sasuke from bringing Naruto to the Uchiha compound.

He was afraid that others would act on their own.

Naruto's safety is still guaranteed while he's in the village.

He believed that the Third Hokage had definitely sent ANBU to secretly protect Naruto.

Sasuke was unaware of these things; no one had ever told him about them.

He still trains with Naruto every day.

Hinata joined in later. Her chakra and strength have increased dramatically recently, which puzzled Hiashi Hyuga. Was his daughter's talent only beginning to show now?

Naruto then taught her the Shadow Clone Technique, allowing her to use shadow clones to attend school in place of her original body, while her original body trained with Naruto.

The Hyuga clan excels in taijutsu (body techniques), and with the help of their bloodline limit, they even have a set of clan attack techniques.

They are not good at ninjutsu, and their natural elemental attributes are not very strong.

It would be better to specialize in clan ninjutsu.

However, Naruto felt that instead of spending energy training clan ninjutsu, everyone should focus on building their physical foundation when they are so young.

Kai had told him that both ninjutsu and taijutsu are closely related to physical fitness.

In terms of ninjutsu, only those with strong physical abilities can have abundant chakra and the ability to unleash ninjutsu without restraint.

In terms of physical skills, as long as one has strong physical qualities, then every hand and foot has great power, and every part of the body is a weapon to kill the enemy. At this time, it will be much more effective to practice those physical skills techniques.

Hinata obediently listened to Naruto's advice and trained with Naruto and Sasuke.

Sasuke was horrified to discover that Hinata was progressing much faster than him.

Hinata eats a lot; it's a natural talent!

Eating more gives her more energy to support her training, creating a virtuous cycle.

Extremely unwilling, Sasuke could only force himself to eat until he was stuffed at every meal, trying to eat more and absorb more energy to turn into physical strength.

The three of them quietly developed their abilities, and time passed day by day.

One day, Naruto suddenly noticed that Sasuke's emotions were not quite right.

Under his questioning, Sasuke finally said, "Shisui is dead. Some people in the clan say he committed suicide, but others say he was murdered."

"Who is Shisui?" Naruto asked, scratching his head.

“He’s my brother’s good friend. He’s one of the top ninjas in our clan.” Sasuke’s face was grim. He remembered the scene when someone came to question Itachi.

Although his father prevented a conflict between Itachi and them, he did see a fleeting change in Itachi's eyes at the end.

Unlike ordinary Sharingan, it has a more complex pattern.

He didn't know what kind of eyes those were.

However, he sensed an unprecedented killing intent in Itachi's eyes.

This worried him greatly.

"We're still too weak." Naruto sighed slightly. If they had extremely strong power right now, they could participate in everything.

“You said it yourself, Shisui was one of the top fighters in your clan. Even he died under mysterious circumstances, so we have no way to get involved,” Naruto said.

Sasuke clenched his fists, realizing for the first time the importance of strength.

The Sharingan was activated involuntarily due to the surge of emotions.

"Sasuke-kun, are you alright?" Hinata was startled and asked cautiously.

Upon hearing Hinata's words, Sasuke took a deep breath, controlled his emotions, and shut down his Sharingan.

He shook his head and said, "It's okay, let's continue training."

After saying that, he started training on his own and worked even harder.

He seems to be trying to use training to stop thinking about things related to his tribe.

Naruto is right, his strength is too weak. If he possessed formidable power...

Naruto and Hinata exchanged a glance and then joined in the training.

The three of them are improving their skills at a visible rate every day.

In a corner of the village at night.

“Ding ding ding!!!”

The sound of swords clashing rang out, and sparks flew in the darkness.

The three who had collided quickly separated, with two wearing ANBU masks standing together and Uchiha Itachi on the other side.

“We’ve been with the captain for so long, we already have your intelligence. We won’t look you in the eye,” one of the ANBU scouts said with a light laugh, seemingly confident of victory, his tone full of smugness.

"Go!" another member of the secret service said bluntly.

Two ANBU members rushed towards Itachi's location in an instant, their ninja swords plunging straight into Itachi's body.

Stimulated by the pain, the two coughed up blood, their eyes filled with shock and bewilderment.

Because their swords pierced each other's hearts, not the weasel that had just been standing still.

"What happened? When did you activate the illusion?" The ANBU member was no longer smug; his tone was full of confusion, bewilderment, and fear.

"I already gave you a hint the first time you came with me. It will activate as soon as you have any intention to kill me." Itachi's figure appeared not far away, looking at them with icy eyes.

Even though they were his former undercover agents, they didn't faze him in the slightest.

He raised his cold eyes and looked at a dark place.

Chapter 23 The Uchiha Clan Was Annihilated

Just before school ended today, Iruka suddenly announced that an extra training exercise would be added.

School ended much later than usual.

Hinata saw that it was getting late, so she went home by herself.

Sasuke and Naruto were left behind.

Fugaku and Mikoto knew that Sasuke and Naruto trained together, and they never objected to Sasuke and Naruto interacting; in fact, they were happy to see it happen.

Therefore, Sasuke is not afraid of coming home late.

His family doesn't have as many rules as the Hyuga family.

It was indeed a bit late today, so Sasuke said goodbye to Naruto and hurried home.

But as soon as he stepped into the Uchiha clan's territory, he sensed something was wrong.

The entire Uchiha clan was as if dead silent, a scene completely different from what it used to be.

"Who?!" Sasuke suddenly activated his Sharingan and turned to look at the telephone pole behind him.

But there was no one there!

Sasuke's expression turned tense and serious. Having trained in taijutsu with Naruto for so long, his five senses had evolved, and a faint smell of blood entered his nostrils.

This made him look very uneasy, and a bad feeling crept into his mind.

He rushed home, his path littered with corpses, and Sasuke gritted his teeth.

The house was pitch black; there was no more of Mikoto's care and greetings, and no sign of her father's stern face.

Only deathly silence remained.

Sasuke felt his heart pounding and his breathing quickening; he could smell a strong, metallic scent of blood.

The smell was coming from my parents' room.

He felt his legs trembling slightly, but he forced himself to calm down and walked unsteadily toward his parents' room, opening the door.

The parents' bodies lay on the ground, and a person stood in front of them.

He was his good older brother, Uchiha Itachi.

But the current Itachi felt very unfamiliar to him, and he even suspected that this person might not be his brother, but someone else who used transformation magic to look like him.

The gentle look in Itachi's eyes was gone, replaced by coldness and killing intent.

He also looked at Sasuke, who had opened the door.

.......

As Naruto walked home, he paused for a moment, the surrounding breeze serving as his senses.

The breeze carried a pungent smell of blood to his nose.

Naruto looked in the direction of the breeze.

It is the residence of the Uchiha clan!

He frowned slightly, bent his knees slightly, and instantly disappeared from his spot, heading towards the Uchiha clan's encampment.

"Wind Barrier!"

While running, Naruto used the Wind Barrier to completely control the sounds and smells produced by his running.

When he arrived at the Uchiha clan's encampment, Naruto's expression suddenly changed. A strong, pungent smell of blood wafted towards him on the breeze.