Became the mastermind behind the Akatsuki organization

Chapter 269 Danzo's Successor
When reporting the details of the mission, Uchiha Itachi spoke in great detail, but Danzo did not listen very seriously.

He is just a Jonin who betrayed Konoha. He is not worth mentioning at all. Even if he has the strength of an elite Jonin, he cannot make much waves in front of Konoha's huge military force.

In comparison, he cared more about Uchiha Itachi, and was eager to train Uchiha Itachi into an outstanding subordinate and make him a sharp weapon in his hands to deal with Uchiha.

Uchiha Itachi is the son of Uchiha clan leader Uchiha Fugaku, and a genius who is unstoppable.

In just less than half a year, Uchiha Itachi graduated from the Ninja Academy, breaking the record left by Kakashi. He even aroused the jealousy of the leading ninja while carrying out the mission.

At that time, Itachi's team leader, the jonin, refused to apply for Itachi to take the Chunin Exam, citing the lack of overall strength of the team as an excuse.

He himself applied for Itachi's qualification to take the Chunin Exam, and in the end Itachi did not disappoint him. He defeated all the other candidates in the Chunin Exam with absolute strength and became the first in the exam.

Since then, Uchiha Itachi has been influenced by himself.

Finally, he passed the mission assessment and became a Root ninja under his command.

After listening to the mission report, Danzo said to Uchiha Itachi: "You did a great job on this mission and solved a potential threat for the village. If he escaped to the enemy country, a lot of important information would definitely be leaked."

After a pause, Danzo asked meaningfully, "By the way, Itachi, how does it feel to kill a rebellious ninja with your own hands?"

Itachi was silent for a while, then said, "Master Danzo, I don't know what that feeling is. He is obviously a companion in the village, why would he choose to betray the village? What happened to him?"

"In the process of getting along with him, I saw that he was a gentle Konoha Jonin, full of warmth towards his companions and family."

"I think he must have some compelling reason to betray the village."

"Every ninja who betrays the village has a compelling reason..."

After a brief pause, Danzo said solemnly:
"But it is the job of the Hokage to understand the reasons behind all this. We, the Root, are the sharp blade that protects Konoha. We don't need to know the past of the traitors, nor do we need to enlighten them. It is enough to just deal with the ninjas that threaten Konoha."

“This is the mission of the roots, and it’s what you need to learn and practice in the future.”

After hearing these words, Itachi fell silent again. He felt that what Danzo said made sense. There was no need for a ninja to understand how a traitor became a traitor.

From the moment the other party chooses to defect, it no longer matters what happened in the past.

Seeing Itachi lost in thought, Danzo raised a faint smile. Those words just now were the experience he had summed up in his decades of ninja career, and they were also his heartfelt words.

Only by speaking your true thoughts can you win the trust of a genius like Uchiha Itachi.

From the first time he met Uchiha Itachi, Danzo had this idea in his mind. He wanted to train this eccentric Uchiha genius who had a ninja mindset at the age of six to become his successor.

Inherit the will of your roots and inherit your overall view.

After pondering for a long time, Itachi bowed to Danzo and said, "Thank you for your reminder, Danzo-sama. Is there any mission you need me to perform?"

Danzo glanced at Uchiha Itachi and said, "There are no tasks for you to perform for the time being, but I hope you can study the Will of Fire carefully and don't go astray like the other Uchiha."

"Also, report to the Root early tomorrow, and Ryoma Ninja will issue you a mission."

"Yes, Master Danzo..." After saying this, Itachi left the room, turned and walked towards the dark passage, and soon disappeared. After Uchiha Itachi left, Danzo revealed a meaningful expression.

He could see that Uchiha Itachi did not completely believe in his own ideas, but as long as Uchiha Itachi was still in the Root, he could not escape the influence of the Root.

Sooner or later, he will be able to assimilate Uchiha Itachi and let Uchiha Itachi deal with the Uchiha.

The Uchiha were an inherently evil clan, and their mere existence brought a lot of instability to the village.

Uchiha Madara of the first generation, Uchiha Setsuna of the second generation, and even the mysterious masked man of the fourth generation all brought great trouble to the village.

After the Night of the Nine-Tails, Shisui awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and became a major threat to the village.

Although Shisui is very close to Sarutobi Hiruzen now, who knows if Shisui will change his temperament and suddenly control the young Jinchūriki to start another ninja world war in the village.

Instead of worrying all day long, it is better to resolve the Uchiha threat in advance.

If I take the initiative to attack Uchiha Shisui, what is the probability of victory? After getting Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan, I should have the power to become a Hokage.

However, ideas are just ideas. He would not take action against Shisui unless he was absolutely sure.

The crime of attacking fellow villagers was a very serious one, and even if it was an Uchiha, that old monkey Sarutobi Hiruzen would take the opportunity to push himself to the margins of power.

The most urgent task is to slowly train Uchiha Itachi and let Uchiha Itachi slowly turn against Uchiha.

……

When Uchiha Itachi left the Root base, it was already dusk.

It was a good thing for him to be recognized by Danzo and become a member of the Root. From today on, he could finally enter the Root.

I learned what these most hostile Uchiha ninjas in the village thought of the family from their mouths.

This is very helpful in resolving conflicts between the family and the village.

However, after leaving the Root base, he gradually came to his senses. What Danzo had said just now seemed to make a lot of sense, but in fact it was affecting his concept of ninjas and distorting his three views.

What’s even more fatal is that he actually agrees with Danzo’s ideas to some extent.

He also had the idea of ​​living in darkness and protecting the light in his heart, and this idea already existed before he went to ninja school.

Before he knew it, Uchiha Itachi had returned to his clan's territory.

At this time, a Uchiha female ninja in a ninja uniform was walking towards him. The Uchiha female ninja said to Itachi, "Itachi, you are back. The clan will hold a clan meeting soon. Do you want to go over right away?"

"Oh, there's one more thing. I've also passed the graduation test and officially become a ninja. We may have the opportunity to carry out missions together in the future."

Uchiha Itachi glanced at the lively girl in front of him and nodded: "Let's go together, Izumi."

(End of this chapter)