chsdbacks Chapter 59 Itachi's Departure
Chapter 59 Itachi's Departure
Ningxia explained the whole story to Shisui in detail. This time, he no longer hid anything and made her understand what Itachi had done before.
"Huh? Huh!? Huh!!?"
Shisui was stunned for a long time. What... what is all this?! How could Itachi... this really is a genjutsu?!
No… how could illusion be so realistic? So… is this reality? I was… by Itachi…
Shisui still wanted to escape reality, but the more he tried to escape, the more convinced he became that this was reality.
"Still water..."
This is why Ningxia didn't want to tell Zhishui, after all, Zhishui is just stupid.
Actually, everything's fine. If I get any more upset, who knows if I'll start acting crazy.
But there's no other way now, so I can only explain things to Shisui.
"..."
Itachi knows everything, she understands everything, but she has been deliberately pretending to be stupid, she doesn't want Ningxia to know.
I actually know everything and understand everything.
"Still water..."
Ningxia gently patted Zhishui's shoulder, trying to calm her down, but Zhishui didn't know how to be rational.
She trusted Itachi so much, practically entrusting the future of her clan and village to him, but what did Itachi do? On the night of the massacre, he actually took advantage of her absence to attack Ningxia...
If Itachi hadn't repelled the masked men and dealt with the Root members, he probably would have wiped out the entire clan long ago.
If it weren't for their past friendship, Shisui would have really been able to kill Itachi.
This is no longer a problem in Ningxia, but a problem of ideology!
"Itachi, why...why did you become like this!? Answer me! Quickly...answer me now!!!"
Shisui questioned through gritted teeth, "She's said more than once that she loves Ningxia, yet Itachi not only attacked her, he even used his own eyes..."
Itachi lowered her head and pretended to be stupid. Knowing she was guilty, how could she possibly answer this question?
Destroy everything, destroy everything... she... she ultimately... destroyed everything.
"..."
Despite being held down by Ningxia, Shisui ultimately couldn't bring himself to harm Itachi, after all, Itachi was his best friend.
"Ningxia, I...I need to go find Uncle Fugaku. You and Itachi are together...is that alright?"
Once she calmed down, Zhi Shui asked, feeling that she could no longer face this former friend.
"Okay, don't worry."
Ningxia gave a soft promise, then Shisui glanced at Itachi, changed into casual clothes, and went to find Fugaku.
"How long are you going to keep up this act?"
Only after Shisui left did Ningxia look at Itachi and speak. As a doctor, he could distinguish between genuine stupidity and feigned stupidity.
With such poor acting skills as Itachi, how could he possibly be fooled? He was just playing along.
"I……"
Itachi knew perfectly well that she couldn't fool anyone in this state, but she wanted to escape! In any case, as long as she could escape, that was enough.
"I've said everything I needed to say, Itachi... Cheer up, don't let anyone look down on you, understand?"
Ningxia interrupted Itachi's attempt to find more excuses and earnestly guided her. As a psychologist, he wasn't particularly successful, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.
"I... Ningxia..."
Itachi still wanted to escape, but this time Ningxia didn't give her the chance. Her words were stern and resolute, and she repeatedly guided her to cheer up.
"Itachi, believe in yourself, and I... will believe in you too."
Ningxia suppressed the strange feeling in her heart and said, "It seems that I also have some problems with Itachi becoming like this. Let's just consider this as giving Itachi one last chance."
"Ningxia..."
Itachi remained silent for a long time before finally nodding.
When Shisui returned with Fugaku, Itachi had already left. When Shisui pressed for an answer, he only received the reply that Ningxia had left the village.
Feeling the lingering fragrance of the girl on her lips, Ningxia sighed as she looked at the unlocked ox talisman. Is this really right?
Meanwhile, in the Hokage's office, Danzo was still engrossed in his work and looked at Itachi, who had just arrived, with some surprise.
"Please give me information about the masked man. I... want to investigate this matter."
Itachi explained softly that she believed her sins were already too heavy to atone for in Ningxia for the time being, but... she could still capture that mysterious masked man from the Uchiha clan.
"I see."
Danzo readily agreed and turned to take a document from the bookshelf.
"This is information sent back by Jiraiya. According to his investigation, the masked man is connected to two mysterious organizations."
"It's called the Shell Organization, and I don't have any further information about it besides the name."
Danzo paused, his expression slightly embarrassed, but he continued speaking in a serious tone:
"The other one is called Akatsuki, currently based in the Land of Rain. It's a non-profit organization. I... once assassinated their leader with Hanzo of the Salamander."
"..."
Having obtained the information she needed, Itachi gripped the amulet in her pocket tightly. This time... she wouldn't let anyone down again.
Itachi's departure was sudden, leaving Shisui, Fugaku, and Satsuki somewhat bewildered.
Especially Shisui, she didn't want to lose this friend, even though... even though she betrayed her, but... if she were willing to admit her mistake...
But by this time, Itachi had already left the village. Ostensibly, he was defecting, but in reality, he was searching for traces of the Kara and Akatsuki organizations and capturing the masked man.
Zuo Yue was the most upset because her sister suddenly defected. Mikoto and Ningxia were both comforting her, and even Naruko changed her attitude to reassure her.
With everyone's efforts, Zuo Yue, who was originally withdrawn, gradually returned to normal, although her personality became a little colder.
In the 58th year of Konoha, after spending two years in Konoha, Ningxia had become accustomed to life there, until Iwagakure invited her to come and help Onoki heal his back.
"Um……"
Ningxia stared into thought as he read the letter. Having stayed in Konoha for so long, he really wanted to go out and travel.
However, he was still a little worried about his family, as he couldn't possibly take people like Naruko and Toneri with him when he went out.
"Ningxia, do you want to leave?"
Yugao watched Ningxia deep in thought, feeling somewhat reluctant, but neither she nor Kakashi could stop her.
"Well... I should still accept the invitation from the old man since he helped me before."
Ningxia thought for a moment and then added, "But I'll be back as soon as possible."
"All right……"
After Naruko and the others returned from school, Ningxia immediately told them about her upcoming outing.
"well……"
When Naruko heard that Ningxia was going away, she felt like the sky had fallen, but she and Sheren were both very sensible and didn't make a fuss. They just told Ningxia to come back soon.
"Yes, I will."
Ningxia looked at the little girl in front of her who was growing up and made a soft promise.