Chapter – 458 Hustle

The next day, Kuroto received a letter from Itachi; and in the letter, as instructed by Kuroto, Itachi jotted down all that he can and will do should the situation become desperate enough under the assumption that all the senior members of Amatsukami are dead, while the Uchiha Clan, the Konoha Village, and the entire Shinobi World is facing the threat of Akatsuki Organization.

Kuroto read the details, crossed out some parts that involved various forms of training, then drew several circles one after another on several parts. These parts specifically marked several locations not only around the Land of Fire but also included locations from other countries spread all over the continent.

One thing, without an exception, is common about all of these locations. These are all places that have had something to do with the Uchiha Clan at some point in time during the Warring States Period before the Uchiha Clan moved to Konoha.

In the past few days, Itachi worked day and night to find, theorized, and finally jotted down these locations from the scrolls that the three read at the Naka Shrine a few days ago.

'It seems that Itachi wants to enhance his understanding of Sharingan and the roots of the Uchiha Clan from these places, it certainly is a good idea and will probably give him valuable insight into things that have been lost or ignored by the Clan. And perhaps even give him something that will help him improve his strength.' Thought Kuroto.

And it's understandable that Itachi would choose this method.

The information that we know of isn't always true, it's always manipulated, bend, and forged in a way that would benefit our way. As it's stated that the might makes right, the winners are always the righteous ones, so there is no guarantee that what they have learned in the Clan and the Village is the real truth. So, tracing back the past, the roots of the Uchiha Clan, and the Sharingan might as well be what's needed for him to figure out his path ahead.

The relics of the past can teach us a lot of things. Things that have been left out, things that were forgotten, things that were intentionally ignored, or the things that were unintentionally lost. Things that were hidden from the others, and the things that no one knows anything about, can all be learned from the past. And perhaps tracing the past of the Uchiha Clan is the only method to get the Sword of Totsuka and Yata Mirror.

"Even in the original time-space, Itachi must have done something similar. At that point, Itachi's situation was much worse than it is today, he was in a real desperate state, and had no one he could truly trust or rely on, so the relics of the past must have been his guide to forge his path ahead. And perhaps Sword of Totsuka and Yata Mirror are what he got his hands on while exploring the roots of the Uchiha Clan." Muttered Kuroto.

Itachi's complex life in the Original Time-Space is difficult to understand, his choices in life are not to be questioned. But keeping the track of his involvement in various things is quite simple. Itachi awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan at the age of 12, perhaps? Then, he destroyed the Uchiha Clan when he was about 13 years old and left the Village in order to spy on Akatsuki for the village. He worked in Akatsuki for 7 to 8 years, and by the time he was 21, Itachi died of his illness at an Uchiha hideout after sealing Amaterasu in Sasuke's right eye after their battle.

Sword of Totsuka and Yata Mirror are special spiritual artifacts and require the use of Mangekyou Sharingan. So, it is very likely that Itachi acquired the two artifacts after he had left Konoha.

Kuroto again held his chin with a thoughtful expression, "Black Zetsu was watching the battle between Sasuke and Itachi, and when he saw Itachi use two artifacts, he was obviously quite surprised, which means that the Akatsuki organization had no clue about Itachi having the two artifacts in his hands."

After eliminating the possibility of Rikudo Sennin intervening and helping him, the only possible location where Itachi could have gotten his hands on the two artifacts is one of these locations.

'If I want to find the two artifacts, then I must visit all these places, these are hundreds of places, and even then, there is no hundred percent guarantee that I will find those two artifacts in either of these locations.' Kuroto couldn't reach a conclusion.

Even after thinking about, it for a very long time, Kuroto still couldn't find a solution, so he decided to put this matter aside for a few days.

After all, Shisui is still in the recovery and adaptation period. Firstly, he has to return to normal levels, then further train himself in order to understand and then adapt to the increase in his strength levels. And all this while, Kuroto wants Itachi to stay by Shisui's side, not only protect him but also help him adapt to his new strength by sparring with him.

On the other hand, Kuroto too has too much on his plate.

Firstly, Kuroto has to keep a watch over the two Wind Clones that are being cultivated, then he has to research, and further understand the Curse of the Kaguya Clan at a deeper level.

Then he has to study and understand various Kekkei Genkai related to Wind Chakra Nature. Figure out what's best suited for the Wind Nature Clone, and then learn that Kekkei Genkai too.

He has to also keep a track of all the Anbu missions team-Ro is and will be performing.

Train Gaara and Karin, this is very important. Gaara is the Jinchuriki of Shukaku, if Gaara's strength is strong enough, then capturing him would further become difficult for Akatsuki. At the same time, Karin has the potential to become the best Iryo-nin in the world, so obviously, she cannot be ignored.

Create a completely new body for Sandaime Kazekage. The threat of Akatsuki has been increasing day by day, and Kuroto needs more people who have high-level combat power. Sandaime Kazekage is a good choice for combat personnel, and if Kuroto creates a completely new and better body for him, then it is very likely that he will be able to display much higher power than his keep as the Kazekage.

At the same time, Kuroto also needs to understand Puppetry for many things.

Then comes more crucial things, Kuroto has to learn Senjutsu, this has been delayed for quite a while, but Kuroto doesn't think that he is in any position to delay this anymore, given how serious the current situation is.

And most important of all, Kuroto has to also keep an eye out for Akatsuki's revenge on Konoha.

So, overall, it wouldn't be wrong to say that Kuroto is too busy and can't possibly spend any of his personal effort in the search for Sword of Totsuka and Yata Mirror unless he has some solid clue pointing towards their exact locations.

Then there is also the fact that just because Itachi could find the clues does not mean other people can find them too. And, there is no guarantee that there won't be any repercussions along the way, so the safest approach is to let Itachi delve his efforts into finding them, as he did in the Canon.

This is why Kuroto has decided to wait until Shisui's body recovers and he gets used to his new strength, then he would make both Shisui and Itachi run around together in order for them to investigate clues about the two artifacts. When the two of them are together; as long as they don't run into Nagato, both of them should be fine.

With this objective in mind, Kuroto focused on the list of what he had to do as well and then started hustling.

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