Chapter 24: Sasuke! You can also be my son!

In the end, Itachi played along and unleashed a massive Fireball Jutsu to serve as a barbecue. 

 If Sasuke weren't here, he wouldn't have done it.

 But Sasuke had always been his weakness. To ensure his younger brother's safety, he decided not to provoke Whitebeard.

 He would go along with whatever he said.

 Not long after, the smell of grilled fish filled the air.

 Itachi wasn't particularly fond of barbecue or grilled fish, 

 But seeing Sasuke drooling nearby, he couldn't help but speak softly to him, "Sasuke, that boy named Naruto would probably be delighted to share the roasted fish with you. His eyes have been drifting in our direction, but he seems hesitant to approach."

 Itachi smiled and continued, "Sasuke, why don't you go over and eat roasted fish with them? Take some of these rice balls and share them with Naruto."

 "Alright, Big brother!" Itachi's words broke through Sasuke's fragile psychological defenses.

 The Sasuke of today was not the same as the one from a year later. 

 He is just a brother who loves his big brother.

 "Gurararara! Hey, Uchiha brat! Why are you so reluctant to let your brother stay here??" 

 Whitebeard glanced at Itachi.

Itachi remained silent, but in truth, it was Whitebeard's earlier display of power that made him realize there was no safe area within a hundred meters.

 Even with Sasuke by his side, it was challenging to ensure his safety. 

 So, he decided to let Sasuke have some fun, especially since they had come out together for this rare camping.

 Luckily, Whitebeard didn't appear to be an extremely unstable or dangerous character.

 "Kid!" Whitebeard looked down at Sasuke.

 Sasuke raised his head, holding a roasted fish.

 Whitebeard grinned at Sasuke and said, "You Uchiha clan folks are quite special in this Konohagakure Village! I like special brats like you!"

 Itachi had a bad feeling about this.

 Sasuke blinked his big eyes.

 "Gurararara!" Whitebeard laughed loudly.

"How about becoming my son too?!!"

 Itachi : "...????"

 "…As expected," Kakashi, who was eating dry rations not far away, was not surprised by Whitebeard's words. "Is this his hobby? What kind of person wants to adopt everyone he meets as his son?

 Recalling the time he was almost told the same thing by Whitebeard, Kakashi's mouth twitched slightly.

 Though...

 From Whitebeard's attitude towards Naruto, he is indeed a qualified father, at least more so than the Third Hokage. 

 But... does anyone encounter someone and immediately want to adopt them as their son? 

 Isn't that behavior a bit outrageous? 

 Kakashi found it hard to understand!

 As for Sasuke, who was invited by Whitebeard to become his son, his little brain completely froze. His small mind couldn't process such a situation.

 "Do you want to be my Pops son too?" Naruto's eyes lit up suddenly. "Even though I'm not sure why, I don't really like you. But if you want to be his son, then I totally approve!"

 Because, for Naruto, it meant having one more family member!

 Naruto had experienced the feeling of having a family now. Naturally, he yearned for more family members.

 "Wait, wait a minute! I..." 

 Sasuke shook his head vigorously. The overload in his pig-like brain was real. He accidentally got pricked by a fishbone while holding a roasted fish, which jolted him awake. "No, I can't!"

 He took a step back and shook his head firmly. "I have a father, and I have a mother. How can I call someone else my father?"

 "Gurararararaa!" Whitebeard wasn't disappointed. 

"It seems this little guy has a happy and complete family!"

 Seeing this, Itachi also breathed a sigh of relief.

 Itachi could not allow Whitebeard to adopt Sasuke forcibly. If Whitebeard insisted, he would have to find a way to take Sasuke with him.

 In the second part of Whitebeard's sentence, Itachi agreed entirely. Sasuke indeed had a happy family.

 Now and in the future.....

 .....

 ...As dusk approached, Itachi finally had an excuse to bid farewell to Whitebeard and Naruto.

 Today's camping trip with Sasuke had been nothing short of heart-pounding.

 Itachi worried constantly that Sasuke would get hurt. However, none of the things he had been concerned about actually occurred.

 It was full of excitement but not without danger.

 Itachi held Sasuke's small hand, which had been scratched today because he had been overconfident and dared to follow Naruto's special training program.

 The two Uchiha brothers made it back to their clan's residence before dark.

 Unfortunately, they ran into several members of the Uchiha clan and among them, one person was particularly familiar to Itachi.

 He noticed them discussing something and the voices were getting louder.

 "Shisui! How can you ignore your fellow clan member who's been injured and hospitalized by someone!" An Uchiha Police clenched the collar of a black-haired youth, and they were almost nose to nose. "One of Cui's kidneys was punctured by a stone, and he hasn't woken up yet. The doctor said he might become a vegetable, never waking up for the rest of his life!"

 "Gan, Fumi, Cui, the three brothers, are members of our Uchiha guard, highly talented. You've led them before! Shisui, Are you telling me now that you don't want to deal with this situation?" 

 The one being held by the collar was clearly Uchiha Shisui.

 Another guard member couldn't help but speak up. "Shisui, what's going on with you? In these past two years, you've become increasingly indecisive. Where's the Shisui of the Body Flicker go??"

 "Outsiders have already bullied the Uchiha clan. If the Uchiha clan doesn't seek revenge for Gan, Fumi, and Cui, won't everyone think we're an easy target?"

 Uchiha Shisui was very conflicted. 

 He understood this situation quite well, and he knew that the person who injured Gan, Fumi, and Cui was Whitebeard, someone who had claimed a Jinchuriki as his son.

 It was precisely because he understood this situation

 He knows...

 He could not get involved.

 If the Uchiha clan took action against Whitebeard, how would the higher-ups in Konohagakure perceive the Uchiha?

 Would they see them as intentionally breaking the bond with a Jinchuriki?

 Would they accuse them of releasing the Nine-Tails intentionally?

 This would undoubtedly further strain the already tense relationship between the Uchiha clan and Konohagakure.

 It was like walking on an almost broken single rope.

 The slightest pressure could snap the rope.

 "Shisui!" Itachi approached Shishui. Their presence drew the attention of the crowd.

 "Itachi?" Shisui was taken aback.

 "Uchiha Itachi?" Other guard members frowned, and someone even began to say, "You, the lapdog of the Konohagakure higher-ups, how..."

 Before he could finish speaking, a shuriken whizzed past, narrowly missing the man's ear and cutting several strands of hair.

 "Those of you calling us lapdogs of the Konohagakure higher-ups should mind your manners," Itachi said coldly. 

 "Speak respectfully."

 "You!" Several Konohagakure Police members hesitated.

 They glared at Itachi.

 Then they turned to Shisui. 

 "Shisui! "Shisui! Even if you're unwilling to participate, we will take action! The Uchiha clan's honor cannot be trampled by outsiders. We are not as weak as you! We are not lapdogs of the Konohagakure higher-ups!"

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