Chapter 475: Found It

Chapter 475: Chapter 475: Found It

"Big Brother, hurry up and get up for breakfast!"

Beneath the bright morning sunlight, Itachi slowly opened his eyes. Filling his vision was the adorable, childish face of his little brother.

Almost instinctively, Itachi flicked Sasuke on the forehead and smiled.

"So it’s you, Sasuke."

Sasuke pouted.

"Big Brother is such a sleepyhead!"

Following Sasuke all the way to the dining room, Itachi discovered that his usually stern father was casually joking around with his mother, while his mother prepared breakfast with a warm smile on her face.

Before long, his mother placed the steaming, fragrant breakfast on the table.

After sitting down beside his younger brother Sasuke, Itachi casually said,

"Thanks for the food."

As he ate the delicious breakfast and listened to his family chatting around him, Itachi’s mood grew even better.

This kind of ordinary, natural everyday life was precisely the life he yearned for most deeply in his heart.

At that moment, his father, Fugaku, suddenly asked,

"Itachi, do you still remember what day it is today?"

Itachi froze for a moment, falling into a brief daze.

Beside him, Sasuke loudly shouted,

"I know! Today is the day the Fifth Hokage officially takes office!"

Fugaku folded his arms across his chest and said seriously,

"The Fifth thinks highly of our Uchiha clan. Our entire family will be attending his inauguration ceremony this time!"

Itachi hurriedly nodded.

"Yes!"

Before long, after finishing breakfast, the whole family changed into their casual clothes and headed out.

However, just after leaving the main residence, Itachi ran into Shisui within the clan grounds. He walked over and greeted him.

"Brother Shisui, are you also going to attend the Fifth Hokage’s inauguration ceremony?"

Shisui gave a hearty laugh.

"The Fifth is finally becoming Hokage today. How could I possibly miss a day like this?"

Holding Sasuke’s hand, Itachi said,

"Then let’s go together."

Shisui smiled.

"Sure!"

By the time Itachi’s family walked out of the Uchiha clan grounds, a huge crowd of Uchiha clansmen heading to the Fifth Hokage’s inauguration ceremony had gathered behind them.

The streets of Konoha were extraordinarily lively as well.

To celebrate the Fifth Hokage’s inauguration, shops lining the streets had all begun holding special festivities. Villagers poured onto the streets from every direction, merging into a sea of people that slowly surged toward the Hokage Building.

Amid the crowd, Itachi and Shisui chatted casually as they slowly made their way forward.

The brilliant sunlight, the gentle breeze, and Sasuke noisily demanding to buy three-color dango from one of the street stalls—

Everything made Itachi feel incomparably relaxed and at peace.

When they finally arrived at the plaza in front of the Hokage Building, everyone caught sight of the Fifth Hokage.

He stood quietly atop the roof of the Hokage Building, accepting the cheers and congratulations of the villagers below!

Shisui raised his head toward the rooftop and smiled.

"Senpai has finally become Hokage!"

Itachi smiled and nodded.

"Yeah. At last, we finally have a Hokage who can both understand the Uchiha and keep the Uchiha in check!"

Beside them, the usually stern-faced Fugaku revealed a rare trace of a smile.

"Itachi, the Fifth told me privately that he thinks very highly of you. He hopes you’ll succeed him as the next Hokage."

Sasuke’s face immediately lit up with excitement.

"Big Brother can become Hokage!?"

Itachi shook his head somewhat bashfully.

"Father, you’re joking. I still have a long way to go!"

Glancing at Itachi, Fugaku said,

"Do your best. The Fifth once told me that Konoha should have an Uchiha Hokage. It’s something our Uchiha clan deserves!"

Looking at the encouraging and expectant gazes of his father, mother, younger brother, Shisui, and everyone else around him, Itachi scratched his head.

"Can I really do it?"

At that moment, the ceremony officially began.

The Third Hokage handed the Hokage hat, the symbol of the position, over to the Fifth. Then, in front of the entire village, the Fifth placed the Hokage hat upon his own head.

In an instant, cheers soared into the heavens!

Shouts, applause, and cheers intertwined, turning the entire village into a sea of celebration!

"The Fifth is the hero who saved the village!"

"The Fifth destroyed the Akatsuki and preserved the peace of the shinobi world!"

"The Fifth is the strongest shinobi!"

Listening to the villagers’ excited discussions and cheers around them, Itachi and Shisui exchanged a glance.

Immediately afterward, the corners of their mouths curled upward, each revealing a smile that only the other could understand.

After the inauguration ceremony ended, the Fifth summoned Itachi and Shisui to the Hokage’s Office.

With no outsiders present, the Fifth removed the Hokage hat from his head, revealing the face beneath it.

The Fifth Hokage who had just taken office was none other than—

Hyuga Kagami!

Kagami smiled.

"The Akatsuki has already been destroyed. It’s time for our Kamigami to disappear as well!"

Shisui nodded.

"Yeah. Kamigami has already fulfilled its mission!"

Itachi also chimed in,

"Everything in the shinobi world is finally going to return to the way it should be."

Kagami patted Shisui and Itachi on the shoulders.

"I hereby declare that Kamigami is officially disbanded!"

For some reason, Itachi suddenly furrowed his brows and asked,

"Senpai, don’t we need to inform the other members?"

Kagami smiled.

"Other members? There are only the three of us in Kamigami!"

"Only the three of us..."

Itachi froze.

He wanted to name the other members, but when the words reached his lips, he found that no matter how hard he tried, he simply couldn’t remember who else was in Kamigami.

Shisui also clutched his head, his eyes losing focus.

"Are... are there really only the three of us in Kamigami?"

After leaving the Hokage’s Office, Itachi said to Shisui beside him,

"I don’t know why, but I keep feeling like I’ve forgotten something important!"

Shisui replied,

"I feel the same way. It just feels like something isn’t right."

Itachi stopped in his tracks.

"Brother Shisui, when did you start feeling this way?"

Shisui thought back for a moment before answering,

"I think it was when the Fifth said Kamigami was being disbanded. Ever since then, I’ve felt like... there’s an empty space inside me."

Itachi keenly sensed something and abruptly asked,

"Brother Shisui, are there really only three people in Kamigami?"

"Why are you asking that? Didn’t the Fifth just tell us? There really are only the three of us..."

Shisui suddenly stopped.

He covered his eyes and murmured,

"No... that’s not right. I’ve clearly used Kotoamatsukami once before... so why can’t I remember who I used my Kotoamatsukami on?"

Itachi also said,

"I remember there should be someone else in Kamigami. She was the one who trained me, tested me, and ultimately allowed me to become a member of Kamigami! But for some reason, no matter how hard I try, I just can’t remember her. But she definitely exists!"

Still in a daze, the two looked at each other.

Then, suddenly realizing something terrifying, they exclaimed at the same time,

"We’re under a genjutsu!"

At that moment, Sasuke ran over. Tugging at Itachi’s hand, he whined,

"Big Brother, you promised you’d come with me to buy three-color dango!"

Not far away, his father and mother were also waving to him.

"Itachi, it’s time to go home!"

Looking at his little brother acting spoiled, and listening to his parents calling out to him, Itachi gave a bitter smile.

"Brother Shisui... I think we’ve found the Totsuka Blade!"