Kurenai's frown deepened as she asked, "Will the Uchiha and the Third Hokage's factions inevitably clash?"
"What do you think?" Itsuki countered, then continued, "Do you think the Third and his group will let the Uchiha be? Even if we do nothing, they'll find a way to chip away at us bit by bit. We have no choice but to fight back."
"Besides, there aren't many Uchiha who would just sit idly by."
"To put it simply, if you don't come to fight me, then I'll go and fight you!"
The relationship between the Uchiha and the Hokage factions had long been irreconcilable.
Perhaps only those fools, Shisui and Itachi, still saw themselves as a bridge, thinking of ways to integrate the Uchiha into Konoha.
But to the Third and his followers, the only way the Uchiha could integrate into Konoha was by becoming fertilizer.
Just like the Senju clan!
They helped these guys rise higher by becoming the stepping stones.
Kurenai fell silent.
"Of course!"
Sensing Kurenai's slight concession, Itsuki looked affectionately at Pakura and said, "To me, Pakura is a very important person. Just like you, no matter what, I won't give up on either of you."
"Because, you are Uchiha Kurenai, and she is Uchiha Pakura!"
Both women rolled their eyes.
Bravo!
Really!
He said it out loud!
Absolutely shameless!
"How about it? Aren't you both touched?"
Tears welled up in Itsuki's eyes, and he looked emotionally charged.
Kurenai's eyebrow twitched uncontrollably.
A name flashed through her mind: Might Guy!
No wonder he has the Sharingan, he even copied the powers of the beast.
"You dog!"
Kurenai gritted her teeth and said, "From what you're saying, if I force you to separate from Pakura, you might just drop dead tomorrow, right?"
"Uchiha Itsuki, you've got some nerve!"
"Using your life to threaten me?"
Itsuki sincerely replied, "Mainly because it works so well. My Kurenai is just so kind-hearted."
"Besides!"
"Kurenai, you wouldn't want to be a widow, would you?"
"Get lost!"
Kurenai stormed into the room and slammed the door shut.
Pakura crossed her arms and sneered, "Messed up? Don't think you can handle every woman, there are always exceptions."
She found herself puzzled.
Why can she tolerate this?
Shouldn't she be furious?
"Is that so?"
Itsuki looked at his hand, muttering to himself, "Could there really be a woman I can't handle? I don't believe it!"
He strode out of the house and stood outside the window of the room where Kurenai was.
"Ah, Kurenai… no, I mean *my* Kurenai, *my* dear Kurenai!"
"My Kurenai, I miss you!"
Itsuki howled, making Pakura rub her arms, her face showing horror.
Cold!
So cold!
Inside the room, Kurenai was also left speechless.
His voice, shrill and sharp, was filled with frustration and helplessness.
Even though he was apologizing, it felt as if Kurenai was the one who had done something wrong.
"My Kurenai…"
"Enough!"
Kurenai couldn't take it anymore. She flung open the window and snapped, "Are you planning on throwing away your dignity?"
Punishment!
Itsuki was definitely punishing her!
"What's more important, my dignity or my wife?" Itsuki shot back.
Kurenai: "…"
"Besides…" Itsuki scoffed, "Who dares to lecture me? If someone tries, I'll beat the crap out of them until they can't speak!"
**Since beating Danzo, Itsuki has been this domineering.**
Not satisfied?
I'll spray insults at whoever I catch!
Want to fight?
I won't stop until you're beaten senseless!
With the Eternal Mangekyo, I have the confidence to back it up!
In fact, if it weren't for the concern over Uchiha Madara, Itsuki would have already taken action and leveled Konoha.
For now, he's holding back mainly because he's not truly invincible.
There are people stronger than him!
And quite a few at that!
Kurenai took a deep breath and said, "Get in here!"
"Sure thing!"
In the end, Kurenai nodded and gave in.
The primary reason is that the ninja world isn't bound by monogamy. During her missions, and even within the village, Kurenai had seen it enough times.
This is a world ruled by daimyo.
Ninja villages are officially organizations under the jurisdiction of the daimyo.
Konoha was the first ninja village to implement the one village, one nation system, which other ninja villages then emulated.
The five great ninja villages and five great nations are the main players, with smaller ninja villages collaborating with smaller countries.
However…
Even the Hokage requires the daimyo's appointment to officially hold the position.
The Hokage, in name, is a subordinate of the daimyo.
Without the daimyo's approval, the title of Hokage is not legitimate.
And you expect those drunken, indulgent nobles to practice monogamy?
Dream on!
They practically wish they could die surrounded by women.
As for ninjas, many do practice one-on-one relationships.
But it's not absolute.
In the original work, many of the main characters and side characters were depicted as monogamous.
But!
When you look outside the village, or even at some of the ninjas within the village, it's not always the case.
Therefore, Kurenai couldn't be bothered to meddle in this matter.
In fact, Kurenai had long noticed that something was off with Itsuki; it's just that before, he hadn't brought other women in front of her, so she pretended not to know.
The reason she lost her temper today was because Itsuki brought someone right in front of her, triggering her possessiveness.
**[Mission: Resolve the situation with Kurenai and gain her acceptance of Pakura!]**
**[Mission Complete!]**
**[Mission Reward: Flying Thunder God Technique Enhanced!]**
**[Flying Thunder God: 7% → 9%]**
Whoa!
Itsuki was momentarily stunned.
This time, the improvement was substantial.
Since he started working on the Flying Thunder God technique, several missions, even dozens, hadn't yielded a single percentage increase. Now, it suddenly jumped by two percent. Itsuki felt pleasantly surprised.
"Keep it up!"
"Next…"
Itsuki glanced at the mission list, a strange smile playing on his lips.
…
The rain poured down endlessly.
As if it would never stop!
This is Amegakure!
Amegakure is located at the intersection of three major ninja villages: Earth, Konoha, and Sand. It's a ninja village where it rains constantly.
The ninjas of Amegakure specialize in assassination!
Moreover, due to the harsh living conditions, they have developed many extreme ninjutsu.
The previous leader of Amegakure, known as the demigod Hanzo of the Salamander, had something extra in his body compared to ordinary ninjas... a poison sac!
Additionally...
This is also the headquarters of the Akatsuki, the place where the Six Paths of Pain reside.
The current leader of Amegakure, Pain, often sits atop the highest building in the village, coldly overlooking the land like a god.
Moreover!
Pain often infuses his chakra into the rain, using the Rain Tiger at Will technique to monitor the entire Amegakure.
Every drop of rain serves as his eyes.
Itsuki walked slowly into Amegakure, as if under the gaze of countless eyes.
**[Mission: Reach Amegakure within three days!]**
**[Mission Complete!]**
**[Mission Reward: Flying Thunder God Technique Enhanced!]**
**[Flying Thunder God: 9% → 10%]**
After who knows how many missions, Itsuki finally managed to push the Flying Thunder God technique to 10%.
"Sigh, the mission is long and arduous!"
Itsuki sighed helplessly and issued a new mission: **[Mission: Force Pain (Nagato) to Back Down!]**.
Since it involves the Rinnegan, the reward for this mission should be pretty good, right?
Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan vs. Rinnegan.
Tsk tsk!
Will there be a fight?
Most likely, yes!
Itsuki continued on his way, walking leisurely.
(End of Chapter)