Chapter 72: So-called Lying Flat Thoroughly

  The next day, the peaceful life was disrupted. This day would make Sasuke and his father Uchiha Fugaku's already tenuous relationship even more strained, just like a painting of the Uchiha crest being pierced by a needle, leaving behind cracks that wouldn't disappear even if pulled out. And as for Sasuke and Itachi, they were like two people separated by a vast distance, unable to find each other in their hearts.

  "Is Weasel around? I've got something to say to him, come out quickly!" The leading man seemed completely unaware of politeness, pushing open the door and shouting loudly.

  "What's going on? So many people have come." The ferret came out of the inner room, its profiled face still expressionless.

  I sneaked out of my room to see what was going on, and just happened to see Sasuke also sneaking a peek. I quietly poked my head out and saw three big men standing opposite the raccoon dog, each with a menacing look on their face. It was clear they were here to cause trouble for the raccoon dog. But how dare they try to cause trouble for the genius of Konoha who appears only once in a hundred years? They must be tired of living.

  "Two people didn't come to the gathering yesterday, and you're one of them! Why didn't you come?!" The man who asked the question furrowed his brow, looking at Tanuki with a gaze as if he were an enemy.

  "You've joined the underworld and have to deal with a lot of trouble. I know your father often comes to bail you out."

  "But we don't think you have any special privileges."

  "I understand, I'll be careful next time, you can go back now." The otter's tone was flat, but his eyebrows furrowed slightly, fully revealing his dissatisfaction with the visitor.

  "Yes, but before that I want to ask something."

  "Regarding last night, Uchiha Shizuka jumped into the Nagare River and committed suicide."

  "Another person who didn't come to the gathering is this Stop Water, I remember you treated Stop Water as your own brother."

  "Is that so, we haven't seen each other at all recently, it's a pity." The ferret closed its eyes for an instant, covering up the sorrow that flashed in its eyes, and then opened them again, with no ripples in its eyes at all.

  "Our public security department has decided to go all out to investigate this matter."

  "An investigation!" The weasel looked at the man opposite him in surprise as he pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket, and he knew that this must be Shi Shui's will.

  "This is Shi's will, and the handwriting has been verified to be his own." The man raised his hand holding Shi's will.

  "If it wasn't murder, what's there to investigate?"

  "A person who can use the Writing Wheel Eye can easily imitate someone else's handwriting." The man handed over the will of Stop Water to the ferret with a bad face.

  "With the eyes of a bloodline, I can clearly see the words written on that paper: 'I'm tired of this mission. If things continue like this, the Uchiha clan has no future, and neither do I... I can no longer betray my own morals.'"

  Anyone familiar with Suigetsu would probably know that he's not capable of writing something like this. His personality is similar to Naruto, and his carefree nature wouldn't allow him to write such a thing. However, since Suigetsu has been working alone for years without any close relationships, except for Tanuki, no one suspected anything. As for why they suspected Tanuki, it's probably because of jealousy towards his talent, and also because he didn't attend the meeting. The will is likely written by Danzo, judging from Tanuki's furrowed brow, it's not possible that he wrote it, so it must be Danzo.

  "He was a superior talent of the Uchiha clan, feared as 'Shunshinjitō' (Instantaneous Body Path). For his clansmen, he would take on any mission. A man like that, leaving behind something like this and taking his own life... it's hard to imagine!"

  The weasel put down the letter and said in a low voice: "Don't judge a person by appearance and conjecture."

  "In short, I'll leave this will with you for now; take this and go ask the secret service to assist in the investigation."

  "I understand."

  "It's best if there is a clue."

  "Besides, we have other channels of contact with the underworld. If you unilaterally suspend the application for investigation assistance, we will find out immediately."

  The three of them didn't forget to leave a warning before they left, and this sentence undoubtedly told the Tanuki that they were suspecting him. This made the Tanuki, who had been accumulating family pressure for a long time, burst out instantly, and San'gou Yu's wheel eye opened. "Just say it directly, are you suspecting me?"

  "Ah, you little stinker."

  "Listen up, Uchiha Sasuke. If you betray our family, we won't let it slide!" These words truly enraged Sasuke, and in an instant he leapt forward, knocking three men older than him to the ground.

  "I should have said it earlier, don't judge a person based on appearance and speculation. I don't care, you can judge and suspect as you please. Family, family, those of you who keep talking about this, misjudging each other's strengths and weaknesses, completely unaware of my true power, that's why I'm back here now." The ferret's eyes had completely darkened, his silent face was icy cold, and his entire body emitted a strong oppressive aura.

  I let out a sigh in my heart, it's about time to end this farce. Just as I was about to step out of the door, I was caught by a hand, and when I turned around, I saw Sasuke with a tense face, his words were written all over his face, no more than wanting me not to go. Sasuke, you actually dislike me, right? Shaking off his hand, I walked towards the oppressive Itachi.

  "Approaching Tanuki, staring at his face with a curious expression, 'I've never seen a raccoon dog with rabbit eyes before, brother.'"

  The moment the weasel saw the human, the chilly aura on its body vanished without a trace, and its blood-red eyes also became gentle. However, please ignore the few black lines sliding down his forehead... "Kurenai, this isn't a rabbit's eye."

  "Where did you little devil come from?"

  Looking at the middle-aged man who was half-kneeling, she lifted her foot and kicked him hard in the stomach, narrowed her eyes, and smiled as she looked at the man writhing in pain on the ground. "It's all because of you that I've lost my appetite for sweets, and you even bullied my brother Taro, so you'd better be prepared to lie down completely, uncle." (According to intelligence, Akira is a thoroughgoing brother control freak, and as long as she recognizes someone as her brother, no one can bully him. Moreover, she is extremely protective of her younger siblings, and will not let anyone who provokes them off the hook.)

  He gave him a vicious kick to the side, watched as he let out a miserable howl and fainted, then withdrew his foot with satisfaction. "Ah, finally lying down, great, the world is finally quiet."

  "Ah, Uncle Fuyu is back." This time, Uncle Fuyu was a bit different. Although he still had a stern face, his complexion was pale and iron-like. He then called two other men to help him carry the completely collapsed man away, walking very quickly, claiming they were going to the hospital.

  Tanuki's face turned black as he watched the whole process, this matter can be described in four words: cruel beyond endurance. He didn't expect that his beloved sister would do such a thing, it was something that even men couldn't bear to see, it was simply the most ruthless thing he had ever seen. However, he believed that someone must have taught her this method, Tanuki comforted himself by saying "...... who taught you this?"

  "Ugh, it's written in this book. It says a man tried to take advantage of a woman by leaving his saliva on her, but the woman defended herself by kicking him there, and then the man fell down. I wanted to try out this method to see if it was true, so I found that man and experimented with him, and unexpectedly it really worked~" She took out a book from Blood-colored Anthurium and handed it to Ferret.

  The ferret's mouth twitched slightly as he listened to the person's words, and he took the book from their hand. The title of the book was "Intimate Paradise", with an illustration of a man chasing after a woman in a red skirt with a lustful expression. Next to it were the words "Prohibited for sale to those under 18 years old". The ferret's face had already turned black as coal, and he now only had one thought - to burn this book. "This book is confiscated, and you're not allowed to read anything like this again."

  "What? Why?"

  "There is no why."