A life that I will change Book 1-3

Sasuke almost screamed at those words. A small shudder went through his body. There were hammers in his head that his older brother Shisui was no more. Did Itachi know about this? Maybe that's why this strange conversation happened a few minutes ago? Itachi's trembling voice echoed: "There are no more brothers like us."

"He was the one who didn't come to the meeting," The long-haired man declared. "They say that you regarded him as your older brother," This uninvited guest drawled with a strange hint.

"That's right, they say..." Itachi said softly in a kind of deadened voice. "But I haven't seen him for a long time. How sad..."

Sasuke felt the tension, which made it difficult to breathe. He remembered seeing Shisui when he visited them in the morning, before his mission, two weeks ago. So, it turns out that the cousin returned from a mission and killed himself?

"Since we are a police squad, we decided to focus our efforts on investigating this incident," The long-haired man seemed to have difficulty pronouncing. "And his partner, rummaging in his wide light belt," took out a piece of paper and handed it to Itachi.

"Here is the farewell note that Shisui wrote. We've established that it's his handwriting. He wrote it, without any doubt."

"If it's suicide, what will the investigation do?" Still motionless, my brother asked the interrogators.

"It is very easy to copy handwriting using sharingan" The long-haired man explained.

Sasuke became very scared from the tone in which this was said, as if these people who came to their house suspected his brother of something very bad. Itachi reached out and took the note.

"He was the best in the Uchiha clan," While my brother was reading, he said "hedgehog." "He was known as Shunshin Shisui, the Ghost of Shisui. He would do anything for the clan. It's hard to believe that a man like Shisui wrote this and drowned himself...."

"Don't judge people by their clothes," Itachi interrupted him.

"We're leaving a note for you," the long-haired man said with a grimace. Take it and ask ANBU for help in our investigation.

"I see," my brother muttered, dropping his hand helplessly and clutching a piece of paper.

Sasuke could see from behind that Itachi was barely restraining himself from the feelings he was experiencing in connection with the death of their brother.

The troika turned around and had already crossed the threshold when the "hedgehog" stopped and said loudly:

"I hope there will be evidence."

And his partner answered, as if keeping up the conversation.:

"We, like the ANBU, also have our own methods." and turning slightly to Itachi, he said: "If you try to interfere with us, we'll deal with you."

Sasuke felt as if his heart had stopped.

The silence was broken by the rustle of a note that was crumpled. His brother's hand tensed and trembled.

"Can you tell me directly?"

The trio turned around. There were red sharingans in everyone's eyes. Sasuke's knees almost buckled.

"Are you suspecting me?" Itachi growled.

"That's right, you smart bastard" The long-haired man spat out the phrase.

"Itachi, just try to betray our clan, you won't get away with it so easily!" For no reason, he shouted "hedgehog".

Sasuke did not even notice how his brother found himself next to the investigators who came out into the middle of the street. In less than a second, Itachi was left standing alone, and the three of them were lying on the ground.

"As I said earlier: "Don't judge people by their clothes." Did you think I could stand it?"

Itachi spoke softly, but it seemed to Sasuke that these words were sounding right in his ears, he did not understand himself when he appeared on the threshold of the house, following his brother.

"They said "clan, clan, clan." If you can't even evaluate your own capabilities, then how can you evaluate mine? Therefore, lie in the mud."

"Shisui was watching you", the hedgehog hissed, sitting up. "You've been acting weird lately. What are you thinking about?"

"Is it related to the organization? Is he related to the clan? Why is he constantly "connected"?" Itachi muttered. "All these connections are just limiting my own abilities, that's what I'm thinking. People are afraid and hate those who are stronger than them, how stupid..."

"Stop it, Itachi!" His father's angry voice seemed to bring his brother to his senses. It seemed to Sasuke that thunder had struck. "What the hell is going on here? Itachi, you're acting weird!"

"It's nothing strange," Itachi replied in that lifeless voice again. "I'm doing what I have to do. That's all."

"So why weren't you there last night?" The father repeated the interrogators' question.

"To reach the top," my brother replied incongruously.

"What are you talking about?" My father exclaimed. "And Sasuke flinched when his brother abruptly snatched out a kunai and hurled it at the wall, piercing the red-and-white clan symbol painted on it."

"Link... I can't achieve anything in this clan...."

Memories flashed before Sasuke's eyes. How can a brother say that? Most recently, he himself taught him that the clan is good, and Itachi is proud to be a part of it. What has changed? Is it really because their cousin... that Shisui was gone. Sasuke himself didn't know what would have happened to him if someone had come to him and told him that Itachi was dead...

"People constantly perceive themselves as part of a clan, and as a result, they don't see the really important things: you can't change when you're being controlled and controlled, when you expect and demand something more...."

"Stop it!" Itachi's father interrupted, helping the others to stand up.

"Say one more word, and we'll send you to jail!" The "hedgehog" screamed. And Sasuke felt his hands getting cold.

"So what? What'll we do? You can't beat us anymore!" The long-haired man stood in a clan stance. "Captain, give the order and we'll capture him!"

That was the last straw.

"Nii-san! Enough! No need! You are welcome! No need!" Sasuke shouted all over the street. Tears welled up in his eyes, and his fingers were still nervously clutching the door frame, unwilling to let go.

"I didn't kill Shisui," Itachi suddenly knelt down and bent in a pose of reverence. "I'm sorry for everything I said. Forgive me."

"Apparently, you've been working so hard at the ANBU that you don't understand what you're doing," his father said loudly. "The ANBU is directly subordinate to the Hokage, even we, the police, cannot arrest anyone without a warrant. I take responsibility for Itachi on myself," and having said that, he walked past Sasuke, not paying any attention to him.

Sasuke shuddered when he saw his brother's eye, which watched his father enter the house. For a moment, it seemed that Itachi's three tomoe sharingans had merged into a strange three-ray shuriken.

Part 1. Chapter 7. Ashes of Hope

Shimura Danzo barely restrained himself from touching his new eye through the blindfold. The newly acquired sharingan should finally take root in a couple of days. He looked at Uchiha Itachi, who was sitting in front of him and the elders along with the Third Hokage. Danzo's hopes for Konoha's future and his leadership in the village went hand in hand with this very young but so talented Shinobi. A trained Shinobi. The Uchiha clan itself gave Itachi away, and Uchiha Fugaku made some concessions to the village and the Root so that his eldest offspring would enter the ANBU. Many were surprised that such a young and kind boy had fallen on the "dark side", unaware of how much was at stake in this figure. With what love Itachi polished, tuned up, got motivation and thoughts.

"Due to Shisui's death, the coup was postponed." Itachi finished his report.

"You shouldn't have pushed him so hard," Hiruzen chuckled.

"But some in the clan and the ANBU are sure that you killed Shisui," Danzo, not without pleasure, pressed on the sore spot.

"Did those who believe not know that Shisui and I were pursuing the same goal?" Itachi didn't react too politely. "Shisui did not show up at our meeting place," The guy lied and stared at Danzo's blindfold. The puppy was showing his teeth.

"He had secrets." He had to support this lie. "I'll notify the ANBU that Shisui actually committed suicide. Don't you agree, Hiruzen?" Actually, they watched this suicide together, and the Third Hokage nodded.

"But the threat of attack still remains?" I asked Danzo a clarifying question. "Did Shisui's death just delay the inevitable a bit?"

"Yes," Itachi lowered his gaze.

"We can't let that happen." Koharu muttered. "Are they going to start a revolution and usurp power?! We have no choice!"

Danzo smiled to himself. Yes! His time has come! And his right arm, which Orochimaru grew for him from the cells of the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, can be scored with the most powerful sharingans. And he will be the only one who will have all their power. "Koto Amatsukami," which Danzo acquired along with Shisui's sharingan, which allows him to control a person's thoughts. Just a dream. He was very sorry that such a convenient technique was only possible once a decade. But "Izanagi"! The ability to turn what is happening into an illusion.

Even his own death. Of course, you need to sacrifice your sharingan for this, but if there are a lot of them...

The Hokage started arguing with Koharu about taking a break and thinking, and Danzo immediately intervened.:

"Hiruzen, the Uchiha clan cannot be persuaded. We need to take action. To avoid casualties" he looked at the Uchiha, who was blankly watching their argument, and added, putting a hidden hint into the words: "Especially among innocent children."

"Don't say that in front of Itachi." Hiruzen played along. "By the way, coping with Uchiha is not a trivial task. We need a plan."

"There's no time to sit back! We must launch a preemptive strike! If we join forces with all the ANBU units and suddenly attack from the rear, then everything will be over quickly and quietly."

"Uchiha are experienced and seasoned warriors," Danzo's old friend objected. " want to try to negotiate before using force. I'll suggest a strategy." Danzo almost tsked out loud. Hiruzen was always playing the good guy, as soon as someone else appeared on the horizon.

"Itachi, I need time. Try to win just a little bit."

"I understand," Itachi bowed.

"I'll walk you out." Danzo glanced at his old friend, who nodded almost imperceptibly.

It's time to finish processing Uchiha Itachi and avoid unnecessary sacrifices on the part of his people. Who better to deal with the Uchiha than the best of this damned clan? Boundless love for loved ones is their weak point. Little brother is Itachi's only remaining weak spot.

They reached the Ninshuu temple, surrounded by many-armed and many-faced statues, and with pleasant excitement, Danzo involuntarily remembered how just a couple of days ago he had talked with another young Uchiha here. The now deceased Uchiha Shisui.

The guy naively thought that he could save his clan, and offered to use his suggestion technique to set up Uchiha Fugaku for benevolent cooperation with Konoha. As if Konoha needed it. Shisui really shouldn't have told a few months ago about the unique ability of his sharingan. It's about a very unusual ability that needs to be managed very deliberately and that needs to be in the right hands. And Danzo believed that only his hands were the most correct in this case.

He summoned Shisui before sunset, setting up a perfect trap.

"Even if you use your sharingan on Fugaku to make the clan cooperate," Danzo told the young Uchiha. "What if the village doesn't change?"

"The third promised that he would make her change." Shisui naively blinked his red eyes, and Danzo wanted to laugh.

"Even if the Third One is satisfied, the distrust in the village will not go away. Besides, someone who always treats everyone with suspicion, like me, will never change either. What will you do then?"

Uchiha tried to protest and was able to dodge his first attack, trapping his clone in an illusion. And he missed the real blow, losing his precious eye. I didn't even have to use that technique and sacrifice my sharingan as planned. Unfortunately, it was not possible to grab the guy to remove the other eye. The damn Uchiha possessed teleportation, which is why he got his "ghostly" nickname. However, Shisui did not escape far, but only to the Nakanogawa bend, where Uchiha Itachi, his best friend and cousin in one person, was waiting for him. Naive kids who decided to save their beloved cursed clan.

Hiruzen's all-seeing sphere revealed that Shisui, having transferred his other eye to Itachi, had thrown himself off a cliff.

But Itachi has a Mangekyo sharingan, with which he can defeat most of his clan. Now it's time to put the squeeze on this client and return to Uchiha quarter to harvest sharingans!

"Despite what the Third One said, if there is going to be a massacre, then we will defend the Leaf." Danzo said to Itachi, who was frozen in front of him. "In this case, Hiruzen, as Hokage, will have no choice but to take drastic measures. Will it lead to war or not when the Uchiha rise? Then complete destruction is predicted. Not excluding your innocent little brother," Danzo hinted. "However, there is a way to get Sasuke out of the mess before the coup takes place. But if that's the case, then most likely your brother will know the truth. And if he starts talking, Leaf's Shinobi will ridicule his entire clan, which will fill his heart with a desire to take revenge on Leaf, after which, to my regret, he will have to die."

"Are you threatening me?" Itachi jumped up, not yet realizing how caught up in the web he was.

"No, I just want you to make a choice: either an alliance with Uchiha in organizing a coup d'etat and death to you, your clan and your beloved brother. Or join the List. Save you brother before the troubles begin and help us eliminate all the Uchiha. No matter what happens, it must be over before there are any more victims. All for the sake of saving the village. And the only Shinobi who can be trusted with this case, Itachi, is you. Double agent of Uchiha and Liszt.

The guy was silent, but Danzo had seen too much and now he also saw that Uchiha had already given up and accepted this offer.

"Itachi, this is going to be the hardest mission of your life, but on the other hand, it's going to save your little brother. I know that you care about the village as much as I do. Do you agree?"

The guy turned around without saying anything, but Danzo knew that he would do as he said. All of them, these honest and trusting idealists, always do as they are told and choose what the village needs.