confinement

The departure of their older brother and sister made the two little ones completely abandon their hiding places, and they both wanted to follow them to find their siblings. When Sasuke saw Naruto heading towards the Uchiha clan's territory, he glared at him fiercely.

"That's my house, what are you doing there?"

"I'm going to go play with Sister Quan!"

Naruto grumbled and deliberately avoided looking at Sasuke, striding forward. He was happily dressed in his new clothes and shoes, his hair smelling fresh after a wash, and he was looking forward to enjoying his sister's praise and head pats. But instead, his sister, smiling sweetly, didn't even see him and happily ran towards someone else.

This person is none other than Sasuke's brother, whom we hate!

This is outrageous! It's one thing for Sasuke to be popular with girls in class, but now his brother is trying to steal his sister's attention!

"That's my brother's girlfriend!" Sasuke stepped in front of Naruto. Although he was a little jealous and didn't particularly like the idea of ​​a sister-in-law, he could accept it if his brother liked her.

Yes, I've grown up!

He's a mature child now.

"Hmph, Izumi-neechan is so gentle and cute, she belongs to everyone!" Naruto glared back angrily. He was going to go find Izumi-neechan to play and get her to praise him.

"Hey, you idiot!" Sasuke reached out to stop them, and the two kids started fighting.

The two secret agents exchanged a glance and remained silent. Such a ridiculous reason for fighting was truly... speechless.

Luna and Itachi parted ways quickly. She didn't let Itachi escort her home; instead, she went straight to her uncles and aunts in the clan's territory. Seeing that she had to work, Itachi had no choice but to turn back. He was going to pick up his younger brother when he caught her at the crossroads.

Sasuke was a little dirty, and his cheek was swollen; it was obvious he'd been in a fight. As for who it was, Itachi knew the answer with a grain of salt.

"Sasuke, let me teach you the shuriken technique."

"Yes!" Sasuke's eyes lit up instantly, and he happily ran towards his brother.

Meanwhile, Naruto sneaked into the Uchiha clan's territory, peeking out from behind the doors of various houses, much to the animators' dismay. After quite some time, Uchiha Izumi finally emerged.

Anbu: Great! Quickly say a few words and leave.

The moment Naruto saw Luna, his expression was exactly the same as Sasuke's earlier. He happily waved his little arms and ran over to her.

"Sister Quan!"

Luna knew, of course, that Naruto was following her, but he was "on a date" with Itachi. It wouldn't be in line with her "girl in love" persona to notice such a small thing, so she pretended not to know.

But why is this child so dirty, and his forehead is red from bumping it?

"Naruto-kun, what's wrong? You're so dirty."

Naruto froze, his sunny smile cracked, and his sky-blue eyes instantly welled up with tears; he almost burst into sobs.

Dirty? He's very dirty right now!

Ah, right, it's all Sasuke's fault!

The two Anbu members were speechless. They were there to monitor Naruto; they knew exactly what he was up to. After rolling around on the ground several times and even fighting with the young Uchiha, they were clearly no pushovers.

"Were you bullied?" Luna sighed, telling him to wait there. She quickly went home and got some medicinal wine to rub on his head. "You need to study hard so that you can fight back if you're bullied."

"Okay, I understand." Naruto felt like he was being treated so gently for the first time, and his tear ducts became even more active. He felt like a greedy person; he would be happy just to see his sister every day and receive a few words of praise, but now he wanted to be even closer to her.

Luna looked down at the little golden retriever, who was on the verge of tears. It seemed like if she teased him any longer, he'd burst into tears. He was cute, yes, but this personality was a real burden for him. He was willing to fight tooth and nail for a friend, for warmth.

She strongly suspects that the child's personality is a result of his environment, and that he has been subjected to three generations of psychological manipulation (PUA) to develop such a people-pleasing personality.

"Naruto, you don't have a mom and dad, you can only rely on yourself. You have to be strong to protect yourself." Luna thought for a moment and slowly explained to the child the feelings of Koizumi after losing her father. This was different from the loneliness the child had always endured, but she and her mother had stood up on their own.

Naruto's eyes were filled with heartache. It turned out that his sister had also lost family members. Then he heard her say: "Why don't you set aside one day each month to be good to yourself?"

"Be good to yourself?" What does that mean?

Luna wiped his face, a gesture of appreciation for a child's innocent affection: "For example, you can set aside a portion of your monthly allowance to buy yourself something as a reward. Just like how you reward yourself for doing a good deed after helping someone; or you reward yourself for studying hard after passing an exam; or you reward yourself for training hard after improving your accuracy in throwing kunai."

"Mom and Dad will praise their children, Naruto. You must praise yourself more often on behalf of your parents in heaven. Take good care of yourself, learn to be kind to yourself, and love yourself."

Minato, who was sealed inside Naruto's stomach, almost burst into tears. He wanted to nod vigorously and tell Naruto to take good care of himself and love himself.

I'm sorry, Naruto!

Naruto stared blankly at Luna, unable to come to his senses for a long time. It seemed like no one had ever taught him the art of self-love.

Love yourself?

[Treat yourself well for your parents in heaven?]

The two secret agents behind him were also stunned. Accustomed to sacrifice and forbearance, they had never imagined loving themselves like this. But imagining it, it seemed like a good idea.

If no one rewards or rewards them, they can try to love themselves.

Luna tilted her head slightly, revealing her white teeth in a gentle smile. The smile spread from her lips to the corners of her eyes and brows. Two dimples sank into her cheeks, brimming with honey-like sweetness. Her eyes were clear and bright, like the first melting snow in a mountain stream, reflecting the shadows of clouds and the light of the sky.

"Keep it up, Naruto Uzumaki, grow up well."

"Mmm!" Naruto's cheeks flushed red as he looked at his sister's hair, which was being tossed about in the breeze and glistening in the sunlight, and nodded vigorously.

Aaaaaah!

Quan-jie is so good to me.

After dismissing the little brat with some snacks, Luna went home, closed the yard gate, yawned, and returned to her room. She sat down, not in the mood for meditation, pondering how to restore her brother-obsessed brother's 'past life memories'.

But on second thought, I realized that this was too risky and not very effective.

Where are the risks highest?

Of course, given Itachi's keen perception, it was only a matter of time before he realized she wasn't the original owner. His 'dreaming of his past life' would further reveal the differences between her and the original owner. If he knew he had been 'reborn' and was trying to change the Uchiha's fate, he might choose to kill him to 'prevent the news from leaking out.' He needed to prevent her from spreading the news of Konoha's plan to annihilate the Uchiha.

This person... has done countless things like this in the shadows.

Moreover, Luna wasn't reborn; she transmigrated. If Itachi liked the original owner of this body, who knows what he might have done? Even if it wasn't for the original owner, she had no qualms about using her sword. Furthermore, her desire to replace Konoha's high-ranking officials to ensure the Uchiha's safety was tantamount to treason to Itachi.

Why is it not very effective?

Because Itachi 'succeeded,' he gave the Sharingan to his younger brother, manipulated his brother's life, and made his brother protect Konoha, thus ridiculously preserving the Uchiha's 'reputation.' From beginning to end, he believed that the Uchiha were guilty, as if no one was innocent except for his brother.

He was able to see his younger brother after his death and die with a smile on his face, without any regrets. How could he possibly change his mind for the sake of a mere thousand Uchiha lives?

Furthermore, she only possesses Izumi's memories. If Itachi is to 'foresee' things, the dream needs to be rewoven. But she only graduated from magic school, began her studies at three, learned most of the characters by six, and awakened magic at eight. She has only practiced for a short three years.

I only learned the theory of Dreamweaver's magic.

Itachi possesses Tsukuyomi, a kaleidoscope master of genjutsu, and his mental strength is clearly superior to that of ordinary people. For her to weave a dream within such a mind would take a considerable amount of time; would she really have to drug him face-to-face?

Ultimately... every setback was due to insufficient strength.

┭┮﹏┭┮ Waaaaah, I'm so bad at this game.

Or, how about weaving a dream for him?

That dream of Danzo threatening him to slaughter his entire clan to save his younger brother, only to be killed afterward?

[Never mind, this is an option. I've never had spicy rabbit meat before, so I'll buy some and try it out first.]

Sigh, compared to Itachi's village-loving mindset, perhaps Madara's peace-loving mindset is more suitable for deceiving people.

>>>>

Just as Luna was buying rabbits and eating spicy rabbit meat every few days, the Third Hokage finally made his move. He ordered Danzo to be dealt with, which was expected, because Danzo had now engaged in close combat, attempting to undermine his authority.

The Third Hokage was extremely adept at handling cleanup; when he made up his mind, he was always swift and decisive. He pushed everything onto Danzo, went to find the children's remains, gave them a proper second burial, and put on a convincing show. From top to bottom, Konoha began to praise the Third Hokage, except for Luna, who felt very uncomfortable.

In a secluded courtyard, Danzo stood forlornly, gazing at the sky without uttering a single word of rebuttal. Having had so many of his pawns exposed by Hiruzen, this fate was not unexpected.

"Hiruzen, you still can't tolerate others threatening your rule."

So Danzo, who had committed so many evil deeds, was confined to a small three-bedroom, two-living-room villa, with two secret agents assigned to watch over him.

The final result was just confinement?

The evidence of treason is so obvious, yet they are still so merciful.

Anyone who didn't know better would think Danzo was his own brother!

"A promising start but a disappointing finish." Luna sneered and turned to leave.

We can't continue like this. We can't use the trick of using wronged spirits to seek justice. Otherwise, the living will feel that the "ghost soldiers" are taking advantage of us.

Actually, the Third Hokage's thoughts are not that hard to guess. Shimura Danzo is the most perfect scapegoat since the founding of Konoha. If something goes wrong, it will definitely be pinned on him. Which leader would be willing to kill him?

If Danzo is gone, who will be blamed for any scandals that come to light?

Konoha quickly calmed down, as if everything was settled and no further investigation was needed. Luna also realized the true nature of politics: it was just a series of events that could be dealt with by simply glossing over them.

Although the Third Hokage was stigmatized for his illness, he also salvaged a lot of his reputation. He truly lived up to his reputation as the "King of the Pot in Konoha," and he was adept at drawing fire.

"Sigh, Itachi has no hope." Luna knew that Itachi must have thought the Third Hokage's decision was fair.

We need to start planning again.

As expected of an old politician, he couldn't deliver a fatal blow.