Chapter 54: INAZ - 53
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Hiruzen Sarutobi surveyed the surroundings; they were mostly familiar faces. It was just Itachi Uchiha being here that Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't expected. The eldest son of the Uchiha clan, Hiruzen Sarutobi still knew of him.
"Lord Hokage," Itachi Uchiha stood up and bowed respectfully.
"Fugaku has been quite busy lately. You should assist your father more. Wait, isn't today supposed to be school time?" Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly realized. Wasn't today supposed to be the Konoha Ninja Academy's school day? Why was Itachi Uchiha here?
"Reporting to Lord Hokage, I left a shadow clone there to study. My main body is training," Itachi Uchiha stated calmly. He used to be a staunch supporter of the Hokage faction, but now, under the subtle influence of Shinji and Shisui, he seemed to have developed some other thoughts about the definition of Hokage.
"Shadow clone? Truly an excellent ninjutsu," Hiruzen Sarutobi said, somewhat surprised. He didn't expect Itachi Uchiha to have learned the Shadow Clone Technique at such a young age. Moreover, being able to support his main body training outside continuously, this chakra amount was quite considerable.
"Karin, Deidara, Itachi, you three go upstairs and train first. Lord Hokage and I will have some tea and chat," Shinji smiled faintly, then waved his hand to send Karin and the others upstairs. After all, Karin currently held the Uzumaki clan's ninjutsu; Shinji didn't intend for Hiruzen Sarutobi to know about this yet.
"Okay, Lord Shinji," Karin stood up, gathered the documents on the table, and then several people went upstairs. Of course, Karin returned to her own room, while Deidara and Itachi were in another room. Mmm. Training! Confirmed.
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"Lord Hokage, don't you need to deal with the Nine-Tails matter today?" Shinji quickly swapped out Hiruzen Sarutobi's tea leaves. Serving someone with their own tea leaves, thinking about it felt quite comfortable. Soon, the leisurely aroma of tea filled the entire room.