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“YES,” Sugaru replied to Itachi’s question to Danzo. “I AM A MEMBER OF THE
FOUNDATION. MASTER DANZO’S ORDERS ARE ABSOLUTE. SO, IF I AM ORDERED TO BE
THE HANDS AND FEET OF ITACHI, I AM PREPARED TO GIVE MY LIFE FOR YOU, EVEN IF
YOU ARE YOUNGER THAN ME,” he noted, with a deadpan look that implied
sarcasm.
Itachi didn’t even smile as he stared at Danzo. “I can make it in the Anbu
by myself.”
“Don’t take this too seriously. At best, Sugaru is on loan to Team Ro. Your
team leader Kakashi doesn’t know about this. And you needn’t even be aware
of Sugaru. But he will always be keeping you safe.”
“Keeping me safe? Are you saying that someone is targeting me?”
“The first Uchiha Anbu, a mere eleven years old. That position’s plenty to
inspire prejudice and jealousy.”
Itachi was silent. He had indeed been baptized by the kunai of his
comrades on the road from the training ground that was the venue for the
meet-and-greet with Team Ro. It wasn’t as though any of them had hit him,
but kunai had come raining down on him endlessly from the air. A wordless
force to block his path to the training ground. Itachi hadn’t avoided them or
protested, but simply walked through them indifferently.
After realizing what his comrades had done, Kakashi had scolded them,
but there wasn’t one person who was really sorry for what they’d done.
“I value you. I won’t have you dying young because of the jealousy of
your teammates, or some such.”
“No matter who attacks me—”
“Do not underestimate the ninjas of the Anbu.” Danzo cut Itachi off. “The
closer you get to the center of the village, the more people you will encounter
who do not have a favorable impression of the Uchiha. It’s entirely plausible
that some of them might try to kill you, and make it look like you died during
a mission. And if you died, what would your clan think?”
“Impossible …”
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