Naruto: The Hidden Protector

118: The Favour And The Truth

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Kiyomi was cleaning up the table when her shadow began to flicker, and Itachi came out of it. He had a dazed expression, unlike his usual expressionless face.

"Hey, Itachi, what happened? What did Aunt Izanami ask you?" Kiyomi asked curiously. She really wanted to know what her aunt did to make Itachi look like his worldview crashed.

" Nothing, she just asked me to have a girlfriend and get married, " Itachi said truthfully.

Yes, at the end the request Izanami asked him for is to get a girlfriend and get married. According to her, he is the least special amongst all his siblings, so she wanted him to get the special identity of making Fugaku's first grandchild.

Hearing Itachi's words, Kiyomi was silent for a moment. 'As expected, Aunt Izanami is still unfathomable as always,' she thought.

She knew why Izanami wanted Itachi to get a girlfriend and get married. This is to tie him into protecting his family and making him a part of the Uchiha clan.

She had noticed how distant he was becoming from the Uchiha clan. And in the last year he and Fugaku also had many arguments.

Kiyomi didn't know the full story, but she had an inclination of why Itachi was like that. Itachi is very much afraid of war due to his past trauma. And in the village there was an old fox who preached about the Will of Fire.

Coupled with the fact that Itachi was actually recruited to the Anbu by the Hokage himself, it really isn't hard to find who is brainwashing him.

At first, Kiyomi didn't care, as she could always beat the shit out of him if he went off track. But Itachi had lately been becoming more and more normal the last year, so Kiyomi thought things would be alright.

But it seems she was a bit too lax. If Aunt Izanami had personally gone to correct it, then he must have done something very dangerous in the future.

After all, she literally tied him to the clan. After Itachi got a girlfriend, she would become his sole emotional pillar. This is something that every Uchiha has in common.

Itachi himself has Sasuke as his emotional pillar, but that is just his obsession and overprotective nature of his younger sibling.

But if Itachi had a girlfriend, things would get different. Itachi would be forced to play the protective guard dog to keep her safe while not restricting her freedom.