The next morning, Sakura, Itachi and Shikamaru were in the Hokage's office. Naruto had a serious expression on his face.

"Itachi, these terrorists are the insurgent cell I talked about when we last met. They assassinated a few of our ANBU and now, this… Believe it, it's bad!"

Shikamaru coughed:

"Tell me, Itachi, how did you come back to life? Someone clearly Reincarnated you, but who?"

Sakura responded, instead of Itachi:

"I heard that Itachi knows about the cure for Sasuke's illness. So I contacted a practitioner of the Impure World Reincarnation and that individual brought him back to life."

Naruto frowned:

"That jutsu requires a living sacrifice. Who was it?"

"A bandit from a camp outside the village."

"There is only one individual in the Leaf that knows this kinjutsu. Kabuto Yakushi. You didn't seek Orochimaru, as you never left the outskirts of the village so it must be Kabuto. Why, Sakura-chan?"

"Naruto… I made a mistake but that's the only way to cure my husband, your friend. Forgive us! Kabuto did it for me and for Sasuke."

"Naruto-kun, even though my Reincarnation was a horrible act, right now I am the only one who can protect Sasuke and Sarada."

Shikamaru approved:

"An immortal shinobi, especially one as powerful as Itachi is surely an asset. If he is to be trusted."

"Shikamaru-san, you consider me a traitor and a rogue, and you are right, I am both. But right now, the only reason that I am here is to protect my brother and my niece. No matter the outcome of Sasuke's illness, I will return to the Pure World after everything is ended. Kabuto will release the jutsu."

Naruto closed his eyes for a while and in after a minute he opened them again, smiling.

"Shikamaru, I understand your feelings but right now, Itachi is our greatest ally, because he will do anything to protect his family. Yes, he massacred his clan, but he did it for…"

"Naruto-kun!"

"No, Itachi! Shikamaru, Sakura, you must understand what happened during the Uchiha Massacre.

To Itachi's horror, Naruto revealed everything he knew about that night. Everyone was baffled, especially Sakura. Shikamaru, as always, rationalized it:

"Well, it sounds logical to think about it. In that moment, the political stage in the village was very unstable. An Uchiha coup d'état would have caused another Shinobi World War, for sure."

"Yes, but this information must not leave this room. All of you, promise me! I want to keep intact the last of the Uchiha Clan's honor."

"I promise you, Itachi-san… And I am sorry for what you endured!"

"I promise as well, Itachi. You fought for the village!"

"Well, I suppose I broke my initial promise to you, Itachi, but right now, this had to be revealed."

"I understand, Naruto-kun."

"So, what is our plan, Hokage-sama?" Sakura's face was serious and this question was on everyone's mind.

"Well… I suppose Itachi had the most contact with these shinobi. Tell us, who are they and what do they want?"

"They are an organization called the Liberation Corps. They initially were a thousand or so but right now, their number has dwindled after my fight with them last night. So they are nine hundred or so. They are shinobi from the Land of Fire that want to destroy the last remaining Uchiha in order to prevent another Madara or Obito to be born. I don't know anything about their leadership or members except the fact that I've captured two of them who last night tried to assassinate Sarada-chan in her room."

Sakura gasped.

"Fortunately, Sarada-chan left the house to go to nighttime training with her team so the house was empty, except for me. I have the two Liberation shinobi sealed and I will give them to the Torture and Interrogation Force for further study. Also, the shinobi I've fought used swords and Earth Style jutsu. The captured shinobi names are Hishio and Nobe. Nobe is a higher ranked shinobi in their organization and his will is unbreakable. Hishio on the other hand is weak-willed so try with him."

Itachi then produced a small crow egg from his sleeve.

"Inside this egg are the two. To get them out, just crack open the egg."

The egg was taken by Shikamaru and put inside a box.

"If this Nobe is who I believe he is, we have a problem!"

"What is it, Shikamaru?"

"Nobe is a rogue ninja who left the village after Sasuke was pardoned after the war. His brother was killed during the battle between you and the Ten-Tails. He is not particularly strong but he knows many secrets about the village."

"It makes sense. Almost 100 shinobi to reach the hospital undisturbed last night? They must have had information about a secret entrance in the village."

"Itachi, have any shinobi of those that you fought displayed any Kekkei Genkai?"

"Not that I know of. They used Kenjutsu and Earth Style. But at the beginning, it was a large explosion. Maybe one of them used the Explosion Style?"

"Our medical squad recovered the bodies and right now, autopsies are being performed. We will know for sure in a few hours. Shizune-san conducts the exams so Tsunade-shisho and I will focus on the cure."

Naruto smiled.

"Good. Until we know more, I will recall Team Konohamaru. We must protect Sarada. Itachi, I want to ask you something. Sarada needs to develop her Sharingan abilities so please, help her with that one."

"Yes, and she also needs to master a nature transformation. She showed aptitude for Fire, but any shinobi will expect an Uchiha to use Fire. I will try to help her learn Water Style."

"Very good!"

After the meeting, Sakura and Itachi returned to the house.

"Oh… I am so glad that everything is alright and that Sarada is fine. You protected her, thank you!"

"I told you, I would do anything for her!"

"Excuse me, Itachi-san. I want to drink a cup of coffee and then go to bed. I am very tired."

"Of course!"

A few seconds after Sakura entered the kitchen, she almost exploded with anger:

"THOSE BASTARDS! THOSE LIBERATION ASSHOLES! THEY RUINED MY KITCHEN!"

Itachi smiled:

"Well… That was me and my cooking…"