Volume 1 Introduction (1/2)

Itachi

s.h.i.+nden: Kōmyō-hen

Itachi’s

true story: Book of Bright Light*

by Takas.h.i.+ Yano

(On

the right flap of the book cover)

This is the story of the glory and the

frustration of a s.h.i.+n.o.bi who was called a genius, and of his determination.

Table

of contents

Chapter

1: The young bird that lives** in the dark night

hasn’t left the nest yet. (, , , )

Chapter

2: The brilliant chick doesn’t know the silence

after the dusk. ()

Chapter

3: The jet black*** crow s.h.i.+vers for the grief of

his brethren that squirms in the moonlight night. (, )

Characters

introduction

s.h.i.+mura Danzou: head of the Anbu’s “Root”.

Uchiha Itachi: s.h.i.+n.o.bi of the Village of

the Hidden Leaf

Sarutobi Hiruzen: Third Hokage

Uchiha Fugaku: Itachi and Sasuke’s father,

commanding officer of Konoha’s Military Police Force

Uchiha Mikoto: Itachi and Sasuke’s mother

Uchiha s.h.i.+sui: s.h.i.+n.o.bi of the Village of

the Hidden Leaf

Uchiha Sasuke: Itachi’s younger brother

Uchiha Yas.h.i.+ro, Uchiha Inabi, Uchiha Tekka:

Konoha’s Military Police Force

(Here’s the picture of the page… I thought

you might want to see it)

—Foolish

little brother…

If

you want to kill me, resent me! Hate me!

And

live in an unsightly way…

Run…

run…

And

cling to life.

(On

the left flap of the book cover)

Yano

Takas.h.i.+ (矢野 隆)

won the Shōsetsu Subaru Rookie of the Year

award with “Jashū” in 2008. He wrote a great number of books as an expert on

historical plays. He wrote the novels “Naruto

– s.h.i.+kamaru hiden”, and the comic “a.s.sa.s.sin’s Creed 4” among other things, and

he’s spreading his field of activity.

NOTES:

*Bright light also with the meaning of

‘hope, bright future’.

**Uhh there’s a part I don’t understand,

because apparently aris.h.i.+ is an

outdated form of the verb aru (to

be/live/exist), but aru is used with

inanimate objects… I’ve seen another translation of the chapters, but

apparently they didn’t translate aris.h.i.+

at all… *shrugs*