This Uchiha Itachi is very lonely

It was as if I had been advising him to leave room during training, instead of exhausting myself every time, and could only crawl under the shade of a tree to rest.

And Itachi would answer yes every time, but when training tomorrow, he would give the same result again.

He has a steelyard in his heart to make a decision, which is very rare for a child.

Therefore, most of the time, Artoria only proposed to him in the direction of suggestions.

Can personal thinking fail to restore the real process?

Itachi was silent.

After a while, he slowly walked towards the house.

Itachi accepted Artoria's suggestion and decided to try again and communicate with his father.

He wanted to see if his father would reject all his opinions without hesitation as he thought.

When they entered the house, both father and mother were gone.

Father had left to take a shower, and mother seemed to have returned to her room.

Itachi didn't leave because of this, he came to the table and sat down, waiting quietly.

Arturia also accompanied him, sitting on his left side.

And the position opposite Itachi is of course reserved for Uchiha Fugaku.

1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes...

Time passed by, and when the sound of the water flow slowly stopped, there was a knocking sound of the door opening outside the house.

Fu Yue's figure stepped into the house again.

Then, he saw sitting in the middle of the living room, looking up at his son.

"Father, I also have something I want to talk to you about."

Chapter 28: [Don't label others by talking about yourself]

"Would you like me to take your mother's case seriously?"

Fu Yue, who had just finished washing and was about to go to sleep, suddenly fell silent after hearing Itachi's thoughts.

After a long time, he sighed, "Actually, I value her very much."

Hearing this answer, Itachi was stunned.

My father didn't reprimand himself as he imagined.

He actually... wants to explain to himself?

"Your mother is the best person I have ever met in my life. I am very happy to have a family with her."

But Fuyue didn't stop because of the change in his demeanor, and continued, "But as the head of the clan, I can't let go of the clan's affairs because of her."

After a pause, after thinking of his son's maturity far beyond that of children of the same age, he explained: "You should have heard more or less about the recent events in the village. The Land of Fire and the Land of Earth signed a peace treaty. .”

"Because of this treaty, many people in the village think that Hiruzaru Sarutobi's actions are a kind of betrayal to the souls who died in the war, so they may be forced to take the blame and resign."

"Nowadays in the village, many people are planning to fight for the position of the fourth generation."

"And the clan is also ready to move, they want to recommend me to the top."

"This group of restless guys don't understand at all, that seat is not for me to sit in."

Having said that, Fu Yue looked at Itachi, "Itachi, do you know why?"

He wanted to take this opportunity to expand the structure of Itachi.

Don't be as short-sighted as those tribesmen outside!

Itachi hesitated for a moment, and when facing his father's expectant eyes, he unconsciously did something contrary to his usual behavior, and replied seriously: "Because we Uchiha people can't sit in that seat."

“If we show that we want to compete, everyone else who is already competing will immediately turn their blades on us.”

"Struggling for this seat is not a good thing for us, but will only increase the burden."

His words stunned Fu Yue, who was planning to educate his son well.

And even next to her, Artoria's gaze became a little subtle.

"Then tell me, the specific reason."

The gentle expression on Fu Yue's face suddenly became stiff, and he continued to ask, "How did you come to this conclusion?"

Did someone deliberately say something in front of Itachi?

"Hokage, as the king of Konoha, needs to think and judge from Konoha's perspective."

Now that he has already spoken, Itachi doesn't mind saying more, "And as a family inherited by blood, neither the father nor others are able to abandon the concept of the family and cast aside their selfishness."

"It is impossible for a person who has selfishness and is likely to seek personal gain for his family and himself to sit in that seat."

"So whether it's out of pretense or sincerity."

"If you want to be in that position, at least you can't have any family or personal concepts on the surface, but you can only be a person who focuses on Konoha and the overall situation."

As a child, although I never had the opportunity to touch the core of Konoha, nor did I go to school to accept the influence of Konoha culture.

But this doesn't affect Itachi's understanding of these things from the bits and pieces of life, and making judgments.

From the overall view that Artoria has always emphasized, Itachi can clearly understand that a superior should think in terms of family, village, and country based on his own position and away from the personal perspective.

From the attitudes of his father and the tribe, it can be seen that Uchiha is not a family that can abandon personal concepts and fully integrate into Konoha culture.

That being the case, the position of Hokage has nothing to do with Uchiha.

And on this point, Hinata, who belonged to the Konoha clan like them, seemed to be similar.

"These ideas...are you thinking of them yourself?"

Fuyue's eyes sparkled.

Itachi brought him too many surprises today.

Not only relying on one's own efforts, practicing alone has tempered the body to such an excellent level, even the calm posture during battle is quite a prerequisite for Jnin's promotion.

Besides, do you want to surprise yourself with your vision, thoughts, and wisdom?

"As the patriarch, my father doesn't have the time and energy to stay at home and take care of my mother. I can understand that."

Itachi didn't answer Fu Yue's question, but asked about his mother, "But I want to help take care of it, why did my father stop me on the grounds of practicing."

"According to my age, I am only five years old now, and there is still one year before I officially enter the ninja school."

"In this way, I can make adjustments and spend the time at this stage in a more appropriate place, that is, taking care of my mother."

"As for ninjutsu, it won't be too late for me to learn after my younger brother is born and I have free time."

Fu Yue's originally excited expression stopped, and he explained in a deep voice: "Because you are my son."

"Based on the talent you have shown now, there is a high possibility that my position as patriarch will be inherited by you in the future, so...strength is an indispensable condition."

"The sooner you have the strength to become the patriarch, the sooner I can nominate you in the clan association, and make you a formal candidate."

Candidate for patriarch?

Itachi paused for a moment, then replied: "But I hope our family is healthy and healthy more than the patriarch."

"Compared to the patriarch mentioned by my father, when my mother said that I was going to be an older brother, the desire to protect my younger brother and my family was more real in my heart."

"I don't want to practice to become the patriarch, I just want to practice to protect my family."

At least... When Artoria mentioned the overall situation, when his father mentioned the patriarch, he didn't have any intention of becoming stronger for it.

While saying these words, Itachi didn't dare to observe Artoria next to him.

He found himself a little afraid to meet her gaze.

The reason why I was able to successfully request her guidance was because Artoria felt that she was very similar to her.

When my father was busy, I wanted to find someone to guide my practice.

And Artoria hopes that she can become a better king than her.

In this way, the two ideas coincided with each other.

But judging from the current situation, I am completely different from her on this road.

"you……"

Facing such a son who does not want to make progress, Fuyue's face turned cold, and he was about to reprimand something.

But soon, under Itachi's calm gaze, he stopped.

"Your mother doesn't need your care. When she was pregnant with you, she came here alone."

Fuyue took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart, "Don't underestimate your mother, she was the one who went to the battlefield with me at the beginning, even if she is now a housewife, she has not forgotten her ability as a Jōnin .”

"Compared to you being with her, she hopes that you don't delay your practice and get used to being a ninja as soon as possible."

"It's her idea, and it's also my idea."

With that said, he stood up, "Tomorrow morning I will take a morning off work and wait for you at home."

"If you want to learn ninjutsu, you can come to me."

"But if you think your mother needs your care, then don't come."

Chapter 29: 【Strength is essential】

This is... what mother meant?

As his father left angrily, Itachi fell into deep thought in the room.

"Sorry, it seems that my suggestion gave you the wrong guidance."

Arturia's apologetic voice rang in his ears, interrupting Itachi's thoughts.

Raising his head, he stared at Arturia beside him.

"If I hadn't given you wrong advice and made you think that your mother needs company, maybe the conflict between you would not have arisen."

Artoria explained that she thought it was her inadvertent reminder that prompted the father-son conflict.

It's true that she didn't think carefully. Uchiha Mikoto, as a Junin, shouldn't need the care of others in terms of physical fitness and ability.

But Itachi denied her statement, shook his head and replied: "You are only giving suggestions, and I am the one who takes them. Please don't make mistakes alone."

"Besides... I appreciate you reminding me of that."

"Whether the mother needs care or not, as a family member, she needs care and companionship."

He doesn't think he's wrong, just maybe caring in a wrong way.

As for, father...

Itachi thought carefully about his father's situation during this period, and it seemed that as long as he was at home, he would not be too far away from his mother.

When the picture finally stayed in the room just now, reminding him that the bath water was ready, he was sitting on the sofa with his mother.

Maybe... I really misunderstood him.

Itachi felt guilty about his preconceptions.

"cheer up."

But soon, Artoria next to her spoke again, "Since your mother doesn't need your care, you should start practicing ninjutsu starting tomorrow."

"But in this way, we have no way to allocate the time for exercise here."

"But let's practice according to your father's requirements first, after all, this is the world of ninjas."

Ok?

Itachi was a little surprised by Artoria's proposal.

"Are you... still willing to guide me?"

he asked hesitantly.

"Why do you say that?"

Artoria was very puzzled, her face was full of confusion.