This Uchiha Itachi is very lonely

As for the inner area, there are relatively people who have lived in Konoha for many years.

Some are small families that already existed in the Warring States period, such as the Shiranui clan, the Kurama clan, the Hatake clan, the Mitomon clan, the Zhuanju clan...

After Konoha was established, they gradually entered Konoha by actively moving in, being recruited, etc.

But in terms of the number of people, ordinary families still occupy the majority in the inner circle.

With the right of residence in the inner area of ​​Konoha, you can enjoy many benefits of Konoha.

For example, orphans in the war can receive compassionate funds, comfort funds, and so on.

But the most important point is the qualifications for enrolling in the ninja school!

Only those who have obtained the right of residence in the inner circle can sign up for the entrance examination of the ninja school.

Like many people who moved to live in Konoha from various places in the Land of Fire, they did not live comfortably in the periphery of Konoha.

High rents, prices, and low wages are all their difficulties.

However, those who migrated to Konoha still insisted on staying in the village by opening shops or working as helpers.

Their purpose is to move into the inner circle one day, so that their descendants have the opportunity to enter the ninja school to study.

Among them, those with relatively outstanding talents will gradually change their civilian identities in the process, and develop their families into ninja families or family forms, such as the Haruno family, the Minzu family, the Mitarai family, Moonlight...

As for the most important core area, it is the place where the high-level people in the village work.

At the same time, there are many families in this area that have been established since the Warring States period, such as Shimura, Sarutobi, Hyuga, Nara, Akimichi...

And Uchiha, as a hero in building the village, of course also lives in the core area.

"Mother……"

Follow the team to the gate of the Uchiha Clan.

From a distance, Itachi could see a large group of people standing in the open space in front of the clan ground, looking forward to something.

And in it, he saw his mother, Uchiha Mikoto at a glance.

Likewise, the mother saw him.

Itachi clearly observed that the mother's originally agitated expression calmed down the moment he felt his gaze.

"Weasel..."

As the team disbanded, Uchiha Mikoto stepped forward slowly.

She had a gentle smile on her face, just like when she left a few months ago, "Welcome home."

This long-lost gentleness caused Uchiha Itachi's calm heart to fluctuate a little.

Although he was moved in his heart, he was still calm and polite on the surface, and replied solemnly: "I made you worry, mother."

"You child, why are you still so..."

It seems that Meiqin was a little disappointed because she didn't see her son crying and calling mother.

But when she saw her son's clothes covered in mud and traces of blood, she couldn't help feeling distressed, "Go home first, I've already prepared the bath water for you."

"When I get home, I'll eat something first, then take a shower and have a good sleep."

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand to grab Itachi's backpack, "I'll help you..."

The instinct developed on the battlefield allowed Itachi to avoid Mikoto's grasping hand. After facing her stunned expression, he replied apologetically: "No need, mother, I can do it myself."

Miqin clenched her fists behind her back, with a gentle smile on her face, "Then let's go, let's go home."

Facing her son's appearance of not being attached to her mother even after returning from the battlefield, she felt a little bit resentful towards her husband.

"The next child must not let her husband behave like this again."

Before leaving with his mother, Itachi saw from the crowd Uchiha Teru being slapped on the back of the head by a fierce-looking man like him.

The man opened and closed his mouth while fanning, as if he was teaching something.

He is really a very strict father...

Itachi looked away calmly.

"Your mother seems to want to communicate with you."

On the right side, Artoria suddenly opened her mouth to remind Itachi.

Ok?

Itachi looked blankly to the other side.

Immediately afterwards, he saw his mother holding her face, looking preoccupied.

Want to chat with me?

Itachi hesitated for a moment, then called out to Mikoto who was trying to find something to talk about: "Mother..."

"Ok?"

Uchiha Mikoto, who was still trying to figure out how to talk to her son who hadn't returned home for a long time, turned her head in doubt.

After turning her head and looking around to confirm that it wasn't someone else's voice, she stared at Itachi in surprise, and suppressing the excitement in her heart, she asked softly, "Itachi, what's wrong?"

The son who was educated by his husband since he was a child and can't communicate with other people at all, is this a sex change?

Itachi took a deep breath, controlled his inner struggle, and asked, "Mother...do you know about Uchiha Temple?"

"Ok!"

Mikoto, who was still waiting for Itachi's voice, froze, "Your father, me, and him, the three of us grew up together."

Noticing the expression on his mother's face when he heard this person, Itachi knew it. It seemed that she also knew the news of Uchiha Temple's sacrifice.

Immediately, his heart sank, he stopped walking forward, and stared at his mother's face seriously.

"He was killed by me."

Ok? !

Uchiha Mikoto's already stiff expression also sank...

As the head of the patriarch, Uchiha Fugaku naturally owns a mansion that is not small.

Within an area of ​​nearly [-] square meters, three small courtyards are surrounded by an antique courtyard.

In addition, there are also wonder buildings such as rockery and garden ponds in the courtyard.

"Do you think that you dragged down the team's half-day schedule and caused the team to be ambushed?"

In the main courtyard in the center, in the living room, Uchiha Mikoto looked at Itachi sitting opposite, "So...you think you killed the temple?"

Itachi nodded stiffly, "Without me, the ambush would not have happened, and the captain of the temple would not have died, let alone the other clansmen who died in battle."

He struggled all the way in his heart, but no one mentioned this matter.

In the tent back then, the light words I said "Father, I need to calm down" killed so many people!

After getting his affirmative answer, Uchiha Mikoto stared at Itachi blankly.

After a long time, she stood up and came to Itachi's side, and gently hugged this son who had never shown any extra emotions since she could remember, "Itachi, you are really a very gentle child."

Chapter 11: [Is it really the same?]

"It's impossible for a team to stop because of a kid."

"The commander of this team is Si, not your father. Even if he is the patriarch, he has no ability to exceed his authority on the battlefield."

"Don't take all the responsibility for the sacrifice of the team on yourself, Itachi."

……

After simply eating a simple meal, Itachi came to the bathroom and walked towards the steaming bathtub that his mother had prepared early in the morning.

call--

Even Itachi was good at hiding his emotions, when his exhausted body touched the hot water, he couldn't help but let out a breath of comfort.

He can clearly feel that the original fatigue in his body is slowly fading away, and the various senses of the body are feeding back to the brain, as if the meridians, cells, and bones are all being washed by hot water and heat, and they are giving out joyful cries.

Even the struggling and vigilant heart is slowly relaxed under the soaking of this hot water.

"You are such a gentle child, Itachi."

The comfort is only for a moment, accompanied by emotional and mental peace, Itachi lay in the bathtub, looking up at the ceiling.

He was thinking about what his mother had said.

It is impossible for a team to stop because of its own child.

Indeed, maybe I have preconceived it myself, thinking that my father, as the patriarch of Uchiha, is respected by many people in the team.So they would listen to their father and stop for a half-day refreshment.

But what is the specific truth, I still need to ask my father.

A rush of urgency suddenly arose in Itachi's heart.

But it's not that he doesn't believe his mother, but because his mother is not a member of the team, her explanation to him is just a guess.

Rather than listening to other people's words, Itachi prefers to listen and confirm by himself, so as to actually judge.

But if I didn't escape, I didn't struggle.

Instead, I chose to muster up the courage to ask my father when this happened, maybe I could get the answer earlier, right?

Dongdongdong...

There was a slight knock on the door from outside the bathroom, and then, the mother's gentle voice came into the bathroom, "Itachi, I have prepared a change of clothes for you at the door."

"Okay, mother."

Itachi responded politely.

"You have a wonderful family, Itachi."

At this time, Artoria's voice sounded abruptly in the bathroom, "A strict, responsible and career-minded father, and a gentle and considerate mother."

"At first, I thought it was a bit sad that you lost your childhood as a normal child."

"But now it seems that your life is actually quite happy."

happiness?No, no, that's not what I'm thinking about now.

Itachi lay in the bathtub, staring at Artoria who slowly appeared beside her.

After a long time, he closed his eyes, "Maybe what we should consider now is that you should give me some private space, shouldn't you?"

Arturia was always wearing that armor, standing upright in the gray bathroom full of mist, "Unfortunately, I can't stay too far away from you."

Itachi retorted without hesitation, "But the range you can move around me is not limited."

"From the moment you appeared by my side until now, every time you disappear and leave, I can feel where you have gone."

"The furthest time was even across a bridge."

The implication is that when she is at home, her range of activities is at least the whole of the home.

Listening to Itachi's rebuttal, Artoria was silent for a while, and replied: "You are right, then I will wait for you in the living room."

"Wait a moment……"

But just as she turned around and was about to leave, Itachi sat up unconsciously and called out to her.

Facing Artoria's suspicious gaze, he asked softly, "You heard what mother said just now."

"You once told me that you tried to leave me for a while when I was in a coma."

"So... how much do you know about the fact that the team will stop for half a day?"

He stared at Arturia's face seriously.

The answer to this question may also be found in her.

"In fact, as your mother said, the reason for the team's rest is that after the battle, some seriously injured wounded need to be treated by the ninjas in the medical class, so they will rest for half a day."

Facing his earnest little face, Arturia's expression became equally serious, "And you don't know this because it was the first time this team encountered a relatively fierce battle."

"Uchiha's team is very strong, and ordinary enemies can't stop this team from moving forward, let alone cause consumption."

Hearing this, Itachi stared at her blankly, "So you already knew? Then why didn't you tell me."