This Uchiha Itachi is very lonely

Five floors of bungalow-like buildings of different sizes are stacked from bottom to top.On the edge of the eaves, there are red lanterns hanging one after another, like decorations, but also festive. The window-like area is decorated with various exquisite murals.

This is an architectural style Itachi has never seen before, even in Artoria's memory, she has never seen this kind of architecture.

Seems archaic, yet refined.

At least, such layers of carefully crafted craftsmanship cannot be completed in a few months.

While the appearance is so exquisite, the interior decoration makes Itachi feel the extravagance and outrageousness of these nobles again.

Think about it, every ninja war is provoked because of the imbalance of economic development.

But in this ninja world, there is still such a group of... spendthrift and extravagant nobles.

To be honest, Itachi couldn't understand.

And next to it, Arturia also couldn't understand.

Maybe... Maybe the ninja who can travel thousands of miles to perform missions for the entrusted bounty doesn't really value money that much?

They think so, and they can only think so.

"Hokage-sama, please take a seat here and wait."

Soon, under the guidance of the retainers of the Daming Mansion, the three of them directly stepped onto the fourth floor.

Thinking about it, it was only so high for outsiders.

The fifth floor is probably the personal resting place of the daimyo.

Then, under the guidance, they came to the banquet area that had already been prepared.

On both sides, there are three low tables, and the floor is covered with soft and expensive cushions.

Hiruzaru Sarutobi sat directly at the first low table, which was on the same level as the first one on the opposite side.

Then, Kakashi took a seat at the second low table, and Itachi was at the third.

As for the area in the middle, it seems to be the place where musicians, dancers... show their talents.

"I'm sorry, I'm really rude, but I asked the guests to wait here."

"Just now I chatted with the children a few homely things, accidentally, I forgot the time."

"Ri Zhan, forgive me."

Soon, with a resounding voice, a slightly old man with a shrunken figure stepped into Itachi's eyes.

He was dressed in a long robe and a tall fan-like hat with patterns of flames embroidered on his head.

And in his hand, he was holding a small fan, half covering his face flickering.

And behind the old man, there was a strong young man in black and a thin young man in white.

Daimyo Sakamoto, Xia Qing Sakamoto, and... Yusheng Sakamoto.

This is the first time Itachi has seen the lord of the Kingdom of Fire.To be honest, he was a little different from the calm and dignified person he had imagined in his heart. He smiled like a... smiling tiger.

Moreover, the tone of speech has a greasy and slow feeling, which is completely different from the aristocratic posture that Sakamoto Yusheng showed in front of him.

But anyway, it doesn't look stupid.

Although Sakamoto Daimyo, like Sarutobi Hiruzen, has entered old age, his body function has declined.

He is more of a businessman than a king.

Itachi unconsciously evaluated in his heart.

He originally thought that the daimyo would be a king who was as calm and mighty as Arturia, but in fact, he had no aura at all.

Compared with Daimyo Sakamoto, the eldest son behind him, Xia Qing Sakamoto, is more attention-grabbing.

Chapter 130: [Spiritual Guidance]

"Being a Naruto guard at a young age, young and promising."

"Is it the eldest son of the Uchiha Fuyake family? He has heard and heard about it."

"All you can drink, all you can drink!"

……

I don't know if it's because of the family banquet, or because of Hiruzaru Sarutobi's face, or because Kakashi and Itachi are juniors.

Although Daimyo Sakamoto is a slow-talking, smooth-sounding person.

But in front of Itachi and the others, they seemed very enthusiastic, and the praises almost never stopped.

And as Sarutobi Hiruzen said, the daimyo might say something that was not nice to the ninja, but it never happened at all.

However, Itachi always responded modestly to the daimyo's praise, but he was a little absent-minded in his heart.

The reason, of course, is the content of the "transaction".

During this time, Itachi behaved very casually and flatly in front of Sakamoto Yusheng.But I must be anxious in my heart, after all, it is related to whether the family can have a suitable place to live.

If the Daming House cannot make a promise, his plan will become difficult.

Be anxious, but don't show it in words, because this is the most basic communication skill.

Itachi didn't know if the daimyo had tried to test his patience.But he had to hold the things he traded tightly in his hands, instead of letting them out for them to see.

On the one hand, it is because there is no way to express it through words, and on the other hand, it is to grasp the initiative of the topic.After all, this "treasure" will revolutionize the entire ninja world.

That knowledge is the knowledge about how ordinary people practice cultivation!

"what!"

But at this moment, there was a scream.

Before Yu Weasel's eyes, a maid holding a glass of wine suddenly wobbled, her body leaned towards him, if her face was firm, she would undoubtedly have smashed straight to the corner of the low table, and got a shock. A disfigured end.

Instinctively, Itachi stood up at an extremely fast speed, and raised his hand to support the maid who was about to fall to the ground, so as not to show scars on her delicate face.

By the way, his other hand was holding the wine bottle that was about to fall, preventing the bottle of fine wine from falling to pieces.

It's a pity though, because the bottle was tilted when it fell out of the maid's hand.So even if Itachi grabbed the wine bottle, a lot of wine spilled out and stained his clothes.

"Yes... I'm sorry!"

The sudden scene made the maid's face full of fear and panic.

She leaned directly on the ground, and kept hitting the ground violently with her head as a gesture of apology.

"presumptuous!"

In this regard, the daimyo who was still smiling suddenly slammed the table and stood up, full of anger, "How do you do things like a lowly servant?"

"If you don't even know how to walk, it's better to cut off those legs, so as not to waste them!"

"It really... swept away our interest!"

Beside Itachi, Hiruzaru Sarutobi and Kakashi restrained their smiles, looking at the angry daimyo and the kneeling maid.

To be honest, they have been in contact with these people for so many years, and they can understand that in their eyes, the servants who serve them are not human in a sense.But when faced with it, he still couldn't help frowning.

"There's no need to be so angry, she just slipped her foot."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi opened his mouth unconsciously, dissuading Daimyo, "Itachi's clothes are just dirty, just change it."

"Ri Zhan, this is the rule of the Daming Mansion."

However, the daimyo insisted persistently, "If these servants are so sloppy in their work, where will my daimyo's face be put?"

"But since you have spoken, I will not cut off her legs, but punishment must be given."

As he spoke, he summoned his servants and pulled out the maid who was begging for mercy.

"Father……"

And at this time, while Yu Daimyo was talking, Sakamoto Xia Qing, who had been sitting next to him without speaking, asked softly, "Why don't you let me choose a new outfit for Itachi as an apology?"

"I remember that Tang Country sent a batch of high-quality fabrics a few days ago."

"I am asking the Department of Fashion to measure the tailoring data. It should be able to be produced before they leave."

While speaking, he stood up.

"It doesn't have to be like this, it's just a little bit of alcohol, it's not a problem."

Itachi shook his head calmly, rejecting the proposal.

Hearing this, the daimyo in the chief seat frowned, and scolded in a cold voice, "Dressing for a banquet is a basic etiquette, and it is very important."

"During the banquet, the clothes of the guests are stained with filth. It is not your personal matter, whether it is light or not."

"I know you ninjas don't usually pay attention to these things, but this is my king's family banquet. Even if you are a child and don't know the etiquette, it is a bit too contemptuous of the Daming Mansion!"

Speaking, he still wanted to say something.

But Hiruzaru Sarutobi hurriedly dissuaded him with the idea of ​​blocking Itachi's words, "Itachi, you can go down with His Highness Xia Qing to measure the data, and accept this gift."

He was afraid that if the daimyo continued to speak, he would have to say something that was not very pleasant to the ninja.

Itachi was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly and got up.

Then, under the leadership of Sakamoto Xia Qing, he temporarily left the scope of the family banquet.

"Uchiha... Itachi?"

Sakamoto Xia Qing, who had a calm face, led Itachi out of the area on the fourth floor and walked down the stairs slowly, a smile appeared on his face, and a compliment sounded, "Your cooperation just now is very interesting."

"Will that maid be punished?"

And Itachi's face was very calm, what he cared about in his words was not this, but the maid just now.

Although part of the reason for his inquiry was concerned about the maid's situation, the other part also had a sense of temptation.

Just now, Itachi could tell from the maid's actions and demeanor that it didn't look like she was just acting, but that something really happened.

"It's natural to do a full set of acting, but it won't be such a cruel punishment."

Sakamoto Xia Qing replied as a matter of course, "Actually, she didn't know the insider, it's just that someone tampered with her shoes."

"And the person who did the tricks also had conflicts with the maid in private."

"So don't worry, even if the Third Hokage finds out something afterwards and sends someone to investigate, he won't be able to find out anything."

"Because from the beginning to the end, although this matter is the result of you and I leaving alone, everyone who has advanced this process has no idea of ​​the cause of this matter at all."

"Even the Third Hokage themselves are part of the process."

There is no doubt that the actions just now were all for a reasonable and separate departure in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kakashi, and a scene was made.

For someone like Hiruzaru Sarutobi who has been in a high position for many years, it is not easy to play a show in front of him and deceive him.

So... In this process, it is necessary to borrow the ninja's stereotype of nobles.

The ninjas are very clear about the evaluations of these nobles, which are generally "cruel", "simple", and "vulgar"...

And the nobles are also very clear that the ninjas' evaluation of them is nothing more than "rules", "complex", "rigid"...

Before that, the daimyo almost kept letting Hiruzaru Sarutobi participate in the banquet, which was also reasonable and effective to solidify this impression.

For these things, Itachi, as a person who seems to be in the game but is also outside the game, can see clearly.

Although these people in Daming Mansion don't have chakra, they can't use illusion.

But some of their methods are more terrifying than illusions. They are a way to guide people's thoughts and ideas invisibly.

After the results have occurred, when the process is analyzed, loopholes are rarely detected, and there is almost no effective evidence to be seen.

For example, even without this cause and effect, the daimyo would still invite Sarutobi Hiruzen to the party.

Because this was something Sarutobi Hiruzen had experienced when he came to the Daming Mansion before, so it seemed natural.

To describe it in a simple sentence, it is probably being cheated.But I still have to help count the money and honestly send the money to others, and the people who are cheated from the beginning to the end don't know who the person who cheated themselves is.

Itachi suddenly thought of a person, the "anti-thief" who was called "the anti-thief" in Sarutobi's mouth, and the "anti-thief" who carried the banner of "a country only needs one king"-the former guard of the Twelve Guardians of the Daming Mansion —and horses.

Chapter 130: [Tempering Method]

"No wonder my brother praised you so much, I didn't expect you to even do some research on clothing."

When Itachi came to the Clothing Department of the Daming Prefecture under the leadership of Xia Qing Sakamoto, he did not ask the tailor to help measure the data, but directly reported the data much higher than his current individual.