Chapter 48 The last warmth
a few days later.
"Itachi!"
Izumi ran to Itachi's door and greeted him.
Through the incident with Kagami, Izumi was finally able to get in touch with Itachi. Otherwise, in the past, it would have been difficult for Izumi to see Itachi because he was in the ANBU.
"Ah, it's Izumi."
Itachi smiled gently and nodded towards Izumi. After Shisui's death and Kagami's defection, the only people in the huge Konoha that could bring some warmth to Itachi's heart were his parents. , Sasuke, and the girl in front of him.
"Would you like to eat three-color meatballs together today?"
"Ah, this, next time."
Itachi hesitated. He wanted to say next time. He wanted to devote all his time to the relationship between Konoha and Uchiha. He He wanted to try his best to find a solution to this conflict, but when the words came to his lips, Itachi was a little reluctant to give up. After seeing Izumi for several days in a row, he tasted the warmth he had not seen for a long time.
Whether it was the top management of Konoha or the top management of Uchiha, they were all too cold, and Itachi had to work hard to turn himself into a machine, a machine for protecting the village, without any emotion, like a piece of ice.
However, after tasting that warmth, he seemed to have changed back into a [human] again. He was reluctant to reject the warmth, really reluctant.
But Konoha and the Uchiha needed him.
Thinking of this, the desire in Itachi's eyes was firmly suppressed, and he smiled slightly, as if he really didn't care.
"Izumi, I have something to do, next time."
"Is that so? But, Itachi."
Izumi looked at Itachi hesitantly. If Itachi simply refused Izumi's invitation, Izumi would not continue to pester Itachi. , However, Quan just saw the desire that briefly appeared in Itachi's eyes.
Quan is not a stupid girl. She can probably guess that Itachi must have something that requires him to suppress his emotions. But it is precisely because of this that she can't help but feel a little heartache. She doesn't want Itachi to do something that goes against her own will. She hoped that Itachi could live happily as he did when he was a child. Although he was a genius, he lived very comfortably and occasionally was a little shy.
"Okay."
In the end, Quan didn't force Itachi to stay. She didn't want to force Itachi. He was already under a lot of pressure, and she really didn't dare to cause him any more trouble.
Quan knows that they are not children anymore.
"Itachi, go!"
However, a voice came from behind Itachi, that was Uchiha Fugaku's voice.
Fugaku looked at Itachi coldly.
"Go, don't just know how to perform ANBU tasks every day. ANBU doesn't have that many tasks."
Although this father, as the leader of the Uchiha clan, knew how much Uchiha and Konoha needed Itachi, he still relented.
Itachi is his son.
[Go and have fun, I can't even be willing to give my son a day of play time. ]
Fugaku spoke with some distress in his heart.
But on his face, Fugaku still spoke coldly.
"This is my order to you as my father and the leader of the Uchiha clan. You don't need to carry out the mission today, do you understand?!"
Itachi frowned slightly.
"But, father"
"Do you understand?!"
Fugaku interrupted Itachi forcefully.
[Go, go, you have worked very hard, Itachi, there is really not much time in the day, go quickly! 】
Itachi was still a little hesitant.
"Father, I think"
"Don't you understand what I say? You don't have to perform a mission today, let me say this for the last time, do you understand?!"
Fugaku interrupted Itachi again.
Itachi opened his mouth, as if he wanted to explain, but looking at the stern look in Fugaku's eyes, Itachi finally didn't refute again, and nodded.
"I understand."
Deep in his eyes, there was an uncontrollable touch. How could Itachi not understand Fugaku's intentions?
However, times create people. In this environment, Fugaku, as the leader of the Uchiha clan, needs to wear a mask, and Itachi, as an ANBU, also needs to wear a mask.
For the sake of Fugaku and the Uchiha clan, Itachi wanted to devote all his time to the Uchiha and the village. Fugaku was concerned about Itachi's feelings. He didn't want his son to become an emotionless ninja. He wanted Itachi to live a happier life.
The father and son were both thinking about each other, but it was as if they were quarreling, and even the emotion could only be hidden deep in their eyes. This era is absolutely cruel to the father and son.
After a while, Itachi and Izumi left together.
Fugaku stood in the yard, wondering what he was thinking.
"It's good to go."
Uchiha Mikoto walked out from behind Fugaku, smiling and looking in the direction Itachi and the others were leaving.
Fugaku looked at Uchiha Mikoto, sighed, and spoke apologetically.
"Itachi has been burdened with too much. As a father, I can't help this child."
Uchiha Mikoto smiled gently at Fugaku.
"Both you, father and son, are the same. I know that you tried your best. I can understand, but I am of no use."
A smile slowly appeared on Fugaku's face, he turned around and walked home.
"Stop talking nonsense."
In this depressing feud between the family and the village, everyone involved needs comfort. Itachi couldn't bear to abandon the warmth that Izumi brought him, and Fugaku couldn't bear to abandon the warmth that Uchiha Mikoto brought to him.
This village is really too cold for them Uchiha. They must find a little warmth to keep themselves going and not collapse.
riverside.
Quan and Itachi took the three-color meatballs they bought and sat on the bridge to eat.
"Itachi, have you opened the same eyes as me now?"
Quan suddenly spoke while eating the three-color meatballs.
When I was a kid, Izumi and Itachi were sitting here once.
At first, Izumi was stupid, self-assertive and a little pitiful, saying to Itachi that a genius like Itachi wouldn't like three-color balls, and then pitifully handed himself to Itachi and planned to talk to Itachi. He took back the three-color meatballs that he had eaten together, and then started to eat them by himself. As a result, Itachi stared at Quan in a greedy manner.
It was also from that day on that Izumi learned that Itachi also liked eating three-color meatballs.
That time, in order to apologize to Itachi, Izumi said that he would give Itachi a gift.
As a result, Itachi at that time looked into Izumi's eyes - Izumi's eyes opened to the three magatama when his parents died due to the Nine-Tails Rebellion.
At that time, Itachi had just opened his Sharingan and knew the pain of opening his eyes. Perhaps, Itachi just had some pity for the spring.
But Quan thought Itachi wanted his eyes, lowered his head, and said disappointedly, I'm sorry, I can't give this to you.
Now, Izumi asked Itachi if he had opened the same eyes, with only one purpose.
Itachi paused for a moment before replying.
"Yeah."
"It must be painful, right? I can understand."
Quan said pitifully. She just wanted to comfort Itachi. She didn't know why, but she always felt that Itachi's life was very painful.
Itachi was silent for a long time, and then spoke calmly.
"Well, it hurts."
He said it lightly, but he didn't know how much pain it contained.
Quan smiled slightly.
"From now on, if Itachi is in any pain, come and talk to me. I don't want to see Itachi sad."
Itachi paused. He could see that the words of the girl in front of him came from the heart.
"How's it going? I'm very reliable! Itachi, it's hard to bear the pain alone, I know, so if you have any pain, please take me with you! I'm very reliable!"
【I am very reliable! ] This sentence was repeated twice by Quan. She seemed to want to prove herself in front of Itachi, and she hoped to help Itachi share the pain.
This time, Itachi didn't say yes for a long time. Quan's eyes slowly turned from expectation and desire at the beginning to disappointment. She forced a smile and spoke.
"I'm sorry, Itachi. I was too self-assertive. Really, how can a person like me understand a genius like Itachi? I'm very sorry. It's all my fault. I'm really sorry. Just pretend I didn't say these things. Just
like when she was a child, once this girl apologizes, she will say "sorry" several times in a row. It seems that this is the only way to express her apology, which is so cute that it makes people pity her.
Itachi's black pupils reflected Quan's appearance. Until now, he still didn't answer Quan, but raised his hand and scratched Quan's face.
"The meatballs got on my face."
At this moment, under the sunlight, both of them blushed.
After a long time, Itachi and Izumi stood up and prepared to leave.
However, as soon as they turned around, the two of them discovered that not far behind them, a man wearing a Xiao robe and a bamboo hat covering his face was standing, facing them sideways.
Quan was slightly surprised. This scene was exactly the same as when Quan met the Mirror Man a few days ago.
But Itachi wasn't surprised at all. As if he didn't see the Mirror Man at all, he took Quan and walked directly over.
Just like that, the three of them passed by each other, with Itachi and Izumi not stopping at all, as if they really hadn't seen the Mirror Man.
However, Mirror Man smiled with satisfaction. The moment he passed by Itachi, Mirror Man's mouth moved slightly. Although he didn't make any sound, Mirror Man believed that Itachi would be able to understand it based on the shape of his mouth. own words.
After passing by, Quan turned his head slightly and looked behind him, but there was nothing there, as if no one had been there from beginning to end.
"Huh? Itachi, did you see that person just now?"
A warm smile appeared on Itachi's plain face.
"I saw it."
At that moment, Itachi also said something to Mirror Man.
That's what Kagami said to Itachi at the moment they passed each other.
[She is a very good girl, Brother Itachi, please don’t lose her. 】
Itachi said to Mirror Man.
[Remember to protect yourself. 】
The setting sun shines on this small river, which looks particularly warm. Even though this village is so cold, there are still people here who give their firelight to others to keep warm.
This is the last warmth.
Good morning, friends!
Originally, there was no such plot in my original manuscript, so I just skipped it. But in the end, I thought about it and wrote it. I really didn’t want Itachi to suffer all the time. Before annihilating the clan, I wanted to give Itachi a little bit. warmth.
I don’t know if it’s good or not. I’ve never been good at writing romantic dramas, but I really wanted to write them this time, so I wrote them.
If the writing is not good, I hope my friends will understand, thank you!
Well, finally, March 27 is Hinata Hanabi’s birthday, so let’s celebrate Hinata Hanabi’s birthday on behalf of this book.
——Happy birthday, Hanabi! Another year older!
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