This Uchiha Itachi is very lonely

in the dining hall,

My father was sitting at the table, holding food with chopsticks and bringing it to his mouth.

His mother, on the other hand, was very virtuous, chatting with him and pouring wine for him from time to time.

When Itachi entered the dining hall, they all raised their heads and looked in their direction.

"Itachi, go to the study and wait for me."

Uchiha Fugaku said in a commanding tone.

In this regard, Uchiha Mikoto did not say anything to stop it, and seemed to have already discussed something.

Itachi replied respectfully: "Yes."

He was not disgusted by Fugaku's commanding tone.

I have often heard conversations like this for as long as I can remember.

Because my father has high expectations for me and is also very strict.

And Itachi probably knew what his father was going to talk to him next.

It should be about the issues that you have been struggling with and avoiding before.

Obediently exiting the dining room, Itachi walked towards the study.

But halfway through, he seemed to remember something and walked from the wooden passage between houses to another house.

Itachi took a long trip and came to the living room.

In the living room, Arturia was sitting beside the low wooden coffee table, her eyes closed tightly, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

But no matter what angle she looked at, or what environment she was in, Itachi had never seen her straight waist bend, and he had never seen fatigue show on her face.

She is like a machine that never gets tired.

Artoria stood up calmly and looked at him, "I'm glad you haven't forgotten. I'm still here waiting for you."

"I went to see my father first."

Itachi replied equally calmly, "Next, we will have a conversation in the study."

"Is it convenient for me to follow you?"

Arturia asked.

Itachi hesitated for a moment, nodded and replied: "...of course."

Judging from the current situation, this queen, whom only she can see, should be an indispensable part of her future life.

In this case, there is no need to be too vigilant.

The two of them walked towards the study one after the other.

The study room at home is considered Itachi's second room.

For as long as he can remember, in addition to his daily practice, he would often stay in this study.

At first, my father or mother led me to read and write, but in less than a week, I was able to read and study alone.

Because I rarely go out except for practice, so this became my second room.

Slowly opening the door to the study room, Itachi saw the dazzling array of bookshelves at first sight.

Looking up again, he saw his own elevated chair next to the table.

Unconsciously, Itachi came to the high chair, jumped up and sat down, putting his hands on the desk.

He felt a little high.

Compared to a few months ago, I seem to have grown a little taller during this period, so this high chair is not as suitable as before.

Sniff——

Itachi took a deep breath, and the unique smell of books penetrated his nose, making him feel at ease.

This feeling is wonderful, even my own room doesn't look as friendly as this study.

Nothing here has changed, only myself has changed.

"Have you been trained since childhood, and your only hobby is reading..."

Arturia looked at Itachi's movements, combined with the memories in her mind, and looked at him with a softer gaze.

Boom, boom, boom.

Soon, a slight knock on the door interrupted Itachi's recollection.

"Please come in."

he shouted outside the house.

Following the click of the door opening, it was Uchiha Fugaku who entered the room.

Compared to Itachi, he was not sentimental about this room.

After closing the door, he walked calmly.

In Itachi's field of vision, his father passed directly past Artoria and came to his side.

"...I've grown taller."

What surprised Itachi was that his father's first opening words actually talked about his height.

He noticed very carefully that when he was sitting on the high chair, he was unbalanced in height from the desk.

"There is a saw in the utility room. You can find time to adjust the height of this chair."

As Fugaku spoke, he crossed the desk and sat down.

"I heard from your mother that you think the reason why the team suffered heavy losses due to the ambush was because you delayed the trip?"

He asked calmly, his expressionless expression making Itachi seem to be facing a mirror.

Itachi nodded, "When I was hiding in the tree cave, I once heard the Iwa Ninja say that it was because we spent half a day on the same spot that they were able to gather a force that far exceeded ours."

"It's true. If we hadn't spent the half day repairing, the number of Iwa nin we faced would never have been much greater than ours."

Fugaku clarified the authenticity of this information, "But the team was repaired for half a day, not because of your problem, but because of my problem."

Dad issues?

Itachi was a little confused.

Fugaku took a deep breath and spoke slowly, "Actually, the request for the team to undergo half-day repairs was made by me."

It is not easy to admit your mistakes in front of your son.

And when he said this, Itachi's heart tightened again.

"Don't worry, it's not because you are unconscious."

Fugaku continued, "Before you cleaned the battlefield and just after the battle, I had a brief consultation with the jounin in the team."

"Because the battle situation at that time was the biggest confrontation between the team and the Iwa ninja since they rushed to the front line. The number of casualties among the clan members was quite large, especially the number of wounded, which I, the clan leader, could not ignore at all."

"So under such a situation, as the leader of the clan, I proposed the idea of ​​repairing it in situ and letting Konoha equip our medical team to perform medical tasks."

At this point, he paused and said, "We considered many aspects at the time. First, because the Iwa ninjas are similar to us and have a lot of casualties, we generally believe that they will not launch another attack in a short time."

"Second, because the wounded in our team at that time were really difficult to trek for a long time without proper treatment. Instead of dying while rushing, it was better to simply receive treatment before leaving."

"Third, there is still plenty of time for us to rush to the next front to join the other teams in Konoha."

"Because of these three reasons, they all agreed to my proposal and repaired it in place."

"And it was because of my relaxation, my kindness, and my unwillingness to give up small sacrifices that I prompted greater sacrifices, so that our Uchiha expedition this time was disgraced!"

At the end of the sentence, his tone unconsciously increased.

Rather than explaining what happened this time to Itachi, it would be better to say that Fugaku was reviewing himself.

Itachi was a little silent, he didn't know how to comfort his father.

"Compassion does not command troops. Although it is shameful to abandon injured soldiers, the stability of the battle situation is the most rational consideration. I hope your father can learn from this lesson and become a qualified commander."

At this moment, Artoria's voice sounded in his ears.