This Uchiha Itachi is very lonely

"This smell...is weird."

Itachi could clearly notice that Artoria's eyes lit up after she felt the taste she had transmitted through her mind.

A person who was originally lifeless suddenly gained a little warmth.

"It's really hard for normal people to accept this taste."

"But in a sense, it actually tastes good."

"I have never seen that insects can become delicacies."

Like Itachi, she commented on this delicacy with a hint of surprise and curiosity in her tone.

Hearing the change in Artoria's tone, Itachi couldn't help but open the cake on the table and said, "Then try this again."

Mikoto couldn't see Arturia, but after Itachi unpacked the cake, he handed over a plastic knife and a few plastic forks at the right time, "Here are the knives and forks. I'll leave the job of cutting the cake to you, Itachi." .”

"Didn't you say... you can't eat two kinds of food at the same time?"

Kushina looked at the two of them in confusion.

"Because I remembered it wrong."

Mikoto said casually and took the cake from Itachi.

As a pregnant woman, she didn't want to try the food at all.

"But speaking of which...don't you and Minato plan to have a child?"

Mikoto sat down next to Itachi and asked, "Minato is running for the fourth generation recently. If he can be successfully selected, he can stay in the village permanently for his next job as Hokage."

"When the time comes, he will also have time to take care of you."

"Since you also want to retire and become a housewife, then children are very important. Having children will make the family more lively."

Kushina seemed very enthusiastic about this topic, and her attention was suddenly drawn away, "He and I are considering it, but you also know that my situation is very complicated, and I have to report it to the village in advance... …”

Mikoto and Kushina chatted familiarly about women's topics.

Kakashi sat by the window helplessly, mindlessly eating something from the bowl and reading a book.

Arturia, who was originally sitting next to Itachi, had already stood up because of Mikoto's sitting down.

Itachi turned around as if inadvertently and glanced at Arturia standing next to him.

At this time, her face no longer had the look that she had when she just felt the taste of food, but returned to a very calm look.

She seemed to be used to this kind of thing, standing quietly by the sofa without disturbing them.

Artoria is a very special existence to this world.

She comes from another world and seems incompatible with this world.

Sometimes, she can touch the sofa, touch the ground, stand on branches, and even need help opening the door to enter, just like a real person.

But sometimes, when she touches these objects, she will pass through them like a spirit body,

In addition, except Itachi, no one could see her, and no one could hear her voice.

This situation resulted in Arturia never being able to integrate into the ninja world.

At least...Itachi often felt like she was distant.

Sometimes, instead of integrating into the world, what she seems to do more often is to be alone in a daze.

Itachi knew very well that she was looking back on her past life alone.

"How does this cake taste?"

Itachi picked up a piece of cake with a knife and fork and put it into his mouth. He felt the sweetness filling his mouth and conveyed this feeling to her.

"Um!"

Suddenly, Artoria's eyes lit up again, "The bread is so soft and tender, completely different from the rough bread in our country."

"And the cream with strawberries on it is very special."

"It seems to be different from the cream we have."

As she spoke, she unconsciously stirred the food in her mouth with her tongue, as if she was also eating and savoring it.

Listening to her happy tone once again, Itachi was silent for a moment, "Then I'll eat more."

As he ate, he conveyed to her the feeling of the food falling into his mouth.

Whether it was the sweet yet sour strawberries or the sweetness of the cream on the cake, he conveyed it word by word.

All this time, I seemed to have ignored her feelings.

She was obviously standing next to him, but he was the only one who could see her.

She is obviously in this world, but only she knows about it.

She is obviously someone who understands him better than his father and mother. She taught him how to communicate and how to care for others, but he actually forgot to care about her and take care of her feelings.

Can just the taste of a cake make her so happy?

Itachi felt really guilty.

He solved half of the whole cake by himself.

If Artoria hadn't reminded him to pay attention, he would have almost eaten the entire cake.

It's not because I love sweets, I just want her to experience the world more and let her have memories in this world.

"Itachi, you ate so much cake in the afternoon, can you still eat anything for dinner?"

On the way home, Mikoto asked Itachi softly.

"certainly."

Itachi nodded, "Mother, my practice will increase during this period, so please help me prepare enough food."

"I'll make it for you as much as you want to eat, but don't force yourself too much."

Mikoto reminded him.

"I understand."

Itachi replied calmly, without explaining much.

Since the physical training began, his food intake has almost increased several times.

The digestive ability brought by a strong body allows him to fully absorb the energy he ingests and convert it into the essence, qi, and blood needed by the body...

However, in the past, Itachi was unwilling to waste time on eating, so he often intuitively used a large number of medicinal materials to replenish the energy and blood in his body that had been lost due to practice.

But now...he wants to eat more.

Next to her, Arturia seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and also reminded: "Compared to supplementing with pure medicinal materials, it takes more time to decompose, absorb and transform the included food."

"You don't have to waste your practice time because of me."

Itachi shook his head, "Although my digestive ability has been enhanced due to the improvement of my physical fitness, if I can carry out effective exercise during the eating process, it may be improved independently."

The implication is that this is also part of spiritual practice.

In this case, Artoria no longer refuses.

But perhaps it was because the interactions between hearts were becoming more frequent. Although she followed their footsteps smoothly on the surface, Itachi could feel that she was actually very happy inside.

Happiness with the taste of food.

Be happy to really get in touch with something in this world.

Although in this process, she still needs to use herself as an anchor.