This Uchiha Itachi is very lonely

"Itachi...are you sure you can eat so much?"

Uchiha Mikoto stood in the kitchen, frowning at the many ingredients Itachi bought home, "It's a shameful thing to waste food."

"I understand, please."

Itachi nodded, indicating that he could eat it.

In fact, when porcelain plates filled with large fish and meat were placed on the table, Mikoto also saw what Itachi meant when he said "need to replenish more energy".

Sitting at the dining table, Itachi held a knife in one hand and a fork in the other, with a calm expression.

Facing the dazzling array of food in front of him, Itachi was like a musician waving a baton in front of a symphony orchestra.

The knife and fork in his hand is his baton, flexibly directing the "orchestra" below, letting them display the most delicious "music" in front of him, and then eating them all!

Whether it's chewy beef bones, delicious crabs, or tender steaks, the edible pieces of meat will be perfectly removed before his eyes.

And even the marrow fluid in the bone marrow, he would not let go. The sharp blade in his hand was attached with the chakra of the wind attribute, and it could easily cut through the hard bones.

Mikoto sat opposite Itachi, staring blankly at his elegant way of eating.

In the past, she didn't notice much, she only thought that Itachi's meal was a bit cumbersome.

You need both a knife and a fork, and occasionally you need to use scissors when encountering hard-shell seafood.

Obviously, you can suck out the crab meat and shrimp meat with your mouth, but he insists on using tools to take out the food cleanly before eating it.

Compared to a ninja, she used to think Itachi was more like the nobles she met when she went to Kyoto City on a mission in her early years.

Cumbersome etiquette, exquisite elegance, slow and lazy pace of life...

But today, Mikoto saw a different side of Itachi eating like this.

There are a lot of things on the table, but he eats very quickly.

While it is fast, it does so without losing etiquette and beauty.

Mikoto had never thought that eating alone could be so... interesting.

Yes, compared to the movies in the village cinema and the performances at the celebration, she actually found it particularly comfortable to watch her son eat!

Mikoto felt strange that this thought suddenly appeared in her mind.

Compared with the fake aristocratic qualities in Kyoto City that were accumulated with time, manpower, and material resources, she actually found that her son might be more suitable to be called a noble.

That kind of natural nobility is unimaginable for a ninja who comes from the Uchiha clan and will fight on the battlefield in the future.

etc……

But suddenly, Mikoto realized what she had overlooked.

Wind Escape Chakra?

She widened her eyes and looked at the knife and fork in Itachi's hand in surprise.

There is a layer of light blue chakra attached to it.

The sharpness brought by the wind attribute is perfectly displayed on this knife and fork, allowing Itachi to handle various ingredients with ease.

That is indeed a change in the nature of the wind attribute, and judging by the degree, it has reached the second stage!

A five-year-old child has mastered the changes in the nature of chakra!

"I'm full, mother, please take it easy."

Itachi didn't delve into his mother's thoughts.

He finished his meal quietly, then picked up his bowls, chopsticks, plates and the remnants on the table, and walked into the kitchen.

Beside him, Artoria looked satisfied.

"I didn't expect those ingredients to have such cooking techniques."

She was still thinking about the taste that Itachi passed on to her just now, "Your mother's cooking skills are deeper than those of the royal chefs in our kingdom."

“That beef bone soup just now is amazing both in smell and taste!”

"But compared to the salty taste, if you can add some spiciness to it, it might be more suitable..."

She kept sharing her thoughts with Itachi.

For the king who was in a period of famine, the rich and colorful delicacies of the Uchiha family made her look forward to it.

But Itachi did not ignore her opinions, and would reply from time to time, telling her what he thought about the food just now, and chatting with her.

When he finally realized that Arturia might feel lonely and out of place in this world after enduring the destruction of her kingdom, he paid more patient and careful attention to her feelings.

Arturia taught me many things and saved me from going astray.

Both emotionally and rationally, I should respond to her, at least...don't let her be alone all the time.

"Weasel!"

I just cleaned my plates, dishes and chopsticks in the kitchen.

Itachi was leaving the dining hall along the corridor, planning to go back to his room.

But when he was some distance from the door, he heard a familiar voice.

It's Teru Uchiha.

Has he finally returned from his mission?

Itachi stopped walking towards his room, turned around and walked towards the door.

He still remembered... that he had to remind Teru Uchiha to help him hide his strength.

Otherwise, with his endless nagging mouth, perhaps soon, his reputation as a "genius" would spread throughout Uchiha and even Konoha.

At that time, it will be difficult to fulfill the instructions given to me by my father.

But it was a pity that when Itachi came to the door, he had just opened the door without making a sound, and when his eyes fell on the few people standing next to Uchiha Teru, he secretly thought something bad in his heart.

"Itachi, long time no see!"

Fai saw Itachi opening the door and was the first to say hello.

Next to him, several young men in Uchiha costumes who were genin like him looked at Itachi with their eyes.

"Is this the genius you are talking about?"

"Just this kid? He looks fair and tender, can he have the strength close to that of a genin?"

"Hui, you've been hiding from us for so long, and you just made up such a false story."

"Yes, you lost face on the battlefield and were saved by this boy, so there is no need to brag about his strength to promote yourself."

"Is that okay, Hui? If it really doesn't work, why don't you go back to the ninja school and study for a few years?"

…

They were looking at Itachi and teasing Uchiha Teru.

Facing the ridicule of his friends, Uchiha Teru's triangular face turned red, "Why did I lie to you! Itachi's talent is so strong!"

"When you were four years old, could you go to the battlefield with your clan's team? You could all play ninja games on the street with your buttocks naked."

"Itachi is different. He not only went to the battlefield, but also survived intact. I think he will become our Uchiha's hope for the future!"

Such praise made Itachi couldn't help but thank Uchiha Teru in his heart, "Maybe I shouldn't agree to train with him and let him help as a sparring partner."

"really."

Artoria, who originally thought Itachi should accumulate more practical combat experience, nodded at this time, "If you train with him, your strength will really change. I'm afraid you won't be able to hide it from others."

"I suggest you find a way to advise him properly and let him keep the secret."

"Of course...and these people next to me."