This Uchiha Itachi is very lonely

Perhaps even the illusory gods feel sorrow and sympathy for the strife in this world.

The sky had been sunny all morning, but when Itachi got dressed and went out, it was already overcast.

He went out with his father, and after meeting other tribesmen at the gate of the tribe, they walked together in the direction of the memorial monument.

"Captain, do you have time to read the letter delivered to you by Lord Qingmen yesterday? If not, I can explain it to you in detail now..."

"I've already seen it."

"Then...what do you think, clan leader? The clan members really hope that you can strive for the fourth generation position."

"According to the information he submitted, the Third Hokage just wants to try to reach a reconciliation with Iwagakure Village, and has no clear intention to abdicate. I don't agree with his proposal."

"But clan leader, it's not like you don't know the current situation of our Uchiha in the village, we..."

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As the son of the Uchiha clan leader, Itachi could always overhear some information that he should not be exposed to at his age.

But it seems that because his father has an attitude of trust in his abilities, he does not shy away from these conversations reaching his ears.

But on the other side, Artoria's voice sounded in Itachi's ears again.

"It sounds like the relationship between your clan and Konoha is not harmonious."

"The Yondaime? Do they want to elect your father to be the Hokage?"

"There is civil strife again. It is clear that there is still a war, and there are still so many foreign enemies that have not been resolved, but there are always some different voices within the kingdom."

"They don't care about the overall situation or the kingdom, they only act for their own short-sightedness..."

The conversation between an Uchiha Jonin and his father seemed to remind Artoria of the Great Britain of the past, stimulating her.

She complained and told in confusion...

But Itachi didn't interrupt from beginning to end, and he didn't try to comfort Artoria this time.

Regarding the friction between the family and the village, I don't know the specific situation, so I don't want to make an evaluation or argue on which side I stand on.

When Arturia realized that Itachi was ignoring her, she gradually calmed down.

When we arrived at the public cemetery, sporadic light rain was already falling from the sky.

But because it is not big, there are not many people holding umbrellas.

Arriving at Konoha's cemetery, the first thing Itachi saw were the huge black commemorative monuments.

On it are names written one after another with a stone carving knife, Senju, Uchiha, Hinata, Sarutobi, Shimura... Each of these names includes people from large families, but there are also small families or even no families.

Civilian ninja.

But there is no doubt that the people who left their names on this commemorative monument are all heroic spirits who died fighting for Konoha and made meritorious deeds.

As a novice who came to the cemetery for the first time to pay homage to the heroes, Itachi learned his father's movements in a decent manner, lighting incense, bowing, and laying flowers.

If you think about it carefully, after returning from the battlefield, he tried things he had never done before almost every day. He went out alone, ate out, bought medicinal materials, and... came to the cemetery to comfort the heroes.

"There is no point in lamenting the dead..."

A cold and hoarse voice sounded in his ears, and Itachi looked back.

I saw a middle-aged man with long hair and pale skin calmly watching everyone lay flowers at the memorial monument, "If death is meaningful, it only exists when it can be used."

In a daze, Itachi was already in front of him, "Then... what is the meaning of life to you?"

"Weasel!"

Next to her, Arturia followed closely, staring at the cold man with wary eyes, "My intuition tells me that this guy is very dangerous, and you should stay away from him."

But Uchiha Itachi didn't listen, he had his own judgment.

The tribesmen were right next to him, so it was impossible for anyone here to attack him.

"Pointless."

The cold man glanced at the Uchiha kid beside him indifferently, and said again, "If there is one, it should be the time for me to become an eternal existence in life."

eternal……

Itachi recorded this answer in his mind.

For now, he knows three people's understanding of the meaning of life.

One is the father, and his meaning to life should be the glory of Uchiha.

One is Artoria, whose meaning in life is to protect her kingdom.

And the last one is the man in front of me. His answer is completely different from the others.

Compared with other people who entrust the meaning of life to others and other things, his understanding of life lies in eternity and is more biased towards himself.

This thought gave Itachi a very novel feeling.

"Don't mess with that man just now."

After finishing the consolation and leaving the cemetery with the clan members to walk towards the clan grounds, Uchiha Fugaku beside Itachi suddenly spoke to remind him.

His words were the same as Artoria's, telling Itachi to stay away from that guy.

"Father, who is that person?"

Itachi asked curiously.

He only knew that the other party's ninja position was jounin.

"Orochimaru, a man who is as poisonous as a snake."

Fugaku said the name solemnly, "In short, don't provoke him easily."

"If you see this person, you'd better stay away as soon as possible."

"At least until you have reached all the combat qualities that a Jonin should have, he is very dangerous."

Itachi nodded silently, not refuting, but also not agreeing.

"But speaking of it...have you been practicing physical skills recently?"

But soon, Fugaku asked about Itachi's current situation, "Remember, for ninjas, chakra is the most important thing, and it is the basis of all ninja courses."

"Compared with physical training, I hope you can better master the various uses of chakra. This will be of great help to your future."

"But I don't have much time to train you during this period. The war will gradually stabilize next time. When the time comes, I will test your skills. Don't slack off."

Itachi continued to nod, "I know, father."

He never refutes his father's words.

As for how to arrange it specifically, that is another matter.

When I got home, it was already approaching evening.

However, as soon as the father and son arrived at the door, they saw a very fierce-looking middle-aged man waiting outside the door with a young boy who looked similar to him.

When he saw them coming back, he walked towards this direction.

"Captain Fu... I have something I want to discuss with you again."

Not only his appearance, this middle-aged man's voice also sounded fierce.

As for the boy following behind, Itachi recognized him as Teru Uchiha, the boy who was captured on the battlefield.

Speaking of which...

This fierce-looking man is indeed very familiar. He seemed to have seen him on the day he returned to the village from the battlefield. He was the man named Uchiha Aomon.

"And this useless kid, thank you very much, captain, for rescuing him on the battlefield."