This Uchiha Itachi is very lonely

"Shall we each buy a mask?"

"...Itachi, let's go towards the residential area next, shall we?"

"This is quite delicious."

…

The chatter of Zen and others kept ringing in their ears, but Itachi's figure slowly moved from the middle of them to the edge area.

It was as if Zen and the others were hanging out together, while Itachi was alone.

However, Zen and the others were already used to Itachi's lack of integration into the team.

Whenever they bought something, they would give a copy to Itachi.

I would also let Itachi know in advance which direction I wanted to go.

As for his lack of inclusion in the conversation, they were not affected.

Itachi's character is like this, and they already know each other in their hearts from previous contacts.

In the past, when they practiced together and had dinner together,

Itachi always stayed aside quietly or acted alone, seeming very distant from them.

But later, from Itachi's seriousness when sparring with them, his attentiveness when giving them advice, and his "kind words" when encouraging them... they could all feel that Itachi did not reject them, it was just his personality.

In fact, Itachi is not "alone".

"A common custom in the village is praying at temples, shrines and the like."

"No matter what the god is, during the New Year period, various temples and shrines will be very lively. Everyone will pray for the people they care about and wish them a smooth future."

"In addition to these, in terms of entertainment, well-known dramatists and singers from the Fire Country will come to Konoha Village to perform stage plays or singing performances."

"As for things like fireworks, they will continue at night these days."

"Of course, there are also some nobles from the Fire Country. As usual, the daimyo will arrive in Konoha during the New Year for exchanges..."

…

In the eyes of outsiders, Itachi walked alone on the street with a cold face, which was out of tune with the lively atmosphere around him.

But what they didn't know was that beside Itachi, there was actually a dignified and heroic beauty who was following him slowly and communicating with him all the time.

Itachi has a way to communicate with other people while communicating with Artoria.

It is not difficult for him to do two things at once.

But that would not look very polite, and besides, he is used to hiding himself.

Simply, Itachi chose Artoria, who was closer to him mentally.

"It seems that these things are not in your memory."

Arturia listened to Itachi's explanation and asked with some confusion, "How did you spend the New Years in the past?"

They read each other's memories, only the time when they first met.

During the reading, each other inadvertently read some important memories, but did not understand much about trivial matters in life.

"These things were all mentioned when my parents were chatting. You may not have noticed when reading my memories."

Holding a bunch of three-color meatballs in his hand, Itachi replied casually while eating, "In the past, I didn't have any idea about the New Year. It was probably just... more lively."

"For another example, last year, I spent the New Year on the battlefield."

He rushed to the battlefield with his father in the winter of the 49th year of Konoha. When he arrived, a war made him welcome the arrival of Konoha's 50th year.

Fortunately, I was able to spend the New Year of 1951 peacefully in Konoha Village with my family.

In contrast to the two, Itachi attaches more importance to the word peace.

"It sounds like Itachi was really indifferent to life before."

Arturia sighed with emotion, "Although Britain also has the concept of an annual calendar, the continuous wars have given me very few opportunities to hold events such as ceremonies in the country after ascending to the throne."

"Although effective ceremonial activities can inspire people and promote morale to a certain extent, the loss of financial and material resources is also extremely huge."

"After weighing the pros and cons, unless a large-scale war has achieved results, I have always avoided extravagant and wasteful celebrations."

Itachi finished the three-color meatballs in his hand, and then followed Zen and others to buy a chowder bucket of squid skewers, fried hairtail, octopus balls...

His inner decision about Artoria is understandable.

After all, he had witnessed her life and understood how difficult Britain was at that time.

But...the people and nobles of Britain may not be able to understand it.

Successive victories inflated them to such an extent that they ignored the actual financial situation of Britain.

"Hey, hey, you guys don't look at the road when you're walking?"

Originally, Itachi planned to discuss with Artoria whether entertainment and celebration activities were beneficial to the development of a country.

But at this moment, Rin's angry voice sounded from the front.

"What's wrong?"

Itachi frowned slightly, looked at the crowd that had gathered in a small circle in front of him, took a few steps forward, and squeezed in.

Among the crowd watching the excitement, the Uchihas headed by Zen were glaring at a few people in rich clothes and high hats with interesting eyes...ordinary people?

Nobles of the Fire Nation.

Itachi immediately identified the identities of these people.

He had never felt any trace of chakra from their bodies.

Judging from their clothes, they face the arrogant attitude of Uchiha ninjas.

Considering the current time, it is obvious that this is a group of nobles who came from Kyoto, the Country of Fire, to participate in the celebration in Konoha Village.

"Weasel."

Watching Itachi approach, Zen and the others, who were full of anger and almost spitting out fragrance, froze and looked at him awkwardly, "We..."

Before they finished speaking, the moment Itachi looked at him with calm eyes, they all obediently shut their mouths.

"Itachi Uchiha, the Uchiha clan of Konoha."

Itachi looked away from the oil stains on Rin's clothes, took a step forward, came to the front of Zen and others, and looked directly at the nobles in front of him.

"In the land of fire, rain is born in the ten courtyards."

One of several Fire Nation nobles also walked out, looked at Itachi with interest, and introduced himself.

"Hello, I would like to ask about what happened just now."

Uchiha Itachi nodded and asked politely, "I'm a little curious about what kind of thing is it that makes you need to have a quarrel in the street on this day worth celebrating?"

He didn't understand what happened just now from Zen and others.

Instead, they looked at the person they were quarreling with.

oh?

Yusheng Shiyuan's eyes became subtle, and the smile on his face became brighter, "It's just a little matter."

"On such a day worthy of celebration, there is really no need to quarrel over trivial matters."

Itachi confirmed again, "Is it just a small matter?"

"It's just a small thing."

Shiyuan Yusheng repeated it again.

"In that case."

Itachi nodded and turned to look at Zen and the others behind him, "Zen, do you like wasting time on such trivial matters?"

As he spoke, his eyes moved towards Uchiha Rin.

Uchiha Rin hesitated for a moment, "...it's my fault, it's just a little oil stain on my clothes. My reaction was too big, I'm sorry."

She was very direct and admitted her mistake first.

Itachi nodded with satisfaction and did not take them away immediately. Instead, he looked at Shiyuan Yusheng and others.

His face was as calm as a statue, without any fluctuations, facing Yu Sheng and others from the Tenth Academy.

Those dark eyes stared straight at Shiyuan Yusheng.

As he watched, the smile on Shiyuan Yusheng's face gradually faded, until finally, he looked behind him with a stiff face, "Young man from the Cangtian family, apologize to this beautiful ninja lady."