This Uchiha Itachi is very lonely

early morning,

The sun shines on this peaceful and harmonious village.

Inside the Uchiha clan, next to the ruins of the building,

Itachi and a large group of people sat around the ruins, facing the rising sun in silence.

With Artoria's help, it was easier for him to confirm the location and condition of the injured, so unknowingly, he became a commander-like role in this rescue team.

At first, not many people listened to Itachi, a child holding a baby.

But gradually, some adults discovered that the eldest son of the patriarch's family actually had extremely profound research on perception, and they were gradually willing to accept his orders.

And now that the rescue is over,

Beside Itachi, there were official ninjas including Uchiha Teru and others.

There are also students like Uchiha Han and others who are still in ninja school, whether they are in the same class as Itachi or in a higher class,

There are even some ordinary people who are not ninjas but still have some strength.

"There should be no survivors left."

Arturia slowly walked out of a ruin, "But... it will take a long time to clean up the corpses and sort out the collapse of these houses."

"Thank you for helping me confirm my location last night."

Itachi hugged Sasuke and thanked him in his heart.

Then, he stood up again, looking expressionlessly at the other people around him, conveying the matter, "Finally, the rescue in this area is over, thank you for your hard work."

To these words, no one around him responded.

Everyone who originally raised their heads after hearing his voice lowered their heads again.

On this night, many clan members awakened their Sharingan under the stimulation of various life and death situations.

But gaining strength did not make everyone happy. Instead, everyone looked ugly.

This once again confirmed what Uchiha Itachi had thought before - "Those who can be stimulated to awaken the Sharingan are all people who are valued by the tribe. Compared with a pair of Sharingan, the price of this exchange of power is not what they are willing to pay."

Actively giving.”

The conditions to confirm this idea are cruel.

Everyone present was dirty, stained with blood and dust,

Everyone's expressions were full of exhaustion and sadness...

After a night of continuous rescue, they successfully rescued most of the clan members from the ruins, but some people had lost their voices before the rescue, or suffered incurable injuries and died.

In addition to the ninjas who were already engaged in rescue work, there were also many informal ninjas like Itachi who did not go to the emergency shelter in accordance with the requirements set by the Leaf Village.

Instead, he chose to join the rescue team and do his best.

The entire rescue process was silent and heavy.

Fortunately, everyone Itachi knew survived.

Whether it's Han Uchiha and others, or Teru and the others.

But in fact, he didn't feel relaxed about it.

Instead, Itachi found that his heart was very complicated.

Even if those who died were those whom I had only met once,

For example, a casual glance on the street, a casual glance at Sasuke's full moon party, and even no one he talked to.

Or maybe it's people he has never seen before, such as an uncle with a beard, a child as old as himself, a woman wearing tattered home clothes...

They are not familiar with him, and apart from their bloodline, they have no connection with them.

But Itachi found that he still felt sad about their passing.

What you care about should only be your family and friends around you.

Why do I have emotions for these people I have never met before?

Itachi suddenly understood something.

And just as the morning sun arrived, another piece of news was delivered, which made Itachi Uchiha feel confused - "The fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze and his wife, died!"

…

As a fourth-generation leader of Konoha, Namikaze Minato did not withdraw from the battle circle. He refused the support of frontline troops, refused to recall the border defenders, and even rejected the proposal of human sea tactics.

Considering minimizing losses, he and his wife sealed away the rebellious nine-tailed demon fox at the cost of their lives.

Such deeds of leading by example are worthy of praise. They are called "heroes" and are remembered by every villager in Konoha.

But for Uchiha, this was a bolt from the blue.

In the past, every sober Uchiha knew very well that the bridge between them and Konoha was Namikaze Minato.

The fact that Uchiha and Konoha were able to get back together was due to the joint efforts of the clan leader and Namikaze Minato.

Now, one end of the bridge is broken, so... can a new rope appear on the other side of the bridge to maintain this relationship?

Regarding this, neither the other Uchiha nor Itachi and Artoria could predict.

At the same time, I am also worried about this.

"The establishment of diplomatic relations with Uchiha, although it was apparently promoted by Minato Namikaze."

After arranging the wounded together, Uchiha Itachi hurriedly said goodbye to the others and hurried home.

While preparing milk for Sasuke, he listened to Artoria's analysis beside him, "But in fact, many members of the family, including the third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, are actually unwilling to abandon Uchiha."

"In this sensitive period, Uchiha is a great force, and he is also the hero of Konoha's founding of the village."

"As long as Uchiha shows enough attitude, Konoha is actually willing to get back on good terms with Uchiha, so I believe there is a high probability that someone will stand up and take over this matter."

Itachi nodded, took a sip of the prepared milk, made sure the temperature was right, and fed it to Sasuke.

From a rational analysis, it is indeed impossible for Konoha to abandon Uchiha.

The current situation in the entire ninja world is very delicate. The premature death of the Fourth Hokage is very likely to become the trigger for another war.

In this case, it is impossible for Konoha and Uchiha to conflict.

Therefore, it is very likely that someone will stand up again and replace Namikaze Minato as the representative of Konoha in establishing diplomatic relations with Uchiha.

And this person is probably Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"But Namikaze Minato... it's a pity."

But soon, there was regret in Artoria's tone, "The path he took was something I had never thought of."

"I originally thought that as a superior, only aloofness and distance can make the ministers do their best."

"But he told me that in fact, being a king does not necessarily mean being aloof."

Itachi also had some feelings, "He is a dedicated Hokage."

He was not familiar with Namikaze Minato, they only met him three times, and the total number of conversations he had with him did not exceed ten sentences.

Compared with his own heaviness, his parents should be even more sad, after all, they are the companions who grew up at the same time.

For the next two days, Itachi stayed at home quietly.

Because of the influence of the Kyuubi, the classes at the ninja school will inevitably be suspended.

But what puzzled Itachi more was that his father and mother didn't return home for two full days, and they just asked a ninja to come over and send a message asking him to take good care of Sasuke.

But soon, he knew the answer.

When Hui came to him for help.