[Naruto·Itachi bg] A clear spring

The night of raging winds and heavy rain finally passed.

Broken branches and leaves have fallen all over the ground, and the sun today was also obscured by clouds and never showed its face.

Uchiha Mikoto was sitting in the middle of the living room knitting. Little Sasuke, who rarely got up early, was carefully pulling the ball of yarn. Since he was taught a lesson by his brother and mother last time he played in the mud, little Sasuke can only play under the eyes of adults. , it was a lot less fun and he wasn't very happy.

The soft-soled shoes made little sound on the corridor. Feeling the shadow, Mikoto looked up and saw her eldest son opening the door curtain listlessly.

"Itachi, didn't you sleep well last night? Breakfast is warming on the stove."

"Well... the thunder was a bit loud, so I didn't sleep well." Uchiha Itachi, who brought out breakfast, ate in silence, obviously feeling a little depressed.

The red thread came apart. He had tied it for a long time and it was still not the same. Plus he was a little worried, so he didn't sleep very well.

He really couldn't remember the original method of tying the knot, so he decided to wait until Quan came back and watch it again.

"Nisan, Nisan~" Seeing his brother coming, little Sasuke immediately put down the ball of wool in his hand, ran to his brother and sat down, holding his face in his hands and watching him eat porridge.

The 3-year-old little Sasuke pinched his brother's face when he was chubby, and Uchiha Itachi turned away and continued to drink porridge.

Every time Sasuke looked at him so intently, with his black pupils motionless, he was probably asking for something from him.

To temper his temper, wait for Sasuke to say it himself. If he can't help but ask first, he might ask for more from the child.

Children don't have much patience, and Uchiha Itachi didn't wait long before little Sasuke started talking.

A 3-year-old child does not yet know what long sentences are, but he can already express his own requests.

"Milk, Nissan, I want milk."

"Sasuke, you can't. You've already drank three glasses of milk today." Uchiha Mikoto, who was knitting at the side, quickly stopped her.

Today, little Sasuke has been shouting for milk, and Mikoto has already brought three glasses to his little son.

After thinking for a while, Uchiha Itachi quickly understood what Sasuke wanted.

He and Quan had a little milk cat named after him.

Because he was busy with the wedding, the little cat was sent to Grandma Cat in advance to receive training as a ninja cat. Before leaving, he whined loudly and grabbed Sasuke's calf and refused to let go.

Sasuke also refused to let go. When he and Izumi were not at home, Milk was Sasuke's best playmate.

Now, Sasuke asked him to bring the milk back.

"Mom, Sasuke misses that cat named Milk. I'm going to pick it up today."

"That's right, I understood it wrong." Mikoto recalled that little Sasuke drank three full glasses of milk under her majestic gaze today, and his aggrieved look was very funny.

Before Mikoto could finish laughing, Sasuke had another situation.

"Mother..." Uchiha Itachi held his forehead. Sasuke peed and didn't bring a diaper.

The key was that Sasuke was sitting at the table where he had breakfast, and this time, he couldn't continue even after half-eaten breakfast.

"Ah, little Sasuke must wear a diaper next time!" Because the younger son has grown up and is a little resistant to diapers, he has not been wrapped in diapers during these days.

Mother and son quickly cleaned up the mess, gave Sasuke a bath and changed his clothes.

It was almost noon before Uchiha Itachi went out under the constant urging of little Sasuke.

When I went to Grandma Cat's empty area, I didn't meet any familiar people, but I met many kittens I had seen during the previous team mission.

Uchiha Itachi, who had been playing with the cat all the way, then walked up to the cat mother-in-law.

Granny Cat is both a black marketeer in a weapons shop and an intelligence source for Uchiha, where the Uchiha clan has been treated as honored guests for generations.

"The young master of the Uchiha family?" Smoking a cigarette, Granny Cat looked at him with admiration in her eyes.

"Grandma Cat, thank you. It's only a matter of time. This time I'm here to pick up the milk." Uchiha's appointment as heir and the wedding had been rumored for a month, and it was time for it to reach here.

"Well, milk." She spat out her eyes hard, and Granny Cat narrowed her eyes, "Pick it back so soon. Its training course hasn't ended yet. Have you discussed it with your wife?"

When Milk was delivered last time, he and Quan came together. They had differences about Milk's training course.

He wants to train Milk into a ninja cat who is good at intelligence tracking.

Quan is inclined to train Milk into a combat-assisted ninja cat.

After arguing all the way, neither of them could convince the other, so Dai Ni had to learn both.

If you have to master both, there are many courses, and even for getting started, one month is not enough.

"Milk is still young and has been training for a month. I'd better take him back to rest for a while before sending it to you." Uchiha Itachi couldn't say that Sasuke wanted a playmate, so he chose a reasonable reason and said it.

The worst thing is, wait until Quan comes back and then send it back.

Quan is leaving the village this time, and it will last about a month.

"You two also care about Milk so much?" Granny Cat was a little surprised. Both of them are famous training madmen in the Uchiha clan.

Both talented and hardworking.Poor little lazy cat like Milk, following such two masters, he won't be able to meet their requirements without working hard.

If there is a real estrangement between the two of them over milk, then this is a poor place to treat guests.

"That's just right. The milk is acting strange during this period. Maybe it's because he's tired. It's just a good time to take it back and have a rest, so that it won't complain about me mistreating it every day."

"Huan, go get the milk."

The little brown-haired girl sitting next to her nodded and walked back.

"Something strange?" Uchiha Itachi asked next.

"It's not a big problem. I was just a little restless last night. After scratching for a while, I fell asleep again." Granny Cat has never seen such a situation and can only guess, "Maybe it was because of the heavy rain and wind last night that she had a nightmare. .”

It stands to reason that Grandma Cat's side will not be affected by the wind and rain, and the abnormality of the milk should have nothing to do with the weather.

Uchiha Itachi, who was lost in thought, soon found Milk who was sleeping deeply.

"Here you go." The little girl known as Tamaki handed the milk cat in her hand to Itachi Uchiha.

After holding it for a while, I found that the milk was indeed lighter. It seemed that the training during this period was really hard.

After shaking it for a while and scratching its belly, the milk still didn't wake it up. How deeply was it sleeping?

Uchiha Itachi frowned, feeling something was wrong.

"Excuse me, how long has Milk been asleep?"

"Yesterday, when it didn't rain, I loved to move around. But when it rained, I fell asleep instead." Granny Cat's little granddaughter is called Huan, and she was staying with Milk last night.

It's raining?

The red line between his wrists also dissipated at about that time.

The red thread of the special tying method will be rubbed open unconsciously,

Milk, who has been trained to be a tolerant cat, can't control her restlessness.

A sign can be called a coincidence,

two……

I'm afraid something really happened.

"Grandma Neko," Uchiha Itachi raised his head and gently shook the milk in his hand, "You once said that there is a certain connection between the ninja cat and its owner, right?"

If the Uchiha ninja cat is raised from an early age, it can establish a psychological connection with the owner it sees for the first time when it opens its eyes.

When he first got the milk, it hadn't fully opened its eyes, and he quickly gave it away as a gift. The first person the milk saw would not be him.

"Yes, you are not the owner who established the connection with the milk?" Granny Cat put down her cigarette pole after hearing this.

"No."

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It's already noon.

Uchiha Shisui sat at the unoccupied dining table, watching the flower arrangement on the table droop little by little.

Uchiha Shisui, who had not slept all night, had black eyes and headaches coming from time to time.

He can no longer deceive himself.

Mother, she didn’t come back.

The Uchiha family had strict curfew times.

Counting the night he went to deliver movie tickets, it was already the third day.

Mother is not someone who leaves without saying goodbye, although ninjas often lose contact with her for a period of time.

But my mother is not a ninja.

Standing in front of the note board on the refrigerator, Uchiha Shisui silently looked at the messages on it.

It’s been a bit busy these days, but I’m going to take a long vacation soon, so let’s have a good meal together! ——Shisui is so tired. (Stay)

The vacation is over and I have to go on a mission in the village!Chestnuts and yams are very good this season. I have already agreed with Mrs. Wang at the morning market to save a portion! ——Izumi (stay) who felt bored after the vacation was too long

I also asked for leave, and I will try the recipe with Shisui first, and wait for you to come back and have a feast of yams and chestnuts together. ——I miss your mother very much (stay)

Reading these fonts slowly, Uchiha Shisui felt that his vision was blurry, and he quickly raised his head and took a breath.

After leaving the house, Uchiha Shisui did not go directly to the Konoha Police Department. Before reporting missing persons, he wanted to speak to the clan leader first.

Maybe the patriarch knows what the mother, who has long been an ordinary person, is investigating.

Uchiha Fugaku did not go to work today. After lunch, he was sitting in the living room reading the newspaper.

There was a hint of anger on his serious face. His eldest son didn't come back on time for dinner today and didn't say a word. After all, it was rare for the family to have a meal together, which was really rude.

Uchiha Fugaku did not expect that the person he was waiting for first was Uchiha Shisui.

"What did you say?"

"Master Patriarch, have you asked my mother to investigate something? Mother..." Uchiha Shisui took another breath, "is missing."

"Keiko did not participate in any investigations after she retired." Uchiha Fugaku shook his head. "Everyone knows her body well. There is nothing left except basic taijutsu and ninja skills. The human race will not ask for it anymore. She does things.”

"The Uchiha family is not short of people." Putting down the newspaper in his hand, Uchiha Fugaku closed the door of the living room.

The fact that someone in the Uchiha family is missing is not something that should be spread to outsiders.

"To be more specific, when did you find out?"

……

The story was not long and was finished quickly.

After listening to Shisui's statement, Uchiha Fugaku also felt strange.

"Tell me, mother, will she be delayed by something? Or let me know if there is any inconvenience, so..." Uchiha Shisui's voice became lower and lower, and he soon couldn't speak anymore.

"No," Fugaku frowned and clapped his fingers. Uchiha Fugaku felt that this matter was not simple.

Uchiha Keiko had been unknown for many years and had never had any conflicts with anyone. Because she helped in the orphanage, people outside recognized her and did not reject her.

He doesn't seem like someone who would go out without permission in violation of curfew.

"Then tell me, what should we do about this matter?" Although he was thirteen or fourteen years old, Uchiha Shisui was still very panicked when encountering this kind of thing.

The closer the person is, the more precious the person is, the less he can calm down.

It seemed like it had been a long time, but it also seemed like it had only been a moment.

Uchiha Fugaku gave him an answer, "Report missing and search together."

The Hokage couldn't hide the matter from the police.

If someone really took action and amplified the news, searching together could find the flaw faster.

"Is this the only way..." Zhisui originally wanted people from the clan to help find him first, but now it seems that it is impossible.

"It has to be this way, this is the second Uchiha woman to go missing."

The clan leader's words were like thunder, startling everyone inside and outside the door.

"The other one is..." Before Uchiha Shisui finished speaking, a more urgent voice came from behind the hastily opened door——

Holding the listless kitten in his arms, Uchiha Itachi pinched his hand at the crack of the door very hard, and the broken wooden thorns pierced his fingers, revealing a little bit of bright red.

"Who's the first one?!"