[Naruto·Itachi bg] A clear spring

In the afternoon when heavy rain pours, the movement in the ears becomes clear and slow. It is the most suitable day to rest under the quilt.

"Are you awake?" The people around him noticed his movements and asked softly.

"Let me take a look." Then a hand covered his forehead.

It's warm and familiar.

With this warmth, Uchiha Itachi fell into the arms of the visitor.

"What's wrong? The fever has gone away. It doesn't matter." Uchiha Mikoto coaxed in a low voice as she patted her eldest son's back gently like a child.

Her eldest son, who always strives to be the Uchiha heir, has not been this vulnerable for a long time.

"Well, mother, I'm fine." Itachi Uchiha's muffled voice came from his arms.

Uchiha Mikoto smiled. She was still trying to be brave even though she was crying. She was not going to ask any more questions.

"If you feel bad, it's okay to cry, Itachi."

"Mom is here."

"Mom, mom, ow wow..." Sasuke's crying sound came from the other side, he must have woken up from his nap.

Sasuke, who is only three years old, does not understand the subtle and tense atmosphere at home. At this age, he can only cling to his mother and brother.

"Mother, Sasuke is awake. Please go over. I want to stay by myself for a while."

After hesitating for a while, Mikoto finally stood up and said, "If you feel uncomfortable, you should tell me. Well, Koizumi went to the kitchen and will be here soon."

The door was gently closed, and Uchiha Itachi was still huddled under the quilt and had not recovered.

The death and guardianship that replayed over and over again in his dream made him question.

Uchiha's eyes, must he feel such painful emotions to gain strength?

The Uchiha clan, which has been pursuing power and blood, is pursuing such a painful and desperate life?

"you're awake?"

When the door was opened again and the dazzling sunlight came in without any scruples, Uchiha Itachi saw the back of Uchiha Izumi.

With long hair reaching her waist, she is slender but very stubborn.

"I just made a bowl of chestnut sweet soup that you like, drink some."

The warm sweet soup flows through the throat, dispelling the sadness, bitterness and confusion in the dream.

If the mother's eyes were comforting just now, then the spring's eyes were very peaceful now.

It was as if he already knew he would experience this.

[Sorry, sorry, I stopped laughing. Let me give you a gift. Is there anything you want? ]

[Want something.What I want...]

[I...can't give you this. ]

In the memory of that birthday by the lake, the girl's eyes were full of sadness and avoidance.

"Is there anything you want to ask?" A question brought back Uchiha Itachi's memories. The girl in front of him was looking at him calmly, waiting for his question.

what?

Is it so painful when you open your eyes?

After gaining such power, will you cherish it, be happy, or... be disgusted like me.

"Is this the fate of all Uchiha clan?" He finally asked, but in a different way.

The source of Uchiha's power comes from strong love and hate, which he has experienced firsthand.

"No, it's normal for an ordinary person like Sister Chiri not to become a ninja and never open his eyes for the rest of his life."

"Not all Uchiha clan are ninjas, but we... have no choice, including Sasuke."

"I thought you had thought it through before. As long as you have been a ninja, you have seen it. You cannot think on the battlefield and death is a common occurrence."

The sound of the spring was like a trickle slowly combing through his sore heart.

"It's not a battlefield, it's just an ordinary mission out of the village. They... died to protect me."

"It's instinct to protect you." As he slowly fed spoonfuls of sweet soup, Uchiha Izumi reached out and stroked his back.

"You are teammates and you don't think too much at critical moments. You also want to protect them, right?"

"Yes...but me, why am I so useless." He could obviously do it. If it weren't for the sudden pain and loss of vision, he would definitely be able to do it.

"Itachi, you tried your best, but the enemy is too strong."

"The awakening and advancement of the Sharingan will be accompanied by pain and temporary loss of vision, which is very fatal in a battle where every second counts."

"If you want to become stronger, you can try blind casting and listening to sound positioning."

Blind casting and position identification by listening.

The eyes of the Uchiha clan can predict the enemy's movements and gain insight into opportunities.

This was a training direction Uchiha Itachi had never thought of - to become a strong man without Sharingan.

Only in this way can he break away from the clan's outdated training thinking and achieve faster breakthroughs.

tuk tuk-

The eight kunai thrown out blindfolded accurately hit the eight places where Quan had stayed.

"Very good!" There was applause, and Uchiha Itachi took off his blindfold.

"This is the first time I've caught up with you."

"Yes, Taijutsu is my strength. Your kunai has surpassed that of ten-year-old Shisui. Back then, he couldn't hit a training opponent with such speed." Uchiha Izumi stepped on the tree and swayed up and down. , none of the soft leaves under my feet fell.

"You don't have any speed?" Itachi Uchiha didn't believe it. She clearly didn't use chakra.

"Without chakra, I can only run at this speed at most. With chakra, I won't be able to run like this." Uchiha Izumi's attribute is wind, and she often doesn't touch the ground when she rides on the wind.

"Next time you try chakra, don't just use physical skills, don't be merciful to me." Itachi Uchiha did not return to the team after recovering from illness, and there was no replacement for the incomplete team. Ina, who survived with him, He Xinzi had submitted a letter of intention the day before yesterday and would not return to his position as a ninja.

He was the only one left at the team training ground back then.

"Don't push yourself too hard, Itachi." Uchiha Izumi had a headache. She had not left the village during this period, but was training in the village for the next major mission.During the day, she would train with her teammates and teachers, and at night, she would be pulled by Weasel to practice blind throwing and listening to sounds. She was so tired every day that her hands and feet ached.Holidays are scarier than overtime, and Uchiha Itachi is even more difficult to deal with than her teammates.

"I heard that you are leaving the village again... I just cherish this time." Uchiha Itachi could also feel the girl's fatigue, but his tired heart needed uninterrupted training to fill it up. Only in this way could he slow down Forgive yourself for being weak at that time.

"Yes, but people are as good as rice and steel. What can you do without eating? Come back with me to eat!" It was no longer unusual for Uchiha Itachi to miss meals because he was addicted to training.Fortunately, Hinata Qing teased her about being in a hurry to go home and go on a date with her little husband every day...

This is not a date!It’s all special training!Special training with no end in sight!

Although Uchiha Itachi still wanted to continue, Izumi was already ahead. If he didn't follow...he couldn't bear the consequences.

He had no choice but to turn around and pack up his training equipment and quickly follow her.

But the two people's journey home was not so smooth. Halfway through, Izumi was called away by a chubby cuckoo. Uchiha Itachi only had time to stuff a bag into her hand to prepare dry food for tonight.

"Don't eat dry food! Give it all to me and you go home to eat!" Remembering Izumi's angrily instructions, Uchiha Itachi had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​hiding the dry food and return to training.

Stepping into the brightly lit home, the first thing Uchiha Itachi saw was his father whom he had not seen for a long time.

Since the accident in the team that day, he and his father had differences of opinion. It has been a long time since he met his father face-to-face.

"Father, good evening."

"Itachi, are you back? Come and have dinner together."

"Ok."

With the addition of the head of the family, the dinner table at the head of the clan seemed unusually silent. Even the usually lively and active little Sasuke sat obediently, not daring to get tired of being beside his brother.

But the atmosphere was so heavy that Sasuke felt that the food in the bowl was not tasty. He swallowed his saliva and broke the silence: "Brother, where is Sister-in-law Quan? Isn't she coming back to eat with you?"

"Ah, she was busy on the way and returned to the team early. I promised you that I will give you the limited-edition coupons for the wooden fish rice balls next time."

"When... will it be next time?" Sasuke pursed his lips, a little unhappy.

"I'll give it to you when she comes back from her mission."

Which mission is over... Sasuke already knew at a young age that the mission of a ninja is never finished. After completing this one, there will be the next one. It is completely impossible to guess when he will be free to accompany him.

Sasuke, who failed to liven up the atmosphere, finished his meal in silence and went to the kitchen to wash dishes with his mother.

Only the silent father and son were left at the dining table in the living room.

"Father, please go to bed early. I'm going back to my room first." Uchiha Itachi could see that his father had something to say to him, but he didn't want to hear it.

He had had enough of those narrow-minded ideas about the righteousness of one clan.

The lives of foreigners are not worth mentioning in the eyes of the noble Uchiha people.

"Itachi, wait a moment." Uchiha Fugaku finally spoke, in a soft tone.

"I apologize for what I said that day. I didn't consider your mood and was too eager."

Father - actually apologized to him.

Uchiha Itachi turned around, surprise flashed in his eyes.

"I apologize to you in the name of my father."

In the name of my father?Uchiha Itachi immediately calmed down.

"But from the perspective of the clan leader, there is nothing wrong with my remarks. Opening your eyes is something that the Uchiha clan attaches great importance to. Even if this does not happen, we will find a way to open your eyes as soon as possible."

"How early? At the expense of outsiders?" Uchiha Itachi couldn't help being angry.

"No, the Uchiha clan has a secret technique that can trigger the opening of the Sharingan eye, as long as the blood concentration is strong enough."

"I'm sorry for the sacrifice of your teachers and teammates, but this was truly an accident."

"That's enough, Father, I know it was an accident."

"Your clan leader has done a great job." The door that was closed with force separated the complex eyes of the father behind him.

Uchiha Fugaku is his and Sasuke's father, but he is also the leader of the Uchiha clan.

Compared with the status of the clan leader, the status of father is simply insignificant to him.

Only in this way can his teammate and teacher sign such an unequal agreement——

No matter what the situation, the priority is to ensure Uchiha Itachi's survival in the battle.

That's why the tasks they received were so conservative and simple.

That night.

Uchiha Itachi sat on the corridor and looked at the pale moon.

Dark clouds have covered the moon's brightness, and only its rounded outline can be revealed from the occasional wind.

Two fat golden carp were curiously circling around the moon shadow in the water.

"Brother, what is this?" Sasuke asked curiously, holding up a white cat ear.

"These are...cat ears from that time."

"So cute, brother, look, I have ears like milk~" Sasuke's face turned red as he put on the ears.

Uchiha Itachi fell into deep thought——

life will be born,

Life will die,

But lives can also be saved.

At that time, there was no careful thought in saving Tianma.

People gather to form a village, and then some people become associated with it.

If these people are called companions, but we are companions.

It was precisely because of the relationship that Pegasus would protect me without hesitation and that he would... die.

I didn't understand it before - the real pain, the pain of losing life, can only be known after losing it.

No, it was just noticed, the feeling of not wanting to lose the most important thing.

"Brother, your eyes?" Sasuke, who was throwing himself into Uchiha Itachi's arms and acting coquettishly, raised his head and looked curiously at his brother's red eyes.

Will you also have these eyes one day?

The day you learned about this sadness.

The long-suffering tears finally fell, and Uchiha Itachi hugged Sasuke tightly.

Silently accepting their fate.