[Hokage] Flower Time

"I can tell you the whole truth..."

Itachi Uchiha spoke in a low voice, looking into Huashi's eyes.

But Hua Shi lowered her head subconsciously the moment she came into contact with his line of sight - ever since she saw Itachi again, she has been doing similar movements.Every time she made eye contact with Itachi, she would dodge subconsciously, not knowing what she was avoiding.

"Don't always lower your head...to look at me." He said, looking at her all the time, even if he could only see her long black hair hanging down: "If you want to see everything that happened that day with your own eyes, If so, look at me."

Unknowingly, the night gradually spread.The remaining sunset glow disappeared, and the deep blue color dyed the vast sky.Once the afterglow disappeared, the town became quiet.The noisy sounds of the day were gone, and only the two of them were left standing under the night sky.

Hua Shi suddenly clenched her hand, and her nails sank into her palm. The tingling pain made her loosen her palm a little, and finally tightened it again.

She bit the corner of her lips, forced herself to raise her head, and her gaze changed little by little, from Uchiha Itachi's black robe to his high neckline, but her movements stopped at this moment, without continue.She froze there, only the black hem and the thin curve of her neck could be seen in her sight.

She was thinking about some incomprehensible things, for example, the guy in front of her seemed to be thinner, he was much shorter than her brother, his hair around the ear was very nice, he seemed to be so outstanding since he was a child .

These random and inexplicable thoughts flashed through his mind and tangled into a mess.She was always hesitant, hesitant, unwilling to look into his eyes.It was as if once she met his eyes, she would return to some terrible nightmare.

"I don't want to..." Finally, she lowered her head, her voice trembling: "I don't want to see my brother leave in front of me again!"

For her, her brother's departure was a nightmare she couldn't wake up from, and it was the beginning of bad luck to come.

Facing Huashi's reaction, Uchiha Itachi was very calm, as if he had expected all of this.He took her palm—something he rarely did even in the past.

In the past, he always abided by etiquette and kept a polite distance, neither far nor close, with just the right amount of gentleness and intimacy.But this time, he put his hand on the back of her hand without any scruples.His four fingers went around the back of her hand and dug into the palm of her hand. Something cold and hard was embedded in the skin of the back of her hand—it was the Suzaku ring Itachi wore on her finger.

"Zhishui loves you very much." He said to her again: "You are his most precious person."

This simple sentence, but with a strange power, soothed Hua Shi's inexplicable trembling.She finally raised her head slowly to look at his face - there are scarlet and black three-goat jade in his eyes, and as soon as those patterns were reflected in her eyes, her mind was shaken .

Consciousness blurred for a while, and the surrounding scenery changed in an instant.Under the night, the desolate town disappeared, replaced by a row of houses and bright sunlight.She was a little stunned by the completely different scenery.

Huashi wanted to turn her head to look around, but found that she couldn't twist her neck, so she could only passively stare ahead.Her body is not controlled by herself, she moves on her own, and her vision is only limited.She could feel herself walking forward, because the line of sight was undulating, and the two rows of houses were also going backwards.

She saw Yan Yan, who was quite familiar, in front of her. The huge head of Digital Hokage was bathed in the gentle sunlight, watching Konoha Ninja Village forever.The high mountains surround the village, and the mountains are covered with green, with different shades, revealing a strong color of life.Familiar, brightly colored roofs and trees swaying their leaves in the breeze come into view.

She is very familiar with this place, this is Konoha Ninja Village in her memory.

Soon, she realized that what she saw was what Uchiha Itachi recalled.She was attached to his consciousness, walking around following his field of vision, the shops on both sides receded slowly, and pedestrians who were talking and laughing to themselves passed by the edge of his field of vision.They wore Konoha Ninja Village's forehead protectors and green vests, looking very relaxed and happy.

Occasionally, a strand of drooping hair would pass before his eyes—it was the black hair on the side of his forehead that fell down, swinging repeatedly in front of his eyes because of the arc of Itachi's lowered head.On one side of the street, the faded signboard of the sweet shop hangs outside the house, and several children who are on vacation hurried across the street and ran to the opposite side.

Suddenly, a boy's voice came from beside my ear.A short figure jumped in front of him, blocking the way.He raised his head, looked at Itachi with black eyes, and said with hope in his mouth: "Today, my brother agreed to accompany me..."

A seven-year-old boy with unruly curls and facial features similar to Mikoto's.

It's Sasuke.

Itachi stretched out his hand and lightly poked Sasuke on the forehead, Sasuke took a step back, half closed his eyes, and said with a little shame: "It hurts..."

"Forgive me, Sasuke." Itachi said, and continued to walk forward, without stopping: "There is still a task in the afternoon, and I will accompany you next time."

After crossing the street and stepping on the path beside the woods, the gate of Uchiha's family land is in front of you.The tuanfan family pattern on the curtain looks distant yet familiar.That was the scenery she was used to seeing. When she was a child, she could pass under the curtain without hindrance. Later, as she grew up, she needed to lift the dark blue curtain to pass through the gate.

The slightly shaking eyes suddenly stopped, Itachi stopped and did not walk forward.He took Sasuke's hand and turned towards the roof on the side - a person climbed over the wall painted with round fan patterns, landed on the roof on the side of the tribe, and jumped forward very quickly.

The man was very short, wearing a short-sleeved shirt with a round fan pattern on the back, long black hair tied behind his head like Itachi, and wearing a wristband given by the teacher on his birthday .

That's her.

Suddenly seeing the past self from someone else's perspective, Hua Shi felt very awkward.

Is this what she looks like in Itachi's eyes?

He thought he was jumping home from the roof like a ninja, but from Itachi's point of view, it was actually very funny.

Her figure quickly passed over the roof and disappeared into the alley not far away. She must have gone home.

Huashi quickly remembered that this was the day Zhishui left a note and left.

The scene in front of him moved, Uchiha Itachi continued to walk forward.An angry Sasuke followed, annoyed that his brother had missed another appointment.

As time passed, she followed his sight into his home.I didn't see Fuyue, so Fuyue must be busy with the family gathering at night.

Wearing an apron, Mikoto walked through the corridor with her clothes basket in her arms. When she passed by him, she frowned slightly and said softly, "Itachi, you should come to the evening gathering."

Uchiha Itachi looked at Mikoto for a while, then turned his gaze to the armor and armguards placed aside, and said, "I have a task to perform today, I'm very sorry."

Only his hands were in sight—Itachi tied the armguards to his arms. He folded his arms and checked his armguards repeatedly. The sound of footsteps gradually moving away could be heard in his ears, and Mikoto had already left.

Itachi stood up and walked outside the house.Hua Shi was very familiar with his home, she looked at the direction he was walking, and suddenly felt something was wrong in her heart.She really wanted to shout out loud, but the current state made her unable to speak out.

——I don't want to watch you go to the bathroom!I do not want!

— please!Please don't go to the toilet!Itachi!

Fortunately, Itachi didn't do that. He jumped onto the roof and ran towards the outside of the clan, as if he was on a mission, which made her breathe a sigh of relief.

Anbu's colleagues always have strange eyes and talk strange gossip behind his back.The speculation about the Uchiha clan can be heard the moment you enter the room.

Even in the face of the strange words of his companions hidden under the mask, Uchiha Itachi did not show any impatience or doubt.He successfully completed the task and walked out of the house.It was already nightfall, and Uchiha's gathering had already begun, but he was still absent from the clan's gathering.

There was a light noise from the tree, and something fell to the ground.

His eyes flickered for a while, he bent down and picked up the ball of paper on the ground, and slowly unfolded it.There are slightly messy handwriting on the wrinkled paper, obviously written in a hurry.

When Hua Shi saw those handwritings, his mind went blank.

That's Zhishui's handwriting.

Her brother has a special habit when writing, and likes to slant upwards at the end.Such handwriting once troubled his teacher, too characteristic handwriting does not fit the identity of a ninja.

Shisui said that things had changed, and hoped Itachi would go to that place to meet him immediately.

Huashi remembered the information he had learned before - "The last person Shisui saw was Uchiha Itachi."

She knew all this, and now, these things were happening again before her eyes.

With the change of gaze, she only felt that she became more and more nervous.Uchiha Itachi walked towards a forest outside the clan site under the cover of night, and the bushes covered in darkness made crackling noises.These low-hanging branches and leaves and the path under the cover of weeds gave her an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

She suddenly remembered that the day after Zhishui left, she had walked here indiscriminately.She followed this path hidden in the forest to the edge of the cliff of Nanhechuan, looked at the surging waves below the cliff, and searched for traces of Zhishui, until the weasel pulled her away from the cliff.

But now, Uchiha Itachi walked forward a little bit along the path she had walked.