[Hokage] A rose in mourning for the summer moon
Chapter 39 WHAT IF·4 Daime Rebirth
"Why did Xia Yue change her surname to Uchiha?"
"Well... the first reaction, it should be something like marriage, for example, am I married to a Uchiha?"
Itachi paused.
"Pfft—just kidding. Take it easy, Itachi-kun."
"...No, I have nothing to be nervous about."
His steps stabilized again, but out of the corner of his eye he saw her smiling, her eyes cool and soft, like the breeze on a summer night.Suddenly, he felt a little ashamed.This must be because his performance just now was too short of the level and capacity of a Jonin.
"Actually, my mother was originally a member of the Uchiha clan. My parents divorced when I was young, and I moved out of the clan area with my father. Later, my father died of illness, and I got Sharingan again. The patriarch asked me if I would like to change back to Uchiha. Bo's surname. This happened after Itachi-kun left Konoha. It is rare to have news that can surprise Itachi-kun, so I couldn't help but make a joke of it, and hope I didn't offend Itachi-kun."
"Where, it won't."
When she chuckled again, Itachi realized that he had answered too quickly just now, almost as if he couldn't wait.The shyness in my heart deepened.
He secretly took a breath, straightened his already straight back, and deliberately lowered his voice, so that he appeared to behave calmly, calmly and calmly.But then, when he realized what he was doing, his ears were on fire.
A bit embarrassing... luckily she didn't notice.Shouldn't you notice it?Itachi couldn't help observing her quietly, but only saw her beautiful and clean face, as well as the deep sea blue in her eyes, the blue was so beautiful that it only took one glance to imprint it on her heart.
It turned out that her eyes were such a color.
"Itachi-kun, is this the first time to see your family after returning to the village?"
"Yes, in the first few days, I was dealing with formalities. After the confidentiality order is revoked, I can announce my identity."
"Is that really the case... So, itachi-kun lived quietly in the village by himself before?"
"Is such that."
She fell into silence, and the smile on her lips became very shallow, almost gone.
"Student Xia Yue?"
"Ah, no... just want to say, thank you for your hard work, Itachi-kun. It is because of ninjas like Itachi-kun that there is peace in Konoha." She said the same words as Hokage, looking directly at him with warm eyes Sincerely, "It's good to wait until you come back safely."
When will the heartbeat slow down and return to normal?he does not know.Several quiet deep breaths could not adjust the rapid flow of blood.In the end, he could only simply say: "Thank you, Xia Yue."
Is this sentence too monotonous and boring?She smiled again after hearing this.
He turned his head slightly, stopped looking at her, and only pressed his heart lightly.
At the gate of the clan, someone was already waiting for him.Father, mother, and younger brother Sasuke were all standing by the wind-blowing door curtain, as if they were waiting for someone—was he waiting for him?The stern and tall father in the impression does not look so tall now; the mother seems to have not changed, she is still young and beautiful, and she is full of joy when she looks at him; the younger brother has changed a lot, and is no longer the little boy who clings to him and grew into a proud boy.Judging from the forehead protection, the younger brother is also a ninja who can be alone.
Itachi opened his mouth, but failed to make the first sound.He had to take a few deep breaths before he could smoothly call out the title he hadn't spoken for five years.
"Father, mother, and Sasuke...I'm back."
The mother burst into tears; the father also had red eyes, patted him on the shoulder, tried to say something but swallowed it several times, and finally just said repeatedly, "Good boy, just come back."The younger brother looked at him carefully, without saying a word, and when he wanted to touch his brother's head, the boy said awkwardly, "My brother treats me like a child again."He was amused, and he poked his younger brother's forehead without thinking. As a result, the two brothers were stunned, and finally looked at each other and smiled.The strangeness disappeared in an instant.
There were many clansmen walking back and forth all around. They looked at him, some congratulated the patriarch's family reunion, and some said loudly, "Itachi is the pride of our Uchiha clan."Naturally, there are also those who whisper gossip and show disdain, but itachi doesn't take them seriously.
After the excitement of the meeting subsided, the family members noticed Xia Yue who was waiting by the side.
"Xia Yue is here." Fu Yue greeted.
"Ah, Xia Yue... I'm so sorry, I was so excited to see Itachi, I forgot everything for a moment." Meiqin also laughed.
"Sister Xiayue." Sasuke was only willing to say hello, and continued to maintain his cold personality in the second stage.
I didn't expect her family members to know her, and she looked very familiar.Itachi was surprised at first, but immediately realized something.
"Food has been prepared at home, and I plan to comfort Itachi. This child is really suffering... Shall Xia Yue come too?" Meiqin smiled, but pressed the corners of her eyes.
"What is it about suffering? An excellent ninja should have such a disposition, let alone my son." Fuyue stared, but nodded at Xia Yue, his tone is the usual command of the patriarch, "Xia Yue also Come on. Itachi, Xiayue has done a lot in the past few years, you should thank him well."
"What did Uncle Fuyue say, I didn't do anything, I just came to eat the delicious food cooked by Aunt Mikoto with the cheek..."
"It's good for young people to be ambitious, but don't treat the previous generation as fools." Fuyue stared again, really worthy of his title of "Evil Eyed Fuyue", "It's okay to be sneaky before, but now the official documents have been declassified. What else is there to hide?"
"If you have something to say, go back and talk about it, don't let people see the joke." The Uchiha patriarch turned around first, and walked in the direction of home.
The father was still the same father, nothing had changed.Itachi used to dislike his father's self-righteousness, so he often kept silent at home, but now facing the same situation, he only secretly laughed and felt relieved.Nothing comforts a wanderer more than "unchanged".
Father walked in the front, they were behind; mother and younger brother walked in the middle, Itachi himself was on the far left, and Xia Yue was on the far right.Mother cared about his body, and asked some questions in a casual manner. My younger brother was not as lively as he was when he was a child, and only occasionally interjected a sentence or two, but his ears were obviously always erect, and he listened carefully to his answer.
The sun is stable, the family land is calm, and the family members are all around, saying words of care that are not very useful, and laughing a few times from time to time.The dull to boring atmosphere makes the present and the past gradually overlap; in his father's rough voice, he recalled the experience of learning fire escape ninjutsu when he was young, and in his mother's nagging, he remembered being carefully wrapped by Furoshiki when he was in school. He also saw the shadow of his past in the young brother's reticent words, and smiled at the awkward but curious eyes of the teenagers.
"Sasuke has grown up," he said.
This sudden emotion made the others stunned.The mother laughed first, looked at him with pity, and said, "Itachi is the one who has really grown up."
Grow up... If "growth" is regarded as the process of a person's transformation, then he does not think that the present self is fundamentally different from the past, so there is no such thing as "growth".Itachi didn't want to refute, so he nodded to his mother.
He heard a soft laugh, softer than an August breeze.After a short distance, Xia Yue was blinking her eyelashes and moving away her smiling eyes, but the smile on her lips was still evident.
His mother asked the question instead of him: "Xia Yue, what's wrong?"
"I'm sorry, I just think... Weasel-kun is really a good boy." Her smiling eyes floated back, and she glanced at him, like a dragonfly touching water.
"Yes, Itachi is a good boy, Xia Yue thinks so too, right?" Mother replied happily.
"What... brother and sister Xia Yue are about the same age, right?" Sasuke was busy maintaining his elder brother's majesty.
Mother suddenly seemed to laugh again.Xia Yue was always smiling, listening to their gossip, she didn't say much, but seemed relaxed and happy.Although she didn't say anything, Itachi had an intuition: Xia Yue's laughter and exclamation just now were all teasing his self-confessed maturity.However, in the final analysis, this is just his personal intuition, is it true?
"Brother, brother—brother!"
"What's the matter, Sasuke?"
The younger brother looked at him suspiciously: "Brother, were you looking at sister Xia Yue in a daze just now?"
He froze for a moment, unable to think of an answer.This pause provoked a laugh from the mother, and a meaningful look in the eyes.
"No." A strange strong mentality drove him to spit out negative words, and his natural self-control enabled him to just look at her and then calmly look away, "I just don't understand why Xia Yue seems to be with her father, Mother and Sasuke are very familiar."
He thought it was a decent and reasonable response, but who knew that the younger brother had misunderstood it.He said: "Brother is wary of sister Xia Yue? Don't worry, sister Xia Yue is not a bad person, although it does look suspicious..."
"Sasuke, what are you talking about?" Mother said angrily.
"So you were wary of me?" Xia Yue at the other end also seemed to be stunned, and pondered, "However, I can understand it. Itachi-kun is indeed such a cautious and calm character, so he can become an excellent ninja."
"That's right, that's it. My brother said that a ninja is to be vigilant at all times." The younger brother was very happy, and probably recalled their brother's childhood experience, "Did my brother also acquiesce?"
That's not the case—Itachi failed to say this, but nodded, acting very calm.In fact, he was a little depressed inside, and also a little annoyed: he really couldn't be considered an excellent ninja because of his inconsistency.But what is he panicking about?He hasn't been able to figure it out yet.
"However, let's talk about Xia Yue..."
It was after lunch that his parents really told him about Xia Yue.The sumptuous meals were removed, and the desserts were brought up again; the restaurant was full of fireworks.Both father and Sasuke didn't like sweets, so they each held a cup of tea. Mother put the porcelain plate with three-color dumplings in front of him, and said with a smile that this was Xiayue's improved taste, and the filling was a little different.
He already missed Konoha's dumpling a little bit, but when he heard the news, his heart moved again.But he resisted not looking at Xia Yue's expression, but picked up the dumpling and took a bite.Sure enough, the golden sweet-scented osmanthus honey flowed out, neutralizing the light glutinous rice skin.
If he was still a little uncertain before, now he can be sure of that conclusion.
He took another bite of the soft and glutinous snack, and while chewing, he looked calmly at the girl beside him who was drinking tea by herself.She lowered her eyes, her side face was cold, and after putting down the teacup, the corners of her lips showed a smile, which became warm again.What a wonderful person.He had felt that way a long time ago, and he felt the same way now.
"How is it, Itachi-kun?" She looked at him and asked unhurriedly, "It would be great if Itachi-kun could like it."
This man really... must have done it on purpose.He was a little annoyed again—no, it was more appropriate to say that he was shy than the reckless emotion of "angry".Even though he didn't want to admit it.
But, like every similar moment in the past few years, he always became less himself in front of her.This is understandable.
"It's a delicious snack, thank you, Xia Yue." He replied calmly.
She asked back: "So, Mr. Itachi likes it?"
The tone was extremely innocent, but there was even more smile in his eyes.He put down the dumpling, and picked up a cup of tea himself, so as to conceal his emotional fluctuations.
"Well, I like it." He was still very calm.He must be very calm, even if his mother laughed "puchi" and his father looked at him with a strange look through the top of the newspaper, he must still be very calm.
Only Sasuke didn't know why, and muttered that everyone felt weird.
Cough cough--
Father cleared his throat.This is a sign that the head of the family is the main speaker, suggesting that everyone else is now to quiet down and pay attention to what he has to say.
"Itachi." Sure enough, his father put down the newspaper and said majesticly, "You have done a remarkable thing, and I, as a father, am very proud of you."
He said some things that the head of the family and the head of the family should say, such as how to revive the Uchiha clan and how to find a way to get the position of Hokage.Itachi listened silently, but what he thought of was what he had seen and heard outside the past five years, as well as the expectations and plans of the village seniors for the future.
He didn't intend to belittle his father and family, but after comparing them in this way, he could only conclude that the scope of his father and family was really narrow, which was not beneficial to him.Therefore, listening respectfully now has become more of a gesture, a son's patience with his father.
Xia Yue sat next to him, sitting very upright, occasionally answering politely when being called by name.But although the etiquette can't be wrong, her temperament is still so leisurely.Even, the fingers placed on her knees tapped rhythmically, maybe she was still humming a ditty in her heart.She is such a person, she can always find ways to make herself happy, and she can feel like a fish in water even in a tense and solemn environment.Itachi looked at her out of the corner of his eye, and couldn't help smiling secretly.
Finally, the topic came to Xia Yue.
Xia Yue's acquaintance with her family originated from Itachi's "defection" five years ago.For the family at that time, Itachi's actions were quite unexpected; the sudden incident and the extremely serious nature of betrayal dealt a huge blow to the patriarch's family.Surprise, speculation, panic, disbelief, suspicious eyes from other people...Under all kinds of emotions, the father even fell ill, and the mother wept while taking care of him; the younger brother Sasuke was also very depressed for a while .
Soon after, an Anbu came to the house quietly, explained the truth to the Uchiha patriarch and his wife, and hoped that the patriarch and his family would understand the choice of the village and Itachi.Anbu brought the will of the fourth Hokage, saying that Hokage was unwilling to let Itachi's close relatives be completely kept in the dark, sad and disappointed, so he also hoped that the patriarch's family would keep the secret and wait for the return of the eldest son.
Fuyue and Mikoto didn't tell the youngest son the truth, but their calm attitude calmed Sasuke's emotions well
After that, Fuyue discovered that a newly promoted ninja in the village had developed Sharingan. After questioning, he found that it was indeed Uchiha's blood, and Xia Yue returned.After Xia Yue returned to the clan, she often visited her home in the name of "thank you to the clan leader".Consciously or unintentionally, she would mention something about Itachi, and speculate that he was all right.
The Uchiha patriarch and his wife are experienced Jonin.They realized that it turned out that Anbu who came to the house to tell the truth was Xia Yue.Due to security and confidentiality regulations, she could not directly reveal her identity, but through suggestive conversations, she had clearly told the patriarch and his wife that she not only knew about Itachi, but was also responsible for contacting Itachi and obtaining information.
In this way, Xia Yue became a frequent visitor to the patriarch's house.
Itachi was thoughtful. "Is it appropriate to do this, student Xia Yue?" He said, "Even if you reveal your identity through hints, it violates the confidentiality regulations and the ninja code. Not to mention revealing the content of the top-secret mission."
"Itachi, what are you talking about! Xia Yue did all these things for you and for the benefit of the family. This is the outstanding talent that the family needs!" The father scolded with wide-eyed eyes.
Itachi was unmoved.He glanced at his father, then at Xia Yue, waiting for an explanation.On the issue of working principles, he has his own considerations and beliefs, and he will not be easily shaken by others.
despair--
She put down the teacup, and the bottom of the cup tapped lightly on the table.
"If I answer, I'll just say what I want, what is Itachi-kun going to do?" Her smile was firmly on her face, but her eyes were a little unpredictable.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
He looked straight into those dark blue eyes, "Then, this is a violation, student Xia Yue."
A moment of confrontation is like stirring up a small storm in the room.Before the father's reprimand or the mother's persuasion, the girl he was watching suddenly smiled and gave him a sly wink.
"Just kidding." She said leisurely, "Of course I have obtained the permission of Hokage-sama in advance. Please don't worry, Itachi-kun."
A few seconds later, he took the lead to look away, raised the teacup to his lips again, and looked at the table with a flat gaze.
"That's good, student Xia Yue."
One hand pushed a porcelain plate in front of him. The three-color dumpling lying on it was smooth and lovely, faintly revealing the golden color of osmanthus honey.
"As an apology, let Itachi-kun dispose of my three-color dumpling. Please don't refuse, otherwise I will feel deeply disturbed."
You won't feel uneasy.Of course, Itachi just recited this sentence silently in his heart.
He picked up the dumpling, deliberately ignoring the surprised eyes of his family.
"Then, I'm welcome."
Under the table, where no one else could see, the girl gestured to him.Anbu's communication method is easy to interpret, and its meaning is: happy cooperation, crow.
This person is really leisurely to the point of headache.Itachi withdrew his gaze and concentrated on the sweetness of the dumplings.It must be because the dim sum is too delicious and soft, and the sweet-scented osmanthus is too fragrant, so he couldn't restrain a little smile, and responded in his heart:
——We finally met, Xunfeng.
The author has something to say: The content of this episode can be roughly summarized as follows:
Itachi: In this world line, I also like Xia Yue very much.
The fourth generation of the important person who influenced the world line in the title: You are right, I am just a tool person.
Bahahahaha~
"Well... the first reaction, it should be something like marriage, for example, am I married to a Uchiha?"
Itachi paused.
"Pfft—just kidding. Take it easy, Itachi-kun."
"...No, I have nothing to be nervous about."
His steps stabilized again, but out of the corner of his eye he saw her smiling, her eyes cool and soft, like the breeze on a summer night.Suddenly, he felt a little ashamed.This must be because his performance just now was too short of the level and capacity of a Jonin.
"Actually, my mother was originally a member of the Uchiha clan. My parents divorced when I was young, and I moved out of the clan area with my father. Later, my father died of illness, and I got Sharingan again. The patriarch asked me if I would like to change back to Uchiha. Bo's surname. This happened after Itachi-kun left Konoha. It is rare to have news that can surprise Itachi-kun, so I couldn't help but make a joke of it, and hope I didn't offend Itachi-kun."
"Where, it won't."
When she chuckled again, Itachi realized that he had answered too quickly just now, almost as if he couldn't wait.The shyness in my heart deepened.
He secretly took a breath, straightened his already straight back, and deliberately lowered his voice, so that he appeared to behave calmly, calmly and calmly.But then, when he realized what he was doing, his ears were on fire.
A bit embarrassing... luckily she didn't notice.Shouldn't you notice it?Itachi couldn't help observing her quietly, but only saw her beautiful and clean face, as well as the deep sea blue in her eyes, the blue was so beautiful that it only took one glance to imprint it on her heart.
It turned out that her eyes were such a color.
"Itachi-kun, is this the first time to see your family after returning to the village?"
"Yes, in the first few days, I was dealing with formalities. After the confidentiality order is revoked, I can announce my identity."
"Is that really the case... So, itachi-kun lived quietly in the village by himself before?"
"Is such that."
She fell into silence, and the smile on her lips became very shallow, almost gone.
"Student Xia Yue?"
"Ah, no... just want to say, thank you for your hard work, Itachi-kun. It is because of ninjas like Itachi-kun that there is peace in Konoha." She said the same words as Hokage, looking directly at him with warm eyes Sincerely, "It's good to wait until you come back safely."
When will the heartbeat slow down and return to normal?he does not know.Several quiet deep breaths could not adjust the rapid flow of blood.In the end, he could only simply say: "Thank you, Xia Yue."
Is this sentence too monotonous and boring?She smiled again after hearing this.
He turned his head slightly, stopped looking at her, and only pressed his heart lightly.
At the gate of the clan, someone was already waiting for him.Father, mother, and younger brother Sasuke were all standing by the wind-blowing door curtain, as if they were waiting for someone—was he waiting for him?The stern and tall father in the impression does not look so tall now; the mother seems to have not changed, she is still young and beautiful, and she is full of joy when she looks at him; the younger brother has changed a lot, and is no longer the little boy who clings to him and grew into a proud boy.Judging from the forehead protection, the younger brother is also a ninja who can be alone.
Itachi opened his mouth, but failed to make the first sound.He had to take a few deep breaths before he could smoothly call out the title he hadn't spoken for five years.
"Father, mother, and Sasuke...I'm back."
The mother burst into tears; the father also had red eyes, patted him on the shoulder, tried to say something but swallowed it several times, and finally just said repeatedly, "Good boy, just come back."The younger brother looked at him carefully, without saying a word, and when he wanted to touch his brother's head, the boy said awkwardly, "My brother treats me like a child again."He was amused, and he poked his younger brother's forehead without thinking. As a result, the two brothers were stunned, and finally looked at each other and smiled.The strangeness disappeared in an instant.
There were many clansmen walking back and forth all around. They looked at him, some congratulated the patriarch's family reunion, and some said loudly, "Itachi is the pride of our Uchiha clan."Naturally, there are also those who whisper gossip and show disdain, but itachi doesn't take them seriously.
After the excitement of the meeting subsided, the family members noticed Xia Yue who was waiting by the side.
"Xia Yue is here." Fu Yue greeted.
"Ah, Xia Yue... I'm so sorry, I was so excited to see Itachi, I forgot everything for a moment." Meiqin also laughed.
"Sister Xiayue." Sasuke was only willing to say hello, and continued to maintain his cold personality in the second stage.
I didn't expect her family members to know her, and she looked very familiar.Itachi was surprised at first, but immediately realized something.
"Food has been prepared at home, and I plan to comfort Itachi. This child is really suffering... Shall Xia Yue come too?" Meiqin smiled, but pressed the corners of her eyes.
"What is it about suffering? An excellent ninja should have such a disposition, let alone my son." Fuyue stared, but nodded at Xia Yue, his tone is the usual command of the patriarch, "Xia Yue also Come on. Itachi, Xiayue has done a lot in the past few years, you should thank him well."
"What did Uncle Fuyue say, I didn't do anything, I just came to eat the delicious food cooked by Aunt Mikoto with the cheek..."
"It's good for young people to be ambitious, but don't treat the previous generation as fools." Fuyue stared again, really worthy of his title of "Evil Eyed Fuyue", "It's okay to be sneaky before, but now the official documents have been declassified. What else is there to hide?"
"If you have something to say, go back and talk about it, don't let people see the joke." The Uchiha patriarch turned around first, and walked in the direction of home.
The father was still the same father, nothing had changed.Itachi used to dislike his father's self-righteousness, so he often kept silent at home, but now facing the same situation, he only secretly laughed and felt relieved.Nothing comforts a wanderer more than "unchanged".
Father walked in the front, they were behind; mother and younger brother walked in the middle, Itachi himself was on the far left, and Xia Yue was on the far right.Mother cared about his body, and asked some questions in a casual manner. My younger brother was not as lively as he was when he was a child, and only occasionally interjected a sentence or two, but his ears were obviously always erect, and he listened carefully to his answer.
The sun is stable, the family land is calm, and the family members are all around, saying words of care that are not very useful, and laughing a few times from time to time.The dull to boring atmosphere makes the present and the past gradually overlap; in his father's rough voice, he recalled the experience of learning fire escape ninjutsu when he was young, and in his mother's nagging, he remembered being carefully wrapped by Furoshiki when he was in school. He also saw the shadow of his past in the young brother's reticent words, and smiled at the awkward but curious eyes of the teenagers.
"Sasuke has grown up," he said.
This sudden emotion made the others stunned.The mother laughed first, looked at him with pity, and said, "Itachi is the one who has really grown up."
Grow up... If "growth" is regarded as the process of a person's transformation, then he does not think that the present self is fundamentally different from the past, so there is no such thing as "growth".Itachi didn't want to refute, so he nodded to his mother.
He heard a soft laugh, softer than an August breeze.After a short distance, Xia Yue was blinking her eyelashes and moving away her smiling eyes, but the smile on her lips was still evident.
His mother asked the question instead of him: "Xia Yue, what's wrong?"
"I'm sorry, I just think... Weasel-kun is really a good boy." Her smiling eyes floated back, and she glanced at him, like a dragonfly touching water.
"Yes, Itachi is a good boy, Xia Yue thinks so too, right?" Mother replied happily.
"What... brother and sister Xia Yue are about the same age, right?" Sasuke was busy maintaining his elder brother's majesty.
Mother suddenly seemed to laugh again.Xia Yue was always smiling, listening to their gossip, she didn't say much, but seemed relaxed and happy.Although she didn't say anything, Itachi had an intuition: Xia Yue's laughter and exclamation just now were all teasing his self-confessed maturity.However, in the final analysis, this is just his personal intuition, is it true?
"Brother, brother—brother!"
"What's the matter, Sasuke?"
The younger brother looked at him suspiciously: "Brother, were you looking at sister Xia Yue in a daze just now?"
He froze for a moment, unable to think of an answer.This pause provoked a laugh from the mother, and a meaningful look in the eyes.
"No." A strange strong mentality drove him to spit out negative words, and his natural self-control enabled him to just look at her and then calmly look away, "I just don't understand why Xia Yue seems to be with her father, Mother and Sasuke are very familiar."
He thought it was a decent and reasonable response, but who knew that the younger brother had misunderstood it.He said: "Brother is wary of sister Xia Yue? Don't worry, sister Xia Yue is not a bad person, although it does look suspicious..."
"Sasuke, what are you talking about?" Mother said angrily.
"So you were wary of me?" Xia Yue at the other end also seemed to be stunned, and pondered, "However, I can understand it. Itachi-kun is indeed such a cautious and calm character, so he can become an excellent ninja."
"That's right, that's it. My brother said that a ninja is to be vigilant at all times." The younger brother was very happy, and probably recalled their brother's childhood experience, "Did my brother also acquiesce?"
That's not the case—Itachi failed to say this, but nodded, acting very calm.In fact, he was a little depressed inside, and also a little annoyed: he really couldn't be considered an excellent ninja because of his inconsistency.But what is he panicking about?He hasn't been able to figure it out yet.
"However, let's talk about Xia Yue..."
It was after lunch that his parents really told him about Xia Yue.The sumptuous meals were removed, and the desserts were brought up again; the restaurant was full of fireworks.Both father and Sasuke didn't like sweets, so they each held a cup of tea. Mother put the porcelain plate with three-color dumplings in front of him, and said with a smile that this was Xiayue's improved taste, and the filling was a little different.
He already missed Konoha's dumpling a little bit, but when he heard the news, his heart moved again.But he resisted not looking at Xia Yue's expression, but picked up the dumpling and took a bite.Sure enough, the golden sweet-scented osmanthus honey flowed out, neutralizing the light glutinous rice skin.
If he was still a little uncertain before, now he can be sure of that conclusion.
He took another bite of the soft and glutinous snack, and while chewing, he looked calmly at the girl beside him who was drinking tea by herself.She lowered her eyes, her side face was cold, and after putting down the teacup, the corners of her lips showed a smile, which became warm again.What a wonderful person.He had felt that way a long time ago, and he felt the same way now.
"How is it, Itachi-kun?" She looked at him and asked unhurriedly, "It would be great if Itachi-kun could like it."
This man really... must have done it on purpose.He was a little annoyed again—no, it was more appropriate to say that he was shy than the reckless emotion of "angry".Even though he didn't want to admit it.
But, like every similar moment in the past few years, he always became less himself in front of her.This is understandable.
"It's a delicious snack, thank you, Xia Yue." He replied calmly.
She asked back: "So, Mr. Itachi likes it?"
The tone was extremely innocent, but there was even more smile in his eyes.He put down the dumpling, and picked up a cup of tea himself, so as to conceal his emotional fluctuations.
"Well, I like it." He was still very calm.He must be very calm, even if his mother laughed "puchi" and his father looked at him with a strange look through the top of the newspaper, he must still be very calm.
Only Sasuke didn't know why, and muttered that everyone felt weird.
Cough cough--
Father cleared his throat.This is a sign that the head of the family is the main speaker, suggesting that everyone else is now to quiet down and pay attention to what he has to say.
"Itachi." Sure enough, his father put down the newspaper and said majesticly, "You have done a remarkable thing, and I, as a father, am very proud of you."
He said some things that the head of the family and the head of the family should say, such as how to revive the Uchiha clan and how to find a way to get the position of Hokage.Itachi listened silently, but what he thought of was what he had seen and heard outside the past five years, as well as the expectations and plans of the village seniors for the future.
He didn't intend to belittle his father and family, but after comparing them in this way, he could only conclude that the scope of his father and family was really narrow, which was not beneficial to him.Therefore, listening respectfully now has become more of a gesture, a son's patience with his father.
Xia Yue sat next to him, sitting very upright, occasionally answering politely when being called by name.But although the etiquette can't be wrong, her temperament is still so leisurely.Even, the fingers placed on her knees tapped rhythmically, maybe she was still humming a ditty in her heart.She is such a person, she can always find ways to make herself happy, and she can feel like a fish in water even in a tense and solemn environment.Itachi looked at her out of the corner of his eye, and couldn't help smiling secretly.
Finally, the topic came to Xia Yue.
Xia Yue's acquaintance with her family originated from Itachi's "defection" five years ago.For the family at that time, Itachi's actions were quite unexpected; the sudden incident and the extremely serious nature of betrayal dealt a huge blow to the patriarch's family.Surprise, speculation, panic, disbelief, suspicious eyes from other people...Under all kinds of emotions, the father even fell ill, and the mother wept while taking care of him; the younger brother Sasuke was also very depressed for a while .
Soon after, an Anbu came to the house quietly, explained the truth to the Uchiha patriarch and his wife, and hoped that the patriarch and his family would understand the choice of the village and Itachi.Anbu brought the will of the fourth Hokage, saying that Hokage was unwilling to let Itachi's close relatives be completely kept in the dark, sad and disappointed, so he also hoped that the patriarch's family would keep the secret and wait for the return of the eldest son.
Fuyue and Mikoto didn't tell the youngest son the truth, but their calm attitude calmed Sasuke's emotions well
After that, Fuyue discovered that a newly promoted ninja in the village had developed Sharingan. After questioning, he found that it was indeed Uchiha's blood, and Xia Yue returned.After Xia Yue returned to the clan, she often visited her home in the name of "thank you to the clan leader".Consciously or unintentionally, she would mention something about Itachi, and speculate that he was all right.
The Uchiha patriarch and his wife are experienced Jonin.They realized that it turned out that Anbu who came to the house to tell the truth was Xia Yue.Due to security and confidentiality regulations, she could not directly reveal her identity, but through suggestive conversations, she had clearly told the patriarch and his wife that she not only knew about Itachi, but was also responsible for contacting Itachi and obtaining information.
In this way, Xia Yue became a frequent visitor to the patriarch's house.
Itachi was thoughtful. "Is it appropriate to do this, student Xia Yue?" He said, "Even if you reveal your identity through hints, it violates the confidentiality regulations and the ninja code. Not to mention revealing the content of the top-secret mission."
"Itachi, what are you talking about! Xia Yue did all these things for you and for the benefit of the family. This is the outstanding talent that the family needs!" The father scolded with wide-eyed eyes.
Itachi was unmoved.He glanced at his father, then at Xia Yue, waiting for an explanation.On the issue of working principles, he has his own considerations and beliefs, and he will not be easily shaken by others.
despair--
She put down the teacup, and the bottom of the cup tapped lightly on the table.
"If I answer, I'll just say what I want, what is Itachi-kun going to do?" Her smile was firmly on her face, but her eyes were a little unpredictable.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
He looked straight into those dark blue eyes, "Then, this is a violation, student Xia Yue."
A moment of confrontation is like stirring up a small storm in the room.Before the father's reprimand or the mother's persuasion, the girl he was watching suddenly smiled and gave him a sly wink.
"Just kidding." She said leisurely, "Of course I have obtained the permission of Hokage-sama in advance. Please don't worry, Itachi-kun."
A few seconds later, he took the lead to look away, raised the teacup to his lips again, and looked at the table with a flat gaze.
"That's good, student Xia Yue."
One hand pushed a porcelain plate in front of him. The three-color dumpling lying on it was smooth and lovely, faintly revealing the golden color of osmanthus honey.
"As an apology, let Itachi-kun dispose of my three-color dumpling. Please don't refuse, otherwise I will feel deeply disturbed."
You won't feel uneasy.Of course, Itachi just recited this sentence silently in his heart.
He picked up the dumpling, deliberately ignoring the surprised eyes of his family.
"Then, I'm welcome."
Under the table, where no one else could see, the girl gestured to him.Anbu's communication method is easy to interpret, and its meaning is: happy cooperation, crow.
This person is really leisurely to the point of headache.Itachi withdrew his gaze and concentrated on the sweetness of the dumplings.It must be because the dim sum is too delicious and soft, and the sweet-scented osmanthus is too fragrant, so he couldn't restrain a little smile, and responded in his heart:
——We finally met, Xunfeng.
The author has something to say: The content of this episode can be roughly summarized as follows:
Itachi: In this world line, I also like Xia Yue very much.
The fourth generation of the important person who influenced the world line in the title: You are right, I am just a tool person.
Bahahahaha~
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