The next morning, the devil's smile was subtle.

His gaze circled around Uchiha Itachi's neck a few times, and finally stared at the red scratches. After a long time, the smile of the ghost shark became more and more incomprehensible. He laughed and said, "Mr. Itachi, I really can't see it." ”

Itachi Uchiha very calmly buttoned the collar of his robe. As soon as his calm gaze turned on the ghost shark's face, the ghost shark closed up with a smile. Although the laughter stopped, the ghost shark's gaze still subtly swept over Zhao Fenghong's face.

"Do you want something to eat? This teacher. A squeamish and cute little girl who has high requirements for breakfast, right? The ghost shark said.

"No need to eat." Zhao Feng replied without raising his head, and only corrected after a while: "Hello...... I mean, I'm not hungry. ”

It would be a hassle to let food get into your body and go to the trouble of wiping them all out.

The two humans who needed to eat breakfast went to forage for food nearby, and the god who didn't need to eat stood under the eaves in a daze. Last night's showers hadn't completely stopped, and there were still fine scattered raindrops falling. The rain was heavy, just enough to wet the ends of your hair and create a tiny circle of water on the puddle. The green mountains are wrapped in a fluffy drizzle, and it is vague and indistinguishable.

The ghost shark bought three rice balls and handed them to Itachi and Zhao Fenghong.

"I really...... No need to belch. Zhao Fenghong wanted to stuff the dumplings back to the ghost shark, but the ghost shark didn't even bother to stretch out his hands, and said while opening the bag: "Then throw it away." Wasting food or anything is not something that a traitor like me should be concerned about. ”

Wasting food doesn't seem to be good.

Zhao Fenghong carried a paper bag containing dumplings and silently waited for the two of them to finish eating.

Taking advantage of the time when the oni shark unfolded the map to ask for directions, Uchiha Itachi said to Kaede, "...... I thought the teacher just didn't like sweets. ”

The shop behind him is deserted, and under the eaves there are only two people, one tall and one short, with very different painting styles. Terukaede pretended to be looking at the mountains in the rain, while secretly looking at Uchiha Itachi: "...... Why? Itachi-kun. ”

"Because the tricolor dumplings that were given to the teacher before were secretly thrown away." Itachi said.

“！！” Zhao Fenghong was startled, lowered her head and stared at her toes with some weakness, and said, "...... What, you actually saw it...... Actually, it's not that I don't like to eat. It's because ...... I don't need to eat at all, belch, that's complicated to explain. Anyway, you know I'm not like you. ”

Unexpectedly, he actually knew about the dumpling that Itachi had sent was thrown away.

Zhao Fenghong felt that she was really too much.

"I'm sorry, Itachi-kun. At that time, I didn't mean to ......" Zhao Fenghong whispered, "I thank you very much. ”

"......" Uchiha Itachi raised his hand and rested it on top of Terukaede's head: "I know." ”

"Yo, Mr. Itachi." The ghost shark holding the map in one hand walked back, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but show a weird smile again: "It's really rare to see you like this." Even if you don't show mercy to your brother, you will have such a human side. ”

Maple Red: ......

Wait, Mr. Shark, do you know that Itachi is not human?

Uchiha Itachi did not answer the question of the oni shark.

In Zhao Fenghong's eyes, this silence probably means "too lazy to pay attention to you".

"Well, now, let's think about the teacher's question?" The oni shark unfolded the map little by little, and said to Itachi, "According to the leader's request, we will continue to operate in the country of Kawanokuni and complete the mercenary mission. …… It's boring to hire war or something. But for such a mission, you can't always take this ineffective teacher with you, right? Even Mr. Itachi's former teacher doesn't get a special exception. Not to mention...... A teacher who fell from the sky and suddenly appeared would not be trusted by the chief. ”

The suspicions of the ghost shark can be understood by Zhao Fenghong.

Uchiha Itachi joined the Akatsuki organization as a spy, and if there is an unknown figure around him, the leader of the Akatsuki organization must also be alert - what does this guy want to do when he approaches the Akatsuki organization?

"Teacher." Itachi withdrew his hand on top of Terukaze's red hair: "...... Don't follow me anymore. ”

- Wait! What's going on with this dangling eviction order!

Sensing that the atmosphere was wrong, the ghost shark took the initiative to take three steps back and gave up the space under the eaves to two people.

"Ah, belch." Zhao Fenghong said incoherently: "If I follow you, will it cause you more trouble?" Itachi-kun. ”

"Nope." Itachi Uchiha replied, "I saw it,...... A teacher's ideal is to become an ordinary human being, isn't it? If you follow me, you won't be able to accomplish this ideal. ”

"That ideal doesn't matter at all!" Zhao Fenghong said: "Ghost shark and your leader or something...... I can easily fix it. Don't care. I just want to ......"

"My current situation is too complicated for teachers who want to live a peaceful life." Uchiha Itachi's words were calm, without any ups and downs: "...... Moreover, my savings have caused a lot of trouble to the teacher. ”

"Why?" Zhao Fenghong was a little surprised.

“…… Either time, I would go against my teacher's wishes and keep all my memories. Then, no matter which time I come back, I will be seen again. This kind of encounter will make the teacher very distressed. What should have been an unrelated life was twisted into a spiral for 'unknown reasons'. ”

Zhao Fenghong lowered her eyes, and her dark red eyes swept down. Her eyelashes twitched slightly, and after a long time, she whispered, "...... What if I did it on purpose? Do you want to meet you again and again? ”

"That's impossible." Itachi slowly closed his eyes: "If that's the case, you won't have a 'runaway' or 'surprise' reaction when you see me." It was not the teacher who twisted the parallel line into a spiral, but someone else. …… Moreover, I, who bear a heavy sin, do not deserve to be treated like this. ”

Uchiha Itachi's observational powers, Terukaede have always been very clear. He was able to easily judge the truth of the facts from Zhao Fenghong's reaction, which was also within Zhao Fenghong's prediction.

"Won't you let me follow you anyway?" Zhao Fenghong asked.

"......" Uchiha Itachi turned to the side, opened his eyes towards the rain curtain, and said slowly, "That's right. ”

Once upon a time, when Uchiha Itachi didn't want her to leave, she always went against her promise and disappeared without permission.

Now, when Itachi Uchiha wanted her to leave, she didn't want to leave this guy at all.

It seems that this is fate.

This child who saved the "Huayue Yuan Zhao Fenghong" with his own hands, because of the story told by the teacher he admired, made the choice of sacrificing his relatives to complete the country without hesitation, and was charged with the crime alone, becoming a traitor who has no future and is completely lost.

- How did she feel comfortable leaving?

――How does this make her face her past self?

- Why did she tell useless stories? There is no use other than to steer in the wrong direction and bring endless darkness to the ferret.

For the first time, Zhao Fenghong was so tired of her nonsense-loving character.

It's useless and adds to the confusion.

No one deserves the gods to leave behind...... Then, one day, the exception was rewritten. Guilt and regret tormented the gods, causing her to stop hurrying forward with time, and even to begin to want to go back in time.

"Since you're going to let me go, I'll just say it." Zhao Fenghong clasped his hands horizontally and said, "The fate of the two of us is not a parallel line in the first place. From the beginning of the departure, it has been twisted into a spiral. Even if I want to escape, even if you want to drive me away, we will meet again and again. If you want to ask the reason, this is probably untying the knot left by the previous life. ”

“…… Something like this in a previous life......" Itachi's words were very soft.

"It's zài." Zhao Fenghong said: "Without you, we will meet again." As I said, fate is predetermined by God and cannot be changed. It's not because I'm 'pessimistic', it's because I've seen countless stories like this. …… When we are separated here, we will meet again at the next opportunity. ”

"And." Zhao Fenghong's voice became faster: "It is my wish to become an 'ordinary person'...... According to the books, ordinary human beings must have three emotions - 'friendship, family affection, and love'. I think, for me, Itachi-kun, you are such a storage as 'family affection'. You're the kid I watched grow up, aren't you? ”

"......" Uchiha Itachi was silent for a long time, and his black eyes swept in the direction of Kaede: "I thought that you had gained 'friendship' from your mother and Miss Kushina, and 'family affection' from the proprietress of an izakaya and Your Excellency Miyome, and there was only one human emotion left that you had not experienced. ”

Zhao Fenghong's fingers moved slightly, and a pair of eyes on his face flashed, so as to use his eyes to hide the love leaking from his eyes. She slowly raised her head and looked at the young man with black hair and black eyes in front of her—he was silent, his long, dark eyelashes half hanging down, half covering those beautiful eyes. From his face, the shadow of the gentle child could still be vaguely seen.

The kid ...... I've grown up.

"I want to make a pact with the teacher."

"What kind of agreement?"

"The teacher wants to wait for me to grow up."

"Okay, okay, the teacher promises you."

The adorable child had quietly faded from his shell and turned into a handsome and silent young man. And he stood in front of her, after not knowing how many times they met again. The rain fell on the ground little by little, making a small and light sound, as if knocking on Zhao Fenghong's heart, and in the softest corner of her heart, sprinkled with rain to soften the surface a little bit.

Remembered...... It seems like it's not just those things.

It seems that there is something more distant, more distant.

Flames erupted, and bewitching tongues of fire raged everywhere, jumping in every visible corner. The burned roof slabs smashed down with charcoal shavings, and all retreats were blocked. The scorching air burned out the last of its oxygen, and the blazing heat distorted the vision.

"Don't be afraid, I'll get you out. …… I'm here to protect you. ”

The oni shark sitting in the shop pù waited impatiently, got up and walked slowly towards Uchiha Itachi and Terukaede. A thin rain was falling, leaking down from the eaves into a dense curtain.

Affection.

Camaraderie.

Love.

Ordinary human beings are inseparable emotions, and there must be at least one of the three.

The ghost shark lifted the curtain of the shop and poked his head towards Itachi. He lifted one foot and stepped over the low threshold.

The fine rain was still dripping down.

One of the reasons why humans are superior to animals is that they have emotions and know how to control them.

The ghost shark lowered its head and took a step closer to Itachi and Zhao Fenghong.

Zhao Fenghong raised her hand, and her two fingers rubbed gently.

The sound of the rain stopped. The droplets of water hanging from the edge of the leaf condense on the jagged edge of the leaf, not half dropping. The rain in the air seemed to be frozen, frozen at a certain place where it fell, as if it had been frozen into a photograph. The butterfly, which had stopped on the petals in the rain, stopped flapping its wings, and its thin body quietly stopped moving. Poor Mr. Oni Shark raised half his legs high, holding this walking position stuck in place.

“…… This is? The Uchiha Itachi frowned slightly, looking around at the scene.

Now, except for him and her, the time around him has been frozen. It was as if the two of them had accidentally stumbled into a photograph and became the only thing that could be moved.

"Itachi-kun." Zhao Fenghong stood on tiptoe: "...... If you want to give it a try, one of the three indispensable emotions for human beings, 'love'? ”