The gods were terrified in their hearts.

Uchiha Itachi's question is really too difficult to answer.

"yes, that's right, I'm the teacher who walked away" or something...... It's a bit hard to say.

The black-haired boy rested his white hand on the fox mask and gently pushed it, revealing his beautiful face. The corners of his mouth were slightly hooked with a slight smile, and his eyes seemed to be filled with a pool of ink. His smile looked flawless, like an ordinary child getting a toy that he had been dreaming of for a long time.

"Why?" Asami was dying and struggling: "Obviously...... There is no resemblance to belching. ”

"Not really." Uchiha Itachi's eyes moved: "It's similar everywhere." ”

He was silent for a moment, looked at the row of dark windows by the side of the street with the lights out, and said, "It's similar everywhere." Whether it is demeanor or appearance, speaking habits and mouth habits, and the bad habit of loving to tell stories at every turn. Besides...... Ms. Asami also said something similar to me, which is not at all flattering - 'I don't like to be around other people, I like to be alone' or something......"

"Huh?" Asami shrank behind her back with a weak heart: "Yes, yes?" ”

"The most important." Uchiha Itachi's smile deepened, with a little childish affirmation: "I think you must be the Asami-sensei who suddenly disappeared." Definitely, yes. …… I think I must have met the teacher a long time ago. “

"Ah, that's probably the last life." Asami said.

"Asami-sensei, do humans have such a thing as a 'past life'?" Eleven-year-old Uchiha Itachi asked.

"Of course...... Yes, right? Asami said, "Anyway, I must have it." I still remember a few things vaguely...... Hey, what do children know? You should go home, right? Ninja have a busy job, right? You should have a good rest, right? ”

Faced with a long list of urgings, Itachi was not flustered at all. He reined in his childishness and became gentle and calm, looking like a mature and qualified little ninja. He said to Asami, "It's okay, the original mission was to be completed at dawn." It's not a big deal to stand here and catch up with Ms. Asami. ”

"Really?" Asami muttered, taking the tanuki mask off her face and placing it on a nearby cart. She crossed her arms and said, "Eleven-year-olds have to work all night, so they might as well work at an izakaya." …… The life of a ninja is really getting harder and harder. ”

It was dark and silent, with the occasional blade rubbing quietly. In the distance, there seemed to be a half-stark light under the Hokage, faintly illuminating the direction for those who returned late. In the corners of nowhere, there are also faint lights from street lamps.

"Did Ms. Asami admit it?" Itachi Uchiha asked, "I haven't denied it all along." ”

"Whoa! I didn't admit it! Asami said, "Itachi-kun, it's just a coincidence. ”

"It's fine." Itachi said, "-- Admittedly, there are still a lot of troublesome things to solve, right?" For example, why did it suddenly disappear, why did it make everyone forget about Ms. Asami's storage, why did it suddenly appear again, such as why it became a fourteen-year-old. ”

Asami: ......

Sure enough, Itachi Uchiha could think of a lot of her concerns in one breath.

"Oh, okay." Asami sighed, held her forehead, and said, "So what? Isn't it? Itachi, I'm just a passing ordinary person to you. Neither friends, nor brothers, nor parents, why are they so persistent? ”

"......" Itachi looked at Asami for a while before saying, "Am I persistent?" ”

"Aren't you attached?" Asami said.

"Not really." Uchiha Itachi said, holding his chin with his fingers, "Aami-sensei taught me for a year, but I haven't seen a teacher for the next six years. I have my own concerns, I need to take care of my family, my loved ones, and most importantly, my brother, and I'm not a person who is obsessed with the past. Ninjas are very busy at work, and my clan is not an easy race for me to reassure. ”

Asami: ......

- Okay! It's her narcissism!

"If you're going to talk, why don't you sit down?" Asami turned her head and looked around, looking for a place to sit. Just as she turned her head to look around, Uchiha Itachi suddenly stretched out her hand, easily carried this young lady who was taller than herself on her shoulder, and jumped to the roof on the side with an easy leap.

Asami hung on Itachi Uchiha's shoulders dumbfounded, her hands hanging behind his back, letting the whirring night breeze blow through her hair.

"Sit here." Itachi said, put down Asami, and sat down on the eaves by himself, his two thin legs hanging down from the eaves, shaking slightly: "From here, you can see the clan land of our Uchiha clan. ”

Asami nodded in confusion, and sat down next to Uchiha Itachi, still immersed in surprise - just now, her student, a child countless times younger than herself, easily picked her up. Although in the past, Itachi's physical skills were taught by Asami, but he was picked up by his own students...... This is the first time.

It's complicated.

Uchiha Itachi's fox mask was pinned diagonally to his forehead, and his gaze kept looking at a dark shadow at the edge of Konoha. Asami followed his gaze for a moment, and realized that the direction he was looking at was the land of the Uchiha clan - at this moment, the large area of houses was in a deep sleep, and it was extremely quiet.

For Asami, Uchiha Itachi is like growing up overnight. Faced with this mature and sensible student, Asami didn't know what to say. So she asked, "Are you comfortable with the life of a ninja?" ”

Asami also worked as a ninja for a while—a ninja of special time, that is, a ninja in times of war. Every day is in a state of high tension and caution, with a sense of novelty and excitement and awe, he follows the human being, pretending to be a warrior as well. Squatting in the mosquito-infested jungle, or cowering in a cave in a rocky hole, sharing a little water with a few people who haven't bathed in a week.

This kind of life is not suitable for Uchiha Itachi at all.

"It's not...... Very adaptable. Uchiha Itachi said, "Even if you have been a ninja for many years...... Sometimes, I still can't get used to it. For example, when you are powerless in the face of the death of your companion. ”

Asami was tugging at the hand at the corner of her clothes.

- The first topic is so heavy, the gods can't bear it!

Asami looked at the Uchiha Itachi beside her again, and determined that this child was only eleven years old this year, a cut shorter than fourteen-year-old Asami, and in other worlds it should be the age of reading and learning, innocent and carefree. And the teenager in front of him, the thing he worries about is obviously not some childish grades or the Jack Su novels he wrote.

"Companion's ...... Death? Asami repeated softly, coughed, and decided to play to her strengths: "Hem...... Itachi, such a thing as death is arranged in advance by fate. When you meet someone, become a brother, a father, a son, a lover with someone, and then say goodbye to someone, these are all things that have been decided in the early morning, and you can't change them. Death is a very normal thing, as long as it is human, there will be a day of death. ”

Uchiha Itachi shook his leg and said, "Shisui-kun said something similar. ”

“…… Stop water? Asami didn't react, trying to search her mind for the name she seemed to have heard.

"My friend." Itachi said, "...... However, he has a different opinion from Mr. Asami, and he thinks that there are some things that can still be done with a little effort, just like grabbing the last dumpling at a dessert shop. ”

What a metaphor that is! You can't compare them on the same level at all!

Asami looked at Itachi Uchiha with a calm expression and decided to change the subject at the right time. So she said, "There are still some benefits to being a ninja, such as you will become stronger and can protect your brother, right?" ”

"I can also protect Teacher Asami, and I don't have to work hard for teachers to save me."

“…… Feed! ”

Can you not go around that oath? Teacher Asami, who broke the agreement, and Lord Kami, who had a little square heart!

“…… Forget it, I'll tell you a happier story. Asami put her hands on her cheeks and said, "Once upon a time, there was a very powerful god who accepted the wish of mankind and came to the world. However, the mortal who summoned her had a heart that he should not have, coveted the existence of the god, and wanted to imprison this god by his side forever. ”

Uchiha Itachi was attracted by this story about the gods, he half-raised his head and said, "Then, did the gods punish him for greed?" Like placing him at the entrance of the Yellow Spring, as legend has it, to endure the torments of the fire, or to fight poisonous snakes in the River Styx......"

"No, it's a punishment a thousand times more terrible."

"......" Uchiha Itachi's eyes widened slightly, waiting for Asami to reveal the mystery.

"The gods said she was going to observe how the greedy mortal went to the toilet." Asami showed a very satisfied smile: "In order not to destroy his image, that human tried to hide and not go to the toilet. What a spoiling image it is to be seen in the toilet for 30 minutes! However, you can't go to the toilet......"

Uchiha Itachi muttered, "Such a punishment is really terrible. ”

"Don't worry." Asami patted Itachi on the shoulder: "I know, Itachi-kun doesn't have to go to the toilet." ”

Uchiha Itachi: ......