"Ahem, let's talk about it later, Sasuke." Naruto, who had been waiting patiently for a long time with his head in his hands, didn't see Sasuke end the slightest thought of being intimate and coquettish to Itachi until the morning sun hung high, so he had to cough a few times to break the warm scene, and reminded him, "It's almost time, it's time to start today's practice." ”

"Ah, that's what I'm saying......" Hearing this, Sasuke came back to his senses as if he had just woken up from a dream, and instinctively turned his head to respond, just in time to see Naruto's sarcastic model looking at him with a wicked smile, and the tsundere little fan finally realized that he was forgetting himself in front of this bad friend and forgetting himself to his brother, and the flush that had just subsided for a long time suddenly spread to Sasuke's fleshy little face again, "Wait, wait, who do you say is coquettish Naruto!" ”

"Oh, I'm talking about whoever is blushing with a weak heart~"

"You, you, you...... Who's a kid! You look a little younger than me, right? ”

“……!”

Sasuke's casual words made Naruto suddenly remember, if only based on the age of this life, it seems that he was born a little later than Sasuke? In this case, if Sasuke is a child...... It seems that he can't escape this title? For a while, he fell into an embarrassing scene of speechlessness because of the inadvertent blow of the small fan.

“…… Why did you suddenly stop talking? Won't it ...... Naruto, did I say yes?! ”

"Okay Sasuke, Naruto is right." I don't know if Itachi saw Naruto's embarrassment or happened to be accidental, just when Naruto couldn't think of a word of defense, he spoke softly, which distracted Sasuke's attention just right, brought the topic back on track, and at the same time made Sasuke, who was already easily satisfied after tasting a little sweetness in his child's heart, miss out on the nirvana that can rarely occupy an absolute advantage when responding to Naruto's teasing. "It's almost noon now, and most of the time that was originally planned to be used for cultivation has passed, so it's time for lunch to keep playing."

"Ahh That's right...... Hmph, since my brother said so, let's let Naruto go first. ”

"Whew, it's dangerous, I'm saved...... It seems that you have to pay attention to the words when you tease this little guy in the future, otherwise you will dig a pit and jump for yourself......"

Just as Naruto patted his chest and sighed that he had somewhat retained the old and reliable image that he had so hard built up in Sasuke's heart, Itachi's next words made Naruto almost fall to the ground.

"Speaking of which, it's already this time...... What about the Shinobi who guides your practice? ”

"Up...... Above...... Shinobi? ”

"Huh? Ah, I forgot you didn't know the hierarchy of ninjas...... To put it simply, it is the teacher who has been teaching you all this time. Looking at the stammering Naruto, Itachi only thought that the little guy in front of him didn't know the meaning of the word Shangnin, and didn't notice the strangeness in Naruto's tone at all, and after a pause, he smiled and continued, "When Sasuke came, he had already told me about your training process, and he could think of two step-by-step and effective plans to train your chakra control skills with tree climbing and water walking. ”

“…… Hey, Sasuke, didn't you tell your brother all about it? Looking at Itachi, who was holding his arms and thinking to himself, the "Shangnin" Naruto who was guiding Sasuke's cultivation twitched slightly and lightly pressed his elbow against Sasuke, who was also stunned beside him, "Where did you come from, what Shinobi teacher, haven't I been teaching you all along?" ”

"When I came, my brother only asked me what kind of practice I had done, and he didn't ask me anything else...... Plus I went out a little late and was in a hurry, so I didn't say anything else. Who knew my brother would treat you like a shinobi ......"

"Huh? Is there still this kind of operation......" Naruto looked at Itachi in front of him who was gushing and guessing endlessly, and listened carefully, but he actually deduced the true identity of this non-existent "Shangnin" from the list of Shangninbi he knew, "No, no, no, no, you see, your brother is treating me as a Shangnin, and he is clearly fabricating a Shinobi instructor for the two of us out of thin air......!" ”

Well...... Although this set of cultivation methods was indeed provided by Kakashi, the leading teacher of Naruto Sasuke's seventh class in the future, Itachi's speculation was not entirely wrong in a sense

"Wow, it turns out that my brother knows so many Shangnin? It's amazing......! ”

"What? Wait, wait! Now is not the time to blow the brother mode to debut, you stupid brother control Sasuke! Shouldn't you think about how to explain it to your brother? ”

"Nani? Why am I thinking, Idiot Naruto! Shouldn't it be you, the 'Shinobi teacher', to go! ”

"Huh? You didn't make it clear yourself, did you cause your brother to misunderstand? Of course, you have to solve this problem yourself~"

"That seems to make sense...... Wrong! Why......! ”

“…… What's wrong? The ever-increasing discussion between Naruto and Sasuke pulled Itachi back from his contemplation, and when he stopped reasoning and turned his head, he saw the strange expressions on the two small faces that were twisted together like a smile, and his heart couldn't help but be full of doubts. Am I saying something wrong? ”

"Ahem, it's true that there are some discrepancies, but it's not all wrong, brother......" Seeing Naruto who immediately didn't care about himself after his brother asked aloud, Sasuke's eyelids fluttered for a while, and he had to bite the bullet and whisper, "That's right, the methods of climbing trees and practicing on the water were indeed taught to me by someone from the side...... But this man wasn't much of a ninja, and he was there before we even arrived at the training ground. ”

"What? Already here? Itachi was taken aback by his younger brother's unexpected remarks, and in his perception there was no one else around him except for the two little guys in front of him, and while secretly speculating in his heart how strong the "Shangnin" who guided his younger brother's cultivation was, he sighed sincerely, "Is it hidden and observed?" I didn't even notice it...... It's really worthy of the upper ninja. ”

“…… No, no, no, it's not like that...... Well, how can I say it......" Seeing his brother bending his eyes and praising the "Kaminobi" who obviously didn't exist, Sasuke felt even more ashamed in his heart, and while covering his face with his hand, he raised his other hand and pointed at Naruto, who was trying to suppress his smile and was interested in watching the play, and continued with a snort, "The person who taught me to practice is not Shangnin...... And brother, you already saw him when you got here. ”

"What? I've seen him already? Where is it? I don't know how ......" Itachi instinctively followed Sasuke's direction in the middle of the words, and in addition to the forest covered in thick snow, he only saw Naruto, whose face was red and trembling from holding back laughter, and turned his head in confusion and was about to continue asking, when he suddenly opened his eyes as if he had seen a ghost and focused his eyes on Naruto, who was blinking and pretending to be innocent, "Wait, Sasuke, do you want to talk ...... The person who taught you to practice is ......"

"You may not believe it when you say it...... But the truth is that you said it wouldn't be, brother. ”

"This ...... How...... What...... Can...... Yes......?! ”

……

December 14, 51 years of the Konoha calendar.

It was a day that Itachi Uchiha would never forget in his life.

This is the day when Uchiha Itachi and Naruto Uzumaki, the son of prophecy, first met and met.

It was also the day when Naruto completely refreshed and reset Itachi's three views.