Just as I was thinking nonsense, the Uchiha Kite spoke, "Have you been in Konoha all this time?" ”

“…… What? ”

"Zana set off fireworks before, you must have seen it before you came back, right? That is, at least at that time, you are in the village. ”

"Hmm. I'm here. ”

"Later, someone from Hinata's house came and ordered a batch of fireworks from Dida—" Her tone was slow, calm, and her voice was very nice: "Does this matter have anything to do with you?" ”

"A little." I know that covering up a lie sometimes requires telling more lies over and over again. But I already have to cover up my ontological identity, as an ordinary person with an average IQ, there are too many lies, which may lead to conflicting and exposing each other, so I try to tell the truth where I can tell the truth.

True or false, maybe it's more reliable.

And the Uchiha Kite really asked, as I expected, "So, where are you in the village and when you don't go home?" ”

…… Home......

She and Zana seem to have made the Uchiha family my home. This thought makes me want to sigh a little - because if you smile bitterly, you will be complained about!

I replied, "Konoha ...... There are other 'people on the other side' who have something to do with them. ”

"So...... In your absence, it was the other 'people from the other side' who used the only place that came. That person is from the Hyuga family? ”

"yes."

The fact that someone from the Hyuga family came to order fireworks from Dida was a very clear clue. It's not surprising that the Uchiha Kite was able to guess.

In a casual tone, she asked lightly, "What kind of 'people from the other side'?" ”

"It's a brother and sister. Would you like to meet them? ”

"No," I just asked casually, but the Uchiha Kite was quick to refuse, "I just want to stay with you." ”

“……”

I don't think Uchiha Kite is the kind of person who can flirt, so this sentence is like some kind of signal, and I even vaguely perceive what her next sentence will be-

"About that previous incident - have you thought about it?"

Really!

“……”

"You don't want to?"

"Iris," I thought I would avoid talking about it, she would naturally understand my attitude, and the best thing to do was to never mention it again, and the two of us should never talk about it, so that neither of us would feel inappropriate. But she was so persistent that I finally made up my mind to make it clear to her. “…… You are not a tool. ”

This time it was the kite's turn to be silent: "......"

I paused, and said a little speechless: "Konoha's psychology department...... Are you still going? ”

Hearing this, the kite shook her head, and her expression showed a little indifference—it was not indifference to me, or any complaint against me, but a kind of disregard for herself: "I didn't go." ”

I knew the reason, but I could only ask weakly and in vain: "Why?" ”

"It's useless."

I guess too.

I couldn't help but sigh, not knowing how I could help her.

Suddenly, the kite said, "I don't think of myself as a tool. ”

“……”

"I didn't use you as a tool either."

“……”

"I just need your help and thought you should be able to understand. In this world, shouldn't you be the one who understands me the most? Weasel? ”

…… She said it so naturally that I couldn't help but think, if it was really Uchiha Itachi who was here, I don't know how I would react to her request?

But I subconsciously just wanted to refuse: "Do you know a person named Izumi Uchiha?" In this world? ”

Kite was stunned and shook her head.

“…… She is my lover. I had no choice but to sacrifice this big killer weapon and began to talk nonsense: "To this day, I still love her." ”

But the Uchiha kite quickly grasped the point: "...... She is a member of the Uchiha clan. ”

I knew what she was trying to say - since she was from the Uchiha clan, and after the night of the annihilation, the Uchiha clan had only one survivor, Sasuke, that said......

"You killed her?"

...... I fell silent. …… I wasn't the one who killed her. ”

"But you didn't save her either, did you?"

“……”

The Uchiha Kite thought for a moment, then looked a little cold and said, "Does this cause you to have obstacles when facing women?" ”

These words almost choked me to death: "...... I haven't tried. ”

"So......" she sighed softly, "it's just that you feel sorry." ”

The Uchiha kite may have thought about the situation on his own behalf, and then came up with the answer. And her thinking logic should be the closest to Uchiha Itachi, so when she said this, I think it should be almost right.

“…… Maybe. ”

So we both fell silent again.

"Itachi." After a while, the kite suddenly said, "—are you treating me as a woman?" ”

I was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously thought, is it possible that I want to treat you as a man? ?

But soon, I realized what she meant—

We are another self.

It's like when people look in the mirror, their first reaction is "this is me", rather than emphasizing, "this is a man" or "this is a woman".

When I think of the Uchiha Kite as a woman, it means that I don't think of her as "me".

But apparently, the Uchiha Kite never treated me like a man.

Seeing that I was speechless for a while, she nodded thoughtfully: "...... I understand why you refused. ”

I don't know what came to mind, she didn't get angry, but showed a faint trace of nostalgia and melancholy: "'Sex is the soil, love is the flower, God has made sex a beautiful thing, I dare not stain it. (1), I understand. ”

…… Yes, it seems that this sentence is her view of love.

Could it be that the words she saw in a previous book of poetry became her creed?

…… It's really a bit unexpected, and it's expected, in line with the temperament of the Uchiha kite...... Conservative and innocent?

"But," but she then stopped and took hold of my hand—and my head ached at the first moment—she turned her face and looked at me earnestly, her dark eyes staring at me like an indissolvable night, almost as if they were going to drag me into the abyss, "Itachi, reviving the Uchiha is our unshirkable responsibility. I'm a sinner, and so are you! ”

…… I'm just on top of his appearance!! Itachi is not really Uchiha Itachi again!! Why do you still bring yourself to pay off your debts!?

Inexplicably, I think of countless crossing armies, once upon a time, they traveled to the body of the dead, and often had to fulfill each other's last wishes, calling it "ending cause and effect" and "getting rid of obsession", is it possible that I use a game system to follow this routine??

I couldn't help but get a little annoyed, "You did? ”

The kite, as always, said quietly, as if her mood would not fluctuate violently: "No." ”

"You don't even know what's going on, but you're talking so lightly?"

The kite looked at me without avoidance, and said directly: "Could it be that in this world, there are things that are more difficult and painful than killing relatives and friends with your own hands?" ”

…… Depend on.

You win.