Chapter 3: What is the Meaning of Life?

Searching in his mind for the fragment Artoria mentioned.

Soon, a picture appeared in front of Itachi's eyes.

In the evening, by the campfire,

A girl almost like the person in front of her, with a handful of hairs standing up on the top of her head, was constantly waving the long sword in her hand,

His gaze was resolute, and his sweat fell to the ground like raindrops.

In response to this hard work, a white-haired man with a staff not far away showed a satisfied smile, "Your Excellency Artoria, today we will temporarily stop training in swordsmanship, and we will start to learn the use of magic power......"

Mana, a chakra-like energy substance, is also a combination of spiritual and physical energy.

But there is a difference in proportions, the magic is more towards the spiritual aspect, while the chakra is more towards the balanced.

"Found it, mind on guard."

Soon, Uchiha Itachi saw the process of using magic by a magician named Merlin teaching Artoria.

It is not as imagined, that the spirit is fortified with the energy substance of magic.

It's much easier to simply use spiritual energy to construct measures to protect the mind from prying eyes.

After all, the ratio of chakra and magic power is different, and it is inevitable that there will be some deviations in the use.

But if it's pure spiritual energy, I'm very familiar with it.

With almost no hesitation, Uchiha Itachi's mind moved, controlling his spiritual energy to protect his mind and consciousness.

Artoria, who had been secretly watching him, was a little surprised.

Did this kid learn it after just watching it once?

Although it is the same for myself, I learned to use energy after just watching it once.

But after all, he has dragon blood in his body.

Dragons are creatures that are inherently extremely sensitive to all kinds of energies, and are born with the same talent of power as the gods in the sky.

"Thank you very much for your guidance."

Soon, Itachi used his psychic powers to build a protective heart and politely thanked Artoria.

This method of using spiritual energy made him feel novel.

But equally, he understands the preciousness of this approach.

"You don't have to thank me, I just don't think I should just peek into a child's heart."

Artoria replied calmly, "Although...... You're very different from the average kid. ”

The memory and performance of the child in front of her made her curious.

"It's not clear what happened, but since the king can't leave for the time being, then ......"

Itachi stood up, bowed politely, and said in his heart, "Before you leave, please advise." ”

Although he didn't know why, he was very much looking forward to this encounter at a young age.

When he really relied on the extra memories in his mind and learned to guard his mind, he immediately understood how precious this memory was.

What's more, there is such an experienced King Arthur by his side.

Maybe I can find some answers to my own questions from her.

About this war,

About the meaning of life......

……

Whoosh –

Under the cover of night,

The sound of breaking the sky sounded frequently.

Located in the woods near the border of the Land of Fire in the Land of Fire,

The figures were like black panthers, dancing from tree to tree in the faint moonlight.

The march of this team is fast, rhythmic and regular.

Even in the case of rapid movement, it always maintains a fixed position, as if to deal with a possible sudden attack.

The Uchiha Itachi was also on the list of members of this swift team.

However, due to his age and physical fitness, he could only hang far from the back of the line.

As a kid who hadn't even attended ninja school, he couldn't have had the chance to fight, unless it got to the point where the entire front was irretrievable.

"Such an elite team ......"

And at this moment, the ears of the Uchiha Itachi, who was hurrying, sounded Artoria's voice with emotion, "If Great Britain had such an elite at the beginning, maybe it would not have been defeated at all." ”

"It's hard to imagine this team having all the magic, I mean...... Chakra. ”

"In our world, there are only a handful of gifted people who can build magic circuits in their bodies and have magical powers."

Her voice made the Uchiha Itachi, who was originally galloping, frown.

Could it be that after all these things, she still longs for war?

He couldn't understand whether war was something to be passionate about for these people.

Suppressing the rejection in his heart, Itachi replied calmly on the surface: "Although the refinement of Chakra is only a proportional combination of physical energy and spiritual energy, there are many people in this world who have been defeated when they realize these two energies. ”

"The rest is proportionally combined and effectively refined...... These conditions will also brush down a lot of people, and only those who have talent will eventually become ninjas. ”

"These are the contents of the books on human geography, Wang, I shouldn't have paid attention to the memory of my reading books."

Artoria nodded, "I've just briefly understood some of the structural rules of your world in terms of military, economy, population, and power system, and I haven't had time to confirm the details in more detail. ”

Is the military the primary concern?

The Uchiha Itachi keenly caught some words and continued to ask as if he were casually asking, "Sounds ...... Does the king seem to be very enthusiastic about war, is there any special reason? ”

For as long as he can remember, he has been very restrained and hidden his true thoughts.

This is his father's teaching, and Itachi has always kept it in mind.

Even when facing his father, he has always had reservations.

Obsession?

Following behind the Uchiha Itachi like a guardian spirit, Artoria's eyes were a little confused, and the hair on the top of her head kept shaking as she moved, and asked rhetorically, "Keen on it...... War? ”

She didn't understand the question.

And Uchiha Itachi had already set up a psychic defense, and she couldn't know what he really thought.

Although for himself, this level of psychic protection is very rudimentary.

But as the king of Great Britain, she disdained to sneak into other people's hearts.

"That is......"

Itachi pondered how to ask his inner doubts in a subtle and polite way.

But at this moment, Artoria's words suddenly became cold.

"Be careful!"

And at the moment when his tone changed, Uchiha Itachi's originally straight up body instinctively lowered it.

Sou!

A tiny black shadow grazed his cheek, leaving a bleeding scratch.

Knock –

A dull sound rang out from the tree.

It's kunai!

The moment Uchiha Itachi's small body fell in the air, he jumped away agile and turned to another position.

At the same time, he heard the calm voice of the team in front of him, the leader of this team, Uchihaji.

"Everyone be careful, there is an ambush, it's Iwa Shinobi's team."

Iwa Shinobi?

Before Uchiha Itachi could confirm the situation, a dark shadow suddenly appeared beside him, "Itachi, follow me." ”

It's Uchiha Fugaku, his father.

At this time, Uchiha Fugaku's eyes were already stained with blood.

The pitch-black three-hooked jade appeared in his eyes, reflecting Itachi's calm face.

In the night, Fugaku calmly scanned the surrounding forest, "There are quite a few Iwa ninjas, and our entire team is divided into several parts. ”

"The people in charge of our logistics team are just a few middle and lower ninjas, you don't have to worry."

"As for the large army ahead, the command ability of the temple is very strong, and if he is there, this ambush will be solved soon."

Uchiha Fugaku is also a member of the logistics team.

This time for the mission to the front, he was not on the list of call-ups.

But in order to let the Uchiha Itachi experience war earlier, he decided to follow the Uchiha's team to the battlefield and teach the children with practice.