In the quiet forest, there is only the sound of rustling footsteps.

Around the campfire, the still alive Uchiha collected the bodies of the dead and stored them in scrolls.

After a big battle, everyone seemed a little silent.

Staring at the bonfire in front of him in a trance, the ferret's eyes reflected the blazing fire.

Beside him, Artoria did not speak, but sat quietly upright, her waist straight, her hands stacked smoothly on her lap.

"King, has anyone ever died for you?"

Itachi's confused heart sounded.

When he carried the Uchiha back to the ambush site, he always unconsciously thought that other people around him were watching him.

Even though Artoria says that no one is looking at him at all, he himself thinks that others are observing him and resenting him......

"Yes."

Artoria replied calmly, "And there are many, many more. ”

"That'...... Were you sad when they died? ”

Itachi asked again.

"Sad."

Artoria replied again, "But I'm not going to be sad forever. ”

Itachi then tried to ask why, but after thinking about it, he didn't speak.

I am not the same as Artoria.

In fact, he had already discovered this in the previous conversation in the tree hole.

He is just a person, but the other party is the king of a kingdom, carrying the faith of many people.

The meaning of Artoria's life is to protect the country and the people, even if she sacrifices herself in the process, even if she suffers all the pain in the process, she is willing.

It seems to be more painful for her not to be able to protect her country than to die.

She believed that sacrificing for the sake of Great Britain was for the sake of glory.

This kind of unbelievable belief, unbelievable idea is not the same as my own.

This so-called righteousness cannot be understood by oneself.

So when she mentioned that she was a warrior who guarded the land of fire, she couldn't empathize.

Even at this time...... She should consider the victory to be celebrated.

With three times the strength of the opponent, almost all of the opponent's ambush forces were wiped out here.

The battle was undoubtedly successful, and the soldiers who died were glorious, and they died to protect the Fire Nation.

But...... Should you think so?

Itachi shook his head in the bottom of his heart.

As the leader of the team this time, Uchihaji died.

The death of the leader, coupled with the clansmen who were ambushed and sacrificed this time, their team suffered heavy losses.

It's no wonder that my father is so ...... Loss.

Since he went to war, Itachi has often heard about the Uchiha Temple in his father's mouth.

It seems that his father has grown up with friends since he was a child.,Regarded as a right-hand man.。

But such a person was sacrificed in this ambush......

Brake brake –

The subtle sound of the soles of his shoes on the dirt made the weasel look up as he stared at the campfire.

Next to her, Artoria hid her figure at the right time.

"What's the matter, was it just scared?"

A grim-looking face came into view, it was Uchiha Teru, the shinobi who was captured by Iwa Shinobi.

Perhaps in order to better study the Sharingan, they didn't do anything to the Uchiha Teru, just used a very strong potion to make him unconscious, without causing any impact on his body.

So after being brought back to the camp, he was quickly awakened by the medical ninjas in the team.

"I ...... I'm fine. ”

Itachi didn't dare to look at him more, shaking his head and continuing to look at the campfire.

He guessed in his heart what was the purpose of the other party's call? Do you want to blame yourself and curse yourself?

scolded himself for delaying the fighter plane, and scolded himself for causing him to be captured.

"I heard you brought me back, thank you."

Unexpectedly, although Uchiha Hui has a ruthless appearance, his voice is very soft, "But you are also really powerful, I heard that you are only ...... this year Five-year-old? It's amazing that he was taken to the battlefield at the age of five and survived. ”

He's ...... Thanks to me?

Itachi, who was still waiting to be questioned, couldn't believe it.

Could it be that the interrogation ninjas in the team didn't know from the mouths of these Iwa ninjas that the Iwa ninja had gathered far more troops than us because our team had rested for half a day?

"By the way, I forgot to introduce myself."

When faced with Itachi's somewhat puzzled gaze, Uchiha Hui seemed to realize something, and slapped his head suddenly, "My name is Uchiha Hui, and I am Shinobu who just graduated last year. ”

As he spoke, a smile appeared on his face with a pair of triangular eyes, which looked fierce and difficult to mess with.

Although this smile is terrifying against the facial features, Itachi can feel the friendliness in it.

"Hello Senpai, my name is Itachi Uchiha."

Itachi replied politely, "But this time it's my father who saved you, not me." ”

"I know, but ......"

Uchiha Karu nodded, "You carried me back, didn't you?" ”

However, he was a little distressed, "But to be honest, if I go back this time, I will definitely be ridiculed by others." ”

"I was actually captured, which is a major mistake that few people have made in the history of Uchiha."

"If my father knew that I was so embarrassed this time, he didn't know how he would train me......"

He kept talking.

From this battlefield experience, to how terrible his father was, and then to life in a ninja school.

Although Uchiha Hui looks ruthless, he is unexpectedly stubborn.

Itachi didn't take the initiative to find a topic, but only passively answered his questions.

For example, is his father so strict?

For example, I should be ready to go to ninja school next year...... and so on.

To be honest, this is the first time Itachi has been in contact with someone other than his parents for such a long time, which makes him a little unaccustomed.

"Shinobi ...... over there"

But in the middle of the chat, Uchiha Hui was stopped by a cold voice in the distance, "Why don't you hurry up and pack your luggage and get ready to go!" ”

"It's coming!"

Uchiha Hui beckoned into the distance, patted the dust and stood up, "But speaking of which, your father really seems to be a little more fierce than my father." ”

"I heard that the temple captain has a deep friendship with him, but I didn't expect him to die this time, and your father doesn't seem to have changed at all."

"I started organizing meetings so quickly, and I was ready to withdraw my plan."

Hearing him say this, Itachi's eyes froze.

Immediately, he looked into the distance a little dimly, temporarily shouldering the position of captain, and was directing the father of the upper ninja meeting in the team.

Although it is said that the father's face is as cold as usual, and his face is expressionless and hardly reveals any emotion.

But as a child, he still felt many details of his father's demeanor that were completely different from the past.

Sadness, pain, self-blame, regret, anger?

Itachi didn't know what emotions were behind these facial details, but it was nothing more than that.

This kind of thought made him struggle a little inside.