As the first ninja village in this world, Konoha Village occupies a very large territory in the Land of Fire.

Inside, it is divided into three areas, the outer area, the inner area and the core area.

The outlying area, which is usually occupied by people who have recently moved to this village, has many inns, hotels, and other places for merchants and mission clients from all over the world to live.

These people are not eligible to join the ninja school, and they are not allowed to enter the core area of Konoha.

You can only do business and live in the outer and inner areas of Konoha......

The inner area is relatively occupied by people who have lived in Konoha for many years.

Some are small families that already existed during the Warring States period, such as the Shiranui clan, Kurama clan, Hagi clan, Mito Gate clan, and Zhuannemi clan...... After the establishment of Konoha, they slowly entered Konoha by actively moving in and being recruited.

However, in terms of the number of people, ordinary families still occupy the majority in the inner area.

If you have the right to live in the inner area of Konoha, you will be able to enjoy many benefits of Konoha.

For example, orphans in the war can receive compassionate money, consolation money, and so on.

But the most important thing is the qualification to apply for the ninja school!

Only those who have obtained the right to reside in the inner area will be able to apply for the entrance exam to the ninja school.

Like many people who have moved to Konoha from all over the Fire Country, they don't have a comfortable life outside Konoha.

High rents, prices, and low wages are all their difficulties.

But those who migrated to Konoha still stayed in the village by either opening shops or helping out.

They want to one day move into the inner enclosure so that their descendants have the opportunity to enter a ninja school.

Among them, those who are relatively talented will slowly change their civilian status in the process, and develop their families into ninja families or family forms, such as the Haruno family, the Namizu family, the Mitarai family, and the Moonlight family......

As for the most important core area, it is where the middle and high-level officials of the village work.

At the same time, there are many families in this area that have been established since the Warring States period, such as Shimura, Sarutobi, Hinata, Nara, and Akimichi......

And the Uchiha, as the hero of the village, of course, also lives in the core area.

"Mother's ......"

Follow the team to the door of the Uchiha land.

From a distance, the weasel could see a large group of people standing in the open space in front of the clan's land, looking forward to something.

And in it, he saw at a glance the figure of his mother, Mikoto Uchiha.

In the same way, his mother saw him.

Itachi clearly observed that her mother's originally restless expression calmed down the moment she felt her gaze.

"Itachi ......"

As the team disbanded, Mikoto Uchiha slowly stepped forward.

She had a gentle smile on her face that was the same as when she left a few months ago, "Welcome home." ”

This long-lost gentleness made Uchiha Itachi's calm heart fluctuate slightly.

Although he was moved in his heart, he was still very calm and polite on the surface, and replied solemnly: "I'm worried about you, mother." ”

"You kid, why are you still so ......?"

It seems that because she couldn't see her son crying and calling her mother, Mai Tamin was a little disappointed.

But when she saw her son's clothes stained with mud and blood, she couldn't help but feel distressed, "Let's go home first, I've already prepared the bath water for you." ”

"Eat something when you get home, then take a shower and get a good night's sleep."

As she spoke, she reached out and grabbed Itachi's backpack, "I'll help you ......"

The instinct cultivated on the battlefield allowed Itachi to avoid Mikoto's grasp, and after facing her stunned look, he replied apologetically, "No need, mother, I can do it myself." ”

Mikoto clenched her fists behind her back, a gentle smile on her face, "...... Let's go, let's go home. ”

Faced with her son, even after returning from the battlefield, she didn't get stuck to her mother's appearance, and she complained a little about her husband in her heart.

[The next child, I must not let my husband act so recklessly. 】

Before following his mother away, Itachi also saw from the crowd that Uchiha Teru was being slapped on the back of the head by a fierce-looking man like him.

The man fanned and opened and closed his mouth, as if he was educating something.

He's really a very strict father......

Itachi calmly withdrew his gaze.

"Your mother seems to be eager to communicate with you."

On the right, Artoria suddenly spoke up and reminded Itachi.

Well?

Itachi looked blankly to the other side.

Immediately afterward, he saw his mother holding her face and looking preoccupied.

Want to talk to me?

Itachi hesitated for a moment, then shouted to Maikoto, who was trying to find a topic next to him, "Mother." ”

"Huh?"

Uchiha Mikoto, who was still trying to think about how to talk to her son who had returned home after a long absence, turned her head suspiciously.

After turning her head to look at both sides and confirming that it was not someone else's voice, she stared at Itachi in surprise, and held back the excitement in her heart, and asked softly, "Itachi, what's wrong?" ”

The son who was educated by his husband since he was a child and can't communicate with other people at all, is this a change of sex?

Itachi took a deep breath, controlled his inner struggle, and asked, "Mother...... Do you know the person Uchiha-ji Temple? ”

“…… Well! ”

Mikoto, who was still expecting Itachi's voice, stiffened, "I, your father, and him, the three of us grew up together. ”

Noticing her mother's face when she heard this person, Itachi knew in her heart that she also knew the news of the Uchihaji Temple's sacrifice.

Immediately, his heart sank, and he stopped moving forward and stared at his mother's face seriously.

"I killed him."

Well?!

Uchiha Mikoto's already stiff expression also sank......

……

As the patriarch of Uchiha Fugaku, the mansion he owns will naturally not be small.

Within an area of nearly 400 square meters, the antique compound surrounds three small courtyards.

In addition, there are also wonderful buildings such as rockeries and garden ponds in the courtyard.

"Do you think you dragged down the team's journey for half a day and caused the team to be ambushed?"

In the most central courtyard of the main courtyard,

In the living room,

Uchiha Mikoto looked at Itachi, who was sitting opposite, "So...... Do you think you killed the temple? ”

Itachi nodded stiffly, "If it weren't for me, the ambush wouldn't have happened, and the temple captain wouldn't have died, not to mention the other clansmen who died in battle." ”

He struggled mentally all the way, and no one mentioned it.

In the tent at the beginning, his fluttering sentence "Father, I need to calm down" killed so many people!

Receiving his affirmative reply, Uchiha Mikoto stared at Itachi in a daze.

After a long time, she stood up and came to Itachi's side, and gently hugged her son, who had not shown excessive emotions since she could remember, "Itachi, you are really a very gentle child. ”