"Boom-"

"Zen, are you trying to kill me?!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I thought you could practice with Itachi before, at least you could improve your level by one or two, it's a pity, you haven't improved at all."

"Die!"

……

It was a bit noisy in the quiet forest of the past.

The next morning, when Itachi and Artoria arrived at the place where they usually practiced, Hui and the others had already begun to practice.

It seems that it was last night's sparring that made them all feel deeply.

Except for Rin Uchiha, whose arms still need to recuperate for a few days, reading the scroll under a large tree, everyone else has already started the basic sparring session, from physical arts, ninjutsu to illusions.

I don't know if it was my own words last night that made them change, or if they arranged it like this before.

The goals of their training against each other all chose people with little difference in strength.

The strength of the Uchiha Hui and several people, when Itachi tested them one by one last night, he had more or less understood who was high and who was low, and he also communicated with Artoria.

The most powerful of the several is undoubtedly Uchiha Zen.

He has a pair of double-hooked jade writing wheels,

In the body arts, ninjutsu, illusion, forbearance throwing all aspects have been achieved,

In terms of tactical experience and mentality, he is also more cautious and steady than others, and likes to use shadow clones to repeatedly test the enemy and formulate tactics.

And then there is the Uchiha Teru.

It's also a pair of double hook jade writing wheel eyes.,Relatively poor in physical skills.,Pay more attention to illusion.,And the use of ninjutsu is relatively balanced.,

It's very changeable in terms of combat strategy, but it's relatively ordinary to execute.

In this regard, Itachi guessed that his father, Uchiha Aomon, had specially instructed him and taught him tactical experience, but he was not yet familiar with it, and he was more impulsive and aggressive.

As for Uchiha Zencho and Uchiha Ki.

All of them have only one-to-one magatama writing wheels.

The good man pays more attention to physical arts, and has carried out special physical training, but the illusion is relatively weak, and he seems to be very confident that he will be able to awaken the Three Hooks Jade Writing Wheel Eye in the future to make up for the lack of this aspect.

On the other hand, Qi and Hui are in general, focusing more on illusion and have great insights in chakra control.

But his physique is very fragile, and his physical skills are even worse.

The four of them, except for Zen, have their own strengths and flaws.

However, the tactics that the four of them are good at are varied, and Itachi sees in them many ninja paths that they focus on.

As for the ...... Rin Uchiha.

Because she was knocked out with just one move, Itachi couldn't make a specific judgment, only knowing that she was relatively weak in terms of physique and didn't have much strength.

However, she has a double-hook jade and a single-hook jade writing wheel eye, which is stronger than Shanchang and Qi in terms of the power brought by the bloodline.

"Itachi, you're here."

Seeing Itachi coming nearby, Uchiha Hui and the others stopped their movements and greeted him.

"Good morning."

Itachi nodded and replied politely.

“…… Good morning. ”

They were all very unaccustomed to greeting him in the way of Itachi.

"Itachi, how are you going to start today?"

Immediately afterwards, Zen asked impatiently, "Do you need me to accompany you to practice?" ”

“…… Huh? ”

Next to him, Hui turned his head violently, "What about me?" ”

"You?"

Zen glanced at him, "You accompany Shanchang and Qi, and the three of you are about the same anyway." ”

"Zen!"

Hui yelled and was about to pounce on Uchiha Zen.

"Because I had a short sparring last night, I'm not going to continue today."

But Itachi's answer stopped their movements, "It's good that you continue to practice at this pace, and I'll just practice alone." ”

He wasn't going to spoil the atmosphere they had just had.

And for Itachi's refusal, Uchiha Zen has some regrets.

"There was no sign of anyone else in the vicinity and it looked ...... They kept their promise last night. ”

After saying hello to the Uchiha Teru, Itachi came to the other side of the forest.

And as soon as he stopped, Artoria's figure emerged from him. "What we feared didn't happen, maybe ...... It is we who spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. ”

"Don't say that."

Itachi shook his head, echoing her words in his heart, "In a short period of time, we don't know much about their people, and it's always right to be wary. ”

Teru's father, Uchiha Aomon is a member of the radical faction of the clan.

Itachi can see this more or less from the fact that he came to the door to quarrel with his father and wanted to promote him to the fourth generation of Hokage.

Radicals are some of the Uchiha people who emerged after they were treated unequally in Konoha because of their status.

They regret not leaving with Madara Uchiha in the first place, and gradually favor Madara in their thinking and style of acting, and they always want to regain the rights and status that Uchiha should have in Konoha.

And the parents of Uchiha Zen and others, who grew up with Hui from childhood to adulthood, probably maintained the same idea.

So after coming into contact with them yesterday, Itachi was actually a little worried that they would not keep the agreement and inform their family of their strength, thus exposing their whole person to the sun.

After arriving here, Artoria temporarily acted as her own eye, helping her to check if there were any hidden clansmen nearby.

She is in a special state, and if she is a sentinel, she can use her search ability to the extreme.

In fact, there was no sign of anyone else nearby, and they did keep their promise, which made their impression in Itachi's mind a little better.

Maybe...... They have not become, like their fathers, people who think and act in a way that is extreme.

"However, I think that your proper display of talent may leave some foundation for you to gain status and voice in the clan in the future."

Artoria advised, "Your father's decision is sound, but things don't necessarily go well. ”

"Always keep your words hidden, and if something really needs you to stand up, probably no one will be willing to follow your command."

Hearing this, Itachi turned to look back at her, "Aren't Uchiha Teru and the others the target I chose?" ”

Artoria was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded, "...... Indeed, if it goes well, they will be the best candidates. ”

"I hope things go well, and the family can get back together with Konoha in peace."

Itachi sighed in his heart, and then didn't want to worry about the family's affairs, "In that case, let's start practicing." ”

My father always wanted to hide his strength, and he didn't want to get involved in this power struggle at this age.

And Itachi himself didn't want to get too involved in this matter, after all, from Artoria's memory, he knew very well that the process of these power struggles was very complicated and contradictory.

There is no absolute right or wrong, black and white, but only interests from different angles and different perspectives.

Itachi doesn't want to be a part of this,

He just wants to practice hard and then protect his family, that's all.