I don't know why, the days of mourning for the dead are always cloudy,

On the day when the Konoha reconstruction plan was officially announced,

Dressed in black and holding white flowers, the villagers of Konoha took to the streets,

The torrent of people made up of people walked through the streets of Konoha step by step, came to the cemetery of Konoha, and came to the memorial monument of the four generations of Hokage and his wife to lay down the white flowers.

Then, they slowly turned around and went to the tombstones of their relatives and friends.

And the Uchiha Itachi family is also among them.

"What a pity...... Watergate. ”

Looking at the cold stone monument in front of him, Uchiha Fugaku gently placed the white flower in his hand in front of the tombstone, with pain and sadness in his eyes, but also firmness, "I'm sorry." ”

The last three words, he spoke silently.

But the apology is not because this matter has something to do with the Uchiha.

In Itachi's analysis, Fugaku agrees with the notion that the murderer is not necessarily in the Uchiha.

It's probably the Uchiha bloodline that is outcast, and he has hatred for his family and Konoha all over the world.

Since he is a person who has hatred for his family, he is no longer a member of the Uchiha.

So Fugaku apologized, and the bigger reason was because of the continuous and violent conflict with Konoha next.

He violated what he had agreed with Watergate and everyone lived in peace, although it was not he who broke the agreement first.

"I don't know what happened to Naruto."

Next to her, Mai Koto looked at the name of 'Kushina' on the tombstone, and her eyes also revealed a complicated meaning, "I really want to meet that child." ”

"Konoha's people won't give us a chance to touch him."

Uchiha Fugaku stood up straight, his eyes casually scanned the surroundings, and comforted softly, "Don't worry, Naruto is the son of a hero, and the three generations will not treat him badly." ”

"What's more, Zilai is also half of his grandfather, and with this relationship, he won't have a bad life."

"It's us, and our situation should be more complicated."

As he spoke, he looked into the distance, and the weasel, who was standing alone under a tree, in a daze, suddenly lowered his tone, "The kid recently...... It's getting more and more silent. ”

It's always a person who cultivates, a person who is alone, and a person who always seems to be thinking about something.

“…… Uchiha Teru and the others came over several times, wanting to invite Itachi to dinner, and thank him for his help before. ”

At the mention of Itachi, Mikoto's heart was blocked, "But he refused." ”

"Before, Itachi had never turned down an invitation from a friend."

"Lately he's always been preoccupied, and I chatted with him, hoping that he would share some of the burden with me and let me bear it together, but he has always refused."

Not only the Uchiha Teru, but also many of the clansmen who were saved that night wanted to thank Itachi and bought a lot of things to bring to their home, but he politely refused.

Especially the pregnant women who had borrowed their homes before were going to give up the opportunity to name their babies to Itachi.

But even this kind of gift, which has no materiality, but has a heavy spiritual weight, was rejected by Itachi.

Before, the weasel was a very gentle child,

Even though he has been quiet all the time, the attention to detail and the importance of his friends are visible to them.

Now, he is silent and withdrawn.

Because the pace of change is so rapid that it is so obvious that many of them can see it.

“…… I'm sorry. ”

Fugaku took his eyes off the shade of the tree and turned to his wife, his face full of guilt and apology, "Mikoto, I am a useless husband, a useless father, and a patriarch. ”

"Back then, my father and they worked so hard to maintain everything, but in my generation, they were cut off."

"I can't be a backer for Itachi, and I can't lead the family to stability, I'm sorry."

His tone was heavy.

First, through the anger of the incident,

The confusion that calmed down the anger after the incident,

and the panic after the confusion......

Fugaku eventually ushered in feelings of guilt and self-blame, after his young eldest son had to stand up and bear it all......

He was ashamed.

"It's not your fault alone, I'm at fault too."

Mai Trin spoke softly, "The clansmen still recognize you as the patriarch, don't they?" ”

"Everyone has worked together, and now they are suffering the consequences of failure together, and everyone is not blaming each other."

"Even if it's Qingmen, they only talk verbally occasionally, but in words, they actually hope that we can be tougher and no longer cater to Konoha."

As she spoke, she took her husband's hand and retreated to the side of the cemetery.

In the cemetery, only the people of Uchiha are offering flowers and incense.

And the rest of the people were waiting outside the cemetery.

Whether it is the villagers of Konoha ordinary families, or those ninjas from families, they are all officially provoked because of the conflict between Konoha and Uchiha, and they unconsciously avoid the Uchiha clan.

With such a clear rejection, all the Uchiha could see it clearly, and at the same time, they were more united.

"It's a credit to the Itachi."

Speaking of this, Fu Yue's gaze was even more complicated, "If it weren't for him, I would still be struggling with who the real murderer is." ”

"There may be chaos in the clan for a longer time."

"It was he who made me focus on the future instead of dwelling on the past, which led to the division of the family."

The words that Itachi talked to him at the Konoha Garrison Department at that time still echo in Fugaku's mind.

At that time, he made many irrational decisions out of anger, including imprisoning Uchiha Aoto and others.

If the situation continues, the Uchiha will be panicked, and everyone will speculate with each other about who the real culprit is.

Regardless of the outcome, Konoha will eventually see them as suspects, or even enemies.

In that case, Itachi was able to make such a rational decision, which he, the patriarch, had never done.

Itachi has learned how to think as a patriarch and how to make decisions as a patriarch, so he should be a better choice than his confused and underperforming self.

However, Itachi's burden now is much heavier than it was back then.

Back then, when he began to take on some responsibilities in the family, he was already a teenage middle ninja, and he had a lot of foreshadowing and support left by the previous generation.

When he really shouldered the burden of the family, he had the identity of a ninja, as well as Mikoto, Temple, Sleeve Cloud, Feather, and Fire Gate...... So many helpers do it together.

And now, the back road is completely cut off, and the front road is shrouded in fog.

The clan, whether it was themselves or others, had no idea how to proceed.

Everything seems to have no way out except for a coup d'état by force.

But Itachi always believed that there was a way, and he was trying to build a way to take everyone out.

And this is undoubtedly extremely difficult, and he is under a lot of pressure.

"I'll talk to them when they officially approve of Itachi."

Fugaku took a deep breath, "I'm going to let them have more contact with Itachi. ”

"There are some things that Itachi is afraid of us and won't share with us."

"But maybe as future subordinates, Yu and they can get Itachi's ideas and help him share his worries."

Mikoto also nodded, "I will also talk to Uchiha Hui and Uchiha Han more, so that if they have time, I will accompany him more." ”

"Although...... With their abilities, they may not be of much help at the moment. ”

"But as friends of the same age, they should be able to get more information."

As parents, they are undoubtedly entangled.

On the one hand, the excellence of the eldest son makes them feel gratified and dependent,

But on the other hand, they feel sorry for this child, who has carried too much at a young age.

"Father, mother, I'm going to go back first."

Keenly aware of the eyes of his parents, Itachi turned his head and walked towards them, "My brother is alone at home, I don't feel at ease." ”

“…… Okay, if there's nothing to do, you can go back first. ”

Restraining the complexity in his heart, Fu Yue nodded, and pulled out a smile stiffly, "Take this opportunity today to take a good rest and spend more time with your brother." ”

"And ......"

Next to her, Mai Trin also hurriedly spoke, "I prepared a cake in the refrigerator in the morning, if you are hungry when you go home, you can take it out and eat it." ”

"Okay, thank you, Mother."

Itachi nodded calmly, and walked alone towards the outside of the cemetery.

When he walked out of the cemetery, it was obvious that a lot of eyes fell on him from time to time.

Itachi didn't care about that.

"You say...... Zhishui has been secretly watching me since yesterday? ”

His voice was transmitted to Artoria beside him through his heart.

"Well, he looks very entangled."