"Patriarch, the deputy commander of the water stop sends a message."

"He thinks that the team's march this time has been too smooth so far, and thinks that there may be a fraud, and hopes that we can make a detour to join the team of Konoha in Tanokuni first to ensure safety."

"Or, for the time being, consider camping in the Land of Snow, and wait for the time before choosing to enter the territory of the Land of Thunder."

……

At night, when the Uchiha team marching in the Snow Country area stopped to repair,

As the 'core', Itachi received a debriefing on today's march.

As a result, it is still the same as before.

'No casualties', 'total annihilation of the enemy', 'No strong enemy'...... The various one-sentence briefings went very smoothly.

However, in addition to the battle report, there is also a suggestion from the Uchiha to stop the water.

"Got it."

Sitting on a thick branch, Itachi broke away from his pretend sleep, leaned against the tree and looked at the people standing under the tree, and whispered, "Tell him that I have thought about it and that my plan will not change." ”

He wasn't surprised that the Uchiha would give a warning.

At the beginning, when Konoha and Uchiha tried to negotiate peace, Uchiha Shisui was an extremely important figure among the conservatives.

He has an extremely broad vision and mind, at least ......

When some of the clansmen were still thinking about the relationship between Konoha and the Uchiha, he already understood that it was impossible to settle the matter between the two by force, otherwise the two sides would bear the price of 'destruction' together.

So Itachi was ready early in the morning to reject Uchiha's suggestion to stop the water.

"Yes."

The messenger was ordered to leave.

Leaning against the tree, Itachi closed his eyes again and pretended to sleep, but his heart had already communicated with Artoria on the side, and entered the spiritual world that served as a place of mental warfare like a dream.

"As always?"

In a world dominated by white, Artoria sat upright, waiting for the Itachi's arrival.

After seeing his figure appear in this world, he asked softly.

"As always."

Itachi nodded, and sat down in front of her, "But ...... The Uchiha made the same inference I made a few days ago. ”

He believes that the people of Yunyin have a different purpose.

"Entering the Land of Thunder at this stage may be a trap and suggest that I change my route."

Artoria nodded, not asking if he accepted the suggestion.

Itachi had already made a choice a few days ago.

Now, without any change in the situation, he couldn't make a change, and Artoria knew that, so she didn't ask.

"But...... Do you think I can defeat the Tailed Beast now? ”

But Artoria didn't ask a question, but instead Itachi asked, "As a party, I can't make a rational and calm judgment. ”

"But in fact, when you ask this question, you already have an answer in your heart, don't you?"

However, a smile appeared on Artoria's face, "If you were sure about this, you wouldn't ask me this question." ”

Her answer made Itachi pause, and then nodded helplessly, "Yes, although it is only far away, the existence of the tailed beast still gives me a great impact." ”

That night a few years ago, in the face of that kind of behemoth, he had a small understanding of his own existence for the first time.

"This time, we will undoubtedly encounter the second or eighth tails that Yunyin Village has mastered, however, I am not very sure about this."

Itachi said honestly, "For the Tailed Beast, I put the possibility of dealing with you and Shisui instead of myself. ”

"After all, I haven't had time to study the sealing technique yet."

"And apart from the sealing technique, with my own strength, I think it will be difficult for me to face the Tailed Beast."

This is a fact that he recognized early on.

It's a pity that he was busy with family affairs later, and he didn't have time to work hard in cultivation at all, and even the research of the space-time technique was transferred to Artoria for trying.

Although I have never seen Artoria really make a move in this world.

But Itachi took it for granted that she was strong enough to rival the gods, and definitely possessed the power to suppress the Tailed Beasts.

And stop the water......

He has a kaleidoscope writing wheel.

Based on the power displayed by the Uchiha Obito, he may also be able to control the Tailed Beast.

Of course, in Itachi's calm judgment, it was only a possibility.

After all, that night, the nine-tailed demon fox was easily confused by the kaleidoscope after it broke away from the body of the human pillar force.

If it was with the coordination of human pillar forces, whether the kaleidoscope could easily control the tailed beast was difficult for him to judge based on the lack of intelligence.

What's more, the nine-tailed demon fox itself has a great hatred for Konoha, and it is not difficult for Uchiha Obito to control him to cause damage to Konoha.

It's not so much control.

Rather, it's guidance, and Uchiha Obito channeled the hatred of Konoha in the heart of the Nine Tails through the kaleidoscope illusion to explode.

But if in the next battlefield, if Zhishui wants to suppress the Tailed Beast through the kaleidoscope, all he needs to do is control, not guidance.

"Indeed, with your current strength, it is quite disparity to confront that kind of existence head-on."

Artoria had a gentle smile on her face, "That night, the oppressive power displayed by the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was extremely terrifying. ”

"If there is a tailed beast of the same magnitude on the next battlefield, then leave it to me."

"But I didn't expect that the opponent I really fought in this world for the first time was an existence of this level, and I am honored and looking forward to it."

Itachi thanked him solemnly, "Please." ”

"Is that polite?"

Artoria was slightly dissatisfied.

"This is a thank you as the Uchiha Patriarch."

Itachi hurriedly explained, "King to king, will be to general." ”

"When you deal with the tailed beasts, my people and I will put all difficulties out of the way."

"No enemy will ever get close to you."

But soon, his expression became serious again, "However, I have some words here, which I propose as a friend. ”

"I don't think you're going to lose to the Tailed Beast, though."

"But I hope that if you find it tricky or not absolutely sure when it comes to actually facing it, you have to stop and let me know about it."

"Together, we can find a better way to deal with it."

"This fight is important, but you are also important to me......"

Speaking of this, facing Artoria's brows, her brows furrowed, and she gradually became serious.

Uchiha Itachi seemed to know what the other party was going to say next, and before she could speak, she said, 'You underestimate me too much', 'I'll deal with the tailed beast'...... These should be responded with strong confidence, and quickly explain out loud.

"It's not that I don't believe in your power."

"I want to tell you that you are no longer the king of Britain, you are a friend of my Uchiha Itachi, a member of the Uchiha."

"You're not alone in the face of the enemy and you're bearing it all, you don't have to force yourself, do something you're not sure about, and bear the pressure alone."

"I will always be by your side, and in the meantime, everyone in the Uchiha will face it with us."

"As a king, you may be alone."

"But as Artoria, you're not alone."