"You two...... Is there something you'd like to tell us? ”

"Ahem!"

"Ahem, ahem!"

……

In the dining room,

Itachi and Artoria returned home as usual, seated in their seats as usual, and enjoyed their meal with grace as usual.

But when dinner time started less than a few minutes ago, sitting next to Artoria, Uchiha Mikoto suddenly opened her mouth and looked at the two strangely.

And this sudden word, like a sharp arrow, easily pierced the calm expression of the two, one put down the fast, the other put down the knife and fork, and coughed softly.

In the past, the thunder could not move, and even in the face of the two Itachi in Yunyin Village, who were several times higher than their own troops, their reactions were more violent than the other.

"You're going to just confess to your mother about our relationship?"

"It's not...... I'm not going to confess just yet. ”

"And how did she see that?"

"I don't know, it's been less than an hour since we officially confirmed the relationship, right? I couldn't have told them so quickly. ”

"I think so too, we've all lived together for so long, I'm afraid that after our relationship changes, they won't get used to it......"

……

Itachi and Artoria coughed and looked at each other across the table, but on the other hand, they communicated directly with each other in their hearts, whether there was any flaw.

However, neither of them had any frank thoughts.

So......

How did the mother see it?

“…… There's really something. ”

And their violent reaction confirmed Uchiha Mikoto's speculation.

She looked at her husband strangely, and asked again in confusion: "If you have anything, you can tell us directly." ”

"yes, is there any trouble in the affairs of the clan?"

Uchiha Fugaku put down the bowl quickly and looked at them with the same confusion, "Although, your mother and I may not be able to help, but if necessary, we will do our best." ”

It turned out that it was not found......

Itachi and Artoria breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

"Don't worry, father, nothing has happened in the clan."

Itachi explained, intending to pick up the tachyon again.

"Then what did you keep looking up at Xiaoya just now?"

Uchiha Mikoto muttered strangely.

This made Itachi pause again in his action of picking up the fast son.

And Artoria, who had been relaxed, looked at Itachi amusefully, and understood that her mother thought something was wrong with them.

Next, Itachi didn't look up at Artoria sitting across from him, but just ate quietly.

But in fact, just now, he didn't realize that he had raised his head.

This unconscious performance made him a little incredulous.

In the rest of his life, Itachi found that his state had changed significantly from before.

In general, the attention to Artoria is higher.

Or perhaps, after some of the secret careful thoughts were completely put on the surface, he no longer had to be restrained in his attitude, he could do something for her generously, and he also wanted to do something with her.

And just when Itachi was immersed in this very novel feeling, the situation in Konoha Village had undergone some changes.

……

……

"The matter of Orochimaru, I am as an insider."

"And there are many who know about what he has done and what he has done."

"I think that if he needs to be held accountable and punished, then we, who are in the know, should also be punished."

Konoha Village,

In the Hokage's office,

Tsunade was coldly announcing his attitude.

Although, the incident regarding Orochimaru has been going on for months and dozens of meetings have been discussed, there has not been a substantial solution.

The reason, of course, is not how difficult it is to judge.

Instead, the 'human rights faction' led by Koharu tried their best to use the Orochimaru incident as a breakthrough to resist the strategy formulated by the fifth Hokage that 'old cadres should give way and give way to young people', and return to the power position of Konoha at the top level.

The nature of this matter is not just Orochimaru's forbidden experiment, but the first power struggle in the history of Konoha .

Infighting is a common occurrence in Konoha.

But there was a dispute between the top leaders of Konoha and there was no precedent for any previous generation of Hokage except for Tsunade's generation.

Compared to the shadows of other ninja villages, in Konoha Village, the status of the Hokage has always been the same.

And something like this, where the 'former' Hokage advisors joined forces with some family patriarchs and shadows to oppose the policies proposed by the Hokage, had never happened before.

Even when the youngest four Hokage was in power, no one objected to the strategy he proposed.

Because before proposing a policy, he would first inform the three generations of Hokage and others, and only start to implement it after obtaining the consent of the majority.

And like Tsunade, as soon as he took the position, he drastically pulled a group of old people off the horse and helped the new blood in the village to the top of the mountain, which is very rare.

"Tsunade, are you threatening us?"

Koharu's wrinkled face was full of annoyance, "I've made it clear many times, because the probability of success is very low, so we have already stopped the relevant experiments at that time. ”

"But you're in the know, aren't you?"

Tsunade shook his head, "And since the beginning of Orochimaru's experiment, he has rarely left Konoha. ”

"So, where did all the test pieces he used to conduct his experiments come from?"

"According to the evidence, although the materials that are temporarily relevant are all provided by Shimura Danzo and the people of the roots, you two dare to say that they are both Hokage advisors and have the obligation to supervise each other, and you are not aware of Shimura Danzo's behavior?"

Zhuan Xiaochun snorted coldly, "We were in charge of administration and diplomacy at the time, how could we have so much effort to keep an eye on our own people?" ”

"Besides...... Shimura Danzo is just a sinner of Konoha , doesn't anyone present understand his past style of acting? ”

"If he can hide the three generations of Hokage and cooperate with the Akatsuki organization to carry out assassinations, why can't he hide from us and collude with Orochimaru?"

Speaking of this, she paused, "So, Orochimaru, you and Shimura Danzou have been partners for so many years. ”

"Could it be...... You don't know that he's going to assassinate your teacher? ”

She said as she stared at Orochimaru, who was standing beside Tsunade.

And Orochimaru was staring blankly ahead with those yellowed eyes like snake eyes, not knowing what was going on in his heart, and he didn't respond to Koharu's behavior of buttoning his hat.

I don't know that since the first few meetings about him, he has slowly become like an outsider.

No matter what others say, discuss, or argue, Orochimaru does not respond in any way.

Every time he stood next to Tsunade in a daze,

Watching her and Jiraiya, as well as a group of people who supported the Hokage, they fought for a 'lenient treatment', but they never said anything.

'Man, it's boring. ’

In Orochimaru's heart, this thought was born again and again.

Bang –

And at this moment, the window of the Hokage's office was slammed open from the outside.

Broken glass shards were scattered all over the floor, and some were even scattered on the bodies of the people next to the windows.

At the same time, a weak, staggering figure sat on the ground, his face covered in blood.

"Kakashi!?"