I, who was determined to stay in Naruto, became the white moonlight

Uchiha Fugaku, with his usual stern face, answered her first, "I brought him here to broaden his horizons."

Uchiha Itachi, who was standing next to him, nodded and then looked at Haruko timidly, as if he was nervous that he did not listen to her and wait for her to come back.

Looking at Uchiha Itachi who was only four years old and had already stepped onto the battlefield, Haruko found it difficult to keep smiling. This reminded her of the scene where the equally childish Nawaki leaped across the battlefield with high spirits, but finally died in the war. She couldn't help but clench her fists.

This is war, cruel and equal. No matter old or young, successful or unknown, everyone will die, eventually...

"I'm sorry Haruko." Seeing that she had fallen silent, Uchiha Itachi approached her and hugged her eagerly.

Haruko came back to her senses and patted his head, "Itachi is very brave, but... I want you to be safe more."

Uchiha Itachi rubbed her clothes obediently, "I will protect myself, Haruko."

As the Uchiha subordinates were walking over and discussing with Uchiha Fugaku, Haruko patted Uchiha Itachi on the shoulder, motioning him to go over and talk without disturbing them.

Uchiha Obito, who had been revived with full blood, was less than a second calm. He quietly approached them and showed off his Sharingan to the youngest child present.

"Did you see that?" Uchiha Obito pointed at his two rotating magatama and said proudly, "I'm going to be the Hokage, so I have to carve my iconic goggles and Sharingan on my Hokage Rock!"

"Really?" Uchiha Itachi asked sincerely, "Uncle Obito will still have to wear goggles when he is in his twenties?"

Uchiha Obito choked, the flame of pride was instantly extinguished, and he glared at him angrily, "What do you know, little brat!"

Seeing that the two of them were chatting happily, Haruko returned to Uchiha Fugaku and eavesdropped on their conversation.

The subordinate saw her approaching and paused for a moment. Then, when Uchiha Fugaku gestured to continue, he continued, "Too many people died in the war. The Third Hokage must resign. There is a strong call for the Yellow Flash, but some people have also proposed that you, the captain, be promoted to the Fourth Hokage."

Haruko was surprised. Did Uchiha already have the intention to fight for power at this time?

Uchiha Fugaku neither agreed nor refuted, "We finally got peace, even if it's short-lived, but we still have to work hard to maintain it. This is the responsibility of the Uchiha."

The subordinate answered "yes" and withdrew.

Uchiha Fugaku's leadership attitude faded when he looked at Haruko. He raised his hand to help Haruko tidy up her hair. "Are you seriously injured?"

"Not bad." Haruko shook her head, "I have something I want to talk to Fugaku about. When are you free?"

Noticing that her tone had become mature and steady, Uchiha Fugaku thought it was a change brought about by the war and did not take it to heart.

"Wait a few days. We are busy cleaning up the mess now."

"it is good."

Haruko took a deep breath, and seeing his confused expression, she walked forward and hugged him tightly. Uchiha Fugaku didn't ask any questions, but raised his hand and touched her head. This was a silence that only the two of them understood.

After Uchiha Fugaku left to arrange the personnel, Haruko looked for Uchiha Itachi, but saw him standing on the side with Orochimaru. She couldn't help but marvel in her heart that it was a strange combination.

As she approached, she heard Uchiha Itachi's question, "What is the meaning of life?"

Orochimaru glanced at the cold and silent tombstones and replied indifferently: "There is no point in mourning for the dead. Life has no meaning either. If life has meaning, it only exists when it can be used, when life is eternal."

"Life... has no meaning?" Uchiha Itachi murmured.

Haruko: ...?

"Orochimaru, please don't teach the kids bad things!"

Haruko's depressed mood disappeared, and she angrily rushed behind Uchiha Itachi and covered his ears with her hands.

Sensitively catching the hint of intimacy in her voice, Orochimaru's mind went blank for a moment, then he reacted and looked at her suspiciously.

As Uchiha Haruko, even though she knew their original relationship, she couldn't help but be alert and keep her distance when interacting with him.

And now, just because she had been on the battlefield once, her attitude towards him had become so much closer...

Suddenly realizing something, Orochimaru frowned and looked at her with a gloomy expression.

Facing Haruko's unfriendly expression, Orochimaru added: "So I want to achieve immortality."

Recalling the experience of Orochimaru defecting from the village in the future because of experimental research, Haruko's mouth twitched, "I'm telling you, be careful not to go astray."

Confirmed...

Orochimaru licked his lips with a little excitement, and his gilded snake pupils flashed through the darkness, "Even so, will you still support me?"

"It's not that I insist on supporting you, but I think... Orochimaru must have his own reasons for doing this." Haruko chose her words carefully, trying to suppress his restless thoughts, "And didn't you promise me that you wouldn't hurt others?"

"Is there?" Orochimaru pretended to think.

“……” Haruko suppressed the urge to punch him.

Watching her series of reactions, Orochimaru suddenly laughed out loud, even with a twinkle in the corners of his eyes.

Yes, this is her, the one who supports others helplessly and foolishly.

As if they were playing a one-sided game of recognition, Orochimaru glanced at Uchiha Itachi who was carefully protected in her arms, turned around and left without saying anything.

His last thoughts were floating in the air——

"Then I'll wait and see how far I, who you trust, will go in the end."

Haruko curled her lips. Orochimaru was a dangerous person at all times, so they had to be careful not to let his pessimistic thoughts affect the future of their Uchiha.

"Haruko." Uchiha Itachi interrupted her thoughts and looked up at her, "What is the meaning of life?"

Haruko put down the hand covering his ears and put it on his shoulder instead, "Life itself is meaningful, and living is full of meaning. Just like I have welcomed you, we live together, and we are each other's meaning."

"But life will fight and kill each other. I don't understand why they don't respect life?"

It seemed that Haruko had just asked Minato Namikaze in her ignorance not long ago, and his answer was still engraved in her mind, but facing Uchiha Itachi at this moment, she wanted to give a different explanation.

"Because death also has meaning. In this war-torn era, we fight for Konoha, they fight for their village, and we all fight for the hope and future of the village."

"But compared to death, the meaning of life is more magnificent. Some people choose to die for their beliefs, while others choose to live in disgrace. These are all choices of life's value. Life is a self-choice."

"So Itachi, you must remember, don't ignore life, and don't judge life with your own stubbornness."

Noticing the flash of pain in Haruko's eyes, Uchiha Itachi stopped talking and quietly felt her warmth.

Don’t…judge life?

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Gratitude list as of July 2024, 4:

grateful--

Yuansheng launches, giving away 2 reminders and Bobo milk tea

Li Xibai is a beautiful lady. She sent me a reminder to update

The reminder letter sent by K

I didn't eat the mango, but the Bobo milk tea was given to me

A love letter from the bird in the deep

Flowers sent by Lin Laoji

yyim, Sader Afan, Shen Qingfeng, Yue..., it's Xiaoyu, not Xiaoyu, Liang Hong who loves spicy potato strips, Hong Yi Xiangyi Saigao, early summer. Starry sky, Qiu Ge 0078, cat who loves to eat ^o^, Gulu Gulu meow, Gu Gongzi who loves to eat scallion meat pie, Xuanchun, Wang Yunchuan who likes sea hedgehogs, Uchiha Xueyi, Jin Xiula from Nanning, Fufufu Nina, Sprite-flavored pigs sent for love

Thank you for the gifts! The author is so touched! The young weasel reaches out to you for a hug (n?????~?????n)