[Hokage] One tit for another

Everything is a dead end, we are all struggling on this doomed chessboard.

The conflict between Uchiha and the village became more and more acute, and Shisui's death did not stop the coup of the Uchiha clan.A large number of ninjas belonging to the Uchiha clan were sent back from various places, and occasionally they could be seen sternly shuttling through the streets, or gathering together to whisper.

The atmosphere became tense, as if everyone had a premonition of what was going to happen.

I don't believe that the upper layer of Konoha didn't notice this kind of action, which can be seen from Itachi's increasingly frowning brows.But the Uchiha clan may be out of arrogance, perhaps blinded by their inflated ambition and hatred, they are still preparing on their own.

The situation at home has also become like a volcano covered with ice and snow. Usually, it can barely maintain the coldness, and if you are not careful, it will explode at any moment.

Before, Itachi and his father would have quarrels. Itachi usually protested silently, but occasionally refuted. The mother's worried voice of dissuasion became the most common accompaniment.But gradually, the quarrel disappeared completely. Itachi occasionally completed the task and returned home, but also remained silent, eating alone at the dinner table, and then got up and left under his father's ruthless gaze.

——Itachi himself is a silent person, and it seems to be a habit to be alone, but now, it seems to be completely alone.

Itachi is still gentle to me, but there is a touch of melancholy hidden in his eyes.

The time he can spend with me is getting less and less, and he can't even squeeze out the time to practice together.Itachi still insisted on accompanying me to and from school before, but now, it has been a long time.He has almost no time to think about other things now, the burden on his shoulders seems to overwhelm him in a second, but I know he won't fall.

In fact, I'm amazed that Itachi can still play with me when I get home, take me to eat snacks, or accompany me to practice.He could still smile at me as if nothing had happened, as if nothing had happened.

Itachi is about to break down, but at the same time, he will never really break down.

Because he is such a miraculous person, as long as the faint flame in his heart has not been extinguished, no matter how painful or difficult it is, he can grit his teeth and persevere.

But that's the worst.

Itachi can only hover on the verge of collapse and sobriety, suffering a lot, but can't get rid of it.

I still spend a lot of time in the training ground every day, but sometimes, I also stay at home, rolling around on the veranda with a bunch of messy scrolls, bored.

——Inexplicable, I just feel that it is too cruel for my mother to stay at home alone all the time.

It was another afternoon, I was lying on the veranda basking in the sun, the scroll exuded the unique smell of ink under the baking of the sun, I threw the scroll aside in disgust, in fact, I had already memorized these contents by heart.

Itachi was about to go on a mission, so he walked through the corridor wearing only his unlined clothes.His long hair was tied in one strand and hung down his back, and the ends of his hair swayed lightly. I suddenly noticed that, at some point, he no longer had the family emblem on his back.

In fact, not all the clothes of the Uchiha clan have that ugly logo painted on the back. This is a trivial matter, but when I think of the family emblem in front of the door that was torn apart by Itachi's Kunai, I can't help feeling a strange feeling in my heart. The feeling is like a sigh, but also like the kind of disappointment that wants to laugh but can't laugh.

Father appeared from the other end of the veranda, still wearing the straight green bathrobe, and passed Itachi.

There was no pause, no greeting, no eye contact, just like strangers on the street, deliberately like two bad actors making a silent movie.

——Should it be the tacit understanding between the father and son?

Itachi disappeared at the end of the veranda.

I lowered my head silently, reducing my sense of existence, and pretended to be lying on the ground watching ants.

This is not the first time, what separates Itachi and his father is not just a moment of anger, but an insurmountable gap between the village and the clan, and even Itachi is gradually losing the trust of the Uchiha clan , just like Konoha and Uchiha's broken relationship with each other.

A faint sigh echoed in the air with the wind.

I froze for a moment, wondering if the sun was shining so brightly that I was hallucinating.

The things contained in that sigh are too complex and heavy, so complicated that I dare not speculate on its meaning.

When I looked up, I only saw the last piece of the patriarch's clothes disappearing around the corner.

Lie, lie... How is it possible...

How could the majestic and principled patriarch sigh, and the most important thing is the meaning contained in that sigh... I must be delusional!

I pinched the scroll blankly and forced myself to focus on it, but I couldn't read a single word, my mind was blank, and my heart was filled with a huge sense of absurdity.

"Sasuke, have some tea."

My mother brought refreshments, besides tea, there were wooden fish rice balls which I like to eat.She pulled back her skirt and sat down next to me with a gentle smile on her face.

When I was at home, my mother would come over to accompany me after finishing the housework, and usually watched me play for myself, either building scrolls like building blocks, or rolling circles in the corridor wrapped in a thin quilt.

Sometimes, my mother would hold scrolls and tell me things, some were popular stories and legends, some were anecdotes from various countries, and there were simple analyzes about ninjutsu.

Itachi is really like my mother, not only can I ignore my bad face and protests, but even my taste in storytelling is the same.From childhood to adulthood, I have listened to so many stories here and then listened to another person, over and over again, and the magic sound filled my ears.

My mother told me the basics of ninjutsu as usual, and I listened with a cup of tea in my hand, but gradually, my mother stopped.I was thinking about the specific details of injecting Chakra into the ninja gear, when my mother's voice stopped suddenly, and I subconsciously raised my head and looked at her blankly.

"Sasuke, you've been working hard all the time." Seeing me looking up, my mother suddenly smiled, her eyebrows and eyes curved, and she said softly.

The way she looked at me was very gentle, even though there were unconcealable worries and worries in her eyes, and her expression was a little haggard.Once a woman is haggard, she is like a flower that has lost water, but perhaps it is the softness and gentleness unique to women. When my mother looked at me, the tenderness shown at that moment surpassed everything I had ever felt.

It was as if it was really surrounded by warm clouds.That kind of clean and pure love is heart-pounding.

I thought, if I met her in my previous life, maybe I would fall in love with her.

——This is my mother.

But... try hard?

Does that mean I'm trying to find new uses for these shabby scrolls?

I don't understand what mother is talking about.

My mother touched my head, and said with emotion, "Sasuke must have been working hard recently." She paused, and then continued with some amusement, "After all, your brother and father are both stubborn and always refuse to let me go. Peace of mind."

I was a little surprised, I didn't expect the famous Itachi and the head of the clan to comment on my mother's place as "not worrying".

"That child, Itachi, has been different since he was a child." The mother sighed, and she pointed to herself, showing a bit of bitterness in her smile, "After all, I didn't have the experience of being a mother at that time."

The mother's expression was a little sad. She smiled and looked towards the courtyard. The wind blew the surface of the pool, and the sun shone warmly.

"At that time, it was the ninja war. I left home when Itachi was very young. The duty of a ninja is to do missions and fight. Both your father and I think so." Mother paused before feeling lost. Said, "But now that I think about it, it must be lonely staying at home alone."

"We want Itachi to be the best ninja. Only with strength can we survive better in this world."

"At that time, we thought that we gave Itachi the best. We hired the best nanny to take care of him, ensured that he had the best food every day, urged him to get up early to exercise, develop good habits, and put an end to all bad things. Then teach him what it takes to become a ninja early, invite him the most strict and best teacher in the clan, set up the most reasonable schedule for him, and start practicing earlier than others, I hope he can quickly Be independent."

"And Itachi has always been outstanding. People who know him praise him for his talent. He is a unique genius, so we gradually regard him as a genius. But we forgot...he is just a child .”

My mother showed a lonely and sad expression, she put me in her arms, let me sit on her lap, paused for a long time, and then continued: "It was a little late when I realized something was wrong. Yes. When I came home from the battlefield, your father tested Itachi's homework, and he overfulfilled the task we assigned last time. Ananda was very happy, but I noticed that Itachi didn't smile from beginning to end. "

"He has been alone since he was a child. He has no friends and no special hobbies. He just keeps practicing every day..." The mother couldn't continue, and her eyes overflowed with sadness, as if it could turn into tears and fill the entire pond .

In the sunlight, the mother raised her head and looked into the distance, as if trying to swallow something back.Soft black hair hung down to my face, as if it was scented with sunshine.

for a long time.

Mother lowered her head to flatten the disobedient hair on my head, suddenly smiled and said, "However, it's a good thing Sasuke is here."

I suddenly opened my eyes wide.

My mother didn't seem to notice my strangeness, and continued: "Itachi is very thoughtful. He has read a lot of books and studied the history of the village. He..." The mother's tone was full of pride and pride, "It is a A child with a long-term vision must be able to see a wider world."

Yeah, the wider world.

That wider world without the Uchiha clan.

I looked at my mother dumbly, speechless.

I don't know what to say, because my mother's eyes are too clear, as if everything is invisible in front of her.

I don't have to say anything...

"Itachi doesn't tell us anything, even though he is a parent, he still rejects him." Mother frowned in distress, then smiled again, "Actually, Itachi is very gentle, he always takes other people's thoughts into consideration. , sensitive and considerate, but always playing the role of caring for others.”

After my mother finished speaking, she looked at me.

In fact, my mother has been smiling hard all the time, as if everything she knows can be faced with a smile. She looked at me, and the sun was shining down on her body, covering her with a faint halo. .

The mother's skin is very fair, and her hair is very black. The contrast in the sun is so sharp that it is almost dazzling.

For a moment, my heart trembled suddenly.

——That feeling is so tender.

I know that I will never forget this scene in my life.

"Only Sasuke can get close to Itachi. Moreover, when Sasuke is with him, it seems that Itachi is a little more clingy, a brother who relies on his younger brother. If Sasuke is here, I can feel more at ease."

Mother still smiled, her voice was very gentle, as if she was about to melt into the sunshine.

No, stop talking...

"Sasuke has always been strong. Bravely defending us and this family. With Sasuke around, I feel at ease."

say no more……

"Itachi must have thought so too."

say no more……

"Actually, Sasuke is Itachi's pillar."

say no more……

"so……"

There was a tremor in the mother's voice, but she restrained it immediately.She tried her best to raise the corners of her mouth, narrowed her eyes, and covered the look in her eyes. As if she had exhausted all her strength, she smiled brighter than ever.

The sky is very blue, with white clouds drifting by slowly, and the sun is dry and bright, more dazzling than flowers.

Really, stop talking...

"Sasuke, no matter what happens in the future, you have to go on so strong and stay with your brother."

As the afternoon wind blows, the wind chimes under the eaves jingle and sway, mixing with the mother's voice, like a childhood song, soothing and melodious.

a long time.

Until my father came back from get off work, my mother went to the kitchen to cook as if nothing had happened.After we finished our dinner in silence, I lay back on my little bed.

The lights were turned off, and the moonlight shone dimly into the room.

I lay on my back, covering my eyes with my hands.

So...is that so?

Itachi, do you know?

Parents are the scariest creatures in the world, and when you think they don't know, they know it all.

Nothing that happens to children escapes their attention.

weasel...

Father and mother, they are actually watching you all the time.

I thought of my father's sigh.

"Sasuke, no matter what happens in the future, you have to go on so strong and stay with your brother."

Mother's words are still ringing in my ears.

Ferret.

This is mother... entrusting you to me.

No matter what happens, you are the pride of your parents.

Actually you are not alone...

At least, father and mother, they can understand you.

—even if they knew what that understanding meant.

In the dark, it seemed to be raining.

This time.

Really only this time.

... Just reluctantly, let the rain fall on my face.

The author has something to say: On the night of the genocide, the Uchiha couple behaved very calmly, and indeed forgave Itachi, and supported and encouraged him.

I always feel that my parents had a premonition of Itachi's actions, but the general trend was the general trend at that time, and no one could stop, and they could only go one way to the dark.Perhaps for Fu Yue, if the coup was successful, Itachi and Sasuke would be fine, but if the coup failed, both Itachi and Sasuke would survive.Moreover, there is nothing to be resentful about winning and losing, and Fu Yue should still have this kind of tolerance.

So, before the genocide, mother entrusted Itachi to Sasuke, and when the genocide was exterminated, mother and father entrusted Sasuke to Itachi...

This is the only time Sasuke cried, and in his entire life, this is also the only time Sasuke cried~

The next chapter exterminates the clan~

Actually, I originally wanted to write the label as "relaxed", but thinking about the heavy story, I changed it to "serious drama". However, Sasuke is a very strong and noisy kid, and he will always strive to catch up, so generally not It's too cruel.

I personally feel that the part that is more abusive is a little bit before the ending, but it is not BE~ Please rest assured!Moreover, my abuse points have always been different from others. I think the abuse points are generally inexplicable.

So to sum up, I am a real mother, and I am relaxed on the whole, and I will not abuse.Well, at least Itachi won’t die~~(≧▽≦)/~

Finally, I really have to go to school and embark on a crowded train army, so there may not be a next chapter tomorrow...

But I'll show up in a few days~ I won't cheat~