"The Uchiha here...."
After leaving, Itachi felt that their tone was too harsh and their attitude was very arrogant, completely different from the Uchiha in the time and space he was from.
"There may be a special reason for this. You'll have to explore it yourself. Also, the direction of this space-time is completely different from the one we're in. It probably changed starting with the Fourth Generation Hokage."
Uchiha Yoichi bought a bag of red bean buns, as there were only a dozen strings left in the shop, so he bought them all.
However, after taking a bite, he found the taste mediocre, so Uchiha Yoichi gave all the red bean buns to Uchiha Itachi, and continued, "Itachi, if you want to know everything, you'll have to investigate it yourself. With your Illusion Technique ability, no one in the village should be able to threaten you. If you encounter danger, contact me...."
Within Itachi's body, the Hell Raven, known as the 'Lord of Mist,' although not the true Lord of Mist, had exceptional Illusion Technique abilities. In Konoha, although not the strongest, his Illusion Technique capabilities were indistinguishable by most, except for a few.
"I understand, Father."
Uchiha Itachi nodded, then looked at the red bean buns in his hand, tilting his head and asking, "But Father, this...."
"I don't want it; it's not tasty, far from Mikota's craftsmanship..."
Uchiha Yoichi shook his head, saying, not even Mikota could compare, let alone the cooks they hired. He was lenient about everything else, but quite particular about food and drink.
Itachi also tasted one and silently thought to himself that the flavor was indeed ordinary, not as good as the sweets at home, but the education he received since childhood made him reluctant to waste food casually.
"Boss, are there any more red bean buns?"
"No, they just sold out. Only a few servings of red bean soup are left..."
"Sold out? No, Boss, can you make a few more? Without red bean buns, drinking red bean soup has no flavor..."
"Forget it, Anko, let's come back to buy them next time. Don't trouble the boss."
Hearing the conversation from behind, Uchiha Yoichi and Uchiha Itachi turned back simultaneously, seeing two female ninjas with Konoha headbands buying from the bun shop owner.
One of them was very familiar to Uchiha Itachi, Yuhi Kurenai, his father's disciple, although in this world there might have been significant changes.
Uchiha Itachi glanced at Uchiha Yoichi and, seeing that his father's face showed no expression, carried the bag of red bean buns into the shop, walked over to Yuhi Kurenai and Anko, and said, "Hello, these were just bought, we haven't eaten them yet. If you don't mind...."
After speaking, Itachi handed over the bag in his hands.
Anko said with some delight, "Of course, I don't mind, you're such a great guy. I would die without red bean buns today...."
"Wait a minute, Kurenai, don't reach out for the food just by seeing it!"
Yuhi Kurenai stopped Anko and then tentatively asked Uchiha Itachi, "Little brother, why didn't you eat them after buying?"
Uchiha Itachi looked at Uchiha Yoichi, then said, "Father said they're not good, not as tasty as those made at home." As soon as he said that, the bun shop owner's face turned black.
Not tasty? Then why buy from here, causing trouble!
After hearing Uchiha Itachi disparage her favorite red bean buns, Anko couldn't help but say, "Kid, these buns are clearly delicious!"
Itachi didn't argue, just retrieved the bag, saying, "If you don't need them, then so be it, sorry for the bother...."
After speaking, he was about to leave, but Mitarashi Anko quickly stepped forward to stop him with a smile, "Of course, we want them. Thank you, good sir, but these buns really are tasty, especially with red bean soup; would you like to try? It's on me...."
"No need, my father and I have other matters, we must bid farewell."
Itachi handed over the bag of red bean buns, then went out to leave with Uchiha Yoichi.
After Itachi and Uchiha Yoichi left, the bun shop owner dared to say, "Those two are really weird, buying so many but not eating."
The two carried themselves with such dignity; even while sitting in the shop, they had an air unlike others, so he didn't dare speak ill of them while they were present.
"Probably they've eaten lots of good food since childhood; they don't look like they're short of money..."
Kurenai guessed, having observed carefully earlier, realizing that the two didn't seem odd, and the young man appeared inexperienced, thus not worrying about it.
"Anko, we've got the buns, now accompany me to get some sake."
"Hey, isn't red bean soup good enough?"
"You're not planning to welch on the bill, are you!"
The two bantered as they walked out of the red bean bun shop.
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After leaving the red bean bun shop, Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Yoichi parted ways.
In Uchiha Yoichi's words: 'Itachi, what you lack now is experience, so go ahead and explore. It doesn't matter if you cause trouble, I'll cover for you....'
Subsequently, Uchiha Itachi wandered alone in Konoha. Initially, he didn't know what he intended to do, but upon considering his counterparts, Sasuke, and his parents in this world, he wished to see them.
Additionally, why the Fourth Generation Hokage in this world was someone else, and this Hokage Rock.... If he remembered correctly, it seemed to belong to Jonin Namikaze in the village.
"Let's take a look at the library, I recall there's history on the Ninja World and Ninja Village, introductions to various Ninja Clans.... and Father, if nothing's wrong, there should be another Father in this world. Could Father have gone to find himself?"