"What did Sensei say?" Itachi didn't hear him clearly and asked subconsciously.
"Nothing." Chen chuckled and explained: "It's just that when I saw the Uchiha Clan's vast territory, I couldn't help but feel a little emotional."
"Is that so?" Itachi looked at Uchiha Chen with a doubtful expression, his young face was full of disbelief.
"Yes."
"Then … Okay." Itachi thought about it carefully with a bitter face, and finally decided not to expose Chen. After all, everyone has their own story, and he doesn't have to expose them.
Itachi led Chen to his door and said: "This is my home. You can rest here for a while. When Patriarch comes back, we will send someone to inform you."
"In that case, thank you for your hospitality." Chen thanked Itachi. He didn't know why, but there was a trace of throbbing in his heart, something that hasn't happened in a long time.
Is this what it means to be close to home? But why is his heart beating so fast?
Seeing Itachi walk in step by step, Chen didn't follow him in, but stood at the door and hesitated. He was afraid to see that person when he went in. He was afraid that the person he saw wasn't the person he thought he was.
Chen's face was full of complex emotions. He didn't know what kind of attitude he should have towards them. Should he be excited? Or should he be calm?
No, he couldn't be as calm as still water. Just like Konan, when she heard that Nagato Yahiko was still alive in this world, her heart drifted to where the two of them were. Even if she lost her life, she wanted to see them again.
At this moment, Chen's mood was somewhat similar to Konan's. He wanted to see the person he thought about day and night, but he was also worried.
After entering the door, Itachi shouted: "Father, Mother, I'm back!"
Then he glanced at Chen and found that he was still standing at the door. On his face, Itachi saw nervousness, excitement, and nervousness.
"What's going on?" Itachi couldn't help but wonder why the guest in front of him had so many expressions on his face.
The young Itachi may never understand Chen's mood at this moment.
"Sensei?" Itachi couldn't help but remind him.
"Oh! They're here. " After having his memories interrupted by Itachi, Shen smiled awkwardly. Then, he carefully raised one of his feet and prepared to step into the room.
But when he lifted his right foot, he subconsciously lifted his left foot as well, and both feet crossed each other. Fortunately, Uchiha Chen reflexively put down one of his legs, and after he steadied himself, he also put down the other leg.
When he came to his senses, he realized that he hadn't moved at all.
Chen smiled bitterly and shook his head, then he closed his eyes and took a deep breath, "Alright!" Immediately, Chen's eyes became sharp.
What was to come would come in the end. No matter what, this was something he had to face. It's impossible for Chen to be stuck at this last step. He needs to move forward. He needs to see that person.
In the end, he still took this step.
After taking the first step, Shen's heart became strangely calm. He had even reached the state of having a heart as still as water.
After entering the room, he didn't see the person he had been thinking about for a long time. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, "Is she not here?"
"Sensei, please wait for a moment. I will go and call my father." Seeing Chen come in, Itachi informed him and went to the inner courtyard to call for his father.
Chen knelt on the tatami and slowly closed his eyes. Now that he has come in, all he needs to do is wait. No matter what the result is, he has no regrets.
Thinking so, Chen suddenly figured it out. Slowly, his breathing began to stabilize. Unlike when he first entered the room, although he calmed down, his physiological reaction didn't decrease at all.
After a long time, a man's heavy voice came from the inner room, "Are you Uchiha Chen -san, the orphan of the Uchiha who was stranded outside?"
Chen opened his eyes and was in a trance. Looking at the familiar face of the man in front of him, he took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the restlessness in his heart and said calmly, "Not exactly the orphan of the Uchiha, but I am indeed Uchiha Chen."
"Is that so?" The man smiled and didn't care about Chen's words.
Seeing the man's smile, Chen felt as if he had seen a ghost. Because in his impression, the man in front of him didn't smile at all. He always had a sour face, as if he was born with facial paralysis. Anyway, in Chen's impression, he has never seen him smile.
But from the moment he entered the room until now, the man in front of him has smiled at least three times. In the past, this would be a month's worth of smiles.
"It seems that you haven't shouldered the burden of the Uchiha Clan before becoming the Director-General." Chen was in a trance as he looked at the man in front of him and couldn't help but sigh secretly, "It turns out that even when you don't have the will to shoulder the burden of the Uchiha Clan, you still smile so much."
There is no doubt that the man who came was Uchiha Chen, Itachi's father, the next patriarch of the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Fugaku, who has been chosen as the current successor of the Uchiha Clan. He is also one of the few people in the clan who has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan.
However, very few people know about this, only the current patriarch, Uchiha Kagami, Sandaime, and a few others know about this.
If he hadn't awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan not long ago, it might have taken another one or two years for him to become the successor of the Uchiha Clan. After all, Kagami isn't in his twilight years and can still lead the Uchiha Clan forward, so there is no need to determine the successor so soon.
Hearing Chen's explanation, Fugaku just smiled. It is well known that almost all the ninjas with the surname Uchiha are concentrated in Konoha. So, when Chen said that he isn't an orphan of the Uchiha Clan, Fugaku just thought that Chen was angry and disgusted with such a statement.
Knowing that this topic will cause Chen to feel disgusted, Fugaku didn't continue, and instead asked Chen softly, "Although the Hokage-Sama has confirmed it before, I'm still sorry, but this is a procedure that must be followed. Can you let us see your Sharingan?"
Chen slowly closed his eyes.
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