Konoha's Strongest Technician

At the three-color meatball shop, Kakashi looked at Itachi with a slightly raised corner of his mouth.

This little guy seems to only laugh when teasing Sasuke and eating this kind of dessert, right?

"Itachi, tell me."

"If only the girls in the school knew that the genius school girl they admire would actually like to eat this kid's favorite dessert."

"Can you still maintain your cold persona?"

Itachi, who was happily eating dessert, stiffened.

The three-color meatballs were already in my mouth. I didn't want to eat them, nor did I eat them. I was embarrassed for a moment.

"Itachi is only five years old. Is it normal to like desserts?"

"Besides, didn't you eat less when we were together?"

Lin, who was sitting next to Kakashi, immediately helped Itachi out.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion.

Ever since Kakashi adopted Itachi as his adopted son, Lin's eyes would always exude a maternal radiance when she looked at Itachi...

Seeing that he was exposed by Lin, Kakashi subconsciously touched his nose without waiting for him to say anything else.

Itachi, who was sitting opposite the two of them, glanced at Lin gratefully.

Then he put down the dessert in his hand and looked at Kakashi seriously:

"I want to apply for early graduation."

"Oh?"

"What, are you afraid of continuing to die in society every day?"

Kakashi teased with a chuckle.

"She's dead? What's She's dead?"

"Did something bad happen to Itachi at school?"

Lin on the side heard this and asked with concern.

"Well, it's actually nothing. It's just that every day there is a younger brother who leads the way, and a fangirl follows behind."

"A bunch of little brats are shouting for Itachi-sama and a dozen Qisangs all day long."

"He is simply a popular figure in Ninja School, hahaha!"

Listening to Kakashi's unbridled laughter, Itachi's little face turned black.

He resisted the urge to twitch the corners of his mouth, tried to regain his calm appearance, and said in a serious tone:

"No, I just feel that I can no longer learn anything useful in the ninja school."

"If we continue, it will just be a waste of time."

"So, graduation is the best choice, right?"

Originally, he planned to go home and ask his father about this matter tonight.

Unexpectedly, he happened to meet Kakashi coming to pick him up from school.

Considering that he was a cheap adoptive father, he was recognized by the village as the number one genius ninja in Konoha in recent years.

You should agree with his point of view, right?

Itachi was looking forward to this in his heart.

"Well, you're right. The things taught in the Ninja School are too childish for you."

Sure enough, I knew my adoptive father would understand!

Hearing this, Itachi felt happy.

"However, I still don't recommend that you graduate early."

Kakashi shook his head slightly, and before Itachi could ask why, he continued to explain:

"I know that you are extremely talented. Even if you arrange the graduation exam directly now, you can easily get full marks."

"But do you know?"

"Whether it's the Yondaime or Shisui, whom you admire the most, the reason why everyone goes through life and death on the battlefield is to risk their lives to win."

"It's just so that children like you no longer need to graduate early and can enjoy normal school time in peace!"

Hearing this, Itachi fell into silence for a moment.

The foster father was right.

It was the daring sacrifices of Lord Hokage, his father, and Brother Shisui.

This made them no longer like the previous seniors who graduated early and rushed to the battlefield at a young age...

In fact, many people never come back...

However, I am different from them!

Although he is young, in terms of true strength, he has already opened the second magatama and has been personally guided by Brother Zhisui.

Even if he is a chunin-level teacher, he can compete head-on with him!

There is really no need for me to waste my time in Ninja School!

"Itachi, I know what you want to say."

"But did you know that if a person is too genius, it is easy to get a genius disease!"

"For example, do you often feel that you are out of tune with the classmates around you because you are too good?"

"For another example, do you feel that the thoughts of the people around you are too naive, and often think about some propositions about peace, death, and the meaning of life?"

Kakashi suddenly asked quickly.

Hearing this, Itachi's pupils suddenly dilated as if the secret in his heart had been revealed!

That's right!

Although he was not taken to the battlefield by his father, he had followed his father to attend the funerals of his clan many times before.

I often think about these questions alone!

After thinking about these issues for a long time, he always felt that there was an invisible gap between himself and his classmates.

It was as if everyone was right next to him, but they were separated by a whole world!

It turns out that this is actually a disease called genius?

But how did the adoptive father know?

Could it be that when he was five years old, he was thinking about these issues like himself?

Doesn’t that mean that for a lonely person like me, there are actually people of the same kind always existing in unknown places?

For some reason, Itachi, thinking this way, suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.

"Itachi, in fact, the questions you are thinking about are good questions worth exploring for a lifetime."

"But these questions are too big and too general for you now."

"do you know?"

"The superior goodness of a gentleman is like water. Water is good for all things and does not fight for it. It is disliked by everyone, so it is close to the Tao."

"Well, that may be too much for you."

"Fortunately, there are ready-made examples around us, such as your Obito brother who usually doesn't seem very smart."

"Even though he is in a high position now, whenever he encounters an old lady on the roadside who needs help, he will always rush to her!"

"This is actually like water, keeping its posture very low, silently nourishing the villagers and warming people's hearts."

"So the elderly and children in the village like him very much."

"But you have artificially isolated yourself, been troubled by some seemingly lofty propositions, and ignored the bond with the same period."

"So, with this kind of thinking, deep down in your heart, you actually look down on those fellow contemporaries!"

"I have never actively tried to discover the bright spots in each other and establish friendship with them!"

"And this kind of thinking is exactly a kind of unconscious arrogance!"

"If this continues for a long time, you will get further and further away from the real answer!"

Kakashi's deafening words were like a wake-up call, leaving Itachi speechless for a moment!

It turns out that I, who thought I was humble and polite all along, was actually so arrogant in my heart?

Itachi instinctively wanted to deny it!

But he, who has long been accustomed to independent thinking, has to admit it.

What the adoptive father just said was actually his true state of mind after entering the ninja school!

He even thought of this because of his delicate mind.

If even he, who thinks he can see further than most of his clan members, has developed this mentality unknowingly.

The arrogance that is so common in the clan that even I can't stand it.

It seems that it is not incomprehensible...

Looking at Itachi thoughtfully.

Kakashi didn't say anything more, but gave him time to slowly comprehend.

Itachi is a person who loves to think about problems, but due to his lack of experience, he cannot think of the real answers to these questions.

If things go on like this, it will be easy to lose touch with peers and become ideologically paranoid.

Despite the presence of Shisui and Obito, Kakashi was not worried that Itachi's life path would go astray.

But if possible, he still hoped that Itachi could open his heart and accept those companions from the same period who seemed a little childish and innocent.

Thereby removing the invisible shackles and enjoying a healthy and happy childhood!

After all, Quan is still in his class!

Two people are living together as childhood sweethearts. Isn't the happy time of childhood sweethearts delicious?

Wouldn't it be nice to hold hands and eat three-color meatballs when you have nothing to do?

Do you know how precious it is to live a carefree life where all the troubles are left to adults to worry about?

Do you know that whenever you step into the workplace and start working, you will almost always miss your former campus life involuntarily!

Since you are a child, do what children should do!

These are all the valuable experiences I, as a foster father, have gathered from my two lifetimes as a human being!

Even Kakashi himself didn't notice.

At this moment, when he faced Itachi, he already had the mentality of an old father...