My Life as Itachi's Crow

Chapter 159: I, the Great Crow Sage, Am Just Eating a Bowl of Ramen, Who Did I Provoke!

When Uchiha Itachi found Kitahara, it was at the same old place. Only this time, he ran into a blonde kid. This was one of the few places in Konoha that didn't reject him.

The crow stood quietly on the table, watching Naruto Uzumaki wave his arms and legs around, shouting, "It must have been Sasuke who bullied Kitahara! Next time I see him, I'll definitely teach him a good lesson!"

"Just eat your noodles quietly!"

Ayame slapped Naruto Uzumaki on the head. Seemingly feeling she had hit him too hard, she then gently rubbed his full head of yellow hair, "In the future, you can't just casually prank people in the village, otherwise, the villagers will dislike you more and more, understand?"

"Eh? Is that really a thing?"

Naruto Uzumaki pouted and lowered his head, "I feel like, even if I don't do anything, they still won't like me..."

"How could that be? Naruto is a good kid!" Ayame squatted down, looking up at Naruto's face and comforting him softly.

"But Ayame-neechan isn't that much older either!" Naruto Uzumaki rubbed his eyes and pouted, "You're still a kid yourself, making Uncle Teuchi worry every day..."

"..."

Ayame was stunned for a moment, then grabbed the blonde kid's ear, "You little bastard! Apologize to me right now!"

"No way!"

After the two tussled for a while, Naruto Uzumaki suddenly arranged his bowl and chopsticks properly and bowed seriously to Ayame, "Ayame-neechan, after next month's money comes in, I'll pay."

"Eh? Why are you suddenly saying that?" The little girl looked at the little boy in confusion, "There are still many 'ramen on the wall' that haven't been claimed yet!"

"Ah, it's nothing! I just feel they should be left for people who need them more! When that Kakashi guy gets back, I'll ask him to teach me how to fish!" Naruto Uzumaki patted his chest, "I'm a man, you know!"

"Naruto, don't worry!" Boss Teuchi suddenly poked his head out, brought out two cups of water, placed one in front of the crow, and handed one to the little boy, "The fewer 'ramen on the wall', the better. That's the true meaning of its existence."

"It was probably three or four years ago. The war had ended, and there were many more orphans in the village. At that time, there was a very kind-hearted little boy, the now very famous Uchiha Itachi in the village..."

"Big Brother Itachi?"

"Yeah, that child has now become a very famous ninja." Teuchi ignored his pouting daughter and continued with narrowed eyes, "We don't want to sell more ramen; we want to pass on his kindness."

As an adult, Boss Teuchi had more or less guessed the little fellow's thoughts. Naruto Uzumaki was indeed very sensitive to people's emotions.

Ichiraku Ramen often had many "ramen on the wall"... Although some ninjas, because Boss Teuchi used the suspended noodles to host Naruto, no longer bought extra.

"But what if there aren't enough ramen on the wall?"

"How could there not be enough?" Boss Teuchi wagged his finger, "If Naruto grows up and also becomes an outstanding ninja, won't he also buy an extra bowl of ramen to hang on the wall when he comes to eat?"

"I get it!"

Naruto Uzumaki couldn't do the math, but he understood the general idea, "This way, more and more people will be able to eat ramen and live on. When they can earn money, they will also buy more and more ramen to hang on the wall!"

Then he became dejected again, "But the people in the village really hate me... They probably wouldn't want the ramen they bought to be eaten by me!"

"Of course not!"

Ayame put an arm around his shoulder, extended a finger, and pointed to another customer in the shop, "Look at this crow. Actually, many people in the village dislike it, but it's also one of the many customers who enjoy the ramen on the wall. You have to believe in everyone's kindness..."

Kitahara: "..."

So tired!

I'm just eating a bowl of ramen here, who did I provoke!

Little girl, if I could talk, I'd tell you, my money right now is enough to buy this little shop, you know! I'm just putting it on a tab tonight!

However, the person to pay its bill had already arrived.

Uchiha Itachi lifted the door curtain and walked in, "A bowl of chashu ramen for me, please! And three more to hang on the wall."

"Big Brother Itachi, we were just talking about you!" Naruto Uzumaki was very excited. By his age, the two were old acquaintances... although Uchiha Itachi considered it a family friendship.

Teacher's brother & Mom's best friend's son.

"Tch! Hurry up and take your crow away!" Ayame was not happy, pouting as she took Itachi's money, "The Police Force people just left, and it shows up at the door. What a hassle!"

"Sorry to have troubled you." The youth nodded politely.

"Not at all, not at all..." Boss Teuchi rubbed his hands anxiously. His daughter was always so blunt, which made him a little embarrassed, "Ayame is still young and doesn't know any better. Please don't blame her."

Uchiha Itachi shook his head, "It's... it's alright..."

Ayame is two months older than him! But they weren't three-year-olds like Naruto. At seven or eight, one had to act with some magnanimity.

Besides, the style of the Konoha Military Police Force was something that even he, the son of the Police Force captain, found hard to describe…

Naruto Uzumaki quickly sat down beside Uchiha Itachi, propping up his chin, "Big Brother Itachi, did Kitahara run away from home because it had a fight with Sasuke?"

"..."

Uchiha Itachi thought for a moment, then nodded, "How did you know?"

Just how widely has this matter spread? Naruto shouldn't have even been born at that time! Besides the Third Hokage, who else in all of Konoha has such a loose tongue?

Of course, there was.

Naruto Uzumaki kicked his legs, looking as if it was no big deal, "Ayame-neechan said so! When she saw Kitahara come to Ichiraku Ramen by itself, she guessed it must have had a fight with Sasuke!"

"..."

Uchiha Itachi vaguely remembered that when he was eating with Inuzuka Hana, little Ayame indeed couldn't keep her mouth shut.

Some people just can't be talked about.

A little girl happened to be passing by on this street. She was leading a little boy and walked in curiously, "Itachi! What a coincidence! Eh? Kitahara is here too!"

It was Inuzuka Hana. She was as generous and natural as ever. Besides the little boy next to her, there were also three little dogs crawling around her feet, very active.

Inuzuka Hana was still Itachi's only deskmate at the Ninja Academy. Their classmate friendship was deep.

After all, besides Inuzuka Hana and Uchiha Izumi, Itachi hadn't had the chance to get to know any other classmates at the Ninja Academy…

"Caw!"

"Hana, what are you doing here?" Uchiha Itachi grabbed the crow that was pouncing towards Inuzuka Hana and looked at the little boy beside the girl, "He is…"

The little boy opened his mouth and said loudly, "My name is Kiba Inuzuka…"

"He's not important!" Inuzuka Hana interrupted the little boy, her face anxious, "Have you seen a black ninja dog? It wears an eyepatch on its right eye…"

"Your Kuromaru ran away from home too?" Uchiha Itachi's expression was a bit strange, his arm holding the crow unconsciously tightening.

"Yeah!" Inuzuka Hana looked at the crow in Itachi's arms with envy, "I just heard the Police Force was looking for Kitahara too. You've already found it!"

(End of this chapter)

☆☆☆

-> SUPPORT ME WITH POWER STONE

-> FOR EVERY 200 PS = BOUNS CHAPTER

☆☆☆

-> 20 Advanced chapters Now Available on Patreon!!

-> https://www.pat-reon.co-m/c/Inkshaper

(Just remove the hyphen (-) to access patreon normally)

If you like this novel please consider leaving a review that's help the story a lot Thank you