25 Borrowing books from library!

Changing his outfit, Kazutora came out of the changing room. His eyes fell on two women standing in front of her, and he asked, "How does it look?"

"Hmm, it looks good." Mikoto muttered while nodding at Kazutora, while Kurenai also smiled and said, "Yeah, it looks good."

"Here, change into these too, and give that back. I will put it aside."

Kurenai continued as she gave another pair of clothes, and Kazutora looked at her with a stunned look on his face.

"Again?" He asked, and Kurenai nodded casually, making Kazutora a bit depressed and he took the clothes and went inside.

Itachi, who was holding Sasuke, looked at the scene with a thoughtful look on his face and he wondered why they went so far to buy clothes. Wouldn't be okay to just a few and leave?

But he didn't ask the question as he looked at the happy smile on Mikoto's face, and he again wondered if he should also go there and change his clothes.

He fell on little Sasuke in his hand, and he understood that it would be better to take care of Sasuke instead of going there and changing clothes.

An hour passed by, and after changing for five more dresses, Kazutora had enough, and he stopped the two women.

They were disappointed when they heard this, but seeing the resolute look on Kazutora's face, they gave up on persuading him and chose clothes for Itachi, and Sasuke in the remaining time.

Unlike Kazutora, Itachi just nodded at the clothes Mikoto chose for him, and she gave up on asking after seeing him nodding and not saying anything.

At the counter, Kurenai and Mikoto stood with various bags in their hands, and Kazutora stood beside Kurenai, while Itachi stood beside Mikoto holding Sasuke in his hands.

"Kazutora, will you be going to the Academy next year?" Mikoto asked as she looked at the duo that were about to leave, and Kurenai stopped at her words.

Kazutora nodded at Mikoto's words, and Mikoto pushed Itachi in front of them and said, "He will also be joining the academy, and I think you both will be in the same class."

"I hope you will become friends with him and take care of him in the Academy."

Kazutora looked at Mikoto for a moment and then at Itachi. He opened his mouth and said, "Sister Mikoto, I can become friends with him, but"

"He doesn't seem to be interested in this."

Mikoto froze at Kazutora's words, and she looked at Itachi. She was waiting for his answer, and when she saw Itachi opening his mouth, she looked forward to his words.

"I can become friends with you, but I hope you can answer my question."

"Hmm? What is it?" Kazutora asked with a curious look on his face, and Kurenai also looked at the silent kid with interest. As for Mikoto, she had a bad feeling about this matter, and it seemed her feelings were right.

"What is the meaning of life?"

"Cough! Cough! Cough!" Kurenai, who was looking forward to the words, started to cough at his words. She calmed herself while feeling a bit awkward and Mikoto facepalmed at the words.

"Meaning of life, Huh?" Kazutora said while remembering about Itachi. It seems this question was asked by Itachi to Orochimaru, and Orochimaru replied that life is meaningless.

"Hmm! I don't know about you, but for me, the meaning of life is to live, eat, play, spend time with my loved ones, and have no regrets in future. As for yourself, I can see that you like to spend your time with your little brother, and by spending your time with your family, don't you think life is meaningful?"

At first, Itachi seemed a bit disappointed when he heard Kazutora's answer, but by the end, he was surprised by his words.

He looked at Sasuke in his hands, and remembering Kazutora's words, he felt that it was meaningful to spend time with him.

Mikoto was also surprised by Kazutora's words as the answer he gave was out of her expectation. The words about spending time with their loved ones resonated with Mikoto's heart as they are her wish, and she wants to have a happy family.

Kurenai looked at Kazutora with a gentle smile on her face as she had more or less accepted words like this, and she was glad that Kazutora had started to come out of his past.

Kazutora looked at the three silent people, and he felt funny in his heart. Even though he knew that the world was a bit twisted, he felt like he was seeing everything again. A five-year-old child asking what is meaning of life is made Kazutora refresh his views.

'If Itachi goes on like this, he would have been influenced by Danzo, Hiruzen, and then massacre in future.'

'But with me here, I think I can do something to change him and let him understand that genocide is never an option.'

'Well, we will be classmates in future, and at that time, I will see if I can do something about it. Saying now will lead to more chaos, and I might even enter in the eyes of Higher-ups.'

"Sister Mikoto, let's meet again in future. Big sister let's go. I want to get a few books, and I am now feeling hungry after changing several clothes."

Kazutora said, breaking the silence between them, and he didn't forget to give resentful looks to Kurenai and Mikoto when he talked about changing several clothes.

Mikoto laughed while covering her mouth when she heard Kazutora's words, and then she ruffled his hair and pinched his cheeks.

Kurenai also chuckled at his words, and the duo left the shop after saying goodbye to the three Uchihas.

"What do you think Itachi? Do you think you will become friends with him?" Mikoto asked as she looked at Itachi who seemed to be in deep thoughts. Even though she talked about becoming friends, Mikoto didn't plan on forcing Itachi to become Kazutora's friend.

If they became friends, it's good, and if they didn't, then it means they weren't fated. Besides, she didn't Kazutora to get influenced by Itachi and think about the meaning of life with a plain look on his face.

Just thinking about a cheerful kid like Kazutora, becoming a silent and withdrawn kid like Itachi, Mikoto shivered in anger, and she cursed Fugaku a few more times in her heart for making Itachi like this.

"I don't know," Itachi said while shaking his head, and Mikoto shook her head and dropped the matter.

Outside, Kurenai and Kazutora walked randomly, and Kurenai looked at him, and asked, "What kind of books do you want?"

"Basic Fuinjutsu, and manufacturing and technology."

"Huh? Why do you need the last two?" Kurenai asked as she heard the matter, and she could think of Fuinjutsu as research, but she didn't understand why he wanted the last two.

"I am interested in them, and it is related to some ideas in my mind. So, Big sister, can you get them from the library?"

Konoha had a library for Ninjas, but Kazutora couldn't get in because only Ninjas and Academy Students were allowed to go in.

"You can come with me later, and choose them with me," Kurenai said after thinking for a moment and then she decided to ask something she had been wondering.

"What do you think of Mikoto-San?"

"Hmm? She seemed a kind, and gentle woman, also a loving mother." Kazutora said, and Kurenai nodded at his words as she got the same impression as him.

"And what about the little kid?" Kurenai asked as she thought of Mikoto's words about becoming friends, and she felt like becoming friends with him would be troublesome for Kazutora. But she didn't say anything, and if Kazutora planned on becoming friends with him, she wouldn't stop Kazutora.

"Uh! I don't know what to say about him. But it seems he is what I would have become if I was alone after the incident, but he has family, and I don't understand him." Kazutora said with a weird look on his face, and he really didn't understand Itachi at all.

After all, he only knew a few events about him, and that too from the future, so he didn't know what kind of impression he should form in his mind.

The meeting today also had some impact on Kazutora, and he felt some urgency about the future.

He knew that he couldn't become Super Kage in a short time, and the need to have a backing increased in his mind. After all, just like Itachi, he also had an impression of others from his knowledge, and in them, many, even if they were good for others, seemed bad for him.

Kurenai stopped for a second at Kazutora's words, and a sigh escaped her lips. She didn't say anything and just put her hand on Kazutora's hand while walking with him.

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