My Name Is Biwa Nagato

"Hey! What exactly are you staring at?" The young girl looked at Uchiha Itachi, who was staring blankly into the distance, her voice carrying a hint of displeasure.

She was a youthful, beautiful girl. Even if he did not like women, looking at someone's face while talking to them was the most basic courtesy, was it not?

"I never expected a great writer like Jiraiya to have such an ill-mannered fan as you!" Her voice held a trace of reproach.

"Ah, sorry..." Uchiha Itachi shook his head, finally withdrawing his gaze and offering an apology.

His behavior had indeed been rather impolite. Still, compared to being a Jiraiya fan, he considered himself far more acceptable.

This young girl was probably a new Jiraiya fan, or perhaps she had never seen Jiraiya's earlier works. After leaving Konoha, one of the groups that had confused him most was the fans of Jiraiya's comics and books.

They were almost all middle-aged people, always wearing strange smiles...

But to ease the awkwardness, he gently raised an arm, pointed at the building in the distance bearing Konoha's symbol, and asked softly, "What is that?"

"Even an outsider should recognize the Hokage Building. That is currently the tallest... ah, no, the second-tallest building in the world."

"It houses most of Konoha's departments, while the very top is Lord Hokage's office. That office is also the largest room in the village. It takes up an entire floor, with no partitions at all. It all belongs to Lord Hokage."

The young girl enthusiastically told him about everything one could see in Rain City, but what she described left Uchiha Itachi somewhat bewildered. He wondered whether there was something wrong with his memories.

"That outfit of yours may be the most authentic, most convincing one I've seen today! Not