^He was sad after Gai and Kakashi left the Uchiha compound.
Yep. It's great for Mikoto and Fugaku to give Itachi the mission of joining Anbu...at the age of 10. Itachi didn't enjoy his childhood, bar the moments he spent with Sasuke...which even those were few considering how little freetime he had. He grew up too fast.
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