Brat, Hurry Back to School!

Time flew by, and someone had been cooped up at home for over a month in the blink of an eye.

Inside the Uchiha clan training grounds, Fugaku watched the massive fireball that Shin spewed from his mouth, and his teeth ached.

"How is it, Fugaku-bro? My Great Fireball Technique isn't any worse than Father's, right?" Shin boasted to Fugaku.

During this time, apart from occasionally checking on the store, he had also studied all the Fire Release Ninjutsu recorded in the clan's scrolls.

He came to a startling conclusion: Chakra was like fuel for Ninjutsu, and converting Chakra into various Ninjutsu required a password.

That password was the series of hand seals that were, in his eyes, both smelly and long.

In addition to this, Shin had also successfully cracked the long and dazzling sequence of hand seal passwords by simulating the corresponding password symbols in his mind.

He optimized the length of this password slightly and replaced it with a more efficient Chakra flow trajectory.

If Indra, the inventor of hand seals, were to know about this, he would definitely call him an expert.

However, as his descendants, the Uchiha would most likely laugh wildly at the appearance of such a talent.

(Indra: Hahaha... Asura, my descendants are just smarter!)

(Asura: You can't beat me!)

(Indra: *****!)

(Asura: Dad, big brother is cursing at me~)

And so, Indra was kicked out of the livestream by the Sage of the Six Paths for his harsh language.

"It is indeed much more powerful? But are you sure such short hand seals and this Chakra flow trajectory are safe enough? You're not trying to trick me again, are you?"

Fugaku had been shocked beyond belief lately.

Now, he would remain expressionless even if he saw his little brother activate the Sharingan.

"I swear! If I lie to you this time, may Father chase me for three days and three nights!"

This made Fugaku half believe him.

With a nervous heart, he began to circulate Chakra within his body according to the demonstration.

At the same time, his hands were quickly forming the optimized hand seals.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

Fugaku took a deep breath, silently recited the name of the Ninjutsu, and spat out a fireball that was no smaller than the one Shin had demonstrated earlier.

"..."

Fugaku was stunned on the spot when he saw the power of the Fire Release he had just unleashed.

He turned to look at his little brother, whose "tail" seemed to be wagging to the sky.

He felt comforted: This little brother of mine may be a bit mischievous at times, but he's still very serious when it comes to important matters...

Ever since Fugaku had dragged Shin to the training ground one day and demonstrated the Great Fireball Technique, the other party had declared that he would "arrange" this Ninjutsu within a month.

He didn't understand what "arrange" meant, but he figured it probably meant learning it within a month.

He never would have thought that "arrange" meant modifying the Ninjutsu to the point where a five-year-old child could use it with the power of an adult.

"Fugaku-bro, why don't we..."

"No! Absolutely not! We can't do that!" Fugaku refused Shin very decisively.

In his mind, his little brother had never had a good suggestion.

Just a few days ago, he had been tricked by this guy into peeking at Mikoto while she was bathing.

That incident was still fresh in his mind.

Heaven and earth bear witness! He, Uchiha Fugaku, was known for being honest and simple-minded within the Uchiha clan.

That day, Shin had run over, saying that something had happened to Mikoto while she was bathing and that he should quickly run over to save her.

Then, the upright and honest Fugaku was kicked away by Mikoto's fair and tender little foot.

Afterward, he realized how this kid knew that something had happened while she was bathing.

Wasn't this just bullying an honest man!

Since then, he had understood a principle: not even a single punctuation mark in what Uchiha Shin said could be believed.

If the other party hadn't sworn an oath this time, Fugaku really wouldn't have dared to try it.

"Tch, Fugaku-bro is such a scaredy-cat. I told you last time was a misunderstanding. I happened to be passing by Mikoto's house that day and heard her scream. I thought something had happened, but who knew she was just scared by a little cockroach."

Shin clarified that it was just a misunderstanding that day.

But it seemed Fugaku probably wouldn't believe that it was just a simple coincidence.

"Don't say anymore! It's a good thing Mikoto is reasonable. She kept apologizing to me afterward, or else would you be eating and drinking well every day?"

Fugaku felt that he had to show off his "brotherly authority"; it would expire if he didn't use it soon.

Shin curled his lip at this, indicating that he didn't believe it: "Tch! Fugaku-bro only knows how to brag. Can you even catch up to me? Wait until you learn Lightning Release and the Chakra nature transformation before you say that!"

"You little brat!"

"Gotta dash, Fugaku-bro! I'll come find you again when I'm free."

Fugaku watched Shin disappear into a haze of white, and immediately felt exhausted.

Was this "elder brother's authority" a fake? Or was Shin's resistance stat maxed out? 100% immunity to negative effects?

After thinking about it, he really felt like that was the case.

He even dared to call their father "old man" directly. If he didn't have some resistance, wouldn't he be hung on the roof and sun-dried for three days and three nights?

That evening.

The Uchiha clan leader's family was chatting after dinner.

"Aoko, thank you for your hard work lately, helping to handle clan affairs," Chiken said, embracing Aoko in gratitude.

"Darling, don't be like that, the children are here," Aoko said, unusually shy.

"..." X2

The Uchiha brothers exchanged glances, both rolling their eyes.

"What are you afraid of? Fugaku is already 10... Shin, you stinky brat, why are you shivering?"

"I'm getting goosebumps, Father," Shin said, hugging his shoulders and shivering even more vigorously.

"..." X3

The bewildered trio couldn't describe their inner feelings at this moment.

This drama king was amazing!

Ever since Shin started acting like he wasn't human, he had completely let himself go.

His fearless, unafraid-of-anything aura had become commonplace to the three of them over the past month.

"We have to think of a way to let this kid go out and cause trouble for others!" X3

After exchanging glances, the trio reached a consensus that they couldn't let someone continue to be a shut-in at home.

"Why are you all looking at me?" Shin asked, feeling real goosebumps this time from their gazes.

Chiken feigned anger and slammed the table.

This move stunned Shin.

"You stinky brat, I see you've been very idle lately, you even have the mood to put on a show at home!"

Chiken continued his impromptu performance with a tone that was three parts anger and seven parts determination: "In my opinion, you should go back to school tomorrow!"

Shin found the tone a bit strange.

Why would he have to go to school just because he seemed idle?

He stared intently at his old father, his eyes wide.

"Cough cough..." Chiken coughed awkwardly, feeling the intensity of the stare.

"Um, my good son, just go to school..." Seeing that things weren't going well, Aoko quickly came to help.

"Look at you, you don't go to school even when you have the opportunity, and you just loaf around at home all day, your mother..."

"Your mother is so heartbroken!" Aoko's heartbroken voice continued to echo in the room.

Fugaku joined in, echoing her sentiments: "That's right, Shin, if you continue like this, you'll really become an Uchiha second-generation wastrel."

"..." Shin was speechless.

What terrible things had he done to warrant the three of them putting on a play together?

He thought the plot was terrible and gave it a thumbs down.

"That's right, so Shin, hurry up and go to school, sob sob..." Aoko cried, looking like a pear blossom in the rain.

"No way? When did Mother's crying become so exaggerated? And Old Man, don't glare at me. If you were really angry, this table would be gone already..."

"Finally, Fugaku-bro, do you even have acting skills? It's just going to school..."

Shin revealed the trio's little scheme: "You think I don't want to go? The Hokage Uncle won't let me!"

Aoko wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes: "As long as the Hokage agrees, it'll be fine, right?"

She even stood up excitedly after saying that.

"You... you guys..." Shin knew that he had been tricked.

So this was all a setup.

Could he even live properly in this house?

Soon after.

Chiken returned home with a school attendance agreement personally written by the Third Hokage.

However, at that time, Shin only wanted to know if there were any dirty behind-the-scenes deals involved.