I Am the Uchiha Clan's Little Uncle

Uchiha Yashiro seriously explained to Chiga some techniques for using the Sharingan's genjutsu.

Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Obito also came over and listened attentively.

There was no need to mention Uchiha Shisui's talent. Awakening the Sharingan was only a matter of time.

As for Uchiha Obito, that guy simply had no idea of his own limits.

After Uchiha Yashiro finished speaking, he said earnestly, "For us Uchiha, the Sharingan's genjutsu is an extremely important tool. You must learn to use it flexibly in actual combat."

"I understand, Yashiro-senpai!"

Chiga humbly accepted Uchiha Yashiro's words.

Seeing how sensible Chiga was, Uchiha Yashiro nodded in satisfaction, then said with a teasing smile, "I really can't have you call me senpai. Your seniority is right there, after all, Little Uncle Chiga?"

Uchiha Yashiro thought highly of Chiga as a clansman, so he also used teasing to bring them closer.

"Yashiro-senpai, stop teasing me."

Chiga let out a bitter laugh, then glared at Uchiha Shisui beside him.

Ever since they had met, whenever Uchiha Shisui saw Chiga, he would respectfully call him "Little Uncle."

This had always made Chiga think Shisui was a well-behaved, obedient child.

But he never expected this little brat to disregard the occasion or the people present. In fact, whenever other clansmen were around, he became even more enthusiastic, calling him Little Uncle this and Little Uncle that.

After this happened a few times, nearly every Uchiha clansman learned that Chiga had a strange quirk: he actually forced a four-year-old child to call him Little Uncle.

So the clansmen followed Shisui's example, teasing Chiga whenever they had the chance. It was also a way of showing affection toward the clan's genius.

"Little Uncle's here?"

"Little Uncle, have you eaten?"

"Well, Little Uncle has grown taller again. You're already up to my tiny waist!"

Grow taller, my ass!

Chiga did not mind other people treating him as an elder, but only if they were being sincere about it, not teasing him.

Under Chiga's furious glare, Uchiha Shisui gave an embarrassed smile and said, "Little Uncle, you've improved again!"

With Chiga's temper, he reached out, intending to grab Shisui and give him a thorough ruffling.

But unexpectedly, Shisui did not dodge. Instead, he leaned his little head toward Chiga.

"..."

You want me to ruffle you? Dream on!

At that moment, Uchiha Fugaku walked in. After sweeping his eyes around the room, he briefly said to Uchiha Yashiro, "Yashiro, the meeting is about to begin."

Uchiha Yashiro's expression immediately turned serious. He said in a low voice, "I understand, Young Clan Leader."

One might think that, given their solemn expressions, this meeting was something important.

In fact, the Uchiha clan gathered for a meeting every month, and those who attended were all mid- to high-ranking members of the Uchiha clan.

The topics discussed at these frequent meetings were boring to the extreme.

They either complained about the Konoha Higher-Ups or reminisced about the past. There was hardly anything practical at all.

"All right, let's stop here for today."

Uchiha Yashiro turned and said this to Chiga and the other two before following Uchiha Fugaku.

However, before leaving, Uchiha Fugaku turned back to look at Chiga. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Chiga, wait for me at home tonight. After the meeting, I'll come find you. There's something I need to discuss with you."

Chiga was slightly stunned. What could he, a Ninja Academy Student, possibly have to discuss with Fugaku?

"All right, I understand, Young Clan Leader."

Chiga did not think much of it and merely nodded.

As Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Yashiro left, Chiga's expression suddenly changed into a sinister grin.

"Hehe, since Yashiro-senpai has to leave early, as your Little Uncle, I suppose I'll be your training partner today, Shisui!"

"Little Uncle, maybe we shouldn't. With my strength, how could I dare train with you? Let me spar with Big Brother Obito instead. We're evenly matched, so we can improve together."

Seeing this, Shisui realized that if he sparred with Chiga now, Chiga's methods would be extremely cruel.

He slowly backed away while looking toward Uchiha Obito, hoping Obito could save him from his predicament.

"Big Brother Obito, don't you agree?"

However, Obito had not heard their conversation at all. He merely wore a bewildered expression, then suddenly seemed to awaken and shouted, "Ah! Damn it, something terrible is about to happen!"

The shout startled both Chiga and Shisui.

Chiga unhappily smacked Obito on the back of the head. "What are you yelling for? You scared Shisui!"

Perhaps because Chiga's eye-opening had stimulated him, Obito would occasionally make sarcastic remarks toward Chiga.

How could Chiga's temper tolerate that? He immediately chose violence.

Of course, Obito was stubborn too. If Chiga wanted to fight, then they would fight. Who was he supposed to fear?

Unfortunately, ideals were plump, while reality was cruel!

In a head-on confrontation, there was no need to say more. Obito was beaten up right in front of Rin.

When he tried to ambush Chiga from the shadows, the ambush failed, and he was instead brutally beaten right in front of Rin.

When Chiga went to the bathroom, Obito used an Exploding Tag to launch a sneak attack.

This time, it did not happen in front of Rin, but Chiga beat him half to death. If he had not been sent to the hospital in time, he really might have died then and there.

Whenever Obito thought about it, chills ran all over his body. Covering the back of his head, he was furious but dared not speak up, and could only glare at Shisui.

Shisui: Little Uncle Chiga, I'm not that timid. Could you stop using me as an excuse to beat up Big Brother Obito every time? He'll hold a grudge against me. The way he's looking at me now is already really strange.

Chiga asked, "What exactly is going on?"

"Today is the day Rin and I agreed on. We're going to buy a present for Kakashi this afternoon."

Only then did Chiga remember that he had heard Rin mention it before.

Kakashi had passed the Chunin Exams a few days earlier and become a Chunin.

So the Ninja Academy Students among them had decided to celebrate Kakashi's promotion together. Chiga had agreed at the time as well.

"Seriously, we're not even close to that guy Kakashi, yet we're going to celebrate for him. It's so annoying. Besides, that guy does nothing but wear a sour expression."

Obito complained to Chiga.

Chiga nodded along. If Rin had not proposed it in front of everyone in class, he really might not have agreed to go.

As far as he remembered, he had not interacted with Kakashi much.

But since he had agreed, he had no intention of breaking his promise.

"All right. Since we're going to buy a present, I'll go with you."

Showing up empty-handed would indeed be impolite, so Chiga also planned to buy a gift.

"Why are you coming with me? Can't you go buy one yourself?"

Obito was not too happy about Chiga tagging along. This was a rare chance to spend time alone with Rin, so naturally he did not want Chiga, this third wheel, following them.

Chiga rolled his eyes. "Why are you talking so much nonsense? I'm a man. How would I know how to pick out a present? Of course I need Rin to help me choose."

"It's really just for advice? You don't have any other ideas?" Obito asked in a small voice, "You won't beat me up in front of Rin, will you?"

"Don't worry. As long as you don't do anything stupid, I can't be bothered to beat you up."