Helping Brother Find a Sister-in-Law

Forget it, chakra will grow slowly. Better focus on training spiritual energy first.

Ye Wuyue entered a meditative state once again.

Before long, Itachi finished laying out the bedding and walked back into the room.

"Asleep again? Was it because he didn't sleep well last night?"

Looking at Sasuke with his eyes closed, Itachi revealed a gentle smile.

Creak...

The door suddenly opened, and Fugaku and Mikoto walked in with tired faces. Ye Wuyue was woken up again...

Looks like I'll need to find a time to meditate when no one will disturb me. Ye Wuyue thought helplessly.

"Father, Mother, you're back."

Itachi happily greeted them, taking their ninja tool pouches and placing them on the floor.

"Mm, good work looking after Sasuke, Itachi."

Fugaku patted Itachi's head, a slight worry on his face, but he still smiled when he saw his proud son.

"Sasuke is still sleeping now."

Itachi said, lowering his voice, but when he looked at the basket where Sasuke lay, Sasuke was staring back at him with open eyes.

"Huh? He was just asleep a moment ago."

Ye Wuyue rolled his eyes.

How can I possibly sleep with all this noise?

"Since Sasuke is awake, that's good. He hasn't eaten in a long time. I'll go feed him first."

Mikoto said, picking up the basket with Sasuke and walking into the room.

Ye Wuyue: Σ⊙▃⊙川

Half an hour later, Ye Wuyue lay quietly in Mikoto's arms, listening to her conversation with Fugaku.

"The Anbu who stopped us last night..."

Mikoto spoke first, looking uncertainly at Fugaku.

"That was Danzo's Root."

Fugaku's expression darkened slightly. As the clan head of Konoha's number one noble clan, being blocked by a few Root members was too humiliating. However, the one who caused the Nine-Tails' rampage indeed possessed their clan's Sharingan, leaving him with nothing to say.

"The clansmen are already arguing. Some even want to gather all the clan's strength to overthrow the village's high-ranking officials."

Mikoto said with some concern.

Ye Wuyue listened to Fugaku and Mikoto's conversation and couldn't help but sigh at the Uchiha clan's thick-headedness.

Currently, Konoha probably had about five Kage-level combatants, and two of them were among the stronger Kage. In contrast, the only Uchiha who could hold his own was his current father, Fugaku.

Were those Uchiha who wanted to overthrow the village's high-ranking officials planning to fight with their heads?

"Hmph, a bunch of arrogant fools who can't see the situation clearly! What are they going to fight with—their heads?!"

Thinking about the behavior and words of some clansmen, Fugaku was furious. Their stupidity defied his understanding, and yet he was stuck being the leader of these people! It was damn frustrating!

"Sigh, it's a pity that the hard-won easing of relations between the village and us after Minato took office is probably going to change."

Thinking about the three tomoe that appeared in the Nine-Tails' eyes last night, Fugaku sighed.

"Are there any bloodline members of our clan scattered outside?"

"No, only those who died outside the village."

Fugaku frowned. He couldn't figure out who controlled the Nine-Tails last night either. He couldn't even think of a single possible person.

"Gaa goo!"

It's that dead-last named Obito!

Ye Wuyue wanted to tell Fugaku the identity of last night's culprit, but all that came out was a few baby sounds. Fugaku clearly couldn't understand.

Seeing his expression, Mikoto couldn't help but laugh.

"It seems like Sasuke is trying to tell us something."

Seeing this, Fugaku's brow relaxed.

"He looks like a smart child. I hope he can surpass Itachi in the future."

Fugaku patted Sasuke's head and said.

(▼皿▼#)

Can't find the book by searching the title? Try searching by the author's name—maybe it was just renamed!

Ye Wuyue, having his head patted, felt very annoyed, but there was nothing he could do. He simply turned his head and buried it in Mikoto's chest.

Just then, Itachi pushed the door open and walked in.

"Father, some clansmen outside say they want you to preside over the clan meeting."

Itachi said softly.

"Understood."

Fugaku stood up helplessly, knowing he'd have to go placate that bunch of fools again.

Then Mikoto also rose.

"I need to head to the Military Police Force as well. Itachi, take good care of your little brother at home."

"Mm, I'll definitely look after him."

Itachi nodded seriously.

Mikoto handed Sasuke over to Itachi, then left the house with Fugaku.

The room fell quiet, and Ye Wuyue began to meditate.

From his parents' words just now, he'd roughly pieced together the current situation. The Uchiha Clan's downfall could be blamed partly on Danzo and other Konoha higher-ups, but it also had plenty to do with the reckless radicals inside the clan itself.

So the answer was still to get stronger, then kill Danzo and take out the radicals in the clan—everyone would be happy.

"Sasuke, I'll take you outside for a walk."

Itachi wrapped Sasuke in a small blanket, tied him to his chest, and carried him out of the room.

Since Ye Wuyue was meditating deeply this time, he wasn't disturbed.

After an unknown amount of time—

"Wow! Is this your little sister? So cute!"

"No, it's my little brother."

"Can I hold him?"

"No."

"Eh? Why not?"

"Because I don't want him to cry."

"Babies don't cry that easily!"

Ye Wuyue had just woken from meditation when he saw a pair of sinful hands reaching toward him.

He focused his eyes—wasn't this Izumi! Itachi's little female companion. If not for Itachi being too dense, she'd probably have been Sasuke's sister-in-law in the original story.

If he could get them together and strengthen Itachi's bonds with the Uchiha Clan, the chances of Itachi going astray in the future should drop quite a bit.

Ye Wuyue was thinking this when Izumi had already picked him up.

"See? I told you, babies don't cry!" Izumi said happily to Itachi while holding Sasuke.

Hearing her words, Ye Wuyue thought that this Sasuke had caused plenty of trouble—even blocking his own brother's romantic fate.

Seeing this, Itachi froze. He remembered that before, Sasuke wouldn't let anyone hold him except him and their parents. Anyone else who tried would make him cry. So why had that changed now? Could it be that his little brother didn't like him anymore?

Just then, Sasuke suddenly reached out and grabbed Itachi's hand.

Itachi relaxed. So his little brother still liked him.

"Izumi, he grabbed my hand. That means he wants me to hold him. Better give Sasuke back to me."

Izumi holding Sasuke made Itachi uneasy, so he spoke to her.

Hearing Itachi's interpretation, Ye Wuyue was defeated by his denseness.

My foolish brother! Let me teach you what to do!

Ye Wuyue directly pulled Itachi's hand and placed it on Izumi's face. Itachi didn't react in time, but Izumi immediately felt the warmth on her cheek, and her face flushed bright red.

"Itachi... Itachi-kun, what... what are you doing?"

Izumi suddenly became flustered, unable to look at Itachi in front of her, steam practically rising from her head.

Ye Wuyue grew anxious. Why did you have to speak? Couldn't you just let the feelings grow?

Itachi was also a little red-faced and flustered.

"Ah? Sasuke pulled my hand. Sorry!"

Itachi quickly withdrew his hand, but the soft sensation from just now was still etched in his memory.