"Actually, even without this incident, I would have done whatever you said, Kazashiro."
Obito's serious expression made Kazashiro a little nervous.
"Alright, I haven't raised you for nothing. My son has grown up and knows how to take responsibility for his father."
Scratching his head, Kazashiro didn't know what to say to express his feelings, so he could only resort to this joking manner.
"Actually, it's nothing major, it's just that I secretly started an organization behind the village's back..."
Time passed day by Tenten.
Under Sakumo's swift and decisive actions, apart from a lack of funds, everything in Konoha is progressing as he envisioned.
Naruto was just learning to speak, had reached the age where he was going to cause trouble. Not long after his third birthday, he couldn't wait to take Karin to Yamato.
"Hey Naruto, and Karin, I'm really busy right now, I just don't have time to play with you guys..."
Yamato, who was busy renovating Shimura Residence, looked helpless. He hadn't finished his work yet, and this noisy little guy had brought his sister to bother him.
"Really, Yamato- nii-san? What are you busy with?"
Naruto watched curiously as Yamato kept climbing Yamato and down.
"It's all because of your sudden idea, Brother Kazashiro. He said the house was a bit old and asked me to clean it up and free up two rooms."
Yamato couldn't help but complain, "I'm only thirteen years old too, okay? This is blatant child labor! I'm going to protest to Danzo!"
"Hey, Yamato- nii only thirteen years old? But he looks much older than Kazashiro -nii."
Karin has an innocent look on her face, but her words are as sharp as a blade.
"Who can compare to that guy!"
Hearing Karin compare herself to Kazashiro, Yamato's voice involuntarily rose a few decibels.
"Hmm? Yamato, what do you want to compete against me in?"
Yamato finished speaking than Kazashiro appeared behind him like a ghost.
After three years, Kazashiro's height and appearance have not changed significantly. If one had to find a difference, it would only be that he has a diamond-shaped mark on his forehead.
No one knows when, not even Kazashiro himself remembers the exact time, but the Yin Seal was filled up.
Isobu: This is all thanks to me, of course.
Kazashiro: Alright, alright, so you're trying to curry favor with the Tailed Beast, huh?
"Brother Kazashiro! I want a shuriken, but Brother Yamato won't make one for me!"
Upon seeing Kazashiro appear, Naruto immediately threw himself into his arms and then began to berate Yamato.
Karin also ran to Kazashiro's side, reaching out to tug at his trouser leg and refusing to let go.
"Alright, alright, Yamato won't give them to you, I'll give them to you. Um, Yamato, use your Wood Release to make two wooden shuriken, remember to keep the edges blunt."
Kazashiro stroked Naruto and Karin's heads while giving Yamato instructions.
"I knew it would be me in the end."
Yamato resignedly put down his work. To prevent the two little ones from losing their things and bothering him again, he simply made a few more wooden shuriken.
Kazashiro wanted to make them, but the shuriken made with Ice Release looked very dangerous. Although both little ones had Uzumaki Clan blood, so there was no need to worry about them getting cut, what if Kushina doted on her children so much, found out...?
Just imagining the other person's hair flying in the wind was enough to make Kazashiro's legs tremble uncontrollably.
"Yay! Let's go, Karin, let's go find Sasuke to play!"
Upon obtaining the wooden shuriken, Naruto immediately abandoned Kazashiro and, dragging Karin along, ran towards the Uchiha Clan's territory.
"Slow down, Naruto, watch out for the slippery ground."
Looking at the snow-covered ground, Kazashiro couldn't help but offer a reminder.
After all, if Naruto and Karin were to fall down in front of her house, it would probably incur Kushina's wrath.
"Sigh, by the way, Senior Kazashiro, why did you suddenly decide to have me clean the room?"
Watching the two little ones leave, Yamato couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering him all night.
"You guess."
Kazashiro had no intention of telling Yamato the answer. After leaving behind this sentence, he Body Flicker Technique left the Shimura Residence.
"Sigh, they're all so inhumane."
With Yamato bitter expression, Yamato continued his life as a slave.
"But..."
Hearing the door open, Yamato subconsciously turned his head. Upon seeing that the person who entered was Shisui, Yamato's mood suddenly improved considerably.
"Compared to this Shisui of Body Flicker Technique, my treatment is actually quite good."
"Yamato, Kazashiro said he needs to tidy up the wiring in the vacant rooms. Is it the rooms on the second floor?"
When cattle and horses meet, their eyes well up with tears.
Meanwhile, within the Uchiha Clan Compound.
"Sasuke, come out and play!"
Standing in front of Sasuke's house, Naruto put his hands on his hips and called out Sasuke's name loudly.
"It's Naruto. He's here so early?"
Hearing the sound, Mikoto smiled and opened the door, gesturing for the two little ones to come in and sit down.
"It's alright, Aunt Mikoto, Karin and I aren't cold."
Naruto shook his head with a smile, while simultaneously peering into the house.
Soon, Sasuke, dressed neatly, walked out the door and looked at Naruto with an arrogant expression.
"You won the running race yesterday, but I definitely won't lose to you in the shuriken throwing today!"
"Okay, let's go then."
Naruto didn't care what Sasuke said, he just agreed and reached out to pull Sasuke up.
"Wait, I haven't said goodbye to my brother yet!"
Forcibly breaking free from Naruto's grasp, Sasuke looked towards the stairwell with longing.
Soon, Itachi's figure came into everyone's sight.
He was at home on vacation, carrying an iron basin, preparing to wash the clothes that had gotten dirty during training a few days ago. After noticing Sasuke's gaze, he smiled and responded.
"Ugh, Sasuke's a brother complex guy."
Naruto couldn't help but criticize the other person.
"Hmph, what brother complex? Where did you learn that term?"
"You don't know? It was Brother Kazashiro who said it, meaning someone who is very dependent on their older brother."
"So, you're a brother-complex person too!"
Sasuke was not to be outdone.
"I don't have a brother."
"You're not exactly a control freak, are you? You're called a control freak, right? Like, you're very much a control freak, Brother Kazashiro?"
"It's not like you don't control him. I saw it last time; you pretended to be asleep and deliberately made Brother Kazashiro carry you!"
"You idiot Naruto, what nonsense are you spouting!"
Yes, it seems like this is true.
Karin thought to herself.
She noticed that Sasuke's face turned bright red before he could even retort.
"Tsk, these two little ones get along really well."
Itachi's shoulders suddenly felt heavy, followed by a familiar voice in his ear.
"Brother Kazashiro, it's very impolite to suddenly show up at someone else's house."
Itachi closed his eyes helplessly, muttering a complaint, but took no action.