Uchiha Yuan walked down Konoha's main street, thinking about the three gazes that had watched him from the Hokage Building.
Had Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Konoha sensed the threat posed by the Navy?
Uchiha Yuan cast another brief glance toward one side of the street. Anbu had been following and watching him the whole way.
He entered a barbecue restaurant and ordered a tableful of grilled meat. Then, under the shocked gazes of everyone around him, he tore into it in great mouthfuls, finishing every last piece in no time.
"That really hit the spot."
Uchiha Yuan stood and stretched, satisfaction written all over his face.
Just as he stepped out of the restaurant, he felt a small, soft body bump into his leg.
Looking down, he saw an exquisite little girl of about three or four blinking her round eyes as she gazed curiously at him.
Then a delighted smile spread across her little face, and she reached out to hug Uchiha Yuan's leg.
Uchiha Yuan's heart softened at the sight of her.
She was Senju Ran, his daughter with Senju Yuki.
"What an adorable little girl."
Uchiha Yuan bent down and scooped Senju Ran up, then made all sorts of funny faces, making her giggle nonstop.
"Little Ran!"
With an anxious shout, Senju Gen appeared in front of Uchiha Yuan.
He held a Cone Ice Cream piled high in his left hand.
Senju Gen looked at Uchiha Yuan warily. "Sir, please put Little Ran down."
Uchiha Yuan patted Senju Ran's little head before setting her down. He smiled and said, "I take it you're a relative of this adorable young lady."
Standing on the ground, Senju Ran tilted her head up and looked at Uchiha Yuan in confusion, reaching out her arms to be picked up again.
But just