Contacting Naruto!

At such a sensitive time, Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto arrived together in front of a building.

"Captain Fugaku, Lady Mikoto."

"What are you doing here?"

Before the two could step inside, three Anbu members appeared before Uchiha Fugaku.

"Hatake Kakashi?"

"How about that, are you leading the team here lately?"

Uchiha Fugaku looked at the white-haired Anbu member before him and spoke with a calm expression.

It must be said that although Kakashi had his own codename, everyone usually just called him Kakashi.

First of all, his features were simply too obvious.

A single Sharingan, powerful Lightning Style and swordsmanship, plus that white hair...

Most importantly, Kakashi had no family left.

So even if his identity were exposed, it wouldn't be a problem; there was no need to worry about any sort of retaliation.

"Captain Fugaku, visitors are prohibited here."

"I just..."

"There are some things you don't know yet, right?"

Before Kakashi could finish, Uchiha Fugaku leaned in close to his ear and whispered a few words.

Kakashi, who had been wearing a firm expression, felt his pupils instantly constrict.

Then, he looked at Uchiha Fugaku before him in a somewhat dazed manner.

"I would not use such matters to joke with you."

"By the way, I believe you know Mikoto's identity; there are some things that require us to act."

Uchiha Fugaku spoke once more.

"Let's go."

After Uchiha Fugaku finished speaking, he picked up Sasuke directly and headed upstairs.

Kakashi remained frozen in place, not saying a single word.

The other two Anbu members saw this and were at a loss as to how to handle the situation.

One had to know that Kakashi was their captain.

Now that Kakashi showed no signs of stopping Uchiha Fugaku and his group, the two of them didn't know what to do either.

"Captain, we..."

"You two head back first; I can handle things here on my own."

Before his teammates could finish, Kakashi cut them off.

"Understood."

After exchanging a glance, the two disappeared from the spot using the Body Flicker Technique.

They needed to report what happened here to the Fourth Hokage as soon as possible.

"Knock, knock, knock..."

Uchiha Fugaku knocked on the door in front of him.

They had been to that familiar place many times before.

But this place, this was their first time here.

It wasn't that Uchiha Fugaku didn't know Naruto's identity, but precisely because he knew, he couldn't act rashly.

With the recent movements in the village, combined with Roy's plan, Uchiha Fugaku finally had the confidence to come here.

"Who is it?"

A milky, childish voice came from inside, and then the door was opened.

"Who are you?"

Little Naruto looked at the three strangers before him with curiosity.

He hadn't caused any trouble lately, and in fact, to avoid hearing those hateful words, he hadn't even stepped outside for several days.

Could it be that someone had come to his door because of the trouble he had caused before?

That's right, at five years old, little Naruto had already started to become a bit mischievous.

Plus, there were times when he couldn't stand those people's curses and would go out to cause trouble.

Being cornered at his own door, he felt a sudden, inexplicable panic in his heart.

Looking at the somewhat timid little Naruto before her, Mikoto covered her mouth with her hand immediately.

The son of his former close friend was now living alone in such a cowardly, pathetic state.

How was a five-year-old child supposed to face everything that was coming for him in this world?

"That's not true."

"We were friends of your parents, and this is my son, Uchiha Sasuke."

"I hope that, from now on, you two can become friends."

Uchiha Fugaku took a deep breath, composed his emotions, and said with a smile.

"My parents' friends?"

"I knew it! I'm not a demon fox; I have parents!"

"Uncle, Auntie, could you tell me about my parents?"

Naruto was stunned for a moment, then a look of eager anticipation appeared on his face.

When other children were five, they only knew how to play in the mud.

Yet Naruto had already lost that childlike innocence.

"Here."

"I brought you some snacks and toys. Do you want to play with me?"

Sasuke held two bags and slowly walked toward Naruto.

For some reason, the moment he saw Naruto, he felt a strange sensation.

It was as if the other boy was someone very interesting to be around.

"Sure, thank you!"

"It's a bit messy in here, let me tidy up first."

As Naruto spoke, he pulled Sasuke inside with him.

As for Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto, they were completely ignored.

To a child, once there were snacks and toys, adults were simply non-existent.

Neither of them blamed him for this.

If anything, they felt an even deeper ache in their hearts.

"This is..."

Upon entering the house, Uchiha Mikoto could no longer hold back.

There were very few things inside the house.

Just some milk and bread.

There were only two sets of clothes and two pairs of shoes.

Most importantly, seeing the expired milk, Uchiha Mikoto burst into tears.

If Kushina were still here and knew her son was living like this...

As a mother, Uchiha Mikoto was overcome with emotion at this moment.

"Alright, let's go check on the two boys."

"We can just come visit often when we have time."

"Once this mission is over, there will be opportunities."

Uchiha Fugaku took a deep breath and said slowly.

It must be said that even as a grown man, he felt a stinging bitterness in his heart at the sight of this.

"Mm."

Uchiha Mikoto wiped away her tears and walked into the living room to watch the two little ones playing together.

Although it was their first time meeting, they seemed to hit it off immediately.

They were playing together in no time.

Uchiha Mikoto took some items into the kitchen and began to light a fire to cook.

Uchiha Fugaku watched the two little ones, a strange expression appearing on his face.

He had always maintained the image of a stern father in front of Sasuke; suddenly watching him play like this left him at a loss, while a strange, inexplicable emotion stirred in his heart.

It felt as if he had deprived Sasuke of his childhood.

And not just Sasuke—Itachi's childhood, too, seemed...

Thinking of this, Uchiha Fugaku quickly suppressed these emotions.

He still believed that what he had done was right.

Uchiha was a synonym for power.

As the clan head, his own child would inevitably inherit this title as well!

Therefore, there were some things he simply had to suppress.

However, relaxing like this once in a while was not much of a problem.

Soon, the aroma of food wafted out from the kitchen.

Naruto and Sasuke both watched the kitchen with expectant looks on their faces.

For a moment, the scene became quite heartwarming.