"Hahaha! Who knew I'd be the one to make the legendary SasuNaru kiss happen? I could laugh about this for a whole year."
Qingwu looked at the burst shots in his hands, taken from several angles, and roared with laughter. He was immensely pleased with himself. After all, he had only given a little shove in secret, and no one had noticed.
Oh, no.
That brat Shikamaru had definitely noticed. Choji, Ino, and Hinata had probably figured it out too.
Hehehe! They're all my people.
They won't expose me.
Naruto, you'll just have to suffer a little. Hahaha!
What are buddies for, if not messing with?
Besides, you were the center of attention today. So many girls got up close and personal with you. Don't thank me!
In the school infirmary, a bruised and swollen Naruto said, "Qingwu, thank you so much. And thanks to eight generations of your ancestors!"
That was why you should never get too smug.
"Huh?! Who's there?!"
Having just finished watching the show, Qingwu was about to head to the restroom when he suddenly felt a rush of air behind him. Startled, he instinctively turned and unleashed a Fierce Spinning Kick.
Thud! With a dull impact, a dark figure went flying from Qingwu's kick and slammed into the wall.
"Oh, it's you, Uchiha Sasuke."
Qingwu looked closely and realized his attacker was Sasuke Uchiha. He couldn't help wondering, Holy shit! Didn't he already leave? What's he doing here?
"I asked around. You were the bastard who did it. It's all your fault... Otherwise, I wouldn't have..." Uchiha Sasuke's face turned red with rage, but remembering what had happened with Naruto in the classroom left him too ashamed to say it aloud.
His face flushed even more.
It's all this bastard's fault!
"A misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!" Qingwu hurried to explain, trying to bluff his way out of it. "I'm an upright guy. How could I do something like that? Someone must have made a mistake..."
He even put on an innocent, good-natured grin.
Seeing that grin only made Sasuke angrier.
This bastard thinks I'm an idiot.
"There's no misunderstanding, you bastard! You even took pictures! Hand over the negatives... or else..."
Sasuke glared viciously at Qingwu, his eyes blazing with anger and murderous intent. He couldn't stand this grinning jerk who never did anything decent. Not only had Qingwu done that to him, he had even taken pictures as keepsakes. His personality was truly vile. Even the usually aloof Sasuke had been driven to swear repeatedly.
"Oh dear! I've been exposed. But I don't want to give you the pictures, and I want you to leave me alone. Whatever should I do?" Qingwu put on a troubled expression, but his voice was openly mocking.
"You're dead!" Unable to take it anymore, Uchiha Sasuke roared and lunged at him again. Qingwu easily dodged his attack and swiftly crouched down.
"Ooh! How scary!" Qingwu said in an unsettling voice, a sly smile on his face.
With astonishing speed, he grabbed Uchiha Sasuke's balls and squeezed hard.
"Ooohhh!" Uchiha Sasuke's eyes widened at Qingwu's movement, nearly bulging out of their sockets. Tears streamed from his eyes as he screamed in pain.
"L-let... let... let go... you bastard..." Uchiha Sasuke howled in agony, his voice filled with despair and rage.
It was pain beyond what an ordinary person could endure.
"Oh, right! Sorry, I forgot!" Qingwu replied casually, as though everything that had just happened was only a minor misunderstanding. There wasn't a trace of apology in his voice, only an infuriatingly teasing tone.
After a long while, Sasuke recovered a little and charged again through the pain. He was determined to make this bastard pay, forgetting that the astonishing speed and strength Qingwu had just shown were far beyond his own.
"Sigh..." Watching Uchiha Sasuke refuse to learn his lesson, Qingwu decided to teach him something he would never forget.
His figure flashed.
He vanished from Sasuke's sight.
Oh, no! Before Sasuke could react, he heard, "Target locked. Ha!" Then came a burst of...
"Ooohhh!"
The invincible Lord Sasuke fell once again, tears of humiliation gathering at the corners of his eyes. Qingwu was already long gone.
"Waaah... Mommy, I'm not pure anymore..."
Sasuke went home crying, looking utterly lost. He didn't even eat dinner, locking himself in his room as soon as he arrived.
"Damn it! That worthless dead last!"
Sasuke touched his slightly swollen lips, his heart full of anger and frustration. He had never imagined something like this would happen to him...
A man had stolen his first kiss.
"Aaah! That bastard Uzumaki Naruto..." Sasuke couldn't help roaring again, as though trying to vent all the resentment and indignation inside him. "And that bastard Hyuga Seigo!"
He had actually used such filthy, underhanded moves.
Just thinking about it left him feeling a little...
Sore in the balls and clenched in the ass.
That bastard! That asshole...
Just then, Mikoto Uchiha's anxious, concerned voice came from outside the door. "Sasuke! Sasuke! What happened to you? Please open the door, all right? Don't scare Mommy!"
Hearing his mother's worried words, Sasuke quickly wiped away the tears lingering at the corners of his eyes, though his eyes remained red.
Then Itachi's voice rang out too. "Sasuke, it's your big brother. Did something happen? Tell me if you're having trouble. I'll do everything I can to help you." As it happened, Itachi had come home early that day.
"Haa... Hoo..."
Hearing them, Sasuke quickly took a deep breath, worked to calm himself, and slowly opened the door. Considerate as he was, he never wanted his mother and brother to worry too much about him.
"Mom... Big brother... I'm fine."
Facing their puzzled, caring gazes, Sasuke felt a wave of shyness and embarrassment.
His eyes are as red as a rabbit's, and he says he's fine? Has someone been bullying him?!
"N-nobody bullied me!" he stammered. "Stop asking. I'm really okay!"
In truth, Sasuke simply couldn't admit to them that a man had humiliated and defiled him like that!
He had actually been kissed by Uzumaki Naruto.
How could he possibly say that?!
Admitting Hyuga Seigo had ambushed his crotch was even more embarrassing.
Something like this,
For the ever-proud and conceited Sasuke, was an unparalleled humiliation. Whenever he recalled that unbearable scene, his classmates' laughter and stares left him red-faced and wishing the ground would swallow him.
The sneak attack on his rear had hurt him to the core.
"I... I... I..."
Overwhelming shame surged through his heart like a tide, almost leaving him unable to breathe. Just thinking about it nearly made Sasuke awaken his Sharingan in anger again.
Seeing Sasuke's embarrassment,
"Hehe! All right, all right. Mommy won't ask any more."
His mother, Mikoto Uchiha, wore a smile as warm as a spring breeze. She gently reached out and stroked Sasuke's head as though tending to a precious treasure, saying softly:
"Our Sasuke really is growing up. You're starting to have little secrets of your own!"
"But no matter what, you still have to eat. You mustn't go hungry!"
Beside her, Itachi quickly nodded in agreement. "That's right, Sasuke. You can't skip your meals."
"After all, you're at an important stage of growing up. How will you keep up with training if you don't eat?"
Hearing his mother and brother's caring words, Sasuke felt warmth flood his heart, sweeping away all his earlier shyness and embarrassment. He couldn't help thinking, Mom and my brother are so gentle. They're the best!
"Sorry, Mom, and you too, big brother. I know I was wrong to make you worry so much..." Little Sasuke had now completely calmed down. Looking at his worried mother and brother, he hurriedly apologized, filled with guilt.
A warm atmosphere spread between them, and the three began enjoying a peaceful, lovely meal.
"Let's eat!" Sasuke said softly, pressing his palms together to express his gratitude for the food.
"Om... Yummy... So good..."
Then he eagerly picked up a bite of food and put it into his mouth, a satisfied smile spreading across his face. "Mmm! Mom's cooking is so delicious..."
"Mmm!" His little mouth was stuffed full.
Mikoto Uchiha smiled as she watched her precious son eat with such relish, her heart filled with joy.
She kept placing various dishes into Sasuke's bowl, saying affectionately, "If you like it, eat plenty, Sasuke."
"Mmm! Thanks, Mom."
"And big brother, you should try some too..." Although his mouth was already full, Sasuke still remembered to share his happiness with his family, urging his brother and mother to eat with him.
With his mother's delicious food before him,
Whatever sorrow and worries he had,
He quietly tossed them away.
Time to eat, eat!
"Mmm!"
Sasuke wolfed down his food, turning grief and anger into appetite. You damned dead last, I'm going to get you!
"Sasuke, eat slowly. Be careful not to choke."
Itachi gently reminded his little brother while reaching out to wipe the grease and grains of rice from the corners of Sasuke's mouth.
Perhaps only at moments like this,
Could Itachi's gentleness be seen.
"Okay, okay! I know, big brother." Little Sasuke nodded shyly, thinking to himself, My brother is so good to me. He's always so thoughtful and considerate.
Hehe! Having a big brother is great.
"Hehe! Seeing you brothers so close makes Mommy really happy." Mikoto Uchiha smiled, watching her two sons interact with a loving gaze, her heart overflowing with joy.
She thought how wonderful it would be if every day could be as warm and lovely as this.
But she knew that if Fugaku were here...
Sigh...
His gaze slowly shifted to the adorable Sasuke beside him, then to his gentle, gracious mother. Itachi couldn't help parting his lips and letting out a satisfied sigh. "Ah..."
At that moment, he slowly savored his mother's cooking, as though enjoying a rare feast.
Perhaps this warm, harmonious scene before him was the powerful emotional support that kept him striving and fighting every day.
Oh, right. Someone seemed to be missing.
The head of the household, Fugaku Uchiha.
Yes, he was working overtime. There was official business at the Konoha Military Police Force.
He also had a meeting that evening.
Perhaps only when he was absent,
Was the atmosphere at the dinner table less solemn and tense.
A little more relaxed and comfortable.
At that thought, the corners of Itachi's mouth rose slightly, revealing a barely noticeable smile.
After dinner, little Sasuke helped with the chores and practiced with shuriken alongside his brother for a while before going back to wash up and sleep. Children still needed to go to bed and get up early, and he had school tomorrow.
"Good night, Mom! Big brother!"
"Tap, tap, tap..." Sasuke headed back to his room on his short little legs.
"Good night, Sasuke!" they both said.
Itachi and Mikoto responded with smiles.
After watching Sasuke return to his room,
Mikoto Uchiha said, "Itachi, go to the school and find out what happened. I'm worried someone is targeting Sasuke."
It was hardly surprising that she would think that.
After the Nine-Tails Incident, relations between the Uchiha and the village had grown increasingly tense. All sorts of rumors were circulating through the village, and someone might well be stirring up trouble.
As the Uchiha Clan Head's wife,
With public sentiment as it was, she really couldn't show up in person.
After all, the current situation truly was...
Itachi smiled gently. "Don't worry, Mother. I won't let anyone bully Sasuke. With the Third Hokage here, no one will reach into the Ninja Academy."
"All right. Sorry for the trouble, Itachi."
Thinking it over, Mikoto agreed. Whatever else happened, surely no one would target a little child attending school.
If anyone did, Itachi would deal with them. She might be kind, but that kindness was for her own family. She had been on the battlefield too.
Itachi understood.
"All right, Mother. You should get some rest early too." Itachi responded as calmly as ever, bowing to his mother before withdrawing.
Once he turned away,
His gentle face immediately turned cold.
"Someone's bullying Sasuke? They're asking to die."
A trace of murderous intent flashed through Itachi Uchiha's eyes.
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