Daily Life (2)

Chapter 20: Daily Life

Early in the morning, Uchiha Shin rose early to wash up and get ready.

Originally, Uchiha Shin had an appointment with Madara, Izuna, and Hana to teach them techniques for precise chakra control.

However, Uchiha Tajima and his wife, Uchiha Aoi, had to head out to execute a mission again today.

With no one left at home to look after the two toddlers, Uchiha Aoi had originally planned to leave them in the care of Uchiha Shin's aunt.

Who would have guessed that his aunt, also a ninja, had to head out for a mission today as well...

With no other choice, Uchiha Aoi had to entrust the heavy responsibility of watching the two toddlers to Uchiha Shin.

Fortunately, Uchiha Shin already had experience looking after Madara and Izuna.

Thus, Uchiha Tajima and Uchiha Aoi, who were heading out on their mission, felt quite at ease leaving the two toddlers in Uchiha Shin's hands.

Before departing, Uchiha Aoi specifically warned Madara and Izuna not to be naughty today, or else she would give them a sound spanking the moment she found out upon her return.

Seeing the expression on their mother's face, which clearly wasn't a joke, Madara and Izuna hurriedly covered their bottoms and nodded rapidly, promising that they would absolutely not be naughty today.

After the two of them left...

Returning inside, Uchiha Shin looked at the four children of varying ages with a helpless expression and let out a long sigh.

"Sigh..."

"What kind of situation is this?"

"I just hope Uchiha Tajima and Uchiha Aoi can return a bit earlier."

Uchiha Shin sat down against the door frame, blocking the entrance to keep the two toddlers from running outside.

Seeing Lord Shin sitting at the door, Uchiha Hana, being quite perceptive, followed suit and blocked the entrance just like him.

And so, the doorway, which wasn't very large to begin with, was completely blocked by Uchiha Shin and Uchiha Hana, leaving not a single gap.

Uchiha Shin turned his head to glance at Uchiha Hana beside him, thinking that this one was quite observant, knowing how to help her superior solve his troubles.

This one is a talent!

With this kind of quick-wittedness, if she were in his past life's workplace, she would surely have thrived like a fish in water; it was just a pity she was born in the wrong era and world.

"Bro-ther...!"

"Bro-ther...!"

Children were naturally clingy; no more than a few minutes after Uchiha Shin sat down, the two toddlers, Uchiha To and Uchiha Kawa, came wobbling toward him.

"Ride the big horse."

"Ride the big horse."

That's right, the two of them wanted to play the "ride the big horse" game.

Ever since Uchiha Shin had played it with them once before, the two toddlers had been obsessed with it.

However, it had been a nightmare for Uchiha Shin afterward. It wasn't just the riding that was the problem; the two toddlers loved to slam their bottoms down hard on Uchiha Shin's lower back. Children really had no sense of restraint when they played.

After that session, Uchiha Shin felt like his back was about to snap.

Playing this "ride the big horse" game was more exhausting than doing three hundred push-ups and throwing five thousand straight punches.

Ever since then, whenever the two toddlers wanted to play, Uchiha Shin would either make an excuse to coax them away or just slip away in a flash.

But it looked like there was no escaping it today.

"Hm?"

Thinking of this, Uchiha Shin suddenly realized that he now had subordinates of his own.

Uchiha Hana, let's start your display of loyalty right now, hehe!

A mischievous smirk appeared on Uchiha Shin's face.

With a serious expression, Uchiha Shin turned to look at Uchiha Hana beside him: "Hana, I have an important mission I want to entrust to you today!"

"This matter is extremely significant; it even concerns the future of the Uchiha Clan."

Has Lord Shin finally decided to entrust me with an important mission?

What level of mission could it possibly be?

Hearing Uchiha Shin speak with such gravity, Uchiha Hana's heart instantly burned with excitement.

"Yes, please give your orders, Lord Shin!"

Uchiha Hana quickly knelt on one knee before Uchiha Shin, bowing her head to await his instructions.

"Ah, Hana, look at you, why so serious?"

Uchiha Shin smiled slightly and quickly told Uchiha Hana to stand up.

Uchiha Shin didn't mention what mission he had for her yet; instead, he changed the subject: "Hana, have you ever heard that children are the future of the clan..."

"Therefore, the growth of these children is actually of vital importance to the clan."

"So, how did that saying go? Education must start from the cradle."

"Why must we start from the cradle?"

"Because only when they are young can a proper education instill the right values in them."

"Only in this way can we prevent them from going down the wrong path in the future."

"Of course, if you want the little ones to accept an education well, a good mood is indispensable."

"Therefore, your task today is to properly accompany Tu and He in their play."

"Only when they are in high spirits will they study hard, establish the right values, and avoid straying onto a crooked path in the future."

"Hana, you wouldn't want to see them go down the wrong path later, would you?"

Uchiha Shin looked at Uchiha Hana with a face full of sincerity.

Although she did not understand what Lord Shin meant by "right values" or this "starting from the cradle" business, it all sounded very profound and impressive to her.

Still, she felt there was something a bit strange about his words.

But that was not important; she often played with her own younger brother at home anyway.

Since Lord Shin was so adamant, this task of playing with Tu and He must be extremely important—it might even concern the future of the ninja world.

Since Lord Shin trusted her enough to entrust her with this mission, she had to complete it perfectly.

"Lord Shin, rest assured, leave it to Hana, it's as good as done."

Uchiha Hana gave Uchiha Shin a thumbs-up with a serious expression, as if to say, "You can count on me."

"Little brothers, how about we play the horse-riding game?"

Feeling the weight of her mission, Uchiha Hana walked up to the two little ones, Tu and He, crouched down, and smiled brightly.

"Hmm..."

Tu and He sucked on their fingers, their expressions hesitant, but when they saw their big brother, Uchiha Shin, nod with a smile, the two little ones immediately began to dance with joy.

"Ride the big horse!"

"Ride the big horse!"

"Neigh!"

Uchiha Hana got down on all fours and mimicked a horse's whinny, doing a surprisingly convincing job.

Seeing that Uchiha Hana had transformed into a big horse, Tu and He happily scrambled onto her back.

Before long, the three of them—one big and two small—were tangled up in playful chaos.

"Oh no, the horse is getting spooked!"

Right in the middle of the fun, Uchiha Hana suddenly let out a cry and began to buck and kick like a startled horse.

"What a talent; this girl is a total drama queen!"

Watching Uchiha Hana act out the startled horse so vividly, Uchiha Shin chuckled to himself.

An hour later, both Tu and He were exhausted from playing.

The two little ones lay flat on the tatami mats, not wanting to move an inch.

Yet Uchiha Hana, that girl, was still full of enthusiasm.

Is she a Siberian Husky or something?

How can she have so much energy?

Uchiha Shin covered his forehead, watching Uchiha Hana as she continued to jump around, occasionally teasing the two little ones, and couldn't help but laugh despite himself.

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