Do You Wish to Take Me as Your Master?

It took a long while before the four of them stopped, satisfied. They clapped their hands, faces beaming with joy; where could one still see that miserable, depressed look from just a moment ago?

Qile tugged at his pants while muttering incessantly, though no one could tell exactly what he was rambling about.

At this moment, a smiling Yeling bent down and reached out to help Qile up from the ground.

"Yeling, tell me, why didn't you come to save me sooner! Watching me get trampled like that!" Qile tilted his head, looking up at Yeling with wide, expectant eyes, grumbling in dissatisfaction.

Hearing this, Yeling was stunned for a second before she burst into a giggle. "Oh my, it's Yeling's fault! I won't do it again!"

However, this laughter only made Qile more depressed. He yanked his pants up again and complained irritably, "Tsk, can you keep it down! It's so loud I can hear it myself!"

Still, he was quite satisfied with the change in Yeling; at the very least, she was showing some emotional fluctuations...

As the two spoke, Koharu, unable to suppress her curiosity, slowly edged closer. Blinking her large eyes, she asked cautiously, "Say, Qile, what exactly is your status in the Uchiha Clan? I've noticed the other Uchiha children don't have a dedicated... uh... sister accompanying them everywhere like you do."

Koharu had actually wanted to say "maid," but since Yeling was standing right there, she quickly changed her wording.

"Just a plain, ordinary Uchiha, that's all. There's no special status, you're overthinking it!" Qile muttered dismissively, then shifted the topic. "Oh, right! Come to think of it, shouldn't Kagami be getting out of school soon?"

"Just an ordinary Uchiha?" Standing to the side, Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned slightly upon hearing this, his lips pursed in clear disbelief.

He then cast a thoughtful gaze toward a large tree not far away.

Although he couldn't be one hundred percent certain if someone was truly hiding there, a deep-seated intuition kept warning him—someone was definitely watching their every move from that spot.

In fact, it wasn't just now; every time Qile came to find them, he had this feeling, though he could never quite confirm it...

Furthermore, even Senju Heye had hinted to them several times while out on missions that Qile's true identity was far from ordinary, and that when interacting with him, they must be cautious and maintain proper boundaries.

"Hey! Did you guys hear me or not? Shouldn't Kagami be out of school? I still need to go pick him up!" Seeing the group fall silent, Qile had to raise his voice to ask again.

At this, Danzo, who had remained quiet until now, finally spoke up. "As for Kagami, he won't be out until evening today. Didn't Senju Tobirama already make that clear? Were you not paying attention at all?"

"Is that so? Why don't I have any memory of that?" Qile scratched his head, struggling to recall, but couldn't remember a thing.

Watching Qile's confused expression, Koharu smiled and explained, "You were too busy thinking about other things to listen to Senju Tobirama. Besides, based on our own experiences, there's a lot of procedure to go through today. First, the class assignments based on individual circumstances, then the seating arrangements."

"Then every subject teacher will come up to give a welcome speech and go over course requirements. Finally, of course, there's the self-introduction where every student has to stand up. By the time all that is finished, it'll be nearly dark—at the very least, it'll be evening."

After hearing Koharu's detailed explanation, Qile nodded. "I see, that makes sense. Alright then, I'll go wait for him a bit later."

Today was an important day for Kagami's first day of school, and it seemed his father had gone off on some urgent mission.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, a father should have personally brought Kagami to school.

It couldn't be helped; since his biological father was too busy, Qile, as his... brother... would just have to put in the extra effort.

Come to think of it, even though Qile hadn't managed to successfully steal any techniques from Senju Tobirama recently, he had fortunately gained quite a lot from Senju Heye.

Regarding Qile's "stealing," Senju Heye not only showed no intention of stopping him, but sometimes, if he noticed Qile hadn't fully grasped a point, he would proactively repeat it several times.

In this way, with Senju Heye's help, Qile had indeed mastered many practical skills and knowledge.

This situation caused Qile's impression of Senju Heye to skyrocket.

Just as his thoughts were running wild like a runaway horse, a breeze brushed past, and the figure of Senju Tobirama finally appeared before them.

"Senju Tobirama, greetings!" The F4, seeing this, immediately acted perfectly behaved and greeted him in unison.

Facing the respectful greeting from the four, Senju Tobirama nodded slightly. His gaze swept quickly over Qile, who was standing to the side, before he spoke slowly. "Back then, you followed Senju Heye on a difficult mission lasting about two months. During that time, I trust you also acquired much valuable ninja knowledge from him..."

Originally, Senju Tobirama intended to start with some polite pleasantries, but halfway through, he realized it was too tedious and long-winded, so he changed his mind and asked directly, "So, are the five of you interested in becoming my students?"

"Hiss~ five?" Before the F4 could recover from the massive surprise, Qile was the first to repeat the number in disbelief.

Could it be that Senju Tobirama had counted him in as well?

Should he agree to it?

Just as he fell into deep thought, carefully weighing the pros and cons, a series of rapid, heavy gasps approached from a distance.

Immediately after, a slightly anxious voice pierced the air: "Senju Tobirama! Your... your speed is simply too fast! I couldn't keep up!"

At this moment, a somewhat chubby child slowly revealed his figure from the distance.

Seeing the newcomer, Qile couldn't help but click his tongue and mutter softly, "Well, so much for wishful thinking!"

Senju Tobirama, who had been keeping an eye on Qile, naturally noticed the change in his expression, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl upward!

Finally...

He had managed to pull one over on him!

Satisfying!