Too Tired, Fell Asleep

"Mom, we're home!" Uchiha Matsuzaki pushed open the door and called out.

Hearing this, Uchiha Matsuzaki's mother walked out of her room, looking somewhat alarmed when she saw Uchiha Ke on Uchiha Matsuzaki's back.

"Matsuzaki, what happened to Ke?"

"It's nothing, Mom. Ke just played until she was exhausted and fell asleep. No need to worry."

Uchiha Matsuzaki looked at his mother and said with a smile.

Seeing Uchiha Ke sleeping soundly, Uchiha Matsuzaki's mother finally felt at ease.

"You two, hurry and come inside."

Afterward, Uchiha Matsuzaki's mother helped support Uchiha Ke as they walked slowly into the room, gently laying her down on the bed.

"Mom, Ke and I start school tomorrow."

"I didn't buy anything today, I just spent the time playing with Ke!"

Uchiha Matsuzaki sat in the living room and said to his mother.

"That's right, school starts tomorrow. After the last war, our village's reconstruction speed has been quite fast!"

"You two study hard tomorrow, and Mom will make you something delicious for lunch."

"It's getting late, time to go to sleep, Matsuzaki."

Uchiha Matsuzaki's mother said with a smile.

The mother and son chatted for a little while longer before heading to bed, as they still had school the next day.

After returning to his room, Uchiha Matsuzaki looked out the window.

I still haven't figured out the goal of those people, but it doesn't look like they want to kill me; rather, they want me to do something for them!

But regardless, if they threaten Mom or my sister, I will make sure they never return.

Uchiha Matsuzaki thought to himself while looking out the window, then went to bed.

Early the next morning, Uchiha Matsuzaki woke up.

"Ding, does the host wish to sign in now..."

Uchiha Matsuzaki nodded after hearing the system's voice.

"Ding, host sign-in successful, obtained ninjutsu Chidori..."

Uchiha Matsuzaki, who was still feeling a bit groggy, instantly perked up upon hearing the reward.

"Holy crap, Chidori!"

"Even if it's not some insanely powerful ninjutsu, it's definitely flashy!"

"And given the current situation, it will surely evolve into something else later. After all, anything is possible here! Haha!"

Uchiha Matsuzaki said with a face full of smiles.

Right now, his only desire was to become stronger, because that was the only way to protect the people he cared about.

"Today is a good day, time to wash up."

Uchiha Matsuzaki put on his clothes, walked out of the room, and began to freshen up.

Shortly after, Uchiha Ke also got up, tidied her things, and came over to Uchiha Matsuzaki's side.

"Brother, what happened last night? I remember we were out shopping, right? Why don't I remember anything?"

Uchiha Ke asked, looking at her brother.

"Uh... it's like this, you were having so much fun yesterday that you got exhausted and fell asleep. So I carried you home on my back!"

Uchiha Matsuzaki said, looking at his innocent sister.

Clearly, this explanation was quite sloppy, but there was no other way. If he told her the truth about last night, he feared she wouldn't be able to handle it!

"Is that so! It's still really strange, though; I don't have a single memory of it."

"Forget it, forget it, I won't think about it anymore. Better hurry, we have to go to school soon!"

Uchiha Ke shook her head and began to wash up.

Uchiha Matsuzaki looked at his sister with an indescribable feeling in his heart.

In the future, I will definitely protect you well. What happened last night will absolutely never happen again!

Looking at Uchiha Ke, Uchiha Matsuzaki made a firm resolution.