Then, while massaging Master Roshi's legs, he said with a smile:
"Then, Master Roshi, please just tell me directly. I'm especially stupid—how could I be as clever as you? No matter what it is, you understand it the moment it's explained."
"I'm terribly foolish, and I've always regarded you as my own master. Yet look at you, acting so distant with me."
Hearing Uchiha Hikaru say that left Master Roshi rather confused. How was this fellow suddenly accusing him of being distant?
So he lowered his sunglasses, fixed his tiny eyes on Uchiha Hikaru, and asked:
"Distant? How am I being distant? Besides, this is my disciple's home. Even if I were being distant, it wouldn't be with you."
Hearing that, Uchiha Hikaru chuckled softly, then met Master Roshi's gaze and said with a smile:
"Exactly. You and my big brother are master and disciple, while Big Brother Niu and I have a friendship forged through life and death. We've never distinguished between yours and mine."
"You're his master, which makes you my master as well. Since this disciple has done something wrong, look at how you directly lay hands on Big Brother Niu whenever you discipline him."
"I already see myself as your disciple, so how can you still be so distant with me? If I've done anything to displease you, Master Roshi, then whether you beat or punish me, I'll willingly accept it."
Hearing that, Master Roshi was so amused by Uchiha Hikaru's quick wit that he grinned from ear to ear.
Chuckling, he helped Uchiha Hikaru up and said:
"Put it this way: I have absolutely no intention of punishing you."
"Because in my eyes, you're quite a good kid. So why is it that you don't keep your word?"
Hearing that, Uchiha Hikaru was dumbfounded. When