By the following Sunday,
Gua finally stopped idling at home. Instead of studying Flying Thunder God, he went straight to Itachi's house.
Officially, he was there to see Little Sasuke.
In reality, he wanted to secretly observe Clan Leader Fugaku.
Gua seriously suspected that Clan Leader Fugaku had turned traitor.
Which raised a question.
If Clan Leader Fugaku betrayed Konoha, should I betray Konoha too?
That really was a difficult question.
First, my surname is Uchiha.
Second, Clan Leader Fugaku has been very good to me.
He seemed to have no reason not to stand with Clan Leader Fugaku.
Even though he wanted Konoha to be all right.
But that was most likely just wishful thinking on his part.
At seven years old, Gua experienced the helplessness of adulthood for the first time.
He arrived at Clan Leader Fugaku's home.
Gua hadn't told Itachi beforehand.
He stood outside the door and knocked.
Knock, knock, knock!
Soon, someone came pattering over to open the door.
Even through the front gate, Gua could sense the joy in those running footsteps.
Creak!
The front gate opened, and an adorable little head poked out.
He looked left, then right.
"Where is everyone?"
A giant question mark practically hovered over Little Sasuke's head.
The next moment, Gua suddenly appeared and flicked him squarely on the forehead.
"Ow!"
Little Sasuke clutched his head and sprang several meters backward.
He glared furiously at the entrance.
Gua pushed the gate open and walked in.
Like an enraged little calf, Little Sasuke fixed a fierce glare on Gua.
"You bad guy!
How dare you break into our house!
I'm going to take you down!"
Little Sasuke charged like a raging bull.
When Little Sasuke reached him, Gua grabbed his shoulder with one hand, swung him around a full 360