"Lord Madara..."
Uchiha Sumi still had his doubts, but the person beside him was certainly no ordinary boy.
Uchiha Sumi suppressed his fear and said bravely, "Lord Madara, Fugaku is Lord Yanbai's direct disciple. He works very diligently to ease Lord Yanbai's burdens."
At those words, Madara Uchiha slowed his steps. He narrowed his eyes slightly and asked in puzzlement, "Oh? And...?"
Uchiha Sumi said cautiously, "If you wish to visit Fugaku, it would be best to come at noon or after dusk, when he's off work. At this hour, he has probably already left for work. Only his wife and children will be home."
Madara Uchiha chuckled. "Is that so? I'm actually just here to visit Fugaku's two children on Yanbai's behalf."
"Ah... so that's how it is." Understanding dawned on Uchiha Sumi's face.
Uchiha Sumi recalled that Fugaku's second child had indeed been born recently.
The baby was not even a month old yet.
Moreover, Yanbai seemed to place great importance on Fugaku's children. Acting as an elder, he had even paid to hire servants for Fugaku, specifically to help Mikoto with the housework and cook her delicious meals she did not normally get to eat.
Still, Yanbai seemed to treat every one of his disciples this way.
He had done the same when Hyuga Yuisaki's child was born.
So there did not seem to be anything wrong with Madara Uchiha visiting Fugaku's children.
Yet Uchiha Sumi still felt that something was off.
As far as Uchiha Sumi was concerned, Yanbai was a woman, so there was nothing wrong with him visiting at any time.
Madara Uchiha was a man. Coming to visit the children while Fugaku was away, without any regard for appearances, seemed rather inappropriate.
Uchiha Sumi had intended to keep trying to dissuade him, but