"What should we name our child?"
"Hmm... let's call him Uchiha Mirai."
Those were the first two sentences the newborn Uchiha Mirai heard.
Of course, he was still far too young to understand what they meant.
Then he fell into a deep sleep.
In Konoha Year 64, Uchiha Mirai was three years old.
That year, he truly began to develop what could be called awareness and memory.
He began to truly understand this world.
He learned that his father was named Uchiha Xuantou, the Daimyō of the Land of Hot Water, a man whose might shook the shinobi world.
His mother was named Kurenai Yuhi, and she was one of his father's first women.
Of course, his father had also had many children with the other aunties.
His eldest brother Hanyu, his second brother Mitianxia, his third brother Sōsuke, his fourth sister Mikazuki...
And the younger brothers and sisters born one after another after them.
The Imperial Palace was always lively, like one big family.
That same year, he heard his mother say that a ninja village in the south called Konoha had deepened its cooperation with the Hidden Xuan Village.
Apparently, because there were not enough teachers, Konoha's young ninja would be sent to the Hidden Xuan Village for training.
He did not really understand these adult affairs, but he did notice that the village was expanding everywhere.
Even the Ninja Academy had built several new classroom buildings, and the clanging of construction rang out every day.
His father seemed to take this matter very seriously.
He personally became an instructor for genin and took on three female disciples.
One day, his mother brought them to the Imperial Palace to play with him.
"Mirai, these are your big sisters Hinata, Ino, and Sakura."
"They're all your father's