Brother Xia Yu, the Uchiha Clan Was Lucky to Have You

Most of the day had passed.

In the blink of an eye, the sunset's afterglow washed over the entire Uchiha Clan Compound.

Today, more than five hundred women's names had been added to Xia Yu's family register.

In just over a year, his household had grown to nearly two thousand people, including almost nineteen hundred wives and nearly a hundred newborn children...

What an enormous family!

Xia Yu and Sasuke, one big and one small, sat on a cliff near the village. From here, they had an unobstructed view of the Uchiha Clan Compound.

Under the care of Xia Yu's wives, the gloom left by the massacre had been swept from the compound. People bustled through its gates, and every corner brimmed with life.

The earlier wives came and went with bellies of varying sizes, their faces full of smiles as they greeted the new wives like sisters.

"It's so lively..."

"Even livelier than before the massacre."

"No coldness or suspicion, just laughter and cheerful voices."

"Now this is what a family should feel like~"

Sasuke kept marveling.

Xia Yu enjoyed the heartwarming sight too, and could not help asking Sasuke, "Sasuke, do you prefer lively company or being alone?"

"The livelier the clan is, the better, of course~ But outside, I prefer being alone. Those girls are always crowding around me and chattering nonstop. It's annoying..."

As a young child, Sasuke had been very cheerful.

Only after experiencing the night of the massacre had his whole personality begun to change.

Now, Xia Yu had brought his heart back to how it had been, helping him regain that cheerfulness.

Xia Yu smiled faintly. "Hehe, Sasuke, remember this: all the liveliness in this world comes from loneliness. If everyone enjoyed being alone, the streets wouldn't be lively anymore."

Sasuke replied, only half understanding, "Brother Xia Yu, are you trying to tell me to treat those girls better? But I really can't take an interest in them. The only one who interests me is that blond kid in my class..."

"You mean Naruto?"

"Yeah, yeah! That's him! That guy's always doing outrageous, ridiculous things, and all he gets in the end is mockery from the people around him. I always feel like... there's something special about him."

"Special how? Do you want to protect him, perhaps?"

"It's... it's that kind of... huh? Brother Xia Yu, you're not getting the wrong idea, are you? It's not what you think!"

"Hahaha, don't misunderstand, Sasuke. Whatever you do, I won't interfere. Just follow your heart. I know you don't like talking to girls, so naturally, I'll keep shouldering the heavy responsibility of keeping the compound lively forever..."

Xia Yu laughed a few times, then continued:

"And perhaps that's why I have no choice but to be lecherous. It's hard, but it has far-reaching significance. This responsibility will always stay in my mind to keep me on my toes. In short, just keep having children! As for you, you don't have to endure this suffering."

"..."

He really was easy to fool.

Sasuke listened with tears brimming in his eyes, overcome with gratitude, his face streaming with emotion.

To Sasuke, maintaining intimate relationships with a crowd of girls really was a form of suffering.

At the thought of countless women surrounding him from morning to night, clinging to him on either side and swapping saliva with him, Sasuke broke out in goose bumps.

Oh, heavens...

That's terrifying!

Thank goodness Brother Xia Yu is bearing that suffering for me.

If he had to do it himself, Sasuke did not even dare imagine it.

"Brother Xia Yu, you're truly amazing..."

"Mm, I'm all right~"

"The Uchiha Clan is lucky to have you... Brother Xia Yu, let me treat you to dinner!"

"You're treating me?"

"Yeah, let's go to that izakaya you love most! My family left behind more money than I could ever spend, so let me buy you dinner to show my appreciation~"

"Tsk, tsk... Sasuke, are you up to something again?"

"Hehe, you guessed it." Sasuke scratched his head and laughed awkwardly.

"I was thinking, there are still plenty of women in Konoha who haven't become your wives, so I thought I'd do my part for your grand goal of expanding the Uchiha Clan. Starting today, I'm planning to become your wingman and help make finding wives easier..."

"Hahahaha... Interesting. But I've had an exhausting day, and I've already scheduled visits to my new wives' rooms in hourly batches tonight, so let's leave it for today. It's not every day you offer to buy me dinner. Let's just eat and not talk about anything else. We can put this into action when we have some free time. How's that?"

"Okay! It's settled, then! Brother Xia Yu, thank you for letting me take part. It makes me feel like I'm useful to the Uchiha Clan too!"

"Silly boy, why do you keep overthinking things..."

"Hehe..."

Xia Yu and Sasuke, one big and one small, rose from the ground together, brushed the dust off their bottoms, and headed toward the izakaya...

Konoha, Konoha Hospital, inside the second stall of the women's restroom on the third floor.

Kurenai Yuhi sat on the toilet, clutching her head in despair and trembling all over.

In her hand, she gripped a test strip showing two red lines.

"I'm pregnant!"

"I'm really pregnant!"

Whether it was a medical ninja checking with chakra, a machine examining her, or now her own test with a test strip.

Without exception, every result showed that she was pregnant.

Kurenai Yuhi was on the verge of breaking down.

She could not understand it.

It defied common sense.

She had never done that with anyone. Even with Asuma, she had only ever held hands. How could she be pregnant!??

Just then, Kurenai Yuhi suddenly remembered something her father, Shinku Yuhi, had told her when she was little.

"You must never kiss boys, or even hold hands with them. You'll have a baby!"

As a child, she had completely believed her father.

Only as she gradually grew up and gained some understanding of the human body had Kurenai realized that her father had told her a well-meaning lie. He had not wanted bad boys to grope her or take advantage of her.

Now, she could not help beginning to wonder.

Could Dad have been right?

And the biology books were wrong??

Kurenai Yuhi had begun to question everything.

But her remaining reason and education brought her back to her senses. She understood that the books were actually right.

Conceiving a child required a man and a woman to join together.

But I've never gone through that step! How on earth did I get pregnant!

No matter how Kurenai Yuhi thought about it, she could not figure it out.

Things had come to this, and there was nothing else she could do.

Her relationship with Asuma was already over...

She knew that Asuma, concerned as he was with saving face, could never believe her.

He had even called her a slut...

Kurenai Yuhi's heart had gone completely cold, and she no longer felt any attachment to him.

"Dad, if only you were still here... What am I supposed to do? Should I have this child or not..."

Two streams of hot tears slipped from the corners of Kurenai Yuhi's helpless eyes...

After a long while, she walked out of the restroom in a daze.

All alone, she headed forlornly toward the izakaya in the alley.

At that moment, Kurenai Yuhi was unwilling to concern herself with either her own safety or her child's, and could not be bothered to care.

She did not even know who the child's father was. Whether to keep this child was itself a question.

Now, there was only one thing she wanted to do.

Drown herself in drink, escape reality, and forget all these troubles...