Born with great love, Uchiha

"Dead last, what are you doing here?"

Naruto Uzumaki hid the envy in his heart.

"I came to see my big bro!"

"Big bro? Are you a member of the Uchiha Clan too?"

"Huh? What kind of stupid nonsense is that? My last name is Uzumaki! Uzumaki!"

"Hmph! Then how do you have a big brother?"

"I just do! And my big bro is the best!"

"Tch! My brother is the best!"

"My big bro is in the Konoha Military Police Force!"

"My brother is in the Anbu!"

"My big bro can arrest a hundred criminals in a day!"

"My brother can kill a hundred missing-nin in a night!"

"My big bro can eat ten bowls of ramen in one sitting!"

"My brother... my brother dares to eat shit!"

Chapter 15: Stay away from utility poles, or your life will turn miserable (please keep reading! Please recommend!)

"My brother dares to eat shit!!!"

Second Pillar roared, his face twisted with rage.

Everyone was stunned.

Naruto Uzumaki's azure eyes suddenly became clear. Every wrinkle in his brain seemed to have been smoothed out by that one sentence from Sasuke Uchiha.

His brother even ate shit. How could he compete with that?

Uchiha Itachi, meanwhile, felt his vision go black.

His Sharingan seemed unable to see very far anymore...

And to think that just seconds ago, Uchiha Itachi had been praising Sasuke as "his light."

Now that he looked at it.

How was this light?

This was nothing but boundless darkness!

Actually, a little careful thought would reveal something.

Uchiha Itachi's life seemed to have taken a turn for the worse after Sasuke was born.

Sasuke was born, the Nine-Tails' attack broke out, the Uchiha Clan was forced to relocate, and they began planning a rebellion...

So Sasuke was the root of everything-

No!

Uchiha Itachi shook his head sharply, casting aside thoughts he should never have had.

That inherently evil blond brat had led my adorable little brother astray again!

I'll just-

"Hey! Big bro!"

Naruto Uzumaki suddenly let out a delighted cheer.

Like a nimble orange cat, he climbed a utility pole beside the road, then crouched on top of it and looked toward a detached house facing the street.

Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha had argued the entire way, crossing almost half of the Uchiha New Clan Compound.

Now the two happened to have reached the vicinity of Uchiha Minamoto's home.

"Get down here, Naruto."

Uchiha Minamoto stood beside a second-floor window in his home, frowning as he repeatedly beckoned to Naruto Uzumaki.

"Stay away from utility poles, or your life will turn miserable."

If the person on the utility pole hadn't been blond rather than black-haired.

And if it hadn't been daytime rather than night.

Uchiha Minamoto would have been having a stress response right now too!

"Oh..."

Naruto Uzumaki scratched his head and obediently slid down the utility pole.

"You were having quite a lively time just now, huh..."

Uchiha Minamoto looked at Naruto Uzumaki, then at Uchiha Itachi and his brother on the other side, his expression slightly odd.

Standing beside him were Uchiha Hazuki, Izumi, and Shamisen and her daughters.

The argument between Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha had been far too intense.

Uchiha Minamoto and the others, who had been about to head out, inevitably had their attention drawn to it too.

Never mind Sasuke Uchiha's final remark.

The earlier claim of "killing a hundred missing-nin in a day" alone.

Was enough to warrant Uchiha Minamoto and the others' attention.

Looking at the people in the window from afar, Uchiha Itachi felt his vision grow even darker.

Izumi... why was she... here?

Why did it have to be now?

Ruri licked her paw. "Meow~ (Mommy, what kind of animal is that?)"

"Probably a dog, baby."

Shamisen frowned, her feline face filled with disgust.

Yukino flicked her tail. "Meow (Just having that man look at me feels disgusting)~"

"None of them are normal!"

Shamisen left with her two daughters in tow. Today, she was taking them around the Uchiha New Clan Compound to help them get used to their new surroundings.

Humans had a hard time understanding Ruri and Yukino's meowing.

But Uchiha Minamoto and the others had no trouble at all understanding Shamisen.

"Ahaha..."

Uchiha Minamoto gave a couple of dry laughs.

This was actually his first time meeting Sasuke Uchiha.

There were always people who overlooked the fact that Uchiha Sasuke's intelligence was actually below Naruto's because of his handsome face.

Seeing him today truly proved that "hearing about someone was no substitute for meeting them."

The tactful version: unprecedented and never to be surpassed.

The blunt version: a shocking debut!

But that didn't stop Uchiha Minamoto from taking a jab at the weasel standing off to the side.

"It's all right. Everyone has different dietary habits."

Uchiha Minamoto deliberately adopted a polite manner.

"I don't understand, and I'm deeply shocked, but I respect it."

Uchiha Izumi said nothing, quietly hiding behind her mother.

Her childhood sweetheart-

No!

Her classmate from when she was little wasn't "like a dog," but "actually a dog."

That didn't seem right either.

Even ninja dogs wouldn't eat... that, would they?

Please forgive Uchiha Izumi for truly being unable to say that word.

"You... I... that's not..."

Uchiha Itachi was so furious that he activated his Sharingan on the spot. The three tomoe in his scarlet eyes were almost spinning into pinwheels!

Affected by his brother's emotions, Sasuke Uchiha seemed to realize that he had made a mistake too. He hung his head and said nothing more.

The oblivious Naruto Uzumaki unwittingly saved the situation.

"Big bro! Let's go have fun in the village!"

The moment those words left Naruto Uzumaki's mouth, he realized something was wrong.

"Uh, I mean, let's go beat up dogs!"

That was right this time.

"Naruto."

Uchiha Minamoto looked at Sasuke Uchiha with his little schoolbag on his back, then at the empty-handed Naruto Uzumaki.

"You had yesterday off. Is today a day off too?"

"Uh, hehe..."

Naruto Uzumaki scratched his head again.

"That's right! School's on a long break!"

"I'm taking you to school right now!"

Uchiha Minamoto nodded to the captain, jumped out of his second-floor window, and walked over to Naruto Uzumaki.

"Let's go. Oh, have you eaten this morning?"

"No..."

"Then let's get something to eat in a bit. There's a pancake shop near my house that's been open for decades. The food's pretty good."

"Oh..."

Uchiha Minamoto nodded to the two brothers beside them and walked away with Naruto Uzumaki.

"Big brother, let's go too."

Sasuke Uchiha gently tugged at the hem of his brother's clothes.

"I'm going to be late for school."

"All right..."

Uchiha Itachi forced a smile onto his face.

After taking his little brother to school, he still had to continue "protecting" that inherently evil blond brat.

What kind of nonsense was this?!

Ten-odd minutes later.

Uchiha Minamoto brought Naruto Uzumaki to the Ninja Academy.

The Great Love Panel suddenly popped up, notifying him that he had [Escorted a truant student back to the Ninja Academy] and rewarding him with several hundred great love points.

Naruto Uzumaki really was the best!

At the Ninja Academy gates.