When I entered the house, I kicked off my sandals and listened - it was silent, and all the inhabitants were still snoozing sweetly in their pillows, dreaming sweet dreams. I wasn't surprised, because even Saya, who was a lark, never got up before seven in the morning, let alone six and a quarter.
And the rest of my girls liked to sleep at least until eight. And this allowed me to take the cooking of breakfast for the family completely into my own hands - sometimes for relatives should do something nice, and that with this exam on chunin, the family was in the background.
With the arrival of another hostess in the house, I stopped visiting the kitchen at all, except for a quick snack during midnight work when everyone else was asleep, but I used to have to cook for Ma and me quite often and a variety of dishes. Or rather, to my clones, but it didn't matter - the experience hadn't gone anywhere.
While I fiddled with cottage cheese, eggs, and dried fruit, and then put the resulting casserole to cook in the oven, a sleepy Ma appeared in the kitchen, covering her yawns with the palm of her hand. She was surprised to see me behind the stove, wearing her favorite pink apron with flowers and cooking marks all around.
- Ryo? What are you doing here? - she asked.
- I wanted to do something nice for you guys," I shrugged, 'with all the work I've been doing lately, I've been paying less attention to Tsumi, let alone you and Linley, so that's just the way it is,' I said.
I even felt a little embarrassed that I was only now paying attention to it.
- Oh, Ryo," Saya came closer and hugged me tightly, looking up at me from below, "don't think of us as shallow fools who don't know anything about life, we understand and we're not offended. Your students are going through an important period of time, when the help of a mentor is especially important, and besides, it's only before the exam, so don't worry.
Oh Kami, I've been lucky with women in this life - not a single bitch who thinks that all men owe her just for paying attention to them. Let the memories of my past life, now already perceived as a long dream, wiped out of memory, but the memories of family scandals, if something suddenly made wrong in the opinion of the other half, still alive.
I guess, the fact that tomorrow your loved one and you can be killed on a mission, clears your mind in relations with your loved ones, although, there are enough of their own kinks.
- Thank you," I leaned over to hug her too, noting how small and fragile Saya was compared to me.
- You're welcome," she hummed, pulling away.
While breakfast was being prepared, we chatted for a while, Saya talking about the latest clan gossip and village news, and I shared information about the teams taking part in the exams, the favorites from Konoha, and what to expect from them.
About thirty minutes later, appetizing smells began to waft from the oven, and the rest of the house, whose desire to sleep had been defeated by the demands of their stomachs, came into the kitchen.
- Mmm, I didn't know you were a good cook," the wife shook her head in surprise, as she quickly sent bite after bite of cottage cheese casserole, generously drizzled with strawberry syrup, into her mouth.
- Daddy can do anything! - Katsumi said confidently, pulling away from her portion for a moment and stretching her smile to her ears.
- Tsumi, chew first and then talk," Saya reprimanded her gently, picking up crumbs from the table with her napkin.
- Yeah, Bee," the sly little girl nodded as she continued to chew.
- I used to cook a lot when Ma was still on missions," he shrugged, "and even after that, but now there are two mistresses in the kitchen who can cook much better.
- You're stipulating yourself," Ma smiled.
- I chose not to pursue the subject and silently finished my breakfast. When everyone had eaten, I sent the clone to wash the dishes, and myself took out two bowls and under the surprised looks of the female half of the family, in one poured milk, and in the other put the remaining, quite solid, despite the additions for all comers, a piece of casserole.
- Katsumi, here," he handed her the last container, and took the first one himself, 'now we'll go to meet the new member of our family, I think you'll be especially happy with him,' he winked at his daughter.
Linley and Saya looked at each other suspiciously, but decided to hold their questions, especially in the light of my preparations.
- Really? - The little girl was excited, clutching her trusted burden to her chest.
- I'm sure of it," I smiled at my daughter and headed outside.
Putting the bowl on the grass, I previously turned on the territory of the protective barrier on the children's mode - to release and run only the marked chakra signatures - and stepped aside from the others, bit my finger and folded the required seals.
- Kuchiyose no Jutsu!
Poof.
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