At sunset that day, at the head of the Uchiha clan's residence, a certain young prodigy cheerfully stepped through the door.
"I'm back!" Shen was in an especially good mood today.
This morning, after fighting against Little Iceberg and awakening his Sharingan, he somehow became friends with his opponent. Then at lunchtime, he even "lured" Snake Uncle—the guy who holds the core technology of the ninja world—to become his advisor. He thought to himself that this day had been incredibly lucky.
"Finally decided to come back, brat?" Kazushi, who had waited all afternoon, was already growing impatient.
"The fire at school wasn't started by me. Don't overthink it, Kazushi; I already explained everything this morning," a grinning Shen quickly replied.
Crossing his arms, Kazushi rolled his eyes, "You still have the guts to laugh? Don't count on me to clean up after you this time!"
"Ha!" Seeing the other's expression, Shen burst out laughing. "Old man, why do you act like such a little girl? The way you rolled your eyes was smoother than anyone from the Hyuga clan!"
"You reckless kid, today—" Kazushi's sentence was cut off when Aiko placed a hand on his shoulder.
"My dear son, I heard you're seeing the young lady from the Hyuga clan?"
"Yeah, Shen, Mikoto even said the two of you walked out holding hands, right?"
Aiko's excited tone and Fugaku's jealous one made Shen's lips twitch.
Inside, he fumed silently. *What kind of nonsense is this? I wouldn't be surprised if it made tomorrow's headlines! Friends with Nayou turning into gossip? I won't believe a word until the Hyuga clan actually shows up demanding answers.*
"Mother, Nayou and I are just regular friends; I'm only five years old! How can we talk about being boyfriend and girlfriend?"
"In that case, then when you grow up, you'll be more than just friends, right?" Aiko's imagination soared.
Shen placed a hand over his heart as if deeply hurt and cried out, "Dear Mother, how can you accuse me like that!"
"Oh, I understand, Shen'er, don't get upset. Otherwise, you'll never grow tall enough."
Gently stroking Shen's back, Aiko clearly intended to make this matter settled.
Suddenly, a ninja hawk flew into the room and landed before Kazushi.
"Brat! Tomorrow, the Third Hokage has invited me for tea!" After reading the letter retrieved from the hawk's leg, Kazushi spoke angrily.
"What are you afraid of, old man? It's not like he invited me," Shen shrugged, suggesting it was no big deal.
Kazushi groaned, "But Meide Hyuga is coming too! You haven't done anything improper to his daughter, have you?"
"We simply had a friendly exchange." Shen insisted it was all a misunderstanding and began explaining the entire sequence of events.
Shen really felt now that peace in the ninja world had gone on too long—people were actually believing such an obvious lie. As he recounted what happened, he secretly wondered if he should start introducing some fun distractions soon.
"And so this brat of yours awakened his Sharingan? Was that little Hyuga princess really that strong?" All three expressed disbelief once they'd heard everything.
*You're joking?*
*Shen Uchiha got beaten so badly he couldn't even fight back?*
*And after just one fight, he awakened the Sharingan?*
*A five-year-old awakening the Sharingan?*
When Madara Uchiha was five years old, he was still competing with Hashirama Senju over who could pee farther! "This is just standard protocol," Shen shrugged off their concern, then casually displayed his Sharingan for them to inspect.
"It really does have two tomoe in each eye. So what traumatic experience did you go through? Don't tell me you got your ass handed to you by a little girl?" teased Fugaku, already picking up some bad habits.
"Want Mikoto to beat you up too, dear older brother Fugaku? Maybe my most revered big bro will finally awaken his Sharingan as well!" How could Shen let that slide? He decided to punk his idiot older brother real good.
Fugaku felt uneasy under Shen's gaze—those shameless eyes reminded him of the last time he'd been caught peeping on Mikoto while she was bathing. "No way, I'll awaken my Sharingan through my own strength!"
Getting bored of this drama, Shen finally spilled the beans: "Well, I just wanted to test my improved Great Fireball technique. Didn't expect it to blow up so hard that I accidentally torched the school."
Shen had decided to break away from his usual behavior this year, determined to truly experience the fun of being a student. After all, once the Second Great Ninja War started, there wouldn't be any peace left like this anymore.
The three immediately rolled their eyes in total disbelief—no one believed this wasn't intentional! If he really wanted to test something, why not do it somewhere else? They were sure Shen was just trying to stir up trouble again. After everything that's happened, who would still buy his nonsense?
"You think I don't know your tricks? Whatever, if one day you get kidnapped by the Hyuga clan don't expect me to pay your ransom!"
Although saying that, the other three knew full well that if Shen actually got kidnapped, Kazushi would probably lead an attack to demand his release—he was just being all talk anyway.
"Cough...I mean testing the quality of the school classrooms. You see, doesn't our Police Force have the authority to demolish unsafe structures for rebuilding?" Changing tactics suddenly, Shen decided to deflect all blame.
Kazushi and Aiko's eyes lit up—genius move!
"Just look at this, a five-year-old kid can kick open the classroom door. Clearly showing how outdated and poorly maintained our ninja academy is!" Cheerfully continuing, Shen added, "As the son of the Uchiha clan head, I must take full responsibility for Konoha Village's safety. I'm proud to be born into the Uchiha Clan. The Ninja Academy is a sacred institution for nurturing the next generation of ninjas. Any potential danger should be eliminated immediately—that's our village's mission!"
While listening to this grand speech, the three straightened their posture, but seeing Shen's unserious expression made their mouths twitch involuntarily.
Words aside, could you at least keep a straight face? You're ruining the vibe.
Then Aiko remembered another problem: "What about the Hyuga family?"
"Aren't tomorrow's headlines going to be about the second young master of the Uchihas' friendly exchange with the little princess of the Hyugas, witnessing enduring friendship between our two clans?" Shen offered with perfect reasoning.
"That's right! Throwing a bit of petty cash around? That's totally under our control!" Aiko started calculating secret plans.
Yet again, clueless Fugaku couldn't figure out—how did doing something bad turn into something good?
Where's the justice?! Where's the law gone?!
"There's also Kazushi. Father, you should dress properly for tea tomorrow. Aura still matters a lot," Shen refrained from calling Kazushi 'Old Man Cough' this time and gave some suggestions.
"How exactly should I dress?" Meide asked, clearly puzzled.
Shen took out paper and pen and started sketching.
Meide's expression turned sour.
Aiko found it quite entertaining.
Fugaku couldn't understand at all.
"What do you think, Father?"
"Not great!"
"Trust me! Wearing this guarantees we'll suppress their aura!"
"Then let's try it?"
At the Hyuga clan household at the same time, Nayou was explaining the situation to her family just like Shen was doing.
"So Nayou, after you landed the Sixty-Four Palms strike, that boy awakened his eyes?" Meide sat on the chair with arms crossed, asking while sitting upright.
"Yes, Father. He really is impressive. He used my hands to perform [Fire Release], and by the time he executed the [Great Fireball], from hand seals to chakra manipulation, it had completely departed from what a typical Great Fireball should look."
Nayou introduced her friend Shen proudly, her face brimming with admiration.
"It looks like little Nayou's finally grown up. I've never seen you go gaga over someone like this before."
Being a father, Meide teased his younger daughter inappropriately. Judging by his demeanor, the future Heir's cheeky father-in-law charm must have been inherited from him.
"Father!" Nayou snapped, her voice sharp with irritation.
"Why don't I tie that kid up and bring him to the Hyuga estate? It seems little Nayou really likes him."
"Father, you're terrible! I won't talk to you anymore!" Little Iceberg Nayou huffed in a rage and stormed off to her room.
Seeing his little girl actually run off blushing, Meide let out a sigh. She really was growing up—starting to ignore even her own father now.
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