The next noon, Shen stepped out of his room with his hair tied in a mature style, wearing his ancestral Uchiha coat neatly, and carrying a small necklace he'd made the night before.
Well, to be honest, he just tied up his previously messy hair.
Seeing her energetic younger son, Aiko felt something was definitely off.
When she saw him carefully tuck the necklace into a sleek little box and tie it with a black-and-white ribbon, she was totally stunned.
"No way. I've got to secretly tail him."
In an unusually cheerful mood, Shen walked toward the Uchiha clan compound, actually going so far as to hum a tune.
Following closely behind, Aiko was absolutely certain her little boy must be going on a date with a girl.
"Brat's got guts. He's already causing chaos at just eight years old?" She smiled, clearly showing no real anger at all.
Aiko figured the issue of puppy love could wait, but she had to find out right away who this girl was—to prevent the whole Uchiha clan from getting dragged into scandal later on.
But honestly, all that was just an excuse. As the mother of Konoha's number-one troublemaker, she needed to meet the future daughter-in-law and see if she could keep this guy in line.
If the girl could keep him under control, then she'd definitely be groomed like the Grand Administrator of the Commercial Street.
If not, then serious training would be required—along with a ten-year-long development plan to teach her every trick for dealing with Konoha's number-one troublemaker.
Unaware that she was tailing him, Shen left the compound and headed toward the Senju residence.
Hiding not far behind, Aiko instantly froze in shock.
"My little son is heading toward the Senju?"
Her mind swirled with thoughts, recalling the legendary feud between the Uchiha and Senju clans.
Back during the Warring States era, the Uchiha and Senju had been locked in battle for over a thousand years. Even after Madara and Hashirama became clan leaders, the fighting continued.
When the Uchiha were finally defeated, Hashirama, leader of the Senju, proposed forming a village together.
Did Madara really have a choice? Refusing meant destruction; agreeing meant abandoning his younger brother's vengeance.
So he set a condition: only one of Hashirama and Tobirama could remain.
As Madara braced himself for certain death, Hashirama suddenly pulled out a small kunai and tried to commit suicide.
Just as the blade was about to pierce Hashirama's stomach—an injury that would instantly regenerate—Madara raised his hand and stopped him, agreeing to peace between the Uchiha and Senju and jointly building a ninja village.
Hashirama and Madara's actions left the entire Uchiha clan completely confused.
It wasn't until someone from another world showed up and explained what Stockholm syndrome really was that the entire Uchiha clan realized: Hashirama basically PUA'd Madara!
Otherwise, how could Madara have gone his entire life without ever taking a wife? And even years after Hashirama married, Madara left the village in despair, never speaking to him again.
But you know what? Madara will always be Madara. It didn't take him long to figure everything out. So he brought the Nine-Tails back and confronted Hashirama face-to-face.
Their battle was earth-shattering. After days and nights of fierce fighting, the entire shinobi world came to know of this epic clash.
Finally, Madara was gone, but Hashirama remained alive.
The story ended with nothing but praise for Hashirama, now the village leader, while Madara was painted as cruel, heartless, and deceitful.
Back then, when Aiko read this part, she thought all Senju were twisted. They got a free bodyguard and still wanted to wipe him out completely? It truly shattered her worldview.
This is just something Autor-Jun wrote for fun. Please don't take it too seriously.
At this moment, Shen stopped at the entrance of the Senju Clan compound.
"Aaaaaah!!! Did those cursed Senju people really mess up my beloved son?" Aiko shivered all over. She assumed the poor soul could only be someone from her younger son's team.
At the main gate of the Senju Clan compound, Shen paused as if he'd forgotten something, thinking to himself: "I've got the storage necklace. Oh right, I should also prepare some small gifts for them."
Recalling his pleasant experience visiting the Hyūga Clan Head years ago, he suddenly realized he hadn't brought any gifts back then.
"I believe in returning favors," he thought. Those old photos deserved equally valuable gifts in return, something that would show he was a promising young man worth building a connection with.
"Car for Dad, some newly designed clothes for Mom. And for those two brothers, I'll give them a DJ set." Thinking about what he currently had stored away, Shen decided these would be his gifts.
Not far from the Senju compound, Aiko tightly leaned against a big tree, her whole body going cold as she imagined her younger son giving up the Hokage position for someone and being dragged into working non-stop, 24/7 with Tenten.
"No way. My son is so smart — he'll figure everything out in a few years. And once he does, even if he can't bring back the Nine-Tails, bringing back Six or Seven would be as easy as snapping his fingers."
The more she thought about it, the more certain she became — that troublemaking brat of hers might actually drag every last Tailed Beast back to Konoha, then go straight to the Senju estate to confront them.
"I must act first. I should eliminate those damned Senju bastards soon."
As Aiko decided to issue a death sentence for Nawaki, in front of her, Shen lifted his foot again and continued walking forward.
"Huh?" Confused beyond measure, Aiko quickly scratched one name off her mental list, then quietly followed behind.
When Shen reached the entrance of the Hyūga Clan compound, he paused, already bracing himself mentally: *Just how many creepy-eyed people do they have in this family anyway?*
He'd probably be under a hundred pairs of eyes the moment he set foot on the grounds — long before he even got close to the clan head's mansion.
Just having Nayou watching him had already made him uneasy.
Recalling how the Byakugan's range stretched for kilometers, Shen involuntarily shivered. There'd probably be over a hundred "X-ray machines" focused on him.
Watching cautiously from a hidden corner outside the Hyūga compound, Aiko narrowed her eyes, studying her son's trembling back.
"What is this kid doing? Why does he look so scared?" From her experience, her normally lawless son couldn't possibly be afraid of the Hyūga clan.
**The Konoha Troublemaker** afraid of the Byakugan? Not on your life.
Her youngest son had "conquered" the little princess from the neighboring family when he was only five years old.
Seeing those Byakugan eyes every day, one might think immunity would develop—but no. Every Uchiha suspected that their second son was definitely up to something shady.
As a transmigrated soul, was Shen afraid of the Byakugan? Of course not. He simply felt extremely uneasy under such an all-seeing gaze.
Every time he saw those Byakugan eyes, he couldn't help feeling that his bones, organs—his entire internal structure—would be instantly exposed.
This kind of privacy invasion was far scarier than all the data breaches and leaks people faced in the online era of his past life.
In his past life, at worst, personal information like ID numbers, home addresses, and social circles could get leaked.
But the Byakugan was different—it made you feel utterly exposed with just a single glance.
One or two pairs of those pale eyes weren't too bad, but facing an entire group staring at you like that? That alone could break a person on the spot.
"That doesn't seem right. People in this world shouldn't really think that way."
Shen stood still for several minutes before finally realizing—again, he had mixed up his past-life memories with this world.
He inhaled sharply, then marched straight into the Hyuga clan compound.
Aiko, having watched from the shadows, smirked in satisfaction and quietly turned back toward home.
"It seems this kid is planning something big against the Hyuga clan," she thought. Walking down the road, she was absolutely certain—the Konoha Troublemaker wanted to use this gift-giving opportunity to deliver a huge surprise to the Hyuga family.
"Giving gifts to soften them up first, then creating some excuse to deal with Neji later? This boy's nerve just keeps growing."
The current clan matriarch of the Uchiha immediately thought: her two sons wouldn't have to worry about finding wives anymore.
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