[V2] - Chapter 47. Missing His Mom
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These past few days.
Unexpectedly, everything had been calm and peaceful.
Although Konoha had entered a state of combat readiness during this time, that Otsutsuki Urashiki, after seizing the Tenseigan on the moon, had not reappeared.
So, apart from the internet still being full of news about the black-hearted factory, there wasn't much else happening in the village.
A rare moment of leisure!
So, Yuto brought the kids over to his big brother's house!
Of course.
He also brought Sasuke, who had been staying here for a while and was too embarrassed to go home, back with him.
However… this shy nephew… still bashfully wore a hat.
He is already a father, and still so shy!
As for Boruto… although he was also invited over, he declined—probably out of embarrassment too!
After all, he's Uzumaki Boruto!
With the complicated relationships within the Uchiha, he felt it best not to get involved.
As soon as they entered the door, a familiar voice rang out again.
"Yuto-sama has returned! Yuto-sama has returned!"
"…"
This guy seems to be quite popular!
Sasuke looked strangely at the cheerful Uchiha Yuto, who was making money through harmony and leading the kids.
Sometimes he really doubted whether this guy was truly an Uchiha!
You know, as the second young master of the Uchiha… he had never seen this kind of Uchiha before!
In fact, at first, he was reluctant to come to this Uchiha clan, because seeing each other might not be as good as remembering each other… Though he missed Father, Mother, and Onii-chan dearly, it was just too awkward.
That's also why he had spent all this time outside looking for Otsutsuki Urashiki.
All just to avoid this.
However.
This morning, just as he was about to go eat some Ichiraku Ramen, he got caught by this guy on the road.
Strictly speaking… he was this world's second uncle?!
Helpless.
Since he'd been caught, he could only come.
Of course, whether he deep down really wanted to come—maybe only he himself knew.
With complex emotions, he looked at the familiar scenes in front of him. Although this Uchiha district was a bit different from the one he knew, overall… it was still very similar.
He hadn't seen his old home in so long!
He really missed it!
After a short while, they arrived at a residential area, and Sasuke's heart trembled slightly.
Familiar corridor, familiar courtyard, familiar tree, and… familiar figure.
"Yuto brought Asuka-chan and Yumi-chan over?" Mikoto smiled as she looked at the two cute girls, gently teasing them before looking up at Uchiha Sasuke under his lowered hat. "Oh, we have guests? Please, come in!"
"Excuse me!"
Looking at his mother, who seemed to have grown more graceful in his memory, Sasuke's heart was filled with mixed emotions.
You know, not long after he started school, the Uchiha clan was annihilated.
Suddenly, he felt a bit jealous of the Uchiha Sasuke from this ninja world!
But it didn't last long. He smiled in relief, no longer dwelling on it.
The Sasuke of this world had his parents and Onii-chan who love him, and the Sasuke from the other world… did too!
Love is always there—it just showed itself differently.
"Sister Mikoto!"
"Aunt Mikoto!"
After greeting her, the group went inside.
They were immediately greeted by the sight of Fugaku, expressionless as he read the newspaper. He had specially taken the day off to wait at home.
Yuto cheerfully said, "Good morning, Brother Fugaku!"
As soon as he said that—
"Hmph!" Fugaku snorted coldly, slowly putting down the newspaper, giving Yuto a faint glance, then another faint glance at Uchiha Sasuke, and finally… a slight nod toward the two little girls.
"It's nearly noon!"
Having lived so long, Uchiha Fugaku still wasn't good at expressing his feelings~
Yuto didn't mind and just sat down smiling. Asuka and Yumi were already used to their uncle's expression and weren't scared at all, playing by themselves nearby.
"Here! Have some tea!" Mikoto had already served the tea, gave Fugaku a helpless smile, and turned to Yuto again. "By the way, where are Suzune and Hanabi? Why didn't they come today?"
"Hanabi's at home. As for Suzune… she's been quite busy lately." Yuto sighed, "The Root Group suddenly collapsed, and there were some business matters she had to personally oversee."
"Root Group?" Mikoto looked surprised, then sighed too and nodded, "That Root Group… seriously. Making profits off human ashes… serves them right to go bankrupt!" As she said this, her tone carried a hint of helplessness, "It feels like something big is about to happen. The village has been mobilizing ninjas frequently, but no one knows exactly why. Yuto~" she looked at the two girls playing in the courtyard, "You really must take care of the kids! Thank goodness last time was only a drill. Otherwise, if something had happened, that would have been terrible!"
As the words fell—
"Cough cough cough~" Sasuke suddenly began to cough violently.
The incident last time…
It was done by him and Boruto!
"What's wrong?" Mikoto looked at Sasuke in surprise. For some reason, she felt this young man looked a bit familiar. "Choked on something?"
"I'm fine, thank you!"
"I understand!" Yuto nodded cheerfully. "I've already told Hanabi and the others to be careful too!"
"That's good. I'll head down to prepare lunch first!" Sister Mikoto smiled and nodded. "You all chat!"
With that, she went downstairs.
And after the unaware Mikoto went down, the atmosphere once again became awkward.
You look at me, I look at you!
For a moment, neither of them spoke, making Yuto sigh helplessly as he patted Sasuke's shoulder, "I already told you, you—"
Before he could finish—
"Shut up!" x2
Truly worthy of being father and son!
They spoke in unison!
But thanks to Yuto's interruption, the atmosphere between the two seemed to ease a little.
They exchanged a glance.
Uchiha Fugaku, with a blank expression, poured a cup of hot tea for Sasuke. After hesitating for a moment, he said faintly, "Thank you for your hard work in the past few years."
As the words landed, Sasuke dazedly used his only hand to receive the teacup. After a moment, a gentle smile appeared on his face, "It's what I should do!"
A shimmer at the corner of his eye, as if tears were welling up.
With just those few words from Fugaku, the awkward atmosphere vanished.
The two looked at each other.
Like a father gazing at a child who had struggled away from home and finally returned after many years.
Perhaps this was a conversation that crossed time and space between a parent and child!
However—
As Sasuke's biological uncle, why did this guy always look at Yuto with such disgust?
Shy?
Of course.
At this moment, Yuto also didn't interrupt the father-son conversation.
Fugaku: "It must've been hard doing it all alone."
Sasuke: "Not hard. I always had friends by my side."
Fugaku: "Mm. How is Sarada?"
Sasuke: "Very talented. She will become an excellent ninja."
Fugaku: "Mm. Take care of your child."
Sasuke: "I will."
Fugaku: "I've seen Sakura too. She's very good."
Sasuke: "I couldn't have made it through these years without her."
Fugaku: "How's home?"
Sasuke: "It's okay."
Basically one sentence from each side.
The atmosphere seemed especially dull!
Even Yuto at the side was yawning from boredom and said, "Yeah, everything's great! I heard you haven't paid off the mortgage yet!"
As soon as he said that—
Both of them: (ー`ー)
They furrowed their brows and stared directly at Yuto, as if ready to beat him up.
Yuto hurriedly gave an awkward laugh, "Carry on! Carry on!"
These two really are father and son!
Then, they resumed their back-and-forth conversation.
So plain and simple!
Soon after—
"Time to eat!"
Mikoto's voice came from below.
The father and son looked at each other and fell silent again.
Then—
Fugaku looked at Sasuke, "Let's eat first."
And so he asked Sasuke to stay for lunch.
However—
"Where's my second nephew?" Yuto looked around. "Why don't I see him at home?"
Sasuke: …
"Sasuke went to train early in the morning! He'll probably be back a bit later." Mikoto set the table and said with a smile, "Let's eat!"
Everyone took their seats.
The table was full of dishes!
Sasuke was stunned again at the sight, then snapped out of it as everyone said, "Itadakimasu!"
He picked up his bowl, his eyes growing complicated as he looked at the food before him. His hand trembled uncontrollably. Then he gently picked up a piece of fish and ate it with some rice.
Familiar taste!
Familiar feeling!
Memories surged through his mind—his eyes instantly turned red!
Mikoto, seeing this, was nearly frightened. She hesitated and softly asked Yuto, "What's wrong? Doesn't he like the food?"
As the words fell—
Yuto sighed and shook his head. "This child… is probably missing his mom!" He casually picked up some food for Sasuke. "Come come! Eat more! Eat more! Don't be shy!"
"…Get lost!"
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