Chapter 41

"Itachi really likes Sasuke; he's always hugging Sasuke."

Itachi paused for a moment, then smiled gently and nodded at Yuki: "Because Sasuke is my younger brother."

Xue sat in the living room, resting her chin on her hand, and nodded in agreement, saying, "Just like... Obito and I, Sasuke also really likes Itachi. He's so well-behaved and cute when he's in Itachi's arms."

Itachi looked up at her, unusually bringing up Obito's aunt.

He lowered his head and coaxed Sasuke, who had just woken up and opened his eyes.

After Sasuke was born, it seems that Sasuke became Itachi's first priority, and everyone else had to be ranked after Sasuke.

No matter what happens, your brother will protect you. Sasuke.

Little Sasuke has already learned to crawl, and his favorite thing is to have Yuki on one side and Itachi on the other.

He climbed into Xue's arms, and Xue would hug him affectionately and reward him with many kisses.

Then he climbs into his brother's arms, and his brother will say lots and lots of things to praise him.

Spring sunshine streamed into the courtyard of the Uchiha clan head's residence, nurturing the sapling that Sasuke had transplanted from the old house. A patch of lush green leaves provided shade, and Sasuke, held in Yuki's arms, was lulled to sleep. He reached out and grabbed the long hair that kept swaying in front of his eyes, and drifted off to sleep.

When Sasuke gets older and learns to speak...

The first word she learned was "brother," and she would call him "nisan" all day long. Only when she couldn't find Itachi would she retreat to Yuki's arms and reach out for a hug.

Yuki has been staying at the clan chief's mansion most of the time lately. One reason is that after joining the police force, she took on a secretarial role and occasionally had to help Fugaku organize clan affairs; another reason is that Kakashi is always lurking around her house.

early morning.

The residence of the Uchiha clan chief.

Sasuke sat in the middle of the table, with Yuki and Itachi sitting on either side of him. Fugaku sat at the head of the table, reading the Konoha Daily. Mikoto placed the cooked breakfast in front of them; it was a traditional Japanese breakfast: grilled saury and plum rice, along with miso soup sprinkled with green onions.

"I'm starting," the five said in unison, their palms pressed together.

After dinner, Mikoto looked at Sasuke, who was becoming increasingly attached to Itachi, and said with a smile, "Sasuke is always so close to his brother. What will happen when he gets married one day? Will he leave this house and move out?"

Yuki and Fugaku were sitting together. When Yuki heard this, she raised her eyes and muttered to herself.

"Isn't it a bit too early to say these things, Mikoto?"

As luck would have it, Fugaku voiced what Yuki was thinking.

Sasuke frowned when he heard that he would have to separate from his brother.

However, a curious expression appeared on her dumpling-like face: "Mommy, what is marriage?"

"It's about being with the person you love forever."

"Living under the same roof as my parents."

Mikoto explained with a smile, while Sasuke looked at Itachi and then at Yuki.

To be with the person you love forever?

He smiled happily: "Then I want to marry my brother and my aunt!"

Itachi said with some helplessness, "Sasuke, brothers can't get married."

"I don't care! I'm going to marry my brother!" Sasuke pouted, his voice still carrying a strong childish tone. He turned his head to look at Yuki sitting on one side of the Japanese-style room, ran over and jumped into Yuki's arms. He rubbed against her and then looked up, his obsidian-like eyes shining brightly as he gazed at Yuki: "I don't care! Auntie and brother are both mine!"

"The three of us are going to be together forever; we can't do without even one of us!"

Itachi's gaze fell on Yuki, who was obediently coaxing the spoiled Sasuke, and he actually began to seriously consider the life of the three of them after marriage.

Hmm, three people... that doesn't seem so bad, does it? A child Sasuke and Yuki had would be incredibly cute, wouldn't they? Would that child call me Uncle or Dad? And what about Yuki and my child? Would they call Sasuke Uncle or Dad...?

“I’m much older than Sasuke and Itachi, Mikoto-nee, you should tell us too.”

Yuki gently furrowed her brows as she ran her fingers along the slightly frizzy strands of hair at the back of Sasuke's head, but a smile remained on her lips.

"It's okay, it's okay to be a little older, right, Mom?" Itachi blinked. His long eyelashes cast shadows under his eyes when he lowered them, and sometimes even Yuki couldn't guess what he was thinking.

Mikoto clenched her fist and placed it under her chin, pretending to think for a moment. Then she raised her index finger and gave a loving smile.

"It's okay, as long as Itachi, Sasuke, and Yuki all agree, Mommy has no objections. If the three of you are happy, Mommy will be very happy too. That way, everyone can live together. Mommy and Daddy can take good care of the three of you."

Fugaku's lips twitched, and the hand holding the newspaper moved slightly.

While he did have the idea of ​​marrying Yuki to Itachi, isn't the practice of sharing a wife a bit too feudal?

He wondered, was he the one who was strange? Was Mikoto serious?

"I will definitely be happy, if I'm with Sasuke and my aunt."

"You can be happy even if it costs you your life."

Itachi looked at Yuki and Sasuke with a smile, while Yuki seemed a little flustered.

Sasuke, nestled in her arms, wrapped his arms around her neck and planted a kiss on her cheek.

The kiss left a wet, saliva-stained mark on Xue's face.

Then Sasuke ran up to Itachi, hugged Itachi's neck, and kissed Itachi on the cheek.

The pretty little dumpling grinned mischievously: "Hehe, both my brother and auntie are mine!"

"I love my older brother and aunt the most!"

"If we get married, the three of us can be together forever!"

After the break following lunch, Yuki went with Fugaku to the police station building to go to work.

Itachi, on the other hand, went to the Ninja Academy to learn killing techniques and various theoretical knowledge, as well as ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu.

Yuki put on her shoes, holding a stack of documents in her arms, while Itachi sat on the steps in the entrance hall, putting on his shoes.

Fugaku waited for Yuki at the door, while Sasuke stood in the entryway, pouting and squinting at Yuki and Itachi with a hint of anger.

"Why do my brother and Xue both have to go out? Can't one of them stay with me?!"

Standing in the entryway, Yuki's face showed a hint of helplessness. Itachi turned around, looked at Sasuke, and waved to him.

Sasuke eagerly approached, and Itachi extended his hand, bringing his index and middle fingers together, and gently tapped Sasuke's forehead with the pads of his fingers.

He covered his forehead, his eyes brimming with tears, and looked at Xue. Xue had no choice but to put the documents on the shoe cabinet in the entryway and catch Sasuke who had rushed into her arms.

"Sorry, Sasuke. Auntie is going to work with Dad, and Itachi is going to school."

Xue knelt down and affectionately kissed his cheek, promising him, "Next time, okay? Next time, Auntie and Itachi will definitely be with Sasuke."

Sasuke lowered his head somewhat unhappily, burying it in the crook of Yuki's neck, his voice muffled: "Don't lie..."

Itachi and Yuki exchanged a smile and said in unison, "Okay."

-

The Konoha Police Department's building is a three-story structure. From the front, the Uchiha clan crest, the "Fire Fan," is engraved in the center with a shuriken symbol. The first floor serves as basic functional rooms for security matters, such as interrogation rooms and temporary detention cells; the second floor contains conference rooms and office areas; and the third floor is a rooftop.

Police Force Building, Minister's Office.

"How are your eyes lately, Xiaoxue?"

With a stern face, Fugaku reached out and touched the corner of Yuki's eye with his fingertips.

Yuki instinctively closed her eyes, and only opened them after Fugaku withdrew his hand.

"My eyes feel much better after taking the medicine prescribed by the village doctor. The unconscious activation of my Sharingan and the resulting chakra consumption have decreased significantly. However, Konoha hasn't reported these things yet."

Xue lowered her head and gently touched her brow in response.

"It's a waste of your talents to have you do these paperwork tasks."

Upon hearing this, Xue shook her head and said, "No, me too... Although I've heard about it before, I only just realized that Fugaku and Ritsufumi have to deal with these things in the clan."

There is growing discontent among the Uchiha clan, and policies that can be considered exclusionary in some respects are being issued to them, whether in remote suburbs or villages.

Fugaku rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. Yuki had always thought that he only had one expression after becoming the clan leader.

Xue brewed him some tea and then started working on some documents at the desk next to him.

The Uchiha Police Force, as the village's security agency, has never been very popular with the villagers.

In reality, the functions of the guards have always been limited to public security matters, mostly patrolling, managing criminals, and including some interrogation and detention tasks. Usually, arrest missions are issued by the Konoha high command and carried out by the guards. The guards were established in the context of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, who hoped to integrate the Uchiha clan's power and guide them to serve the village.

In the meantime, no one spread any rumors or gossip.

Uchiha Yuki didn't believe it, but for now, based on her own strength, she wanted to change the Uchiha clan's reputation.

That's unlikely, let alone. The Uchiha clan certainly has the capital to support that vague sense of superiority.

The existence of Shisui and Fugaku is the most direct and straightforward example.

In addition, there was the exceptionally talented Uchiha Itachi.

And... after she returned to work for the Uchiha Police Force.

Fugaku Uchiha looked at Yuki, who seemed to be in a state of near-death but actually alive, and appeared to be more troubled than he, the clan leader.

He couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Xue bit her pen, looking resentful, and said with dissatisfaction, "Fugaku-nii..."

Fugaku cleared his throat: "Ahem, I wasn't laughing."

He thought to himself that it was much better than the Fourth Hokage's death, when he looked like a walking corpse.

Mikoto's decision to have Yuki join the police force is a good one.

As if realizing Fugaku's thoughts, Yuki paused for a moment and then looked back at the documents in front of her.

Doesn't she always cause others too much worry?

The afternoon is fieldwork time.

Snow followed the patrol troops, patrolling the center of Konoha Village.

Most of the area in the center of Kimura Village that was destroyed by Kurama has been repaired.

Apart from the Senju clan's territory, no one lives there anymore. But the Senju Shrine still stands.

The territory that originally belonged to the Uchiha clan was divided up among several other clans.

The largest proportion belongs to the Inuzuka clan, followed by the Sarutobi clan...

In other scattered ways, a new batch of youth apartments was built, or new houses were built and distributed to ordinary people.

Xue tied up her long hair, wearing a dark blue long robe and a vest worn by the new Konoha police chief, with the Konoha Police Department's insignia on her shoulders.

As he walked with two other members of the police force, passersby on both sides of the street cast wary glances at him.

The couple who were selling dumplings outside were about to wave to her when they saw her.

But when his gaze fell upon the epaulets on her arm and the clansmen beside her, he frowned, turned around, and went back into the shop.