"Sasuke, wait for me, I'll definitely come back for you!"
Naruto, with a dejected look on his face, was brought home by Uzumaki Sachiko. Before leaving, he didn't forget to tell his friend to wait for him.
He, Uzumaki Naruto, would definitely return!
"What an idiot!"
"Sasuke-kun, wait for me, I'll come find you too!"
Karin also returned home with Naruto, looking back at him with every step. It was too late today; she'd find the handsome young man tomorrow!
"..."
Sasuke felt that these two siblings had issues, but compared to Karin, Sasuke suddenly felt that Naruto was actually quite good.
Sasuke was also touched when he thought about Naruto coming to save him alone today.
At that moment, he had felt despair, but when Naruto appeared, Sasuke felt for the first time that Naruto was so handsome and reliable.
The bowl of extra-large spare rib and char siu ramen on the table was still steaming. Fine, he couldn't waste food!
Slurp, slurp!
As for Naruto's bowl, it had already been packed to go. Naruto would never waste food, especially his favorite Ichiraku Ramen!
"Uchiha Sasuke..."
Lin Yu murmured softly. Lin Yu had no particular opinion about this reincarnate of Indra's chakra. Although his outward appearance was always cold, his heart was passionate. It was just the pride of the Uchiha clan that prevented him from easily revealing his emotions.
As for his other personality traits from the original story, the current Sasuke hadn't shown them yet, but his talent was undeniable; he was a genius of the Uchiha clan.
However, Sasuke's talent required him to be beaten up to manifest. Unlike ordinary geniuses, Sasuke grew slowly through effort; he needed to be beaten up, to suffer painful lessons, before his potential could be rapidly ignited.
"Is something wrong?" Sasuke heard Lin Yu utter his name and turned his head to look at him haughtily.
Lin Yu snapped back to reality and smiled, "Nothing. Where is your brother Itachi? Didn't he go find you?"
"Brother he..."
The moment Sasuke thought of his beloved brother abandoning him to look for someone else, his nose felt sore. He slowly stirred his ramen, looking dejected.
"None of your business!"
"You need to be polite; you should learn from Itachi in this regard."
Sasuke snorted. Normally, he wouldn't even acknowledge most people.
"It seems I need to teach you a lesson before you'll listen!"
"Hey! What are you doing! Put me down!"
Lin Yu picked Sasuke up by the back of his collar and said to Teuchi, "Teuchi-aniki, I'll trouble you!"
"That darn brat is wasting food again!"
Teuchi looked at the ramen that was still more than half full and the table full of wine bottles, his head felt like it was about to explode from anger!
Next time, he'd definitely give Lin Yu a taste of his Infinite Noodle Punch!
...
At the dessert shop, Shisui and Itachi sat facing each other. The table was adorned with various pastries and sweets.
"Shisui-niisan, why did you buy so much? I'll only eat a little."
"Itachi, eat more, eat more so you can grow taller quickly."
Shisui, with a rare smile, pushed a skewer of three-colored dango towards Itachi, urging him to continue.
Itachi looked at the table full of sweets, feeling a bit bewildered. What was wrong with Shisui-niisan today? It was so strange!
Shisui was genuinely happy today. Firstly, the Cloud Village's scheme had failed, Sasuke was brought back, and the village didn't suffer much damage.
Secondly, Obito wasn't dead!
A major regret that had been buried in Shisui's heart was resolved, his state of mind cleared, and his mood became even more pleasant.
Shisui felt that his strength might increase again in the next few days, and he wouldn't be as passive when facing Obito-niisan again as he was today!
"Shisui-niisan, I'm really full. If I eat more, I'll burst!"
Itachi wore a look of helplessness, but the person in front of him was his Shisui-niisan. What could he do? He could only endure silently.
"Burst?"
Shisui immediately said to the waitress, "Another fruit tea, large size!"
"..."
Itachi lowered his head and sighed. If this continued, he'd be force-fed until he became fat by Shisui-niisan!
Moreover, sweets were inherently fattening, let alone eating a table full of them!
Itachi calculated in his mind how long it would take to burn off the calories from this table of sweets. One skewer of three-colored dango required four hours, so a table full of them...
"Here! Open your mouth."
Itachi subconsciously opened his mouth, and a straw was placed in it.
Slurp, slurp!
"Shisui-niisan! I'm not a child anymore!"
Itachi took the fruit tea handed to him by Shisui, his expression stiffened, and he quickly looked around.
If anyone they knew saw this scene, he would kill them!
"Hahaha, sorry, sorry."
"Shisui-niisan, you should smile more often in the future."
"Itachi, you too, don't always wear a stern face."
...
Outside, on a secluded rooftop, two figures, one big and one small, watched the cheerful duo in the dessert shop with unwavering gazes.
One of the small boys with messy bangs' eyes reddened, his lips pouted, his nose sniffled, and he almost burst into tears!
His brother was having a secret rendezvous! And smiling so happily!
Although Itachi only offered a slight smile, to Sasuke, it was already extremely rare.
Normally, even he rarely saw Itachi smile like that.
Brother was too much!
Lin Yu chuckled. What punishment could be more cruel than bringing Sasuke to witness his brother's "rendezvous"?
Childhood trauma +1.
"How is it? Want to know more? I know a lot about Shisui and Itachi..."
"I don't want to hear it, I don't want to hear it!"
Sasuke covered his ears and shook his head vigorously.
At this moment, what Uchiha pride, what cold exterior and passionate interior, all became unimportant!
If even his brother belonged to someone else, what was the point of having these?
Sasuke refused to believe what he was seeing, but that was the reality. Sasuke's young heart was on the verge of collapse.
He had just been kidnapped today, and his brother was here "having a rendezvous" instead of comforting him. This was too much!
Sasuke became angrier the more he looked. A faint red glow flickered in his dark pupils, but ultimately, it was still a bit short, and he couldn't awaken his Sharingan.
Lin Yu stroked his chin and pondered: Perhaps next time Shisui and Itachi confess their feelings, he could bring Sasuke along. Maybe that would trigger a single tomoe Sharingan!
The poor Sasuke had no idea that the "rendezvous" before him was just the beginning, and more cruel things awaited him.
The root of it all was that single sentence, "None of your business!"
...
Midnight.
Minato Namikaze, exhausted from a day's work, returned to his doorstep and cautiously pushed open the door.
"Sachiko must be asleep. I'll tell her Naruto is safe tomorrow!"
Just as Minato Namikaze murmured to himself, all the lights in the house suddenly lit up.
Uzumaki Sachiko, sitting on a chair in the wide entryway, with Naruto as her left protector and Karin as her right protector on either side, stared intently at Minato Namikaze.
"You, you all... aren't asleep yet? Naruto, you brat, you still know how to come back!"
Minato Namikaze's heart skipped a beat. He felt like he might not survive the night.
Sachiko said softly, "Besides the fact that Naruto is safe, is there anything else you need to tell me, Minato?"
Minato Namikaze kept signaling to Naruto, but Naruto, clutching his rear, gave him a look of self-reliance.
Minato Namikaze knew that he had once again been sold out by this brat, Naruto!
What a scam!
It seemed that the era of the Fifth Hokage wouldn't be too far off!