stonecrandall Chapter 7 Teasing the Kids
Chapter 7 Teasing the Kids
As for Uchiha Gen's praise of Ayame, it wasn't for any particular reason; he simply thought she was beautiful and met his aesthetic standards.
If I were just an ordinary person here, I might actually marry Ayame or a girl like Ayame. "Ookutsu Ichiraku" is a staple of the entire series and remains popular.
Feeling the drink in his mouth suddenly lose its flavor, Uchiha Gen leaned against the tree and curled up, placing the drink aside. Although he didn't feel tired at all, looking at the night sky... well, without modern industrial pollution, the stars were quite beautiful. He slowly closed his eyes, just to relax.
Perhaps after waking up, he wouldn't have actually traveled through time at all. After helping the kids find their parents, and after various unavoidable excuses, he would take a small red envelope and go eat crayfish with his sons. Hahahaha, a gentle smile appeared on Uchiha Gen's lips as he thought about it.
After an unknown amount of time, Uchiha Gen was awakened by a small stone hitting him. Well, not exactly hit, but he sensed something flying towards him and instinctively woke up, then pretentiously pinched the stone between his fingers.
The children below were terrified when they saw this. Udon, wearing glasses, timidly hid behind Konohamaru and sniffled, "He...he doesn't look like a mannequin."
The two pigtails of Menghuang took a step back in fear and nodded, after all, it was they who had done something wrong.
Konohamaru was also a little scared, but thinking of his two underlings, he forced himself to say, "What are you afraid of? We just threw a small stone at him to see if it was a dummy. Even if it hit, it wouldn't hurt him..." His voice trailed off as he spoke, clearly feeling guilty because he hadn't controlled the direction well and the stone had flown in a way that seemed like it might hit his face.
Uchiha Gen clearly intended to tease them, his voice low and cold, "Kids, can I consider your actions a sneak attack?"
"But, but, it's just a small stone." Meng Huang was a little anxious when she heard this and quickly explained.
Konohamaru, seeing the towering figure before him, broke out in a cold sweat, forcing a smile as he said, "Heh heh, we... we just saw you've been stuck in this tree for days, ignoring the fallen leaves and not changing your posture at all, so we thought you were a dummy... so..."
"So just because of what you think, I'm going to get hit by a rock for no reason?"
Hearing this, Konohamaru had no good excuse. He steeled himself, closed his eyes tightly, and with a look of resignation, bowed to Uchiha Gen, apologizing, "I lost it. It has nothing to do with the two of them. I'm sorry! Please forgive me!"
Having found his target, Gen Uchiha's aura grew increasingly sinister and cold, just as he was about to swing his hand to strike.
Moegi and Udon stood tremblingly in front of Konohamaru. Although Udon was scared, she still said in a trembling voice, "No, it's not me. It was me who instigated Konohamaru's actions."
After saying this, Udon's fear reached its peak, and he burst into tears on the spot, leaving Uchiha Gen speechless. Could someone with that kind of courage instigate others? He'd be the one being instigated.
Even so, Udon still stood in front of Konohamaru, without taking a single step back.
Moegi took a small step forward and blocked Udon's path. "No, this was my idea. I'm... I'm sorry, please forgive me." After saying that, she closed her eyes and lowered her head, preparing to face Uchiha Gen's wrath.
Konohamaru, deeply moved, cried out, "You guys..."
Hmm, it seems like I've gone a bit too far. At this moment, Uchiha Gen feels like he's the villain, Konohamaru is the protagonist, and later there will be a "Don't underestimate a young man's potential" scenario where he's the first minor villain to be defeated.
Amused by his own thoughts, he couldn't help but burst out laughing, and gently lowered his raised hand to pat the heads of the two little ones.
I instinctively flinched, but found it didn't hurt as much as I'd expected. "Huh?"
Looking at the three questioning little heads, Uchiha Gen coughed lightly to cover his embarrassment. "I'll let it go this time since you've shown remorse. But next time, remember to go to an adult if you're unsure if there's any danger. Not everyone is as magnanimous as I am."
All three people simultaneously wondered, "Generosity?"
Ignore their expressions that seemed to say, "Are you serious?"
Seeing that Udon still had tears and snot on his face, Gen Uchiha took out a tissue that came with the purchase from his pocket and wiped it clean for him.
"A real man shouldn't cry." After wiping and tidying up, he took some things from behind the tree. "Do you like snacks? If so, these are for you."
Seeing at least a large bag of snacks, three pairs of eyes suddenly lit up.
Konohamaru suddenly felt that Uchiha Gen wasn't so scary after all, completely forgetting how he had frightened him before. "Why did you give us snacks? We clearly..."
"I'm happy, and I find you all agreeable, how about that?" Uchiha Gen said nonchalantly. He had received a gift from an important figure, and he didn't know if Konohamaru counted, but it was always good to maintain good relations.
Suddenly, it seemed like Uchiha Genji remembered something: "How long until the Chunin Exams finals are today?"
Upon hearing this, Konohamaru counted on his fingers, "There are about two days left. Are you also going to watch the Chunin Exams?"
Uchiha Gen nodded, then suddenly felt a mischievous glint in his eye. "I'm the Jonin leading the Sound Ninja Team, so I'll definitely participate in something like this."
Upon hearing this, Konohamaru and the others noticed the Sound Ninja headband that Uchiha Gen was wearing on his arm. They immediately became wary again. "You're from another ninja village."
Having achieved his goal, Uchiha Gen smiled with narrowed eyes, "Yes, I'm leaving now. Bye-bye, kids. These things aren't poisonous and you can eat them, unless you're not afraid of what I, a ninja from another village, give you."
After saying that, he used the Instantaneous Movement Technique to leave.
The three little ones looked at each other, bewildered by the various pretty candies and snacks in their hands.
Finally, Konohamaru mustered his courage, gritted his teeth, and ate a candy. Moegi, seeing this, immediately panicked, "Quick, spit it out, what if..."
Konohamaru interrupted, "If he wanted to harm us, we wouldn't be able to escape at all. But just in case, I'll try one first and see if there are any other issues later."
"Are you a tiger?!" Moegi's words caught in her throat. Seeing that the candy had already been swallowed, and unable to persuade Konohamaru, she could only look at him with worry.
An hour later, Konohamaru gave a thumbs-up and smiled, "No problem, eat it."
Menghuang and Wudong breathed a sigh of relief, while swallowing hard as they looked at the large bag of snacks.
Walking down the street, sensing no ANBU members watching him—they must all be concentrated at the arena—Uchiha Gen stroked his chin, observing the chatting and laughing pedestrians around him. The calm before the storm? Konoha is too weak right now…
Leaning against a tree, a small snake slithered up Uchiha Gen's arm and into his sleeve, its mouth opening to spit out a small roll of paper covered in sticky fluid.
"..." It was a bit disgusting. He didn't know how Orochimaru had found him. Gen Uchiha casually glanced at it and then burned it.
The gist of it was that he was to prepare for action, and that Uchiha Gen would impersonate a living Uchiha in front of Sasuke and submit to Orochimaru.
This made Uchiha Gen very unhappy, as if he was suddenly being forced to lose face in front of his own juniors.