"Click-bang."

The sound of the door closing and opening the door rang out one after another.

When Yiyong returned home, he subconsciously glanced at the shoe cabinet next to the entrance.

Five pairs of slippers is a lot, which means that no one goes home.

[Great.] 】

[No one bothered me to cook. 】

He was a little irritated at the thought of the fact that the last time he came back late, Itachi fried eggs for Sasuke alone, and ended up spreading the eggs all over the kitchen.

However, seeing that Itachi didn't fry the eggs well, his expression was more annoyed than his, and even a little more in his left eye, Yiyong didn't say anything more, but from then on, he never wanted to see his brother appear in the kitchen again.

And the food cooked by his mother, how to say, tastes okay, but it is not as good as him. Sasuke, who is used to eating food cooked by Yoshiyong, doesn't like the change of taste very much, which will inevitably make his mother feel lost.

To sum up, the kitchen of the Uchiha family is better left to him Uchiha Yoshiyoshi alone.

However, it backfired-

"Is Yiyong back?"

A clear, pleasant voice came from the kitchen.

Yi Yong's eyes froze, and a faint red light suddenly gushed out from the originally dark blue iris.

Mikoto Uchiha stepped out of the kitchen with a clean shoe cover and a mop, looking at her youngest son with a smile on her face.

"Mom came back from work early, is Yiyong happy?"

Since Yoshiyo began to take care of the housework and Fugaku's strict dissuasion failed, Mikoto, who had nothing to do, went back to take the students who graduated from the ninja school.

However, considering that today is the birthday of her two youngest sons, she gave the students a holiday and came back early and cleaned up after a long time.

Yi Yong saw that his mother was not holding the kitchen utensils, but just cleaning, and the red light in his eyes gradually faded.

Looking at the floor that had not yet completely dried, he thought for a moment, turned his head and turned around to open the door and go outside to wait for the floor to dry before coming in.

Mai Trin's instantaneous technique appears between Yiyong and the gate. She crossed her waist and pouted, feigning displeasure. In fact, she was imitating an old red-haired classmate.

"Why, don't you say hello when you see your mother? I'm going to be sad about that. ”

She, Uchiha Mikoto, has three sons with different personalities, and the means of dealing with them naturally have to be different.

The boss, Uchiha Itachi, is deep in mind but very mature, treat him like an adult, and he will communicate openly and honestly with you (probably maybe).

The second Uchiha Sasuke, who is spoiled by his older brother and younger brother, but earnestly longs for his father's affirmation, as long as it pulls Fugaku and Itachi's expectations of him, he will temporarily put aside the naughtiness of the naughty boy and be obedient seriously.

And the old Michiha Yiyong is the most difficult of the three to deal with.

Once Uchiha Fugaku asked his family not to talk to him for a week in order to let Yiyong take the initiative to communicate with others, to see who survived whom.

Of course, in the end, it was Yiyong who won the game, but it was sad for the couple.

Yiyong, a child, can be said to be naïve, but he often shows the kind of "I have seen everything" and "nothing to care about" gaze, and can quietly cope with the provocation of any peer, and even the criticism of Fuyue.

Instead of craving praise from others or the attention of his parents, he quietly took on the responsibility of taking care of Itachi and Sasuke's food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. When he doesn't speak, he's even more like the eldest son in the family than Itachi.

But let's say that he is mature, he completely ignores the eyes of others, and will do rude things from time to time, and say the most direct thoughts in his heart without hindrance, and it is easy to hurt the feelings of others.

For example, a few days ago, Sasuke and Itachi learned the technique of Howe Fireball, and when they finally blew out a little flame, they ran to Yiyong to show off.

With Yiyong's consistent care for Sasuke, no one could think of it, and he actually blurted out a sentence-

"Do you learn how to light candles?"

Because of this, Sasuke hasn't said a word to Yoshiyoshi until today. Of course, he eats as he should.

But such a child who only tells the truth, Mai Trin can't understand what he's thinking.

If you want this child to communicate with you, you have to use a slightly exaggerated intrusive posture and an almost stalker-like method to constantly attack him.

And he can't seem to distinguish those subtle emotions, and Mai Trin can only make Yiyong feel her psychological state by pretending to be dramatic angry and sad.

Sure enough, seeing his mother stopped at the door, his expression seemed to be a little angry, and Yiyong stopped moving. Then he opened his mouth and said-

"Isn't it going well today?"

Uchiha Mikoto decided to throw in the towel.

She squatted down and grabbed Yiyong's rigid little face, pulled out a stiff smile, and asked a little depressedly, "Are you not happy that I am back?" ”

"Don't you come back every day?"

Yiyong tilted his head, "It's only worth being happy if you haven't seen you for a long time." ”

For example, seeing Tanjiro survive and return from a dangerous mission, your beans are also safe and sound.

For example, when I returned to the Narrow Fog Mountain, I saw the smoke rising from Master Scales' hut from a distance.

For example, he had a premonition that he was about to die, and he passed by the Wind Pillar Immortal Chuan family, but he heard that guy and his neighbor quarreling over "whether there are ghosts in the world", and he could still live for a while.

Knowing that people could lose their lives at any time, but still surviving, that's what makes me happy.

"I lost to you."

Mikoto Uchiha hung her head.

This is a move she would never do in front of Itachi and Sasuke.

She glanced at the ingredients in the plastic bag, but she didn't bother with the price.

"Aren't you tired of carrying such a heavy thing back alone?"

"There are breaks on the way."

Yoshiyoshi said that when he met the yellow hair, the eldest lady of the Hyuga family, and Kakashi, he had temporarily put down what he was holding.

"Huh...... Salmon. It's an ingredient that I can't handle, so it doesn't seem to be able to help. ”

Mikoto Uchiha picked up the bag and walked into the kitchen, asking by the way, "Then what are you going to do today?" ”

"Caviar sushi, bonito rice balls, sashimi, radish salmon stew, pan-fried salmon belly, tricolor meatballs and ice cream for dessert ......"

"Sounds like an appetite. And it's all Itachi and Sasuke's favorite food. ”

Mai Chorto turned her head and said jokingly, "Then why isn't there anything that Dad loves to eat?" ”

"He's not on his birthday today."

Yoshito replied with a serious face, "Today's dish is mainly to please Sasuke, and he hasn't spoken to me in a week. ”

Before Armageddon, Tanjiro taught him that by preparing what others like to eat and feeding them at any time, he can get closer to others.

For example, after he carried Hagi with him, his relationship with the immortal Minoru became much closer (he thinks).

Sasuke should be about the same, the personalities of the two are still quite similar.

After listening to her son's words, Mai Trito stopped talking.

[Is it really good for you to be so straightforward? 】

She raised her eyebrows and asked, "That Yoshiyu, do you know why Sasuke didn't talk to you?" ”

"I don't know."

[Sure enough. 】

"Then don't you bother? Don't want to know why? ”

"You don't have to know."

Tomioka put on the small apron that Itachi had made for him, stepped on a small bench, pulled a half-meter-long salmon from a plastic bag and put it in the tank, and punched him in the head.

He said confidently: "Anyway, as long as you eat this meal, the problem will definitely be solved." ”

"Smack."

Mikoto Uchiha held on to the door frame.

Why, is it so difficult to communicate with this child!!

Ten minutes later.

"I'm back!" x2。

"Is it Itachi and Sasuke?"

Mikoto Uchiha headed towards the entrance like a wanderer on an iceberg seeing a furnace.

"Mom!" Sasuke threw off his shoes and rushed up to hug Mikoto's waist, looking very happy.

[If only I could give half of Sasuke's stickiness to Yoshiyu......]

"Did you give your subordinates a holiday today?"

Itachi stood in the doorway, arranging Sasuke's shoes neatly, and at a glance he could see why his mother was at home.

"Because my cute kids are having birthdays."

Mikoto regained her usual confidence as a mother, and she touched Sasuke's hedgehog head while asking, "Did you take Sasuke out for training?" This kid is covered in sweat and smells of animals......"

"I didn't practice today. My brother took me to Granny Cat and gave me a birthday present. ”

Five-year-old Sasuke's voice was lively and high-pitched, and he pulled a rusty shuriken out of his pants pocket.

"Oh, what is this?"

Uchiha Mikoto took a closer look at the shuriken, which seemed to be an old style, so she followed Sasuke's words and asked.

"Granny Cat said that this is a shuriken from the Warring States period, which is older than the history of Konoha. Back then, she saw this shuriken flying from far away and breaking the wooden clone of the original Hokage, so it was very memorable! ”

Sasuke grabbed the shuriken in both hands and held it up in the air, letting out a heroic declaration.

"I will definitely become a more powerful ninja in the future, even if it is the first Hokage himself, I will definitely not be my opponent."

Hearing Sasuke say this, a trace of worry flashed in Mikoto's eyes, Itachi was keenly aware of this, and whispered in Sasuke's ear: "The ancestors of the original Hokage and the Uchiha clan established the village together, they are all great people, not enemies, and you can't say disrespectful things to Hokage-sama outside in the future." ”

Uchiha Mikoto also nodded, "Sasuke wants to listen to his brother, do you know?" ”

"I see."

Sasuke pursed his lips a little upset, but agreed anyway. Although his brother spoke differently from his peers in the clan, of course he chose to believe his brother.

After correcting Sasuke's mistake, Uchiha Itachi looked in the direction of the kitchen, "Is Yoshiyoshi going to cook today?" It's his birthday, otherwise I'd do it—"

"Dang!"

There was a loud noise in the kitchen, and Sasuke almost jumped up.

"Did something happen, Bravery?"

Mai Trin asked.

"The kitchen knife fell on the floor."

Yi Yong's voice sounded calm and peaceful.

"Be careful."

Even though Yoshiyoshi has been cooking for two years, Uchiha Mikoto is still a little worried about him, after all, it is very troublesome to debone salmon, and even professional chefs will inevitably get their hands on it.

She glanced at Sasuke, who had put on a stinky face since she heard Yoshiyong's voice, and smiled slightly, "Sasuke, let's go take a bath with my mother." ”

"No."

Sasuke shook his head without hesitation, "I'm going to wash with my brother." ”

Uchiha Mikoto gave her eldest son a look, then nodded her chin in the direction of the kitchen.

The latter immediately understood.

"Mom came back from work early to do something for you."

Uchiha Itachi ruffled Sasuke's hair and tapped his finger on his head, "Don't make her sad." ”

As he spoke, he added, "If Sasuke is obedient, I can continue to accompany you to practice Howe Fireball tomorrow......"

"Then let's talk about it!"

Sasuke was about to jump up with joy, and then looked at his mother, "I'll go take off my dirty clothes first!" ”

After saying that, he ran towards the second floor excitedly, and deliberately "hummed" loudly when he passed by the kitchen. Seeing that Yiyong didn't turn his head to look at him, he ran faster.

"Then I'll leave it to you."

After Uchiha Mikoto made a lip shape for Itachi, she went to the bathroom to drain the water first.

Itachi stood at the kitchen door for a moment, as if he was mentally prepared.

The moment he stepped into the kitchen, Uchiha Yoshito spun around with his knife in his hand and threw the sloppy salmon bones into an iron basin with a clattering sound.

"What do you do?"

There was a hint of caution in the tone of the righteous bravery.

[He's not going to help me cook, is he?] 】

The pot used by the last time for the weasel omelette can no longer be used, so Yiyong took it to the milk basin on the street as a stray cat.

"Happy birthday, Yiyong."

Itachi walked straight over, the smile on his face not as obvious as Mikoto and Shisui, just a faint arc.

"Sasuke loved the gift I gave him. I just don't know how you're going to react when you receive a gift, so I'm a little nervous. ”

This is not a lie.

Obviously, they were all children who grew up with him, and Yiyong made him unable to understand them from a very young age.

For example, Itachi knows all of Sasuke's likes and dislikes very well, but to Yoshiyu, it is a bottomless lake.

Others thought that doing housework was Yoshiyu's hobby, but Uchiha Itachi felt that this was not the case, and instead felt that it was more like an obligation that Yoshiyo asked himself to complete, otherwise there was no need to be so careful, and there was no need to do it every day.

In addition, there are many strange places about Yiyong.

For example, one day a month ago, he accompanied Yiyong out to buy groceries, and when he passed by a ninja shop, the ninja in the village, Moonlight Blast, was shopping for ninja knives. The sound he made as he drew his sword attracted the attention of Yi Yong.

When the moonlight wind covered the chakra on the blade and dyed it, the expression on the face of Yoshito when he looked at the knife is something that Uchiha Itachi still can't forget.

His eyes flashed with a light brighter than the blade, and his whole face changed from cold to quiet and gentle, like a mirror-like lifeless lake wrinkled by the warm wind.

Itachi still can't figure out what happened at that time. Originally, he wanted to buy a knife directly for Yiyong today, but after thinking about it, he forgot it, after all, Yiyong was not interested in becoming a ninja.

Shaking his head slightly, and after dispelling the doubts in his heart, Uchiha Itachi took out an eight-centimeter-long and wide picture frame from his pocket and handed it to Yoshiyu.

Yi Yong cast his gaze, and his gaze suddenly stopped here, unable to move for a long time.

"This is an ancient specimen of a phoenix tail."

Uchiha Itachi couldn't figure out Yoshiyu's emotions, and introduced slowly: "It's a scholar from the Snow Country, who discovered something from the depths of the snow field and used the Ice Escape Ninjutsu.

"I don't know much about butterflies, but the ninja who sold it to me said that this blue-purple phoenix butterfly is very rare, it looks beautiful in the sun, but it has the poison that can overturn an elephant, but unfortunately it is extinct."

"You ......"

Uchiha Yoshiyu put down the kitchen knife and wiped his hands on his apron, then hesitantly took the specimen over, and his deep eyes were filled with waves.

In his eyes, it was not just a butterfly, but nine distinct figures overlapping each other.

"Why did you send me this?"

This is the most unexpected gift of Yi Yong.

"Because I'm sure you'll like the only things you'll like, it's wisteria flowers and butterflies."

Itachi, who was still very young, smiled shyly, "Every time you meet a wisteria tree and you find a butterfly chasing it, I love to look at it, as if a stone statue suddenly came to life." If Mom and Dad could see it, they would feel the same way.

"How's that, Righteousness, this gift ......"

Uchiha Itachi paused and asked expectantly, "Do you like it?" ”

In the past, Yiyong's reaction was always unexpected by him.

What he was most worried about was that Yoshiyo would bring back the same steel kunai he had given to Sasuke like he had done last year, and then say, "I'm not the same as Sasuke." ”

For his brother, it was a nightmare.

"Extinct butterflies?"

Yi Yong's voice sounded hoarse, then suddenly thickened, becoming clearer than any previous mouth: "I like it very much. Thank you, Itachi. ”

“……”

Itachi Uchiha was stunned.

Although Yiyong's expression rarely changed.

But if you like this gift, shouldn't you at least raise your eyebrows?

Why did he look like he had been suddenly drained of all his strength, but instead he was more depressed than usual, as if he remembered something terrible.

If it weren't for Itachi's knowledge that Yiyong wouldn't lie at all, he would have thought that he lied that he liked the gift to comfort him.

Yiyong placed the specimen on the windowsill facing him in the kitchen, lowered his head as if no one was around, picked up the kitchen knife and silently handled the ingredients, but his thoughts did not know where he had drifted.

Uchiha Itachi intuitively felt that now was not the time to speak, but he was not at ease with the state of righteousness, so he took out the radish in the plastic bag and cut it into slices.

In this way, the two of them are silent in the kitchen, but all the ingredients are methodically turning into meals.

Fortunately, Uchiha Itachi wasn't thinking about cooking, so he didn't make any moths this time.

After a full hour, Yi Yong stacked the radish and fried salmon in a saucepan and lit the flame of the gas stove.

An unfamiliar voice appeared in his head.

[Get up close and personal with Uchiha Itachi for an hour.] Breath of Flame resolution completion +0.02%, current resolution 20.02%. 】

[After the analysis is completed and your Flame Breath reaches the Constant Medium level, you can resurrect the Flame Pillar Purgatory Kyojuro.] 】

Tomioka's eyes widened violently, and a violent red light flashed in them, attracting Uchiha Itachi's attention.

"Yiyong, you ......"

Before Weasel could speak, a long white gas suddenly overflowed from Yiyong's mouth and nose, and the bench leg under his feet snapped out of thin air, and the whole person fell to the ground and fainted on the spot.