"What do you mean by 'non-dividing thoughts'?"

As soon as he walked out of the flower shop, Yiyong asked coldly.

He was so confused that the snowflakes flying around his body formed a faint question mark.

Uchiha Mikoto stopped and looked at Yoshiyoshi curiously, "Why are you asking about this?" ”

"The kid named Ino told me. Let me not think badly about her, she only likes Sasuke, even if I look like it, I don't have a chance. ”

Yi Yong's eyes were innocent, "But I don't understand why she said this." ”

Uchiha Mikoto let out a long sigh and said helplessly, "Yoshiyong, you must have said something that would mislead people again." ”

It seems that the righteous and brave are allowed to be alone and stranger-

Even if it's a strange child together, it's still a little reckless.

[So, how did he get along with those children in the clan?] 】

Uchiha Mikoto was puzzled.

"I want to ask her for a hair."

Yiyong thought for a moment and added, "But she looks reluctant." ”

[Sure enough. 】

Uchiha Mikoto couldn't cry or laugh.

This is something that only the righteous and brave can do.

"Can you tell your mother, why are you doing this?"

"Because I want to collect red or yellow hair."

Yi Yong snapped his fingers and recalled the pillars of several other people who were in urgent need of resurrection, but only the hair color of Ganlu Temple was more special, "There are also pink or green ones, and some should be needed." ”

[You still haven't said why you need it!] 】

Meiqin complained weakly in her heart, and said bitterly: "Yiyong, something as important as hair can only be asked for by extremely close friends."

"Asking for hair from someone you meet for the first time, especially a girl you meet for the first time, is very rude and can be easily misunderstood.

"If you're an adult, you might be caught by your clansmen and put on guard."

[In the past, hair was generally used as a material for making love tokens. 】

[I heard that the shrine maidens of the Oni Country have a ...... of witchcraft that makes the owner of the hair fall in love with anyone]

Before she knew it, Mikoto Uchiha's mind went back to the distant past.

When she first got married, she had heard from her old friend Uzumaki Kushina, and Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas, had also asked for Tsunade-sama's hair, saying that she was going to take it to the witch of the Oni Country to cast a spell, but after the incident, she was beaten unconscious, and even her ribs were broken.

Speaking of which......

The four generations of Hokage Wave Feng Shui Gate and the couple Kushina, the color of their hair is just one red and one yellow.

"But she invited me for a drink."

Yi Yong's words brought Mai Trito's thoughts back to reality.

"We're supposed to be friends already, right?"

Judging from Yiyong's simple social experience, if a stranger invites him to eat or drink, he should have the same intention as he did - to bring them closer to each other.

"It's just that ordinary friends are not enough at this level."

[What's more, people are just polite......]

Mikoto stretched out a finger and emphasized: "If the other party is a girl, asking for hair will only be done until the boyfriend and girlfriend or even get engaged."

"But if it's a boy, it should be much easier, they generally don't care about the deeper meaning of this kind of thing......"

"Is it easier for boys?"

Yi Yong nodded, and immediately absorbed his mother's suggestion in his heart, and further refined his goal-

Find red-haired or yellow-haired males and get their hair to use as material for the psychic Purgatory Kyojuro.

Suddenly, he remembered the last time he saw him in the woods, the yellow-haired child who was beaten by three older children in order to protect the white-eyed girl.

The child's hair was a little dull, but it was closer to the original color of Purgatory than Yamanaka Ino, and it was probably due to malnutrition.

In addition, that child's physical recovery ability is very strong, maybe his gene carrier is more suitable as the material for the psychic purgatory Xing Shoulang, after all, Yan Zhu's body has always been the best among the pillars except for Mr. Sorrow Mingyu. If you become stronger after resurrection, Purgatory will be happy.

The most important thing is that he is willing to protect the "weak" in this ninja world where people are colder than ghosts, and the child's personality is very similar to Purgatory.

It's a pity that since that day, Yiyong has never seen him in the village again.

[Could it be that it is no longer in Konoha? 】

Yiyong shook his head with some regret.

At this time, Uchiha Mikoto noticed that Yoshiyu's left hand was carrying a paper bag that he didn't have when he entered the flower shop.

"What's that?"

"It was given to me by the kid named Ino who asked me to give it to Sasuke."

Yiyong shook the paper bag in his left hand.

"New Year's gifts?"

Uchiha Mikoto suddenly had some pure and romantic conjectures in her head.

"Can you let Mom take a look?"

Yiyong thought for a moment and nodded.

Anyway, there was a copy of the contents for the mother.

Curious, Mikoto took the paper bag and opened it gently, and found that on the top layer of the paper bag, there were actually six daisies of different colors lying there, and a small envelope was hidden in the middle, on which was written "Sasuke Receiving" in childish font.

"I won't read it, and I don't know if Sasuke will be shy."

A smile crossed her face, and she focused on the six daisies.

These daisies are small and delicate, each branch is carefully cultivated and pruned, the color and shape are beautiful even in the snow, and they also exude a light and elegant fragrance, which takes a lot of thought to see.

"Today's children are really precocious."

She muttered quietly.

"I remember that Daisy's words were 'pure crushes'."

[It's a pity that Sasuke is probably not interested in flowers and plants, and the kid is afraid that he will be busy in vain. 】

Mai Trin continued to flip down, noticing that at the bottom of the paper bag, there was a ball of individually wrapped longevity flowers.

"Yoshiyong, did Ino give it to Sasuke too?"

Uchiha Mikoto took out the longevity flower, and her face was a little strange.

Longevity flowers, as the name suggests, mean health and longevity, and are generally given to middle-aged and elderly people or sick people.

"Nope."

Yi Yong replied quite solemnly: "Didn't you say before, let me choose a flower for you?" ”

When he chose the flowers, he asked Yamanaka Ino: "If you want the person who receives the flowers to live a long time safe and happy, which one should you choose?" ”

"Of course it's a longevity flower, but it's sold more in Konoha Hospital than in my house. If you're willing to help me bring this pack to Sasuke, I'll pick the best longevity flowers in the store and give it to you. ”

This is the answer that Yamanaka Ino gave him.

Her confident knowledge of flowers also affected Yiyong's judgment, so she made up her mind.

But if he mentioned that it was for his mother, Ino would not have chosen such a flower with an obvious hint of age.

Looking at Uchiha Mikoto as if she was petrified in the snowstorm, Yoshiyoshi asked unconvincedly, "What's the matter, mother, don't you like it?" ”

“……”

Mikoto Uchiha smiled with relief and tied the paper bag back to Yoshiyu.

This is the first time she has received a gift that Yi Yong has chosen for her (rather than incidentally), and she can also feel the love and blessings that this little son has never expressed from the meaning of this flower, and her heart is already very satisfied.

[But if Yiyong continues to lack common sense like this, what will he do in the future. 】

"I love it. But Daddy is older, so this flower is more suitable for him than me. Can I give the gift to my father? He would be happy to know that you sent it. ”

"It's up to you."

Yi Yong nodded as if he didn't understand, not expecting what he would hear in the next second.

"But since the flowers were given to Dad, Mom has nothing?"

Mai Koto leaned down and showed a sly smile, her hair fluttering in front of Yi Yong with the wind and snow, gradually overlapping with the figure of her sister in her previous life.

"Can I ask for a special gift directly from Yi Yong? The kind of thing that you can't go back on if you say yes. ”

“……”

This time it was Yiyong's turn to be silent.

A shadow rose on his forehead and he took two steps back, too embarrassed to worry that his mother was rubbing his face like before.

"Hey, does that mean no promise? I didn't say anything. ”

Uchiha Mikoto once again showed a sad look of being hurt emotionally. If Itachi or Sasuke saw it, they might be surprised.

However, it is useful to repeat the same old tune.

The Uchiha froze in place, like a frozen porcelain doll.

He is the most taciturn of the Nine Pillars, but he is also the softest-hearted. But if any of the other members of the column encounters Youdouzi, who has become a ghost, the latter will not survive.

Strangers are still like this, but it is conceivable that the closer the person, the less Yi Yong wants to make the other party feel pain.

So when he saw that his mother seemed disappointed, he immediately said, "Then you can say it." ”

"Then even if you say yes."

Uchiha Mikoto's expression changed instantly.

She stared at Yi Yong's eyes, and her facial features suddenly became gentle and kind, and there was even a hint of supplication in them.

"Then Yoshiyong, I hope you can call me mom (Kasan) just like Sasuke and Itachi, is that okay?"

The word mom, this is a knot in Uchiha Mikoto's heart.

One day not long after he was born, he suddenly learned to speak. At that time, the couple was very surprised, thinking that they would add another naturally intelligent child to their family.

But unlike Mikoto's "mother" and "father" who had always taught him and Sasuke, the first time Yoshiyo opened his mouth to call them, it was "Mother-sama" and "Father-sama" with a very sense of distance and ritual.

In the Hyuga clan, which is governed by a large clan model and has a strict hierarchy, this title may be very normal; But in the Uchiha family, which is a family unit and has a strong cohesion, this name is too cold.

Whether it was Fugaku or Mai Trito, they could feel that this child seemed to be deliberately distancing himself from them.

When they grow up, the difference between Yoshito and Sasuke's treatment of them will become even more obvious.

He seems to have put his status in the family very low, and will suddenly start doing housework without saying a word, but he never asks his parents and brothers for anything, including praise.

Among the new clothes he bought, if there were any ones that were different from Sasuke, he would give them directly to Sasuke, and the New Year's money was about the same.

Maybe Yiyong himself didn't think there was anything wrong with doing this, and wishful thinking thought that this was a way to repay the Fuyue couple for their kindness.

But Mai Trin only felt frustrated, why did this child always treat them like an outsider under the fence.

Every time Yiyong respectfully calls her "Mother", not only does she not feel respected, but she is very worried, wondering if she has done something wrong when Yiyong was younger, making him mistakenly think that he is the illegitimate son who is treated as a domestic servant in those romance stories.

It wasn't until one day that Itachi saw her troubles, so she found Yiyong, and forced him to remove the word "adult" from the title, and became "father" and "mother" who were still stiff, but had improved a lot.

However, the nature of Yiyong's actions has not changed much, and he is still trying to find a way to distinguish himself from the other two brothers.

Others may take Yoshiyu's phrase "I'm different from Sasuke" as a boast that Yoshiyo thinks he is more mature than Sasuke, but as a mother, Uchiha Mikoto knows very well that Yoshiyu's meaning is far from that simple.

Sometimes when he said that sentence with his head down, Mikoto Uchiha hallucinated into another sentence.

"I'm not your real family."

Unbelievable, Uchiha Mikoto felt like her heart was about to break. And this is the reason why she chose to leave home and return to lead the team to Shinobi.

She didn't dare to face the righteousness alone.

It wasn't until Yoshito and Sasuke's fifth birthday that things finally took a turn for the better.

The most obvious is -

Yiyong became willing to be close to his family.

As long as Itachi has no tasks, the three of them will stick together like conjoined babies, and even sleep in the same room at night, although Fugaku often complains that this is not good for the child's growth, but he seems to be happy to see it.

When the three of them get along, although Yoshiyu will still sit a little farther away, leaving more space for Itachi and Sasuke, this is at least a real improvement.

Proximity in spatial location often means proximity in mental distance.

Now, a few months later, Sasuke no longer gets into a negative mood because of what Yoshito said casually, because he knows that his understanding must be very different from what Yoshiyoshi himself is trying to say.

And what really surprised her was that a few days ago, Itachi went on a mission, and Sasuke went to his grandfather's house to deliver something. Yiyong actually made a lunch and sent it to Fuyue, who was in the garrison, for the first time.

According to Fuyue, who was also surprised, Yiyong spent an afternoon in his office, and from time to time asked him to release illusions (in fact, the resolution of Yiyong's breath in the moon), although he didn't say anything, but he didn't know how many times stronger than the father who was worried in the past.

This incident made Uchiha Mikoto's heart knot loosen slightly. Yiyong's relationship with the rest of the family has made significant progress, and there is no reason why she can't.

It's been too long for her to wait for Yi Yong to call her "Mom".

So on this day, taking advantage of the festival and the opportunity of the flowers sent to her, she planned to make an attempt.

Stared at by her hopeful eyes, Yiyong felt as if he was being roasted on a fire, and a third emotion that could not be hidden finally appeared on his face - panic.

Yi Yong's face was as pale as death, the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, he wanted to say something but couldn't open his mouth at all, as if he had lost the ability to speak.

Of course, he didn't want to disappoint Mikoto Uchiha, but he couldn't feel comfortable addressing the other person in that tone.

In the past few years, he can only call himself a righteous son at most, and his mother is already the most intimate name he feels to his righteous son.

Because in his heart, he is still Tomioka Yoshiyong, a thief who took away the other party's real son's chance to survive, and what qualifications does he have to call each other affectionately like this.

His disorganized appearance was seen by Mei Qin, who had never seen such a righteous bravery, and was worried that it would stimulate his eyes to evolve further, so he quickly took a step back and forced a smile: "I'm kidding, you can call it whatever you like."

"It's not early, let's go home as soon as we finish shopping, Yiyong."

With that, she quickly turned away.

Yi Yong saw from behind that his mother raised her right arm and swiped it in front of her. At this moment, I felt as if my heart had been sunk into extremely cold water, and every cell felt a tingling pain.

Until the voice in his head suddenly reminded him-

[If it weren't for the reincarnation of your dead soul, Uchiha Yoshiyu wouldn't exist at all.] This is your body. 】

This sentence is like a bright light, and the sound of the brush pierces the dark clouds that shroud the sea of Yiyong's mind.

【…… Is this true? 】

He asked inwardly.

Your essence is the same as the pillar that is about to be resurrected. The only difference is that you were born. Otherwise, why would your name still be Righteous and Brave? 】

The voice in response was still cold and ruthless like a god, but it only strengthened the truth of this statement in Yi Yong's heart.

After all, he followed the instructions of this voice, successfully analyzed the breath of fire, and indeed obtained the cultivation method of the breath of fire, which means that so far, this voice has never gone wrong.

"Bravery?"

Uchiha Mikoto, who walked out of a trance for a while, found that there was no one next to him, and quickly turned around to look for Yoshiyu, only to find that the sky that was slightly gloomy a second before Konoha was torn by the sunlight, projecting several bright pillars of light, and snowflakes lurking in the light like angelic feathers.

Yiyong stood in front of her with his head bowed, the thin snow under his feet.

"Mom's ......"

He said this in a shy and jerky tone.

At this moment, he was finally able to accept his identity with peace of mind and shout out this simple phrase that he had never had a chance to say in his previous life, because since he can remember, there has only been one relative, his sister.

He raised his head, warm tears blooming on his quiet and gentle smiling face, and the pillars of light reflected in the crystal droplets, making the pair of purple-red writing wheels look so soft.

"Can I keep calling you that?"

"Of course."

Uchiha Mikoto leaned Yoshiyu's head into her arms, lowered her head and responded gently, the corners of her mouth with a smile that could not be suppressed.

"I can't ask for it."