Chapter 190: Innocent, well-behaved, and naive Uchiha Itachi

"What is jealousy?"

"For example, if I have a bunch of dango, but I don't give it to Itachi, but give it to other children, Itachi will feel unhappy. This is jealousy."

When he heard her use his favorite three-color dango as an analogy, Uchiha Itachi was put into the scene described by Haruko. Thinking of that picture, Uchiha Itachi's unhappiness suddenly increased exponentially.

"So this is jealousy. It's really uncomfortable..." Uchiha Itachi pouted childishly.

Haruko was amused by him and coaxed him, "But when Itachi returns home and finds that his mother bought you dumplings, he will be happy immediately!"

Fortunately, Mikoto did buy tricolor dumplings when she returned home to celebrate Itachi's first day of school, and Haruko breathed a sigh of relief.

Uchiha Itachi frowned on his cute face, and he said stubbornly: "But I want the string of dumplings that Haruko gave me."

This was something Haruko had not expected, and without much hesitation, she decided to give up the dumplings reluctantly, "Then I'll give my dumplings to Itachi today!"

Seeing that he still shook his head, Haruko was helpless now, "Then what does Itachi want to do?"

"Haruko's dumplings belong to Haruko, and my dumplings can also be given to Haruko, but Haruko cannot treat others better than me." Uchiha Itachi explained logically.

Understanding what he wanted to say, Haruko didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Of course, I was just giving an example before, I will only be this nice to Itachi!"

Uchiha Itachi stared at her for a few seconds, "Haruko didn't lie to me this time?"

"I haven't lied to you before, have I?"

Seeing that she didn't admit it, Uchiha Itachi began to count her bad deeds on his fingers, "When I was a child, Haruko lied to me that sweets were not tasty and kept them all for herself. She also lied to me that she wanted to offer sacrifices to the flower fairy and took away all my pocket money. Last time, she lied to me that the river god asked me to catch fish for you. The time before that was..."

As the crimes were exposed one by one, Haruko's mouth twitched. She raised her hand and quickly shook his hand, which had not yet finished counting, with an awkward yet polite smile.

"Itachi has a really good memory..."

"After all, what Haruko did is so memorable." Uchiha Itachi's eyes were full of sincerity.

Feeling the innocent accusation from the child, Haruko took him and walked forward.

"…Go home, go home."

The next morning, as they were walking hand in hand, Uchiha Itachi suddenly informed her of a sad news.

"Haruko, you don't have to pick me up anymore."

"Eh?! Why?" Haruko was in disbelief, as if struck by lightning. "I've only witnessed Itachi go to school for one day, and he's already disliked me?"

Uchiha Itachi shook his head, "No, I think it would be better for me to pick up Haruko after school."

"Why?" The roles of pick-up and drop-off were suddenly swapped, and Haruko was a little confused.

"Although I am happy waiting for Haruko to pick me up, I would rather go to meet her with anticipation." Uchiha Itachi said solemnly, "So can I pick her up next time?"

The most important point was that Uchiha Itachi didn't want her to notice any other children he knew, and when he saw Haruko squeezing among the parents and trying hard to greet him, Uchiha Itachi felt sad for some reason.

It's just a pick-up, why does Haruko need to do this...

Uchiha Itachi's display of correct language skills successfully persuaded Haruko to readily accept his proposal, so much so that she could not resist when she realized belatedly that her status as an aunt was in name only.

……

Back to the present, Uchiha Obito is still trying to win back the game without giving up.

"You little brat, you should call me Auntie Haruko!"

"But Haruko said I can call her anything." Uchiha Itachi said back with an innocent face, and added, "Uncle Obito."

Uchiha Obito was furious, "Who are you calling uncle?! How do I look like an uncle? You should call me brother!"

Uchiha Itachi calmly sorted out the relationships between the characters, "But Haruko is her aunt, so as her teammate, you should be her uncle, am I wrong?"

"..." Uchiha Obito choked and shut up.

Is this natural black? He is indeed my nephew!

Haruko admired and applauded in her heart.

Looking at an innocent choking Uchiha Itachi and a shameless Uchiha Haruko, Hatake Kakashi thought with glee: Obito's good day has finally come.

Shamelessly following the aunt and nephew, Uchiha Obito took Haruko's other hand provocatively under Uchiha Itachi's nose and snorted at him.

"..." Uchiha Itachi thought for a few seconds, then looked up and asked Haruko, "What is the relationship between Haruko and Uncle Obito?"

As soon as he heard his words, he knew that he was up to something. Uchiha Obito shot him a sharp look, but Uchiha Itachi ignored him directly.

Not noticing their veiled attacks, Haruko actively introduced: "Obito is my long-term meal ticket and guardian, and he also has the title of walking wallet!"

This introduction should have made him furious, but facing such a strong rival as Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Obito looked at him proudly as if he regarded all of this as an honor.

Uchiha Itachi was not affected and continued: "It's just a relationship between friends or teammates, right? Can we hold hands in this kind of relationship?"

Haruko was stunned by his question. A question that she had never thought about before was now directly opened in front of her.

That's right, logically speaking, she really shouldn't be so close to Obito, what if she teaches Itachi a bad lesson? !

Finally having some aunt's conscience, Haruko coldly withdrew her hand, "I'm sorry Obito."

After seeing his series of actions, Uchiha Obito was stunned and couldn't even utter a curse.

Uchiha Itachi is such a scheming little brat!

It’s a pity that Haruko still thinks her little nephew is innocent!

I bother!

Following them with a lot of resentment, Uchiha Obito suddenly saw Uchiha Itachi in front of him turned his head to look at him and smiled at him inexplicably.

...It's revenge, right? He's taking revenge on me, right?!

Uchiha Obito got angry.

*

"Wow, it seems like having a little one at home is pretty fun."

After listening to Haruko's recent story, Takeuchi Mirei ate the popsicle in her hand with great interest.

Sitting on a bench in front of the store, Haruko looked at the people coming and going, but she didn't feel bored at all. "Itachi has really grown up to be what I hoped he would be. He is not only well-behaved and obedient, but also smart!"

"Does being a parent entail a filter?" Takeuchi Mirei wondered.

She could tell from everything she heard that this Uchiha Itachi was a natural black, and probably only Haruko thought that her little nephew was ignorant of the world...

Haruko reflected seriously, then affirmed: "This is my normal aunt's perspective!"

"well--"

At first, I was just curious about how she could recognize me just by feeling. When we met again, I couldn't help but become interested when she was waiting in line and was told about her psychological activities. Later, we would occasionally make appointments to meet and chat.

Even Takeuchi Mirei herself could not have imagined that one day she would become friends with a little sister who was such a big age gap away from her.

This seemingly fragile relationship stubbornly lasted for several years, and even Takeuchi Mirei, who was just watching the fun, began to face up to their relationship.

Glancing at her obscurely, Takeuchi Mirei spoke slowly, "Has Haruko thought about your future plans?"

"In the future?" Haruko held her hands and pondered for a while, then chose to speak her mind, "I don't like to think about the future. I want to cherish the present more than the unpredictable future."

“Cherish the present moment…”

Following her words, Takeuchi Mirei imagined her life after joining the Anbu. She chuckled to interrupt her thoughts, "It seems to make sense."