This Uchiha is too popular

It was late at night, and most of the others had already gone to bed.

But Itachi Uchiha's room was still lit.

Upon closer inspection, two figures could be seen sitting opposite each other, chatting quietly.

"You need to pay close attention to the situation with the Dark Guard. While completing your Dark Guard missions, don't forget to gather as much intelligence as possible from there..."

"If anything seems amiss, report it back immediately..."

Fugaku carefully gave instructions to Itachi Uchiha in front of him.

Unlike the still young Uchiha Sasuke and Yumin, Uchiha Itachi has already graduated from the Ninja Academy.

He successfully completed a series of missions and eventually joined the Dark Side, becoming the Third Hokage's direct subordinate.

In the eyes of some, he was an important bridge between the Uchiha clan and the Konoha leadership.

But in Fugaku's view, in addition to communication, he also needed to take on the spy work of collecting intelligence.

Since the Nine-Tails' attack, the Uchiha clan has suffered severe suppression.

Now, although it hasn't reached the point of a coup yet, there are already signs of it.

Fugaku Uchiha has already begun preparations.

"I see."

Faced with Fugaku's instructions, Itachi Uchiha remained silent for a long time before nodding: "I will keep an eye on it."

"you........."

Looking at his taciturn and somewhat quiet eldest son in front of him, Fugaku Uchiha opened his mouth, but hesitated.

Since graduating from the ninja academy early and starting to carry out missions, his eldest son has rarely smiled.

Especially after he was sent to the Anbu to gather intelligence for the Uchiha clan, it became even rarer to see him smile.

Fugaku Uchiha was increasingly unable to understand what his child was thinking.

He opened his mouth, about to say a few words of comfort, when he heard a commotion outside.

"elder brother........"

Outside the room, Youming's voice came: "Aren't you resting yet?"

"not yet."

Uchiha Itachi got up and went to the door, slowly opening it.

Without realizing it, his expression changed from its previous silence to a smile: "Why aren't you asleep yet, so late?"

"I need your help with something."

Looking into the brightly lit room, Youming immediately understood what was going on.

It's highly likely that Fugaku and Itachi Uchiha are having a secret meeting again.

In his memory, Fugaku Uchiha often discussed many things with Itachi Uchiha in private, and this time was probably no different; he just happened to stumble upon it.

Fugaku Uchiha is probably hiding in some corner spying on us right now, isn't he?

He thought this to himself, but his expression remained unchanged, still beaming with a cheerful and lively demeanor: "Are you free tomorrow, brother?"

"I haven't been out on the street in a long time."

He stared at Itachi with his bright, sparkling eyes: "Brother, can you come with me for a walk?"

Upon hearing Youming's words, Itachi Uchiha immediately hesitated.

He had been assigned tasks long ago, and his schedule was packed for tomorrow, so he had no time to go shopping with Youming.

But when he met Youming's bright, sparkling eyes, he couldn't bring himself to refuse.

Yu Ming is different from Sasuke.

Sasuke, who has just started school, is at a lively and mischievous age. He is usually very optimistic and resilient, and he doesn't mind being rejected occasionally.

But Youming has always been a kind and understanding child.

He rarely makes any requests, and now that he has, it would be a real shame to refuse him.

"Actually, it's okay if my brother doesn't come with me."

Yu Ming noticed Itachi's predicament, so he pretended to be generous and a little embarrassed: "Actually, I mainly wanted my brother to pay for me."

"Is there anything you want to buy?"

Uchiha Itachi saw through Yu Ming's feigned nonchalance and couldn't help but smile.

"Yes, my mother's birthday is coming up soon, and I'd like to buy some flowers for her."

Youming nodded: "But after doing the math, it seems I don't have enough money on hand."

"Why don't you go find your father?"

Itachi Uchiha asked softly.

"Not really suitable."

Youming shook her head: "I can tell that Father is not in a good mood."

"At times like these, let your father rest and don't bother him with these trivial matters."

"Actually, my brother is the same."

He looked at the itachi in front of him, his eyes filled with worry: "Ever since you came back, brother hasn't been in a good mood either, has he?"

"What happened?"

"no."

Itachi Uchiha smiled gently and said, "It's just a small matter."

He chatted with Youming for a while, and then told Youming to go back and rest.

Of course, before leaving, he didn't forget to slip Youming some pocket money so she could have fun tomorrow.

After Yu Ming left, Itachi Uchiha's expression returned to its previous coldness.

Behind him, Fugaku's figure reappeared at some point, now sitting upright in his previous position.

"It was my oversight; I almost forgot your mother's birthday."

Hearing what Youming had just said, he felt somewhat guilty.

"It's nothing."

Itachi Uchiha shook his head: "Father, you've been under too much pressure lately. It's nothing to forget for a moment."

"But Yu-ming seems to be much more sensitive than we thought."

"indeed."

Fugaku nodded, his eyes softening as he spoke of his youngest son: "At the same age, he is much stronger than Sasuke."

"If it weren't for my lack of talent, I might have become an excellent ninja like you."

"Not becoming a ninja isn't always a bad thing."

Recalling Yumin's earlier appearance, Itachi Uchiha said softly, "Living happily like this is actually quite nice."

As the elder brother, he didn't want his younger brother to live the same life as him.

In this family, he alone is enough to bear the pressure.

Fugaku looked at Itachi Uchiha in front of him, unsure of what to say.

The next morning, Youming found that her allowance had increased.

"Since you're going out for a rare trip, buy whatever you want. Don't be too frugal."

Fugaku looked at Yumin, who had just woken up in the morning, and said this, and then gave Yumin some pocket money.

This was an unexpected delight.

Having suddenly become rich, Youming wanted to find someone to share it with, but after looking around, he found that there seemed to be no one to choose from.

Throughout the household, Fugaku and Itachi were busy with their work, their mother Mikoto had to take care of the housework, and Sasuke had to go to training.

The only person who could be considered free was himself.

"Okay, so it seems I'm the only one with nothing to do..."

Yu Ming reluctantly accepted this reality.

Well, doing nothing isn't so bad.

Anyway, he doesn't need to train, so there's no need to waste time on such unnecessary things.

As for Sasuke, I originally wanted to take him shopping to make up for my guilt over the long-term cheating of his allowance.

It seems there's no chance now.

Alone on the street, he wandered around with great interest.

He usually stayed within the Uchiha clan's territory and rarely had the opportunity to go out. Now that he had seized the opportunity, he naturally wanted to take a good look around outside.

After a while, he arrived at a place.

"A flower shop in the mountains?"

He looked at the place in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and finally went in.

Welcome!

Upon entering, a vast expanse of flowers comes into view.

Then a little girl's voice came.

Looking up, I saw a blonde girl sitting at the counter. She noticed a customer approaching and went to greet her.

The little girl was only about six or seven years old, and looked about the same age as Youming, but she looked much stronger and was taller than Youming at that moment.

That's quite common.

It is well known that girls develop earlier than girls do before a certain age.

It is normal for girls to be taller than boys before the age of ten.

Yamanaka Ino thought it was an ordinary guest and was about to explain, but when she looked up, she was stunned.

A boy was standing in front of the flower shop.

The boy wasn't very old, probably only six or seven, but his face was exceptionally handsome. Even though his face still had a childish look, his temperament was already clearly revealed.

Just standing there, he catches the eye and gives a very different feeling. If he grows up, he will definitely be a rare handsome man.

Yamanaka Ino glanced at it once, but immediately couldn't look away.

"Welcome... Are you looking to buy flowers?"

In an instant, her voice softened considerably, her previous casual attitude vanished, and she instantly became much more ladylike.