Living your daily life in a shonen anime seems to be wrong.

Hmm, no, that's not right either. Uncle and niece, that kind of thing, they seem to have a lot of chemistry too.

But that's not important.

"Don't call me uncle, call me brother."

"Are you really Uncle Qiye?"

"I already told you to call me brother."

"But you are my uncle!"

"..."

Well, it seems that being the same generation as our parents isn't a good thing.

If we're talking about age, Shichiya is a generation younger than the Sannin, since they were the ones who brought him back.

The three legendary ninjas are the grandparents of Tenten's generation.

Furthermore, Shichiya had fought on the battlefield with Yamanaka Inoichi, Nara Shikaku, and others, so if you were to count, he would indeed be considered an uncle.

This means that not only Tenten, but also people like Yamanaka Ino, Hinata Hyuga, and Hanabi Hyuga will have to call him uncle.

Chapter 50: Vanished

Perhaps it was because the deeply ingrained concept was too strong, or perhaps it was because her father was planning ahead, that he insisted that Tiantian call Qiye Uncle.

After all, the probability of something happening between a brother and sister is much higher than that between an uncle and niece.

Therefore, no matter what method Nana tried, she was still unable to correct this form of address.

Qiye could only feel helpless about this.

If it can't be changed, then it won't be changed.

Telling some interesting stories will dispel any initial awkwardness of meeting someone for the first time.

Although Shichiya himself is a rather boring person.

But watching him being so lazy is also a kind of fun.

Moreover, although it was only their first meeting, they had exchanged letters before.

"Speaking of which, you're the one who came here to clean?"

"Yes, Uncle, I come here occasionally."

"Occasionally?"

“I only have time to come during holidays; usually it's Aunt Hongdou who comes.”

"Aunt Hongdou..."

That heartless little girl would actually help him clean his room?

This was somewhat unexpected for Qiye, after all, her relationship with Hongdou wasn't much better.

He bit his nails and thought for a while, but still couldn't figure it out.

"How did Red Bean end up here?"

"Aunt Hongdou said there are some things you might know."

"oh oh!"

Now that you mention it, Qiye remembered.

It seems that Anko has some memory problems; she forgot many things after Orochimaru defected.

Nana and Orochimaru are partners, and she had interacted with Nana before, so she probably didn't believe that Nana would be like Orochimaru.

Therefore, it is believed that Qiye knows a lot of things and that one can recover lost memories by questioning Qiye.

As for cleaning the house, that might just be a side effect.

Sometimes when I come here to wait, I get annoyed by the dusty room, so I help clean it.

"Unfortunately, I don't know much about her situation either!"

Qi Ye shook his head, no longer considering the matter, and looked at Tian Tian instead.

This was our first formal meeting, but everything felt so familiar.

Even the clothes were a gift from Qiye.

Not only did Nanaya give one to Tenten, but she also gave one to Hinata Hanabi.

It was purely out of a perverse sense of humor. When Hinata Hanabi celebrated her full moon, several boxes of them were sent, and it was through Tenten's father who helped deliver them.

"Come here, Tiantian, sit in front of me."

Qi Ye sat cross-legged and patted his legs.

Tian Tian found it strange.

"why?"

"Let me give you a new hairstyle, I'll put two buns in your hair."

"ball?"

"It's so cute!"

"..."

……

We didn't do much during our meeting with Tiantian.

Without even staying long, after getting a new hairstyle, Qi Ye decided to leave.

But there's something I need to say before that.

"Don't come here to clean anymore. If you see Hongdou, tell her not to come either. I don't know anything about her."

"I understand, Uncle Qiye."

Although she didn't quite understand Hongdou's situation, she still nodded.

She is very well-behaved.

Qi Ye pinched the two buns on her head, then squatted down in front of her and pinched her chubby cheeks that were still a bit baby fat.

"You should graduate in two years, right?"

Tian Tian is already ten years old this year. If it were during wartime, graduating at this age would be normal. Some of them might have already gone to the battlefield or become skeletons.

Only in times of peace can we extend the study period and graduation age to provide more systematic education and training.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the graduation exam was just something like the Three Body Techniques; the education they actually received was far better than that of those during the war years.

Of course, some geniuses are able to graduate early.

However, when manpower is not tight, people are usually kept there and taught step by step.

The same applies to every day.

Hearing Qiye's question, he nodded.

"Ah."

"Remember this: after you become a ninja, if a battle breaks out, don't be stupid and rush to the front. You're a girl, so let others do those troublesome things. Just stay in the back, use kunai and shuriken or something. If necessary, tie an explosive tag to your body. Safety first, understand?"

"Oh? Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Letting your partner rush ahead while you stay behind—this isn't what the teacher said.

However, Shichiya wouldn't care about any of that.

"What do you mean by 'not so good'? It's about the division of labor in the revolution. Think about it, if someone charges ahead and acts as a human shield, then someone else has to provide long-range support from behind. Don't you agree?"

"This one……"

"Besides, if a problem can be solved with money, just throw money at it. You can't take it with you when you die, so there's no need to save money for your father. Anyway, most of your father's money was earned by me, so we can just earn more when it runs out. In the future, carry more hidden weapons and more explosive tags, and just smash them to death when you encounter enemies."

"..."

That makes sense now.

Tian Tian's little head also started to think.

She knew her family was very wealthy, though she didn't know the exact amount.

She also quite likes ninja tools such as kunai and shuriken.

If you use a sufficient number of kunai shuriken along with explosive tags to smash them...

"It seems pretty good."

This might become her fighting style.

Elite ninjas all have their own fighting styles. Some are good at scheming, some are reckless, some are good at ninjutsu, some are good at taijutsu, and some are good at using various ninja tools.

Tenten is skilled at using ninja tools, after all, she doesn't have any bloodline limit or anything like that, and her ninjutsu skills are just average.

But using a massive number of ninja tools to crush the enemy to death...

Well, I doubt many people besides her could use that.

For no other reason than that their family is rich.

Moreover, there is also the support of Qiye.

"Okay, I understand, Uncle Qiye."

He nods every day.

Qi Ye smiled and pinched her little face again.

Then it disappeared.

Tian Tian stared blankly at the empty room, where no one else was present.

It took me a long time to realize what was happening.

His eyes seemed to sparkle.