"I'll stay in this courtyard, and from now on, meals will be here. Naruto will live here too. Sasuke probably doesn't mind, right?"
Kakashi looked at Naruto, who was coming over with big bags, and confirmed the place they would be staying.
Actually, Kakashi didn't mind, but the Third Hokage had said that Sasuke and Naruto couldn't live together.
This was so they would only interact under Kakashi's supervision.
"I have no objections. Kakashi-senpai, you take Naruto to unpack. I'll go back and rest first. I'll come over for dinner later."
Sasuke put down his things and turned to go straight back home.
Last night was an exception, but this place held memories of his parents and brother. It was probably best that those two didn't come here.
Back at home, Sasuke first took a shower, then sat on the sofa hugging his knees, resting his head quietly on them.
From the perspective of the surrounding ANBU, this is what they saw—but in reality, Sasuke had activated his Byakugan and was observing the ANBU around him.
Thanks to memories from his previous life, he could recognize some of the more famous ANBU members.
After surveying, he ultimately gave up helplessly, because these ANBU were only at the Chunin level and completely not on the same level as those who had arrived before Kakashi.
Sure enough, after Kakashi came, some people felt reassured.
[Uchiha Itachi's Crow Clone is approaching the Uchiha clan territory. Host, please make a choice: 1. Ignore it; 2. Give a hint; 3. Capture it]
The system prompt suddenly appeared, startling Sasuke, who had been observing the surroundings.
A crow clone — what was Uchiha Itachi trying to do?
"I choose… 3."
Sasuke hesitated briefly, then decided to give Itachi a proper lesson.
His older brother's mindset was too twisted.
Though some said Itachi did it for the village or for Sasuke, that couldn't change his warped thinking and his habitual "I thought" logic.
He thought what he did was right, so he did it.
Even later, he always acted self-righteously, convinced that everything he did was for Sasuke's own good.
But everything he did only caused Sasuke pain.
[Host chooses 3: Capture. Rewards: Low-level Genjutsu Enhancer +1, Low-level Ninjutsu Enhancer +1]
This time the system gave two rewards, both low-level enhancers. After Sasuke quickly used them, his aptitude improved again.
However, with a maximum value of 10, his three stats of 2 were still somewhat frustrating.
Sasuke only glanced at the system interface before quickly closing it. He tapped his palm twice with his fingers, preparing to capture the crow.
"Sasuke, dinner's ready!"
Naruto's voice rang from outside the courtyard. Kakashi had finished cooking and sent Naruto to call Sasuke over.
Because Kakashi had specifically told him not to enter, Naruto stood outside the courtyard, not intending to come in.
"Hmm."
Although Sasuke knew Naruto was worried about making him unhappy, this guy had already slept in Sasuke's room last night. And now Naruto believed and followed instructions so easily just because someone said so?
That wasn't something Sasuke was happy about, even if that someone was the teacher they'd both eventually get to know well.
"Sasuke, what's wrong?"
Naruto saw Sasuke only respond with an "uh-huh," but his steps were unusually slow. Scratching his head, Naruto still approached him.
Although Kakashi-senpai's reasoning made sense, Sasuke seemed a little strange, so Naruto no longer cared about those rules.