My name is Uchiha Touhuan, and I beat the villagers so badly they cried out in pain.

Naruto ran headlong toward the Uchiha clan's interior. Along the way, he occasionally encountered a few members of the security force. He initially wanted to catch them and give them a lecture about not running around in the streets, but after recognizing who they were, he wisely ignored them.

However, when Naruto got tired and stopped running, he suddenly realized that he seemed to be lost.

Naruto wandered aimlessly through the Uchiha clan's territory, and soon he realized that this place was different from the rest of the village.

Although the people here are busy, almost everyone who sees him treats him like an ordinary child, unlike people in other parts of the village who would speak ill of him. Some old women even stop and ask him if he is lost when they see that he is alone.

This was a completely new experience for Naruto, which was understandable. Since the Nine-Tails' attack forced the entire Uchiha clan to relocate to the outskirts of the village, ordinary members of the Uchiha clan had little interaction with the villagers. The Uchiha clan had a market within their territory to meet their daily needs, and given the Uchiha's reputation, few villagers visited their territory. Therefore, apart from ninjas, ordinary clan members had little contact with the village. Their knowledge of Naruto's alleged possession of the demon fox was limited to knowing of his existence but not knowing who he was. Under these circumstances, ordinary members of the Uchiha clan naturally wouldn't associate Naruto, a seven-year-old child, with the demon fox.

Just as Naruto was enjoying this rare moment of peace, a somewhat cold voice rang out: "Loser, what are you doing here?"

Naruto heard the familiar voice, turned around abruptly, and saw a familiar figure looking at him from around the corner.

"Sasuke? What are you doing here?" Although the two didn't get along well at school, Naruto was pleasantly surprised to run into an acquaintance in this unfamiliar environment.

"My home is right here, why can't I be here?" Sasuke tried his best to maintain the persona of a proud genius, but the slight joy in the corner of his eye revealed that he was quite happy to meet Naruto here.

"So you live around here." Naruto casually walked over, but when he got close to Sasuke, he suddenly remembered what Sasuke had called him earlier, and immediately complained, "I'm not a loser anymore!"

Although Naruto had only been living at Kakashi's house for a short time, and Kakashi hadn't had a chance to teach him any powerful ninjutsu, some simple taijutsu techniques were enough for Naruto to deal with some ordinary civilian children in combat classes. Although his theoretical grades hadn't improved much because he skipped classes all the time, he wasn't exactly a bottom-of-the-class student.

"You can't beat me anyway, so what if I call you a loser?" Sasuke pouted, then asked, "What are you doing here?"

"Huh? It seems like Kakashi said he'd take me out for a big meal, and then I got lost," Naruto said, scratching his head.

"A big meal? Are you here for the clan's banquet? Then come with me," Sasuke said.

So Naruto followed Sasuke, and the two of them headed towards the venue of the banquet.

As the host, Fugaku Uchiha was naturally required to attend the banquet hosted by Uchiha Touhuan. In addition, before leaving get off work yesterday, Uchiha Touhuan reminded Fugaku to bring Sasuke along as well. Today, apart from Itachi Uchiha, who was sent by Fugaku to inspect the clan's properties in the Land of Fire so as not to see him, the entire Fugaku family was present.

Mikoto Uchiha also arrived at the banquet venue early to help the clan receive the guests.

When Mikoto saw her youngest son walking towards her with a blond-haired guy, she was also taken aback.

"Sasuke," Mikoto called to her son, urging him to come over quickly.

When Sasuke heard someone calling him, he quickly ran over with Naruto.

"Who is this?" Mikoto asked, but seeing Naruto's blond hair, she had some guesses in her mind.

"Mom, he's Naruto, my classmate," Sasuke said.

"Hello, Auntie, my name is Naruto Uzumaki." Although Naruto was mischievous, he was still very polite this time.

"A whirlpool?" Mikoto's expression froze for a moment upon hearing this; this was her best friend's son.

"Auntie, do you know me?" Naruto asked, intrigued by Mikoto's reaction.

"I've heard Sasuke mention you," Mikoto said, forcing a smile as she came to her senses.

"Mom, when did I ever tell you about him!" Sasuke retorted on the spot.

Mikoto pressed Sasuke's raised hand down, then smiled and said to Naruto, "Naruto, right? I'll be counting on you to take good care of Sasuke from now on, and you can always..."

Before Mikoto could finish speaking, she realized Naruto's identity, and her voice gradually faded away.

But just then, a voice rang out beside me.

"If you want to come here anytime in the future, you can come here anytime."

Mikoto turned around and saw that Fugaku had walked over at some point, with Uchiha Touhuan and Kakashi beside him, also smiling and looking in their direction.

"Dad! Teacher!"

"Kakashi-nii-san!"

The two children greeted each other when they saw familiar faces.

"Naruto, if I'm away on a mission and not at home, you can come and visit Uncle Fugaku, Aunt Mikoto, and your brother Touhuan," Kakashi said, pulling Naruto aside.

At this moment, Uchiha Touhuan came to Sasuke's side, patted his head, and said, "Sasuke, now that we have friends, you'd better treat them well. Don't forget what your teacher taught you."

"I understand!" Sasuke nodded. "Isn't it a pleasure to have friends coming from afar?"

After the two children went off to play together, Mikoto glanced at everyone with some concern.

"Don't worry, Mikoto-nee." Uchiha Touhuan smiled. "The reason we didn't contact this child before was simply because we were afraid that some people would make a big deal out of it, but it's different now."

Upon hearing this, Mikoto Uchiha breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and said, "So, does that mean I can take care of this child from now on?"

"That's true. Lady Mikoto, you and your master's wife are good friends. As a single man, there are many things I can't take care of when it comes to children. Sometimes, I need Lady Mikoto's help in looking after Naruto," Kakashi said at this moment.

"Mikoto, I know you've been worried about this child all these years," Fugaku said at this moment. "From now on, take care of this child openly and honestly, and let some people see that our Uchiha clan wouldn't make a fuss over a seven-year-old child."