Three people climbed over the wall from the courtyard, which was no problem for Uchiha Itachi and Shisui.
However, to get revenge on Hatake Satoru for tricking him earlier, Shisui had no intention of pulling him up.
But Hatake Satoru just ran a little from below and then directly grabbed the tiles to push himself up.
"..."
Shisui choked, as if he couldn't find a suitable reaction for a moment.
Their height, combined with Uchiha Itachi's, wasn't too great, so climbing this wall shouldn't have been too easy for them.
But he completely forgot that Hatake Satoru was already over 1.7 meters tall now, and with a slight reach, he could pull himself up.
His light movements and the arm strength that allowed him to push himself up, though he looked thin and frail, should not have been like that.
Uchiha Itachi had no intention of making things difficult for him, but it seemed Hatake Satoru was just a normal person.
He had no ninja aura in any of his actions. Hatake Satoru had none of Shisui's specialty in body flicker, nor the jumping and climbing skills they all trained. He simply grabbed and climbed up.
If that was the case, why did Hatake Satoru always carry an indescribable aura of power?
Uchiha Itachi frowned slightly and couldn't help but ponder.
"What are those looks you two have--"
"You don't think I can't even climb this wall, do you?"
Hatake Satoru crouched on the wall, turned to look at the two people leaning their heads to look at him, and pointed to his face.
"Huh? Of course not, I just feel like your way of climbing the wall is different from ours."
Uchiha Itachi quickly waved his hand in front of himself, as if denying it. He was generally not one to have bad intentions, so what he said was what he meant.
"Your movements don't look like this is the first time you've done something like this."
Shisui paused and didn't directly deny it, instead changing the subject.
"Ah, well, at home, I'm usually by myself most of the time."
"When I'm alone, there are sometimes situations like that, like not being able to get into the house because I forgot my key."
Hatake Satoru said as he jumped down from the wall. He felt a bit silly squatting up there for so long.
What he said was true, as these situations were unavoidable when living alone.
Doing anything could lead to being locked out if you forgot your key.
Kakashi didn't know when he'd be back from missions, and he hadn't even said a word. Who knew if he was free or not? It was basically impossible to ask him to come back and bring the key.
Besides, his relationship with Kakashi wasn't that good. Who would lower themselves to ask for a key from someone who gave them a cold shoulder? Damn it.
"Oh... in that case, that's indeed hard to avoid."
Uchiha Itachi also jumped down from above, saying thoughtfully.
Although he expected Hatake Satoru to say something more incredible, he didn't expect such a simple reason.
Shisui had a similar thought. He thought Hatake Satoru, this unreasonably nonchalant person, would have said something like,
I just climbed over the wall to get out of school, and that's fine, right?
Instead, it turned out to be a skill developed from forgetting his key when living alone. When he thought about it that way, he felt a little sorry for this person.
Although he was such a personality, Shisui raised his eyebrows, and his good impression of Hatake Satoru increased a bit.
Hatake Satoru didn't know what the two behind him were thinking. He remembered that the Uchiha Clan compound, as he recalled, was mostly moved to the edge of the village later on.
At this time, he didn't have much impression of the Uchiha Itachi's house.
He looked around. To be honest, in a sense, if the Uchiha Clan hadn't planned a rebellion,
with their family conditions, what couldn't these two brothers do?
The courtyard houses were quite large and well-kept.
Moreover, this was the center of the village, and having such a large building in this place felt quite impressive.
Although the Hatake family's mansion wasn't small, the usable parts inside felt a bit crowded. After all, most of the space was unused and empty. No matter how big the house was, only a portion was actually used.
Besides, Hatake Satoru and Kakashi were different. They wouldn't start a big cleaning at home after finishing missions when they were bored.
Hatake Satoru also did cleaning, but there were too many old things in the house, and sometimes he didn't know where to start.
The Hatake house always had a sense of subtle crowdedness and coldness.
It was completely different from this place. Not only was it very large, but it also felt very lively.
Liveliness wasn't just a saying; sometimes, you could see it just by looking.
When people lived there, the house would come alive.
"Come this way first. Sometimes Dad and the others chat with clan members in the main hall."
Uchiha Itachi wasn't sure if Fugaku was home, but if he was, going through the main gate would require explaining Hatake Satoru.
Fugaku had seen Hatake Satoru before, but other clan members might say something if they saw him.
It felt troublesome, so it was better to sneak in.
Uchiha Itachi ran to a somewhat dark path between the house and the wall and waved to the two.
That path was barely wide enough for two people to walk side by side; it was only big enough for one person.
However, even this small corner was kept very clean. The green grass blades on the ground swayed slightly.
The three of them then scurried into this path. As they passed the area outside the main hall, Itachi and Shisui moved much more quietly, as if tiptoeing.
Low male voices could be heard from inside.
Hatake Satoru curiously peeked inside through the gaps between the neatly arranged wooden planks.
Uchiha Fugaku was sitting inside, frowning as if troubled. Next to him sat several black-haired Uchiha clan members.
There were both young and old people. They couldn't hear exactly what they were saying from outside.
However, Hatake Satoru could pretty much guess.
Uchiha Itachi stood at the end of the path. The dim evening sun cast shadows from the side. Uchiha Itachi's upper body was bathed in sunlight, while the other half remained in the shadow of the path.
He waved to Hatake Satoru anxiously.
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