What do you mean girls aren't good? Shouldn't it be girls who are capable, according to common sense?
Things like motherhood, shouldn't women be more attractive to children in the first place?
Uchiha Itachi and Shisui looked at Hatake Satoru speechlessly.
However, because Hatake Satoru himself was quite unusual, they couldn't say anything.
Sasuke opened his eyes and looked at the people around him, while Shisui and Uchiha Itachi stared at Hatake Satoru seriously.
Is this some kind of handover ceremony? Don't do such fancy things.
Hatake Satoru silently grumbled, seeing how nervous the two of them were, as if they were handing over something incredibly important.
"No... do you two really need to be this nervous?"
When Hatake Satoru took Sasuke, he couldn't help but complain to them.
"Shhh!"
"Shhh..."
The two of them simultaneously made a shushing gesture at Hatake Satoru.
Their expressions were so serious that they looked like they were about to activate their Sharingan at any moment. Seeing their stern faces, Hatake Satoru could only shrug with resignation.
He wasn't speaking loudly, or rather, Hatake Satoru's voice wasn't a deep one; it sounded quite cheerful.
But who knew what kind of sound Sasuke would react to? It wouldn't be impossible for him to start crying loudly again.
Under the watchful eyes of two nervous pairs of eyes, Sasuke was successfully handed over to Hatake Satoru.
In a way, these Uchiha clan members are also a little bit strange.
Hatake Satoru took a helpless deep breath. Sasuke, held by him, didn't cry or scream but instead nuzzled into his embrace.
This soft and subtle touch touched Hatake Satoru a little.
Although he couldn't quite explain the feeling, his heart felt a little ticklish. Is this how children make you feel?
However, Hatake Satoru didn't really think his way of holding was special. Sasuke rubbing his face on him was a good indication.
It was probably because his scent was a little similar to Itachi's, so Sasuke didn't react too much.
Itachi was still under family supervision and wasn't as much of a sweet-tooth monster like Hatake Satoru.
But Hatake Satoru genuinely emitted a faint sweet scent, so it wasn't impossible for Sasuke to like this smell.
Sasuke calmed down and just looked curiously at Hatake Satoru's face.
He seemed very curious about Hatake Satoru's eye patch and his messy, spiky silver hair, which was completely different from Uchiha Itachi's.
Normally, the only person he saw from this angle was Uchiha Itachi.
Although there was still some distance, Sasuke's hand seemed to be tentatively reaching out to touch Hatake Satoru's eye patch and silver hair.
"See, it's fine even if I talk."
Hatake Satoru shrugged innocently. Little Sasuke even let out a few laughs in response.
"...He really is..."
"Why do you like him? You've only just met him."
Shisui slumped his shoulders and lowered his head from the side in frustration. This was a bit too hurtful!
He was the one who had been showing his presence more often here, and he was the one who spent more time with Itachi.
Even if Sasuke wasn't familiar with him, given how often Shisui visited, he should have become familiar with him by now.
Moreover, they were all from the same clan, so why would Sasuke be closer to this outsider?
It made no sense at all. What do children like?
"Sasuke hasn't been close to anyone before this."
Uchiha Itachi poked his head out and looked over, his eyes widening in disbelief.
He had originally thought Hatake Satoru saying he was good at coaxing children was just a casual remark, as his relationship with Kakashi didn't suggest he was a particularly special older brother.
He never expected him to win with one move, and Shisui, who had been trying to win him over for a long time, was defeated.
"It can't be helped, he's an invincible newcomer~"
Hatake Satoru said somewhat proudly.
Another strange word.
Hatake Satoru often uttered words they hadn't heard before, but given their different living environments, Uchiha Itachi wasn't too surprised.
"Maybe your relationship will be very good later."
Uchiha Itachi chuckled beside them. After all, it was quite happy to see Sasuke being close to someone other than him for the first time.
"Won't my relationship with you be good either?"
Shisui, who was suddenly excluded, pointed at himself with a touch of disappointment.
"Eh? Ah... Of course, that's not what I meant. Sasuke is still a child right now..."
"Maybe he'll get along better when he grows up."
Uchiha Itachi quickly waved his hands, explaining somewhat flusteredly to Shisui.
Hatake Satoru looked at the two people in front of him thoughtfully, then lowered his head to look at Sasuke.
Sasuke was reaching for Hatake Satoru's eye patch. Hatake Satoru lowered his head slightly, allowing him to touch the edge of his eye patch.
Sasuke let out a burst of laughter, extremely happy.
It was this subtle harmonious feeling that gave Hatake Satoru a stuffy sensation.
No matter how unpopular or controversial he might become later, he was just an ordinary child at this moment.
Because he had experienced such friendship personally, his mood became strange as he thought about their future.
Indeed, if he formed connections with people, no matter what they became later, he wanted to hold onto this scene now.
That subtle sense of isolation disappeared, and the feeling of being unable to fit in here vanished.
Hatake Satoru's eyes, hidden behind his eye patch, drooped slightly. Kakashi, who was sulking with him, and his ordinary family background, which had little to do with the ninja world.
Even though he was here, he didn't feel like he belonged. Now, he could feel it a little.
The desire to do something, and the feeling that it might succeed.
Hatake Satoru sighed softly. The sounds of the two people arguing and explaining beside him had quieted down at some point.
"...?"
Hatake Satoru paused. The Six Eyes allowed him to know what the two people beside him were doing even without looking directly at them.
Shisui and Itachi were watching with quiet anticipation as Sasuke held Hatake Satoru's eye patch.
Uchiha Itachi was the more expectant one. Shisui had only met Hatake Satoru for the first time. Although he was curious, he wasn't as expectant as Itachi.
"Are you two that eager for my eye patch to be taken off~?"
Hatake Satoru lowered his head slightly and said teasingly to the two who had quieted down.
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