The air in the whole room suddenly became stiff.
This shouldn't be happening... From Hatake Satoru's angle, he shouldn't be able to see them at all.
And I don't know how he can see his surroundings as if his eye patch isn't affecting his vision at all.
It was probably around this time that Uchiha Itachi hesitantly began to realize that Hatake Satoru's way of observing his surroundings seemed to be different from theirs.
But the Hatake clan doesn't have any bloodline limits or ninjutsu that allows them to see while their eyes are covered.
In any sense, it feels very strange.
Hatake Satoru tilted his head slightly, freeing his eye patch from Sasuke's hand.
Sasuke wasn't too persistent about his eye patch; he seemed satisfied by his curiosity after touching it.
"I was just a little curious, since I've never seen you take off your eye patch."
"And I happened to run into your brother before, and he was also wearing a mask..."
Uchiha Itachi scratched his cheek awkwardly, as if he was embarrassed to admit it.
Shisui had met Kakashi a few times. Now that he's in Anbu, there aren't many points of contact.
However, even though they are brothers, their personalities are almost completely different at the age of 14.
Hatake Satoru is wicked and flippant, but approachable after some contact.
Kakashi is someone who is ruthless to enemies, even making his comrades a little scared, but he is unexpectedly polite and keeps a lot of distance from people.
Although he seems like a good person, his fierceness makes that distance hard to ignore.
In comparison, Hatake Satoru's fierceness in his aura is much reduced. This person, although a bit childish and likes to prank, is undeniably a good person.
Hatake Satoru nodded thoughtfully, the upward curve of his lips slightly falling, revealing a subtle, somewhat serious expression.
"This is a very serious matter, do you really want to hear it?"
"I'm not really sure about my brother... but as for me..."
Even his voice became deeper!
Hatake Satoru usually has a flippant demeanor, so when he suddenly spoke in such a deep voice, their attention was completely captured.
They felt like it was going to be something important, something like a tragic accident that disfigured both brothers.
Or maybe they made a promise when they were kids that forced them to cover half of their faces.
Seeing that their curiosity had been piqued, Hatake Satoru revealed a sly smile.
"The reason I wear an eye patch is of course—"
"I'm too handsome, and if I don't cover my eyes in time, I'm afraid you all won't have girlfriends—"
Well, it's not like many people in the Uchiha Clan like women.
Uchiha Itachi and Shisui blinked, as if they hadn't fully processed it.
Sasuke, held in Hatake Satoru's arms, watched their reactions with a happy chuckle. He clearly couldn't understand what they were talking about, but he smiled happily seeing everyone's reactions.
"...What kind of answer is that..."
Shisui immediately realized they had been tricked by Hatake Satoru and helplessly touched his forehead.
Thinking about it, they should have known. How could this clever guy honestly tell them a story?
Besides, if Hatake Satoru's eyes had some unknown effect, it would be even more important to protect the secret of his eyes.
Sharingan are often coveted by others. Hatake Satoru is just an ordinary person. If he's too flashy, someone might just gouge his eyes out.
"So that's how it is... how handsome is that?"
Uchiha Itachi nodded thoughtfully, as if he completely believed Hatake Satoru's story.
"Don't go along with him this time. It doesn't sound like a normal answer, it's like he's just brushing you off."
Shisui rolled his eyes and complained to Uchiha Itachi.
He seemed to understand why these two got along so well; they were probably just teasing Itachi because he tends to believe whatever they say.
"Very handsome, I can let you see it sometime."
Hatake Satoru raised an eyebrow slightly, and a small golden star flew out from behind his eye patch.
The Uchiha Clan often produces handsome men. Sasuke, Itachi, Shisui, and even Obito were quite cute when they were younger before their disfigurement.
But a character like Obito would definitely be suppressed by a cool and handsome guy.
Uchiha Itachi nodded thoughtfully. He could feel popular at school.
Girls are indeed troublesome. If Hatake Satoru covered his face because of this, it would feel acceptable.
"Hmph... what are you two doing."
"Let's just go tell stories."
Shisui looked at the two of them with a slightly strange expression and sighed helplessly.
However, Hatake Satoru and Sasuke's relationship wasn't as good as Uchiha Itachi had said. As Sasuke got older, he and Hatake Satoru became like fire and water.
Originally, they were just fighting over their older brother, but it later escalated into more trouble in various aspects.
But Hatake Satoru wasn't the only one targeted in the fight for their older brother; Shisui was also hurt.
...
Hatake Satoru vaguely felt something brush past his eye patch, and the cool sensation woke him up.
The faint incandescent light was still bright in the air.
However, there was no one around. Hatake Satoru scratched his messy silver hair without much surprise and straightened up slightly.
He wasn't really that tired, just a bit sleepy from staying in this space for too long.
It's true that sleeping in a bed is more suitable. Sleeping at a desk leads to strange dreams.
Hatake Satoru looked at the location of the bed, then at the hurried footsteps running from outside.
If he lay down on the bed now, he could pull the covers over himself and pretend to sleep the second before the footsteps rushed in.
Hatake Satoru paused for a moment, then remained seated in his chair without moving, only turning the light up a little brighter.
With a slight "buzz," the hurried footsteps outside walked in.
Hozuki Mangetsu's voice rang out cheerfully.
"Whoa—Teacher, teacher!"
Always so excited, Hatake Satoru scratched his head, leaned back in his chair, and reached out his hand to Hozuki Mangetsu.
"Don't startle me~ I'm here."
Hatake Satoru tilted his head back lazily and looked at Hozuki Mangetsu.
"It's raining outside."
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