Naruto: The Beautiful Uchiha is Actually Me?

Chapter 144 Why can't we let them join?

Naoki stayed behind, and under these circumstances, Takita couldn't just let him go back alone. In fact, Takita was already considering how to settle Naoki's affairs.

However, for the time being, Takita kept him in his room. The room was large, and Takita brought a quilt and placed it next to his bed, making a makeshift bed for Naoki on the floor.

"I'm sorry to have troubled you to settle me in, but you really didn't need to..."

Naoki was interrupted by Takita before he could finish speaking. Takita said angrily, "Since I made your mission fail, I won't abandon you! Don't say those things again!"

"I'm sorry..." Naoki lowered his head, looking particularly pitiful.

Takita sighed and corrected him, "Don't apologize to me anymore. If you're going to stand up for yourself, then stand up for me. They've treated you like this, so you should be a little angry... Don't you want them to regret this?"

Naoki stammered and couldn't give Takita any answer.

Takita couldn't bear it and couldn't continue. He roughly understood the feeling of not being accepted or cared for by his clan. For Naoki, he now had no home and nowhere to go back to.

"It's getting late, let's go to sleep... I'll try to figure something out for you first thing tomorrow morning..."

After finishing speaking, Takita rolled up the blanket, curled up in the middle of the bed, closed his eyes, and prepared to sleep.

Naoki sat on the futon that Takita had laid out for him, lost in thought for a long time... until a flash of lightning and a clap of thunder outside the window pulled him back to reality from his chaotic thoughts.

Silently lying down, pulling the blanket over himself and burrowing into bed, Naoki couldn't help but start crying again... He didn't know what he was doing, or why he was here. But he understood one thing: his family treated him with icy indifference, but Takita was genuinely kind to him...

This contrast moved him and saddened him at the same time. Naoki just shed tears without making a sound, afraid of disturbing Takita's sleep.

Takita covered himself with the blanket and curled up in a ball as usual. Although there was another person in the room to keep him company, he was still very scared, and more than that, he felt uncomfortable.

Naoki is different from Yan Yi; he can trust Yan Yi unconditionally. When they were little, Yan Yi used to sleep with him, and he always slept very soundly, but now he feels much less comfortable with it...

The thunder he'd just heard had startled him, sending a chill down his spine. And now, even though Naoki hadn't uttered a sound, the emotion... he was crying again.

There was no way to sleep like this. Takita turned over, opened his eyes slightly, and looked in Naoki's direction, feeling a pang of sadness in his heart.

Takita is very sensitive to emotional changes, whether they are voluntary or involuntary. Right now, he feels that the whole room is filled with sadness.

“Naoki... don’t cry. If you can’t sleep…” Takita said softly, his heart filled with conflict, but he still gritted his teeth and continued, “come to the bed… if you don’t mind.”

Naoki pulled the blanket covering his face down slightly, revealing a pair of dark eyes filled with tears, which, combined with his dark hair...

For a fleeting moment, Yan Yi's image flashed through Takita's mind.

But he's not Yan Yi; his name is Naoki, and he's a pitiful guy. And they don't look alike at all. Although their hair and eye colors are the same, their auras are completely different.

Takita dismissed the thought in his mind and simply stared at him quietly.

"I'm sorry, I disturbed you..." Naoki's voice was choked with emotion.

The hallway was dimly lit, and the two could barely make out each other's outlines.

Naoki sat up, somewhat hesitant. He didn't know what he was doing. Even though Takita considered him a friend, could he really accept his kindness with equanimity?

Thinking of this, Naoki shook his head again and said, "It's okay, I won't cry anymore. Sorry to bother you."

After saying that, Naoki lay down again.

Takita sighed silently to himself, then turned around and pulled the covers up again.

Silent all night.

Naoki seemed to have a very long dream. He dreamed that his cousin joined Konoha and gradually gained some power. He also dreamed that his son and his descendants gradually developed and expanded the Shimura clan... and finally controlled half of Konoha.

As for the Hagoromo clan, Takita died as a result of his conspiracy, and the Uchiha and Senju clans gradually disappeared during the long history of change.

He couldn't remember what happened to him.

He felt excruciating pain all over his body, as if his spine had been pierced, or as if he had been torn into countless pieces. When he suddenly opened his eyes, it was already slightly bright.

Cold sweat and tears soaked the bed. Naoki slowly sat up and glanced at Takita on the bed... Takita didn't seem to be awake yet; his brows were furrowed, he probably hadn't slept well...

Sensing that someone was watching him, he suddenly woke up, rolled over and sat up in bed, curled up in the blankets and looking at Naoki with a terrified expression.

"Takita...?" Naoki was startled, wondering what was wrong with Takita.

When Takita realized it was Naoki, his heart suddenly relaxed, and he looked completely listless.

"Sorry, I'm a little confused..." Takita rubbed his eyes, his voice weak and listless.

Takita sat on the bed in a daze for two minutes, then perked up and put on a smile again, saying to Naoki, "I'm fine, it's just my own problem, I've never been a good sleeper, haha..."

"Now that we're all awake, let's get up! I'll go get you breakfast..." Takita rolled out of bed and quickly put on his clothes.

......

Takita left Naoki at home for the time being. He didn't want to take Naoki around the village, and most importantly, he didn't want Naoki to be kept under surveillance.

If he stayed in his own room, he could at least feel a little bit of security and protection...

Without much hesitation, Takita went straight to the Hokage's office. After today, he decided to conduct a rigorous review of all the families that had joined the village to see if there were any issues that did not conform to Konoha's values.

Regarding the Shimura family...

As Takita was pondering how to deal with the Shimura clan, Hashirama and Madara walked into the office while chatting.

Seeing Takita sitting in his seat with a furrowed brow and not greeting him with his usual cute smile, Madara was also a little puzzled.

"What's wrong, Takita? Did something happen today?" Madara asked directly.

Upon hearing this, Hashirama noticed Takita's unusual behavior and quickly interjected, "Has someone bullied you? Or are you in trouble? Tell your brother Hashirama, and I will definitely help you get justice!"

Madara secretly rolled his eyes at Hashirama and muttered under his breath, "With your personality, you want to get justice? Stop trying to smooth things over..."

Takita shook his head and gave a forced smile, but his expression immediately turned serious.

"Hashirama-nii, Madara-nii, there is indeed something..." Takita thought for a moment. If he wanted to help Naoki, this secret could not be kept hidden. At least for his two older brothers, they needed to know.

Madara's expression turned serious upon hearing this. After all, Takita represented the Hagoromo clan and one of the highest authorities in Konoha. His seriousness meant that something must have happened.

“Tell me your thoughts, let’s think of a solution together…” the spotted-haired man replied.

Hashirama also put away his joking thoughts and quietly waited for Takita to continue.

Takita hesitated for two seconds, then said with some disappointment, "It's about the Shimura clan. We absolutely cannot let them join Konoha..."

Madara's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately pressed on, "Although my attitude was indeed very firm before, it wasn't to the point of completely denying you a chance. Takita, have you... discovered something?"

Hashirama frowned. He had planned to approve their application this week, since all the well-known families around had already joined. But now, Takita seemed to have discovered something else.

"Tell me more about why we can't let them join," Hashirama asked earnestly.