Stepping Up Is Not My Cup Chapter 9

After lunch, I took a one-hour nap and practiced sword fighting and shuriken throwing for an hour.

Uchiha Toshiro plans to go out for a walk.

Since he had promised Eliza Uchiha that he would play more with his friends, he had no intention of breaking his promise.

It's not for anything else, just to kill time. Otherwise, every day I'm either reading or practicing, which is so boring.

Isn't this even more exaggerated than the previous 996 and 007?

Well...it is still necessary to combine work and rest. Otherwise, if you train hard at a young age and exhaust yourself, then everything will be over! You have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. He still understands this simple truth.

As for playing with little brats, he had no choice. He was a four-year-old, and there was no way he could hang out with adults. He couldn't hang out with P*rnographic magazines, casinos, Kabukicho, bars, or anything like that.

"Wherever there is demand, there is service!" Thinking back to the "social places" that I occasionally caught a glimpse of while wandering around Konoha in the past two months, it really is true that whatever is banned, the better the business.

As if he had thought of something, Uchiha Toshiro complained silently.

The adult pastime in the Ninja World is just so plain and simple.

"I'm going out." He said this habitually without caring that the house was empty. Aiden Uchiha was wearing a dark blue turtleneck long-sleeved shirt and white loose trousers. He was holding a lollipop in his mouth and his head in his hands, and he walked out of the door with a staggering step.

"Aiden Uchiha~ this way!" From afar, a childish voice came into Aiden Uchiha's ears.

Turning his head, he saw a little boy about his age, wearing Uchiha style children's clothing. He was calling out to him loudly, waving his arms to signal him to come over quickly.

Around him, there were seven or eight boys and girls sitting or standing. These were the same age as Aiden Uchiha who had participated in the clan training at the same time.

Now is the peace period between World War II and World War III. Ninja families and villages are not so urgent in training children, and most of them adopt a laissez-faire attitude, allowing these little ghosts to experience the happy time of childhood.

The one who invited Aiden Uchiha was called Uchiha Ryuuki. He had short brown hair and was handsome, but a bit careless.

"It's just right that you came, Aiden Uchiha, you can play ninja games with us."

"Hey! Playing ninja games again? How about changing it and playing ghost catching this time?" Before he could finish his words, a little girl next to him interrupted.

The one who interrupted Nolan Uchiha's speech was a little girl named Lily Uchiha. Her hair, which was still a little yellow, was tied into a cute high ponytail. She had clear eyebrows and a straight nose. She looked pure and cute, which was unique to a little girl of her age.

This little girl was the genius who successfully extracted chakra in just one night during the clan training. It was said that she was the daughter of a prominent figure in the First Division, and both her parents were powerful ninjas.

After hearing about the different choices, the eight or nine kids gathered here immediately split into two groups. Some wanted to play the ninja game, while others wanted to play ghost hunting. They argued and quarreled, creating a lot of noise.

This place is a leisure place specially opened up in the Uchiha garrison for the clan members to rest, walk, and play with children. And the children gathered here are all Uchiha children wearing the family emblem of the flame fan.

At this time, the relationship between the clan and the village had not yet reached the freezing point after the Night of the Nine-Tailed Fox. However, although the communication between the clan members and the villagers could not be said to be completely absent, it was also very rare.

Just like the world he lived in in his previous life.

Whether it is the provincial party committee compound or the military community, these places with people standing guard and looking solemn always stop ordinary people from coming, not to mention children. These so-called children from the compound often form their own school and rarely interact with ordinary children.

Even some Uchiha children are willing to walk out of the family residence and play with ordinary children.

However, as the children of law enforcement officers, this label is firmly attached to them, which discourages many parents and affects their children.

As for some children from ninja families, it was because of the village's isolation and exclusion of the Uchiha people since the Second Generation.

After all, on one side is the village, and on the other side is the Uchiha. Anyone with a normal mind would know what to choose.

"No! These games are too childish and outdated. Let's play a new game!" Since they are here to kill time, they should have the right attitude to kill time. We can't change the fact that they are a group of childish kids, but we can change them and make them stop playing such childish games.

"A new game? It's not going to be hide-and-seek or skipping stones, is it? If that's the case, we might as well play a ninja game." Uchiha Ryuuki looked at him with a puzzled look on his face.

At this time, both parties in the quarrel gave up their original goal. They turned their heads at the same time and stared at Aiden Uchiha, demanding that he give a reasonable explanation.

Not nervous. Aiden Uchiha took out a deck of cards from his pocket and smiled knowingly at the stunned faces of the children around him.

"Toshiro~you guy! You don't want to gamble with us, do you? In this place, our families will know about it before nightfall. Then we'll all be dead!" Uchiha Ryuuko looked at him in amazement, looking around as he spoke, as if he was doing something wrong and was afraid of being discovered by adults.

On the other side, Ivy Uchiha had a completely different expression. His mouth was slightly open, his round eyes were rolling around, and he looked eager to try.

Looking at her expression, Aiden Uchiha raised his eyebrows. What the hell is this eager look? Did she awaken some strange talent? Aren't Uchiha girls all models of intelligence and elegance?

The rest, like Theo Uchiha, Jonah Uchiha, Miles Uchiha, etc., also had different expressions.

Some were excited, some were curious, some were scared, but most of them looked eager to try. It seemed that if it wasn't in public, these kids wouldn't mind giving it a try.

"Why don't we play poker with them first?" He extinguished the absurd thoughts in his mind. Aiden Uchiha even glared at Uchiha Ryuuko.

"What are you thinking? How can this be gambling? This is just a prop for a new game."

"Indeed! This deck of cards is just a gambling tool?" The yellow-haired girl with a ponytail next to her narrowed her eyes and added.

"Well! It seems it's not what I thought. But the new game that Dong Shilang mentioned should be very interesting, right?" With a slight smile, Ivy Uchiha looked at him and waited for the answer to be revealed.