Chapter 11: Older Brother [Part 1]
"Welcome to Ichiraku Ramen shop..."
Today, almost all the customers who came to Ichiraku Ramen shop for a meal felt like they were hallucinating. The little boy standing by the door with a shy smile seemed to be from the Uchiha clan, right? When did the proud Uchiha clan start working here?!
As time passed slowly, the sun set in the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled a layer of golden red veil over everything.
Although Sasuke had been a greeter all day, he still felt a bit shy. However, what he didn't know was that in his shy state, he attracted countless female customers to Ichiraku Ramen shop. Most of these female customers came to see this pure and cute little boy from the Uchiha clan.
"Finally off work!"
As the customers slowly left, Ino and the others rubbed their shoulders and sat around the table, enjoying their leisure time after a day's work.
"So tired!" Sasuke also sat there listlessly. Smiling all day, he felt like his face was stiff.
"Well, today, because of Sasuke, there were a lot more customers than before!" Ino chuckled. "And most of them were female customers. It seems that Sasuke is still very popular!"
"... " Sasuke's face stiffened. He remembered being harassed by some bold female customers. It was like a nightmare.
"Tsk, those people have no taste. They actually like Sasuke so much. Am I not handsome?" Kiba said with a hint of jealousy. Why hadn't anyone noticed his handsomeness after working here for so many days? Was it because the heavens were jealous of talent?
"Because you're not as cute as Sasuke!" Shikamaru revealed the truth. "Based on my observation, most mature women prefer cute boys like Sasuke who are easy to be shy. As for you, who are particularly lively, your popularity is far lower than that of Sasuke who has a cute style!"
"I'm back..."
Sakura appeared with Naruto in front of everyone. Naruto was carrying a backpack, which contained their achievements for the day.
"What were you doing?" Ino asked curiously.
"It's a secret for now!" Sakura said mysteriously. Then she pulled Naruto and Sasuke towards the second floor of the shop.
"Geez, why does Sakura feel so strange today?!" Ino couldn't help but comment.
In the rest room on the second floor, Sakura took out a few pieces of clothing and accessories from the backpack and placed them on the bed.
"Okay, this is it. Change into these clothes first and let me see the effect. I'll also teach you exactly what to do!" Sakura said expectantly. Then she pushed Sasuke to the bed and pulled the curtain closed, letting Sasuke change into the clothes himself.
Sasuke felt embarrassed. This outfit didn't seem to fit him well, but he encouraged himself in his mind. Come on, as long as he could make his older brother change his mind, it would be worth it.
After more than ten minutes, Sasuke, blushing, finally pushed open the curtain and walked out. He felt embarrassed in this outfit.
"Um..." Sakura covered her nose and took a few steps back. Young and shy Sasuke, coupled with this outfit, was just too cute.
"Very good, wear it like this. Your expression is also perfect. Then you just need to remember two lines and expressions..." After calming down, Sakura began to arrange Sasuke's lines and expressions.
A few minutes later, after Sasuke nodded to show that he understood and demonstrated it on the spot, Sakura was satisfied and let him change back into his normal clothes.
"Sasuke..."
"What's wrong?" Sasuke turned around, and his expression, coupled with his outfit, had a strange cuteness.
"Click!" Sakura put down her camera, feeling very satisfied with the moment she captured.
"It's okay, go change your clothes!" Sasuke didn't understand what Sakura was doing, so he could only go change his clothes with questions in his mind.
After Sakura put away her camera, she turned her head and saw Naruto staring in Sasuke's direction, completely lost in thought.
"Naruto?!"
"Ah, what...what's wrong?!" Sakura tapped Naruto's forehead, and he came back to his senses, looking a bit dazed.
"What were you daydreaming about just now?" Sakura asked.
"Sakura, is he a boy or a girl?" Naruto asked with difficulty. The Sasuke just now made him deeply confused.
"Of course, he's a boy!" Sakura laughed and said, "But the way he looked just now is typical of a cross-dressing master. He looks like a girl, but he's actually a boy!"
"It feels, it feels scary..." Naruto shuddered. Just thinking that the Sasuke who looked like that was actually a boy made him feel a chill.
After dinner, everyone went home. Hinata was taken away by the Hyuga clan's guards, and Sasuke nervously carried his backpack back to the Uchiha clan's residence.
"Honey, did you think Sasuke was acting strange today?" Uchiha Mikoto looked at Sasuke, who had just run into the house, and said, "He seemed a bit nervous!"
"He's just a child. He always has his own little secrets!" Uchiha Fugaku waved his hand indifferently and said, "As long as this child doesn't mature as early as Itachi, it's fine!"
When it came to this topic, both Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto fell silent. Their eldest son, Uchiha Itachi, was too mature, completely depriving them of any sense of accomplishment as parents. They just hoped that Sasuke wouldn't be like his older brother.
In his room, Sasuke clenched his fists and finally made a decision. He began to change his clothes.
"I'm back..."
At night, Uchiha Itachi returned home under the moonlight. When he saw that Sasuke was not in the room, he looked puzzled. "Where did Sasuke go?!"
"He's in his room. He ran in as soon as he got home and hasn't come out yet!" Uchiha Fugaku sat in the main seat and looked at his eldest son, who was usually calm, with a slight sigh. It was all his fault for putting too much burden on him.
"Itachi, go call Sasuke. Dinner is ready!" Uchiha Mikoto came out of the kitchen with dishes in her hands and instructed Itachi.
"Okay!" Uchiha Itachi nodded and walked towards Sasuke's room, ready to apologize for standing him up today.
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