Chapter 81: Change?
All of them sat and started eating. Kaida, after so many years, tasted food that reminded him of what his mom used to make for him.
In the hospital, the only thing he used to look forward to was the food prepared by his mother. When he came to this world, he had to eat food provided by the orphanage. After that, he mostly ate nutrient bars and sometimes prepared food himself.
But none of it tasted like this. Don’t get the wrong idea—the food tasted great—but nothing can compare to what your mom prepares for you, and this food was very close to what his mom used to make for him.
"Kaida, why are you crying? What happened?" Hae asked worriedly.
"Oh! It’s nothing. Something must have gotten into my eyes. I’m alright.
But Aunty, the food tastes great. Can I get another serving?"
"Of course, you can eat as much as you want. I’ve prepared plenty more," Hae said while filling Kaida's plate with more food.
"Mom, please don’t forget about me. I’m a little hungry too."
"Come on, you’re not a child, Shisui. You can serve yourself," Hae said as she served more food to Kaida.
After eating, they went to the drawing room and started talking.
"Kaida, why don’t you come and live with us here in this house?" Hae asked.
"Aunty, I live with Yomi, and I can’t leave her behind."
"I know about that, and I’m saying you should bring her over with you."
"Aunty, I think my brother must have told you that some time ago, an elder asked me to come to the Uchiha compound and live here.
At that time, I was angry that no one came to ask me to live here when I was in the orphanage. But now that I’ve awakened the Sharingan, they want me to live here, so I refused the proposal.
During that time, the elder said it was my last chance to join the Uchiha clan, and if I refused, I wouldn’t be allowed to come here in the future, even if I wanted to."
"You don’t have to worry about that. My father was also an elder of this clan, and we have a very good relationship with the clan leader.
So if you want to come here, no one will be able to stop you—not even Lord Third himself in most cases," Shisui said reassuringly.
Kaida began thinking about the proposal. There weren’t any downsides to living here, and if he started living here, he would be able to learn from Shisui very easily.
And let’s not forget about the food, which was one of the main reasons why Kaida was actually considering coming here.
After some thought, he said,
"I will ask Yomi about this. If she agrees, then we’ll move here, Aunty, if it’s not inconvenient for you."
"Of course not, silly child. This is your own house. Also, why don’t we ask Yomi now? Shisui can bring her here in no time."
"Mom, don’t be so impatient. Kaida’s not going to run away from Konoha. Just give him some time. He can tell us about this in the evening or something," Shisui said to his mother.
"Yes, you’re right. I shouldn’t hurry. Kaida, you can take your time. Just tell me whenever you’re ready, and we’ll ask the clan leader for permission."
"Okay, Aunty," Kaida said.
After that, they discussed more things. Kaida had to tell Hae about many aspects of his life, ranging from his habits to his friends and much more.
She was like an anxious mother who had met her child after many years.
After nearly two hours, Kaida bid farewell to both of them and headed toward his house.
But on his way, he took a detour to the training area near his house and began planning for the future.
'I’ve gotten myself into some deep trouble, huh?
Initially, I planned not to have any connection with the Uchiha, hoping to be spared during the Uchiha massacre, but now the chance of that is almost zero.
Also, I can’t run away. There’s no way in hell I can convince Brother and Aunty to leave with me. If it were just Yomi and me, I’m pretty sure I could convince her to run away with me.
Hah, now I have to think of some way to save the Uchiha, or at least my new family...
Argh! I can’t even do that! Shisui’s such a good guy; he’ll try to save the Uchiha and get himself killed.
Itachi’s not my concern now. Even though he was powerful when he fought Sasuke in their final battle, a 13-year-old Itachi is still manageable. The person I’m worried about is Obito. He’s strong enough to go against anyone in Konoha without batting an eye, maybe even Hiruzen and Jiraiya.
But I still have nearly four to five years to prepare, and since I was able to achieve jonin level in just three or four years, things are a little more doable now.
But there are very few things I can do alone. I should find some powerful allies who will help, not just in this case but in the future too.
Since the future will change if something as big as the Uchiha massacre is prevented, I only have four years to use my future knowledge as best as I can.
Let’s start by finding some new friends soon.'
With most things set in his mind, Kaida went home to ask Yomi if she wanted to live in the Uchiha compound.
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"How was your visit? Did you meet your aunt? How is she? Were you happy to see her?" Yomi bombarded Kaida with questions as soon as he entered the house.
"The visit was fine. Yes, I met my aunt, and she was very happy to see me. Now, have you eaten breakfast?" Kaida asked after answering all of Yomi's questions.
"Yes, I ate breakfast, but don’t change the topic. I want to know how the visit went."
"I’m not changing the topic. Actually, I have something to discuss with you," Kaida said and then told her everything that happened today.
"So you’re saying that the nice aunty who used to give us candies is your aunt, and she wants both of us to live with her—not just you alone—and she won’t mind us living there?"
"Yes, but you don’t have to go. If you want, we can stay here and just visit her from time to time."
"And why would I have any problem with that? This is awesome! Now I don’t have to survive on nutrient bars, and we’ll have someone to keep your training instincts in check," Yomi said, laughing.
"Yeah, yeah, very funny. So, if you’re ready, I’ll tell them we can move whenever they’re ready," Kaida asked once again.
"Yes, sure," Yomi confirmed without a second thought.