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Little Sasuke was a very good child in school. Aside from, he would always come to class on time, he would also be quiet during discussions unless he was called by the teacher. In addition, he was not a troublemaker and would rather sit in the corner than join his notorious and noisy classmates in causing their class adviser a headache.
And even if he has an exasperating best friend named Naruto, he was never influenced by him and maintained his good child disposition.
Thus, when Mikoto and Fugaku were called by the homeroom teacher, Iruka-sensei after the school hours because of Sasuke’s misconduct, they were shocked and surprised; wondering if there was a misjudgment on him somewhere. Moreover, they were ready to fight for their child and justify his actions; they would let out the ‘inner lawyer’ in them and defend little Sasuke.
But apparently, their son was really at fault, this time; he acted on his own volition.
“I am sorry, Mr. and Mrs. Uchiha. I think your son, Sasuke was getting mischievous. I never expected that he would cause trouble to anyone but I saw him with my own eyes that he was pasting a paper on the back of his seatmate, Sakura. You know, that I do not condone that behavior in my class.”
Mikoto gasped. She could not believe that her gentle boy would cause disturbance to others. Perhaps, there was a bigger reason for his action. Maybe he was provoked? Maybe he just retaliated on his classmate’s action?
Well, only Sasuke could answer.
“Oh my! Have you talked to Sasuke-kun about this?”
Iruka-sensei shook his head. “Not yet, I was supposed to have a talk with him earlier but I thought it would be better if his parents would do it. As a person who does not like to talk, Sasuke might open up to you more than he would do to me.”
Fugaku nodded. He knew how difficult it was to talk with their youngest son. “I get it, sensei. Don’t worry, we would have a chat with Sasuke about this.”
“Thank you, Mr. Uchiha,” Iruka-sensei ended as he let out a sigh of relief; he could now be at ease about Sasuke’s issue.
And so, the Uchiha husband-wife duo came home from school and acted normally. They decided not to scold Sasuke immediately; they would let him play first and finish his assignment before they’ll have the serious chat with him.
Hmm…Aren’t they kind parents?
Anyway, fast forward a bit, the time for confrontation had arrived. Little Sasuke’s happiness had now come to an end.
After dinner, he was summoned in the study room by his parents.
“Sasuke-kun, come here and sit between us. There’s something we need to confirm from you.” Mikoto gently ordered; as much as possible, she would like to calmly talk about it with the young boy.
But apparently, her husband would rather deal it in a straightforward manner with a little bit of strictness.
“Sasuke Uchiha, I heard that you pasted a paper at the back of your classmate. Was that true?” Fugaku asked and mentally decided that depending on Sasuke’s answer, he would determine the gravity of punishment for his son.
Sasuke was taken a back, he was shocked that his parents knew about what happened to him in school.
‘Did they have eyes on his class?’ He wondered as he recalled the events he experienced from morning to afternoon in school.
Flashback
“Sakura-chan, come here in front. Answer the question number two, please” Iruka-sensei requested, making Sakura to stand up and go in front of the class.
As he did, Sasuke was awaken from his sky viewing and focused his attention to the girl. Upon doing, he noticed that all eyes were on her. Particularly, the big boys in his class look at her with shining eyes. They even, put up a paper with ‘Go, Sakura-chan’ written on it.
With that, Sasuke frowned at their admiration for the girl, it made him uneasy and annoyed.
Didn’t they know that Sakura was his? Hmph! He’ll teach them a lesson; he’ll show them that he’s only one for the said girl. And for it to actualize, he grabbed his red crayon and paper; scribbling a few words and pasting it at the back of Sakura once she returned to her seat.
End of Flashback
“That’s right, Father. I did that.”
“Sasuke-kun, didn’t we tell you that you should treat girls with respect? Why did you do that to your classmate?” Mikoto questioned, disappointment painted on her face.
Sasuke pouted. “You did! But many boys are looking at her so I pasted a paper that says ‘Property of Sasuke Uchiha’.”
Fugaku and Mikoto became speechless, encouraging little Sasuke to further explain.
“You see, I remembered that mother put my name on my books so that others would not get it, that’s why, I thought that if I put my name on Sakura’s back, nobody would look at her and talk to her because she’s only for me. Mother, Father, I did it, so that everyone would know that Sakura’s mine. Was that wrong?” Sasuke defended, his round obsidian orbs were shining with innocence.
Mikoto sighed. Deep inside, she wanted to pinch Sasuke’s cheeks due to his cuteness. Yet, she prevented herself doing it for she still has to guide him to the correct path.
“Yes, honey. That’s wrong. You should not do that.”
Sasuke blinked. “Why?”
“Ah, I get it! I should have used a marker and write down in her clothes instead. In that way, it would not be easily removed, right?” He happily realized.
“No! Don’t do that too!” Mikoto immediately responded as she massaged her temple due to a growing headache.
Not knowing how to clearly explain it to little Sasuke, Mikoto looked at Fugaku in the eyes and communicated with him to do the honors of the lecture which eased a little bit of her headache… or not.
“Son, I understand your feelings but your mother is right. You should not paste a paper on this girl’s back or write down your name in her clothes.” Fugaku said, earning a nod from his wife.
“This girl and your books are different. One is a human and the other is a thing.” He added, forming a smile at his wife’s face. Truly, a father would know best when it would come to his son.
“To show that she’s yours, you should shout it loud and proud.” Fugaku said in satisfaction which made his wife’s mind to step back in processing.
“Do it in an Uchiha way, if someone stares at her, you should say, ‘back off she’s mine’. That’s the basic action that an Uchiha would do.” He added.
Sasuke’s eyes widened as if he was enlightened. Tomorrow, he would confront the big boys that look at Sakura’s way and tell them that Sakura was his. He would speak to them clearly and loudly. And maybe, he would also show proofs that she belongs to him.
“I get it, Father! Now, I know what to do tomo— “
“Fugaku Uchiha, Sasuke Uchiha!!!” Mikoto snapped, sending shivers to the said guys. Geez, she thought that her husband would teach something valuable and would not tolerate their son’s actions. She thought that he would play the role of a ‘Disciplinarian Daddy’ and not a ‘Spoiling Father’.
“Sasuke-kun! You would not follow your father’s instruction. Just No. Do not ask why, anymore. And you, Fugaku, stop teaching our son wrong things, you are the adult here, you should lead him to the correct path. Do both of you get it?”
The duo hastily nodded, afraid of the Uchiha matriarch’s outrage. They felt that she suddenly became a monster that breaths fire.
“Good, now face the wall for an hour and reflect on your actions. Both. Of. You. Stand straight and no slacking off!” Mikoto commanded, making the men to follow like soldiers instructed by a captain.
Uh-oh it seemed to be another long night in the Uchiha household.
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