"Uchiha Izumi reporting in!"
After Izumi arrived at the Sarutobi clan compound, a servant quickly led her inside.
They passed through one residence after another, eventually stopping in front of the house where Aiden lived.
Looking at the building before her, Izumi was stunned—
it was no less impressive than the Uchiha clan head's residence.
"This is Young Master Aiden's home."
"From now on, you'll serve as the young master's personal attendant."
"W-What? Personal…?"
Before Izumi could voice her objection, the butler had already turned and left.
Everything that needed to be said had been said.
Standing before the luxurious residence—and the Sarutobi Aiden she had yet to properly meet—
Izumi felt an overwhelming sense of helplessness.
In the end, she steeled herself and stepped inside.
"Oh? You're here."
The moment she entered, Izumi saw Aiden wearing a bathrobe.
The robe hung loosely open, and the sight alone was enough to make her face instantly flush red.
"Ah—ah—Young Master Aiden!"
"From today onward, I'll be serving you!"
"Please take care of me!"
Seeing Izumi's timid reaction, Aiden's playful side surfaced.
"Feels like you're missing two words."
Hearing that, Izumi immediately understood which two words he meant.
She became flustered, not knowing what to do.
And when her eyes met Aiden's sharply defined, handsome face—
a face shaped to near-perfect human standards—
her mind went completely blank.
She could only stand there, cheeks burning.
"Alright, alright. Go put your things away."
"You'll be living here from now on."
After teasing her a bit, Aiden waved his hand and pointed out a room for her.
Izumi hurried inside and set down her luggage.
Sitting alone in the room, Izumi reflected quietly.
She'd been resistant to this assignment at first.
But after meeting Aiden…
she suddenly felt that maybe it wasn't quite as unbearable as she'd imagined.
Once she finished unpacking, Izumi returned.
By then, she had changed clothes.
Aiden glanced up briefly, then casually pointed at his bed.
"Go do what you're supposed to do."
"And don't make me remind you of those two words again."
Izumi followed his gaze to the bed.
Her face flushed once more.
Combined with the small beauty mark beneath her eye, she looked especially delicate.
After leaving the room briefly, Izumi returned as if she'd made up her mind.
She slipped under the covers, leaving only her head peeking out as she secretly glanced at Aiden.
After a short while, she spoke softly.
"The bed is… warm now."
"Young Master Aiden…"
Hearing that, Aiden walked over.
Seeing him approach, Izumi hurriedly tried to sit up—
but before she could move, Aiden lifted the blanket and lay down beside her.
Izumi froze instantly.
Feeling the warmth radiating from him, her face turned completely red.
"Y-Young Master Aiden…"
Before she could say anything else, Aiden pulled her into his arms.
Izumi trembled in surprise.
But Aiden didn't do anything further.
"Alright. Go to sleep."
Aiden felt a bit helpless himself.
If not for the fact that his body was only ten years old—
things would've gone very differently.
The next morning,
Izumi woke up early.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw that Aiden had already finished washing up.
Startled, she hurried to sit up—
completely forgetting her current state.
"…Ah."
Seeing Izumi like that, Aiden fell briefly silent.
Last night aside—
seeing her like this in the morning hit differently.
Izumi soon realized something felt off.
Why did it feel… cold?
She looked down.
"Ahhh—!!!"
Realizing she wasn't wearing anything, Izumi let out a sharp cry and immediately dove back under the blanket.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the room became strangely lively.
At the Ninja Academy—
outside the school gates.
"Look, look! It's Sasuke!"
"So that's the Uchiha clan's genius?"
"What genius? Young Master Aiden didn't even bother lifting a finger."
"Exactly! Always wearing that sour face—who does he think he is?"
Hearing the surrounding chatter, Sasuke—who'd finally calmed down after his brother's comfort—felt his mood sour again.
He entered the classroom with a dark expression.
The first thing he saw was an irritating blond idiot.
"Hahaha! Stuck-up Sasuke!"
"Got taught a lesson, didn't you? Bleh!"
Sasuke's anger flared instantly.
"You idiot! Who do you think you are to talk about me?!"
That said, he didn't feel like arguing.
His eyes scanned the classroom—
but Aiden was nowhere to be seen.
Irritated, Sasuke returned to his seat.
Among the girls, only a few still supported Sasuke after yesterday.
Now, only Sakura hovered around him with concern.
"Sasuke-kun…"
"Don't you realize how annoying you are?!"
Sakura, who'd tried to show concern, was snapped at mercilessly.
She returned to her seat, eyes welling up.
Ino, who'd been about to mock Sakura, swallowed her words instead.
Then—
Aiden walked into the classroom.
Ino immediately rushed over.
"Aiden-kun! You were so cool yesterday!"
Before she could say more, the other girls surged forward, pushing her aside.
"Ahhh! Aiden-kun!"
"So handsome!"
"Will you be my boyfriend?!"
Watching the overly enthusiastic crowd, Aiden found it amusing.
Kids here really did mature early.
Thankfully, Iruka arrived in time, restoring order to the classroom.
Under everyone's gaze, Aiden walked to the back—
and sat down right beside Hinata.
"Long time no see, Hinata~"
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