ld water, but he couldn’t help but smile helplessly.

“It’s not my fault that you sneaked in my house and found me naked…”

About half an hour later, at the patriarch hall.

“Grandpa, I didn’t know you were back, I’m sorry…”

The girl repeatedly bowed and apologized to Masahiko.

“Okay Nanako, grandpa Masahiko is not angry with you.
You can go and continue your work.” The Patriarch comforts the girl and sent her away.

When the girl went out, Masahiko stared at the Patriarch.
What happened this morning is surely left Masahiko with some question.

The Patriarch explained, “Nanako is an orphan.”
“She’s not talented in Ninjutsu, at the age of 11 she was still a Genin, so I asked her to do some chores, including cleaning some houses.”

“Orphaned…” Masahiko said faintly.

In the warring states period, there aren’t actually a lot of orphans.
There’s a lot of deaths and injuries, and the people who participate in wars know about these risks, they usually have relatives to take care of their children if anything happens.

Usually, people have three to five brothers.
The families are huge, which also means that they have a lot of uncles.
So if their fathers die, their uncles will take care of them.
This is like an unwritten rule in the warring states.
Thus even if one’s parents are dead, usually another member of their family will take care of them.

“So she’s not very talented in ninjutsu.
That’s why she’s helping with the chores, huh?” Masahiko still left questioned, “Doesn’t she have any other relatives in the Uzumaki, an uncle or an auntie?”

The Patriarch smiled and said, “Her uncle is Uzumaki Murasaki… As for her parents, they died when she was still a child; she used to live with her grandparents.
But they passed away two years ago.”

“Murasaki has also died in the war.
I don’t want her to be completely abandoned, so I took her under my care.”

Masahiko nodded,
“I understand, but as your “second daughter,” her character is not gentle.
She poured a bucket of water on me, it’s very different… with Mito.”

The Patriarch smiled bitterly, “Well, her natural character is quite rough, I want to teach her to be gentle, but…”

Masahiko shook his head, “Nah, this is good… As an orphan, she has to be able to protect herself.”

“Ah, don’t forget to gather some of our clan youngsters for me to choose as disciples…” Masahiko stopped for a moment, then continued, “Nanako can join too…”

Hearing this, the Patriarch seems very pleased, “Thank you, uncle.”

Masahiko then walked away and waved his hand, “I woke up by a bucket of cold water this morning.
I want to clean myself properly…”

At Masahiko house,

It seemed like a deja-vu after he entered the house, Nanako opened the door holding a bucket of water and a few rags on her hand.

Masahiko instinctively tried to dodge, but suddenly Nanako bowed to Masahiko (a Dogeza) and apologizes.

“Oh… No water this time… Ahem… I already talk to the Patriarch, and he forgave you, so what are you doing here?” Masahiko asked Nanako.

“Grandpa Masahiko, I come to clean the house.” Nanako stood up and picked her cleaning tools.

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“Oh, okay, its fine I’m gonna do it myself.
The Patriarch seems to be looking for you, so you better go to him.” Masahiko replied.

“Ah… I understand.” She then turned and ran out again.

Masahiko looked at the cute little sheets on the bed and the cleaning tools that Nanako left.
He completely lost motivation to do the chore.
“No, no, no… Don’t sleep now! I better have something to eat and then clean myself.”

“Oh my dear sheets, I gotta hurry and dry them soon…”

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