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A woman was sitting in the main residence of the Senju clan, sipping tea while wearing a luxurious dress. She had striking red hair and was as beautiful as a flower, appearing to be in her prime and not a day over thirty

As if she had thought of something interesting, Mito called out, "Kazuki." Suddenly, a woman appeared behind her with a respectful voice, "Yes, Mito-sama." Mito asked, "What is Nawaki doing?" Kazuki replied, "He is with his friend in his room." Mito thought for a moment before saying, "Is that the kid from the orphanage? What was his name again?" Kazuki replied, "Yes, it's the kid from the orphanage. His name is Haru." Mito nodded, then continued, "When did he arrive?" Kazuki replied, "A few hours earlier." Mito hummed, "Hohoho, well that's interesting. nawaki was quite angry earlier, and even I couldn't cheer him up. Kazuki, go see what happened." Kazuki nodded before disappearing in a cloud of smoke

After a few minutes, Kazuki returned to Mito and reported the conversation between Haru and Nawaki. As the heir to the Senju clan, Nawaki was always protected in the shadows by someone, due to the threat of assassins from different villages targeting him. However, under Mito's orders, they would only appear if there was a dangerous situation. As a result, Nawaki lived like a normal kid, unaware that every move he made was being monitored.

After listening to Kazuki's report, Mito narrowed her eyes slightly before saying, "Kazuki, you go personally and investigate to determine if what that child said is true." Despite Haru being a child, Mito still had her suspicions, as his identity as an orphan made him an easy target for infiltration by spies. She knew how cunning some of the old foxes in other villages could be.

This time, Kazuki took longer to return. Upon her arrival, she reported, "Mito-sama, it appears that everything the child said is true. Many kids in the orphanage said he was so busy reading in his room that he even missed some meals. Yesterday, someone saw him in the playground, waiting with some snacks for a couple of hours before he returned. Those snacks were Nawaki-sama's favorite."

Mito nodded with a smile, "Well then, everything should continue. Don't interfere with his relationship with Nawaki, but keep an eye on them just in case." Kazuki nodded and sent a secret message to the guard. Mito then asked, "What are they doing in Nawaki's room for so long?" Knowing her grandson, she was aware that it was impossible for him to sit still for such a long time. Kazuki held back a smile on her face and replied, "They are planning to ambush the kids who beat Nawaki-sama." Mito burst into laughter before saying, "That's mostly Haru's plan. My little monkey is so straightforward, ambush wouldn't come to his mind." Kazuki nodded, as she too knew Nawaki's nature. Mito continued, "But that's good. In the end, he is going to be a ninja. He shouldn't be so innocent." Kazuki agreed before Mito asked, "Kazuki, what do you think of Haru's influence on Nawaki?" Kazuki thought for a moment before replying seriously, "That child is really smart, Mito-sama. From what I know, he is always in the library reading. If it wasn't for Nawaki's insistence, he would be there every day. Since Nawaki became his friend, his tutor said that he is completing most of his homework on time and his grades have improved slightly." Mito nodded before asking, "Is he doing Nawaki's homework for him?" Kazuki replied, "In the beginning, he did that, but after a couple of times, he stopped and started helping Nawaki instead." Mito hummed and after thinking for a few minutes, she said, "Keep an eye on him. If there's no suspicious activity, let him study with Nawaki. He should be able to motivate him." Kazuki nodded before she disappeared.

Haru didn't know of any of those event as he was in nawaki room making plans , after several plans were rejected they did find their perfect revenge plan

In the next day haru and nawaki was waiting for the kids after locating them, they began to follow them , after confirming their destination for the day , haru and nawaki went the road that they will take when they come back and laid a trap there , waiting in ambush for them , after some time passed haru noticed them so he nudged nawaki who was dozing beside him , after the kids were in their traps range haru and nawaki began , as flour and eggs were launched at them from different angles , the kids were surprised and then they started running and screaming, haru and nawaki smiled before they went up and started fighting the kids , as the kids were in panic haru and nawaki beat them very easy, and then they took some ropes and took the frightened kids, then they put them in chariot that they prepared before hand , and took them to the playground, once they got there they bound them to a tree and wrote in their faces " bully's" permanent red ink

after finishing , haru and nawaki couldnt help but laugh at the misrebale the bullys were left in , they knew that tomorrow all the children would knew about the accident , but they didnt pity them as those kids was notorios for bullying and teasing the younger children until they were in tears , this should be a lesson for them as they were in the victim shoes for the first time , then nawaki invited haru for dinner to celebrate the succes of their "first mission"as nawaki like to call it