Crossover Anime: I'm at Shuchiin Academy, and my surname is Uchiha.

Chapter 120 Become My Shadow!

So, Uchiha Rin turned to look at the three little ones behind him.

Why did all three of them come along? Uchiha Ryo didn't understand, but it seemed that Hana had invited them.

Shirasaki Hana: "Ling-gege's snacks are delicious. I feel they're just as good as Gong-jie-jie's."

Hinata Hoshino: "Impossible! Miya-nee (Nyan-nee) is the best!"

Shirasaki Hana smiled and said, "Then let's go try it."

So, Uchiha Rin's task changed from picking up Hana to picking up the three little ones. He also needed to call Hinata and Noa's families later, in case they thought their children were lost.

Shirasaki Hana: "Ryo-nii, what are the snacks today?"

Uchiha Ryo thought for a moment, "We can have pudding, or I can make some dessert with chocolate when I get back."

Shirasaki Hana smiled like an angel, "I like chocolate."

Himesaka Noa: "I like to eat cookies."

Shirasaki Hana thought for a moment, "Then chocolate cookies will do~"

As they walked out of the alley and reached the intersection, Uchiha Ryo was pondering whether to make chocolate cookies or a chocolate cake when he was suddenly stopped by Hyuga, who was walking at the very back.

"Wait a minute, Brother Ling!"

"Um?"

The group of four stopped, and Hoshino Hinata looked at the sunlight at the intersection and spoke.

"From this moment on, an evil virus is spreading beyond the shadows. Anyone who steps into the sunlight will be captured!"

Shirasaki Hana: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Himesaka Noa: "What kind of game is this?"

Hinata Hoshino raised her head. "How about it! This is what I just thought of. Let's play a game, a game where you can only step on your shadow to get home!"

It's such a childish game. Uchiha Ryo didn't really want to play it. This kind of game is just right for elementary school students, but it's a bit childish for him, a high school student.

And if they want to get home from here, they have to go through many intersections without any houses to block the view. They should be done soon.

Uchiha Ryo: "Good luck to you guys, I'll be watching from the sidelines."

Hinata Hoshino: "Hey! Ling-nii, aren't you going to play together? The sunlight is dangerous. If you step on it, it'll... um... evaporate!"

Although he's only in fifth grade, Hinata already shows early signs of being a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur).

Uchiha Ryo thought for a moment, then suddenly looked at Hyuga seriously and said.

"Don't worry, Hinata, the sun's virus only works on elementary school students. We high school students are already immune!"

Hinata Hoshino: "Oh! I see."

Himesaka Noa: "Amazing!"

Shirasaki Hana: "...Why is Brother Ling playing along too?"

So how are they supposed to get past the sunlit area that's about two meters wide blocking their way?

Naiai: "It seems like we've already hit a roadblock at the very first step."

Uchiha Ryo casually replied, "I'll go up first, and then you can step on my shadow to get across."

Shirasaki Hana: "Is this okay?"

Hoshino Hinata crossed her arms: "Damn it!"

"If we do that, there will be no challenge at all, so Brother Ling forbids us from providing direct assistance."

Uchiha Ryo shrugged helplessly, "Then good luck to you guys, I'll be waiting for you."

With that, Uchiha Ryo walked straight over.

Hinata Hoshino: "Oh~ Brother Ling... he's basking in the sunlight, he really overcame the sun!"

Himesaka Noa: "Is this the power of high school students?! That's amazing—"

Shirasaki Hana's tone was flat. "...Amazing. (I'm doing my best to play along with your act)."

Hinata Hoshino: "Okay, then it's our turn!" She had a brilliant idea and took off her small backpack.

That's right, if there's no shadow on the road, then create one.

The backpack fell onto the road, creating a shadow just big enough for one person to stand in, and Hoshino Hinata jumped right onto it.

"Xiaohua, Naia, you two go ahead!"

The three of them jumped over one after another. Shirasaki Hana turned her head to look at the schoolbag on the road.

"So Hinata, how are you going to get your schoolbag back?"

Hoshino Hinata: "...."

"Wow! That's true. Then Brother Ling, you can go pick it up for me."

Accompanied by the three little ones, slowly stepping on their shadows, Uchiha Ryo realized that they had arrived near Shuchiin Academy. Come to think of it, Shuchiin Academy should have let out for the day at this time.

Not far away, there was another, wider intersection. Hoshino Hinata and the others were blocked; even if they threw their backpacks, it would probably take three backpacks to get through.

Uchiha Ryo: "Then, do you need me to go as your shadow?"

Himesaka Noa suddenly laughed, "I've got a way! A way to get there without bothering Ling-nii!"

Starlight shone in Hoshino Hinata's eyes. "As expected of Noa, what kind of method is that?"

Himesaka Noa: "We just need to ask passersby to be our shadows and accompany us."

"Please, a passerby... This is no different from me going with them, right?" Uchiha Ryo shook his head, then saw a familiar figure not far behind him.

Oh right, I'm going to my apartment. And my neighbors at Shuchiin High School also take this route after school.

"Target spotted! It's that pretty older sister. I'll use my cuteness to get her to help us get there."

Himesaka Noa also saw Yukino Yukinoshita approaching.

Uchiha Ryo turned his head to look at Yukinoshita. "You three just wait here. I'll go get her. Actually, that lady is my friend (sound of a truck passing by)."

Himesaka Noa: "Hmm? What's that older sister's relationship with Ling-nii?"

Hinata shook his head. "I didn't hear you either."

Shirasaki Hana watched Uchiha Ryo's departing figure. "I guess Ryo-nii-san meant 'classmate' or 'friend'."

Hinata Hoshino clapped her hands. "I know, actually, Brother Ling didn't say anything just now."

Himesaka Noa: "Then let's secretly observe how they interact, and we'll know their true relationship."

The three children all looked over. Uchiha Ryo also stopped Yukino, who was on her way home from school.

Upon discovering that the person who had stopped her was Uchiha Ryo, Yukinoshita asked in confusion.

"Toyonosaki gets out of school so early?"

He remembered that the distance from Toyonosaki to here should be much farther than that from Shuchiin.

Uchiha Ryo: "No, I actually took the day off today. Um... Yukino-san."

Wait a minute! If I directly tell her that I want to play games with the kids, won't she think I'm childish? Besides, he's too lazy to explain the shadow-stepping game that Hoshino Hinata came up with.

Yukinoshita: "What's wrong?"

What's wrong with Uchiha Ryo today? She suddenly ran over and stopped me without saying a word.

Uchiha Ryo's expression suddenly turned serious.

"Yukino-san, I'll get to the point... Please become my shadow for now!"

Yukinoshita: "Eh?!?!"