She actually liked kids.
She accepted them as the slobbering, dependent, callous little shits they were, and not just because she was one herself. There was just something refreshing in a child's bluntness, and unconditional love. Like when Sasuke burbled and gave her a slobbery kiss, or even Itachi, when he would rest his chin on top of their heads and just hold them against his chest. She knew they were what he loved the most.
It was adorable when Itachi would come into the room during nap-time and just whisper about his day. Now that they were almost two, walking and talking, he was doing this less often. But from what she knew, it was out of character for him to be this open.
But back to the point.
In an annual meeting of the clans, basically all the important people within the clans came. Yamakan, Nara, Hyūga, basically all the important clans in one giant meeting. The adults and co. went into one room, and babies and small children in another.
She and Sasuke fell under the category of babies/small children.
Itachi would have, if he wasn't so insanely smart.
Currently present babies; Ino, Shikamaru, Choji, Hinata, Shino, Kiba, Neji, a few others, Sasuke, and yours truly.
Her spidey senses were tingling.
This was an opportunity she couldn't pass up. Multiple clan heirs here and all hers to be friends with. If she made strong enough bonds and visited them often enough, it would form connections between the Uchiha and every other major clan. Ones that would be substantially harder to cut.
Currently, Ino was pulling Shikamaru's hair. Shikamaru had turned away from everyone with his butt up in the air, napping. Choji was rapidly eating some baby food, struggling with the narrow lid while accidentally splashing Hinata with some. Hinata was wincing every time a fleck hit her. Shino was sitting in the corner, staring at a spiderweb.
She clapped her hands and got to work.
She walked clumsily to Ino and handed her her plushie with the soft fur. Ino blinked, then smiled, taking the plushie and pulling it instead. Shikamaru turned and looked at her, before closing his eyes.
She walked over to Choji and sat down heavily. Making sure he was still holding it, she peeled the lid all the way back, Choji shooting her a partially toothless grin as he ate much more easily. She made her way over to Hinata, with the flecks on her face. She pulled a napkin from the box on the book shelf, and wiped it off.
Sasuke didn't appreciate her separation from her, and trailed after her, interacting with the others.
She finally made it to Shino. He was searching for the spider but the only one was a daddy long-legs curled up at the bottom. He watched her as she stuck out one chubby finger and poked it. The spider instantly popped back to life, much to Shino's delight.
She carried out these small interactions, Sasuke eventually getting in on it and playing with Ino over the plushie. Secretly she thinks he just wanted something to cuddle.
When their mothers come to pick them up, many upper baby lips were trembling, and she grinned like a fox when the words 'play date' fell from their mother's lips.