The Real Deal

Having just returned from the front lines, he was supposed to report to the Hokage Building first, then return to the clan to give another report.

But he had only just gotten home!

And he ran into Uchiha Mikoto, whose mind had been shaken by trauma.

Inside the house.

No one knew how much time had passed before intermittent sobbing drifted from within.

From the entrance onward, the room was a complete mess, with traces of their battle tearing through everything.

The stairs, all the way to the bedroom!

"Yoru, I... I'm sorry."

Uchiha Mikoto, her body covered in red marks, turned to Uchiha Yoru with guilt in her eyes.

Uchiha Yoru merely shook his head tiredly.

"Sister Mikoto, lie down. I'll use Medical Ninjutsu to treat your injuries."

And so, Uchiha Mikoto lay on the bed while a faint green glow of Medical Ninjutsu gathered in Uchiha Yoru's hands.

It was only basic Medical Ninjutsu.

As he treated her, tears welled up in Uchiha Mikoto's eyes. She lowered her voice and sobbed, "Yoru, during this mission, my companion! I saw Sakurako get killed with my own eyes, and it was all because we let our guard down...

When we passed through a village after completing the mission, we saw that old man looking pitiful. Sakurako kindly gave him some food, but in an instant, he went mad!"

As she spoke, two blood-red tomoe occasionally emerged in Uchiha Mikoto's pupils. Her gaze was filled with regret and endless hatred.

"That person was terrifying. He clearly didn't have even a trace of Chakra, but in that instant! He turned into a monster, and then Sakurako! Sakurako actually had her throat bitten through by him. I could only watch as Sakurako stared at me, gasping for breath..."

Listening to Uchiha Mikoto's account, Uchiha Yoru could not help frowning inwardly. No Chakra, yet suddenly going berserk and even transforming into a monster?

Why did it sound so much like information on a certain person?

But when he saw the grief in Uchiha Mikoto's eyes, he could only let out a long sigh.

This savage ninja world seemed advanced, yet it was filled with cruelty.

Uchiha Mikoto had grown up with him, more or less, but her status was far from ordinary.

She was Elder Setsuna's granddaughter and one of the clan's few female ninja prodigies.

When the Uchiha Clan underwent Eye Awakening, their emotions were already on the verge of collapse. Coupled with the special Chakra that surged from their brains, it made their emotions even more unstable. Put simply, it meant they had mental problems.

Looking through the history of Uchiha Eye Awakening, all of them went through a period of agitation before stabilizing.

...Inside the bathroom...

"Yoru, thank you."

Uchiha Mikoto had no strength left at all, but her mind had finally been soothed.

Uchiha Yoru yawned and casually climbed out of the bathtub, draping himself in a bathrobe. This damn life of luxury—he was about to fall in love with it.

"Sister Mikoto, you're Elder Setsuna's granddaughter. I'm taking a huge risk here. If the others in the clan find out, you know what'll happen!"

As Uchiha Yoru rubbed his fingers together in a clear gesture for payment, Uchiha Mikoto let out a snort of laughter.

"And how much does little brother Yoru want this time?"

"Sister Mikoto, even though we grew up playing together, I can't compare to you. These swords, Exploding Tags, Steel Wire, Ration Pills... they're all precious supplies, especially for me, since I haven't even awakened the Sharingan."

Uchiha Yoru pleaded pitifully while Uchiha Mikoto soaked in the bathtub, squinting as a rare look of relaxed enjoyment appeared on her face.

She knew Uchiha Yoru was changing the subject to ease her mood.

"Big sister doesn't have that much. How about I repay you with my body?"

No one would have expected that Mikoto, who usually appeared gentle and virtuous, would become so rebellious after awakening the Sharingan. The difference was like night and day.

These words made Uchiha Yoru choke and cough. He hurriedly pressed his palms together and whispered, "Sister Mikoto, you can't say things like that carelessly. If outsiders find out, Elder Setsuna will skin me alive."

In that relaxed atmosphere, Uchiha Mikoto's taut emotions gradually eased, and she slowly stepped out of the bathtub.

The young Uchiha Mikoto looked modest in clothes, but she was beautifully curvaceous beneath them.

Though he had already seen it many times before, cough cough!

"This is the clan's more advanced Shurikenjutsu and swordsmanship, along with a B-rank Ninjutsu, Lightning Style: False Darkness. Work hard on learning them during this time. After all, most of this battlefield is in the Land of Rain."

After skillfully taking clothes from the wardrobe, Uchiha Mikoto once again became that seemingly gentle and virtuous woman.

She took out a scroll from the coat in the bedroom and tossed it directly to him.

Uchiha Yoru grinned the moment he caught the scroll.

"Sister Mikoto, your thigh is the real deal."

Hearing this, the now-composed Uchiha Mikoto blushed. Normally, she would not be this uninhibited.

The last time her mind had been shaken and she awakened the Sharingan, something similar had happened. This time, she had been traumatized again.

Such circumstances often brought out the darkest side of human nature.

The Uchiha Clan's Shurikenjutsu ranked among the best in the ninja world. After opening the scroll, Uchiha Yoru could not help sighing with emotion.

He knew this was Uchiha Mikoto's concern for him, her way of ensuring his survival.

He had graduated only a little over a year ago and was still a genin, but through his growth during the war and the Ninjutsu foundation accumulated by a great clan, he was already no weaker than an ordinary chunin.

Yet on the battlefield, even a chunin's Chakra was insufficient, let alone that of a jonin.

Therefore, for a ninja of his strength, using swordsmanship and Shurikenjutsu for long-range attacks could save a great deal of Chakra. On the battlefield, that meant another chance to stay alive.

After all, he was from the Uchiha Clan. Even without awakening the Sharingan, the Exploding Tags, kunai, and other ninja tools in his pouch far exceeded those of ordinary ninja at the same level.

"Don't rush your Lightning Style. Take it slowly, but you must learn it. On the Land of Rain battlefield, our clan's Fire Style jutsu will be restricted."

Uchiha Mikoto gave him a solemn reminder. A B-rank Ninjutsu was already considered Jonin-level Ninjutsu, and it was very difficult to learn.

"Sister Mikoto, the swordsmanship and Shurikenjutsu are one thing, but this advanced Lightning Style Ninjutsu..."

Uchiha Yoru revealed a trace of worry, but Uchiha Mikoto merely nodded calmly.

"There won't be a problem. This time, the battlefield is in Amegakure. Since you have the Lightning Style affinity, I already submitted an application within the clan in advance."

Upon hearing that, Uchiha Yoru immediately smiled.

Just as expected!

Even the stubborn Uchiha Clan had its own way of handling favors and relationships.

Uchiha Yoru possessed three Chakra natures: Fire, Lightning, and Earth.

"Yoru, gather at the village gate in three days. I'm going to avenge Sakurako personally!"

Seeing Uchiha Mikoto's emotions beginning to spiral out of control again, Uchiha Yoru feigned surprise before breaking into a smile.

"Sister Mikoto, one thing at a time. What happened just now is settled, but this mission is so dangerous. You'll have to pay extra!"

With a bang, Uchiha Mikoto grabbed a pillow and hurled it at him. Uchiha Yoru hurriedly caught it.

"Sister Mikoto, we can talk this out. Don't get angry. At least add a little more, since we're leaving the village... All right, all right, we won't talk about money. Then the ninja tool expenses for this mission have to be covered too..."

With Uchiha Yoru still talking, Uchiha Mikoto flipped out through the window and left.

But before leaving, the anger on Uchiha Mikoto's face faded as she felt a breeze outside the window, replaced by a relaxed smile.

She knew Uchiha Yoru had only been easing her emotions. After all, her Sharingan had just evolved, and her emotions were especially sensitive during this period.

As he watched Mikoto turn into a tiny black dot in the distance after climbing out the window, Uchiha Yoru narrowed his eyes and smiled faintly.

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