Naruto: God-Level System

Mikoto Uchiha shook her head and said, "Actually, I prefer a small house like this. The house we lived in together was big, but it felt empty."

In truth, Hyuga Shin's home was not small; it was a two-story building. The upper floor had three bedrooms and a living room, while the ground floor contained a large hall, a kitchen, a restroom, a dedicated washroom, and an additional bedroom.

Hyuga Shin lived in the bedroom on the ground floor. When his father was still alive, he had lived upstairs, but after his father died during a mission, he moved downstairs.

So, upon arriving upstairs and seeing the layer of dust everywhere, Hyuga Shin felt a bit embarrassed.

"I haven't been up here in a long time, so I haven't cleaned. Please don't mind it! I'll have it cleaned up in a moment."

He performed hand seals at high speed and shouted, "Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

One hundred shadow clones appeared and, under Hyuga Shin's direction, began cleaning the house.

Mikoto, who had intended to help, froze in place, staring dumbfounded at the room full of shadow clones.

"That might have been a bit too many," Hyuga Shin said, scratching his head. He kept thirty of them and dispelled the rest.

"Let's go downstairs! We can come back up once they finish cleaning."

Hyuga Shin pulled the stunned Mikoto back downstairs and had her sit on the sofa. He took two glasses of juice from the refrigerator and handed one to her.

"Thank you!" Mikoto took the juice with both hands and offered her thanks.

"No need to be so formal. We'll be living together from now on, so being this polite will only make us feel like strangers," Hyuga Shin replied with a smile.

Mikoto's face flushed, and she nodded, though she felt that Hyuga Shin's words carried a certain ambiguity.

"I'll go make dinner!" After sitting for a while, Mikoto stood up and headed toward the kitchen.

"Great! Your bento made me cry with joy before, so I'm finally getting to taste your cooking for real."

Hyuga Shin praised her, and he wasn't lying; Mikoto's bento had indeed been incredibly delicious.

Mikoto gave a gentle smile and walked into the kitchen. Since she wasn't tall enough, she grabbed a small stool to stand on.

After more than half an hour, Mikoto finally finished preparing the meal. Because Hyuga Shin had a massive appetite, she had prepared a very large portion.

As she brought the food out, the enticing aroma made Hyuga Shin want to reach out and grab a piece with his hands.

"Slap!" Mikoto reached out and swatted his hand away, then said with a playful pout, "Go wash your hands, quickly."

Hyuga Shin gave a sheepish laugh and ran off to wash his hands.

After washing up, he quickly returned to the dining table and began to wolf down the food.

Watching Hyuga Shin eat so ravenously, Mikoto wore a happy smile; just by looking at him, she knew he was very satisfied with her cooking.

Nine-tenths of the large table of food ended up in Hyuga Shin's stomach. Once finished, he lay back on the sofa, feeling content.

"So full! Your cooking is truly excellent, much better than mine. When you grow up, you'll definitely make a great wife," Hyuga Shin complimented.

Mikoto's face turned red again. While his praise made her shy, it also left her feeling sweet inside.

"The upstairs is finished cleaning. Why don't you go tidy up your things, Mikoto?" Hyuga Shin said as he dispelled the shadow clones.

"Mm!" Mikoto nodded, then looked at Hyuga Shin earnestly.

"I want to thank you for this, Shin. If it weren't for you, I really wouldn't know what to do. Thank you for helping me find my way out of the confusion." As she spoke, Mikoto bloomed with a beautiful smile.

What an adorable little girl, Hyuga Shin thought to himself.

Because of her smile, Hyuga Shin was stunned for a moment before coming back to his senses. He then said softly, "Actually, all of this is because of me. If I hadn't dragged you into this, you wouldn't have been expelled from the Uchiha Clan."

"In any case, we are living together now. We should help each other from here on out, so let's stop using words like 'thank you.' From now on, we're family."

"Family?" Mikoto felt a surge of sweetness in her heart as she ran upstairs, her footsteps echoing.

Hyuga Shin smiled. "Was Mikoto just shy?"

He turned on the television and began watching a show from the ninja world. To be honest, many things in this world were worth mocking.

In the ninja world, some technology was incredibly advanced, while other aspects were remarkably backward.

Perhaps it was due to chakra; it had caused the world's development to become somewhat distorted.

There was even news on TV, such as the situations in various countries or strategic analyses by so-called "experts."

However, it was best to just watch such things for entertainment; if you took them seriously, you'd lose. Real strategies would never be leaked.

Chapter 30: Hunter, Prey

The days that followed were peaceful, and the Uchiha Clan didn't come to cause them any trouble.

Hyuga Shin and Mikoto lived together, ate together, and went to school together. Their relationship grew even closer, and Mikoto, who used to be quite shy because of Hyuga Shin's words, was no longer as timid as before.

Half a year passed in this calm manner. During these months, aside from school, whenever Tsunade returned from a mission, she would drag him and Mikoto to the casino to gamble a few rounds.

The biggest change over these six months was in his own strength. First, his previously bloated chakra had been compressed to the level of a Jonin.

In other words, Hyuga Shin was now a genuine Jonin. A five-and-a-half-year-old Jonin—if word got out, it would absolutely terrify a great many people.

This was likely unprecedented and would never be repeated; otherwise, one would have to assume that person was cheating.

After tidying up his things and finishing breakfast, Hyuga Shin suggested to Mikoto, "Since we finally have a day off, why don't we go out into the wilderness and have a barbecue?"

"Mm!" Mikoto nodded. She rarely rejected any of Hyuga Shin's suggestions.

"Should we invite our classmates?"

"No need, just the two of us will be fine." Hyuga Shin shook his head and looked out the window, a cold glint flashing through his eyes before vanishing in an instant.

Just the two of us, alone in the wilderness with Shin? How embarrassing! Mikoto blushed slightly before heading off to prepare the supplies for their picnic.

These were merely Mikoto's inner thoughts, which Hyuga Shin remained unaware of.

Furthermore, Hyuga Shin was not going out for the sake of romance this time, but to deal with the people who had been monitoring them from the outside.

Since a week ago, Hyuga Shin had sensed someone watching him, radiating boundless malice that immediately put him on high alert.

Although he did not know who the other party was, it was easy to guess; the only people he had offended were the Uchiha Clan.

Aside from the Uchiha, even the treacherous Danzo had no reason to make a move against Hyuga Shin at the moment.

Over the past half-year, apart from that one time he took down Fugaku Uchiha in a single kick, Hyuga Shin had kept a very low profile, at most displaying a bit of physical strength.

Moreover, the greatest strength Hyuga Shin had shown was merely comparable to that of a genin specializing in taijutsu, which had left Sarutobi Hiruzen—who had been paying attention to him after the incident with Fugaku Uchiha—somewhat disappointed.

In his view, Hyuga Shin's ability to defeat Fugaku Uchiha in one strike was entirely due to catching him off guard and Fugaku Uchiha being too careless, so he stopped paying attention to Hyuga Shin altogether.