After Uchiha Obito and White Zetsu had both left.
Uchiha Chen returned from the Memorial Stone to the Uchiha Clan's territory.
He had just come out of the Kamui Dimension and hadn't even had time to catch his breath when a warm, supple body suddenly came at him from behind.
The moment he was pulled into a tight embrace, Uchiha Chen knew who it was. But just as he was about to speak, a soft hand climbing up his body covered his mouth.
Sensing the guilt and desire to make it up to him in her heart, Uchiha Chen decided not to say a word. He silently turned around, placed a hand on Mikoto's head, and kissed her without hesitation.
Second by second, time passed. Mikoto eventually began to struggle for air, and Uchiha Chen finally let her go.
Her eyes were full of longing, her lips slightly flushed, and her clothes were a complete mess, revealing skin as smooth as porcelain.
Seeing this, Uchiha Chen couldn't help licking the corner of his lips, still warm from their kiss, as he felt the increasingly heated body before him.
He turned around and gently shut the door, shutting out every sound from the room.
Outside, the autumn insects seemed to be preparing to welcome new family members in the coming year, chirping and trilling in a chorus.
After a long while, the insects' chirping gradually softened, and the two inside the room slowly parted.
Uchiha Chen got up and looked down at Mikoto, who was still moaning softly on the bed. He took a careful look around the room, which had been left in complete disarray by their vigorous battle.
At last, Mikoto came back to her senses. Her gaze fell on her body, covered in suggestive marks. After taking a deep breath, she finally spoke her first words of the night to Uchiha Chen beside her. "Chen, you rescued Kushina, right?"
Hearing this, Uchiha Chen raised an eyebrow and gave Mikoto, who he had thoroughly ravished that night, a teasing look.
"I thought you'd keep holding back and not ask. So you were planning to wait until after you'd rewarded me, huh?"
As he spoke, he watched Mikoto's face grow redder and redder, embarrassment impossible to hide. In the end, she simply grabbed the neatly folded quilt beside her, pulled it over her head, and hid beneath it, as if she were about to die of shame.
Uchiha Chen knew better than to keep teasing her. If he made the beautiful woman angry, she might turn vicious and bite him.
Though he wasn't sure whether that would count as punishment or provocation... Just as Uchiha Chen was letting his imagination run wild, he heard Mikoto's coquettish complaint from beneath the quilt and came back to his senses.
Uchiha Chen declared confidently, "Of course I rescued Kushina. Right now, she's safe and sound inside my Kamui Dimension!"
"And, Lady Mikoto, how could you not trust me? It really hurts my feelings..."
As Uchiha Chen spoke, he deliberately made his voice sound more and more dejected. When he saw Mikoto immediately throw off the quilt at his words, revealing her alluring body as she hurriedly threw herself at him, a warm feeling welled up in his heart.
He quickly reached out and held Mikoto tightly. Looking into her astonished face, he said tenderly, "Don't rush. Why would I think you don't trust me? To me, you'll always be my strongest support!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he planted another deep kiss on Mikoto's blushing cheek.
Then Uchiha Chen gently laid Mikoto back on the bed. She thought he was about to start another round of battle, but to her surprise, he merely picked up the quilt she had tossed aside and carefully covered her with it.
Then he gently reminded her, "Mikoto, your body's starting to give out. After all, I'm so vigorous."
The man before her winked, a mischievous look in his eyes. Under Mikoto's reproachful gaze, he continued, "You should get some rest. I'll go see whether Kushina's awake. If she is, I'll bring you to see her."
After Mikoto gave him an obedient reply, his eyes shifted slightly. His body gradually distorted as he entered the Kamui Dimension.
Watching his figure slowly disappear, Mikoto secretly made up her mind.
Chen is so considerate of my body. It's only because I'm not doing enough!
How can I satisfy him?
Mikoto stayed where she was, thinking for a long while about the spot where Uchiha Chen had vanished. Her eyes narrowed as a suitable candidate came to mind.
If I can't satisfy Chen on my own, isn't there already someone who could help?
After all, Namikaze Minato had passed away, and everyone believed Kushina was dead as well. That meant she couldn't appear openly before Chen took control of Konoha. Wasn't this a perfect opportunity sent by the heavens?
At the thought, Mikoto became even more determined to help Uchiha Chen win Kushina over.
She knew it would not only strengthen their relationship but also pave the way for the future.
So Mikoto decided she would act as soon as they met, doing her best to make it happen.
After all, while preparing after she and Kushina had parted ways the day before, Mikoto had learned about the concept of the Child of Destiny during a casual conversation with Uchiha Chen.
Chen had told her that he would be the only Child of Destiny from now on, but before him, there had been a previous one.
Apparently, people like that could still become incredibly powerful in the future. Chen had also told her that her son Sasuke and Kushina's son Naruto had been the previous Children of Destiny.
Since Mikoto was already Chen's woman, Sasuke's future power was as good as hers. If Naruto was not to become a threat in the future, it all depended on what she did next.
As long as she made Kushina Chen's woman, then no matter how powerful Naruto became, he wouldn't disobey his father and mother, would he?
And besides, that would make Naruto her child, too!
The thought made Mikoto restless with anticipation. She couldn't wait to meet Kushina.
She could already picture the wonderful future ahead, and her heart brimmed with excitement and hope.
Once she had decided to carry out her plan, Mikoto began eagerly planning her meeting with Kushina, determined to make everything unfold just as she envisioned.
After thinking it through, Mikoto decided to use the deep bond between the two friends, along with her own gift for persuasion, to slowly pull Kushina out of the depths of despair and, in the end, help her find happiness just as Mikoto had.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Chen had entered the Kamui Dimension, completely unaware that Mikoto was racking her brains to find him a partner and stirring up a storm of ideas.
The instant Uchiha Chen entered the Kamui Dimension, a sharp cry rang out. "Adamantine Sealing Chains!"
In the next moment, several gleaming golden chains swept toward him like a raging storm.