Meiqin Climbs Through the Window (Seeking Reads)

Uchiha Kurohane knew exactly why Danzo would evaluate him that way.

Danzo had learned that the Pineapple Head trio had been stabbed in the kidneys, and since this involved the war in the Land of Rain, Danzo would surely scurry off to report it to the Third Hokage.

Regardless of how he reported it, the facts remained the same.

Uchiha Kurohane had taken on three opponents at once, winning against stronger foes, and in the end, he had only wounded their kidneys without taking any lives; it was a trivial matter.

He did not worry about being punished.

Uchiha Kurohane even believed that since he had helped protect Kushina, the old Third Hokage should be thanking him instead.

After all, the future of Konoha rested entirely on Kushina.

If Kushina were to harbor resentment toward Konoha due to bullying and turn against the village alongside the Nine-Tails, Konoha would be finished.

From this perspective, the old Third Hokage's failure to properly educate the students at the Ninja Academy and his negligence in allowing Kushina to be bullied was both foolish and incompetent.

The same went for Naruto; had Naruto not become a rogue ninja despite the terrible treatment he suffered from a young age, the old Third Hokage should have been kowtowing to Iruka.

To put it bluntly, Sarutobi Hiruzen was all talk; he spoke beautifully, but he couldn't get a single thing done right.

Uchiha Kurohane was not worried about Sarutobi Hiruzen at all; he only worried about Danzo.

Danzo was one of the few characters in the Hokage series with actual intelligence who could orchestrate conspiracies and schemes.

One could say he was the second-most dangerous person, right under Black Zetsu.

However, the current Danzo had only just entered middle age and had not yet completely turned to the dark side.

Furthermore, with the Uchiha clan backing him, Uchiha Kurohane did not panic and continued to eat his meal.

Just then, a dark shadow flashed past the window.

With a soft pat, something landed on the windowsill.

He turned to inspect it and saw Uchiha Mikoto crouching on the sill with a graceful posture.

Her knees were pressed together while her legs were parted; this pose was full of youthful charm, appearing both cute and sexy.

Although her beautiful legs were a sight to behold, why had this young lady of the Uchiha clan come to a second-story windowsill at night?

If she had something to discuss with him, she should have knocked on the door.

Because Uchiha Kurohane was an orphan, his home was very small; the first floor was the landlord's street-front shop.

He lived on the second floor, which was a tiny room serving as a living room, bedroom, and kitchen all in one.

In fact, directly beneath Uchiha Mikoto's snow-white legs was his bed.

Fearing that Mikoto might step on his bed with her ninja shoes, Uchiha Kurohane quickly asked.

"Sister Mikoto, why did you climb in through the window?"

Uchiha Mikoto met Uchiha Kurohane's gaze, the corners of her mouth curling into a brilliant smile.

"Kurohane-kun, we are holding an impromptu clan meeting tonight. Aren't you going?"

"...I didn't know. No one informed me."

Uchiha Kurohane was an orphan and still young—just a child—so no one had ever notified him to attend clan meetings.

Uchiha Mikoto smiled and nodded.

"I see. No wonder you haven't attended even once."

Uchiha Mikoto's voice was crisp and pleasant, like the sound of a babbling brook, making one feel relaxed and happy.

"I'm still young, so I don't have the qualifications to attend, right?"

"Not at all. Fugaku attended when he was eight because he was a genius, seen as the future hope of the Uchiha..."

Uchiha Mikoto paused, tucked a lock of hair behind her ear, and gave Uchiha Kurohane a charming wink.

"You are a genius too, so you are qualified to attend."

"I'm no genius; I'm a dead-last. I think I'll pass."

The Second Shinobi World War was currently underway, and geniuses were expected to go to the battlefield.

Although Uchiha Kurohane had a cheat code and his strength had improved significantly, he did not want to risk participating in the war.

Because a shinobi war wasn't a one-on-one duel, but a massive group battle with too many unpredictable factors.

The risks were high, and the rewards were low.

Instead of going to the front lines to kill, it was better to stay home, tease the newly acquired little sister Kushina, and farm a few more traits.

He could even use her to connect with Tsunade and become her apprentice.

If he could win over Tsunade, it would be equivalent to becoming the man of the Hokage!

"With me inviting you, what are you afraid of?"

Seeing Uchiha Mikoto lift her foot, about to step onto Uchiha Kurohane's bed, he immediately spoke up.

"Fine, I'll go."

"Anything is fine, as long as you don't dirty my bed!"

Uchiha Mikoto didn't seem like the type of girl to be oblivious; she surely realized that the soles of her shoes would soil Uchiha Kurohane's bed.

Considering the sadistic nature she revealed the last time she threatened him, Uchiha Kurohane figured that Mikoto intended to use stepping on his bed as a threat. Since that was the case, he might as well give in to this older sister figure.

Attending the Uchiha clan meeting and hearing what that group of clansmen had to say wouldn't be a bad thing.

It was just that Uchiha Kurohane knew the future plot; no matter what these Uchiha clansmen said, it was meaningless, as they would all be wiped out in the end.

Uchiha Kurohane listening was as good as not listening; he would just treat it as a way to farm some favorability with Mikoto.

On the outskirts of Konoha, at Naka Shrine.

In the quiet of the night, Uchiha Mikoto's long black hair danced in the wind as she ran lightly up the stone steps, her slender, snow-white legs in motion.

Uchiha Kurohane followed slowly behind her.

"Hurry up, we're going to be late!"

Uchiha Mikoto urged him anxiously.

Because the clan meeting had been called on short notice, the announcement had come late, leaving little time for everyone to prepare. Mikoto had nearly been late herself because she had gone to notify Uchiha Kurohane.

By the bright light of the lanterns outside the shrine, Uchiha Kurohane watched her round, petite, and perky backside sway from side to side, and he couldn't help but drift off for a moment.

Just then, a boy's voice came from above.

"Mikoto, where did you go? Come here quickly, you're going to be late!"

Uchiha Kurohane looked up to see a boy dressed in deep blue standing at the top of the stone steps.

He had shoulder-length hair, a mature face, and a fierce gaze.

It was the genius Mikoto had spoken of, the one who would eventually earn the name "Wicked Eye" Fugaku: Uchiha Fugaku.

"I went to call Kurohane-kun."

Uchiha Fugaku frowned in annoyance.

He had known Uchiha Mikoto since they were children; they were childhood sweethearts.

His heart was filled with adoration for her, and he regarded her as a goddess.

Seeing his goddess seeking out another man left him with complicated feelings.

However, since the other party was the "Disgrace of the Uchiha," Uchiha Fugaku didn't take him seriously at all.

Uchiha Fugaku cast a disdainful glance at Uchiha Kurohane and spoke in an arrogant tone.

"Why did you call him here? He's too young; he doesn't have the qualifications to attend the clan meeting, does he?"

Uchiha Mikoto rolled her eyes at him.

"You attended when you were eight, so how can you have the nerve to say he's too young?"

"Hmph, can he compare to me?"

"I am a genius of the Uchiha clan, while he is the dead last in his class. He carries the Uchiha name, yet his grades are at the bottom of the school. He is truly a disgrace to our Uchiha clan."

Uchiha Fugaku didn't care about Uchiha Kurohane's feelings and spoke these rude words directly.

It was clear he looked down on Uchiha Kurohane.

Since he was a genius in whom the Uchiha clan placed high hopes, and Uchiha Kurohane was a dead-last known as the "Disgrace of the Uchiha," it was normal for him to think this way.

But as a ninja, such thinking was too young and too naive.

For instance, Kabuto would withdraw from the Chunin Exams every year, and his performance was mediocre; in the eyes of others, he was just a weak and cowardly genin.

But in reality, he was an elite jonin with strength comparable to Kakashi.

The world of ninjas was full of secrets; judging someone's strength based solely on their outward performance was truly foolish.

Uchiha Kurohane looked down on the short-sighted and small-minded Fugaku and didn't bother to respond to him.

Uchiha Mikoto glared at Uchiha Fugaku and said earnestly.

"His strength is very high; don't underestimate him."