Compensate Sister Meiqin with One Hundred Million!

In the Sand Village, there lived a forgotten beauty: Karura, the mother of Gaara.

Although Karura was already a mother and a married woman in the original story, she was currently just a young girl, much like Kushina Uzumaki and Mikoto Uchiha.

She was single at this moment.

On the other hand, Karura was destined to die from complications during childbirth when giving birth to Gaara. Preventing her from ending up with Rasa would be equivalent to saving her life.

However, Karura was currently in the Sand Village, and Uchiha Kurohane had no way to reach her. He decided he should prioritize recruiting another target: Kushina Uzumaki's best friend, Mikoto Uchiha.

If the Uchiha Clan had not been destroyed and Mikoto had not married Fugaku, she could have potentially become Hokage. Since Konoha owed the Uchiha a Hokage, having a indecisive coward like Fugaku in the position was far worse than letting Mikoto take the lead.

Still, that possibility was slim. Uchiha Kurohane was more interested in recruiting her into the Twelve Guardian Ninja Maidens to serve as his personal bodyguard.

At fourteen, Mikoto Uchiha was four years older than Kushina Uzumaki and five years older than Uchiha Kurohane. As a young lady of the Uchiha Clan with a noble upbringing, Uchiha Kurohane had rarely met her before and knew very little about her.

Uchiha Kurohane needed to find an opportunity to get to know Mikoto Uchiha. Since he had to attend school from Monday to Friday and Mikoto had already graduated from the Ninja Academy, he could only meet her on the weekends.

After finishing his ramen, Uchiha Kurohane did not head straight home. Instead, he went to the woods on the outskirts of the village to test the strength he had gained after acquiring the Uzumaki Clan's bloodline.

According to the original plot, it wouldn't be long before a group of delinquent students brought their older brother to seek revenge on Kushina Uzumaki. This would be another chance to save her. However, the opponent was a graduated genin with a certain level of strength and combat experience. Crows alone wouldn't be enough to scare him off; Uchiha Kurohane needed to rapidly improve his combat prowess.

Having obtained the Uzumaki bloodline, he had gained monstrous strength, and he wanted to see just how powerful it truly was. Uchiha Kurohane stood before a tree with a trunk a meter in diameter, raised his fist, and focused his chakra into his arm.

Crackle—crackle—

Veins bulged on his arm, his muscles hardened significantly, and his bones emitted a series of sharp, popping sounds. After clenching his fist and gathering his strength, he struck the trunk with all his might.

BOOM!

Uchiha Kurohane's fist tore through the trunk as if it were made of paper. The immense force even snapped the tree in half at the waist. The entire tree came crashing down with a thunderous roar.

Looking at the felled tree, Uchiha Kurohane realized his fist was far more formidable than he had imagined. Was Kushina Uzumaki's monstrous strength really this terrifying? No, that wasn't it. He didn't just possess Kushina's strength; he possessed her strength combined with his own.

Since Uchiha Kurohane lacked ninjutsu scrolls, he had spent his entire childhood focusing on taijutsu, mastering the technique of reinforcing his body with chakra. After receiving Kushina Uzumaki's massive chakra reserves, the reinforcement effect had improved drastically, granting him power that far exceeded hers. While he couldn't compare to Tsunade or Sakura, he was more than capable of dealing with the vast majority of ninja. Taking down that pathetic genin would be more than enough.

Clap, clap, clap~

Just as Uchiha Kurohane was feeling at ease, a rhythmic, crisp sound of applause echoed from behind him.

Someone else is here?

His crows hadn't detected any movement, which meant the person was an expert. Uchiha Kurohane turned to inspect the area. Sitting on a branch above and behind him was a cute, beautiful girl of about fourteen.

Her thick, long, straight black hair cascaded to her waist, and her face was delicate with a hint of coolness. She wore a blue high-collared shirt and white shorts, identical to Sasuke's attire. At first glance, she looked like a female version of Sasuke, but she was, in fact, his mother, Mikoto Uchiha.

Uchiha Kurohane had been looking for her, but he hadn't expected her to come to him. As their eyes met, Mikoto Uchiha parted her cherry lips, her voice as clear and pleasant as a spring.

"You must be Kurohane. My foster father said your grades at the Ninja Academy were abysmal and that you were a disgrace to the Uchiha, telling me not to get close to you. It turns out you were just hiding your true strength."

As she spoke, her slender, snow-white legs swung gently beneath the branch, reflecting a shimmering golden light under the setting sun. Uchiha Kurohane found himself slightly mesmerized.

However, Uchiha Kurohane was more concerned about her words.

What the hell was "the shame of the Uchiha"?

He did indeed hide his strength, and his grades were the worst in the class, but how did that make him the shame of the Uchiha?

Obito in the future was also a dead last, yet he never earned the title of "the shame of the Uchiha."

Although his title was of a higher tier: "the shame of Konoha."

"Who is your foster father?"

Uchiha Kurohane was extremely dissatisfied; he wanted to know which old geezer was saying such things about him.

Uchiha Mikoto tucked a lock of hair behind her ear with a delicate hand and smiled charmingly.

"You actually don't know? It's Clan Leader Setsuna."

Uchiha Setsuna was a hawk who inherited the Uchiha will of Madara, and he was dissatisfied with the policies of the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, regarding the management of the Uchiha clan.

He incited the Uchiha clan to stage a coup, attempting to overthrow the Konoha government.

After Senju Tobirama discovered this, he threw him into prison.

After the Second Shinobi World War broke out, Sarutobi Hiruzen released him because Konoha needed the power of the Uchiha.

Relying on his experience of opposing Senju Tobirama, Uchiha Setsuna became a hero of the Uchiha clan and immediately became the clan leader upon his release.

No wonder Uchiha Mikoto exuded the aura of a young lady, like a high-and-mighty flower on a distant peak.

So, she was the foster daughter of the clan leader.

That made things easier; as long as he won her over, he could win over the Uchiha clan.

Thud.

Uchiha Mikoto jumped down from the tree branch, landing lightly in front of Uchiha Kurohane.

She leaned over slightly, bringing her small face right in front of Uchiha Kurohane, her beautiful eyes blinking as she scrutinized his face.

"Hmm~ You look quite cute; you'll definitely be a handsome man when you grow up."

"I'm very satisfied with your strength. It's decided: you'll follow me from now on and be my underling."

Uchiha Kurohane looked at her flawless, exquisite face and was a bit stunned.

Why are you trying to recruit underlings too?

When I recruit underlings, it's to become the man who stands above the Five Kage. What are you trying to do?

Do you want to be a female Hokage, too?

Uchiha Kurohane subconsciously wanted to replicate his approach with Kushina Uzumaki and turn the tables to make Mikoto his underling instead.

However, Mikoto was four years older than Kushina Uzumaki, and her watery eyes radiated an intellectual and wise light; she seemed like a smart woman who certainly wouldn't be fooled by sweet talk.

After pondering for a moment, he changed his strategy.

"What if I refuse?"

Uchiha Mikoto curled the corners of her lips, revealing a bewitching smile.

"Heh~ You want to refuse my proposal?"

Uchiha Mikoto let out a cold laugh, raised her snow-white hand, hooked Uchiha Kurohane's chin with her slender fingers, and winked at him playfully.

"You wouldn't want my father to find out about you hiding your strength, would you?"

Hm?

My lady, why did you steal my line?

It should be me pinning you in a corner, lifting your chin, and saying to you:

"You wouldn't want your husband to find out about what happened between us, would you?"

You are truly turning the world upside down!

You're so bold—does your son know about this?

...Wait, Uchiha Mikoto isn't a "lady" yet; she has no husband or son, so she has no weaknesses.

No wonder she's so brazen.

Uchiha Mikoto's threats weren't over yet; she licked her cherry lips and continued.

"This is my father's private territory, and the tree you broke is his property, which effectively makes it mine!"

"You'll have to compensate me for my losses~"

Uchiha Mikoto radiated the aura of an S-class queen, which completely piqued Uchiha Kurohane's interest.

He curled his lips and asked back with a wicked charm.

"My apologies, I didn't know this was your tree, big sister. Would a hundred million be enough to compensate you?"