Golden Body Shattered

"I know, I met your father before." Uchiha Gen smiled and ruffled Kurenai's hair.

"Mm, then I'm going to go change. There are drinks in the fridge, help yourself!"

As the saying goes, a woman adorns herself for the one she loves. Once Kurenai Yuhi went inside, a full hour passed before she emerged again. With nothing to do, Uchiha Gen casually grabbed a tea drink from the fridge and sipped it while surveying the room's decor.

Judging by the furnishings, the room's layout was clearly the work of a woman. Since Kurenai's father was away from home year-round, it was obvious that Kurenai had arranged everything herself.

If Kurenai weren't still so young, Uchiha Gen would have been tempted to carry her home right then and there! However, getting past her father, Yuhi Shinku, would be no easy task.

He decided to shelve the marriage issue for now; after all, he hadn't even brought Pakura over yet. He hoped the two of them would get along harmoniously when the time came. But even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter—a real man need not worry about lacking a wife.

This wasn't his past life, and marriage laws didn't apply in this world where power reigned supreme. In his previous life, Kurenai would still be considered a minor, and behavior like his would likely land him in prison to "pick up the soap."

However, the Ninja World didn't seem to care about such things. Generally, people started dating at this age and married after a few years, so the actual age of marriage wasn't much different from his past life.

The marital system, however, was quite confusing—there was no set standard at all. Uchiha Gen had specifically asked the clan elders about it before. In principle, the Daimyo and nobles had no limit on the number of wives they could take, but because these were usually political marriages where the wives were also powerful, most husbands didn't dare to get too carried away.

As for commoners, they were lucky just to find one wife; they couldn't afford more even if they wanted to. Most ninjas were also monogamous, and there was a key factor behind this: the quality of their offspring. One had to realize that this world originally lacked the supernatural energy known as chakra. Back then, everyone was just swinging samurai swords, and perhaps only the beasts of the Three Great Sage Regions possessed such extraordinary abilities.

This meant that for ordinary people to obtain chakra, they had to rely on their ancestors. It was a world where bloodlines were paramount. The closer your ancestors were to the Otsutsuki, the stronger your aptitude as a ninja. Although people didn't know the truth about the Otsutsuki, that didn't stop them from learning from history: a child born to two ninjas had a higher aptitude than one born to a ninja and a commoner.

Some children born to commoners didn't even have the aptitude to become ninjas at all. Under these circumstances, everyone naturally wanted to take a female ninja as a wife. The problem was that the scarcity of female ninjas couldn't support polygamy, and since a female ninja's strength wasn't necessarily inferior to a male's, their bargaining power was significantly higher. If they were strong enough, they could even become Hokage in a male-dominated society.

Therefore, the elders' advice was that both monogamy and polygamy were acceptable, depending on one's own choice. If you wanted your descendants to have high aptitude, you should find a female ninja and practice monogamy. If you wanted your descendants to take their chances with fate, then you could find commoner women.

Of course, if your personal charisma was strong enough to convince a female ninja to accept polygamy, you could have the best of both worlds! However, female ninjas were highly sought after and had no trouble finding husbands, so that scenario was basically impossible.

"Gen, how do I look in this?" Kurenai Yuhi asked, wearing a short white dress with a mesh lining underneath. The inner layer looked a bit like Anko's outfit from the original story, while the outer style matched her own typical way of dressing.

"It's great, as long as it's not too revealing. After all, Kurenai's inner beauty is for me alone to appreciate!" Uchiha Gen looked directly at the beautiful young girl before him.

Even after enduring the 72-hour assault of the Tsukuyomi, Kurenai couldn't help but blush upon hearing such suggestive words.

"Gen, do you prefer me to be more conservative when I'm out? I understand!" Kurenai noted it down in her heart.

"Let's go, it's still early, let's go shopping! I'm all sweaty from earlier, why don't we go to the bathhouse later? There's a place that's giving out discount coupons, and I've collected a few. It's perfect to go today! I heard they even have private mixed baths! After the bath, we can go grab some sake at an izakaya; their appetizers are top-notch!" Kurenai began planning the itinerary while pulling Uchiha Gen along.

Bathhouse? Right! He had almost forgotten about that old pervert, Hiruzen Sarutobi! That guy loved using his crystal ball and the Telescope Technique to peek into the Konoha bathhouses whenever he was bored.

Uchiha Gen absolutely could not accept such behavior. After all, who didn't have female family members? If he sent Biwako Sarutobi to run naked through the streets, he wondered how Hiruzen would feel about that.

It was understandable for a man to be lustful, but someone as lecherous and base as Hiruzen Sarutobi deserved to die. No, he had to nip this in the bud!

"Kurenai, don't go to the bathhouse anymore. You are not allowed to go to any bathhouse in Konoha, understand?" Uchiha Gen said sternly.

"Ah? Why? I finally managed to save up those discount coupons!" Kurenai said, looking disappointed and aggrieved.

"Because one time when I went to the Hokage's office, I saw the Hokage using his crystal ball to spy on the women's bathhouse with the Telescope Technique!"

"Nani? Spying on the women's bathhouse? I never expected Lord Hokage to be that kind of person, I couldn't tell at all! But then again, considering the character of his teacher, Jiraiya, it's not that surprising! I feel bad for Kushina-nee, to have ended up with such a pervert. No, I must expose his perverted behavior to her!" Kurenai looked shocked upon hearing this.

"Uh, Kurenai, you misunderstood. The Hokage I'm talking about isn't Minato; I'm talking about the Third Hokage, that shameless old man Hiruzen Sarutobi!" Uchiha Gen quickly explained, seeing that Kurenai had completely misinterpreted him. He couldn't let that rumor spread! If Namikaze Minato found out that this rumor came from him, he'd probably use the Flying Thunder God Technique to come and duel him.

Although he wasn't afraid of him, it would be a hassle. There was no need to be the villain if he could clear up the misunderstanding.

Ceng ceng ceng~

Upon hearing this, Kurenai took several steps back, her face twisted in disbelief as she shouted, "How is that possible? How could Lord Third do such a thing!"

Recalling the scenes where the Third Hokage would kindly lecture everyone on the Will of Fire, she never would have guessed he was a lecherous, perverted old man.

In that moment, the image of the righteous and great man that the Third Hokage had spent years building up simply collapsed.

"I was just as shocked as you were at the time. It was that crystal ball that always sits on the Third's desk. That old pervert uses the excuse of inspecting the welfare of Konoha to peek at people," Uchiha Gen added, twisting the knife. His woman absolutely could not be a brainless fan of Konoha or the Will of Fire. He had to correct that as soon as possible!