By the time Uzuki Yugao got out of bed the next morning, she still could hardly believe that she had ended up in bed with a man seven years younger than her!
Uzuki Yugao's pretty face burned.
What had she done?
But the aura around Uchiha Gray was far too captivating. His warm, sunlit presence made her not want to leave him at all.
Now, Uchiha Gray lay beside her. His profile was perfect, like a sun god, and his muscles were sculpted as if carved by a master.
Uchiha Gray radiated powerful masculine allure, making her feel safe.
"Uzuki Yugao, the Third sent you to keep an eye on Uchiha Gray. How could you fall for him?"
What would happen if the Third and Uchiha Gray came into conflict?
What if the Uchiha Clan rebelled one day?
For a moment, Uzuki Yugao's thoughts were tangled.
Uchiha Gray looked calm and carefree, thoroughly satisfied.
Yugao might seem aloof, but once she chose a man, she would remain loyal to him for life.
She wasn't someone who opened her heart easily. But once she fell in love, she would trust that person completely.
So even though she knew the Uchiha Clan might rebel,
and knew that Uchiha Gray was the person the Third had told her to watch, after becoming involved with Gray, she still felt conflicted about the Leaf, the village she had believed in for more than a decade.
Uchiha Gray smiled.
As a man, how could he let his woman feel torn?
"Don't worry, Yugao. I'll take care of everything," Uchiha Gray said earnestly.
Uzuki Yugao was deeply moved. She nestled against Uchiha Gray like a little bird.
"Want to go again?"
Uchiha Gray chuckled. At once, amid Uzuki Yugao's flushed cheeks, spring filled the room.
The Sage Body really was powerful. Without it, he definitely wouldn't be as tall as he was now.
At his normal growth rate, he should have been about 1.4 meters tall at nine.
But after obtaining the Sage Body, he had already reached 1.76 meters.
That was one of the reasons he had managed to win Uzuki Yugao over.
If he still looked like a little kid, how could he have radiated such intense masculine allure and won her over?
A faint smile tugged at Uchiha Gray's lips.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, still trying to keep tabs on me?
Even the Anbu you sent is my woman now.
"Hey, hey, hey! No way!"
On his way to school, Uchiha Shinsei spotted Uchiha Gray and Uzuki Yugao holding hands. His eyes widened in shock.
Uchiha Shinsei hadn't seen Uchiha Gray for a while.
Whenever he went looking for Gray, Gray was never home. And he'd heard that Gray had left the village on a mission some time ago.
That had made him insanely jealous!
Knowing Uchiha Gray was on his own, Shinsei had gone to invite him to celebrate New Year's together.
But he'd come up empty again.
Only later did he find out that Uchiha Gray had spent New Year's with Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi.
It had infuriated him.
That Uchiha Gray had made new friends and forgotten about his old one!
But he hadn't expected that the next time he saw Gray, he'd be with a beautiful older woman. And how had Gray gotten so tall?
"No way, Gray. Is she your girlfriend?"
Uchiha Shinsei stammered, "No wonder you weren't interested in the girls at school. You already have such a beautiful girlfriend!"
Uchiha Shinsei looked utterly aggrieved.
"You've abandoned me!"
Uchiha Gray rolled his eyes. I'd been working my ass off to get stronger and stay alive.
I was busy checking in for rewards. Who had time to worry about you?
Still, Shinsei had been his first friend in this world, and Gray had indeed neglected him a lot.
He'd often heard Shisui say that Uchiha Shinsei had come by looking for him, only to leave disappointed and empty-handed.
"Let me introduce you, Shinsei. This is my girlfriend, Uzuki Yugao. You can call her Sister-in-law."
Uchiha Gray laughed without a hint of embarrassment, holding Uzuki Yugao's hand tightly.
Uzuki Yugao's slender fingers had been tense at first, but they gradually relaxed.
The Uchiha Clan usually married within the clan, and rarely married outsiders.
The Uchiha were also extremely proud. The clan generally wouldn't approve of one of their own marrying someone from outside, though it did happen occasionally.
Uzuki Yugao was deeply moved. She'd thought Uchiha Gray was only playing around with her.
But she hadn't expected him to take their relationship so seriously, and to introduce her to his friend with such sincerity.
Uchiha Gray really did care about her!
"Hello, I'm Uzuki Yugao. It's lovely to meet you." Uzuki Yugao smiled brightly, like a rose in bloom.
When a cool, elegant rose blossomed, it left everyone in awe.
"Y-hello, I'm Uchiha Shinsei!"
Uchiha Shinsei's mouth fell open.
His face suddenly flushed red.
He'd always wanted a girlfriend, but he'd never found one.
And the girls in his class were all so young. When had he ever met such a beautiful, captivating older woman?
Now he was like a bashful little boy, too embarrassed to look Uzuki Yugao in the face.
"All right, all right. Shinsei, hurry along to school or you'll be late," Uchiha Gray said with a helpless smile, urging him on.
"You really are something. I'm so jealous!"
Uchiha Shinsei looked indignant. Uchiha Gray no longer had to go to school, while he still had to drag himself there every morning.
That made him feel even worse.
But it couldn't change the fact that he was going to be late, so he ran off in a panic.
Uchiha Gray lifted his head and glanced calmly toward the sky.
Someone was watching him. It was probably Sarutobi Hiruzen's Telescope Technique.
"Heh. Sarutobi Hiruzen, what will you think when you see that the Anbu you sent to watch me has become my woman?"
Uchiha Gray chuckled.
Meanwhile,
in the Hokage Building office,
Sarutobi Hiruzen's face darkened. "What is going on? I sent you, Uzuki Yugao, to watch Uchiha Gray."
"You were trained by the Anbu and have survived countless battles. You're a powerful Anbu ninja."
"How could Uchiha Gray bewitch you with just a few words and make you his woman?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help shouting.
Sending Uzuki Yugao had been a mistake.
But he had to admit that Uchiha Gray was incredibly charismatic. This was the first time he'd truly crossed swords with him.
And he had lost.
No matter what methods he used, Uchiha Gray had remained completely at ease, brushing them aside with ease.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Gray was looking straight toward the spot where the Telescope Technique was focused.
He smiled, as if mocking him.
By comparison, his own methods against Uchiha Gray had been utterly foolish!
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