In Konoha: Three Choices at the Start

He immediately caught Kushina's unspoken meaning. It was true she came over every day, but someone else was probably cleaning the room.

Connecting it to his own strength, he figured the Uchiha Clan must have arranged for the room to be cleaned as well.

"Did you clean that room?" Liuyun looked at Kushina, a wicked smile curving the corners of his mouth.

"You better think carefully before you answer, or you'll be punished!"

Feeling the heat of Liuyun's gaze, Kushina could not quite handle it. She quickly lowered her head and muttered in a small voice.

"All right! I didn't clean it, but I did help!"

"Not bad! Very honest. As a reward, my little Kushina gets a dose of potassium iododichloride!"

With that, he kissed Kushina's little lips.

Three minutes later, amid Kushina's blushing protests, Liuyun stopped what he was doing.

Mikoto sat with her hands resting on the table, watching the two of them with a smile.

She felt not a shred of jealousy toward Kushina and Liuyun; in fact, she even felt a little happy inside.

That way, the three of them could stay together forever.

During those three months on the border, Mikoto knew full well what Liuyun had done for her.

When she heard about it at the time, her heart was filled with deep emotion and heartache, and she had wanted nothing more than to melt completely into Liuyun's body.

That way, they would never have to be apart.

With such a good man who would risk his life for her, what else could she possibly be unsatisfied with?

At that moment, seeing Mikoto teasing them from the side, Kushina's flushed face grew even redder, making her look like a deeply blushed, infinitely alluring apple.

"Mikoto! You're making fun of me again!"

Kushina walked