Winning approval~

In Uchiha Lei's living room-

Uchiha Yama and Uchiha Miko sat across the wooden table, opposite the door!

Uchiha Lei and Uchiha Mikoto sat on the side nearest the door!

Uchiha Mikoto held some ointment and dabbed it onto the bruised, red, swollen spots on Uchiha Lei's face!

"Hiss-that hurts."

Uchiha Lei sucked in a sharp breath, a pained expression crossing his face!

"Lei, I'll apply it more gently. Bear with the pain a little longer. It'll be over soon."

Uchiha Mikoto looked at Uchiha Lei with heartache. The pain was in his body, but it hurt Mikoto's heart. Her eyes had even reddened slightly, tears glistening at their corners!

"Don't cry, Mikoto. It doesn't hurt anymore!"

Uchiha Lei forced himself to endure the pain, managed a faint smile, and raised his hand to wipe away Uchiha Mikoto's tears!

Seeing Uchiha Lei act so improperly even in front of her parents, Uchiha Mikoto's fair cheeks flushed crimson. With a hint of annoyance, she swatted his hand and admonished him:

"You're injured, yet you're still moving around. Sit still, do you hear me?"

"Yes, Mikoto!"

Seeing Uchiha Mikoto's mild annoyance, Uchiha Lei only found her adorable. As the saying went, beauty was in the eye of the beholder. He stared at her face and smiled triumphantly!

Everything had been cleared up. It really had been a misunderstanding.

But Uchiha Lei having shared a bed and pillow with his daughter, Uchiha Mikoto, was an undeniable fact!

The sight of Uchiha Lei's smug face filled Uchiha Yama with irritation!

If his wife, Uchiha Miko, had not talked him out of it, Uchiha Yama would definitely have broken both of Uchiha Lei's legs.

Uchiha Miko knelt behind her husband, Uchiha Yama, resting her two fair, delicate hands on his shoulders and massaging them as she gently counseled him:

"Yama, it's already happened. We can't change it!

"Why not respect the children's wishes? Since they like each other, just draw up a marriage agreement for them!"

Listening to his wife Uchiha Miko's sweet voice, Uchiha Yama had honestly begun to come around. His wife Miko was gentle and virtuous, and he simply could not refuse her requests!

So Uchiha Yama put on a stern expression and warned Uchiha Lei:

"Listen, Uchiha Lei. I can agree to your engagement to Mikoto!

"But in the future, you must compete for and become clan head! Otherwise, you won't be able to protect Mikoto at all. Can you do that?"

Hearing Uchiha Yama agree to the marriage, Uchiha Lei's pained expression immediately turned serious. He nodded and replied:

"Father-in-law, I can!"

"Words alone prove nothing! You must show me some evidence!"

Before Uchiha Yama had finished speaking-

With a thought, Uchiha Lei activated his Rinnegan and looked at Uchiha Yama, trying to persuade him:

"I wonder if you've heard of the Rinnegan, Uncle. That's what these eyes of mine are! How is that for a guarantee?"

Uchiha Yama and Uchiha Miko widened their eyes slightly, staring at Uchiha Lei's Rinnegan in disbelief!

Feeling the Rinnegan's immense ocular power and sensing even their own Sharingan being suppressed, they became certain that these eyes were real!

Uchiha Miko leaned close to Uchiha Yama's ear and whispered:

"Yama, Lei's eyes have such powerful ocular power! This is my first time seeing eyes like these!"

Uchiha Yama had already tried activating his Sharingan, but the Rinnegan's suppression remained, so he quietly explained to his wife, Uchiha Miko:

"Miko, these are the Rinnegan, the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths!

"Our Sharingan are the eyes of Indra, the Sage of Six Paths' son!

"The gap between them is like the difference in their generations-far too great. There's simply no comparison!"

After Uchiha Lei deactivated his Rinnegan, his whole body felt lighter!

Because activating the Rinnegan had sent the chakra of his basic Senju sage body surging wildly throughout his body, his injuries had also healed in moments!

Uchiha Mikoto was also astonished when she noticed the Rinnegan. But when she thought about how the one who possessed these eyes was her man, she felt that Lei was already a man who could protect her!

There was now a woman's tenderness in Uchiha Mikoto's gaze as she looked at Uchiha Lei. Attentive to the details, she noticed that the injuries on his face had healed and could not help crying out in surprise:

"Lei, have your injuries healed?"

Somewhat disbelieving, Uchiha Mikoto leaned closer and inspected Uchiha Lei's face and neck. Finding nothing wrong, she moved behind him and knelt, lifting his pajamas to inspect his front and back!

After confirming that Uchiha Lei had no injuries anywhere on his body, Uchiha Mikoto breathed a sigh of relief and gently reminded him:

"Lei, you must take good care of your body from now on!

"It hurts me when you get injured. You must remember what I said."

Uchiha Mikoto's actions just now had brought a shy flush to Uchiha Lei's fair cheeks. He raised both hands and pinched her plump, collagen-filled cheeks, replying with a smile:

"I understand, Mikoto. My body isn't mine alone! In the future, it'll belong to you too!"

"Ahem, ahem~"

Uchiha Yama coughed twice, truly unable to watch Uchiha Lei and his daughter Uchiha Mikoto being so lovey-dovey any longer. With a stern expression, he instructed:

"Lei, don't let others see those eyes unless absolutely necessary!

"I noticed that you have a special constitution. It's probably a sage body. Until you've truly grown strong!

"You'd be better off revealing your sage body than your Rinnegan! Miko, Mikoto, and I will all keep your secret."

Uchiha Miko gave a sweet smile, nodding in agreement:

"I'll help keep your secret, so don't worry."

Uchiha Mikoto's sweet, youthful voice sounded beside him:

"Lei, I'll keep your secret too!"

Uchiha Lei looked gratefully at Uchiha Yama, Uchiha Miko, and Uchiha Mikoto, then stood and bowed:

"Thank you, Uncle, Auntie, and Mikoto! I'll work hard to grow stronger and live up to your expectations!"

Hearing Uchiha Lei speak with neither servility nor arrogance, showing gratitude and a willingness to repay their kindness, Uchiha Yama nodded at him in satisfaction and said:

"Lei, hurry and eat breakfast! I wrote up the marriage agreement last night!

"Your Auntie Miko and I will keep it safe for you and Mikoto!"

"Father-"

Uchiha Mikoto gave her father, Uchiha Yama, a grateful look, tears of emotion spilling from the corners of her eyes. She stood, threw herself into his arms, and thanked him:

"Thank you, Father. Thank you."

"Silly child, how could your father not understand your feelings? Whenever something goes wrong with Lei's health, you're the most anxious of all!

"Your mother and I have both seen it! With Lei looking after you, we can rest easy too."

Uchiha Yama showed a rare smile, wrapping his arms around his daughter Uchiha Mikoto and raising a hand to smooth her beautiful hair!

With a sweet smile, Uchiha Miko raised her hand and rubbed her daughter's little head, leaning close to Mikoto's ear to whisper:

"Mikoto, from now on, you'll have to learn from me how to take care of Lei's daily needs!

"One look at Lei tells you his future will be extraordinary. To capture his heart, you must first capture his stomach."

Uchiha Mikoto's eyes instantly lit up. Feeling that her mother's words made perfect sense, her eyes filled with determination, and she immediately agreed:

"Mother, then please teach me how to cook from now on!

"I want to be gentle and virtuous just like you! And make Lei love me with all his heart!"

Uchiha Lei noticed the clock by the wall. It was already 7:40, leaving twenty minutes to get to school!

Uchiha Lei wolfed down the delicious breakfast, quickly stood up, formed hand seals with both hands, and vanished from the spot!

Back in his room, Uchiha Lei took two minutes to put on his ninja clothes and equip his ninja tool pouch, then used the Body Flicker Technique to return to the living room.

At that moment-

Uchiha Mikoto was already standing by the door with her delicate arm extended, a sweet smile on her face as she waited for Uchiha Lei!

Uchiha Lei strode to Uchiha Mikoto's side, deliberately bowing slightly and offering his arm!

Understanding his gesture, Uchiha Mikoto linked her arm through Uchiha Lei's and rested her little head against his shoulder!

With Uchiha Yama and Uchiha Miko watching, Uchiha Lei took Uchiha Mikoto along, and the two happily headed toward the Ninja Academy.