Early the next morning.
Daylight streamed through the window lattice, bathing the bed in warm light.
Uchiha Mikoto slowly opened her eyes, all her drowsiness gone.
She gently raised her waist and sat up, moving softly for fear of disturbing Uchiha Lei, who slept soundly beside her.
Her bare feet crossed the soft carpet as she moved into the bathroom, turned on the shower, and began washing her body again.
Mikoto glanced down. The vertical red marks in the cleft between her two soft breasts were clearly visible. A blush rose over her fair cheeks, and she hurriedly raised her hands to scrub them, recalling the night before.
Just then, a cold, mechanical notification abruptly rang through her mind!
[Detected 10 hours of dual cultivation plundering Uchiha Mikoto's Mangekyō Sharingan (Itachi version). Plunder progress: 100%. Obtained Mangekyō Sharingan (Itachi version).] [Automatically merging with the host's Mangekyō Sharingan (Sasuke version)...]
Mikoto's efforts had not been wasted. This Sharingan had come at a good time.
On the bedroom bed, Uchiha Lei's eyes snapped open, all sleepiness gone. His Six-Pointed Star Mangekyō Sharingan activated automatically and began spinning rapidly on its own.
The patterns on the room's white ceiling, the tiny spores in the air-everything kept magnifying and slowing down, leaving nothing hidden from view.
Fifteen minutes later.
The Mangekyō Sharingan stopped spinning, settling into the shape of Sasuke's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan from the series, marking the upgrade's success.
Having both Sasuke's and Itachi's Mangekyō abilities thrilled him. Thinking of the coming Night of the Nine-Tails, he could not simply sit and wait.
He quickly rose, bent to pick up his clothes, dressed briskly, and walked straight to the bathroom door, calmly telling her.
"I'm heading out to Tsunade's Mansion to take care of something. Stay home and rest."
Mikoto turned