Dark clouds shrouded the sky, and a fine spring rain kept falling!
The wind howled and the rain poured, soaking the yellow earth of the streets brown!
Fine raindrops pattered against the clean windows~
Inside the dim room~
Gray and dark blue clothes lay scattered across the brown floor!
The jet-black Kusanagi Sword rested on the bedside table on the left,
An ornate black katana rested on the bedside table on the right.
On the large white bed~
Uchiha Mikoto lay on her side beneath the thin white blanket, smiling!
Beside her, Uchiha Lei also lay on his side beneath the white blanket, his brows slightly furrowed!
Ring, ring, ring~
The eight o'clock morning alarm rang on schedule~
With a click~
Uchiha Lei slapped the alarm clock with his large hand, silencing it, and slowly opened his eyes!
Before him, Uchiha Mikoto's slender brows creased slightly. She opened her beautiful black eyes too, the corners of her mouth lifting as she greeted him with a smile:
"Lei, good morning!"
"Mikoto, good morning!"
Uchiha Lei leaned toward Uchiha Mikoto's delicate, beautiful face and pressed his red lips against her fair, tender forehead!
After receiving her good-morning kiss, a hint of pink rose on Uchiha Mikoto's fair face. Delight shone in her beautiful eyes as she braced her hands against the bed and sat up!
Her black, short-sleeved lace nightwear was exposed to the air, followed by her fair, slender arms, and her chest quivered with the movement!
Uchiha Lei's eyes focused in surprise. He swallowed despite himself, and heat surged inside him!
Stay firm. Eight years from now, Mikoto will have three children in two years!
The system's voice broke the silence~
[Intimacy-based plundering of Uchiha Mikoto's Mangekyō Sharingan (Sasuke Uchiha version) for 10 hours. Progress: 50%. Total progress: 50%. Gained ocular power +5,000 points.]
One more night, and my Six-Pointed Star Mangekyō Sharingan will be mine!
A stream of cold chakra flowed into his eyes,
Uchiha Lei closed his eyes and quietly absorbed the abundant ocular power!
As he felt his ocular power increase substantially, his confidence soared along with it!
Five minutes later~
He slowly opened his eyes. The dust in the air, the cobwebs in the corners, and the raindrops outside the window were all clearly visible!
"Beautiful!"
Uchiha Lei exclaimed in a low voice and pushed against the bed with both arms to sit up, exposing his sculpted chest and abdominal muscles to the air!
Uchiha Mikoto's scream rang out beside him~
"Ah~"
Her voice was loud and piercing, like a whistle note, ringing throughout the wooden house!
Even his mother, Uchiha Miko, in the living room downstairs was startled!
But Uchiha Miko thought nothing of it. The corners of her mouth lifted slightly into a fond smile!
"In another eight years, I'll get to hold my grandson. Just thinking about it makes me happy!"
Back in the room~
Uchiha Lei looked at Uchiha Mikoto, somewhat speechless!
Uchiha Mikoto covered her beautiful eyes with both hands, her fair, slender fingers spread wide. Who knew what she was blocking!
She swallowed despite herself, her fair earlobes turning as red as ripe apples!
I really don't understand Mikoto. We've already been like an old married couple for three years!
Covering her eyes with her fingers like that-isn't she just fooling herself and blocking nothing?
Uchiha Lei grumbled inwardly and lifted the thin blanket with his large hand, revealing his black pajama pants and strong thighs!
Sitting on the edge of the bed, he bent down, picked up his gray, open-front ninja top, and smoothly put it on. He quickly donned his ninja trousers, then slipped on his ninja shoes!
Lei stood up, took the black Kusanagi Sword in his right hand, and hung it at his right hip. Finally, he picked up his Genin Forehead Protector and put it on his forehead!
The Forehead Protector was not merely proof of his status but also protective gear. Of course it had to cover his head-safety came first!
Uchiha Lei walked around the large bed to Uchiha Mikoto, wrapped his right arm around her slender, supple waist, and moved his left hand in a blur, using the Body Flicker Technique to reach the downstairs living room!
With Uchiha Mikoto smiling sweetly, the two slowly finished breakfast, each put on a dark blue raincoat, and then left the little courtyard with the Body Flicker Technique!
In front of the mission hall~
Beneath the rain-sheltering eaves!
Kushina Uzumaki stood quietly in a bright red raincoat, already holding today's three missions, her gaze fixed intently in the direction of the Uchiha Clan Compound!
Because of the rain and the war on the borders, there were few ninja squads around, but people continued coming and going to take new missions!
With a whoosh~
Uchiha Lei and Uchiha Mikoto appeared beneath the eaves and raised their right hands to greet Kushina Uzumaki:
"Kushina, good morning!"
"Lei, Mikoto, good morning!"
Kushina Uzumaki raised a hand in greeting, then lifted her other hand and waved the three mission slips she held!
"Today's missions are to gather antidote herbs on the mountain behind the village and go learn Medical Ninjutsu from Tsunade!"
"Kushina, thanks for coming early to pick up our missions!"
Smiling, Uchiha Lei walked up to Kushina Uzumaki and raised his large hand to rub her head!
A delighted smile appeared on Kushina Uzumaki's face. She immediately wrapped both hands around Lei's arm and urged softly:
"Let's hurry and gather the herbs!"
"All right. Mikoto, come along too!"
Uchiha Lei answered and turned toward Uchiha Mikoto, who was still standing where she was!
With a happy smile on her face, Uchiha Mikoto nodded, walked to Lei's other side, and took his arm!
"The roads are slippery in the rain. Hold on tight!"
Uchiha Lei's right hand blurred as he formed Hand Seals. Using the Body Flicker Technique, he brought the two girls onto Konoha's rooftops, then repeatedly used the technique to hurry toward the mountain behind the village!
Five minutes later~
At the mountaintop~
Uchiha Lei took the mission list and looked at it. What caught his eye was an antidote herb with three purple petals, and this herb grew only on sheer cliffs!
"I'll check whether there are any herbs on the cliff ahead. You two stay here. Don't wander off!"
After giving them that reminder, Uchiha Lei left the two girls where they were and used the Body Flicker Technique to reach the edge of the cliff!
Looking down, he indeed found more than ten three-flowered purple rue grass plants growing in a crevice in the rock face ten meters below!
But the cliff was steep and uneven. With the light rain falling onto the rock face, the rocks were wet, slippery, and reflective!
Uchiha Lei looked at the ground below and estimated that the drop was a full two or three hundred meters. His brows creased slightly, and he swallowed despite himself!
Good grief, this really is high!
Remembering how he had used Water Walking to collect trash yesterday, his brows relaxed. He precisely gathered chakra beneath both feet, creating suction that made his shoes stick to the ground, and slowly walked toward a less steep spot!
For safety's sake, Uchiha Lei still turned around, planted one foot firmly against the rock face, gathered chakra in his palms to cling to the ground, and then climbed down one step at a time!
The two girls waiting on the flat mountaintop exchanged a meaningful glance. Still uneasy, they walked over to take a look!
When they saw the cliff's two- or three-hundred-meter drop, they could not help trembling all over, their rosy faces turning pale with fright!
Then they looked at Uchiha Lei, who had already covered half the distance down the slippery cliff using both hands and feet!
Both girls felt as though a heavy stone hung in their hearts. They clenched their hands tightly, breaking into a nervous sweat for Lei!
On the sheer cliff~
After three minutes of slowly climbing with chakra adhesion, Uchiha Lei's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and even his calves were trembling slightly. At last, he reached the antidote herbs growing ten meters down!
He reached out, grabbed an antidote herb, and tucked it against his chest. After repeating this several times, he finally gathered all the herbs, and a smile appeared on his face!
Then he followed his original route back, his large hands skillfully and swiftly gripping the rocks while he gathered chakra beneath his feet to cling firmly to the cliff!
This time, it took him only one minute to return to the mountaintop. With one final meter of rock face remaining, he forcefully pushed himself up with both arms and successfully leaped onto the flat ground above, landing on one knee!
Afraid that the two girls would worry, Uchiha Lei stood up immediately and said with a smile:
"Kushina, Mikoto, let's head back!"
"Lei, are you all right?"
Both girls asked in unison, then hurried to Uchiha Lei's side. One in front and one behind, they lifted and checked his clothes to see whether his body was injured!
After finishing their inspection and confirming that he was unhurt, both girls sighed with relief!
Kushina Uzumaki's eyes were full of guilt as she apologized quietly:
"Lei, I'm sorry. I didn't know the herbs grew on cliffs. Next time, I'll make sure to read the mission details before accepting!"
"It's fine, Kushina. Just consider it some training. Let's go find Teacher Tsunade!"
Uchiha Lei replied with forced composure, wrapped his hands around the two girls' slender waists, and used the Body Flicker Technique to leave the cliff, hurrying toward Konoha Hospital!
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