Winter snow is falling, Konoha is covered in silver. Every household is decorated with festive lanterns, as the New Year is just around the corner.
The doors of Meihuizi's clothing store remained open. During lunchtime, Meihuizi, who had a little free time, came to the threshold, her gaze fixed on the sky, filled with longing.
Suddenly, the space ahead spiraled and twisted, and a handsome young man with a warm smile stepped out.
Meihuizi trembled, her eyes fixed on the boy a dozen meters away, his familiar silhouette and the same smile she remembered.
" Tian-chan!"
"Mommy, I'm home!"
Tears welled up in Meihuizi's eyes as she rushed to Xiao Tian's side.
Snap!
Meihuizi slapped him.
" Tian-chan! You didn't say you'd be gone for over two years! And you haven't come back even once!"
Looking at Meihuizi, who was crying and furious, Xiao Tian chuckled and cursed the system's Human Path, calling the forced upgrade a truly despicable act.
Xiao Tian gave Meihuizi a long-awaited hug.
"Mommy, I want to eat roast chicken!"
"Eat, eat the big ones, are nine enough?"
"That's enough, Mommy is so good!"
After a long while, having devoured nine roast chickens, lots of tempura, and noodles with soybean paste, Xiao Tian let out a long sigh of relief; he was full.
"You must be starving, eating like a monster." Meihuizi laughed as she cleared the table.
"Hehe, where can you find a monster as handsome as me? Mom, when you're all dressed up, I'll give you two presents!"
"I'm really looking forward to it. It's been worth spoiling you." Meihuizi with delight, quickly and efficiently finishing her tidying up.
On the third floor, Xiao Tian took out the Primordial Marrow-Cleansing Heavenly Pill. This pill was smooth and lustrous, like a pearl.
"What a beautiful pearl! Tian-chan, you've put so much thought into this!" Meihuizi's eyes lit up. She could tell at a glance that this pearl was something she couldn't even buy in the Land of Fire. Its color, luster, and the delicate fragrance it exuded were so refreshing and invigorating. It was truly a masterpiece.
Xiao Tian was speechless for a moment, then quickly explained, "Mommy, this is a pill that can help you restore your previous Chakra cultivation and even activate your Byakugan bloodline."
Upon hearing this, Meihuizi's beautiful eyes widened in surprise.
"There's such a magic pill? Tian-chan, are you out of your mind?"
"That's strange, it's not hot at all."
Xiao Tian his eyes and pouted, "I'm serious. Try it and see."
"Okay." Meihuizi didn't care whether the gift from her son was a magic pill or poison; she took it, glanced at it a few times, and swallowed it.
Meihuizi's eyes widened suddenly. The pearl-like elixir entered her mouth and instantly turned into sweet water, flowing down her throat and throughout her body.
Despite wearing several layers of fleece clothing in the cold winter, she suddenly felt hot and started sweating!
Meihuizi felt something within her body revive!
As if Shackle had been broken, she felt a cool sensation in her eyes.
At this moment, Xiao Tian was dumbfounded, watching as Meihuizi's mother's jet-black hair turned as white and pure as snowflakes in the blink of an eye, sparkling with ethereal light.
After a long while, when Xiao Tian saw the change in Mei Meihuizi's eyebrows as she opened her eyes, he almost uttered a vulgar word.
Meihuizi's mom now looks exactly like Ōtsutsuki Clan!
" Tian-chan, this gift is such a surprise, and I feel like the Caged Bird Seal Mark has disappeared."
Xiao Tian was shocked. Could it be because the bloodline of the Ōtsutsuki Clan was activated?
"Huh, my hair!"
"Um, Mom, I think silver-white hair looks really nice." Xiao Tian thought Meihuizi was upset that her long, straight black hair was gone, so he comforted her.
"No, how did my hair become so beautiful! Will the villagers worship me like a goddess?"
Xiao Tian's lips twitched; it turned out his narcissism was inherited from this place as well.