Mikoto also felt a strange sense of unease. Although she had come here with some purpose, as they spent more time together, she realized that her relationship with Kushina was truly wonderful.
besides...
Mikoto also discovered Araki's treasure.
This is something she had never been able to clearly understand, no matter what investigations she had conducted before!
This feeling is very strange.
Mikoto felt that before she had a formal encounter with Araki, she had no idea what kind of person Araki was. This kind of thing could not be understood from the information. Only by truly experiencing it could she discover that this seemingly dull boy had a unique feeling that was somewhat captivating.
Now that she has to go back, she feels reluctant to leave, as time seems to have flown by too quickly. However, her family already knows, and she can no longer stay here.
There's no reason to stay now!
" Kushina, don't worry, I'll come find you to play whenever I have time!" Mikoto said confidently.
"Seeing you like this, I'm actually a little envious. Your privileged family background allows you to do whatever you want. By this time next year, we'll probably all be going out on missions," Kushina said, pouting.
"There will always be a time when we can play together again. You can't go out to do missions every day, so there will still be opportunities." Mikoto forced a smile.
In fact, people often only learn to cherish things when they lose them. It is often the moment of parting that makes them realize how hard it is to let go of the people around them, but when they are together, they don't feel anything special, and sometimes they even dislike each other.
Not long after.
Mikoto repacked the luggage she had packed when she arrived here. Nothing was added or missing, and it looked almost exactly the same as when she came.
After all, her home isn't too far from here.
I only brought some daily necessities with me when I came.
Everything else was left behind; it was a very simple, lightly packed trip, with even minimal luggage.
Kushina, keeping her promise, escorted Mikoto back to the Uchiha Clan Compound and then turned and left.
It wasn't that she didn't want to escort Mikoto to the door, but that she couldn't get in. The Uchiha Clan's territory was like a small village within Konoha, with rows of houses inhabited by the Uchiha Clan members who knew each other very well. Moreover, if an outsider entered, all eyes would be on that person.
This made Kushina feel very uncomfortable. She felt that there was a sense of xenophobia here, and the atmosphere was completely different from other places in Konoha. It was as if it were a separate entity.
certainly.
Even though he didn't have the money, he didn't insist on continuing to send her gifts.
"I'm back!"
As Mikoto stepped into her home, she loudly called out to her family, her reluctance to part gradually fading with the joy of reuniting with them.
At this moment, she was still just a twelve-year-old child. She had never been away from her parents for more than half a month before. While she was having fun, she might have forgotten her parents, but when she returned home, the feeling of missing them resurfaced.
Two hours later.
In a forest within the Uchiha Clan Compound, three boys gathered together— the Junior Detective League.
Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Ueki, and Uchiha Mikoto.
" Mikoto, what results have you found out in the past two weeks? Tell us quickly!" Uchiha Ueki asked curiously.
"Half a month?" Fugaku was taken aback and asked, "Half a month what?"
"You didn't know?" Ueki was also taken aback for a moment, then stared at Mikoto in surprise. He had also obtained the information from his father Uchiha Nanagen'u, and had not heard of it himself.
"For the past two weeks, I've been staying at Kushina's house, who is my best friend. I've also been investigating Araki's information while I'm at it," Mikoto said.
"Why haven't you mentioned this before?" Fugaku, his face full of doubt.
"Does something like this need to be reported?" Mikoto suddenly smiled.
"That's not what I meant. I'm mainly worried about you. After all, it's quite dangerous for you to live in a stranger's house, especially since Konoha isn't very peaceful these days, and there are often cases happening," Fugaku said in a deep voice.
"Brother Fugaku, I'm not a child anymore. I know what I'm doing. Besides, if you really cared about me, you wouldn't have waited until today to find out, would you? You even knew Ueki," Mikoto said calmly.
"This..."
Fugaku was speechless after being rebuked. He had indeed not been focusing on Mikoto during this time, but had been studying the case.
It's not just the recent explosions.
There's also the recent case of Kato Dan, a Jonin from Konoha Village, going missing.
Fugaku had not yet become Chunin and was not a member of the Uchiha Clan's Konoha Military Police Force, but because of his special status, he was often allowed to accompany the Konoha Military Police Force on investigations.
Because Fugaku was preoccupied with the case, he naturally overlooked Mikoto.
actually.
He knew in his heart that Mikoto had feelings for him.
Therefore, he did not deliberately move forward.
Because he felt that Mikoto was always taking the initiative towards him, he felt that the current priority should be to develop his own abilities, so he focused more on the case.
This is something he's always wanted to do; he hopes to be in a better position to embrace his relationship with Mikoto, which is why he's neglected Mikoto somewhat during this holiday.
"How did you know I was Ueki?" Fugaku asked, puzzled.
"I didn't know at first either. Mikoto didn't tell me either. My father told me..." Ueki explained with a wry smile.
Regarding these matters...
He also harbored intense inner turmoil.
Because his father not only told him that his mother did not live in the Uchiha Clan, but also told him to completely give up on Michika.
But...
When he went to ask his father for details about what had happened, he received no answers.
"Let's skip that and get straight to the point. I'm not here to discuss my personal life."
Mikoto suddenly felt a very strong, indescribable feeling inside her.
The once towering figure in her heart, Fugaku, has undergone a series of changes. He hasn't shown any concern for her during the two weeks she's been away, and she wouldn't even know about it unless she brought it up herself.
This made her begin to wonder if Fugaku truly had genuine feelings for her.
However...
On the other hand!
Although Araki was the subject of her investigation, the deeper she investigated, the more she felt that Araki was not so simple, and that he was far more hardworking than Fugaku.
"Given Araki 'Fugaku background, Araki might have done even better than Fugaku!"
Mikoto suddenly had this thought in her mind, because she felt that the only thing Araki was inferior to Fugaku in was that he was not born into the Uchiha Clan and did not have such a powerful Kekkei Genkai, so he could not open his blood-red Sharingan.
Instantly.
Both the incident involving Fugaku and Ueki fell on Mikoto.
Seeing Mikoto speaking about this matter with such a serious expression, the two people now believed that Mikoto had grasped some very important clue.
The case of Sora Hyuga was the first case that the Junior Detective League had ever handled!
Both Fugaku and Ueki took this case very seriously and hoped to find the real culprit as soon as possible.
"I don't think Araki is the murderer who killed Sora Hyuga!" Mikoto got straight to the point right from the start.
"???"
Upon hearing this, Fugaku and Ueki were both stunned. They exchanged a glance, both seeing disbelief in each other's eyes, because this was not the answer they wanted to hear at all.
"What did you say? Not Araki?"
Fugaku's eyes widened suddenly, because they had previously visited Might Duy's hospital room and roughly knew that Araki had acquired such strength after becoming Might Duy's apprentice, but they couldn't think of another suspect.
Can I hear your reasons?
Fugaku spoke helplessly, and not only him, but also Ueki next to him stared at Mikoto with a puzzled look.
The two of them weren't really determined to find something out about Araki; rather, they couldn't find any other clues besides Araki.
If Araki is not the murderer in this case, then all the remaining clues have been cut off.
"As I've come to know Araki better over this period, I've realized that he's not someone who will be humble and tolerant once he gains power. The incident with Maemoto Takashi is a clear example of that!"
Mikoto spoke slowly.
"If Araki already possessed the ability to defeat Sora Hyuga Sora Hyuga their simulated duel, then there would have been no need to cause all the trouble that followed."
"All I need to do is defeat Sora Hyuga in a very simple way!"
"Just like when he defeated Maemoto Takashi two weeks ago!"
"There's even less need to kill him after losing to Sora Hyuga. Don't you all find that behavior extremely incongruous?"
"This doesn't align with normal human behavior at all!"
Mikoto said calmly. After she finished speaking, both Fugaku and Ueki stared at her with wide eyes, their eyes filled with intense confusion.
"That's not right!"
Ueki's lips twitched, and he said, "Didn't you say you suspected Araki then? You said you had a feeling then, don't you have that feeling now?"
"No more." Mikoto shook her head directly.
"..."
"..."
Fugaku and Ueki were immediately speechless; neither of them had expected that a woman could be so fickle.
"Are there any other reasons?" Fugaku asked, puzzled.
"Have."
Mikoto nodded, and then, under the gaze of the two people, began to explain again.
Chapter 42 Brother Fugaku, so you're the victim here! (Second update)
"I was just talking about Araki's personality..."
Mikoto's voice kept penetrating Fugaku and Ueki's ears as she began to state her judgment.
"Then, on a practical level, I found that Araki is very valuing of time. He will use every spare moment to train hard and improve his strength, and he will not waste time on such boring things."