Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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On the way to the hospital, Shirahoshi's words suddenly stumped Mikoto.

The once proud and arrogant young lady with long, straight black hair has now become more mature.

"Then, why doesn't Shirahoshi-sensei date?"

Bai Xing looked speechless, glancing at the girl who was almost two heads shorter than him. Her flat figure did not arouse any desire in him: "How can a teacher get married before completing his career?"

"Moreover."

"The teacher doesn't even have a boyfriend yet. Getting married so early, the teacher's savings really aren't enough to support him."

"Just look at how Dai borrowed 200,000 taels of silver from me to have a child, and you'll understand."

"Leaving aside the cost of Ms. Xiaolin's hospitalization and surgery, the nutritional supplements, formula, diapers, and so on are all very expensive items."

"Even the teacher's savings can't keep up with the spending!"

"I kind of miss the days when you guys made money for your teachers."

Hearing what Shirahoshi said earlier, Mikoto even wanted to say "I'll take care of you," but the last sentence almost made her stumble and fall on the shallow snow.

Paji——

The slight pain in her toe made Bai Xing gasp and look down immediately: "Why did you step on me?"

"What do you think, Mr. Minor Fish?"

After stepping on it, Mikoto felt much calmer. She crossed her arms, took a step forward, and said in a voice only she could hear:

"I miss it too."

"what?"

"It's nothing, I'm just saying you're an idiot."

"Hey~ So that's how you talk about your teacher!"

The two walked towards the street of Konoha Hospital, chatting and laughing. Beside the wall and telephone pole, a cat with soft fur that looked like a pet watched their backs.

Once the two had walked away, the cat seemed to transform into an agile ninja, leaping over the wall in a few bounds.

They eventually arrived at the Uchiha clan's territory.

These kinds of cats are very common in the Uchiha clan's territory, since the Uchiha clan has formed a stable contract with the ninja cats adopted by Granny Cat.

......

Inside the mansion.

The ninja cat landed in an old man's arms and began to whisper to him what it had just seen.

"Xiao Hei, thank you for your help."

The black cat meowed, "You're welcome, old man Kenji."

Uchiha Kenji took out the dried fish he had prepared on the table and fed it to the ninja cat he had a contract with. The ninja cat cried out in surprise, picked up the dried fish, and started munching on it on the beige tatami mat.

After munching for a while, Xiao Hei looked at the somewhat silent old man at the table, couldn't help but meow again, and said:

"What's wrong? Did something difficult happen?"

The white-haired old man sighed, holding the teacup in both hands, watching the ripples of green tea inside:

"actually."

"The clan chief recently spoke with me, saying he wanted Fugaku and Mikoto to be together."

"Isn't this a good thing, meow~ With the children of the clan head and elders uniting, the Uchiha clan will be even more united, meow~"

"I also think so."

"The key point is Misaka's idea."

At this point, Shinobu realized that Mikoto didn't like Fugaku.

Kenji felt mostly guilty.

“I raised Mikoto from a young age. Her parents went to the battlefield and died there.”

"I really don't want Mikoto to be unable to even choose her own happiness."

"Then just refuse, meow~"

Kenji couldn't help but roll his eyes, immediately remembering that he was currently communicating with a silly cat who only knew how to eat and occasionally discussed biology with the village's female cats:

"Forget it. Why bother talking to you so much?"

"let me think again."

Now, Kenji faces two paths—

First, make Mikoto a Jonin as soon as possible, and while she is still alive, seize control of the Uchiha neutral faction's discourse.

However, the current situation means that Jonin must go to the extremely dangerous front-line battlefield.

Second, it's directly...

At this moment, the white mist above the Konoha Village area grew increasingly dense, and the light snow gradually fell heavier.

Meanwhile, at another residence of the Uchiha clan, a squad leader from the Uchiha security force was reporting to another elder in the clan, a few years younger than Kenji but also in his fifties.

After listening, the man's face showed a thin and indifferent expression. Unlike Kenji, who knelt and sat respectfully, the man sat cross-legged on the tatami in a more unrestrained manner.

"I understand."

"You, you can go now."

"Call Qizhen here for me."

"Yes, Elder Setsuna!"

The departure of the squad leader left behind a man wearing a heavy coat who came to the corridor to admire the snow.

Snowflakes fell straight down, and the lush greenery in the courtyard, which had been dense not long ago, had now turned into white snow-covered leaves with only brown tree trunks.

"Uchiha Mikoto".

"This person will be the key to determining whether the Uchiha clan will survive in the future."

......

During her visit to Might Guy and his wife, as well as their newborn son, at Konoha Hospital, Mikoto Uchiha gently touched the child, praising him for becoming an excellent ninja like his father, which elicited laughter from Nawaki and Nono.

Subsequently, at Mikoto's insistence, Shirahoshi still escorted Mikoto to the entrance of the clan's territory.

Not long after Mikoto left, Shirahoshi decided to go home for dinner.

At that moment, the street and the surrounding environment suddenly became very quiet.

"Illusion?!"

Shirahoshi realized he was under a genjutsu and was about to disrupt his chakra to break free when he suddenly realized that there was only one clan of ninjas who could easily put him under a genjutsu!

"Don't be nervous, Shirahoshi Genin. I just have something I'd like to talk to you about."

A voice came from very close behind. Shirahoshi slid forward, scraping against the illusory ground, and turned around to look after creating some distance. Only ninjas of the Uchiha clan could create such an illusionary realm where they could have secret conversations at will!

"We were really careless."

Shirahoshi never expected that his relaxation during this period would allow him to fall under the Sharingan's hypnotic genjutsu within the village.

Looking up, Bai Xing put aside her thoughts and looked ahead at the young man who had appeared in front of her.

The man wore a green vest belonging to Konoha Village, while his long-sleeved shirt and trousers underneath were the uniforms unique to the Security Department.

"Fugaku Jonin"

"I never expected you to attack me."

"As far as I know, you shouldn't be a spy, right?!"

Immediately, Fugaku was amused by Shirahoshi's words, and then burst into unrestrained laughter.

Shirahoshi remained calm, showing no concern whatsoever about being killed by Fugaku.

During wartime, openly killing ninjas from one's own village is something only Fugaku Uchiha would do if he wanted to die.

After a while, Fugaku's laughter gradually subsided. Looking at Shirahoshi, who remained calm and showed no fear whatsoever, Fugaku couldn't help but increase the danger level of Shirahoshi by several notches.

"That's amazing."

"Immersed in illusion, my life is always in my own hands."

"But Shirahoshi Genin remained calm and unmoved."

"Truly worthy of being a genin who completes missions 100% and has even served as a class teacher!"

At this point, Fugaku Uchiha's tone became heavy:

"but."

"You shouldn't be thinking about Mikoto."

"The Uchiha clan will not allow outstanding ninjas to marry outsiders."

"in particular......"

"You never even became a Chunin!"

Shirahoshi: "......"

You're a born bastard!

Mikoto is twelve years old this year, and you are nineteen. There is a seven-year age difference between you. I never dared to imagine such a thing, yet you speak of it with such righteous indignation!

Shirahoshi sighed softly, looking helpless: "What does Jonin Fugaku want?"

"I'm just warning you, don't get any funny ideas."

"I didn't mean to do anything to you!"

Fugaku Uchiha, a ninja of the Uchiha clan and a genius Jonin, disdained to suppress a Genin who was struggling to become a Chunin:

"That's all."

"No matter who you seek out from other races, I will bless you."

"And Mikoto, and other outstanding Uchiha clan members."