Early the next morning, Yakushi Nonō woke up in bed. Even though her body was exhausted, she still had to make breakfast for the children later. Last night was truly tiring; she hadn't expected Ryōsuke to still have enough stamina to do that kind of thing. Thinking about their future life, it would surely be very happy.
She shook the man beside her with her hand.
"Ryōsuke, can I ask you a favor?"
Ryōsuke was naturally woken up by her shaking and asked, "What is it?"
She had given him her everything and was already his woman. Helping his own woman with something, wasn't that only natural?
Yakushi Nonō said with a look of joy, "Actually, previously Danzō took a child from the orphanage to join Root. His name is Yakushi Kabuto. Could you bring him back?"
Root was not a good place, even if Danzō was dead. It would be better for him to come back and help manage the orphanage.
Ryōsuke replied, "Of course I can."
It was just asking for one person. It seemed this Yakushi Kabuto was a formidable genius; in terms of scientific research talent, he was no inferior to Orochimaru. In the original plot, he even surpassed Orochimaru. He even mastered Sage Mode, while Orochimaru did not.
This guy could help research how the Uchiha Clan could unlock the Mangekyō Sharingan without injury and overcome the drawback of sacrificing one's closest kin.
Yakushi Nonō was filled with gratitude. "Then I'll leave it to you. I'll go cook for the children first."
At the Konoha Hospital, a woman with purple hair sat on a bench in the hallway, waiting for her test results.
She had been vomiting severely these past few days, so she came for a checkup, wondering what the problem was. Sudden dry heaving was making her work difficult and severely affecting her efficiency.
Maybe she ate something bad that upset her stomach and intestines.
Ten minutes later, a doctor's voice was heard.
"Uzuki Yugao, come over here. Your lab report is out."
Yugao walked into the doctor's office and asked with a smile, "Doctor, what's wrong with me? Did I eat something bad?"
The doctor, however, said with a face full of smiles, "Not at all. I have to congratulate you; you are pregnant."
Hearing this sentence, Yugao felt like she had been struck by lightning, her face dumbfounded.
She was actually pregnant?
How was this possible?
She hurriedly asked, "Doctor, is there a mistake?"
The doctor said with dissatisfaction, "Of course not. This is a genuine pregnancy. Eat some sour foods in the future and you won't dry heave anymore. Go back and take good care of the baby. There's no need to prescribe you any medicine."
Yugao's mind was in a trance as she walked out of the hospital holding the lab report.
She was actually really pregnant.
Doesn't that kind of thing only happen when combined with a man?
Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth.
She had only combined with Uchiha Ryōsuke; this child was undoubtedly his.
To think she conceived that bad guy's child.
She hadn't expected that accompanying him for just one morning would result in pregnancy. She was truly out of luck.
Although she liked the smell of that bad guy's body, that wasn't love, just simple physical attraction.
She didn't know what to do now.
Should she not keep the child in her belly?
But this was also a life, and it had half her bloodline.
Her heart couldn't bear to just abort this child.
Thinking of this, she had an idea: this was her child, not that bad guy's.
It would be fine if she raised it herself. Thinking of it this way, she immediately felt happy.
She didn't want to get close to that bad guy for the rest of her life; he was too dangerous.
On the other side.
Uchiha Itachi heard that Uchiha Ryōsuke had actually brought the Nine-Tails into the clan grounds, and his face turned dark.
Although the stated reason was to protect him, in reality, he wanted to control him, right? Placing the clan above the village was absolutely wrong.
He went directly to find Shisui.
"Shisui, you've heard about Uchiha Ryōsuke keeping the Nine-Tails in the clan grounds, right? This is probably not good."
"This will intensify the conflict between the village and the clan."
"Where does such behavior place the Hokage? The Leaf Village has essentially become our Uchiha's dictatorship."
"Moreover, announcing Naruto's identity... if that invites plundering from forces outside the village in the future, what should be done then?"
Shisui sighed.
With Ryōsuke doing this, the Third Hokage would certainly feel very uncomfortable. After all, the Hokage was the person with the most authority in the village.
Ryōsuke didn't take the other party seriously at all, not even consulting him before keeping the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki in the clan grounds.
However, he had also learned that the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki was actually the son of the Fourth Hokage, yet was slandered by villagers as the incarnation of the Demon Fox. It was truly too tragic; he shouldn't have received such treatment.
He spoke slowly, "Itachi, don't say that. Actually, there's nothing wrong with Ryōsuke doing this."
"With the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki in the Uchiha Clan grounds, he can receive very good protection."
"As for snatching by forces outside the village... in the ninja world, who would dare come to the Uchiha Clan to snatch someone?"
Not to mention Ryōsuke wouldn't agree to it, he, Shisui, wouldn't agree either.
He was naturally very confident in his own strength. He was also a powerhouse who had unlocked the Mangekyō Sharingan, and even held the title of Shisui of the Body Flicker in the ninja world.
Itachi was a bit disappointed; he hadn't expected Shisui to stand on the clan's side. But Ryōsuke's behavior was obviously wrong.
He spoke slowly, "The clan should not be placed above the village. The village comes first."
Shisui replied helplessly, "Whether standing on the clan's side or the village higher-ups' side, as long as the village becomes stronger, there is no 'should or shouldn't'."
"Believe in the clan. They can make Konoha more peaceful."
Itachi was speechless in his heart. This wasn't the Shisui of the past.
When the clan overrode the village, then the Leaf Village would no longer be the original Leaf Village. Sure enough, the Third Hokage still had to be the one to persuade the other party.
Just like how the Senju Clan once disbanded their own clan to become part of the Leaf Village, thoroughly achieving the Leaf Village's success.
Otherwise, what circulated in the ninja world would be the name of the Senju Clan, not the name of the Leaf Village.
If the village continued to develop like this, it would become the private property of the Uchiha Clan, not the Leaf Village. This was definitely incorrect.
In the Hokage's office, the Third Hokage was listless; he didn't even have any desire to process documents.
In the past, he used to enjoy the feeling of giving orders and carrying out grand plans.
It was just that nowadays, there were no dangers from outside the village, but the internal threats were extremely serious—so much so that he couldn't solve them.
Moreover, his helpers had either defected or died.
The village had even started to praise the Uchiha Clan.
Especially with the reform of the Police Force, the villagers and ninja clans had all changed their views on the Uchiha Clan.
This time, they even announced Naruto's identity as the Fourth's son.
This had increased the favorability of a portion of the clans toward the Uchiha Clan quite a lot.
Now, even if he called upon these clans to move against the Uchiha Clan, it was basically impossible.
And if the Uchiha Clan continued to develop like this, they would be able to kick him off the stage justifiably.
This was already an undoubtable conclusion.
Right now, his heart was extremely helpless, faintly holding the desolate feeling of waiting for death.