The white moon hung high, and a few faint cat cries echoed within the quiet Uchiha compound.
Uchiha Mikoto stared blankly at Kairen kissing her, especially at those red eyes.
Shock surged in her heart—Sharingan?! How could Kairen-kun possibly have the Sharingan? Wasn't he from the Senju Clan?
Uchiha Mikoto leaned closer over Kairen's prone body.
She had been a bit dazed just now and didn't clearly see Kairen's Sharingan, so now she wanted to carefully check whether he truly had it.
Her hand lifted gently, pushing open the eyelid of Kairen's right eye.
Sure enough, a three-tomoe Sharingan lay within.
"That really is a Sharingan!"
Uchiha Mikoto couldn't be mistaken now—Kairen truly possessed the Uchiha Clan's Kekkei genkai.
Suddenly, the three-tomoe Sharingan twitched, and a surge of powerful spiritual force invaded Uchiha Mikoto's mind.
"Genjutsu: Traceless Spring Dream!"
With the genjutsu released, Uchiha Mikoto immediately collapsed onto Kairen's chest and quietly fell asleep.
...
"Kokokoo~"
The day's first rooster had barely begun to crow when Kairen pulled up his pants and ran off. Although he hadn't done anything…
But staying alone in a room with a married woman—if Uchiha Fugaku found out, he'd awaken the Mangekyō on the spot and chop him to pieces.
After Kairen left, Uchiha Mikoto awoke from her sweet dream. She looked around and saw that Kairen was already gone.
But then she tensed up again. Spending a whole night alone in a room with a strange man—if anyone heard about this, she would definitely face endless gossip.
Uchiha Mikoto tidied up the guest room, restored the gentle expression on her face, and slowly went to prepare breakfast for the family.
She decided to hide what happened last night, bury it deep in her heart, and treat it as nothing more than an accident.
...
Kairen returned to the Senju household, and as soon as he stepped inside, he saw Tsunade making breakfast.
She glanced at Kairen and said, "Where did you run off to last night? You didn't come home at all!"
If not for Kairen's shadow clone sending word that he was fine, Tsunade would've gone out searching for him.
Kairen shook his head.
"Nothing happened. I just slept at the Uchiha house for a night. I already talked to them—they'll support you!"
Tsunade placed the breakfast on the table. Hearing Kairen's words, she couldn't help feeling suspicious.
The Uchiha and Senju clans had never gotten along—how did Kairen convince them to support her?
Tsunade turned her gaze toward Kairen, about to question him, when she suddenly spotted a long strand of black hair curled on Kairen's chest.
She stepped closer and caught the lingering scent of a woman's floral fragrance on him.
Tsunade frowned, glaring at Kairen.
"You lied to me. Which woman were you fooling around with last night? Was it Yakushi Nono?"
Kairen sat down on the sofa, biting into a rice ball. Hearing Tsunade's interrogation, he curled his lips.
"Why do you care so much?"
Tsunade grabbed his ear between two fingers and twisted hard.
"You brat! I'm not allowed to care? What if you get tricked by some bad woman and she drains you dry?"
"What would she trick me for? My money? Or my billions of elite soldiers? If she wants it, she can come take it."
Tsunade continued scolding Kairen.
"Come home earlier from now on. If you fool around outside again, I'll deal with you."
"Nagging!"
Kairen, a rice ball in his mouth, stood up and went upstairs without even looking at her. After working so hard to win her over, she still wouldn't let him take even a little advantage.
Unlike Yakushi Nono and Uchiha Mikoto—one agreed to be his girlfriend, the other shared a bed with him.
"You brat! You brat!" Tsunade yelled after him, but Kairen didn't look back.
Only when his figure disappeared did a sense of crisis suddenly rise within Tsunade's heart.
He dared to talk back to her after just one night outside—unacceptable! No way…
...
In the blink of an eye, noon arrived. Today, the Hokage Building was hosting the voting ceremony for the Hokage's assistant.
After lunch, Kairen and Tsunade slowly soothed their earlier tension.
Tsunade returned to her room to change clothes.
When she came out, she wore a green ninja vest, her forehead protector tied to her head, her steps carrying a heroic, vigorous air.
Kairen was stunned—he thought Tsunade was the most alluring after all.
Seeing Kairen's fiery gaze, Tsunade's lips curved into a bright smile. As expected, this little pervert still had her in his heart.
Tsunade stepped out of the house and onto the wooden corridor outside.
In the courtyard stood about fifty shinobi—all civilian ninja from the village, wearing green vests with the Senju clan's crest on their backs.
These people had finally become retainers of the Senju Clan.
Tsunade waved her hand. "Move out!"
The group marched in force toward the Fire Shadow Building. It was already packed—clan heads, elders of various ninja clans, and many villagers below.
Some villagers held up banners with large characters supporting Tsunade.
"Tsunade! Tsunade!"
The villagers erupted into cheers the moment they saw her.
Standing above, Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned.
After just a few days apart, Tsunade had already gained such popularity. If things continued like this, wouldn't the seat of the Fourth Hokage become hers?