Chapter 336: Another Self's Betrayal
At this dinner table, Kushina and Satsuki were the only two who didn't know these two guests' true identities. They completely didn't understand why their family's private matters would cause these two strangers such intense reactions.
The actual parties involved—Sasuke and Boruto—after experiencing brief shock, Boruto was first to snap back. He stammered to confirm:
"Um! Childhood betrothal... what does that mean? We haven't misunderstood this matter, right?"
Boruto still held a thread of wishful thinking, hoping he'd misunderstood. But Mikoto merely patiently continued explaining:
"It's the literal meaning. In more detail, it refers to when both parties are very young, their parents arrange a marriage for them. If in the future both children have no objections, they can directly become husband and wife."
"Mom...!"
Hearing her mother so thoroughly explain her marriage matters to outsiders, Satsuki couldn't help blushing deeply, embarrassedly tugging Mikoto's arm, attempting to stop her from continuing.
"The matter's already been mentioned," Mikoto still maintained her elegant smile. "So, what are everyone's opinions?"
She first expressed her own position. "I'm extremely fond of Naruto, this child. Therefore, I'm very happy to become Naruto's other mother."
"Yes, yes! Me too!" Kushina immediately responded vivaciously. "Making this arrangement back then was wonderful! I wholeheartedly approve!"
Uchiha Fugaku remained silent momentarily, then said flatly:
"I have no objections."
Uchiha Sasuke had originally thought today's shocks had reached their limit—discovering he existed as a female in this parallel universe, this fact brought shame so intense he wanted to immediately find a crack to crawl into.
In his turbulent life journey, he'd experienced the despair of his clan's massacre, the sorrow of being betrayed by loved ones, the fury after learning the truth—he'd tasted all kinds of negative emotions. But embarrassment and shame like this was an unprecedented experience for him.
Deep within, Sasuke felt absurd dizziness. He looked at that "Uchiha Satsuki" who resembled him in appearance yet was obviously female, then looked toward that Naruto so fatally familiar from his memories, only feeling spacetime disorder suffocating enough to choke.
"...I think... shouldn't we reconsider this?"
Sasuke's mind was a chaotic mess, but he could only force out this pale, powerless objection.
"Is that so?" Mikoto turned to gently look at her own daughter. "Then Satsuki-chan, in this arranged agreement, do you consent?"
Satsuki's heart actually already held the answer—she one hundred percent approved this marriage. Could even say if someone now used "respecting her personal wishes" as an excuse to cancel this childhood betrothal, she'd absolutely be the first to stand out violently opposing. Her current hesitation purely came from strangers being present, making her shy about revealing her feelings.
"Eh? This... say it now...?" Satsuki's voice grew increasingly quieter.
"Hmm? Could it be Satsuki-chan you're unwilling?" Mikoto deliberately drew out her tone.
"No! I... agree..." Satsuki hastily denied, secretly glancing at Naruto once, heartbeat involuntarily accelerating.
"I see," Mikoto continued pursuing, clearly enjoying this moment. "Then do you like Naruto?"
"Wha... what?!"
Satsuki widened her eyes, unable to believe her mother would ask such a direct question in front of so many people. Heart both embarrassed and at a loss.
"Could it be you don't like him? Satsuki-chan needn't force yourself." Mikoto was obviously deliberately teasing her own daughter and future "son."
"I don't dislike..." Satsuki turned her face away, ear tips already burning red.
"Only not disliking, but also not liking?" Mikoto relentlessly pursued, corners of her mouth still carrying gentle smile.
"...I like him."
Under her mother's step-by-step pressing questioning, Satsuki finally abandoned resistance. She lowered her head, using an almost inaudible voice to speak those words hidden deep in her heart for so long.
After speaking this sentence, she felt her entire person about to burn up.
BANG!
The dining table violently shook. Sasuke finally couldn't withstand these successive mental shocks, collapsing face-first onto the table surface, looking extremely weak.
Hearing another world's "self" so directly confess to Naruto—this absurd feeling nearly crushed his rationality.
"Sasu... Master! Are you alright?!" Boruto shouted in panic. This was his first time seeing Uchiha Sasuke in such loss of composure, hastily stepping forward to support him.
Sasuke barely grabbed Boruto's wrist, struggling to raise his head. "Sorry, I was rude... I'm full, excuse me for a moment." His heart held only one thought—must immediately flee this suffocating scene. Finishing, he pulled Boruto, directly standing and walking toward the door.
Amid surprise, Boruto could only reluctantly look back at that unfinished special hamburger, helplessly being dragged away.
"What's wrong with that person...?" Kushina said incomprehensibly, completely unable to understand why their family's private matters would cause such tremendous impact to an outsider.
Naruto also remembered—there indeed was such a childhood betrothal arrangement... But he hadn't expected Uchiha Sasuke could witness this moment and it would cause such massive impact.
Just then, Naruto suddenly discovered almost everyone's gazes concentrated on himself, obviously waiting for his statement. Honestly, according to his understanding, Uchiha Satsuki was originally a girl... Moreover, Naruto himself hadn't realized—if Satsuki could see the bond level number, it would be quite frightening.
"I... agree... need to say more?" Naruto somewhat embarrassedly scratched his cheek.
"Yes! That's enough!" Mikoto said happily, not continuing to press like she had with Satsuki. Looking at this young couple before her, her heart filled with contentment.
"Then, after you both become adults, you can confirm the relationship and choose when to hold the wedding ceremony."
"Mom!" Mikoto's direct words made steam practically rise from Satsuki's head.
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