~Mikoto & Kushina POV~
'Soutarou…'
Her eyes reluctantly left his figure before settling her right/left where Kushina/Mikoto was as her once smiling face turned into a frowning one.
'You were my closest friend… and I didn't even know who you liked, of course it had to be him. Evil Uzumaki/Uchiha!'
Both of them leaned towards each other as they knew they were of the same mind as sparks seemed to fly between them. At the same time Tsunade who had just finished taking notes and came to the conclusion to just let Soutarou rest flopped onto the couch right next to Kushina with her elbow pushing Kushina forward. In that moment a famous scene was reenacted, if Soutarou was awake he'd have a great laugh at how the mothers were just like their sons. Both Tsunade and Naori were just blankly staring at them. While Mikoto and Kushina forcefully pushed each other away just as they were about to jump at each both Naori and Tsunade grabbed Mikoto and Kushina and in the end Kushina sat next to Tsunade who sat next to Naori and next to Naori was Mikoto. The two adults just sighed and shook their heads before both closed their eyes. While Kushina and Mikoto continued to glare at each other from across their seats. In the end Mikoto just turned her head away…
~Mikoto POV~
'KUSHINA! Just wait, once Soutarou wakes up I'll deal with you!"
She glanced towards the sky blue screen that had been floating in her eyes before thinking, 'what is this a genjutsu? No, my chakra isn't being influenced by anything… then what is it?'
[The system is not of this world. The system is designed to boost and temper your strength.]
'Not of this world? There are worlds beyond our own? Wow… well as long as I get strong enough to protect Soutarou does it matter if there are other worlds?
Reading through the system prompts and information Mikoto paused and swirled in her own thoughts for a while before going back up through the system messages as if remembering something
'I believe there was a quest or something like that…'
[The host possesses quest rewards for completing the emergency quest: Save Soutarou! Would the host like to accept? If so, say 'Status' mentally.]
'Status?'
[Status
User: Mikoto Uchiha
Affiliation: Uchiha Clan & Konohagakure, The Village Hidden in the Leaves
Potential: SS+ Rank
Elemental Affinities: Wind, Fire, Water, Water, and Yin
Bloodline: Uchiha's Sage Eyes (Two Tomoe)
Comprehensive Rank: D+ (Strong Elite Chunin)
Stats:
Chakra- C Rank
Physique- D rank
Mental Power- B+ Rank
Ninjutsu Mastery- D+ Rank
Fuinjutsu Mastery- Rankless
Juinjutsu Mastery- Rankless
Bukijutsu Mastery- A- Rank
Kenjutsu Mastery- C+ Rank
Taijutsu Mastery- C- Rank
Genjutsu Mastery- C+ Rank
Medical jutsu Mastery- D Rank
Kinjutsu Mastery- Rankless]
'If I'm not wrong most of these can be improved with training… but mental power and chakra can't… so shouldn't I invest in these?'
[Warning extreme imbalance of Physique and Mental Power will lead to chakra instability it is advised that the host invest in Physique stat.]
'If that's the case then let's use two of those reward points on Physique and one Mental Power.'
[Congratulations host Physique has reached C- Rank]
[Congratulations host Mental Power has reached A- Rank]
[Congratulation host Chakra has reached B- Rank]
All of a sudden Mikoto felt a burning sensation in her eyes and her sharingan involuntarily activated and began to swirl as a third tomoe formed. At the same time both Naori and Tsunade who had their eyes closed from annoyance turned towards Mikoto feeling a surge in chakra. Both of their eyes widened, noticing the third tomoe and seeing Mikoto stare at Soutarou didn't help her case either. After a bit both just shrugged and went back to their own devices believing Mikoto awakened her third tomoe out of worry…
~Kushina POV~
'MIKOTO! Evil Uchiha…'
'Just what is this blue thing… It's not a genjutsu. I've been disputing my Chakra just like we were taught in class…'
[The system is not of this world. The system is designed to boost and temper your strength.]
'Eh? Ok so how do I get stronger?'
[The system advises the user to use stat up cards from the emergency quest rewards. Say 'status' verbally or mentally to see status.]
At that moment Mito walked through the door and looked at the scene of Mikoto's revolving sharingan and a forming third tomoe. At the same time being the block head she was, Kushina muttered out, "Status!"
At that exact moment all four of the other girls head's snapped towards Kushina's.
Quickly and nervously she said, "What's the s-status of Soutarou?"
All four's eyes narrowed… Mikoto lost in her increased strength and ignored it while Mito thought that Kushina was being stupid again. On the other hand, Tsunade was just curious and wondering why Kushina had stuttered. Only Naori had a suspicion that something else might've happened.
'Whew, that was a close one… that's weird though why were they all staring at me? Eh whatever'
She turned her eyes towards the now elongated Sky blue screen.
[Status
User: Kushina Uzumaki
Affiliation: Uzumaki Clan & Konoha Ninja Academy
Potential: SS+ Rank
Elemental Affinities: Wind, Fire, Water, Water, and Yang
Bloodline: Uzumaki's Sage Body (Partial)
Comprehensive Rank: E+ (Chunin)
Stats:
Chakra- B+ Rank
Physique- A- rank
Mental Power- E+ Rank
Ninjutsu Mastery- E+ Rank
Fuinjutsu Mastery- B+
Juinjutsu Mastery- C+
Bukijutsu Mastery- E+ Rank
Kenjutsu Mastery- Rankless
Taijutsu Mastery- B- Rank
Genjutsu Mastery- G+ Rank
Medical jutsu Mastery- C- Rank
Kinjutsu Mastery- Rankless]
'Ehh why is my mental power so low? Boost it!'
[Congratulations host Mental Power has reached D+ Rank]
[Congratulation host Chakra has reached B- Rank]
The moment this happened Naori's eyes sharpened as she felt the fluctuating chakra and she thought, 'could it be?'
Kushina on the other hand was just happy her chakra had improved and couldn't care less about anyone else…
~Mito POV~
Hours passed and Soutarou still showed no sign of waking up so the Uchiha girls ended up leaving back for their clan while Kushina and Tsunade just called it a night. Mito on the other hand stayed up reviewing documents from Konoha's creation to the end of the First Great Ninja War. She specifically focused on Year 7 of the Konoha Calendar when Madara had taken control of the Nine Tails to attack Konoha, or rather Hashirama and Madara's battle in the Valley of the End, the same year that the Nine Tails was sealed within her. Perhaps I'm focusing on the wrong aspect here?'
Mito went into the Senju scroll room and searched around before pulling out Tobirama's research scrolls and located the one labeled Uchiha & Sharingan Research. Mito read to herself, 'The Uchiha are an inherently unstable clan that is founded on loss and bloodshed. When studying the inherent Kekkei Genkai or Dojutsu of the Uchiha clan it becomes clear that its awakening is more often than not associated with loss of loved ones or in talented cases even simple harm to those who are harmed. This is the reason many often joke about the Uchiha being the best lovers, for the Uchiha are a clan of love. A very twisted concept of love. The loss of a loved one triggers the release of a special chakra in their brains that stimulates the yin chakra and subsequently mental prowess… From my current understanding, just as the Senju and Uzumaki are the pinnacle of yang release, the Uchiha possess the pinnacle of yin release. This leads me to believe that the Uzumaki and Senju who are distantly related may actually be related to the Uchiha as well… Additionally from my research on dojutsu in general I've come to the conclusion almost all dojutsu stems from the Hyuga. Which leads me to believe the Uchiha, Kaguya (who are known relatives of the Hyuga), Hyuga, Senju, and Uzumaki have a common ancestor. Further research is required on this subject… Compared to the other clans the Uchiha only need to rely on their Sharingan. This is a fact even I lament, as Izuna often said, "I pity those who do not possess these eyes." As for us Senju specialize in Water and Earth style, a talented Uchiha merely needs his eyes to replicate the years of effort. And at the pinnacle of the Sharingan lies the Mangekyo Sharingan, a power so cursed it quite literally blinds the users as seen with Madara before he implanted Izuna's eyes… This also leads me to hypothesize that when two Mangekyo Sharingan are merged a Greater Mangekyo is formed as seen with Madara's power before and after gaining Izuna's eyes along with the difference in Mangekyo patterns as noted by elder brother… The Sharingan has many eye techniques, many of which are forbidden techniques that put what my elder brother forced me to seal away to shame… Some of such techniques can delay and force a jutsu to be cast at a specific time… Some can even undo death itself, within the Uchiha clan from what I've gathered from Kagami there are records of a now missing eye technique that was even forbidden within the Uchiha clan named: Izanagi that allows the user to forcibly cast genjutsu on reality to undo even death at the cost of a sharingan and permanent blindness in that eye….
Upon reading that last line Mito closed her eyes, 'What a genius you were Tobirama… if you lived a few more years what would Konoha have looked like? Still this confirms what the system suspects… Madara must have used that delay technique to set his death as a condition and sacrificed one of his Sharingan to then flee the scene. Oh Hashirama… '
Mito moved back towards the scroll room, storing the research scroll back into its proper position before moving the cabinet over and tampering with the seals a bit which caused the wall to shimmer revealing a secret room.
'To think I'd come back here after your deaths Tobirama, Hashirama. Don't worry, I'll try to fix Konoha and secure your dreams of a world where children can grow safely.'
Mito moved towards a small scroll that was wrapped in hundreds of layers of seals. After several minutes the small scroll unraveled itself revealing only three words: "The Graveyard Mountains." With a small map showing the geography of the now Land of Iron.
'The Land of Iron… I'll need a reasonable excuse to head there… not to mention that Madara may still be hiding there… No matter… Let's take small steps first. I need to gain more strength… I need Tsunade to take Soutarou, Mikoto, and Kushina as her students. As for an alliance with the Uchiha it seems I'll be quite busy this coming morning-'