Even though he also dreamed of Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, it was Sarutobi Hiruzen who spent the longest time hitting him!
Sarutobi Hiruzen, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura shared the same idea, and all three of them were being fiercely beaten back and forth by another three people every day, which caused them to dislike each other.
The meeting just now was purely attended out of endurance. When there were only four of them left in the Hokage Office, they could no longer suppress their resentment and began to make snide remarks.
After everyone had left, Sarutobi Hiruzen picked up his pipe, lit it, and took a slow drag. Then he seemed to speak to the air in front of him: "I am the Hokage..."
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When Uchiha Fugaku returned home, he happened to run into Mikota, who returned around the same time, so they greeted each other and entered the house together.
However, Uchiha Fugaku suddenly had a strange feeling. Do couples greet each other when they return home? Why did they seem like strangers?
"Fugaku, have you been in a meeting until now?"
"Yes, a lot of things were discussed at the Jonin meeting... By the way, Mikota, you could have attended too. I've been neglecting this for a long time."
Uchiha Fugaku felt that there had been some distance between them recently, so he told Mikota a lot; besides, Uchiha Mikota had indeed passed the Konoha Jonin assessment before, but later she gradually stopped ninja missions due to family matters.
"Today's meeting mainly talked about some combat issues. The Eastern Front might not be doing well because Uchiha Yoichi captured the Two-tailed Jinchuriki, so the Hidden Cloud Ninja might initiate a decisive battle early..."
Upon hearing Uchiha Yoichi's name, Mikota's heart trembled slightly, and she didn't pay much attention to the words that followed, only hearing that a battle might happen on Uchiha Yoichi's side.
"... Is there going to be danger over there?"
"Once war starts, how could there not be danger? No one can be exempt."
Uchiha Fugaku didn't notice Mikota's expression. After entering the house, he sat on the tatami and continued, "If things don't go well in the war, I will also lead the clan members to the battlefield."
"Then... is Mr. Yoichi also likely to be on the battlefield..."
"Are you talking about death, Mikota? That is indeed a possibility... If he dies..."
After Uchiha Fugaku finished speaking, a thought suddenly came into his mind. If Uchiha Yoichi died on the front line, then the things Mikota is responsible for now could be brought back into the clan's control?
Though the Second Elder also has the opportunity, Mikota is currently the most suitable person to manage these businesses. If everything were brought under his clan leadership, it could potentially bring better development to the clan.
"Mikota, next... Mikota?"
Uchiha Fugaku looked up and found that Mikota, who was at the door just a moment ago, was already gone.
Instead, it was Uchiha Kazuki, who came in carrying a cup of tea for Uchiha Fugaku, saying: "Clan Leader, Madam Mikota seemed to have gone back to her room, her face didn't look good.
And she didn't have an appetite for dinner just now, asking me to put her share away."
"I see, maybe she's just too exhausted. Let her rest well."
Fugaku nodded, saying that, recently going out early and coming back late, he had been busy with many things, not at all more leisurely than his time on the Security Team. She might just be too tired.
"Ms. Kazuki, thank you. Don't let Itachi disturb Mikota while she's resting these days."
Uchiha Kazuki nodded, saying: "I understand, Clan Leader. Mr. Itachi is very well-behaved, much more sensible than my daughter. He already wants to become a ninja to help share your burdens."
"It's good that he is sensible." After all, he is my son!
The last sentence Fugaku didn't say out loud, as it would sound like boasting, but that was what he thought in his heart.
Although he hadn't had time to look after Itachi recently, Uchiha Fugaku believed that his son would become a great ninja within the Uchiha Race.
"Clan Leader, would you like to eat? It's ready."
"Alright, let's have lunch first then."
In another room, Mikota felt uncomfortable in her heart; ever since she heard that Uchiha Yoichi might be in danger, her chest had been tight, and she hadn't recovered yet.
'That's just a dream, it has nothing to do with reality...'
Though she kept comforting herself like this, Mikota couldn't ease the sadness in her heart. Suddenly she felt that everything in the real world was so dull; it would be wonderful to stay in the dream forever.
An understanding husband and a son, Sasuke, who knows how to care.
After praying for the front line for a while in her heart, Uchiha Mikota felt a bit tired and wanted to rest for a while. There was also a slight urge to enter the dream world, as only there she could let go of her worrying.
"Mother, would you like to eat something for lunch?"
The sliding door and a child's question suddenly sounded from outside, startling Mikota. Then, getting up, she looked towards the door: "Sasuke..."
But upon seeing Uchiha Itachi, Mikota quickly came back to her senses and said to Itachi: "Sorry, Itachi, I want to rest for a while."
"I understand, mother, you rest well...."
After saying this, Itachi closed the door. However, as he left, he had some doubts, wondering who Sasuke was, whom his mother just mentioned.
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The high-intensity sweep and reconnaissance missions with the Hidden Cloud Village battlefield had been ongoing for almost three months.
However, with Uchiha Yoichi divulging some information about the dream and the intimacy between the couple, Madam Mikota was eventually just left contentedly exhausted.
But Mikota remembered a sentence from the dream very clearly, which was 'when the war ends...'. Every time she thought of this sentence, she felt her whole body heat up.
Glug glug.
Lying in the bathtub, Mikota submerged her head into the water, reflecting: 'Could it be Mr. Yoichi also had the same dream? Is that why he would say such things to me? After the war, he... he'll come looking for me?'
After using the Dream Master's ability, Uchiha Yoichi drew two rather ordinary abilities.
Enhanced smell and enhanced vision.
It was like turning him into Inuzuka Daikichi and Hyuga Yoshimura.
The sudden enhancement in sense of smell without training was truly a nightmare for Uchiha Yoichi, as all sorts of odors bombarded his nose, even affecting his strength.
Initially, Uchiha Yoichi wore two nose plugs to alleviate the situation. After gradually mastering this ability, it finally provided him a bit of help.
The help brought by enhanced vision was also mediocre, enabling him to see the leg hairs of an ant on the ground, but it didn't provide X-ray Vision.
It was helpful, but not by much; more often than not, Uchiha Yoichi still relied on Inuzuka Daikichi and Hyuga Yoshimura to assist him, as the abilities he drew were weaker versions of theirs.
After drawing these two abilities, the Superpower Roulette suddenly underwent a change.
It wasn't a significant change; rather, a new branch appeared. Now, the Superpower Roulette offered two choices.
The first option remained unchanged: drawing a random superpower each month.
The second option added a feature that allowed accumulating draw opportunities; three chances could exchange for a previously used ability for fifteen days.
Uchiha Yoichi didn't hesitate and chose the second option. He had previously drawn several very useful abilities; although fifteen days over three months seemed a long wait, it allowed targeted selection, proving more practical than random draws.
He remembered he once went a year without drawing a useful ability, showing that bad luck could indeed be tough.
It was only after Uchiha Yoichi opted to upgrade the roulette that he learned it required some time for the upgrade to complete.