Mei Terumi smugly imagined colorful bubbles in her mind.
"Hey!"
'But why did he run so fast? I haven't even finished speaking yet.'
Is he embarrassed?'
'Well, that makes sense. He is still so young. There is no way he can resist the advances of a big sister like me.'
'Seriously, it seems like I need to act more innocent in front of him in the future...'
'Pah, pah, pah! I am already plenty pure! I haven't even kissed another boy yet!'
'...Well, dreams doesn't count!'
Watching Uchiha Kage's departing back, Mei Terumi couldn't help but start fantasizing again.
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"The Chunin Exams? The Forest of Death?"
After seeing the direction Orochimaru was headed, Uchiha Kage temporarily stopped in his tracks.
'So the story is still progressing according to the original plot...
'Is Orochimaru's target still Sasuke?'
'Hmm, that is indeed something difficult to prevent.'
'After all, Sasuke to Orochimaru is, in a way, the same as Orochimaru is to Sasuke.'
'Both are like fathers.'
'So the question is: if he is Sasuke's dad, and Sasuke is Orochimaru's dad, then what was is my relationship with Orochimaru?'
"Let Sasuke take a beating from Orochimaru for now."
After obtaining the Three Tomoe Sharingan, Sasuke had gotten a bit cocky. Letting him experience the power gap between himself and a ninja like Orochimaru wouldn't be a bad thing.
Otherwise, the kid kept yelling about leaving the village to fight Uchiha Itachi, which wasn't a good idea either.
Remembering that he still needed to report to Sarutobi Hiruzen later, Uchiha Kage decided not to follow Orochimaru any further.
He should head back and make arrangements for Samui first.
"Come out, Samui," Like summoning a Pokémon, Uchiha Kage pulled Samui out of the dream space.
"So this is... Konoha?"
Standing in front of Uchiha Kage, Samui didn't need an introduction. She quickly confirmed that this was indeed Konoha.
Because not far away, the Hokage Rock with carvings of the Four Hokage was enough for her to recognize this place.
"From today onward, you are one of the members of my Anbu squad," Looking at Samui, now dressed in Konoha's Anbu attire, Uchiha Kage thoughtfully handed her a cat-faced mask.
"From now on, wear this mask as much as possible and avoid taking it off outside."
"Hmph, an Anbu squad? How could a Genin like you have...", After a brief moment of surprise, Samui quickly returned to her usual cold demeanor.
But despite her stubbornness, she still took the mask from Uchiha Kage's hand and put it on.
"I'm already a Chunin now, and I'm also a squad captain in Konoha's Anbu," Uchiha Kage habitually placed his hand on Samui.
He couldn't help it, the mountain was right there.
No man could resist the urge to climb.
Just like how, every time he visited the Hokage's office in the dream space, he would immediately focus on Tsunade's assets.
"So, don't doubt my ability to kill your three disciples, who are currently imprisoned in Konoha's jail, at any time."
"You!", Samui was gradually getting used to his behavior.
But hearing him threaten her disciples again, she couldn't help but glare at him with murderous intent.
"Of course, if you behave and listen to my orders, I wouldn't mind letting your disciples go free."
"Really?", Even though she knew he was probably just giving her false hope, Samui couldn't help but feel a bit expectant.
"Yes, I can let them out... to reunite with your little brother."
"Hmph...", She knew she shouldn't have expected anything from this guy.
Samui let out a cold snort and fell silent.
"Speaking of which, a lot has happened in Konoha."
Perhaps it was because he had just seen Orochimaru, but Uchiha Kage suddenly felt like talking to someone.
Especially since there was no one else around, and the only person who could hear him was this female ninja, whom he considered his exclusive property.
She was the perfect listener.
"Back in the day, Orochimaru and I got tricked by Jiraiya here. That guy was so shameless back then..."
At the time, Uchiha Kage was still a child under ten years old. Senju Tobirama hadn't yet torn off his mask, so apart from daily research experiments, Kage spent his time as Tsunade's personal guard and attendant.
That day, because it was the anniversary of the First Hokage's death, and with Tsunade's parents long gone, she was in a foul mood.
So Jiraiya, using the excuse of cheering up Tsunade, roped in both him and Orochimaru to stage a "hero saving the beauty" act for her.
But in reality, Jiraiya's motives were far from pure.
And as expected, in the end, both Jiraiya and Orochimaru got beaten up badly by Tsunade.
"Every time I pass by here, I remember that incident."
Even though it was embarrassing at the time, after so many years, it had become a funny memory.
Of course, that day wasn't just about that one event...
"You and the Sannin? When you were a kid?", Samui stopped believing his nonsense halfway through.
She scanned him up and down, eyeing this so-called "boy full of lies."
At best, he looked fifteen or sixteen years old. Apart from being... well-developed in certain areas, how could he have possibly been around during the Sannin's time?
"What's wrong? I'm already in my fifties, doesn't it show?"
Though his body was still youthful, by birth date, he was indeed over fifty years old.
Just like Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru.
"Hmph... I just realized you have a sense of humor. But don't think you can make me laugh, and definitely don't think I'll ever have any affection for a scumbag like you who only bullies women."
'Does he really think spouting nonsense will make me drop my guard?'
'Dream on!'
Samui dismissed his words as nothing but hot air.
"Alright, alright, if you don't want to laugh, then I'll just have to make you cry later," Uchiha Kage helplessly spread his hands.
Seriously, the one time he decided to tell the truth, no one believed him.
"You!", She knew it.
Whether locked in that strange space or outside, there was no escaping his harassment.
The only difference was when.
"Stop glaring. We're almost at my Anbu residence. From now on, this is also your home," Leading Samui through Konoha, Uchiha Kage finally arrived at a quiet apartment.
He finally considered whether her eyes might be drying out from all the glaring and, at last, removed his hand from her backside.
However, to his surprise, it seemed like someone was already inside.
"Yugao-nee?", As soon as he opened the door, Uchiha Kage saw a female ninja cleaning his room and dusting the floor, her hips slightly raised.
Uzuki Yugao.
He never expected that this casually acknowledged "big sister" would actually take on the role and clean his place even after he left Konoha.
"Kage? You're back?", Though she had grown used to him calling her "sister," hearing it again after so long still made Yugao blush slightly.
"Yeah, Yugao-nee, are you cleaning my place?"
"Yes, I noticed you hadn't been back in a while, so I figured it must've gotten dusty. I thought I'd tidy up a bit."
After finishing, Yugao turned her gaze to Kage and the blonde kunoichi in an Anbu mask beside him.
"Who's this?"
'A new recruit in Anbu? I have never seen her before...'
Yugao was full of curiosity.
"She's a rogue ninja I saved during a mission. She said she wanted to repay me for saving her life, so she's been following me around. No matter how I try to send her away, she won't leave, so I decided to just bring her back to the village."
Uchiha Kage casually assigned Samui the identity of a rogue ninja wanting to turn over a new leaf.
"...", Beside him, Samui was full of resentment toward this "setting."
'What life-saving grace? Can't be sent away?'
'This guy clearly imprisoned me, not to mention despicably and shamelessly using my younger brother and my disciples' lives to threaten me!'
'If I can get away from this guy, I will escape at the first opportunity.'
"A rogue ninja? Is she trustworthy?"
'So she is a ninja brought back from outside. But a life-saving grace...?'
Uzuki Yugao once again looked over the blonde female ninja's figure.
'Could this Uchiha little brother has been seduced by her beauty?'
'What if she's a spy from another village...?'
"Very trustworthy. Whatever I order her to do, she obediently follows. So, I plan to place her in my Anbu squad."
"I see. Then have her come to the Anbu tomorrow and find me. I'll help her with the registration."
'Well, no matter what, she's still better than Uchiha Itachi.'
Seeing how confident Uchiha Kage was, Uzuki Yugao slightly eased her scrutiny of Samui.
"Then I'll be counting on you, Yugao-nee," With Uzuki Yugao's help, Uchiha Kage didn't need to deal with Sarutobi Hiruzen's formalities and could smoothly place Samui into Anbu.
"What's her name?", Uzuki Yugao had already come to see Uchiha Kage as a true younger brother.
Helping with a small matter like this was a given.
"Her name is Lily. Pretty nice name, don't you think?"
Uchiha Kage casually gave Samui a fake name.
Though, it wasn't exactly fake. After all, he planned to call her that in bed in the future.
"..."
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