"Mirai, watch out!"
Uchiha Shisui threw several shuriken. Mid-flight, they collided and scattered, flying toward Mirai Uchiha from all blind spots.
Immediately after, Shisui formed hand seals and his chest rapidly inflated. "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
The scorching fireball followed closely behind, swallowing Mirai Uchiha's figure.
Boom!
A violent explosion rang out, stirring up clouds of dust.
At that moment, a kunai shot out from the flames, aiming straight for Uchiha Shisui's throat.
Uchiha Shisui drew his tanto and swiftly deflected all the kunai.
[Shifting Body Technique!]
Uchiha Shisui's figure vanished from the spot and reappeared beside Mirai Uchiha.
Puchi!
A blade pierced through Mirai Uchiha's body.
"Craaa! Craaa! Craaa!"
Mirai Uchiha's body suddenly transformed into countless crows, scattering in all directions.
Right after, Uchiha Shisui felt an immense weight on his body, burying him completely underground, leaving only the upper part of his neck exposed.
"Mirai, I give up."
[Ding! Congratulations, Master, you successfully obtained the reward: Spiritual Power +1!]
"Alright, today's training ends here."
Mirai Uchiha helped Uchiha Shisui up, a hint of envy stirring within him.
This was true genius. In just a few days, his strength had undergone tremendous changes.
Unlike himself, who had to rely on underhanded methods to grow stronger.
"Mirai, let's have dinner together tomorrow. My treat."
"Forget it. I'm busy tomorrow."
"Oh."
Uchiha Shisui obediently nodded but still showed slight disappointment in his eyes.
Looks like he wouldn't get to taste Mirai's delicious food tomorrow.
"Here."
When a lunch box suddenly appeared before him, Uchiha Shisui's eyes lit up.
Mirai really is such a kind person!
...
In Hidden Leaf Village,
On the second floor of an apartment building, Mirai Uchiha stood at the door and knocked.
"I'm coming."
A crisp voice responded as the door opened.
Before his eyes stood a red-haired woman wearing an apron.
"Who are you looking for?"
"I'm looking for Minato Namikaze."
"Oh, you must be Mirai Uchiha?"
Recognition dawned on the woman's face, and she stepped aside to make room. "Minato often speaks highly of you, saying you're an incredible genius."
"You're too kind."
Mirai Uchiha smiled. "Kushina, this is a gift for you."
"You should call me Onee-san Kushina."
"Alright, Onee-san Kushina."
Mirai Uchiha walked into the room. Obito Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, and Rin Nohara were sitting on the sofa chatting casually, while Minato Namikaze was busily preparing food in the kitchen.
When Mirai Uchiha entered, Rin and Kakashi both stood up to greet him, though Obito remained seated.
"Is that Mirai?" Minato's voice came from the kitchen. "Just wait a moment; dinner will be ready soon."
"Alright."
Mirai responded simply.
Today was a team dinner hosted by Minato's squad. Because of Kakashi, Minato had also invited him to join for the meal.
This was a rare opportunity to get close to Kushina Uzumaki, and he definitely wasn't going to waste it.
After spending two months on the frontline, Mirai realized his current stamina still needed improvement.
After using the Eight Gates, his body would always enter a period of exhaustion.
Ultimately, it was because his physique was far too ordinary.
If he could somehow steal the [Sage Body] from Kushina Uzumaki during this gathering, that would be ideal.
Thinking this, Mirai gave Kushina an innocent smile: "Kushina, could you pour me a glass of water?"
"I guess I could," Kushina replied somewhat irritably, "but shouldn't you show a bit more respect toward your seniors?"
"Oh."
"Well then, could you please pour me a glass of water, Big Sis Kushina?"
As Mirai finished speaking, the entire room's atmosphere immediately froze solid.
Kushina stared wide-eyed at Mirai: "You little brat, did you just call me 'Big Sis'?"
"Big Sis, is there something wrong with that?"
"You should address me as 'Onee-chan'! You damn brat!" Kushina clenched her fists tightly, her long red hair swirling behind her without wind.
From childhood until now, this was the first time she'd ever been called "auntie"!
Did she really look that old?
"Big Sis Kushina, I was only joking earlier."
Kushina started to calm down slightly, but then Mirai spoke again: "Everyone said that when you're angry, your hair flails like an octopus's tentacles—and now I can see it's really true!"
Silence.
An endless silence.
An astonishing killing intent began spreading throughout the room.
"I'm gonna kill you!"
Grabbing a frying pan, Kushina charged at Mirai.
Mirai quickly dodged.
Crash! Bang! Smash!
In an instant, pandemonium broke out in the room.
[Ding! Congratulations, Master! Reward obtained: [Sage Body].]
Hearing the System's notification sound within his mind, an excited expression appeared on Mirai's face.
Hell yeah!
Obtaining the Sage Body on the first try was simply too lucky.
A warm current surged into his body, causing Mirai Uchiha's chakra to skyrocket.
In just a short moment, it had multiplied dozens of times over.
Moreover, Mirai could clearly sense that not only his chakra, but also his physique, Spiritual Power, and other aspects had all undergone qualitative leaps in an instant.
No wonder it's the Sage Body.
It's just unbelievable!
"You little brat still dare to laugh!"
Seeing the smile on Mirai Uchiha's face, Kushina Uzumaki could no longer hold back as a surge of powerful chakra erupted from her.
"Not good."
[Flying Thunder God Jutsu!]
A golden light flashed, and Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki simultaneously vanished from the room.
After a while, Minato Namikaze, bruised and battered, returned to the room with Kushina Uzumaki.
Seeing his condition, Mirai Uchiha silently mourned for him for a few minutes.
Minato, it's all for Konoha's future.
"Brat, I'll let you off this time, but watch your words in the future."
Kushina Uzumaki glared at Mirai Uchiha.
Mirai obediently nodded: "Lady Kushina, I won't play pranks anymore in the future."
Since he had already obtained what he wanted most, he naturally wouldn't intentionally provoke Kushina Uzumaki.
"Hmph!"
"You're definitely less likable than Obito!"
Kushina Uzumaki gave a slight humph and pulled Obito Uchiha to sit at the dining table: "Obito, you should eat more since you're growing up."
"Yeah yeah!"
Seeing Kushina Uzumaki's behavior, Mirai Uchiha's opinion of Obito Uchiha dropped even lower in his heart.
Among Minato Namikaze's three disciples, Kushina Uzumaki favored Obito Uchiha the most and always treated him especially well.
But how did Obito Uchiha behave?
He forcibly extracted the Nine-Tails from her body when she was at her weakest and attached explosive tags to the newborn Naruto, causing their master's family tragedy...
The most ridiculous part was that he actually blamed Minato Namikaze for not recognizing him back then.
If it wasn't because he wanted to wait until Obito awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan to steal Kamui from him, he would have eliminated him already!
After finishing dinner and promising Kushina Uzumaki that he'd bring her gifts next time as an apology, Mirai Uchiha directly returned to his own room.
Having just obtained the Sage Body, he really needed to carefully appreciate the changes in his body!
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