After arriving at the kitchen door, the footsteps caught Kushina's attention, and she instinctively said, "Naruto, why didn't you come back yelling this time? Did you lose a fight again... hmm~!"
Before Kushina could finish her sentence, her mouth was blocked as she turned around. The sudden attack startled Kushina at first, but when she saw it was Uchiha Yoichi, she instinctively wanted to resist.
But she was held tightly, and her resistance weakened when her defenses were broken by a gentle squeeze.
Unable to resist Uchiha Yoichi, Kushina could only slowly respond.
After a few minutes, Kushina finally pushed Uchiha Yoichi away with force, glared at him fiercely, and said, "I'm cooking, what are you up to!"
"Curry rice, isn't it already done? And Naruto probably won't be back for a while, just leave it be."
"No way, what if Naruto suddenly comes back... ah!"
Before Kushina could finish her words, she was teleported to an upstairs room by the Flying Thunder God Jutsu. The next second, her spoon was taken, and her clothes removed.
.....
After a long while, Kushina lay breathless and powerless on the bed.
As she slowly came to her senses, she secretly cursed in her heart that this bastard had no pity for her.
However, Kushina still slowly got up, opened the drawer beside the bed, took out and swallowed a pill, then looked at Uchiha Yoichi with unfriendly eyes and asked, "Did you come here for something, or was it just for this?"
"Let's talk while washing, Kushina, I still need to go back and have dinner with my wife later..."
As Uchiha Yoichi talked, he picked Kushina up princess-style and headed towards the bathroom.
Kushina struggled and said, "A bastard who has a wife and still covets another's wife, I refuse to bathe with you..."
"It's about Namikaze Minato, are you sure you don't want to listen?"
After these words, Kushina stopped struggling and shoving, then looked at Uchiha Yoichi with embarrassment and anger; these words seemed to have a magic power over Kushina now. Whenever this issue was mentioned, Kushina would agree to any of his requests.
But in Uchiha Yoichi's view, Kushina was just using this as an excuse. If one day she really saw Namikaze Minato, this excuse would reveal her most shameful side, and only he would be there for her.
Using the news that the Anbu was dispatched to search for Namikaze Minato's body, Uchiha Yoichi managed to get another round from Kushina in the bathroom, after which he comfortably headed home.
However, before going home, Uchiha Yoichi used his Pupil Power to restore himself briefly, so he wouldn't get caught in a random check at night.
"This bastard.. cough cough"
After Uchiha Yoichi left, Kushina coughed twice, then angrily thought next time she'd just bite him!
"Mom, I'm back!"
Naruto's voice sounded downstairs, prompting Kushina to quickly come out of the washroom and head downstairs.
"Naruto, why are you today.... What, what's going on? Naruto, why are you so badly hurt from a fight?"
Seeing Naruto's bruised face, Kushina instantly felt distressed, quickly took out the medicine box, and pulled Naruto down to administer the medicine.
While applying the medicine, Kushina couldn't help but ask, "Naruto, did you have a conflict with Sasuke today?"
"No, not Sasuke, that arrogant guy also got quite a beating..."
Naruto grinned and said, but his smile pulled at his wounds, causing him to grimace immediately.
"Today some people mocked me for not having a dad, I beat them up, and then they brought their ninja brother along... but in the end, that guy was still beaten up by me and Sasuke, he's injured worse than both of us!"
Although Naruto and Sasuke hadn't started chakra training, both could use the Breathing Technique, and their instant power boost was quite strong, and a two-on-one against a Genin was manageable.
And that Genin was already sent to the hospital; if it weren't for the Security Team's intervention, those two little ones would have gotten their first kill at just three years old.
However, after hearing this, Kushina was still very angry, her red hair billowing behind her as she said, "Which bastard dares to bully you? I'll kill him! And his parents!!"
"Mom, Mom... I'm okay, let's just forget about it..."
Seeing Kushina like this, Naruto was a little scared, especially since he won that fight today with Sasuke, so he wasn't keen on bringing the adults into it.
"...Alright, let's forget it this time, but if there's ever any teasing again, remember to come back to me immediately, see if I don't beat those bastards!"
Seeing Naruto's unwilling expression, Kushina replied helplessly; Naruto's injuries not being severe also made her abandon the idea of finding them, but after applying the medicine, Kushina lightly punched Naruto and said,
"Next time you must double the beatings, beat them until they don't dare to say anything, even if they're ninja, bullies are all cowards!"
"Oh, I understand."
Naruto covered his head and quickly replied, but felt a bit aggrieved, thinking he and Sasuke had already beaten them up pretty bad today.
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At Uchiha Yoichi's home, similar questioning was happening.
However, knowing Sasuke didn't lose, Uchiha Yoichi didn't ask much more, although he planned to inquire further tomorrow; a Genin unable to beat children should probably switch careers, rather than disgrace Konoha.
Nonetheless, Karin tapped Sasuke's head and said, "Silly brother, next time something like this happens, come to me, getting beaten by a Genin is disgraceful to father."
"Humph!"
Sasuke huffed proudly, then leaned toward Itachi; compared to his often bullying sister Karin, Sasuke preferred Itachi.
"Itachi, how's school?"
Uchiha Yoichi suddenly asked, and Uchiha Itachi paused before saying, "It's alright, father, the teachers know I've learned all the coursework and allow me to self-study other things."
"Really, but while studying, you should also learn to unite and lead your classmates, try being a leader."
Uchiha Yoichi said, "Whether as a captain or Hokage, one must be a competent leader; alone, at most, you can become a subordinate, but such power is limited."
"I understand, father."
"Okay, if there's anything troubling, you can talk to me."
"Yes, father."
After saying that, dinner continued, and after eating, Karin dragged Shiro and Sasuke out to train, eventually Kimimaro and Itachi joined them.
With nine people's tableware, there was quite a bit, but Mikota and Minami cleaned up together, finishing quickly.
Their entire day's chores only involved dishwashing after dinner.
After finishing housework, Mikota came to Uchiha Yoichi's side, leaning her mature body gently against him, and softly asked, "Mr. Yoichi, is there anything you want to tell me?"
Uchiha Yoichi embraced Mikota and laughed, "Mikota, you know me so well."
Mikota leaned in tenderly and said, "Being a wife, it's natural to understand her husband's expressions."
"It's about Itachi, today's intelligence suggests Uchiha Fugaku might come back to agitate Itachi....."