“Really?
That’s good, then.” Akira nodded before turning back to preparing the rabbits.
There were two reasons he had given the serum to Mikoto.
First, she was already the wife he had chosen in his heart.
Helping her become stronger was only natural.
Second, in this world, only the strong had the right to control their own fate.
Once she awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, would anyone in the Uchiha Clan still dare stop her from doing what she wanted?
More importantly…
By then, he himself would have become much stronger as well.
“I just hope this thing can remove the blindness drawback…” Akira muttered to himself.
After all, overusing the Mangekyō Sharingan would eventually lead to blindness.
At present, he had no good solution to that problem.
All he could do was place his hopes on the Genetic Enhancement Serum.
“You’re graduating soon too, aren’t you?” Mikoto sat beside him, resting her chin on one hand.
“Probably.” Akira didn’t care much about things like graduation.
“With your strength, you could apply to graduate early.” “So why should I?” Akira asked in return.
“Because then you could show everyone how strong you are and finally have a voice!” As she said that, something seemed to cross Mikoto’s mind, making her sound unusually emotional.
Akira fell silent.
He understood what she meant.
Only by becoming stronger would he have the qualifications to marry someone from the Uchiha Clan.
“…Alright.” “I understand.” Mikoto immediately smiled.
It was a radiant, joyful smile.
She felt that this blockhead had finally started to understand.
“You should smile more often.” A slight smile appeared on Akira’s lips.
“Hasn’t anyone ever told you that you’re beautiful when you smile?” “Really…?” Mikoto’s cheeks flushed.
“You’re the first person who’s ever complimented me like that.” “That’s alright.” “I’ll compliment you more often from now on.” “Hahaha…” … The next few days passed peacefully.
Contrary to Akira’s expectations, the Hidden Cloud ninja didn’t make their move on the very first night.
Were they waiting for a chance to catch Kushina alone?
“Akira, how about we spar after school?” Minato Namikaze walked over with a bright smile.
“Spar?” Akira looked at him in surprise.
“Are you sure?” With his Observation Haki, Minato’s reflexes might have been incredibly fast…
But could they really be faster than seeing the future with his senses?
“Of course!” Minato grinned confidently.
“I’m much stronger now!” “Alright.” Akira nodded.
After all, they got along quite well.
Then a strange look crossed his face.
“I heard you’ve been getting pretty close to a girl from the Uchiha Clan lately.” “Who is she?” Minato’s face immediately turned red.
“Who told you that?” “Never mind who told me.” “Just answer the question.” “Her name is Uchiha Tsuki.” “She’s in the class next door.” “How did you meet?” Curiosity flashed across Akira’s eyes.
At the same time, he couldn’t help sighing inwardly.
As expected of Little Sunshine.
Even an Uchiha girl ended up being attracted to him.
“A while ago I was training in the forest.” “We happened to run into each other.” “Then we had a spar.” Minato scratched the back of his head.
“It was quite a coincidence.” “So…” Akira looked at him oddly.
“You beat the poor girl up?” “No way!” Minato rolled his eyes.
“Do I look like someone who bullies girls?” “I just subdued her.” The corner of Akira’s mouth twitched.
And how is that any different?
For the proud Uchiha Clan…
Being subdued by someone else was humiliating beyond words.
Their pride meant everything to them.
Mikoto is much better.
“So that’s why she started sticking to you.” “I guess so.” Minato smiled sheepishly.
“But I think Tsuki is actually a really nice person.” Just then, a young girl appeared at the classroom door, looking around inside.
The moment she spotted Minato, her eyes lit up.
“There you are!” “Looks like your little girlfriend came looking for you.” Akira tilted his chin toward the doorway.
Minato turned around and smiled.
“Tsuki?
What are you doing here?” “What?” Tsuki walked straight over, grabbed his arm, and started dragging him outside.
“Can’t I come?” “Come with me.” “H-Hey, don’t pull!” “I can walk on my own!” Minato could only follow helplessly.
“Akira!” “Don’t forget our match!” “Don’t worry.” “I won’t.” Akira watched the two leave with an amused smile.
For some reason…
They actually looked quite good together.
“So that pretty-boy actually has a girl who likes him?” Kushina had just walked into the classroom from outside.
She looked at the pair’s retreating backs in surprise.
“Why do you always call him a pretty-boy?” Akira was speechless.
Wasn’t Little Sunshine handsome enough?
Though…
Compared to himself, Minato was still a bit lacking.
“Hmph.” Kushina pouted.
“One look and you can tell he’s one of those pretty-faced boys.” “He’s nowhere near as handsome as you.” She quickly lost interest in Minato and looked back at Akira.
“So?” “What are your plans tonight?” “Minato wants to spar with me.” “What?” Kushina looked dissatisfied.
“What’s so fun about fighting?” “You boys really do love beating each other up.” “Hm?” Akira looked at her strangely.
Are you sure you’re the one saying that?
Have you forgotten your nickname, the Red-Hot Habanero?
“What does that look mean?” Kushina glared at him.
It was obvious that if he didn’t explain himself properly, she was going to make him pay.
Akira chuckled.
After making sure no one else was in the classroom, he suddenly pulled her into his arms.
“W-What are you doing…?” Kushina’s body instantly went limp.
Even her voice became much softer.
She had completely lost her earlier confidence.
“Weren’t you acting pretty fierce just a second ago?” “N-None of your business!” “Oh?” “You…” “Mmm…” A few moments later, Kushina covered her burning face and fled the classroom.
It was simply too embarrassing.
What if someone had seen them?
“Tsk, tsk.” Akira clicked his tongue with satisfaction.
“So you’re trying to compete with me?” Teasing his little girlfriend…
Really was far too much fun.