Naruto: Starting With Three Tomoe Sharingan, Girlfriend Kushina

By the time Ryun returned to Konoha Village, it was already late at night. Fortunately, before leaving earlier, he had gone home to inform Asuka.

Near a small river not far from home, Ryun jumped into the water to wash off the stench of blood and filth. He discarded his heavily stained shirt in the river, then walked home bare-chested.

After arriving home, he washed himself again with soap, changed into clean clothes, and finally felt somewhat restored.

"Son, are you hungry? Should I make you something to eat?"

Asuka's voice sounded outside the door.

"Mom, did you just wake up, or have you been awake all night?" Ryun slid open the door and saw Asuka.

"I woke up when I heard the noise. Mom doesn't have work now, so I can wake up and sleep whenever I want..."

"Wait a moment, I'll go to the kitchen and make you something delicious..."

The caring mother didn't immediately ask about Ryun's mission details. Instead, she was worried her son hadn't eaten and might be starving.

"Uh..."

Ryun rubbed his stomach—he was indeed a little hungry.

At the dining table, watching her son eat heartily, Asuka finally couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked,

"What kind of mission did you go on with Lord Orochimaru today?"

Before this, if she hadn't actually seen Orochimaru appear at their doorstep, Asuka wouldn't have believed her son's words.

An elite jonin like Orochimaru, a disciple of the Hokage, actually sought out a student who hadn't even graduated from the Ninja Academy to leave the village on a mission together...

At the time, Asuka was completely baffled. But out of respect for Orochimaru's presence, she hadn't dared to ask more.

She had only carefully reminded Ryun to be safe and begged Orochimaru to take good care of her son before allowing them to leave.

After all, once her son became a ninja, he would inevitably have to leave the village for missions. Orochimaru had insisted that gaining experience early was beneficial and repeatedly assured her there would be no issues, so Asuka had reluctantly agreed.

"Nothing much, just dealing with a few small-time bandits. Lord Orochimaru just wanted me to observe and learn..."

Ryun omitted some details and gave a vague explanation.

"Oh, I see. Lord Orochimaru treats you so well..."

"You should spend more time with Lord Orochimaru in the future. He's the Hokage's disciple—learning from him is definitely the right thing to do..."

"By the way, how did you catch Lord Orochimaru's attention? Why haven't you told Mom about it..."

Asuka kept talking, and the questions kept coming...

"..."

Unable to withstand her relentless questioning, Ryun had no choice but to eat while fending off her inquiries.

After some made-up stories and coaxing, he finally managed to deal with his caring mother. Returning to his room, Ryun lay on his futon but found it hard to sleep.

Closing his eyes, all he could see were scenes of bloody slaughter. The events of the day had clearly left a deep psychological shadow.

Nawaki had proactively shared his own experiences, saying these reactions were normal. Ryun could only force himself not to dwell on it.

But when he stopped thinking about the bloodshed, his mind involuntarily turned to the red-haired girl... Matters of the heart seemed even more distressing than the killing...

After tossing and turning, drifting in and out of sleep for two hours, he got up at dawn as usual and began his morning run and training.

With his dual-soul constitution, Ryun only needed a short rest to recover his mental state. In fact, he could go without sleep for two or three days without feeling fatigued—this was a manifestation of his strong willpower.

Morning.

Ryun arrived early outside the gates of the Uzumaki clan compound. Not seeing the fiery girl right away, his face couldn't help but show a hint of disappointment.

But he didn't leave. Instead, he found a less conspicuous spot, squatted on the ground, and began "playing" with leaves...

Picking up a leaf with two fingers, he channeled chakra into it, trying to make it burn.

This wasn't easy—it required countless attempts. This was a training method for fire-nature chakra transformation, which he now used to pass the time...

Kushina, who had tasted the bitterness of love for the first time yesterday, forced herself to stay awake despite her exhaustion and slowly walked toward the clan gates.

She wanted to see if that damned guy had come looking for her.

From yesterday afternoon until now, she had lost count of how many times she had paced back and forth between the estate and the gates...

Each time she reached the entrance, she both longed to see him and feared actually seeing him... This inner conflict had tormented her for a long time.

Today, she refused to endure this mental torture any longer. If she didn't see him this morning, if he didn't come to find her, she would go to him herself.

Even if it meant risking being "looked down upon" in the future, it didn't matter anymore...

Longing was a sickness, and Kushina didn't realize she was already infected...

'Still not here?'

Peering through the gates at the empty streets outside, Kushina couldn't help but feel a pang of bitterness. She wanted to cry.

She had suffered from insomnia last night and now desperately wanted to go home and sleep. But she was afraid of a repeat of yesterday's events.

If she made that boy wait pointlessly all morning again, the rift between them might never heal.

So even though she was exhausted and in terrible shape, she forced herself to stay alert and stepped out to look for him.

At worst, she would apologize to Ryun, and things would go back to how they were before. Then she wouldn't have to suffer this restless agony anymore.

Last night, she had already figured it out—she had been too impulsive, too unreasonable, which had damaged their relationship.

Thinking carefully about how well Ryun had treated her, Kushina couldn't find a single instance where he had neglected her.

As for the time he let go of her hand, upon reflection, it seemed like it was because she had struggled free!

On closer thought, Ryun really hadn't done anything wrong...

Dejected, she stepped out of the clan gates and instinctively glanced around.

At first glance, Kushina didn't see Ryun, and her expression remained downcast.

But suddenly, as if remembering something, she quickly looked toward a corner.

"???"

That big idiot squatting on the ground with a constipated look on his face, "playing with leaves"...

Wasn't that Uchiha Ryun, the "big liar"???

Kushina was stunned. The moment she saw Ryun, he also noticed her.

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