Naruto: Starting With Three Tomoe Sharingan, Girlfriend Kushina

"Mhm, my bad, I won't mess around anymore. We're still the best in the world, right?"

As Ryun spoke, he gently pulled her closer with his hand and then wrapped his arms around her.

Feeling the soft and warm body against him and smelling the intensely attractive masculine scent on Ryun, Kushina couldn't help but blush.

"Mhm..."

Kushina let out a soft hum. She thought that from now on, she shouldn't lose her temper so easily. That way, Ryun wouldn't get so mad at her, and he would keep doting on her as usual.

But the moment this thought crossed her mind, she suddenly noticed a bright red stain on Ryun's collar—right where her cheek had been pressed against!

Red—the color of the paint. Both sides of her cheeks were still covered in Ryun's artwork!

"YOU JERK!!!"

Kushina suddenly exploded in rage and punched Ryun, knocking him to the ground.

"Huh???"

A dazed Ryun was completely baffled. Weren't they supposed to be the best in the world???

"Hurry up and take off your shirt so I can wipe my face! If this paint doesn't come off, I'll kill you for sure!"

Kushina roared with murderous intent, her terrifying aura making Ryun's face turn pale.

"I... I'll do it right away!!!"

Ryun hastily took off his shirt and then scrambled toward the riverbank.

The red paint didn't contain any stubborn oil-based components, so after wiping Kushina's face a few times with the damp shirt, Ryun successfully removed the "big tomato" from her cheeks.

The round-faced girl stayed puffed up with anger the whole time. When Ryun saw the slightly enlarged red "big pig's head," he couldn't hold back his laughter, which immediately earned him a beating.

Kushina stood with her hands on her hips, her face dark as she let Ryun carefully wipe her cheeks. Her eyes occasionally drifted to the side, stealing glances at the shirtless boy beside her.

After long periods of training, Ryun's body had developed some muscle definition. Kushina found herself unable to look away.

When Ryun wore clothes, he looked somewhat slender, but without them, his muscles were clearly defined and looked strong. If not for her shame and pride, Kushina would've reached out to touch them...

Unable to touch despite seeing, she swallowed hard several times without realizing it.

Ryun didn't notice her strange behavior. After washing and wringing out his T-shirt by the river, he put it back on.

"Today, you'll keep practicing 'tree climbing.'"

As Ryun spoke, he summoned several shadow clones to begin their daily training.

"W-Wait... Can you have one clone stay below to catch me...?"

For the sake of her butt, Kushina swallowed her pride and made this request.

Ryun glanced at her sideways before reluctantly nodding after a moment.

"Fine. But don't freak out and lash out at me again..." Ryun warned beforehand.

"Got it, got it, stop nagging..."

"..."

The main body began another day of physical training. One shadow clone practiced fire-nature transformation, another helped Kushina with tree climbing, while a third went to the riverbank to try out a "new energy fishing method."

"Lightning Style: Earth Flow!"

The shadow clone quickly formed hand signs and then slammed its palms onto the dirt by the shore.

In the next moment, an electric current traveled underground before instantly spreading into the river.

Some fish were shocked into leaping out of the water, but the shadow clone's expression remained indifferent.

A jutsu that couldn't even kill fish was, in Ryun's eyes, a complete failure. He clearly needed more practice.

Time passed quickly. By the end of the day, Kushina still hadn't mastered "tree climbing"...

This dealt a heavy blow to her confidence. She felt like a "good-for-nothing little glutton" who was only good at eating. Fortunately, Ryun gave her plenty of encouragement, so she didn't lose hope entirely.

That day, while Ryun was away from home, two Uchiha clansmen came to visit him. Unfortunately, they couldn't find him and had to leave disappointed.

Ryun wasn't surprised when his mother told him about it, because tomorrow was the Uchiha clan's mid-year meeting. The Uchiha clan loved forming cliques, and Ryun was highly respected—and feared—by the Uchiha kids at the Ninja Academy.

Some of them actively tried to curry favor with him, while others were afraid. Of course, a small portion still held hostility or even hatred toward him...

But after the "beat-up incident," no Uchiha clansmen dared to openly bully him anymore.

After all, the little brat wasn't the same pushover he used to be. His fists were hard—something those who had been on the receiving end knew all too well.

Of course, aside from his hard fists, his mouth was also sharp and venomous... Most Uchiha kids avoided him altogether, let alone picked fights.

Other elementary students thought Uchiha Ryun was under Kushina's protection, but only those Uchiha kids who had suffered at his hands knew—Ryun was the real deal!

The nickname "Black and Red Twin Terrors" had been spread by an Uchiha clansman, with the "Black Terror" ranked above the "Red Terror"... In the eyes of the Uchiha school bullies, the "Red Hot Habanero" was still too green. Being paired with the "Little Brat" as the twin terrors was barely acceptable.

The next day.

Ryun put on a short-sleeved T-shirt with the Uchiha fan emblem and entered the Uchiha clan grounds at the appointed time.

"Uchiha Ryun, representing my mother, Uchiha Asuka, here to attend the meeting."

Before entering the ancestral hall, Ryun had to announce himself to gain entry, as clansmen were responsible for registering attendees.

In truth, he was only here for formalities today—it wasn't even his real body, just a somewhat special shadow clone.

The registering clansman frowned slightly at the sight of Ryun's black-and-purple streaked hair.

"Which branch? And who's your father?"

"Third Elder's branch. Deceased father, Uchiha Mori." Ryun answered the question.

Soon, the registering clansman found Asuka and Ryun's names in the clan records.

"Why didn't anyone from your family attend the last year-end clan meeting?"

The registrar's face darkened. In his eyes, this was a sign of disrespect toward the clan. It was rare for Uchiha clansmen to miss such an important gathering.

"Because something came up." Ryun replied casually.

"What could possibly be more important than the clan? If you couldn't come, why didn't you send word? Do you even care about the clan?"

The registrar's face was full of displeasure.

The man at the ancestral hall's entrance was middle-aged or older. People of that age loved lecturing the younger generation, and most were quite rigid.

"I don't know. As for what came up, I forgot. It was last year, after all."

Ryun shoved his hands in his pockets and answered offhandedly.

Today, he was here to attend the meeting, not to be interrogated by this old man.

"You—"

Ryun's simple reply left the man red-faced with anger.

But the next moment, Ryun ignored him and walked straight into the ancestral hall.