From Genin Babysitter to Fiancé Fake-Out

"They've already started moving, we need to hurry too…"

Hearing the commotion in the distance, Uchiha Mikoto quickened her pace.

Every second spent in this treacherous enemy base doubled the risk.

She had to find the children as quickly as possible.

*That's right*, she thought.

"Sharingan!"

Quickly ambushing a lone Kumogakure ninja, Uchiha Mikoto immediately used her Sharingan to subject him to an illusionary technique torture.

"Too bad…"

Unfortunately, the ninja didn't know anything about the Uchiha children.

"No need for such trouble."

Watching the female ninja use her Sharingan repeatedly, quickly becoming breathless from excessive Chakra consumption, Uchiha Kage quickly grabbed her arm.

"I know where they are. Just follow me."

"You?"

Uchiha Mikoto wanted to question him, but she stopped herself, remembering how he had deduced what was happening at the Kumogakure camp based on only a few scraps of information.

She had no choice but to trust him.

Feeling the firm grip of his hand on her arm, Uchiha Mikoto felt a strange sense of security and obediently followed.

Still, she couldn't help but grumble inwardly.

*Such a precocious kid… I'm the big sister, and a Jonin to boot, yet I'm being led around by a Genin brother.*

"Those two…"

Because they encountered a team of Kumogakure ninjas, Uchiha Mikoto and Uchiha Kage had to hide in the shadows at the corner of a tent.

Watching the flames rise outside and the orange flood of Naruto's Shadow Clones rushing down the mountain, Uchiha Mikoto was shocked.

"Amazing, he can create so many Shadow Clones?"

"He's from the Uzumaki clan."

Naruto's Shadow Clones at this stage weren't very strong, but he could make a lot of them.

"So he's a Uzumaki… I have a Uzumaki friend too."

Thinking of her close friend Kushina, Uchiha Mikoto's expression softened.

*I felt it before, this Naruto seems a bit like Kushina… so they're from the same clan.*

Were all Uzumaki clan members this carefree, then?

"The target is in that biggest tent up ahead."

Using his Byakugan, Uchiha Kage easily surveyed the surrounding area.

But—

*Of course, they wouldn't make it that easy for us, would they?*

"Then let's hurry…"

Uchiha Mikoto was about to move forward, but she noticed that Uchiha Kage was still standing still.

"It's a trap."

Inside the tent, besides the woman holding the baby, there were two unusually powerful Chakra signatures.

If he wasn't mistaken, these two strong individuals were Kumogakure's strongest fighters.

The Kumogakure front line had advanced, and these two were still here, meaning they were waiting for them.

*Who said Kumogakure ninjas were all reckless brutes?*

Uchiha Kage felt deceived.

"A trap?"

Before Uchiha Mikoto could fully understand, a figure engulfed in blue lightning burst out of the tent.

Lightning Release: Lariat!

Before they even met, the person launched a violent taijutsu attack.

*So fast…*

Uchiha Mikoto's Sharingan could barely track the attacker's movements, but her body couldn't react in time.

Boom!

Dust flew everywhere.

The ground where Uchiha Mikoto had been standing was smashed into a crater by the blue figure.

"Now that's an explosive entrance."

At the critical moment, Uchiha Kage used a Rasengan to strike the Lightning Release Armor of the attacker. Although he didn't manage to hurt him, he succeeded in deflecting the Lariat, causing it to miss Uchiha Mikoto.

"Kage…"

Still in shock, Uchiha Mikoto stared at Uchiha Kage, who had just used the Rasengan.

*This Ninjutsu, and his reaction speed is even faster than mine… this boy is more impressive than I thought…*

"Good thing you blocked that attack. So you're Uchiha too."

Seeing Uchiha Mikoto's Sharingan and the Uchiha crests on their clothes, the attacker was glad that his attack hadn't killed them.

*Another two Uchiha have delivered themselves to our doorstep?*

If they could make good use of them, the goal of creating an Uchiha army in Kumogakure wouldn't be far off.

"That's my sister's baby!"

Because of the ninja's wild entrance, the surrounding tents had been overturned, revealing the female doctor holding the baby.

Uchiha Mikoto's attention was instantly drawn to the infant.

At the same time, she recognized the Lightning Release ninja who had attacked her.

"That's bad, those are the A-B Brothers from Kumogakure! You need to escape from here, Kage!"

Like Konoha's Yellow Flash, Namikaze Minato, the A-B Brothers of Kumogakure had recently gained fame throughout the Ninja World.

"What about you?"

Uchiha Kage looked at Uchiha Mikoto, who seemed ready to rush forward for the sake of the child, and sighed helplessly in his heart.

"I'll find a way to save my sister's child. Listen to me, they're not people you can handle. Run!"

To save her sister's child, Uchiha Mikoto was prepared to die.

But these three young people were innocent.

"You can't escape. Join our Kumogakure willingly, and not only will I spare your lives, but…"

Young Ai glanced at the mature female ninja, pale with fright, she was still beautiful.

Especially that look of strength mixed with vulnerability, few men could resist being moved by it.

"Woman, I can make you my wife! What do you say?"

Of course, besides his own desires, Ai was thinking more about the future development of the Uchiha clan in Kumogakure.

"You… don't even think about it! I already have a fiancé!"

Being teased like that in person, Uchiha Mikoto, even with her good temper, gritted her teeth in anger and shame.

"Fiancé? Don't tell me it's this man beside you?"

Young Ai seemed a bit disappointed.

He planned to take both of them back to Kumogakure. If they were a couple, it would be harder for him to get involved.

"I…"

Uchiha Mikoto glanced shyly at Uchiha Kage beside her. *Thank goodness… he didn't react.*

She felt truly embarrassed being teased like this in front of a younger boy.

But just as she was about to retort, she suddenly realized.

*Wait, why am I explaining so much to the enemy?*

"Enough nonsense, give my sister's child back!"

Uchiha Mikoto signaled the boy beside her to escape quickly, then charged towards the Kumogakure female doctor holding the baby, regardless of the consequences.

But she was quickly stopped by a figure who suddenly appeared.

And that person was carrying two familiar figures over his shoulder.

"Brother, I brought back the two Konoha little kids who were causing trouble outside."

The newcomer was Killer Bee.

"Seriously, I was planning to let them go, but they insisted on chasing after me and fighting…"

Thump.

The knocked-out Naruto and Sasuke were thrown to the ground like sacks of potatoes.

"Oh yeah, Brother, did you mean you wanted to get married just now? I thought you didn't like women."

In all his life, Killer Bee had never seen his adopted brother show any interest in women.

"Another Uchiha, good job, Bee!"

Ignoring his adopted brother Killer Bee's comment, Ai felt that today was a bountiful and wonderful day as he looked at the two Konoha little kids on the ground.

"Don't let them run, and don't kill them either. I want them alive!"

----