Covering her charming face that had already revealed the allure of a mature woman, Uchiha Mikoto finally calmed down after a long while.
"Hmph, but if he stands me up today...", She hummed a couple of times, but the gentle lady ultimately couldn't bring herself to say anything harsh.
After all, she still couldn't learn to be as bold as Kushina.
Shaking her head, Uchiha Mikoto struggled to move her flawless body off the bed.
She threw the white wedding kimono, which had been torn by someone and could no longer be worn, into the laundry basket, planning to wash and treasure it later.
Then, she walked with some discomfort to the dressing table, smiling as she looked at herself in the mirror, and gently tied up her long hair.
"Come in and clean up."
Only after tidying herself up did Uchiha Mikoto open the door.
"Yes!"
The maids who entered were all stunned by the charm exuding from the new bride's brows and the envy-inducing rosy complexion on her lovely face.
'The clan leader's wife is truly... so beautiful that it makes one lose all desire to compete.'
'And this delicate, well-nourished skin, what a fortunate woman.'
'The clan leader too, the sounds he made last night were so loud and lasted so long that even we servants could hear them.'
'However, strangely, when we got up early this morning, we saw the clan leader sleeping in the study.'
'If the clan leader had been resting in the study all along, then who was the person in the clan leader's wife's room until nearly dawn?'
"Call some craftsmen over; this room needs reinforcement."
'The soundproofing is terrible.'
Just by looking at the maids' expressions, Uchiha Mikoto knew that her sounds from last night had probably been heard by them.
'It seems that in the future, we'll have to secure the doors and windows properly and not let any sound escape.'
'And...'
As she stepped out of the room, Uchiha Mikoto also noticed a pair of footprints in the courtyard that seemed to have been there for a long time.
'Uchiha Fugaku? Did this guy actually stand guard in the courtyard like a bodyguard last night?'
'Could he have developed some strange fetish?'
'How disgusting.'
The Uchiha clan is a clan that admires strength, and Uchiha Mikoto acknowledges this.
In fact, it was because she was so impressed by Uchiha Kage's strength and gentleness that she hasn't been able to see anyone else in her eyes all these years.
But to admire strength to the extent that Uchiha Fugaku does, Uchiha Mikoto has never seen such a thing before and cannot understand it.
"Tell your clan leader not to approach my room in the future, whether I'm there or not."
"This... yes."
The maids looked puzzled but dared not ask more, only nodding in agreement.
'Could it be that the man in the clan leader's wife's room last night really wasn't the clan leader?'
'Oh no, better not think too much about it; knowing too much might get us killed.'
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"Ah..."
The same morning.
In the same girl's bedroom.
Sakura was looking at her small self in the mirror with a look of frustration.
"It's all because of Mom's genes. Compared to Hinata, forget it, but I can't even compare to Ino..."
Even in her dreams, the fantasy version of herself growing up is still small.
Frustrated, Sakura wanted to smash the mirror in front of her with a punch, but in the end, she just slumped her shoulders and let her hands hang down.
"However, since that dream about Kage, there hasn't been a second time..."
Although Sakura has secretly fantasized since then, it has never felt as real as that time.
"Ah! Why am I thinking about such strange things again!"
Shaking her long hair, Sakura quickly changed her clothes, slipped on her sandals, and ran out the door.
Only after reaching the street did she finally return her girlish heart to its usual state.
"Sasuke seems to be training with Kakashi-sensei, and that Naruto guy... forget it."
'Huh, is that him?'
Walking aimlessly, Sakura suddenly noticed Team 8 gathered not far away, Uchiha Kage, Yuhi Kurenai, and the others.
'It's so nice; it seems like Team 8 has been together every day these days?'
'Ah, are they coming this way?'
Between greeting them and pretending not to see them, Sakura somehow chose to hide around the corner out of a sense of guilt.
'No, why am I hiding?'
But just as Sakura was about to step out from the corner to greet Uchiha Kage and the others openly—
"Sakura, what are you doing here?"
"Huh?"
A hand suddenly patting her back almost made Sakura scream.
"In-Ino?"
Seeing the blonde girl who had appeared behind her at some point, Sakura's previously guilt-free heart suddenly felt guilty again.
'Oh no, does Ino think I was peeking at Kage?'
"That woman... has she been getting too close to Kage lately?"
But Ino didn't pay any attention to Sakura's expression, just kept staring at Team 8 in the distance.
To be precise, at Yuhi Kurenai, who was forcibly patting Uchiha Kage's head.
"That woman? Wh-who?"
'I haven't been getting too close to Kage lately, right?'
Sakura covered her heart, which was about to leap out, and then followed Ino's gaze.
"Are you talking about Hinata?"
Different from Ino's perspective, Sakura was concerned about the Byakugan girl silently following behind Uchiha Kage.
'It feels like Hinata's chest has gotten a bit fuller again.'
'Men generally like girls like Hinata, right?'
"No, it's that female teacher!"
'Why bring up Hinata?'
Ino gave Sakura a strange look.
Of course, she also knows that Hinata has feelings for Uchiha Kage, 'But, no matter how you look at it or think about it, her timid and shy personality couldn't possibly compete with me, right?'
'Besides, Kage once said that I, Ino, am the most beautiful girl in the class, and...'
'Although I haven't developed as fast as Hinata, I'm not bad; maybe I'll catch up in the future.'
Weighing her small chest, Ino didn't take Hinata, who could barely speak to Kage, seriously.
"Ah, you mean Kurenai-sensei?"
'Although Kurenai-sensei's behavior towards Kage is somewhat intimate, it's still within the bounds of teacher and student, right?'
'How could it possibly be..."
"Are you overthinking it?"
Sakura felt that Ino was being overly sensitive in places she shouldn't be.
And in places she should be sensitive.
"Absolutely not, that female teacher may not have crossed the line on the surface, but her eyes... I definitely didn't misread them!"
Ino confidently patted her small chest.
"Oh no, could Kage actually prefer older women?"
Thinking about how Uchiha Kage has always been lukewarm towards her and the other girls in class, Ino couldn't help but make a very unsettling guess.
"Prefers older women? Now that you mention it, it seems...", Sakura quickly recalled the incident on the way back from the mission in the Land of Waves that night.
'Maybe Kage really is the type of guy who likes older sisters?'
"Did something happen with Kage? Tell me quickly!", Seeing Sakura's thoughtful expression, Ino grabbed her shoulders and shook her.
"It's like this...", Helpless, Sakura had to tell Ino about that night.
"There was a very seductive, big-breasted kunoichi from Kirigakure, and because she was barely dressed, Kage seemed to let her go on purpose."
"Really?", Ino also showed a thoughtful expression.
"But a ninja from another village shouldn't be a problem; it's the current..."
'Hmm?"
Just as Ino was thinking this, not far away, Yuhi Kurenai, whom she had been closely watching, actually reached out and pinched Uchiha Kage's butt.
"Ah~ I thought that female teacher was the gentle type, but it turns out she's also a sneaky woman, taking advantage of her student like that under the guise of being a teacher."
'That's Kage's butt, and I've never even touched it!'
"Um, Ino, does Kurenai really have an interest in that boy?"
While the two girls were hiding around the corner, secretly watching Uchiha Kage and his team, another uninvited guest appeared behind them.
"Asuma-sensei? Don't suddenly make noise; it's so scary!", Ino was startled by the teacher who appeared behind her.
"And no wonder sensei can't get a woman; eavesdropping on girls' conversations is the worst behavior."
"Ah, yes, sorry...", Asuma repeatedly apologized to his student.
But his eyes, like Ino's, were fixed on the mature and beautiful kunoichi in the distance.
"Ino, was what you said earlier true? Does Kurenai really like... her student?"
Thinking about how Yuhi Kurenai had repeatedly turned down his date invitations recently under the pretext of training her students, Asuma felt a bit melancholy.
"Very likely, after all, besides Sakura, no girl has been able to resist Kage's charm," Ino analyzed seriously.
"I-is that so?", Hearing this, Asuma's figure gradually sank into gloom.
It seems, indeed, that boy's looks are more outstanding than anyone else in the village.
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