He had just returned from the front lines, first reporting to the Hokage's office, and then to the clan compound to report again.
He had just gotten home!
Then he ran into an emotionally unstable Uchiha Mikoto.
Inside the house.
After an unknown amount of time, a muffled sobbing sound came from inside the room.
The house was a mess, with signs of a struggle everywhere, from the moment they entered.
From the stairs to the bedroom!
"Yoru-kun, I'm... I'm so sorry."
Uchiha Mikoto, her body covered in red marks, turned her head and looked at Uchiha Yoru with a guilty expression.
Uchiha Yoru tiredly shook his head.
"Big Sister Mikoto, lie still. I'll use medical ninjutsu to heal your wounds."
So, Uchiha Mikoto lay on the bed, and Uchiha Yoru's hands glowed with the faint, pale-green light of medical ninjutsu.
This was just basic medical ninjutsu.
As he treated her, tears welled up in Uchiha Mikoto's eyes, and she cried in a low voice:
"Yoru-kun, during this mission, my teammate! I watched Sakurako get killed with my own eyes. It was all because we were careless... When we passed through a village after completing the mission, we saw a pitiful old man. Sakurako, with a kind heart, gave him some food. But in an instant, that person went crazy!"
As she spoke, Uchiha Mikoto's eyes occasionally showed the two-tomoe pattern, her gaze filled with regret and endless hatred.
"That person was so terrifying. They had no chakra at all, but in that moment, they turned into a monster! Then Sakurako! She was bitten on the neck by that person. All I could do was watch her gasp for breath as she looked at me..."
Listening to Uchiha Mikoto's description, Uchiha Yoru's brows furrowed. No chakra, yet they suddenly went berserk and turned into a monster?
This sounded a lot like someone's intelligence report!
But when he saw Uchiha Mikoto's sorrowful eyes, he couldn't help but sigh.
This brutal ninja world, seemingly advanced, was also filled with cruelty.
Uchiha Mikoto had grown up with him, but her identity was not simple.
She was the granddaughter of Elder Setsuna and one of the clan's few female ninja prodigies.
When an Uchiha awakens their Sharingan, their emotions are already on the verge of collapse. The special chakra that surges in their brain makes them even more emotionally unstable—in layman's terms, they are mentally affected.
Looking at the history of the Sharingan's awakening, all Uchiha go through a volatile period before stabilizing.
...In the bathroom...
"Yoru-kun, thank you."
Uchiha Mikoto, who had no strength left, felt her emotions soothed.
Uchiha Yoru yawned and casually got out of the bathtub, putting on his bathrobe. This damned life of a noble family—he was starting to love it.
"Big Sister Mikoto, you're Elder Setsuna's granddaughter. I took a huge risk here. If anyone else in the clan found out, you know what would happen!"
Uchiha Yoru rubbed his fingers together in a gesture for payment, which made Uchiha Mikoto let out a sudden laugh.
"Then, how much do you want this time, little brother Yoru?"
"Big Sister Mikoto, even though we grew up together, I'm not as well off as you. These ninja blades, explosive tags, wires, soldier pills... are all precious resources, especially since I haven't even awakened my Sharingan yet."
Uchiha Yoru spoke on and on, while Uchiha Mikoto, soaking in the tub, narrowed her eyes and showed a rare expression of enjoyment and relaxation.
She knew that Uchiha Yoru was changing the subject to help her relax.
"I don't have that much money. How about I pay you back with myself?"
No one would have expected that the usually gentle and demure Mikoto could be so rebellious and different after awakening her Sharingan.
This single sentence made Uchiha Yoru choke and cough. He quickly put his hands together and whispered:
"Big Sister Mikoto, you can't say things like that! If anyone outside heard that, Elder Setsuna would tear my skin off."
In this relaxed atmosphere, Uchiha Mikoto's tense emotions were finally relieved, and she slowly got out of the tub.
The young Uchiha Mikoto, despite being fully clothed, had a surprisingly curvy figure.
Although he had seen it many times already... ahem!
"These are the clan's advanced shurikenjutsu and kenjutsu techniques, and also a B-rank lightning release ninjutsu, Lightning Release: False Darkness. Study them carefully during this time, especially since this battlefield is mostly in the Land of Rain."
Uchiha Mikoto, who had expertly retrieved clothes from the closet, once again took on her seemingly gentle and virtuous appearance.
She took a scroll from her jacket in the bedroom and tossed it over.
Uchiha Yoru's face broke into a smile as he caught the scroll.
"Big Sister Mikoto, your support is so good."
Upon hearing this, a blush appeared on the face of the now-calm Uchiha Mikoto. She wouldn't usually be so brazen.
The last time she was emotionally triggered and awakened her Sharingan, she was like this once, and this time she was stimulated again.
This kind of situation often brings out the darkest side of a person.
The Uchiha clan's shurikenjutsu was among the best in the ninja world. As Uchiha Yoru opened the scroll, he was filled with emotion.
He knew this was Uchiha Mikoto's way of worrying about him and ensuring his survival.
He had only graduated a little over a year ago and was still a genin, but his growth during this wartime and his collection of techniques from a noble clan had already made him no weaker than an average chunin.
However, on the battlefield, even a chunin's chakra was not enough, let alone a jonin's.
Therefore, for a ninja of his level, kenjutsu and shurikenjutsu, which were long-range attack methods, could save a lot of chakra. This was a chance to survive on the battlefield.
You have to remember, he was an Uchiha. Even without the Sharingan, the explosive tags, kunai, and other ninja tools in his pouch were far superior to those of an ordinary ninja of the same rank.
"As for the Lightning Release, don't rush it. Take your time, but you must learn it. On the Land of Rain battlefield, our clan's Fire Release is restricted."
Uchiha Mikoto made sure to give a serious warning. A B-rank ninjutsu was already considered jonin-level, and the learning difficulty was quite high.
"Big Sister Mikoto, the kenjutsu and shurikenjutsu are fine, but an advanced Lightning Release ninjutsu is another matter!"
At this, Uchiha Yoru showed a hint of worry, but Uchiha Mikoto merely nodded calmly.
"It will be fine. This battlefield is in the Amegakure (Village Hidden in the Rain). Since you have a Lightning affinity, I've already applied for it within the clan in advance."
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Yoru's face broke into a smile.
Sure enough!
Even the prejudiced Uchiha clan had its own way of handling personal favors.
Uchiha Yoru's chakra affinities were Fire, Lightning, and Earth.
"Yoru, we're meeting at the village gates in three days. I'm going to avenge Sakurako myself!"
Seeing Uchiha Mikoto's emotions become a little unstable again, Uchiha Yoru feigned a look of surprise, then a smile appeared on his face.
"Big Sister Mikoto, business is business. What happened just now is settled. This mission is so dangerous, you'll have to pay extra!"
Bang! Uchiha Mikoto grabbed a pillow and threw it at him. Uchiha Yoru quickly caught it.
"Big Sister Mikoto, let's talk about this! Don't get angry. You have to at least add a little to this one, after all, it's a mission outside the village... Okay, okay, we won't talk about money. Then all the ninja tool consumption for this mission has to be accounted for..."
As Uchiha Yoru's voice continued, Uchiha Mikoto flipped over the windowsill and left.
However, as she left, Uchiha Mikoto's seemingly annoyed expression turned into a look of relief when she felt a wisp of cool air from outside the window.
She knew that Uchiha Yoru was only trying to calm her emotions. After all, her Sharingan had just evolved, and her emotions were at their most sensitive during this period.
Watching Mikoto turn into a small black dot as she disappeared, Uchiha Yoru narrowed his eyes and smiled.