Chapter 146: Chapter 146: I Can't Refuse My Senior Mirai's Request
Mirai Uchiha didn't make any further moves toward Hayate Gekko, who was kneeling on the ground.
He bore no hatred toward Hayate Gekko. It was simply that Yugao Uzuki was a woman he had his eyes on, so Mirai decided to teach the man a lesson in this way.
As compensation…
Mirai Uchiha would do his best to ensure Hayate survived through the Chunnin Exam Arc.
Of course, this was under the condition that Hayate stayed away from Yugao Uzuki.
He had never set out to be the good guy.
After reincarnating into this world and obtaining absolute power, Mirai Uchiha had no intention of holding himself back.
"Yugao, let's go."
After returning the bone blade to Yugao Uzuki, Mirai Uchiha directly took her delicate wrist.
"Eh? Senior Mirai…"
Yugao looked somewhat taken aback. After casting a deep glance at Hayate Gekko, she lowered her head and quickly followed Mirai out of the training ground.
Arriving at the Three Colored Dango Shop, Mirai bought ten sticks of dango.
When he placed the three-colored dumplings in front of Yugao Uzuki, he found she made no move to eat them.
Mirai couldn't help but ask, "Yugao, why aren't you eating?"
"Senior Mirai… you're still holding my hand…"
"Huh?!" Mirai exclaimed in surprise before immediately releasing Yugao's soft hand. "I didn't even notice, Yugao."
"You should've said something sooner—you noticed it too, right?"
"Sigh. Well, not many girls can say no to my charm, anyway."
"I'll let you have this one, but don't push your luck next time."
After hearing Mirai's words, Yugao Uzuki couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh. "Senior Mirai, Mitarashi Anko wasn't wrong. You really have the potential to become a playboy."
The lingering awkwardness from their long separation vanished completely, and Yugao gradually grew more animated.
"Senior Mirai, you really scared me just now."
"Scared you how?"
"When you attacked Hayate Gekko, I actually thought you were going to slash him down with one strike."
Recalling the scene when Mirai had drawn his blade earlier, Yugao patted her chest in relief. "That move was just too intense."
After pausing for a moment, Yugao asked curiously, "Senior Mirai, were you genuinely angry just now?"
Mirai shook his head lightly and snorted. "What powerful opponent would truly get angry at an ant-like weakling?"
Thinking about it, Yugao found that did make sense.
Given Senior Mirai's capacity, he shouldn't have been provoked into anger merely by Hayate Gekko's few provocative remarks.
Thinking to herself, Yugao Uzuki couldn't help muttering, "Senpai Mirai, Hayate Gekko isn't usually this way. I wonder what's wrong with him today..."
Hearing that, Mirai Uchiha stopped in her tracks and looked at Yugao softly. "Just by standing beside you, I'm probably already disliked by ninety-nine percent of the men."
"..."
Looking into Mirai Uchiha's clear black eyes, Yugao's body froze for a moment.
What was this?
A confession?
This was the first time she had experienced something like this. The redness on her ears quickly spread to her face and neck...
She had never imagined happiness would come so suddenly.
The idol she had always admired had just said such words to her... How should she respond?
Should she agree directly? Or play hard to get a little?
Come to think of it, what name should they choose for their future children?
"Yugao, from now on, you will join my personal guard unit."
"Eh?"
Still thinking about baby names, Yugao didn't quite catch up at first. "Guard unit?"
Mirai nodded. "Exactly."
"But my current position is..." Yugao hesitated slightly but still voiced out, "I'm an Anbu member. My duty is to follow Lord Hokage's orders and ensure the village's security."
Mirai said calmly, "You don't need to worry about things like that."
"But what about Lord Hokage..." Yugao felt confused.
Mirai leaned down close to Yugao's ear. "The Third has done many things harmful to the village and has already been detained."
"I'm now in charge of Konoha, and soon I will become the Hokage."
Hearing Mirai's words, Yugao's eyes went wide with shock.
Lord Third had been detained?
How had she not known about this!
Wasn't it said that due to health issues, Nara Shikaku was temporarily managing the village affairs?
Mirai continued seriously, "To avoid panic, this matter has been classified as top secret. Only a handful of people know the truth."
"Now that I've told you, you are not to speak of this to anyone."
Yugao swallowed hard. After nervously glancing around, she carefully nodded.
The Hokage was arrested...
What exactly was going on here!
By all logic, she should desperately try to protect the Hokage, yet her superiors hadn't made any statements, and the other Anbu ninjas acted completely normal...
An event like arresting the Hokage hadn't even caused the slightest ripple.
A single word flashed through Yugao's mind.
Coup!
Mirai Uchiha had successfully staged a coup against the Third Hokage without anyone noticing!
Yugao Uzuki was shocked, but she also felt a sense of being trusted.
It seemed like Mirai-sempai truly wasn't letting his guard down around her at all.
"Yugao, the truth will come out soon enough. Then you'll understand everything."
"The Hokage's faction led by the Third Hokage has been doing nothing but harming the village."
"So don't worry about it. Just pretend this never happened."
Yugao nodded gently.
Even if she knew that the Third Hokage had been imprisoned, what could she—a mere anonymous Anbu—really do?
Besides… The fact that this entire affair was handled so discreetly suggested that most of the village elders had already reached a consensus.
The truth might actually be exactly as Mirai-sempai claimed: Lord Hokage must have done something extremely detrimental to the village, leading to this current situation.
"Mirai-sempai, I promise I won't tell anyone about this."
Seeing Yugao's expression, Mirai smiled slightly and nodded. "Then does that mean you'll agree to become my personal guard?"
Yugao looked puzzled. "Mirai-sempai, with my current strength, I'm afraid I wouldn't be qualified to protect someone like you…"
She was only a Chunin now, yet expected to protect someone who had defeated multiple S-rank ninjas.
Didn't that sound completely absurd?
To this, Mirai calmly replied, "Yugao, a personal guard doesn't necessarily need immense power. After all, none can rival my strength."
"For me, a guard is simply someone who assists with various daily tasks."
Upon hearing this, Yugao visibly blushed.
She murmured softly, "Assisting with daily tasks…?"
"With Konoha now under your control, Mirai-sempai, I can't really refuse your request. But please, at least let me grow a bit more first."
As he listened to Yugao's ambiguously phrased reply, Mirai felt a slight stomach ache.
What he had said seemed to have been misunderstood in a very strange way.
Seriously, did he really seem that lecherous?
It must've been because of Anko running her mouth again.
Next time he saw her, he'd definitely give her backside a proper spanking!
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