Hearing the name Sasuke brought Mikoto Uchiha out of her thoughts.

Then, as her consciousness cleared, she finally remembered what had happened. It seemed... she had been poisoned? Realizing something was wrong, she called for help from Shenyue Xingyun.

As the memories resurfaced, Mikoto Uchiha realized she had misunderstood.

In an instant, a mixture of shame and disappointment caused her face to flush red.

Upon seeing this, Shingetsu Seiun immediately became worried: "Mikoto-sensei, are you alright?"

"You don't look well?"

"I...I'm fine," Mikoto Uchiha said, sensing that the strength in her limbs was gradually returning.

"Where's Sasuke? Let me see him?"

Shen Yue Xingyun hurriedly reached out and lifted Sasuke, who was wrapped up at her feet, in front of Uchiha Mikoto.

"I took care of the enemy before they even made a move."

"The little guy hasn't woken up yet, he's been sleeping the whole time."

Seeing Sasuke's sleeping face, Mikoto Uchiha finally felt relieved and her expression calmed down.

"Great."

"It's alright, it's alright."

After looking at Sasuke for a while, his gaze fell back on Shingetsu Seiun's face.

"what happened?"

"Tell me about it."

Shingetsu Seiun then relayed the information he had obtained from Kumogakure to Uchiha Mikoto. Upon learning that Kumogakure had dared to seize Konoha's bloodline limit under the guise of peace talks, Uchiha Mikoto was greatly alarmed.

"They...how dare they!"

Shenyue Xingyun sneered, "Even the boldest person has been fed by someone."

"Never mind, let's not talk about this anymore. Misaka-sensei, you should get some sleep."

Mikoto Uchiha couldn't sleep.

At this moment, a strong sense of lingering fear welled up in her heart. If Shenyue Xingyun hadn't deliberately... happened to come to her place tonight, even if she had discovered and stopped Yunyin's actions, she couldn't imagine how serious the consequences would have been.

"Nebula, thank you so much for today," said Mikoto Uchiha.

Shinzuki Seiun: "Mikoto-sensei, you're being too polite."

"Besides, you don't need to worry too much. It's all because Yun Yin overestimated himself."

"If Sasuke is really stolen, I will not let the higher-ups of Kumogakure get away with it."

Mikoto Uchiha felt a warmth in her heart.

Looking at the Divine Moon Nebula before him, his handsome face appeared even softer and more dreamlike under the warm light.

A sense of fulfillment and security enveloped her, warming her heart.

“Mikoto-sensei,” Shinzuki Seiun said.

Uchiha Mikoto: "Hmm?"

Shenyue Xingyun: "Take a nap. The people from Yunyin said it will take more than five hours for the effects of the poison to completely dissipate."

Mikoto Uchiha shook her head: "I'm too scared to sleep."

"I'm afraid that when I wake up, Sasuke and... will be gone."

Shenyue Xingyun laughed upon hearing this, "Don't worry."

"I'm staying here tonight, I'm not going anywhere."

"Even if more and more Cloud Villages come, I will guarantee your and Sasuke's safety."

Uchiha Mikoto felt even warmer inside.

"Go to sleep, Misaka-sensei."

Feeling the lack of strength and still feeling the heaviness in her eyelids, Mikoto Uchiha did not continue.

"Then... I'll lie down for a while."

Shenyue Xingyun remained silent and quietly turned the brightness of the desk lamp to the lowest setting.

The vision dimmed considerably in an instant. Uchiha Mikoto placed Sasuke in front of her, turned to protect him, and gently closed her eyes.

Seeing this, Shenyue Xingyun stopped talking.

He thought to himself, "Thanks to the divination tortoise shell, otherwise Mikoto and Sasuke would have been in real danger."

Looking down at Uchiha Mikoto, and seeing that she had closed her eyes and her breathing had become even, Shingetsu Seiun admired her for a few seconds before beginning to think about tomorrow's peace agreement signing ceremony.

The signing ceremony was originally scheduled for the morning, but judging from what happened today, tomorrow's ceremony will certainly not go smoothly.

The Hidden Cloud Village dispatched top experts to seize the Konoha Village's bloodline limit. Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi doesn't pursue the matter, the fact that he killed two Hidden Cloud Village ninjas cannot be left unpunished.

What will Yunyin's attitude be then?

Will they be as tough as I remember, or will they consider their own strength and try to settle things peacefully?

What Shingetsu Seiun was most curious about was Hiruzen Sarutobi's attitude.

As far as I remember, the target of the Cloud Village this time should only be the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan. Hyuga Hiashi took action, killed the Cloud Village's experts, and saved Hinata.

Because of the Cloud Village delegation's tough stance, and for the sake of the hard-won peace, Hiruzen Sarutobi reluctantly passed the pressure on to the Hyuga clan, leading to Hizashi Hyuga's suicide as a scapegoat.

I just don't know if things will turn out differently now that he's here.

With this in mind, Shenyue Xingyun established contact with the shadow clone he had sent out. His customized version of the multi-shadow clone ability was a system reward, allowing him to set synchronized senses. Once he established contact, he could perceive everything happening on the shadow clone's side in a timely manner.

This real-time perception greatly affects the main body's activities, so he usually disconnects when he uses shadow clones. Now that he doesn't need to fight or do anything, it's a good time to try it out.

Just as he established the connection and synchronized the perception of his shadow clone, Shenyue Xingyun felt his hand being gripped.

'What's going on? Whose hand is the shadow clone holding?' This thought crossed his mind, and then Shenyue Xingyun realized something was wrong.

The sensation in my hand wasn't transmitted from the shadow clone.

It's the feeling of the body itself.

Upon realizing what had happened, Shenyue Xingyun's heart trembled, and the synchronized perception of her shadow clones was immediately severed.

The feeling in my hand is still there.

Shenyue Xingyun lowered his head, and in the dim light, he could see clearly.

Mikoto Uchiha lay on her side, her left arm bent over, protecting Sasuke.

Her right hand was outstretched below, and her slender palm had somehow managed to firmly grasp his hand.

Thanks to the second stage of his training in the "Heart-Nourishing and Eye-Care Technique," he can now see in the dark.

Ordinary people might not be able to see it clearly, but he could clearly see that Uchiha Mikoto's eyelids were moving.

It's not the kind of movement you feel during REM sleep, but rather a restless, uncontrolled movement as you try to stay calm.

Even the even breathing sounds seemed to begin to fluctuate.

Shingetsu Nebula: "?"

Chapter 424 Hinata's Trouble

After confirming it several times, Shenyue Xingyun finally believed one fact—that the other party had grabbed her hand.

It wasn't unconsciousness while asleep, nor was it an accident.

is intentional.

Shenyue Xingyun's breathing suddenly became much heavier.

Thoughts kept flashing through my mind.

why?

Why would the other party do such a thing?

All sorts of ideas raced through my mind.

Following normal logic and given a normal relationship, it's easy to understand. Perhaps Mikoto Uchiha was frightened tonight and felt more at ease holding his hand.

But this is an abnormal situation.

The first abnormality is the tortoise shell.

The tortoise shell was guiding him; he was to appear here tonight. At the time, he thought it was Mikoto Uchiha's condition that had brought about a turning point in the mission, but he changed his mind after the attack by Kumogakure. However, now, with Mikoto Uchiha's actions, that thought had resurfaced uncontrollably.

The second unusual thing is that his relationship with Uchiha Mikoto is not ordinary.

Right after graduation, I underwent extreme healing in the Sacrificial Earth Prison.

After Sasuke was born, he took care of her postpartum recovery. Ultimately, at her command, he stopped using contraception.

The third abnormality, and the most important one, is that his hands are abnormal.

If it were someone else's hand, I would have just shaken it.

But can I just shake his hand?!

Mikoto Uchiha couldn't possibly be unaware of this.

But she did it anyway.

With their hands clasped together, Shenyue Xingyun could feel the warmth and smoothness of her palms.

The brain of the Divine Moon Nebula began to reboot.

Restart failed, try restarting again.

Select unsafe reboot mode...

Thirty seconds later, Shingetsu Seiun looked at Uchiha Mikoto's profile again.

He realized—this was an opportunity.

Gently rubbing her palms together, Shenyue Xingyun could feel the trembling in her hands amidst the delicate touch.

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