Chapter 155: Everyone Is a Good Sister — One Big Family!
After settling Mikoto in, Oborotsuki remembered that when he left Kirigakure earlier, he had told Terumī Mei he was going to capture the Eight-Tails.
Now he hadn't brought back the Eight-Tails—instead, he had returned with a woman and her child.
Explaining that to Mei wouldn't be easy. He originally planned to head straight to the Land of Lightning, but then thought better of it—leaving Mikoto alone at home didn't feel right.
So he stayed and kept her company until nightfall.
At dusk, Kushina, Konan, Yūhi Kurenai, and the others returned home one after another.
The moment they stepped through the door and saw Oborotsuki lounging on the sofa, all three women froze in surprise.
"You're back…"
Yūhi Kurenai walked in casually and headed straight toward Oborotsuki, but after only a couple of steps she suddenly stopped, frowning.
"There's someone else here."
Kushina's senses were even sharper. She had already turned her head toward the room that had always been empty.
She could sense a chakra signature inside—two people, actually.
"That scent isn't ours. Oborotsuki, who did you bring back this time?"
Konan also picked up on the unfamiliar perfume and cosmetics lingering in the air.
All three women immediately turned their heads toward Oborotsuki, fixing him with deadly stares.
"Don't look at me like that…"
"I ran into Mikoto on the way back, so I saved her."
During the afternoon, Oborotsuki had already coordinated the story with Mikoto.
If she met Kushina and the others, she was to tell them that he had rescued her and little Sasuke on the road.
Everything else could be explained truthfully—including the destruction of the Uchiha clan by Konoha.
So right now, Oborotsuki remained perfectly calm.
"Mikoto?"
Kushina's eyes lit up the moment she heard the name. Her gaze sharpened.
At that moment, the door to the room opened.
Mikoto walked out, holding little Sasuke in her arms.
Hearing the noise, all three women turned at once. For a few seconds, the four of them simply stared at each other. The atmosphere instantly became strange.
"Hello…"
"My name is Mikoto."
"Nice to meet you all… please take care of me…"
Mikoto greeted them politely. Her gaze swept briefly over Konan's face before settling on Yūhi Kurenai and Kushina.
Aside from Yūhi Kurenai—who had lost all memory of her past—
Kushina and Mikoto both lit up with recognition the moment they saw each other.
"It really is you, Mikoto… How… how are you here?"
Kushina asked in shock, looking Mikoto up and down before turning a confused glance toward Oborotsuki. She repeated the motion several times before finally accepting that this really was the Uchiha Mikoto she knew.
"Kushina…"
"After that incident, everyone in the village was looking for you. I never imagined you'd be here."
Mikoto replied calmly, her gaze steady on Kushina.
"Oborotsuki, what's going on here?"
Kushina asked in astonishment, turning to Oborotsuki.
Yūhi Kurenai and Konan, who had been listening the whole time, also stepped closer, curiosity written across their faces.
"Kushina-nee, you two know each other?"
Yūhi Kurenai asked in confusion.
Hearing this, Mikoto gave her a deep, meaningful look—quietly wondering why Yūhi Kurenai didn't recognize her.
But she said nothing, deciding to let Oborotsuki and Kushina explain.
"Oh… so you two really do know each other…"
"I ran into Mikoto while returning from a mission."
"At the time, she and the child were being hunted by Konoha's ANBU, so I stepped in."
"The rest… Mikoto can explain it herself."
Oborotsuki spoke with casual familiarity, addressing Mikoto by name in a tone so natural that Kushina, Yūhi Kurenai, and Konan all gave him strange looks.
Their expressions seemed to say: You're already calling her by name so comfortably? What exactly did you do to her?
But Kushina didn't dwell on it. She frowned and looked seriously at Mikoto:
"Konoha ANBU were hunting you?"
"What exactly happened…?"
"It's a long story," Mikoto shook her head. "If we really want to get into it… it starts from the night of the Nine-Tails attack on Konoha…"
Hearing that, Kushina's gaze immediately became sharp and focused.
The Nine-Tails incident was deeply connected to her—her former husband Minato Namikaze had died because of it.
So when Mikoto brought it up, Kushina's expression turned deadly serious.
About fifteen minutes later, Mikoto had finally explained everything from beginning to end.
After listening, Kushina fell silent.
Another thirty seconds passed before she finally looked at Oborotsuki:
"I never imagined… that incident would lead to such serious conflict between the Uchiha clan and Konoha."
"I'm very sorry to hear this, Mikoto."
Kushina walked over, gently patting Mikoto's shoulder and comforting her in a soft voice.
The near-total annihilation of the Uchiha clan.
And the mastermind behind it—Shimura Danzō—had been personally killed by Mikoto with Oborotsuki's help.
The whole chain of events was horrifying.
But Kushina was no stranger to tragedy.
She was no longer a ninja of Konoha.
Now living in Kirigakure, it wasn't her place to comment on Konoha's internal affairs—especially when one of the people involved, Mikoto, had already been brought back by Oborotsuki.
She knew exactly what kind of man he was.
Mikoto was only a few years older than her—still at the peak of beauty and figure.
From now on, they would all be one family. There was nothing strange about it.
Whether the Uchiha clan or Konoha had been right or wrong no longer mattered to Kushina.
She didn't want to get involved or offer any judgment.
"But don't worry, Mikoto."
"The man calling himself Uchiha Madara—Oborotsuki will never let him go!"
Of course, Kushina also knew about Obito.
Oborotsuki had mentioned it many times before.
That man was wildly ambitious, using the name "Uchiha Madara" and the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan to stir chaos across the ninja world.
Even if it wasn't for her or Mikoto, Oborotsuki would never let him live.
Beside them, Konan and Yūhi Kurenai had been quietly listening the whole time. Now they stepped forward as well, each offering comfort to Mikoto.
"That's right. From now on, just live here with us. We're family."
"Don't treat yourself like an outsider. Settle in comfortably."
From the moment Oborotsuki brought Mikoto home, the three women had already accepted that they would soon have one more sister.
So whether it was Konan or Yūhi Kurenai, neither treated Mikoto as an outsider.
"By the way… is this your child?"
Kushina suddenly looked gently at little Sasuke in Mikoto's arms and asked.
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