111. Chest Muscle?

"I'm not blind!"

Uchiha Hikari was enraged by the floating figure in front of her. With her perfect Mangekyo Sharingan, she could see every pore on the other person's face.

But seeing the familiar appearance of her opponent, she was certain this person was not showing their true face.

"Kekeke, have you forgotten what you look like?"

The black figure floating mid-air smirked, teasing her with a twisted grin and bright eyes.

"Stop playing tricks!"

The girl, who had a suspicion in her heart, tried to suppress this figure, who looked exactly like her, using her eye power.

"Ugh!"

The black-clad figure, suddenly under attack, clutched her head in pain, glaring warily and gnashing her teeth. "Is this all you've got? Why didn't you use this against that little brat during the day?"

"Annoying!"

Remembering what she saw earlier that day, Uchiha Hikari, wearing white pajamas, felt a tightening in her chest. The black figure, seeing the main personality showing a weakness, immediately took advantage.

"If it were up to me, that Uchiha Gin would be kneeling at my feet, licking my shoes like a dog."

"Stop talking nonsense!"

The flustered girl, her face flushing red from the crude statement, instantly increased her eye power, snuffing out the black second personality.

"Kekeke, I'll be back!"

With eyes full of malice, the second personality shouted one last time before being forced back into the darkness.

"Ahh..."

It was only when Uchiha Hikari could no longer sense the presence of her dark personality that she breathed a sigh of relief.

Uchiha Gin had already warned her that there was a Mangekyo technique hidden inside her, and advised her to always wear the dark green cloak he gave her during battles. When not fighting, she should avoid any intense emotional fluctuations, or her dark second personality might take over her body.

She hadn't expected that, after just one day, her second personality would start resurfacing. This made her feel a sense of crisis, and she reminded herself to keep a calm mind from now on and handle everything with composure.

The next morning, Uchiha Gin woke up early and, after getting off the sofa, personally made a hearty breakfast.

"Knock, knock, knock—Hikari, time for breakfast!"

Holding a plate of breakfast, he knocked on Uchiha Hikari's door. After a while, the girl with panda-like eyes slowly opened the door.

Seeing Uchiha Gin smiling at her, her pale face suddenly flushed red, and she quickly slammed the door shut. From inside, a stammering voice called out, "Ah... Gin, just... give me a moment."

Leaning against the door, Uchiha Hikari's face was flushed red. Last night, after hearing what her dark personality said, she couldn't stop imagining Uchiha Gin kneeling before her all night, unable to sleep.

After freshening up and putting on the new clothes she bought yesterday, she glanced at the neatly folded dark green cloak and hesitated before putting it on. She then opened the door and sweetly said to Uchiha Gin, who was waiting outside, "Gin, thank you."

"Why are you being so polite? Take your time eating; later, we'll visit Uncle."

Unaware of the girl's strange behavior, Uchiha Gin smiled and handed her breakfast, then left while grumbling, "I'll go wake that little brat up first. He kept me up all night yesterday..."

"Snap!"

The girl, who had been smiling while holding her breakfast, suddenly felt something snap in her mind. Dark energy began to rise from her body, but it was quickly suppressed by the transparent glow of the dark green cloak, preventing the darkness from spreading further.

Phew! The cloak saved her.

"Whew…"

Taking a deep breath, the girl tried to appear concerned and nervously asked Uchiha Gin, "Gin, did you not sleep well last night? It's all my fault. I shouldn't have made you sleep alone; it must've been uncomfortable sharing a bed with a stranger."

Her apologetic expression warmed Uchiha Gin's heart. Now, this is a good kid!

"Only you understand, unlike that little brat. He fell off the sofa so many times last night that I couldn't get any sleep."

Last night, Uchiha Gin, sleeping in his own bedroom, was repeatedly woken by the sound of "thuds" from the living room. Helpless, he had to get up and move the rolling Senju Itama back to the sofa.

But this brat had such terrible sleeping posture that, in the end, Uchiha Gin had no choice but to throw him onto the bed.

"Tsk, has this brat been secretly working out? His chest muscles seem a bit exaggerated."

Not paying much attention to the developing muscles on Itama's chest, he just assumed the kid had been sneaking in some training.

Looking at the soundly sleeping Senju Itama, Uchiha Gin wiped off some accidental drool from his hand with disgust. "Sharing a bed with this kid is a nightmare."

He closed the bedroom door, leaving the bed to the brat while he settled onto the sofa and fell into a comfortable sleep.

"Oh~~~ so you slept on the sofa last night, Gin!"

Realizing the truth, the girl let out a sigh of relief. Thank goodness they didn't sleep together. Thank goodness Gin's purity was preserved... for now.

"No worries, I'll modify the house a bit, and by tonight, I'll be over to sleep."

Already planning for the night, Uchiha Gin turned and casually said to the girl, who looked oddly relieved, before humming a tune and walking off.

(σ≧≦)σ The girl felt thrilled.

Tonight, Gin would be sleeping with her! She felt confident in herself once again.

"Brat! Get up, the sun's already shining on your butt!"

Uchiha Gin knocked on the bedroom door roughly, venting his pent-up frustrations from the previous night.

"Mmm… I can't eat anymore~"

Still dreaming, Senju Itama was fantasizing about Uchiha Gin bowing down and cooking all sorts of delicious food for him.

"Huh? AHHHH!!!"

Awakened by the knocking, Senju Itama rubbed his eyes and, to his shock, realized he wasn't on the sofa. Panic set in.

Seeing himself lying in Uchiha Gin's bed with his clothes disheveled, he let out a scream, like a rooster being strangled.

"Bang!"

The bedroom door flew open with a kick, and Uchiha Gin, looking worried, rushed in. Seeing Senju Itama clutching his clothes with a pale face, he hurriedly asked, "What happened? What's wrong?"

"Why are you outside?"

A confused Senju Itama looked at him, startled. Shouldn't Gin be lying beside him, smoking a cigarette? How did he come from outside?

"Where else would I be but outside?"

After scanning the room with his heightened senses and finding nothing wrong, Uchiha Gin glared at him.

"Why are you screaming?"

"Wasn't I sleeping on the sofa? How did I end up on the bed?"

Ignoring his question, Senju Itama demanded an explanation, convinced Uchiha Gin was the culprit.

A horny ape!

"You've got some nerve!"

Uchiha Gin laughed in exasperation and told him about his embarrassing sleeping habits from last night.

"No way, no way!"

Red-faced, Senju Itama protested, convinced he must have done something improper.

"Tsk! Believe it or not, now hurry up and get ready for breakfast."

Too busy to argue with the brat, Uchiha Gin had a full day ahead.

At the breakfast table, Senju Itama glared at Uchiha Gin while angrily shoveling food into his mouth, as if eating his flesh instead of breakfast.

"Have you been training in secret?"

Sipping milk, Uchiha Gin raised an eyebrow, noticing the noticeable growth in Senju Itama.

"Huh? Of course, I train every day!"

Surprised, he dropped his chopsticks and proudly flexed her small fists.

"No wonder, you've done well, especially your chest muscles. We should share tips sometime."

Recalling what he had noticed the previous night, Uchiha Gin's eyes lit up.

He had been struggling with chest muscle development, but it seemed Itama had mastered it! Finally, he could put this brat to use.

What?

He glanced down, his face turning crimson from head to toe.

o(*≧д≦)o!! "Get lost!"

"Makes no sense…"

Confused, Uchiha Gin left, wondering why he got so angry. Could this be some secret Senju clan technique?

Tsk, he thought, I'll have to get the secret from my cousin.

"Gin!"

Deep in thought about how to bribe his cousin, Uchiha Gin heard a sweet voice. He looked up to see Uchiha Hikari smiling at him from the door.

"Sorry for the delay, the brat caused some trouble."

Remembering the day's plans, Uchiha Gin felt bad for being late and apologized.

"It's fine, I just got here myself."

In reality, the girl had been waiting for a while, but she smiled softly, not minding the wait.

"Alright, let's go. Uncle has something for us."

Uchiha Gin reminded her of Uchiha Tajima's request yesterday right after they went back to the clan.He asked them to go to his house to discuss something.

The two of them strolled side by side to Tajima's residence and knocked on the door softly.

*creak~*

Just after knocking the door, it opened.

The one who opened the door was his little cousin, Izuna. He looked tired. Seeing his complexion, Uchiha Gin frowned and thought

The little cousin hasn't had his kidney stolen by the white-haired guy yet, so why does he look so weak?

  Uchiha Izuna thought he could sleep in after returning from the battlefield, but he never expected to be woken up and tortured by his own brother.

At the critical moment, he heard a knock on the door and quickly ran over to open the door to escape from his brother's clutches.

  "Cousin! You are my savior!"

  With tears in her eyes, Uchiha Izuna grabbed the hand of the confused Uchiha Gin and said thank you with deep emotion.

  "Huh? My little cousin can hear my thoughts?"

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