After tidying up Uchiha Hikari's room, Orochimaru went to the kitchen to cook.
In the living room, Hyuga Mio looked at Uchiha Hikari, who was sitting stiffly to the side, and for a moment didn't know what to say. She picked up the remote control and turned on the television.
"Want to watch TV?"
"Land of Fire, Konoha, Uchiha Clan proudly endorses! White Snake Brand Sunscreen Lotion, your best summer companion!" As soon as the television was turned on, rhythmic music accompanied by an enthusiastic voice rang out.
Uchiha Hikari stared dumbfounded at the television screen. A cheerful, bright-smiling Uchiha man, wearing only shorts and showing off his well-proportioned physique, stood beside a gentle, flower-like smiling Uchiha woman. In their hands, they held White Snake Brand Sunscreen Lotion, and they were on a sunny beach, with men and women in swimsuits everywhere, and the distant blue sea.
"Are they really Uchiha Clan members?" Uchiha Hikari's eyes widened. She activated her Three-Tomoe Sharingan to look, then rubbed her eyes. Until the commercial ended, she couldn't believe what she had seen. Was this still the Uchiha Clan she remembered?
"Uh… that was for the commercial; they're not like that in real life." Hyuga Mio looked at Uchiha Hikari, whose worldview had clearly shattered, and tried to explain for the handsome Uchiha men and beautiful Uchiha women in the commercial, but her explanation felt so powerless in the face of that stunning advertisement.
"Let's switch to another channel, let's watch Konoha TV. It's almost time for 'Konoha Everyday'." Realizing she couldn't explain it clearly, Hyuga Mio decisively switched channels.
"Next, you will be watching 'Konoha Everyday'!"
"Hello everyone, and welcome to today's Konoha Everyday. I am Aburame Shisuke, the head of the Aburame Clan, and today I will be your host for 'Konoha Everyday,' revealing the secrets of the Aburame Clan…"
Aburame Shisuke, wearing sunglasses and a hood, had a container filled with many bugs on his back and a microphone in his hand. His calm tone gave off a gloomy feeling.
"First, I have an important announcement to make to everyone, and that is…"
Aburame Shisuke's mouth curved into a wild smile.
"That is, my clan's Chimera Bug has given birth! New Chimera Bug larvae have been born! We are one step closer to the great dream of the entire Aburame Clan riding Chimera Bugs to conquer the sky! From now on, the people of Konoha will no longer have to worry about Sky Ninja, Flying Ninja, or similar guys attacking. Just leave it to our Aburame Clan… Hey! Give me back the microphone!"
Aburame Shisuke said, unable to hide his excitement, but before he could finish, the microphone was snatched away, and the program was forced to stop.
???
Uchiha Hikari looked at Hyuga Mio with a face full of question marks.
"Uh… let's change the channel."
Hyuga Mio awkwardly changed the channel. Perhaps by coincidence or luck, the channels she watched next always had various problems, causing Uchiha Hikari to show a stunned and shocked expression.
Orochimaru, is dinner not ready yet… Hyuga Mio's face turned red, and she suppressed the urge to smash the TV, reluctantly changing the channel back to the Konoha TV station.
"I'll go see if Orochimaru needs any help."
Hyuga Mio put down the remote control and quickly walked towards the kitchen as if escaping.
The TV is so amazing… How does it make people appear inside?
Uchiha Hikari looked at the TV, heard a thud, and turned to see Hyuga Mio bending over in pain, clutching her toes. Clearly, she had bumped her toes on a cabinet. Uchiha Hikari asked concernedly, "Mio… Big Sister, are you okay?"
"I… I'm fine…"
Hyuga Mio shook her head and limped towards the kitchen.
The kitchen door opened, and Orochimaru poked his head out, just in time to see Hyuga Mio limping over. He asked curiously, "What happened to you?"
"I bumped my toes on the cabinet…"
Hyuga Mio lowered her head, embarrassed, feeling her cheeks burning.
"It would be fine if you wore shoes."
Orochimaru looked at Hyuga Mio's fair, jade-like feet, and the reddish little toe. It was not hard to tell that it was her little toe that had hit the table.
"It's not very comfortable to wear shoes at home…"
Hyuga Mio moved her injured foot behind the other and changed the subject, saying, "Is dinner ready? Can I help you serve it?"
"Hmm… I think not."
Orochimaru looked at Hyuga Mio's hidden foot, politely declined her help, and formed hand seals. A Shadow Clone appeared beside him.
Orochimaru and his Shadow Clone walked ahead, carrying the dishes, while Hyuga Mio followed behind, feeling depressed.
At the dinner table, Uchiha Hikari ate the delicious food and watched the animation playing on TV. Having once been sealed underground, her heart was filled with hatred for Ninja and the Ninja World, wanting to destroy the Ninja World.
Now, she felt that she no longer hated the Ninja World so much.
The life she was living now was exactly the life she had once dreamed of.
"Another bowl!"
Uchiha Hikari handed over her bowl, her lips stained with rice grains and soup.
"Eat as much as you want, you're still growing."
Orochimaru took the bowl Uchiha Hikari handed over and served her more rice.
"Mm!"
Uchiha Hikari squinted her eyes, showing a happy smile.
If only this life could continue forever!
Uchiha Hikari thought sincerely, looking at Orochimaru with a dependence she herself hadn't noticed.
This child… Hyuga Mio keenly noticed Uchiha Hikari's gaze towards Orochimaru. Thinking of her experiences, she found it perfectly normal for her to be so dependent on Orochimaru.
In the steamy bathroom, Orochimaru put a carbonated bath salt into the bathtub, and a blueberry scent filled the room.
"Hikari, are you not ready yet?"
Orochimaru was a little puzzled. Does it take this long to take off clothes?
Outside the bathroom, Hyuga Mio held the clothes to be changed and looked at Uchiha Hikari, who was squatting at the bathroom door, feeling low. She bent down and patted her shoulder.
"Hikari, what's wrong?"
"No… nothing…"
Uchiha Hikari shook her head, clearly refusing to communicate with Hyuga Mio.
Let Orochimaru handle it… Hyuga Mio thought helplessly. She opened the door and saw Orochimaru standing at the door, about to come out.
Thick, dark hair cascaded over her shoulders, her cool, pale skin and curvaceous figure, with blue-purple diamond marks on her abdomen and wrists… Hyuga Mio pointed to Uchiha Hikari, who was squatting aside, her mouth opening and closing without making any sound.
Orochimaru nodded. Hyuga Mio walked past him and entered the bathroom.
Hyuga Mio recalled what she had just seen, and her mind went blank with a bang, as if something had exploded. Her pale face turned crimson. She turned on the shower, and the cold water poured over her, calming her restless heart.
"Hikari?"
Orochimaru looked at Uchiha Hikari, who had become very depressed for some reason, and squatted beside her.
"That… I have so many… ugly scars on my body…"
Uchiha Hikari looked at Orochimaru's cool, pale body without any scars, and lowered her head in self-abasement, "They're very, very ugly… Can I bathe after you two are done?"
"You used to do this too, waiting for Tsunade and me to fall asleep, then running to the river to bathe by yourself."
Orochimaru thought of the late night before, when Uchiha Hikari secretly ran to the river to bathe, accidentally dropping her clothes in the river, and then using Fire Release to dry them to avoid being discovered.
"How, how did you know?"
Uchiha Hikari's eyes widened, and remembering her embarrassing moments, her little face flushed, and she blinked rapidly.
"Unfortunately, I'm very sensitive to any movement."
Orochimaru placed his hand on Uchiha Hikari's head and stroked it, "Before you is a scientist who has provided many formulas to the White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company, so your scars are nothing to me."
"Come, obediently raise your arm."
Uchiha Hikari obediently raised her arm. Orochimaru quickly took off her clothes in a few moves, and his pupils contracted slightly as he looked at the scars that covered almost her entire body.
What a bunch of damn lunatics, doing this to a little girl. They truly are a naturally evil clan!
I'm cursing the Uchiha Clan of the Warring States Period.
After cursing in his mind, Orochimaru added another sentence.
"It's ugly, don't look…"
Uchiha Hikari wanted to cover Orochimaru's eyes.
"Trust me, I will make your scars disappear, and I will make your body better."
Orochimaru gently picked up Uchiha Hikari and walked into the bathroom, placing her into the bathtub where the bubbling liquid was dark blue-purple, like a cauldron used by an old witch to brew potions.
?!
Uchiha Hikari's eyes widened as she looked into the bathtub. The color was abnormal, like boiling water.
"Don't worry, I won't boil you."
Orochimaru thought Uchiha Hikari was worried he would boil her. He put her into the bathtub and said, "I added blueberry-flavored carbonated bath salt in here. Didn't you used to love drinking blueberry juice?"
"It smells so good…"
Uchiha Hikari sat in the bathtub, smelling the blueberry scent, and felt warm water, not boiling water. She found the constantly bubbling water very strange.
The child's scars… No wonder… Hyuga Mio noticed Uchiha Hikari's scars and couldn't imagine what she had been through. It must have been more difficult than even the branch family members of the Hyuga Clan in the past.
No, compared to her, the branch family members lived a life like paradise.
After bathing, Orochimaru changed into pajamas and sat at his desk in his room, writing down Uchiha Hikari's physical symptoms in a notebook and contemplating solutions.
Hikari can use the transplanted ocular jutsu normally, but she will bear a greater burden… To solve her physical problems, either the transplanted ocular jutsu must be removed, or those ocular jutsu must become her own abilities.
That power that balances chaotic Chakra, that must be the Eight Thousand Spears ocular jutsu she mentioned… If the ocular jutsu can maintain the balance of chaotic Chakra, then is her body in its current state because the methods of those bastards who transplanted the ocular jutsu were too clumsy?
They just used Hikari as a weapon, and it didn't matter if the weapon was damaged… Crack—!
The pen in Orochimaru's hand broke into two pieces.
Knock knock knock—!
A knock sounded. Orochimaru threw the broken pen into the trash can, got up, walked to the door, opened it, and saw Uchiha Hikari holding a pillow.
"Hikari? Don't you like your room?"
Orochimaru thought of Uchiha Hikari's room, which had many cloth dolls as decorations, and should be very popular with children.
However, from Uchiha Hikari's reaction, it seemed to be different from what he had thought.
"No… I can't sleep alone. Can we sleep together?"
Uchiha Hikari was a little shy and timid, her big black eyes full of anticipation as she looked at Orochimaru.
"Alright."
Orochimaru did not refuse Uchiha Hikari.
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