[Tsunade: Nani?! Naruko awakened Wood Release!?]
[Minato Namikaze: Uh… that was definitely unexpected.]
[Ōnoki: Th-This… is that really Wood Release?]
[Ishikawa: That's right. It's Wood Release.]
[Mei Terumi: But how could Naruko awaken Wood Release? I can accept Satsuki awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, but Naruko's Wood Release…]
[Orochimaru: It seems to be the influence of Asura's chakra. Naruko's own Yang Release chakra is already very strong, and she possesses all five basic chakra natures. Awakening Wood Release is only natural.]
[Jiraiya: Wait a second… don't tell me Naruko also awakened it because she saw Nagi get kissed by another girl and got emotionally stimulated.]
[Kakashi Hatake: That's very possible.]
The screen continues…
Uchiha Clan District…
Satsuki's family sat gathered around the table in the living room.
Fugaku spoke first.
"Alright. I just checked the surroundings—there's no one nearby. We can talk freely now."
"Satsuki, did something stimulate you today? Why did your Mangekyō Sharingan suddenly awaken?"
"For example… was there something that stirred your emotions?"
Satsuki thought seriously for a moment. Then her expression darkened.
"Heh… I remember now."
"When Hinata kissed Nagi today, I suddenly felt something change in my eyes. But I didn't pay much attention at the time. It seems that was when the Mangekyō awakened."
Hearing this, Fugaku and Itachi both fell silent in disbelief.
Did she really just say she didn't care?
In their minds they couldn't help thinking:
So Nagi getting forcibly kissed was more important than the evolution of the Sharingan?!
Good grief… If she ever witnessed Nagi marrying another girl someday, would her Mangekyō evolve straight into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan?
Fugaku then asked curiously,
"So what abilities did your Mangekyō grant you?"
Satsuki touched her eyes.
"The abilities in both of my eyes are called Amenotokotachi."
"My left eye can reverse time. It allows me to rewind myself to a point in the past. However, I retain the memories from the rewound timeline. I don't yet know the exact time limit."
"If I rewind my own state, my physical injuries can be reversed… but my chakra reserves won't be restored."
"My right eye can stop the flow of time. I can either freeze a single object's time… or directly halt everything around me. But the latter consumes far more chakra."
Fugaku and Itachi were completely stunned.
"Damn… that's a cheat ability!"
[Madara Uchiha: Impressive. Time reversal in the left eye, time stop in the right… I didn't expect Satsuki to obtain a time-based dōjutsu.]
[Izuna Uchiha: Time stop, huh… just hearing the name tells you how powerful it must be.]
[Ōnoki: The question is how long she can freeze time.]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi: Even an instant would be enough. Don't forget—Satsuki has Storm Release acceleration.]
[Rasa: Time stop combined with a near–light-speed kick… I can't even imagine the result.]
[Minato Namikaze: And with time reversal, as long as Satsuki has enough Yin Release chakra, she could continuously rewind her own state. That means she essentially wouldn't get injured.]
[Itachi Uchiha: Similar to Izanagi's effect… and Satsuki probably doesn't have to worry about lacking Yin Release chakra.]
[Rasa: A terrifying ability.]
[Tobirama Senju: Such an overpowered ability must have some kind of restriction.]
[Orochimaru: I see. The Mangekyō Sharingan truly is the eye that reflects the heart. Her left eye likely manifested because she wished she could return to the moment before Nagi was forcibly kissed.
And the right eye… because she wanted to stop that moment from happening.]
[Jiraiya: Time stop, huh? That's one incredible ability.]
[Kakashi Hatake: Indeed, Lord Jiraiya. That's quite a… valuable ability.]
[Ebisu: I understand exactly what you mean. And Satsuki's teleportation would be very useful too.]
[Mei Terumi: For some reason… I feel like the thoughts you men are having are very dangerous.]
[Tsunade: Hmph. What else could possibly be inside their heads?]
The screen goes dark…
Satsuki wanted to test her new ability.
She opened the door and vanished instantly using Storm Release.
Residence…
Nagi had just finished showering and stepped out of the bathroom.
Just then—
Ding-dong.
The doorbell rang.
"Hm? That chakra… is that Satsuki?"
Nagi used a small Fire Release technique to dry his hair slightly. Then he put on his bathrobe and went to open the door.
Satsuki had originally come to share her newly awakened ability with him.
But the moment she saw Nagi fresh out of the bath, the words stuck in her throat.
Nagi gestured for her to sit on the sofa and poured her a glass of water.
"Sorry. I'm going to change my clothes first. We can talk afterward."
"Alright."
Satsuki nodded.
But as she watched Nagi's just-bathed figure about to disappear from view, she couldn't help feeling a little regretful.
Then… an evil idea crept into her mind.
Nagi had just stood up to change clothes.
"Amenotokotachi."
Satsuki instantly stopped time.
But just as she stood up, she was too nervous and didn't notice the small stool beneath her feet.
Her foot caught on it.
Her body lurched forward—
Her left hand accidentally pulled open Nagi's bathrobe that had just been tied.
And to steady herself, her right hand instinctively grabbed Nagi's… hand.
"…Hm?"
Satsuki suddenly realized something felt… wrong.
She looked down.
Her eyes instantly widened.
Unfortunately, at that exact moment—
Time resumed.
Nagi also saw the scene in front of him, and his mind went blank.
"Um… Satsuki… you—!"
Satsuki snapped back to her senses.
"AAAAAH!!"
The screen lights up again…
Whoosh!
Satsuki suddenly appeared in the Uchiha living room.
Mikoto looked startled.
"Satsuki! Why is your nose bleeding? Are you hurt?"
Satsuki stood there with wide eyes, blood streaming from her nose, her expression blank.
"N-No… I'm fine. I'm going back to my room to rest."
"At least wipe the blood first."
After returning to her room, Satsuki still looked dazed.
She slowly clenched her right hand in the air—
as if recalling the feeling of something.
[Mikoto Uchiha: What happened to Satsuki? Why is she suddenly having a nosebleed?]
[Fugaku Uchiha: No idea. It happened in the blink of an eye.]
[Shisui Uchiha: Did she overuse the Mangekyō? That doesn't seem right—if it were overuse, her eyes should be bleeding.]
Namikaze Residence…
Minato, Kushina, and Jiraiya circled Naruko curiously.
"How did you suddenly awaken Wood Release?"
"I don't know."
"Maybe the Uzumaki Clan and the Senju Clan being distant relatives allowed a trace of that bloodline to awaken in Naruko."
"That's possible."
"..."
Meanwhile, Naruko was thinking about whether those vines could temporarily bind Nagi.
Minato asked,
"Naruko, did something stimulate you today?"
His train of thought was the same as Fugaku's—they both believed their daughters must have experienced some emotional trigger.
Stimulated?
There really had been quite a few things today.
Naruko carefully recalled the day's events, and her expression gradually turned aggrieved.
"…Maybe it was when Hinata forcibly kissed Nagi today."
"My chest felt really painful at the time, and suddenly I felt the chakra in my body surge. But I didn't pay attention to it then."
Crack.
Minato's heart shattered into a thousand pieces.
His precious daughter actually…
"Snowflakes drift… the north wind howls…"
Kushina, on the other hand, nodded approvingly.
"Good job. Keep working hard and grow stronger."
"Then snatch Nagi for yourself."
Naruko clenched her fists.
"Mm! I'll do my best!"
Jiraiya looked at the highly motivated mother and daughter.
Then he suddenly recalled the day he first met Nagi.
In his mind, he had already begun outlining a 52-episode chaotic romantic drama.
Residence…
Nagi couldn't fall asleep.
No matter how much he thought about it—
he still couldn't figure out what exactly had just happened.
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