When she saw Mikoto crying uncontrollably, Kushina also felt relieved inside. With her emotions released, she felt that her close friend would probably not have any major issues going forward.
However, watching her own man gently comforting another woman, she could not help but feel jealous inside. It felt very uncomfortable, and she suddenly really wanted to punch this little brat to death...
Fortunately, after a while, Mikoto finally regained her composure. She proactively took a few steps back to maintain distance from Ryun, and Kushina took the opportunity to hand her the tissue she was holding.
"Sorry... sorry, Ryun, I lost my composure..." Mikoto said, sniffing and apologizing hurriedly.
"It is fine. Cry when you are sad, get angry when you are angry. It is human nature, there is nothing to apologize for..." Ryun gave her a gentle smile.
"Itachi and Sasuke, they have caused you trouble..." Mikoto said, bowing to Ryun once again.
"There is no need for such courtesy, Miss Mikoto... I am sorry about Itachi. As for Sasuke, he has not caused me any trouble at all..." Ryun said with a sigh.
"Itachi's matter is truly not your fault, Ryun. The moment Amegakure was defeated, Itachi had no place left for him in the ninja world... Taking his own life was his best destination..."
This statement from Mikoto made Ryun view her more highly. She was able to realize this point in such a short time, meaning she must have understood Itachi's situation very well, and she could also recognize that Itachi truly had no path to survival.
Back on the battlefield, when Ryun asked Uchiha Itachi why he did not run, Itachi's answer was similar to Mikoto's current view. Neither Konoha nor Otogakure could accept him, and no other village or organization in this world would dare take him in. So, he was destined to have only one end.
In this life, Uchiha Itachi might have died younger than in the original story, but he also suffered much less pain. After all, his mother was still here, many clansmen were still here, and he did not have to force his severely ill body to act out a drama of fratricide.
"Yes, it is good that you understand... Kushina was always afraid you might do something rash out of despair..."
Hearing this, Mikoto was slightly stunned. The next moment, she forced a stiff smile towards Kushina. "I will not do anything rash. I still have Sasuke. He has not grown up yet, has not married or had children... I will not abandon him."
When he heard his mother's words, Sasuke could no longer hold back his surging tears. But the next moment, he stubbornly turned his body away, not letting others see his weakness.
"Right, so you must eat well, sleep well, and live well, Mikoto-chan, to see the good times ahead."
Kushina proactively stepped forward and hugged her.
"Let's go back to the room... I will stay here with you tonight..."
"Yes... Sasuke, you must host Uncle Ryun well. I am going back to the room with your Aunt Kushina now..." Mikoto deliberately instructed.
"I... I understand..." Sasuke quickly nodded.
The two women went to the room together. Because of Mikoto's words, Ryun recalled some memories of his original self.
He saw the shadow of the former Asuka in Mikoto. In the original's memories, after Ryun's father died, his mother had also said similar words.
'Soon, Nagato's eyes, or these eyes of mine that are about to awaken... either can use the Rinne Rebirth technique. Mother will wake up very soon!' Thinking of Asuka, Ryun fell into a long silence and reminiscence once again.
"Ry... Ryun Uncle???"
Seeing Ryun standing still, not moving, and not responding after being called several times, Sasuke felt a bit of unease growing in his heart.
After a long while, Ryun quietly snapped back to reality. The next moment, he proactively sat down in front of a tea table.
"Come here. I will tell you about the secrets and side effects of the Mangekyō Sharingan..." Ryun unconsciously used a commanding tone.
The moment he heard Ryun's voice, Sasuke's body shuddered involuntarily. The next moment, he quickly knelt and sat in front of Ryun, focusing his mind to listen.
As Ryun inquired, Sasuke proactively demonstrated his two Mangekyō ocular techniques: 'Amaterasu', and 'Kagutsuchi', which could control the flames.
"By awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, you already possess the strength to easily kill Jonin. However, your foundational skills in all aspects are not solid enough. Your future training should still focus on honing the basics..."
"Awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan is not of great benefit to you at your current stage. This ability has significant side effects. The weaker the body, the greater the physical burden when using this power. It is best to use it sparingly or not at all before you come of age. It is not too late to use this power after you have fully matured..."
Ryun gave a serious reminder. Whether Sasuke would obediently listen was up to him.
When Ryun himself awakened the Mangekyō, his Sage Body also awakened simultaneously, so he could use the Mangekyō's power recklessly. Sasuke currently did not have his physique. If he really dared to show off using the Mangekyō Sharingan, his eyes would probably be blind before he even reached adulthood...
This little brat before him was different from his brother. His brother had no use value for Ryun, but Sasuke himself had value that made Ryun speak patiently to him...
"Kakashi can teach you advanced ninjutsu knowledge, and Guy can teach you advanced taijutsu knowledge. You do not necessarily have to leave the village to grow..."
Ryun proactively recommended these two to him, the implication being quite clear: he did not need to go to Otogakure anymore!
"I understand, Ryun Uncle..." Sasuke responded, his head lowered.
He knew he had no chance to return to the Shadow's residence anymore... At the same time, he also felt that Ryun might not really want to teach him true skills, like the sage techniques that Nanaise-meimei had mastered!
Sasuke felt that was the truly powerful method, different from ordinary people. It was a pity Ryun Uncle was unwilling to teach him. Only his clansister Nanaise was willing to impart those important knowledge to him without reservation. Unfortunately, their contact time was too short. He had not yet had time to learn the key points of the sage arts before things came to a halt...
'Nanaise-meimei had already promised to teach me the cultivation methods, but something happened right at this time...' Sasuke deeply regretted his impulsiveness today.
It was not that Ryun intentionally withheld the sage arts and refused to teach him, but rather that Sasuke's foundation was too poor, and he temporarily did not qualify to learn the sage methods.
He was not like Ryun's precious daughter, who possessed a natural constitution for cultivation and could directly skip the ninja training system to cultivate.
Sasuke had just barely understood chakra control. At this moment, he still did not fully grasp chakra shape transformation and nature transformation, and yet he wanted to challenge the more complex and profound senjutsu chakra... Ryun did not have that much time to 'accompany the crown prince in his studies'.
"It is getting late, go to sleep... I should go home too."
In his perception, Kushina and Mikoto were lying under the covers talking about their feelings. Ryun did not plan to stay here any longer.
Not long after, he returned alone to his old house in Konoha.
Sitting cross-legged in the dark, lightless room, Ryun began to wholeheartedly fuse the ocular power of the two pairs of Mangekyō within his eye sockets.
And as his eyes began to evolve step by step, the aura on Ryun's body also began to rise noticeably, climbing higher and higher!
Previously, when his Sage Body reached great completion, his physical energy received an extremely exaggerated, ultimate boost. This time, fusing the Mangekyō ocular power, what received a great boost for Ryun was his mental energy!
Physical energy + mental energy = chakra. If combined with an equal proportion of natural energy, it becomes the perfect senjutsu chakra.
As the natural energy around the Konoha small home began to pour into Ryun's body, his originally extremely profound sage power once again broke through its limits, beginning to step into a broader, more expansive realm!
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