"Naruto and Sasuke?"
Hearing Uchiha Mikoto's words, Aoba couldn't help but pause for a moment. Then he pulled her a little tighter into his arms, feeling the softness from this mature older woman as he asked with curiosity,
"Did something happen to them? It feels like, Aunt Mikoto, you're also quite concerned about it."
Uchiha Mikoto had clearly long gotten used to this kind of squeezing.
She rubbed her face lightly against his chest, enjoying the feeling of him holding her tightly.
It gave her a strong sense of security, just like the embrace he gave her back when she was at her most helpless.
"At first, I actually didn't pay much attention to it. It's just that Kushina suddenly had a whim recently. She feels like she missed Naruto's childhood and didn't get to experience the joy of raising a child, and then…"
Uchiha Mikoto paused, suddenly falling silent.
"And then she wanted us to have one and let her raise it?"
Seeing her stop, Aoba instinctively finished the sentence.
Putting everything else aside, that really did sound like Kushina's way of thinking.
But if that were really the case, then it would absolutely be impossible.
Not to mention whether Kushina could even raise a child properly, just with her personality alone, Aoba was a bit worried she might raise his and Mikoto's child into a second "Red Hot-Blooded Habanero."
It's not that it would be bad, just… a bit strange.
It would probably end up being a version of Uchiha Mikoto with Kushina's personality.
'Mm… wouldn't that basically be Hinata from the Tsukuyomi world?'
Thinking about it like that, it didn't seem so bad.
"How is that possible!"
Uchiha Mikoto directly cut off his wild imagination, lightly slapping his chest with a slightly annoyed expression, her cheeks faintly red.
"What you just said was actually the idea Kushina brought up the time before last when she came to drink with me. But I rejected it on the spot."
"Our… our child, how could we let Kushina raise it…"
By the end, Uchiha Mikoto's voice had turned hesitant and softer and softer.
"..."
Seeing her shy look, Aoba simply pulled the topic back again.
"Ahem! So why did Kushina-nee come over today?"
"Actually, she wants Naruto to hurry up and find a girlfriend, then get married and give her a grandchild."
Uchiha Mikoto, too embarrassed to keep talking about having children, quickly said it.
"Ah! This… Naruto, he…"
Aoba originally wanted to say that Naruto might still be a bit too young.
But then he thought about how he himself was already planning to marry Ino and Karin.
Naruto was the same age as them. It's just that he was usually noisy and carefree, so Aoba always felt like he was still a kid.
But in reality, he had long reached the age to get married.
It's just that he didn't expect Naruto would also have a day where he'd be urged into marriage.
"Ahem! It feels like the chance of Kushina-nee getting Naruto to find a girlfriend is lower than the chance of her just asking Aunt Mikoto to get pregnant sooner," Aoba teased.
Hearing this, Uchiha Mikoto's face reddened a bit more, but she didn't refute it. She just reached out and pinched his cheek a little shyly.
"I'm not done yet!"
Aoba saw her embarrassment and obediently said, "Then Aunt Mikoto, please continue."
"Kushina thinks the same way, so she's very troubled. After all, Naruto doesn't seem to have any interest in girls at all."
Uchiha Mikoto continued, though her hand was still pinching Aoba's cheek.
From when he was little until now, she had gotten used to it.
But she was actually choosing what to say. Things like Kushina saying, ("If Naruto were even half as perverted as Aoba, I'd already be a grandmother,") she obviously wouldn't repeat.
As she spoke, her expression also turned troubled, and she said helplessly, "Actually, it's not just Naruto who has no interest in girls. Sasuke is the same. And the two of them are basically inseparable…"
Given Sasuke's excellence, quite a few beautiful girls from within the Uchiha clan had already come to visit.
Uchiha Mikoto had even tried to match him up with a few.
But Sasuke had no interest in any of them. And after clearly rejecting them, he would go find Naruto.
After Kushina's hint, she started to feel like the relationship between Naruto and Sasuke seemed to be developing in the direction of the Third Hokage and Danzo.
Back when she first heard those rumors, she had only smiled faintly and didn't think much of it, expressing respect.
But now that it involved her own child, her feelings became quite complicated.
It felt like getting hit by a boomerang.
"Aoba, you still remember how Sasuke awakened his Sharingan, right?"
"Ah, this…"
Aoba couldn't help but show a wry smile. This was something he remembered very clearly.
After all, getting tricked by crossdressing and then awakening his eyes, looking across the entire history of the Uchiha clan, Sasuke was probably the only one like this.
He felt that Sasuke wasn't uninterested in girls, but rather had developed a psychological shadow.
After all, the person he fell in love with at first sight turned out to be his good brother.
After experiencing that kind of pain, like losing the one he loved forever and seeing everything fall into ruin, it was only natural for Sasuke to decide to shut his heart.
Naruto really was quite the sinner.
So if you said the two of them would develop romantic feelings for each other, that was still rather unlikely.
"Aoba, don't just stay silent. Hurry and help me think of a solution!"
Seeing that Aoba wasn't saying anything, Uchiha Mikoto couldn't help but pout slightly and started kneading his cheeks with both hands.
"I can't really help with this either. I can't exactly use genjutsu on Sasuke and make him fall for other girls, can I?"
Aoba replied somewhat helplessly.
"That's absolutely not allowed."
Uchiha Mikoto refused very decisively.
How could something like this be done with genjutsu?
Aoba smiled helplessly at that, then continued to comfort her.
"But I think this is just you worrying too much because you care."
"Huh?"
Uchiha Mikoto showed a slightly dazed, cute expression.
Aoba couldn't help but kiss her once before continuing, "I think the relationship between Sasuke and Naruto is more like evenly matched rivals who appreciate each other, both enemies and friends at the same time."
"I… is that so?"
Uchiha Mikoto didn't quite understand.
Aoba smiled, "Compared to romance, what Sasuke really wants to pursue is strength. But in the entire village, aside from me, only Naruto can keep up with him and put pressure on him."
"I'm usually pretty busy, so naturally, he can only go find Naruto every day."
"Is that so?"
Uchiha Mikoto really was overthinking because she cared. With Sasuke's personality, he really didn't seem like someone who would pursue romance.
"Of course."
Aoba nodded, then suddenly said,
"But if Aunt Mikoto wants Sasuke to also become interested in romance, then shouldn't you lead by example?"
"Huh? How am I supposed to lead by example?"
The sudden shift in topic left Uchiha Mikoto a bit confused.
"For example, formally marrying me, holding a wedding, and setting an example for Sasuke."
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