Inside a room on the back mountain of the Ninja Sect, the atmosphere was heavy.
Reiko lay on the bed, her face as pale as snow, her breathing so faint it was almost impossible to hear.
Hagoromo knelt beside the bed, continuously pouring Sage Chakra into her body, yet all he could do was watch helplessly as her life slowly slipped away.
"Hagoromo... I'm so tired... I'm sorry... I can't stay with you and the children anymore..."
Reiko's voice was as thin as a thread that could snap at any moment. Her hand fell limply, and her eyelids slowly closed.
Just as she was about to breathe her last...
Reiko's body suddenly shuddered.
The vitality that had been about to disappear suddenly surged back like a final flash before death. A completely unfamiliar soul fluctuation rushed in and forcibly took over this weakened body.
Hagoromo's gaze sharpened, but since Arisu had already taken back the ability that let Hagoromo see through souls, he couldn't tell what had happened.
He only assumed that something was wrong with Reiko.
Yumeko's eyelashes trembled as she slowly opened her eyes.
'It hurts! It hurts so much!'
Just a moment ago, Yumeko had been in her dorm room, hugging a bag of potato chips while reading Naruto fanfiction.
'How did a single blink later...'
'What the hell was going on?!'
Yumeko struggled to prop herself up, only to find her body limp and completely weak.
One look, and she nearly fainted.
The most terrifying part was that she had actually become an ancient woman who had just given birth.
'Wait.'
'This face... this man...'
'Is, is that the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo?!'
'I... Yumeko, an ordinary female college student, actually transmigrated into his wife?!'
'And I just gave birth to twin sons for him?!'
'Oh my god... this is way too ridiculous...'
Yumeko screamed inside her head, but on the surface she could only blink weakly, trying her best not to show any strange expression.
Hagoromo was staring at her intently. His Rinnegan clearly showed both caution and concern.
Yumeko instantly got into character.
"H-Husband... I... I think... I came back to life."
After saying that, even Yumeko got goosebumps all over.
'Ugh! That's so cheesy...'
As someone who had been single since birth for over ten years, this was her first time talking like that.
Yumeko looked at Hagoromo's face and couldn't help feeling conflicted. She honestly couldn't appreciate his looks.
She actually preferred someone like Momoshiki.
Hagoromo gently placed the two children beside the bed, his movements careful, then looked at "Reiko" with concern.
He felt that something was off, but he said nothing. He simply looked at his wife with worried, caring eyes.
Yumeko turned over and looked at the two tiny babies beside her, her feelings too complicated to describe.
Indra slept peacefully with his eyes closed, while Asura's little mouth moved now and then as if he were dreaming.
Almost unconsciously, she reached out and lightly poked Asura's soft little cheek with her fingertip.
"So soft...", Yumeko muttered to herself.
In her previous life, she hated the idea of having children the most. Yet the moment she transmigrated, she instantly became a mother.
Thankfully, she hadn't been the one who had to go through the pain...
This felt way too strange.
Yesterday, she had still been a female college student obsessed with anime and shipping couples.
Today, she was already a mother, and the mother of two genius ninjas at that.
Yesterday she was still a v*rgin. Now she was already the mother of two children.
Hagoromo sat on the edge of the bed, his voice gentle, "Were you... really alright just now?"
Yumeko's heart skipped a beat.
She knew she had to smooth this over quickly. Otherwise, with Hagoromo's strength, he would become suspicious sooner or later.
"Maybe it was because I was feeling so terrible... At the time, I felt like I was about to die, but then I suddenly became conscious again. Husband, don't worry. I'm just still a little weak."
She smiled faintly, her soft voice carrying the exhaustion of someone who had just given birth.
Hagoromo fell silent for a moment.
He thought it was probably the power of the Six Paths bestowed by Senior Observer that had taken effect.
"Get some proper rest. Don't worry about anything else. Just focus on recovering."
Hagoromo reached out and tucked the blanket around her, then lowered his head to look at the two children, his eyes becoming a little gentler.
"Mm."
Yumeko nodded obediently, but her mind was racing.
'Phew... I managed to fool him for now.'
'Looks like Hagoromo really cares about this 'wife' right now. I need to make good use of this identity.'
'Later, I'll slowly find out what point in time this is. Indra and Asura are still so little, which means all the major events from the original story are still a long way off... I have plenty of time to make plans.'
After Hagoromo left the room to deal with sect affairs, Yumeko finally let out a real sigh of relief.
She leaned against the pillow, looked at the ceiling, and couldn't stop the corners of her mouth from curling up.
'Becoming a mother the moment I transmigrated was a bit sudden... but being the Sage of Six Paths' wife actually doesn't seem bad? At least I'll be safe for the time being.'
She turned to look at the two little babies sleeping soundly beside her, and her gaze gradually softened.
"As for you two... don't end up fighting each other to the death like you did in the original story."
Then Yumeko couldn't help feeling depressed.
"Sigh..."
She muttered quietly, her voice full of frustration and regret, "I shouldn't have let the chapters pile up..."
"I transmigrated before I even got to see the ending... This is so infuriating!"
Yumeko buried her face in the blanket and rolled around twice.
"If I'd known I was going to transmigrate, I would've finished reading it before going to sleep, no matter what!"
The more she thought about it, the more depressed she became, and she couldn't help muttering to herself.
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As the days passed, Yumeko gradually got used to her identity as "the Sage of Six Paths' wife."
The first few days were hell mode.
She was a female college student who had been single since birth. Forget taking care of babies, she could barely take care of herself.
And these weren't just any babies. They were two little ancestors who had inherited the Six Paths bloodline.
The maidservants of the Ninja Sect were attentive, but Yumeko felt uncomfortable all over.
Everyone called her "Madam." Someone fed her when she ate, helped her get dressed, and even when she turned over in bed, someone would nervously ask, "Madam, do you need anything?"
It was more exhausting than military training.
The person who made her feel the most awkward was still Hagoromo.
Even though she had inherited Reiko's memories after transmigrating...
She simply had no emotional foundation with Hagoromo, so she still felt uncomfortable.
Every day after finishing the Ninja Sect's affairs, the first thing Hagoromo did was come see her and the children.
Then he would turn to her and gently ask,
"How are you feeling today?"
Every time, Yumeko had to force herself to play the role of a virtuous wife and loving mother. Her smile looked gentle, but inside she was dying of embarrassment.
Meanwhile, Arisu took some time to check on Hagoromo's situation.
But the next moment, Arisu frowned deeply.
'Something's not right. Why hasn't Hagoromo's wife died yet?'
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