[Ding! The legendary insect species Nine Nether Worm has absorbed otherworldly energy and produced a legendary insect egg.]
Another one?
Seeing the prompt, Shishou was astonished.
He then noticed that the Nine Nether Worm had already disappeared from his hand. Next to the thumb-sized red egg was now a palm-sized purple egg.
"Shishou, another one appeared!" Miroku, the priestess beside him, happily pointed out as she tugged at his sleeve.
Shishou nodded and didn't rush to check the information about the purple egg. Instead, he opened the insect breeding space to check on the Nine Nether Worm's condition first.
Seeing that it had simply fallen back into a slumber, Shishou let out a sigh of relief before turning his attention to the purple egg.
Whoa...
What he saw next left him utterly speechless.
The effect of the purple egg was simply too astonishing.
[Rebirth Egg: An egg produced by the Nine Nether Worm after absorbing otherworldly energy. It can reconstruct the body of a dying person, granting them rebirth and restoring their body to peak condition.]
After reading the description, Shishou couldn't help but exclaim inwardly.
Truly a legendary egg!
This was essentially the ultimate life-saving remedy.
Elated, Shishou carefully put away both eggs and then grabbed Miroku's face to plant a passionate kiss on her lips.
Miroku, the priestess, was truly his lucky star.
Without her, he wouldn't have known how to properly feed the Nine Nether Worm, let alone obtain three legendary eggs.
"Shishou..." Miroku's eyes sparkled with emotion, almost as if they were about to overflow.
Seeing her so moved, Shishou didn't waste any time. Using his Wood Release jutsu, he quickly constructed a three-bedroom house within the cave.
Carrying Miroku, he stepped inside.
...
Meanwhile.
At the base, Hyuga Rinmei, Uchiha Mikoto, and Kushina were having afternoon tea. Their conversation shifted from children and Konoha to Shishou.
When Hyuga Rinmei heard about how Shishou had multiplied Mikoto's chakra several times over, she was overwhelmed with envy.
Hearing about Kushina's ability to become invisible even to the Mangekyo Sharingan and the Byakugan, she felt another wave of envy.
Among the three, it seemed she was the most ordinary.
Soon, Kushina and Hyuga Rinmei urged Uchiha Mikoto to demonstrate her Mangekyo Sharingan abilities in the training room.
Despite one being the wife of a Hokage and a descendant of the Uzumaki clan and the other being the matriarch of the Hyuga clan with blood ties to Otsutsuki Hamura, neither had seen the Mangekyo Sharingan in action before.
Clang!
In the training room, Uchiha Mikoto swung her ninja sword, slicing a half-meter-thick iron pillar cleanly in half with a smooth, mirror-like cut.
"That's incredible!"
Seeing Mikoto's manifested katana slice through the iron pillar so effortlessly, both Kushina and Hyuga Rinmei were stunned.
They had expected the Mangekyo Sharingan to be powerful, but this was beyond their expectations.
To cut through a half-meter-thick iron pillar so easily!
Hearing their exclamations, Mikoto felt a surge of pride.
Then she put away the sword and revealed her true trump card, Susano'o.
In the next moment, a purple, semi-transparent skeletal structure appeared around Mikoto, enveloping her and forming a half-body skeleton with two skeletal arms and a pair of bone wings.
Kushina and Hyuga Rinmei gasped in amazement.
"Is this the legendary Susano'o of the Uchiha clan?"
"It looks like a skeleton."
Uchiha Mikoto smiled. "It can get even stronger."
With that, the skeletal Susano'o around her began to transform, filling out with flesh and muscles. Feathers sprouted on the wings, and it donned a layer of purple armor, resembling a Valkyrie.
Thanks to Shishou's recent augmentation, awakening the power of Hashirama within her, combined with her own celestial power, Mikoto could summon Susano'o effortlessly without feeling any strain.
"Tch, Mikoto has become so powerful. Looks like I need to step up my game," Kushina said, feeling a sense of urgency.
"Mikoto, you're amazing," Hyuga Rinmei said with admiration.
If only she could be as strong as Mikoto.
"Mikoto, you too can become this powerful," Mikoto said, smiling.
Her current strength was entirely due to Shishou's support.
And she knew Shishou had plans to enhance the strength of all the women around him.
In her view, as one of Shishou's women, Hyuga Rinmei would certainly not be an exception.
"Mikoto, you don't have to comfort me. I know my own limitations," Hyuga Rinmei said, feeling a bit down.
Hearing this, Mikoto was taken aback. "Shishou has made plans for our growth. Didn't he do the same for you?"
Kushina also looked at Hyuga Rinmei curiously. Although she was still adjusting to her new relationship with Shishou, she knew that his support had greatly accelerated her growth.
Hyuga Rinmei, unsure how to respond, simply shook her head.
That shouldn't be the case.
Mikoto frowned, puzzled. As Shishou's first woman, she knew him very well.
In her eyes, any woman Shishou set his sights on, he would eventually have.
And while Shishou might be a playboy, he genuinely cared for the women around him, helping them grow stronger.
Whether it was her, Uzuki , Izumi, or even Eri Uzumaki, whom he had recently sent to the Land of Demons to learn sealing techniques from Miroku, Shishou always went out of his way to ensure they improved.
Suddenly, a thought struck Mikoto. She looked at Hyuga Rinmei and asked, "Has Shishou not touched you?"
Hyuga Rinmei blushed and nodded. "He promised not to."
Hearing this, Mikoto and Kushina exchanged glances, momentarily at a loss for words.
They had just remembered that Hyuga Rinmei was different from them.
While they were widows, Hyuga Rinmei's husband was still alive.
After a moment of silence, Mikoto spoke first. "Rinmei, it's up to you to decide."
"Shishou sees something special in you; that's why he keeps you around."
"Whether you seize the opportunity or not is up to you."
With that, Mikoto walked away.
Kushina glanced at Hyuga Rinmei before flying over to perch on Mikoto's shoulder, leaving with her.
Hyuga Rinmei watched them leave, thinking for a moment before following them.