"Come to think of it, I remember Hikari-chan was sealed in Uzushio, right?" Uchiha Yorin mused:
"If we really head there, I might as well swing by and find the seal site. Then Fugaku won't keep pushing me into blind dates."
Just thinking about it annoyed him. That busybody Fugaku…
Every time Yorin brought him something serious, Fugaku would counter with, "The promising young men of the Uchiha must keep the bloodline in-clan."
He knew Yorin had a kunoichi harem, and still wanted him to marry an Uchiha.
A real man can have three wives and four concubines—fine. But arranged marriage is annoying.
If he must marry an Uchiha, he'll pick her himself, not let Fugaku arrange it.
Every time he imagined sweet, adorable Great-Granny Hikari joining his harem, he couldn't help grinning—what a paragon of filial piety he was!
Hee-hee-hee.
…
So under Minato's puzzled gaze, Yorin suddenly showed a barely suppressed, happy smile.
Minato had seen that smile before—on his teacher Jiraiya—usually right after a "spa night" at the club.
"Right, I'm heading home."
Yorin added, "The rest is in your hands, Minato."
Namikaze Minato: "…Huh?"
"Wait, you're not staying to pull an all-nighter with me?"
Yorin: "Can't, can't." He waved a hand. "I need to stop by the orphanage.
"After that, I'm working on Senju revival.
"After Senju revival, I'm working on Kiri's spring.
"After Kiri's spring, I'm working on Suna's spring.
"I'm very busy, Minato."
What Minato's ears translated this into: Yorin would first see the glasses beauty with the great figure, then Tsunade-sama with the great figure, then the spicy, sultry Mei Terumi, and finally close the day with the No. 1 best back in the shinobi world—Pakura.
Thinking how overworked he was while Yorin "refused to work overtime" and was off being happy with all those girls, Minato felt anger rise—only to force it down and ask:
"I still have extra Ryūchi Cave supplements. If you need any, just say the word."
He was irritated, but the Sun is still the Sun—he forgave Yorin.
Yorin: "Come on—do I look like I need that?"
He rolled his eyes. Between hard training and a tiny bit of help from the system, his Body was already at a stunning 10.
Don't be fooled by the Raikage's bulk—that's gym-made dead muscle. Head-to-head, he can't match Yorin.
Yorin: "That's that then. Do your best, Minato. I'm off to play with the glasses lady—
I mean, visit the orphans at the orphanage."
"Do your best, Yorin."
Minato watched him stroll away light as air—sighed, and went back to work.
…
And so, in the days that followed: Yorin trained when he could, visited the glasses lady at the orphanage, checked on Tsunade at the Senju grounds, swung by Anbu to see Pakura and Mei. He also visited Minato to drop off supplements—so the man wouldn't literally GG from overwork.
A proper Hokage isekai turned galgame, courtesy of Yorin. For Minato, the days crawled.
Finally, his sister-in-law's due date arrived.
…
In the original timeline, the delivery was managed entirely by the Third—he had his wife Sarutobi Biwako act as midwife… and everyone got wiped out.
This time, things were different.
With Tsunade—the world's best medic-nin—who else would you need?
As for her hemophobia—mind ailments require mind cures. By day, Yorin took on the "co-worker" voice to rally Tsunade; by evening, the "boyfriend" voice to comfort her. Two-pronged persuasion—how could she not be convinced?
Thus, the delivery team—aside from Anbu guarding the perimeter—was the Harem Sannin.
Some people groused about trusting fresh defectors like Pakura and Mei. In the end, Minato slammed the gavel—trust the people you use.
Which really meant he trusted Uchiha Yorin.
Rightly so. With Yorin's persuasion, Pakura and Mei were fully on board.
Pakura: "Relax. I'll take care of him."
Mei Terumi: "Heh-heh-heh-heh… Taking down the Fourth's Uchiha, is it? What an interesting opponent."
Yorin figured Mei had pinned most of her recent terror and misery on Obito. She was itching to be there in force and pound him into paste for revenge.
…
Uchiha Yorin: "With this lineup, we should be flawless…"
One beyond-Kage himself, plus three Kage—Minato, Tsunade, Pakura. A heavenly net. Four-on-one; stomp the idiot. On paper, if they didn't beat the crap out of Obito, it meant he'd eaten clean.
Beat him senseless, seal him in solitary, scoop out his eyes, pop in normal ones, then Sharingan-hypnotize him—and use him to control Yagura—taking Kirigakure at minimal cost!
Perfect.
A genius plan—if not for one last variable. With that, success was at least 50%; the other 50% wasn't for Obito—it was for Kamui.
That "final variable" was the shinobi world's No. 1 filial son—Zetsu.
Unlike Yorin, who's a "filial son" because he wants to date Great-Granny, Black Zetsu is the real deal—and he has a brain.
If Obito's Wisdom is 2, Zetsu's is probably 10—or higher.
Yorin had reason to believe: from controlling Kiri to partnering Konan and Nagato—everything bore Black Zetsu's hand.
"The Nine-Tails Night is surely Zetsu's work too—Obito just executed it badly.
"The correct move would be to snatch the Nine-Tails and run, leaving Konoha no room to respond—not to attack outright. But… that fits Obito's head."
He thought on:
"With me involved, Kushina's defenses have increased by several levels.
"With Zetsu's intel and planning, there's no way he'll follow canon and send Obito alone…
"So will the Nine-Tails Night vanish? Will Zetsu abort? And Obito? Will he comply—or reject Zetsu and come anyway?
"Most likely—he comes anyway.
"And Zetsu—will he just watch Obito die?
"No.
"So what's the contingency?
"From Akatsuki, Konan and Nagato definitely won't be in on it.
"So Zetsu + Obito can only mobilize Kiri.
"That means the Seven Swordsmen?
"No—plan for worst case: Obito might bring Yagura to ensure victory.
"Facing swordsmen, Three-Tails' jinchūriki, and Obito? A gorgeous lineup. Heh… heh-heh-heh-heh… HAHAHAHA—"
Uchiha Yorin covered his brow and laughed, delighted:
"Excellent. Fighting smart men is way more fun than bullying fools. Come—show me what you've got. Let me see how powerful 'Uchiha Madara's will' really is—HAHAHAHAHA—"
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