The fragments of fabric on Yugito's body scattered to both sides, leaving only tattered strips hanging at her waist.
She closed her eyes and stubbornly bit her lip, not saying a word.
Gento's right hand pressed against her lower abdomen, his palm flush against that patch of tight skin.
"Yin Sealing: Slave Mark!"
Chakra gushed from his palm, and a complex heart-shaped pattern slowly emerged on her lower abdomen.
The pattern was composed of countless intricate runes, emitting a faint red glow as it was imprinted on her skin.
Yugito only felt a burst of heat at her lower abdomen.
That heat spread toward her limbs and bones.
Finally, it settled in the deepest part of her body.
"Mm~!"
Her body trembled involuntarily.
An irrepressible soft groan escaped her throat.
The sealing was complete.
With a wave of Gento's right hand, the five iron rings flew back into his palm.
The instant Yugito regained her ability to move, she suddenly sprang up from the ground, ignoring her disheveled clothing, her hands formed claws as she lunged at Gento with full-blown rage!
Gento stood where he was, neither dodging nor avoiding, watching as that figure lunged before him with a piercing sound of wind.
A faint smile even appeared at the corners of his mouth.
As expected of a jinchuriki, this physical strength was truly impressive.
Having endured long-term erosion in the Yomotsu space and then a fierce battle, she could still be so lively and agile.
Facing Yugito's attack, he did not dodge but quickly formed hand seals:
"Slave Mark!"
Yugito's body, lunging through mid-air, suddenly stiffened.
A strong surge of lightning-attribute chakra suddenly erupted from the seal on her lower abdomen.
It ran rampant inside her body!
That current felt somewhat tingling and numb inside her.
It was difficult to endure.
As if feathers were gently brushing over her body.
Even so, she grit her teeth and forced herself to stand in place.
Her tattered lapels swayed gently along with her trembling.
Gento chuckled, his tone carrying a bit of admiration:
"I have long heard that the Land of Lightning has extraordinary taijutsu and robust physiques."
"Seeing it today, it is indeed true."
"I didn't expect you to endure without collapsing even when I activated the Slave Mark. I'm impressed."
Yugito vaguely understood what he was trying to do to her.
Her voice was trembling, yet she still forced out a warning:
"You... stop this... behavior..."
"I can... let bygones be bygones..."
Gento walked up to her, reached out, and pinched her chin, lifting her face.
Those eyes were no longer as cold and sharp as before; they were replaced by a look that mixed fear, anger, and humiliation.
"Oh? Still being stubborn?"
His thumb gently stroked her lower lip.
"You and I are in a hostile relationship."
"You brought a thousand ninja to attack my village, wanting to destroy everything of the Uchiha."
"Now that you've fallen into my hands, you should have long been prepared for what the outcome would be."
Yugito grit her teeth and said word by word:
"You... don't think... I will submit..."
Gento smiled, a playful look in his eyes.
"Your mouth is still so stubborn."
He let go of his hand, took a step back, and formed hand seals again.
"It's fine, I still have a second stage here."
"I hope your mouth can still be this stubborn in a while."
Saying that, Gento suddenly formed seals and activated the Slave Mark.
Chakra poured into the seal in large quantities.
Yugito only felt that burst of heat at her lower abdomen suddenly explode.
Chakra several times stronger than before erupted within her body!
An irresistible shock surged from the depths of her bone marrow.
"Oh~!"
She finally couldn't hold on and collapsed to the ground.
An irrepressible moan escaped her throat.
Gento crouched down, looking at her state, and said softly:
"This is just the beginning."
Yugito looked up, her eyes now filled with tears.
"Mm~ no... don't!"
Her lips trembled as if she wanted to say something, but she could only let out fragmented soft groans.
Gento reached out, brushing her disheveled long hair behind her ear, his fingertips sliding across her burning cheek.
"The Raikage delivered you to my doorstep; if I don't take you, wouldn't I be disrespecting him?"
Yugito bit her lip and did not answer, merely staring at him fixedly.
In those eyes, there was anger, humiliation, and a trace of... something unusual that even she herself was unwilling to admit.
Gento stopped talking and formed hand seals again.
The Slave Mark lit up on her lower abdomen.
...
A while later.
Gento stopped activating the Slave Mark.
Yugito lay paralyzed on the ground.
She gasped for breath heavily, her chest heaving, while her face was flushed.
A layer of fine sweat covered her forehead and neck.
Her tattered skin-tight clothes were already in a mess, barely hanging on her body and revealing large patches of snowy-white skin.
Those eyes, usually cold, elegant, and proud, were now half-open.
Her eyelashes trembled a bit, and her gaze was scattered.
Her lips were a little parted, letting out fragmented gasps.
Gento looked down at her from above.
He crouched down.
Yugito tilted her head barely but lacked the strength to move away.
Looking at Yugito, who was now utterly unable to resist, Gento began to lift her up at once.
...
An hour later, Gento ended the battle.
He scooped Yugito up from the ground, grabbing her by the waist.
"Flying Thunder God!"
When they opened their eyes again, heat rushed toward them.
The two had already arrived at the clan head's private hot spring pool in the innermost room of the Desire Hot Springs.
Splash!
Gento unceremoniously threw Yugito into the spring pool.
Water splashed everywhere, and the warm current swallowed her whole.
Yugito thrashed in the water, choking on a mouthful, and struggled to sit up while coughing; the water only reached her chest.
She leaned against the edge of the pool, gasping for air, as water droplets dripped from the ends of her hair.
"Wash yourself."
Then he jumped into the spring pool himself and began to clean his body.
Suddenly, a system notification sounded in Gento's mind.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing dual cultivation with a kunoichi.]
[Aptitude evaluation for the dual cultivation target is in progress...]
[Evaluation complete.]
[Dual cultivation target: Yugito Nii; Overall Evaluation: S-rank!]
[Partner No.7: Yugito Nii]
[Aptitude: S]
[Claimable: S-rank Family Treasure Chest x1]
Gento showed a hint of a smile.
Another S-rank.
He chose to claim it without a second thought.
[Ding! S-rank Family Treasure Chest claimed successfully. Open?]
"Open."
[Treasure chest opened, rewards are being distributed...]
[Reward 1: Ninja Tool Upgrade Card x1]
⟩ Can be used for a one-time upgrade of any ninja tool. After the upgrade, the basic performance of the ninja tool will be comprehensively improved, and new special abilities will be derived. The upgrade effect is related to the quality of the ninja tool itself; the higher the quality, the greater the upgrade potential.
[Reward 2: Charm Gourd]
⟩ Can be expanded or shrunk at will. The holder will naturally emit an invisible aura of charm, causing people around them to feel goodwill and closeness toward them. The influence on the opposite sex is particularly significant, capable of subtly enhancing one's own attractiveness. The effect slowly accumulates with wearing time; long-term wearing yields better results.
Two items appeared in Gento's hands out of thin air.
A card glowing with a faint golden light.
A thumb-sized yellow gourd, golden all over, with a surface as smooth as jade.
He tried to pick up the gourd, and it automatically enlarged.
Looking at the gourd in his hand, to be honest, he was a little disappointed.
An S-rank reward, and this is it?
Although his Many Children, Many Blessings indeed meant that the more kunoichi he subdued, the better, a matter like "enhancing charm" was ultimately too redundant...
After all, no matter how great the charm, a kunoichi wouldn't just throw herself at him just because he stood there, right?
He shook his head and turned his gaze toward the other reward.
Ninja Tool Upgrade Card.
Suddenly Gento's eyes shifted.
If he upgraded this gourd, what would it turn into?
No matter what, the S-rank ninja tool rewarded by the system must not be of low quality.
If he used the Ninja Tool Upgrade Card to upgrade it...
He did not hesitate and directly slapped the Ninja Tool Upgrade Card onto the gourd.
The card turned into specks of golden light and merged into the gourd.
The Charm Gourd in his hand began to undergo changes.
The golden shell gradually faded away, replaced by a warm pink color, like peach blossoms blooming in early spring.
Intricate heart-shaped patterns emerged on the surface, flickering and flowing as the angle of light changed.
The form of the gourd also became more exquisite.
A circle of small golden knots was wound around the neck of the bottle, and a faint heart-shaped mark could be vaguely seen on the belly of the gourd, glowing against the pink background.
[Ding! Ninja tool upgrade complete!]
[New Item Name: Lust Gourd]
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