Gento gave an awkward laugh and stopped.
The hem of the dress remained caught there, barely stopping in place, exposing the edge of that enticing curve.
Mei's breathing became hurried, the rise and fall of her chest growing even more pronounced.
The fabric stretched tighter and tighter, nearly to the point of bursting.
Her fingers gripped the edge of the desk tightly, her lips pressed into a thin line.
Feeling her body exposed before the eyes of the man in front of her while Gento still had yet to begin the seal, she raised her eyes toward him.
Only to see Gento staring at her body with heavy breathing.
"Have you... looked enough yet?"
Her voice carried a trace of annoyance, yet sounded soft enough to resemble coquettish teasing.
Gento smiled.
He took a deep breath, and his hands finally began forming seals.
His slender fingers moved rapidly while chakra gathered at his fingertips, forming a faint blue glow.
The hand seals were completed.
Gento pressed his right hand against her exposed lower abdomen.
The moment his palm touched her skin, Mei's body trembled uncontrollably.
That palm was warm as it rested against her sensitive, delicate skin.
She could feel the heat transmitted from beneath his hand, causing her lower abdomen to grow hotter and tense.
A tingling sensation spread outward from the point of contact, making her body unconsciously tighten.
"Mm..."
A soft sound escaped from her throat, and she hurriedly bit her lip, swallowing the noise back down.
Gento's palm remained pressed against her skin as he slowly injected chakra into her body.
Mei could feel a stream of heat circulating and gathering within her lower abdomen, as though something was slowly taking shape there.
Her breathing became increasingly hurried, and the rise and fall of her chest more intense.
The full curves barely concealed beneath the lifted hem swayed with each breath, the fabric nearly unable to contain them.
Her fingers clutched the desk edge tightly while her legs unconsciously pressed together and relaxed again, her toes curling as they lightly rubbed against the tabletop.
"Yin Sealing: Slave Mark!"
Gento said in a low whisper as the chakra in his palm suddenly intensified.
A pink heart-shaped pattern slowly appeared upon her lower abdomen.
The pattern was intricate, formed from countless fine runes that emitted a faint pink glow.
Against her fair skin, it carried an indescribably intimate atmosphere.
The moment the pattern fully formed, Mei only felt a wave of heat surge through her lower abdomen.
That warmth seeped from the surface of her skin into the deepest parts of her body, as though something had taken root there.
Her body trembled involuntarily once more, another soft sound escaping from her throat.
"Mm~"
This time she did not bite her lip. The sound was so soft that even she herself blushed from hearing it.
The glow gradually faded, and the heart-shaped pattern sank beneath her skin, leaving behind only a faint pink mark.
Gento withdrew his hand and stepped back, his gaze falling upon the mark as he nodded in satisfaction.
Mei propped herself up and lowered her head to look at the faintly visible pink heart upon her lower abdomen.
Warmth spread across her face
Her long dress had become wrinkled into a mess, while the hem remained rolled upward, exposing large patches of fair skin.
She hurriedly pulled the dress back down, though it could not conceal the blush on her face.
"What effect... does this seal have?"
She raised her head, looking at Gento with suspicion.
Leaning against the desk with his arms crossed, Gento smiled.
"Relax. As long as you don't violate our agreement, this seal will never activate."
He paused, his gaze settling upon her face.
"Besides, bearing my child won't be a loss for you either."
"At that time, the level of cooperation between Hidden Gento Village and Hidden Mist Village will naturally deepen further."
"Hidden Mist Village will only benefit from it."
Mei stared at him for a while.
…Yet she could not discern anything from his expression.
In the end, she let out a helpless sigh, shook her head, and jumped down from the desk while tidying her disheveled dress.
She bent down to pick up the sandals she had kicked off earlier.
After putting them back on, she straightened up and retrieved a specially made kunai from within her clothes.
It was the Flying Thunder God kunai Gento had given her.
"Three days from now, I'll have everything prepared."
"When the time comes, I'll be relying on Clan Head Gento."
Gento nodded.
"Don't worry. I'll arrive on time."
Mei said nothing further and turned toward the door.
By the time she pulled the door open, her expression had returned to normal.
Her steps were calm and composed, restoring the imposing aura expected of the future Mizukage.
"Let's go. We're returning to Hidden Mist."
Outside the door, Chojuro hurriedly followed after her, as the two figures disappeared at the end of the corridor.
...
Gento returned to the desk and sat down.
The situation in Hidden Mist Village was more complicated than he had initially imagined.
In the original story, even with the Akatsuki organization represented by Obito operating behind the scenes, Hidden Mist Village had still ultimately succeeded in overthrowing the rule of the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura.
That proved this revolution was almost destined to succeed.
Now, even with the Uchiha's assistance, it would merely be adding flowers to brocade and accelerating the process.
The reason Gento decided to intervene this time was not only to complete the system mission and win over Mei, but also because of a third objective.
That objective was Obito Uchiha.
Allowing an unstable factor like Obito to remain alive was always a threat to the steadily developing Uchiha.
Obito's combat power itself was not actually among the absolute top tier.
What made him troublesome was that, with Kamui, Obito could both fight and escape freely, appearing and disappearing without a trace.
Kamui's intangibility ability rendered both ninjutsu and taijutsu ineffective against him.
Even the large-scale barriers placed around the village could not stop him.
Even the current Gento did not have many good ways to deal with Obito.
Although Yomotsu was also a space-time ninjutsu, Obito could easily use Kamui, another space-time ninjutsu, to escape from the Yomotsu dimension.
But if Obito were allowed to continue acting freely, and one day suddenly went mad and carried out a massacre against the Uchiha like in the original story, even if the current Uchiha managed to defend themselves successfully, casualties would still be inevitable.
Even more frightening were the women around him: Kushina, Kurenai, Pakura, Anko, Konan, Yugito...
If any one of them were threatened, it would be something he absolutely could not accept.
Therefore, this trip to Hidden Mist Village might be an opportunity to catch Obito off guard.
A thoughtful look flashed through Gento's eyes as he reached toward his waist and removed a ninja blade.
It was a completely blue-green sword.
Roughly one and a half feet long, the blade was narrow and slightly curved.
The edge emitted a cold gleam, while faint blue patterns flowed along the spine of the blade like rippling water or flowing wind.
This blade was precisely the ninja sword he had previously commissioned Taro to forge using all the knowledge of his lifetime.
Not only had the materials included a full twenty kilograms of Chakra Metal, but also a small piece of wood taken from a branch of the Divine Tree.
The forging process had lasted for three entire months, with the furnace burning day and night without rest.
The three greatest craftsmen of the Kajiyama clan had worked in shifts, adding numerous rare forging materials before finally creating this ninja blade.
More importantly, after the forging was completed, this ninja blade awakened a special ability: Anyone cut by this blade would have the flow of chakra within their body sealed.
If chakra could not circulate, naturally they would be unable to use any technique requiring chakra.
This ability was perfectly suited for dealing with Obito.
No matter how powerful Kamui was, it still required chakra to activate.
If he could cut Obito with this blade and seal his chakra, Obito would no longer be able to use Kamui to escape.
At that point, whether capturing or killing him, everything would become effortless.
The only uncertainty was whether... this blade would truly be effective.
Half of Obito's body consisted of White Zetsu cells.
Furthermore, Kamui's activation mechanism differed from ordinary ninjutsu, as it was a unique Mangekyo dojutsu.
If the sealing effect proved ineffective against him, then all of this would amount to nothing but empty talk.
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