As Ryun carried his wife into the room, and the soundproof barrier was activated, the cacophony of firecrackers outside his ears abruptly ceased. The surroundings became so quiet that only the sound of their heartbeats remained.
"I... I'm sweaty, I'll go take a bath first..."
Just as Ryun placed Kushina on the large bed, she hurriedly got up and ran to the bathroom.
"You don't need to take..." The words hadn't even left Ryun's mouth before an evil smile immediately appeared on his face.
A moment later, when the sound of water started splashing in the bathroom, the smile on Ryun's face grew even wider.
Kushina had gone to take a bath without bringing a change of clothes...
Ryun had originally planned to wait for her to call him to deliver the clothes, seizing the chance for some playful intimacy in the water, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't hear Kushina's voice. Instead, the sound of the bathroom door opening rang out first...
Kushina, with her hair up and wrapped in a bathrobe, walked out of the bathroom shyly, then walked into the bedroom under Ryun's stunned gaze.
"Darn it, I forgot there were bathrobes inside the bathroom..."
Ryun walked into the steam-filled bathroom with some regret. After a quick wash to get rid of the smell of alcohol, he immediately followed into the main bedroom.
By now, the bathrobe on Kushina had long been discarded to the side, and she herself was curled up motionless under the covers.
"Turn off the light, please..."
A shy voice came from under the covers.
"Hehe... Why turn it off? I still want to look at you..." Ryun's laugh was somewhat lecherous.
"Don't look... I'll be shy..." Kushina was so nervous her catchphrase came out...
"Fine then..."
Ryun turned off the electric light with an indifferent expression.
Instantly, a pair of sinister, crimson, Three Tomoe Sharingan eyes lit up in the dark room.
Although the left eye of this Sharingan pair appeared somewhat dim, it was still clearly visible in the darkness, just far less bright than the other right eye.
Ryun lifted the covers, and Kushina's extremely graceful body was fully revealed under the洞察 of the Sharingan...
"Your left eye. Your left eye has recovered."
Noticing the red light shimmering in Ryun's eyes, Kushina immediately sat up and cupped his face.
"Yes, after achieving mastery in Sage Body, the vision in my left eye slowly started recovering. By today, it can barely activate the Three Tomoe Sharingan..."
Ryun reached out and held her slender waist. The moment his burning body touched hers, Kushina visibly trembled.
"Bastard, you didn't even say your eye was starting to recover. Couldn't you have told me this good news earlier..."
Kushina chided him, but the next moment, Ryun pushed her down onto the bed.
Ahem, haven't used the illustration function in a while.
"I thought you knew. After all, the grayish-white color of my left eye's pupil has changed noticeably compared to before..."
"The eye color has indeed deepened a lot. I did notice that, but I was afraid it would make you remember those bad memories, so I didn't dare ask you about your left eye..."
"Mmm..."
As she spoke, Kushina suddenly took a deep breath.
"I'm ready. Be gentle..."
Kushina's voice whispered softly by Ryun's ear.
"Mmm..."
That night, sweat and crimson soaked the entire bedsheet.
After a full two and a half hours of intense Yin-Yang Release battle, the ever-defiant Red Hot Habanero ultimately couldn't withstand the impact and was the first to raise her hand, surrendering to Ryun...
Ryun's happiness X2, Kushina's happiness X8, pain X1. Ryun won this battle very easily.
After the satisfying and thorough battle, both fell into a deep, contented sleep.
Late night.
1:00 AM.
Several booms suddenly erupted from the Wind-Fire battlefield located in the Land of Rivers, followed closely by countless dense, massive explosions. The Land of Fire's camp soon turned into a sea of fire. The relatively small number of Konoha-nin screamed and wailed as they quickly retreated towards the rear of the position.
Thus, the Third Shinobi World War officially began.
The Wind-Fire battlefield was exceptionally fierce that night. Sunagakure's offensive was fierce, and their forward advance was surprisingly fast.
"Konoha is surrounded by enemies on all sides. The number of troops they can actually commit to the battlefield is indeed small. We can take this opportunity to drive deep. Even if we can't breach the Land of Fire's borders in one move, we should at least break through their defensive positions outside their territory..."
This was the internal thought of Sunagakure as the attacking side.
The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, was very satisfied with the significant results achieved by the front lines, and thus decisively delegated authority, allowing the military leader of the vanguard force to act at his discretion.
After receiving the Kazekage's approval, this vanguard force chose to continue advancing forward. Their fierce offensive temporarily forced the Konoha side into a 'retreat on all fronts'.
Consecutive easy victories quickly went to the heads of those eager for quick success. Sunagakure's vanguard force accidentally pushed too far. By the time the commander realized something was wrong, it was already too late...
A large number of Konoha elites emerged from concealed positions on the left and right flanks, cutting off the retreat route of Sunagakure's vanguard. Then, dense numbers of Konoha-nin charged out from the defensive positions, beautifully surrounding the Suna vanguard from all sides in a pincer attack.
Attacked from both front and rear, the Suna-nin were soon forced into a panicked retreat. This classic tactic of luring the enemy in deep caused heavy losses for Sunagakure. If not for Konoha's genuine shortage of manpower, resulting in the 'pocket' not being tightly sealed, this vanguard force might truly have been completely wiped out by Konoha.
After the major battle, the Konoha side, with over 300 casualties, managed to kill or wound over 1400 Suna-nin, and captured more than twenty Suna-nin who were willing to lay down their arms and surrender.
A nearly 1 to 5 casualty ratio. The first victory of the Third Shinobi World War undoubtedly went to the Land of Fire.
"Bastards, bastards, bastards. Are those guys all pigs."
Rasa was furious. He had just shared the news of the Suna vanguard's victory with their allied nations, and then those very forces suffered an unexpected major defeat. What face did he, the Fourth Kazekage, have left to show when speaking before the other three Kage.
"Immediately dispatch the First Division to reinforce the battlefield. Their primary task upon arrival is to hold the position and stabilize morale. They are not to attack until they receive my operational orders."
The Fourth Kazekage quickly issued a series of war responses. Soon, the situation on the Wind-Fire battlefield gradually stabilized.
Konoha, knowing when to stop, only launched one counter-charge against the Suna positions before immediately withdrawing back to their own lines.
They saw the failure of the Suna vanguard. Therefore, the Konoha commander here didn't dare get overconfident. Kill enemies, burn supplies, destroy camps. After barely accomplishing these three things, they withdrew.
The Konoha commander on this Wind-Fire battlefield was the old clan leader of the Yuhi Clan, the same one who commanded the battlefield in the Land of Rain years ago. He could be considered the old superior of the Sannin and Ryun. His tactical approach had always been very steady.
Meanwhile, as news of the Land of Wind's battlefield setback reached the ears of their allies, the three nations of Earth, Lightning, and Water also issued war orders one after another, targeting the Land of Fire.