In a certain scientific cryogenics laboratory located underground in Otogakure.
Ryun formed hand seals and dispelled a barrier on a cryo chamber. Then, he personally opened the cryo chamber's heavy door and led Kushina inside.
"Aunt Asuka..."
When she saw the frozen crystal coffin in the center of the cryo chamber, Kushina could not hold back her tears.
"Still calling her aunt..." Ryun chuckled lightly, teasing her.
"Yes. She is my mother too now..." Kushina said, wiping her tears.
"She is only sleeping. There is no need to grieve..."
Ryun said this as he reached out and touched the crystal coffin.
Hearing this, Kushina threw herself into his arms, her tears once again falling uncontrollably.
She understood clearly in her heart that, compared to her, Ryun was the one who was most heartbroken. Even now, he refused to accept the reality of Asuka's death.
In the eyes of most people, this was already somewhat pathological, and even Kushina thought so.
But she did not dare to comfort this man. This fatal 'thorn' piercing Ryun's heart was best left untouched for everyone's sake. If one presumptuously tried to 'remove' it, he was guaranteed to turn against anyone immediately.
The Uchiha clan had quite a few seemingly normal lunatics, especially those who had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan. For this kind of mental illness, besides a 'mental cure', there was no other solution. The fact that Ryun could awaken his Mangekyō proved that his mind was also sick, and extremely seriously so.
Preventing him from reviving his mother meant opposing him. Anyone who stood in his way at this time would become his enemy.
"Mom, I brought Nana to see you... Wait a little longer, sleep a while longer. It will not be long before I can wake you. Then, you can look after our children for us..."
One must not touch the reverse scale of a lunatic. No matter how sad Kushina was crying now, she ultimately did not dare to say any foolish words about letting Asuka rest in peace...
The two stayed in the frigid cryo chamber for a long time. In the end, Ryun still led a reluctant Kushina away.
Just before leaving, Ryun turned his head and glanced at a small jar placed in the corner.
Inside the small jar was some unknown transparent liquid. This liquid would not freeze in the ultra low temperature environment. At the bottom of the liquid, two crimson Two Tomoe Sharingan lay quietly.
Ryun had no immediate plans to take the eyes, but according to his estimation, these eyes would soon come in useful.
After leaving the underground scientific laboratory, Ryun took Kushina and left Otogakure directly, embarking on a journey to the Land of Whirlpools.
The two traveled, enjoying the mountains and waters, stopping and going as they pleased. Their days were quite comfortable and happy.
A little over half a month later, the two entered the Land of Hot Water at a leisurely pace.
"The hot springs in the Land of Hot Water are very famous... It is a pity the weather is not very cold yet. Winter will not start for another two months." Kushina said, sounding slightly regretful.
"Who told you that you need cold weather to enjoy hot springs? Look, are the hot spring inns in the Land of Hot Water not all open for business?" Ryun pointed towards a distant hot spring inn and laughed.
"You... Do not think I do not know what is going on in your head?"
Kushina wore a mischievous smile that said 'I have already seen through you', making Ryun's old face blush involuntarily.
"I crave your body... What else would I be thinking..." Ryun directly laid his cards on the table, shamelessly.
"Hmph... You lecher. Confessing without being pressed, huh? Shameless..." Kushina snorted and scolded him with a laugh.
Seeing the troublesome woman still putting on an act, Ryun simply turned around decisively. "Fine. If we are not bathing, then we are not bathing. I did not really want to bathe anyway..."
Seeing Ryun about to leave, Kushina immediately became anxious...
"Hey, hey, hey... Since we are already in the Land of Hot Water, we should definitely try the hot springs. We are already at the door..." Kushina grabbed Ryun's wrist and said with a laugh.
"So, should we bathe separately? Or together?" Ryun asked, gazing at her with a smile.
"Of course... separately and alone..." Kushina said, raising her chin proudly.
"Separately and alone? Then you go bathe by yourself... Anyway, I do not really want to bathe. It is the same with or without me. I will just wait outside for you to finish..." Ryun said with an indifferent expression.
"That is no fun... Alright, alright. Bathing together is fine, right?" Kushina said, hugging Ryun's arm and laughing.
"What are you thinking? You female lecher! You actually want to bathe with me? In your dreams... Shameless..."
Ryun pushed her big head away and scolded.
"You... Looking for a fight, are you!!!"
Kushina was instantly angered into laughter.
The next moment, she rolled up her sleeves and pounced on him. Ryun, beaten by her little fists, hurriedly ran into the hot spring inn.
In the end, the two never managed to bathe in the hot springs.
The reason was that the hot spring inn was quite crowded. There were only two private indoor baths still available. Ryun disliked the idea that the water had been used by others, so he dismissed the idea of bathing.
Of course, if they paid extra, they could have the water changed, but it would take a considerable amount of time to heat new water. Both of them were too lazy to wait, so the hot spring bath did not happen.
Two days later, Ryun, hand in hand with Kushina, entered the capital of the Land of Hot Water.
As soon as they entered the capital, Ryun fully released his Sage sensory perception. Soon, he located Tsunade in a large casino.
The two quickly stepped into the casino. On the way, they bought two exquisite half face masks from a small stall.
After putting on the masks, they swaggered over to Tsunade's side.
Tsunade was playing a slot machine at the time, but her luck was so bad that she managed to lose the entire box of coins Shizune was holding.
"There really are none left, Lady Tsunade..."
The young Shizune shook the empty box, looking dejected.
Tsunade slapped the slot machine in frustration. She glanced at the two people not far away, then decisively got up and left.
Seeing her get up, Ryun immediately pulled Kushina over to the seat. "Wife, I will insert the coins, you operate it..."
Ryun put a few coins from his hand into the slot machine.
"Ah... How does this work? I do not know how..." Kushina said, randomly pressing one of the buttons.
The next moment, the slot machine game started. Then, several big sevens appeared in a row on the screen.
"Congratulations on winning the big prize!!!" The slot machine suddenly made a sound, and then countless coins came pouring out of the machine's mouth.
"Oh my, Lady Tsunade, look at them!!!" Little Shizune could not help but exclaim.
Tsunade did not need her reminder. When the big prize sound rang out, Tsunade had already witnessed this infuriating scene...
This damned slot machine! The moment she got up and left, the next person won the big prize with a single random coin!
"Hahaha... You are amazing, wife! Just a random press earned us so much money. You really are my money god!" Ryun laughed heartily, holding the full box of coins.
"Ah... We won just like that? It is quite fun... Darling, you have to take me to eat something delicious later..." Kushina said with a playful laugh.
"Absolutely. Later, your husband will take you to eat the most expensive, most delicious feast!"
The couple's conversation was heard clearly by Tsunade. The most irritating thing was... in less than half a minute, that hateful red haired girl had won the big prize again!!!
This scene made Tsunade's eyes blaze with anger. When that damned girl used to go to the casino with her, she never had this kind of luck...
"Bastards!!!"
It was all because of that damned little brat!!!
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