Yugao thought for a while and realized there really was no other way.
She had to go back just like this; she had already used every method she could think of.
She prepared to put her clothes back on and leave.
Ryōsuke, however, spoke with a hint of reluctance.
"Why not stay a little longer? I have an even more important secret I want to tell you, you know?"
Yugao was slightly surprised. Was he planning to tell her the real secret now?
Was everything before just nonsense?
She couldn't help but ask.
"What exactly is the secret?"
Ryōsuke beckoned to her, smiling as he spoke.
"Come a little closer."
Yugao became alert.
This guy probably wanted to pull some trick again, but for the sake of the secret, she could only lean in.
Just as she expected.
As soon as she got close, she was swept up into Uchiha Ryōsuke's arms.
"You actually thought you could run?"
Yugao felt speechless. It was exactly as she thought.
She said angrily.
"How could you lie to me?"
She shouldn't have trusted him.
Ryōsuke, however, leaned close to her ear and whispered with a smile.
"How could I lie to you?"
"Currently, sleeping with me can also increase my chakra reserves."
"Well? Are you surprised? I might have to rely on you in the future."
Yugao stopped struggling instantly, her mind grinding to a halt. How could such a ridiculous constitution exist? That making love could increase chakra levels?
Chakra was formed by combining physical energy and spiritual energy.
Could intimacy really elevate spiritual energy? No matter how she thought about it, it seemed impossible.
But this was likely just a man at his most smug moment; boasting to a woman was a male instinct. Still, what an absurd answer.
It must be true, right? She could only force herself to think that way. Although it was ridiculous, his overwhelming strength wasn't any more normal than this answer.
As for sleeping with him again, that was absolutely out of the question. After this mission ended, she would never see him again.
The thought made her a little emotional.
She tried to pry open her hands.
But she couldn't break free at all. Looking up, she realized he had already fallen asleep.
Her stamina had been exhausted in the morning, and her body hadn't recovered yet.
She sighed internally. This is the last time.
There would be no need to get close to this guy ever again.
By the afternoon, Yugao finally returned home.
She considered herself liberated.
After going home and cleaning the remnants from her body, she changed into her Anbu uniform and headed to the Third Hokage's office.
When the Third Hokage saw Yugao arrive again, his face showed expectation.
"Yugao, did you obtain any valuable clues?"
Yugao could only nod, feeling a bit apprehensive because the answer she obtained was indeed hard to believe.
But it was the answer she had gotten.
Seeing Yugao nod, the Third Hokage hurriedly spoke.
"Tell me quickly, how exactly did he become so strong?"
Perhaps he could also replicate the method to become even more powerful.
Yugao could only say, "Actually, today I engaged in the most intimate relationship with him. It was only when he was at his proudest, boasting to a woman, that I learned his secret."
"According to him, his constitution is very special. As long as he trains every day, he gets stronger every day. Where others might spend months to improve a little, he might be improving daily."
"Furthermore, he said that making love every day can increase his chakra volume even more."
The Third Hokage was instantly dumbfounded upon hearing such an answer.
Originally, hearing that Yugao had been intimate with him, he had felt a twinge of pity. Since Yugao had sacrificed her dignity, she should have been able to make Uchiha Ryōsuke spill the secret.
But the secret revealed turned out to be a special constitution? That simply training makes him stronger, and intimacy increases chakra?
No matter how one looked at it, this was impossible.
Physical attributes, of course, only changed with persistent training.
But how could there be improvement every single day? That was absolutely impossible.
If one could really do that, they would be a monster. As for the part about intimacy increasing chakra...
He was left speechless.
But then, how to explain the opponent's strength?
Although it was extremely absurd, it might also be true.
If it was just absurdity, then the opponent was deliberately stalling.
It would mean Yugao hadn't moved him at all, and Uchiha Ryōsuke was simply unwilling to tell Yugao the secret of his strength.
Even in bed, he had just casually given a random answer.
This would only prove that he was a guy who didn't take women seriously.
But if it were true...
It was indeed possible that it was true; otherwise, how could one explain him becoming so strong at such a young age?
He even began to feel afraid. If the opponent really did get stronger just by training daily, and could generate chakra just by being intimate...
Then what exactly did his sending Yugao over there amount to?
Was he just increasing the opponent's chakra levels?
Damn it.
He had actually helped the opponent become stronger. How could he be so muddled?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but say, "Yugao, there is no need for you to probe for information anymore."
Regardless of which case it was, there was no need for Yugao to go back.
Hearing this, Yugao relaxed. Based on her understanding of that terrifying man, she would only be toyed with every time she went.
"Yes, Lord Hokage."
"I will take my leave then."
The Hokage waved his hand, dismissing her. His face, however, turned ashen.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt the information Uchiha Ryōsuke revealed was serious.
The opponent trained every day.
From the beginning when he trained with Might Guy, to training alone in the small forest, his strength had grown progressively greater.
Back then, he wasn't even a match for his son Asuma, but now he had become this monstrously strong.
He sighed deeply in his heart. How could such a freak appear in the Uchiha clan? He was simply a born demon.
Was he really destined to be driven from power?
Would the Uchiha clan take control of Konoha?
After thinking for a long time, he couldn't think of a way to stop him.
To stop him, perhaps only the resurrection of the First Hokage would make it possible. But how could this happen?
Although he possessed the Impure World Reincarnation Technique, the things he had done made him afraid to even face the First Hokage and the Second Hokage.
If they were to ask about the condition of the Senju clan now, he wouldn't be able to answer at all.
It might even invite trouble; one could never be sure.
He was thoroughly out of options.
Because playing any schemes or plots was useless. The opponent's strength was so great that he felt only the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, could suppress him. Even if the Second Hokage were revived, he probably wouldn't be Ryōsuke's match.
Perhaps this was the end of the line.