Chapter 83: Ambushed by the Fox Spirit
The night was already deep.
Today's Sasuko seemed preoccupied with heavy thoughts. Rarely, she didn't cling to sleep with Yu, and after bathing, returned early to her own room.
It was now one in the morning. Yu lay flat in the darkness, breathing steady, all around utterly silent.
Suddenly golden light emanated from within the blanket, and a soft object inexplicably appeared by his right hand.
He instinctively gave it a squeeze, and immediately a delicate whimper sounded by his ear.
Yu's eyes flew open as he abruptly threw off the blanket.
Moonlight streamed through the window, clearly illuminating Naruko's completely exposed body. Golden hair plastered messily against flushed cheeks, full breasts rising and falling gently with panicked breathing, a faint red mark still visible on them.
She'd obviously just bathed, skin still carrying a moist sheen, azure eyes wide with shock, tear tracks still remaining at the corners.
Naruko's hands futilely covered her chest, completely unable to contain the wantonly revealed spring scenery.
Tear-filled blue eyes looked helplessly at Yu, face crimson as clouds, body trembling slightly.
She opened her mouth, voice thin as a mosquito. "I... I..." Yet couldn't form a complete sentence after a long moment.
Her brain had completely short-circuited. Right now she couldn't think of anything.
Yu recovered first. He immediately turned his face away, using magnetic force to manipulate the blanket to wrap Naruko up completely.
Soft fabric automatically wound around her exposed skin, leaving only a panic-stricken small face visible.
"S-sorry!" Naruko finally found her voice, her entire person shrinking into the blanket cocoon. "It was Little Kurama who suddenly..." Before finishing, she bit her lip and buried her face in embarrassment.
Little Kurama wagged its tail proudly in the consciousness space: See! I said I could let you see him~ Aren't you happy?
Over five years, it had secretly observed Naruko use this coordinate to perform Flying Thunder God many times. Now it huffed proudly twice, as if saying, look how awesome I am!
Naruko was already too flushed to speak.
Teleporting naked into Yu's bed in the middle of the night—th-this was something only perverts would do! She chided softly in her mind, "St-stupid fox!"
Little Kurama tilted its head in confusion. It clearly sensed that beneath the host's embarrassment lay a trace of secret excitement.
The girl's gently squirming silhouette in the blanket roll, those reddened ear tips and flickering eyes, didn't seem entirely unwilling.
Yu had long since turned his back to her, standing by the window.
His thoughts were equally turbulent. His sister's friend appearing naked in his bed in the middle of the night—this was far too absurd.
He slowly exhaled, trying to dispel that glimpse of pale spring scenery from his mind.
His fingertips rapidly formed seals as a soundproofing barrier quietly enveloped the room.
If Sasuko sensed this scene, it was hard to imagine what she might do...
Naruko's faint sobbing suddenly came from behind, scratching at his nerves like feathers.
Yu closed his eyes but could still clearly recall the soft sensation his fingertips had just touched, and those water-filled, panic-stricken blue eyes.
This really was... an utterly terrible situation.
Outside the barrier, the world was completely silent, while inside it permeated with the girl's sweet fragrance and wordless awkwardness.
Yu rubbed his temples, feeling for the first time that power couldn't resolve such a thorny situation.
Naruko watched Yu's back continuously facing away, waiting endlessly without a single word, her heart growing increasingly bitter.
She concluded that Yu must view her as a shameless girl, which was why he showed such cold indifference.
Thinking she might be detested by someone she'd liked so long, aggrieved tears finally broke through the dam, releasing small whimpers.
The figure by the window paused slightly. Hearing the suppressed sobbing behind him, Yu finally turned helplessly.
Moonlight fell gently, illuminating the girl's tear-reddened nose tip and moist lashes. Her usual lively spirit was completely gone, leaving only pitiful vulnerability.
"Stop crying." His voice was somewhat hoarse. "I don't think that way about you."
Naruko lifted her tear-blurred face, the blanket slipping slightly with her sobs, revealing rounded shoulders.
She instinctively reached to pull it up, instead making her delicate collarbones and the vaguely visible curves at her chest even more prominent.
This appearance—both pure and seductive—forced Yu to avert his gaze.
"R-really?" She confirmed in a small voice with a nasal tone, words carrying some timidity. "I didn't mean to... it was Little Kurama..."
Before finishing, she hiccupped from crying, embarrassedly covering half her face with the blanket, only exposing tear-washed blue eyes timidly watching him.
Yu turned his face away from this imagination-stirring scene, voice softening further. "I know that you're not that kind of person." He used chakra to gently dry her damp hair. "I believe you. You can explain slowly."
Naruko felt the gentle stroking on her head and gradually stopped crying.
While making cute little hiccups, she explained the situation brokenly. When mentioning Little Kurama's unauthorized action, she puffed out her cheeks in anger.
Yu patiently listened through it all, chakra flowing from his fingertips carefully drying her hair.
Naruko contentedly narrowed her eyes like a cat being stroked, unconsciously straightening her back, completely exposing her graceful neckline. The dried golden hair cascaded like silk over bare shoulders, making her skin appear even more fair.
"When you came," Yu suddenly asked softly, "it seems you'd been crying?"
The girl instantly froze, her previously relaxed posture tensing again. She lowered her head and twisted her fingers, the blanket gap vaguely revealing gently undulating chest lines.
"Thought Yu hated me..." she murmured quietly, tear drops still hanging on her lashes.
Actually the real reason was thinking there'd definitely be no chance...
But what came out was: "Seeing Sasuko being with you every day, I feel a bit... lonely."
Moonlight illuminated her slightly pouting lips and open neckline, that innocent yet tempting appearance indescribable.
Somehow, Naruko's tearful expression gradually overlapped with young Sasuko—that child who was similarly afraid of loneliness.
Yu's heart softened. "You are Sasuko's important friend, and also my cute junior. If you feel bored, you can often come find us."
He glanced at Naruko wrapped in the blanket and added, "However, you need to wear clothes properly."
Naruko had been listening quietly at first, but at that last sentence, her face instantly flushed crimson, fingers tangling disobediently. "I-I know..." Her voice was thin as a mosquito, even her ear tips glowing translucent red.
Yu looked at Naruko's embarrassed appearance and couldn't help smiling slightly. "That's good then. I'll send you back..."
Before finishing, Yu's expression suddenly changed slightly, keenly sensing someone approaching.
He rapidly formed seals leaving behind a shadow clone. Before Naruko could react, space twisted as he disappeared with her and the blanket.
And at this time, Sasuko had already arrived outside the door...
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