Morning.
The sun had just risen.
Tsunade woke up groggily.
Lying on the tatami, she stared blankly at the bedsheet.
Her stunningly beautiful face, carrying a lazy charm, was lost in a daze, as if her soul had left her body.
Her eyes were filled with complex emotions — confusion, panic, helplessness, shame, and anger.
The messy traces were glaringly obvious.
"Sister Tsunade…"
Akira Ren smiled.
He gently embraced that soft, warm body.
Yesterday had truly been a bountiful harvest.
Although he hadn't truly conquered the city and pulled out the stronghold.
The two of them had finally broken through another layer.
"You brat got what you wanted… get out of here already!"
Tsunade, who had come back to her senses, had a face flushed bright red.
She glared fiercely at Akira Ren, gritting her teeth. "My lifetime of reputation is ruined!"
She lay there powerlessly.
Covering her beautiful face, she felt extremely frustrated.
If something so outrageous got out, how could she face anyone?
She shouldn't have let this brat push his luck yesterday.
Fortunately, when facing little Akira Ren's relentless advances, she had ultimately held onto the final line.
But… how dare this little rascal?
He actually made her use a Shadow Clone as a substitute.
It was simply ridiculous and unbelievable.
Yet she couldn't refuse that stinking brat and had somehow been bewitched into agreeing like a fool.
Looking at the two of them who hadn't done anything…
But as her Shadow Clone was released, and the experiences and memories synchronized back with her chakra…
It felt incredibly real, as if she had experienced it herself.
"Sister Tsunade, don't think too much!"
Suddenly—
That handsome face got closer and closer.
Tsunade couldn't help but widen her eyes.
"Mm…" But soon, she resigned herself and closed her eyes…
Whatever.
They had already reached this point.
There was no point in deceiving herself anymore.
Anyway, it wasn't her fault. It was all that little rascal's fault.
Having convinced herself, Tsunade stopped resisting and turned from passive to active.
After a long while—
The two of them looked into each other's eyes.
"I must have been bewitched by you, you little rascal…"
Tsunade breathed slightly.
The red flush gradually faded as she rolled her eyes. "Get out of here already!"
She still had her dignity. If Shizune or Karin came over, it would be troublesome.
"Then Sister Tsunade, goodbye…"
Akira Ren chuckled lightly.
Under Tsunade's annoyed and reproachful gaze.
He quickly disappeared from the spot.
Swish…
Two Wood Clones appeared.
Tsunade lay there lazily.
She unceremoniously handed over the cleanup tasks entirely to the Wood Clones.
"Next, I'll leave it to you… Make sure to clean everything thoroughly within half an hour!"
...
Akira Ren returned to his room.
He took a refreshing shower.
His entire body felt refreshed and invigorated.
"Thirty like a wolf, forty like a tiger — the ancients didn't deceive me…"
The corners of Akira Ren's mouth lifted slightly as he revealed a light smile.
The usually dignified and beautiful Sister Tsunade was far more sensitive than he had imagined.
She had actually lost complete control after the Shadow Clone was released, under the influence of those experiences and memories.
Even more exaggerated than Shizune.
As expected, she had been suppressing it for too long and was almost about to have problems.
It was perfect for him, her disciple, to guide and relieve her worries.
As a disciple, it was naturally his duty to share his teacher's burdens.
"However, it seems Wood Clones are more realistic!" Although Wood Clones sounded a bit like wooden puppets, they were actually far more realistic than Shadow Clones and had nothing to do with wood.
This kind of fully intelligent solid clone, whose experiences and memories could be directly shared with the original body.
It was truly quite extraordinary.
"Shadow Clones, Wood Clones, Water Clones… I must thoroughly verify this when I have the chance!"
Akira Ren's eyes burned with ambition.
He set a grand small goal.
He felt that this was the correct usage of these types of solid clone techniques.
Hearing the faint voices of Shizune and Karin coming from the corridor.
Akira Ren directly went outside.
"Akira Ren…"
Shizune's face flushed slightly.
But after these days of training, she was no longer as unbearable.
She greeted Akira Ren as if nothing had happened.
"Good morning!" Akira Ren smiled.
He was somewhat looking forward to tonight's "training."
Knock! Knock!
"Lady Tsunade!"
Karin habitually knocked on Tsunade's door.
As usual, she received the response to wait for them in the restaurant.
The little girl looked somewhat puzzled and said to Shizune, "Sister Shizune, don't you think Lady Tsunade has been acting a bit strange lately?"
She always felt that Lady Tsunade had become lazier and lazier.
She always woke up so late.
And then took so long to get ready.
Although it was normal for women who cared about their appearance to spend time dressing up.
But she had never seen the other party take so long to wash up and get ready before.
TonTon chimed in from the side. "Ton~~~ Ton~~~"
"This…"
Shizune was startled.
Her pretty face flushed as she subconsciously glanced at Akira Ren.
She naturally had some vague guesses about the relationship between Tsunade and Akira Ren.
Especially since this playboy little junior brother wasn't the type to follow rules and respect his teacher. The two of them were also quite close usually.
But exactly how far their relationship had developed was hard to say.
"…"
Akira Ren's mouth twitched.
He felt somewhat speechless toward this disciple of his.
Akira Ren was good in every way, except he was too much of a playboy.
He was actually flirting with a female ninja from the Mist Village right in front of them.
"I didn't expect Akira Ren to have trained the Flying Thunder God Technique to such a level…"
Shizune held TonTon.
Looking at the distant area where flames shot into the sky and dust billowed, she was filled with admiration. "He transferred the Tailed Beast Bomb in an instant. Truly impressive!"
One could imagine.
If Akira Ren hadn't stopped it in time.
Not only here, but the town several kilometers away would have been affected and directly blown away.
It would have been reduced to ruins with countless casualties.
"Roar——"
With the Tailed Beast Bomb blocked.
The Six-Tails Rhinoceros Dog was furious.
Its massive tails waved wildly.
"Fwoosh…"
Boom… Boom
The already collapsed ground was ravaged even further.
Dust flew and rocks scattered.
It shook violently.
Splash…
It opened its massive mouth.
A stream of white acidic liquid shot out fiercely.
It sprayed toward Akira Ren and Terumi Mei.
Swish!
Akira Ren reacted with extreme speed.
Before Terumi Mei could resist.
He boldly embraced her and lifted her in a princess carry.
His figure moved swiftly, dodging the incoming acid.
Boom… Boom…
Hiss… Hiss…
In the blink of an eye.
The entire ground was corroded beyond recognition.
It made one's scalp tingle.
"…"
Terumi Mei was stunned.
She stared dazedly at Akira Ren, who had boldly held her and narrowly dodged the Six-Tails' attack.
That handsome face and gentle temperament…
A young man with the powerful strength to instantly transfer a Tailed Beast Bomb…
It made her heart flutter inexplicably.
Moreover, thinking that she was actually being held by Akira Ren in a princess carry.
Her beautiful face couldn't help but flush slightly. "Thank you, little brother Akira Ren!"
Feeling the "thump, thump" of her accelerated heartbeat inside…
Terumi Mei, who had come back to her senses, had a charmingly flushed face.
She seemed to have really met a man she couldn't bear to melt.
Was this love?
"No need to be polite!"
Akira Ren smiled.
He didn't linger and put Terumi Mei down.
He naturally knew that even without his intervention, Terumi Mei would at most have been a bit disheveled.
The future Fifth Mizukage wouldn't be so easily defeated.
It was just that the Tailed Beast Bomb might have affected the distant town.
As the instigator, Akira Ren wasn't so heartless as to ignore it completely.
Moreover, although the hero-saving-the-beauty trope was old-fashioned, for a woman like Terumi Mei — who appeared very strong on the surface but was actually very empty inside and longed for fairy-tale-like love — it was undoubtedly very effective.
Especially since this woman was a huge fan of good looks. Akira Ren was certain of that.
From the beginning until now, she had paid attention to him many times.
The facts proved he was right.
To become the true King of the Forest.
One had to be bold and thick-skinned.
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