Shun had kissed Kaguya's lips, his mouth still stained with her saliva.
"Hehehe, Kaguya, the more you struggle, the more excited I get. This look of yours, annoyed and angry yet unable to move, is much more interesting than a thousand-year-old ice sculpture."
He lifted her chin with a finger, forcing her to meet his gaze, his eyes filled with a triumphant amusement.
"Ant! How dare you?!"
Kaguya's body was taut like a fully drawn bow, the killing intent bursting from her white pupils almost solidifying. Yet, the warm sensation on her lips inexplicably sent a shiver down her spine.
The Otsutsuki clan was known as the "God Race". As long as they consumed a Chakra Fruit, they could possess an extended lifespan.
She had lived for thousands of years, witnessing the reproduction, struggles, and demise of humans. Those fervent emotions and instinctive impulses were, in her eyes, merely "the childish behaviors of short-lived species."
But at this moment, Shun's kiss, like a wildfire, burned away her armor of rationality, causing it to retreat piece by piece.
"I will definitely kill you!"
Kaguya abruptly turned her head, wanting to avoid Shun's gaze, but the lingering sensation on her lips refused to fade.
His lips were warm and firm, his breath carrying the mellow aroma of sake, which actually made her tongue tingle slightly.
She vigorously shook her head, scolding herself inwardly, 'Kaguya, you, so proud, how could you be enchanted by a human's touch?'
This was a feeling she had never experienced in thousands of years. It was as if something was awakening within her, about to break through the high walls she had built with rationality.
Seeing Kaguya's reaction, Shun gently brushed away the stray hairs from her cheek. He lifted her chin, and made her look him in the eye.
"Kaguya, there's something you'll definitely be interested in, regarding the latest decision from the Ōtsutsuki higher-ups."
The words "Ōtsutsuki higher-ups" seemed to possess a special power, immediately calming Kaguya.
She abruptly looked up, her white pupils filled with vigilance. "What exactly do you know?"
Rationality instantly returned, and she forced herself to focus on the crisis.
Shun turned and sat on the bed, his arm encircling her waist, pulling her closer into his embrace.
"The God tree bears fruit only once every thousand years, and you've been sealed for over a thousand years. The Ōtsutsuki higher-ups have sent Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki to settle accounts with you. A thousand years ago, Isshiki survived by relying on Sukunahikona, and he established an organization to nurture perfect reincarnation vessels."
"Why do you know all this?" Kaguya's voice held a subtle tremor, and even her pride couldn't hide her panic at this moment.
These secrets, even Hagoromo and Hamura didn't know. How could this human be aware of the internal affairs of the Otsutsuki clan?
Shun's golden Six Tomoe Rinnegan shimmered as he said, "Because I saw the future. In 23 years, Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and Urashiki will arrive in the Ninja World. In Isshiki current vessel, if he uses Karma to restore his full power, he can only live for a maximum of 3 days, but you should be very clear how powerful his full strength is."
"Isshiki… he's still alive?" Kaguya's body swayed, almost losing her balance.
She and Isshiki had fallen out over the distribution of the God tree's fruit back then.
If Isshiki truly revived, given his personality, he would undoubtedly come to settle old scores with her first.
On one side was the reckoning from the Ōtsutsuki higher-ups. On the other was an old partner with a deep-seated grudge, and she herself now had sparse Chakra, not even one-tenth of her peak strength.
Shun seized the opportunity to hold her tightly in his arms and kissed her lips again.
"Kaguya, with so many powerful enemies targeting you in the future, who else can you rely on? Those two rebellious sons, Hagoromo and Hamura? You just experienced my power. Your full-strength attack couldn't harm me in the slightest, so now, you can only rely on me."
These words were like a heavy hammer, striking Kaguya's heart.
Her two rebellious sons were unreliable, and this man before her, though disrespectful and frivolous, was her only chance at survival.
The defense line in her heart, named "pride," finally began to loosen in the face of the reality of life and death.
Seeing Kaguya's expression constantly changing, Shun kissed her again and said, "Kaguya, since you can't resist me now, and you'll still need me in the future, why not just settle down and be my queen? Only then can I protect you."
Kaguya subconsciously raised her hand to push him away. When her fingertips touched his firm chest, that warm, pulsating touch made her fingertips tremble, and she couldn't bear to pull them back.
'What's wrong with my body… Why is there this inexplicable sense of pleasure? And a tingling, numbing… feeling of breaking down? Did he do something when he revived me?'
She had lived for thousands of years and had never experienced anything like this.
Her rational mind told her this was an "abnormal body," yet her body craved this unfamiliar warmth.
Shun seemed to see through her confusion. He lowered his head to kiss her earlobe, teasing her sensitive nerves.
"Kaguya, living beings generally have reproductive isolation, but Hagoromo and Hamura were able to have descendants with human women, and they even spawned many human Kekkei Genkai clans, such as the Uchiha who inherited the Sharingan, and the Hyuga who inherited the Byakugan."
Kaguya was stunned. She had never considered such a question.
Her understanding for thousands of years was: the Otsutsuki clan was a superior God Race.
But the other party's words, like a thunderbolt, shattered her perception.
"What are you trying to say?"
Shun gently kissed her cheek and said, "Your Otsutsuki clan is merely a special branch of human evolution. You have powerful Chakra control and longer lifespans, but you haven't departed from the essence of humanity, so there is no reproductive isolation. Your current reaction is a woman's instinct. It's just that you've suppressed it with rationality for thousands of years."
"Instinct… rationality… suppression…"
Kaguya felt her mind becoming more and more confused.
She recalled the human couples she had seen a thousand years ago. They embraced, kissed, and snuggled in the sun, and she had once scoffed at them. Now, her body also craved this touch, this warmth.
Even if her rationality was still struggling, her body was eagerly accommodating the other party.
Shun took the opportunity to lean in and kiss her lips again. This time, Kaguya did not resist. She merely closed her eyes slightly, her eyelashes trembling gently.
The moment their lips met, a surge of pleasure, like an electric current, coursed through her entire body, more intense and clearer than before.
Her arms involuntarily wrapped around Shun's neck, and even her breathing became heavy.
Sensing her change, Shun gently stroked her long hair and said, "Kaguya, that's right. Don't suppress your instincts anymore. You've lived for thousands of years, it's time you tasted what it's like to be loved."