"As long as you submit to me I will revive Nawaki." He repeated.
"...How?" She whispered.
"The Rinnegan, the Sage of Six Paths' eyes. An innate ability of the Rinnegan is the Rinne-Rebirth Technique which grants true resurrection. But the corpse is required for this."
Tsunade's eyes dimmed hearing this.
Her brother had died by stepping on an Explosive Tag.
"But there's another way, by using his genetic material we can revive your brother through the Impure World Reincarnation. The Rinne-Rebirth works on Impure World Reincarnations."
"B-but the Rinnegan?" Tsunade's eyelids trembled, her tear-stricken face looking at him with yearning bordering on madness. He was her hope, he was the guiding light of her life from now on.
"I know how to cultivate the Rinnegan. That is why I'm returning to Konoha with you."
"I submit. I'll do whatever you say." Tsunade blurted out, her hands still trembling, "Please… please bring my brother back to life. I'll do anything…" She lowered her head and began sobbing once again.
Ryuzaki wiped her face before forcing her to look at him.
His eyes drifted towards her lips.
"You know what I want."
Tsunade froze before shakily cupping his face, her heart pounding. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath before slamming her lips onto his with force that seemed to convey her determination.
The temperature of the room began to rise as Ryuzaki and Tsunade began locking their lips together. Ryuzaki did not care if this was Tsunade's first actual kiss and dove his tongue straight into her mouth. Tsunade's heart churned with astonishment as she hastily tried to keep pace with him.
His hands roamed across her body, finally cupping her full breasts. The milky softness caused Ryuzaki's blood to boil. Her soft mounds melting into his hands. Tsunade's breath grew ragged, her face flushed like an apple.
Beauty that could make one dig their own hearts out, a scent that could drive one mad, and a figure that could make one's heart forever full of longing.
The Slug Princess of Konoha, the legendary Sannin and the granddaughter of the God of Shinobi was having her mouth ravaged by an unknown man called Ryuzaki.
The untouchable Princess of Konoha was being devoured like an animal.
The goddess of Jiraya's life, unknown to him, was being defiled.
Tsunade couldn't keep up with Ryuzaki at all. His bestial behaviour made Tsunade's heart thump with nervousness. When had she ever engaged in such behaviour? The most she had done was kiss Dan's forehead.
Yet now a foreign tongue was exploring the insides of her wet mouth with wild abandon. As if the tongue inside was determined to taste every part of her mouth. Her lips were being bitten on and her nipples had gotten hard.
She hastily pushed him away, panting like a dog while simultaneously glaring at him. She didn't realise just how arousing this singular gesture was. Such a pretty face, flushed with arousal, glaring at him with indignation…
"Oh no!" Just then Tsunade noticed the little eyeball peering at them from the crack of the door.
She hurriedly fixed her clothes and closed her eyes to calm herself.
Yet it was proving to be hard.
It was as if she could still feel her lips being bitten, her tongue being stolen and the insides of her mouth being mapped.
"I didn't know you were so inexperienced." Ryuzaki teased and Tsunade glared at him, "Beast!"
"Hahaha," Ryuzaki laughed in response before slipping into his signature black robe and leaving the room.
Tsunade steadied herself against the wall, finally giving out after acting tough. She slid down the wall, plopping down on her ass before regulating her breathing.
Despite the forced circumstances Tsunade couldn't stop herself from smiling, "Nawaki… I'll do anything to bring you back to life. I won't let anything go wrong this time. I'll watch you grow up… I'll watch you become a powerful ninja… I'll watch you marry and have kids… and I'll watch you become the Hokage… no matter what!"
Her eyes reddened as she burrowed her head into her arms and sobbed quietly.
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Outside the room.
"What's wrong Shizune? Why's your face so red?" Ryuzaki acted perfectly normal, as if he weren't engaging in an immoral act moments ago.
Shizune's face flushed once again as she tried to drive the adult image away from her own mind. She hurriedly shook her head.
"Huh? Your face has turned even redder! You definitely have a fever, should we delay our departure?" Ryuzaki crouched down and placed the backside of his palm against her forehead.
"I'm fine! Nothing's wrong!" Shizune shook his hand away and ran outside the house in a fluster.
Ryuzaki looked at her escaping figure with amusement.
"How cute… both of them."
…
The Gates of Konoha could be seen from afar.
Tsunade, Ryuzaki and Shizuke hopped off from the travel carriage they had boarded before walking up to the gate.
"Lady Tsunade!" x2
The guards at the gate bowed respectfully at the sight of Tsunade. They didn't even bother questioning who Ryuzaki was before allowing them inside.
Though perhaps, the black diamond, similar to Tsunade's had given them a hint.
As for Shizune? They couldn't be bothered.
The legendary exploits of Tsunade during the war had propelled her to a level of fame no one could imagine. Not only was she one of the Sannin, but she was also the strongest kunoichi and the greatest medical ninja alive.
The weight of these titles was evident.
"You two go settle into the Senju household, I'll go have a chat with the old geezer." Tsunade feigned composure in front of Shizune. The odd looks she had been given by Shizune throughout the ride had made her embarrassed beyond words.
Not to mention she also kept glancing at the Yin-Seal mark, even asking Ryuzaki if it had appeared because he was so "close" to "Tsunade-sama"
Besides, she had to explain his identity anyway.
With that, she left them alone.
"That simpleton… do you know where the Senju household is?" He looked at Shizune curiously.
Shizune blushed and shook her head hastily.
"Hahaha, alright let's ask along the way. There'll be many willing to tell us. But before that let's have something to eat, what do you say?"
Shizune nodded shyly and Ryuzaki grasped her hand.
She was still shy from the scene she had witnessed in the morning.
As they walked along the streets of Konoha. Ryuzaki noticed people pointing at him and whispering, perhaps having noticed his arrival with Tsunade.
Or maybe because he was just too handsome.
He also had a faint sense of being watched but ignored it.
Probably the Anbu.
Ichiraku Ramen, it's time I see what's so legendary about you.
With that in mind, he led Shizune through the bustling streets. Shizune having been gone for a long was also staring at everyone and everything around her with curiosity.
After asking about a bit they reached Ichiraku Ramen.
Unfortunately, the shop only had four open spots and all were occupied. Looks like the shop wasn't as popular as it would be a decade or two later.
"Should we wait a bit or do you want to visit a different restaurant? There's one we just passed by." Ryuzaki asked softly and Shizune's cute little face formed a frown as if making a difficult decision.
"Uhm… can we wait? There's no one line so it should be our turn next." Shizune whispered, feeling slightly guilty for wanting to make Ryuzaki wait. The six-year-old had been forced to act maturely while tagging along with Tsunade but in just a day it seemed like she had reverted to being a proper child.
"Of course, whatever you say." Ryuzaki smiled warmly and Shizune blushed once again, lowering her head while tightening her grip on his hand. Noticing her shyness Ryuzaki didn't force a conversation and they waited beside the shop for free seats.
It didn't take long, just a few minutes later two people stepped out of the shop with contented faces.
"I'd definitely be broke if I ate like you."
"You want a beating huh!"
"Hey hey, I was just joking!"
"Kushina-neechan!" Looking at the two figures Shizune's eyes lit up. She suddenly waved her hand jumping lightly on her toes.
"Eh? Is that you Shizune-chan?" Kushina who was glaring at Minato furiously broke into a sweet smile hurrying towards Shizune. Minato followed behind her with a wry smile but soon his eyes followed the hand Shizune was holding.
A tall man, roughly 1.85m stood calmly with one hand wrapped around Shizune's palm. He was wearing a black robe devoid of decoration and he had long hair that fell behind him like a waterfall.
As Minato looked at the man's face a feeling of inferiority struck his heart, something that had never happened before considering his own looks.
But what stood out to him most was the black rhombus on the figure's forehead, reminiscent of Tsunade-sama's own and Kushina's relative Mito Uzumaki. From Kushina's account, it was a Jutsu created to store excess Chakra.
Did that mean the person in front of him was closely related to Lady Tsunade?
Perhaps, Kushina herself noticed this and asked bluntly, "Hey! Did you come back with Tsunade-nee? I'm Kushina Uzumaki by the way!"
"That's correct. I'm Tsunade-sensei's disciple alongside little Shizune here. I've finished mastering the techniques she taught me and hence returned to Konoha with her."
Shizune looked at Ryuzaki oddly. What kind of disciple kicks their own Sensei into the wall and then later… her face flushed.
Ryuzaki smiled warmly, causing a faint blush to rise in Kushina's cheeks.
"Oh ahahah," Kushina laughed her awkwardness off, trying to hide her embarrassment. She had never seen someone so beautiful before.
Minato stepped forward, "Hello. I'm Minato Namikaze, a good friend of Kushina."
Looking at the young boy's earnest yet nervous attempt at establishing his presence Ryuzaki couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.
He clasped the boy's hand and shook it lightly, "I'm Ryuzaki, I don't have a surname. I look forward to our future interactions. Since Kushina-chan is close to Tsunade-sensei I believe we'll be meeting often then."
"That's great! Dattebayo!" Kushina's tick slipped out accidentally and she cursed herself for looking like a fool in front of Tsunade-nee's disciple.
Looking at his unchanged expression Kushina sighed with relief.
"So where are you guys going? And where's Tsunade-nee?" Kushina didn't want to end the conversation. For some reason, she felt a sense of curiosity towards this elegantly handsome elder brother.
She couldn't imagine why her grief-stricken cousin would suddenly take such a disciple.
"She's gone to report to the Lord Hokage. Shizune and I had come for some lunch. We were just waiting for a few spots to open up. Shizune's been wanting ramen quite a bit—"
Just as he said that two people rushed inside and took the empty spots.
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Shizune's eyes reddened.
"Shizune! What are you crying about? Let's go have some barbecue today. I'll treat you to ramen every day after the academy ends, how about that?"
"R-really?" Shizune looked at him hopefully.
"Of course, I'm rich after all."
Shizune nodded happily, wanting to share her joy with others she invited the embarrassed Minato and Kushina. They couldn't refuse despite their full stomachs. After all, they had caused Ryuzaki and Shizune to lose their spot.
Though one could say it was Shizune's, who had waved at them, fault. No sane person would blame the child.
The four quickly walked towards a yakiniku restaurant and booked a table for four.
While they began ordering food and chatting, Tsunade was dealing with a troublesome geezer.