A suddenly appearing octagonal maze engulfing the shrine caused the Land of Demons soldiers to immediately become nervous.
This was a foreseeable phenomenon. Tōshirō jumped down from the upper floor and quickly explained a few things. Only then did the Land of Demons soldiers calm down, looking up at the enormous crystal and exclaiming in awe at its power.
Having settled everything, Tōshirō jumped back upstairs. All that was left was to wait patiently.
During this time, Tōshirō would keep the barrier active until the Miko gave birth to her child and passed her weakest period.
Tsunade looked up at the crystal overhead and said with a hint of envy: "How convenient your Ice Release bloodline limit is."
Ice Release could control, output, defend, and even deploy barriers. It was simply too versatile, and the main thing was, it looked great.
Tōshirō molded an ice lotus hairpin with Ice Release: "Alright, don't be envious. This is for you."
Tsunade took the snow lotus with both hands and casually tucked it into her golden hair, which shone brightly: "With so many bloodline limits, you could at least give me one."
"That's impossible. My situation is quite special."
Tōshirō didn't continue to tease Tsunade about this matter, and casually said: "How's the ninjutsu I gave you coming along with your training?"
At the mention of this, Tsunade's expression was one of a student struggling with an unsolved math problem: "What else can I say? It's still the same."
The ninjutsu Tōshirō gave her half a year ago seemed to be an unfinished product.
She had been trying hard to develop this ninjutsu, but always felt something was missing, unable to make further progress.
Tōshirō nodded slightly.
This ninjutsu wasn't suitable for his own training, and Tōshirō couldn't help, so Tsunade had to figure it out herself.
At most, he could offer a guess, like now: "Could it be that your understanding is incorrect?"
Tsunade complained and grumbled: "It's like you said something but also nothing at all, just like nonsense."
Her words truly stumped Tōshirō, after all, he wasn't the one specifically training.
In Tsunade's understanding, this technique was similar to Tōshirō's Sage Mode 2, a short-term power-up.
Looking at Tsunade's face, Tōshirō noticed the Strength of a Hundred Seal on her forehead. Inspired, he took an opposite approach: "Why don't you try a different way of thinking?"
"For example?"
Tsunade wanted to see what kind of advice Tōshirō could give.
"How about you develop it in the direction of your Strength of a Hundred Seal on your forehead?"
"Strength of a Hundred Seal?"
Tsunade expressed doubt: "Can that work?"
"It's just my suggestion. You're the one who has to implement it. Anyway, aren't you at a loss right now?"
Tōshirō leaned against the railing, relaxed and composed.
Tsunade nodded slightly, pondering for a moment: "I see."
Tōshirō casually added: "Want to give it a try?"
Tsunade was startled: "Huh?"
Tōshirō dispelled Tsunade's worries: "The area around the shrine has already been covered by my barrier, so you don't have to worry about anything unexpected happening."
Tsunade pondered for a moment: "Then I'll try."
She just happened to have an idea she wanted to test.
It wouldn't take long.
"Then I'll look forward to it."
Tōshirō straightened his back, standing tall, looking straight ahead.
Tsunade clasped her hands together, forming the Tiger seal. She closed her eyes, organized her thoughts, reviewed them in her mind, and then began to channel the chakra within her body, letting it flow throughout her limbs. A blue chakra emanated from her body.
Out of curiosity, Tōshirō activated his Sharingan to observe the flow of chakra within Tsunade's body.
"This is..."
Tōshirō slightly narrowed his eyes, focusing his gaze, and discovered a rather interesting phenomenon.
Tsunade was now gathering all her chakra on her forehead, and then redistributing it to every part of her body through her forehead.
Meanwhile, Tsunade's physical condition was also quietly changing. First, the rhomboid mark on her forehead transformed into a blue crystal.
Next, her ears became slender and pointed, like leaves. To describe them like that is a bit abstract; more accurately, they closely resembled the ears of elves in Western mythology.
Other than that, her skin seemed to have become even smoother and more delicate, but since Tsunade's skin was already very good, this wasn't particularly noticeable.
At this moment, Tsunade opened her eyes. Due to her limited vision, a puzzled expression appeared on her beautiful face: "Did I fail? I clearly felt like I succeeded..."
Tōshirō shook his head, reassuring her: "No, you've succeeded."
"Succeeded?"
Tsunade tilted her head left and right: "Then why do I feel no change?"
"It's right here~"
Tōshirō took a step forward, extending his hand, passing it through her silky golden hair, and teasingly caressed her smooth earlobe.
The touch was warm and tender, and Tōshirō couldn't resist, giving it a little squeeze.
Tsunade's fair cheeks flushed and heated up visibly, and her heart rate accelerated.
"Uh... what's wrong with you?"
Tōshirō noticed the prominent blush on Tsunade's face.
To be frank, when he had been intimate with Tsunade in the past, he had touched her ears before, and she reacted, but never as intensely as now. It was almost as big a reaction as the first time he touched her breasts.
"Dame, dame, hasukashii..."
Tsunade weakly pushed Tōshirō's chest, her face flushed with embarrassment, her voice becoming increasingly faint, like a mosquito's buzz.
Tōshirō's eyes sparkled, finding it extremely amusing. His mouth twisted into a devious grin: "Interesting. Let me study this properly and see what kind of reaction it has."
He pushed his luck, caressing more vigorously.
Tsunade accidentally let out a rather suggestive sound, and her body couldn't help but tremble.
Oh god, why did I make that sound?
Tsunade covered her mouth and looked down at the patrolling soldiers. Luckily, her voice had been too quiet for them to hear.
The thought of him acting up like this after three days without a good beating made Tsunade furious. She generously gave Tōshirō a black eye.
Tōshirō, sporting a black eye, was all smiles and quickly apologized: "Sumimasen, sumimasen. I won't touch your ears again. From now on, I'll honestly just touch your breasts."
Tsunade gently snorted: "That's still... uh..."
Realizing what she had just said, she shouted: "That's not what I meant!"
Tōshirō had an innocent expression: "Then what did you mean?"
"You definitely did that on purpose!"
Tsunade gritted her teeth: "You always just play with my body however you want."
"Don't say that, you make me sound like a pervert."
Tsunade asserted: "But you are."
Tōshirō: ...
At that moment, Katsuyu, perched on Tsunade's shoulder, suddenly spoke: "Hey, I say..."
"What's wrong, Katsuyu?"
Tsunade asked.
Katsuyu timidly said: "Am I interrupting you two...?"
Tsunade was stunned for a moment, then shot a reproachful glare at a certain someone.
Tōshirō coughed twice, clapped his hands, ending the topic, and moved on to another: "By the way, Tsunade, let me show you what you look like now."
He used Ice Release to create a small mirror.
Tsunade looked at herself in the mirror and was surprised.
Tōshirō, standing beside her, chuckled: "How is it?"
When asked this, Tsunade, whose appearance had changed, paused and said: "You're asking me 'how is it,' it just feels weird..."
Tōshirō nodded in agreement: "After all, your appearance has indeed changed, so it's normal for you to react this way."
Looking at herself in the mirror, Tsunade noticed the rhomboid gem on her forehead. Out of curiosity, she touched it with her hand, feeling its texture – cool and remarkably smooth.
If one looked closely, they would find that this sapphire possessed a purity exceeding any gem on the market.
While Tsunade was examining the gem, Tōshirō was also examining it. Through his Sharingan, he came to his own conclusion:
"If I'm not mistaken, the gem on your forehead should be made of chakra, right?"
"Probably."
This was Tsunade's first time in this state, so even she wasn't entirely clear on many things.
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(PS1: To explain, the inspiration for Tsunade's elf + forehead gem design comes from the Kara clan in a game called "Rance 8." There's an interesting setting where if they have that kind of relationship with a male, the gem on their forehead changes color. I found it quite interesting, so I borrowed it.)
(PS2: Just a quick note, I genuinely haven't played this game.)
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