"Wahahaha..."
"Shizuka, you've finally fallen into my hands!"
"Accept reality! Only I am worthy to be your man!"
A sleazy voice rang out.
Beside the mechanized suit stood a greasy middle-aged man wearing glasses, manipulating the machine with *Chakra Threads*.
Ayame Shizuka stared at the man, her face filled with disgust.
"It's you again..."
This guy had been chasing after her relentlessly, and she'd already beaten him ninety-nine times.
She never expected him to follow her all the way to Konoha.
"Shizuka, this time I've won. According to tradition, you should become my woman."
Perverted Kinoto controlled the mechanized suit, pulling Ayame Shizuka toward himself.
Ayame struggled several times but found it completely ineffective.
Just finishing her battle with Mirai Uchiha had left her completely drained of energy.
"Don't fool yourself. Even if you defeat me like this, I won't become your woman."
After hearing Ayame's words, Perverted Kinoto extended his tongue, licking the corner of his mouth: "Whether you're willing or not doesn't matter. I just need to possess your body."
"You!!!" Ayame Shizuka never expected the man to be so shameless. For a moment, she was too furious to speak.
Mirai Uchiha frowned, taking a couple steps forward: "What a bore meeting someone like you..."
Perverted Kinoto snorted coldly: "Wanting to meddle? I'll kill you directly!"
Ayame anxiously urged: "You're no match for him. Hurry up and escape while you can."
Judging from their earlier battle, Mirai Uchiha's skills were clearly only slightly better than hers.
He had defeated her only because she had exhausted her strength.
Based on Mirai Uchiha's abilities, there was absolutely no way he could rival this pervert in front of them.
But Mirai Uchiha merely gave a slight smile: "Shizuka, today I'll help you get rid of this nuisance once and for all."
As soon as Mirai Uchiha finished speaking, Ayame felt the iron grip holding her body loosen instantly.
Ayame fell from midair and was caught in Mirai Uchiha's arms.
Then came continuous sounds of metal compressing and deforming.
The mechanical suit that had stood over ten meters tall was actually crushed directly into a ball.
"Die!"
With a whisper from Mirai Uchiha, the steel ball shot straight toward Perverted Kinoto.
Bang!
A tremendous explosion rang out, and Perverted Kinoto was smashed into a pile of mangled flesh.
"Shizuka, nobody will bother you ever again."
Looking at the composed Mirai Uchiha, Ayame stood frozen on the spot, speechless with shock.
What had just happened was utterly beyond belief.
Could it be that Perverted Kinoto was actually dead?
"You… you… how can you be so strong?"
"Why did you go easy on me during our fight earlier..."
Seeing the confusion on Ayame Shizuka's face, Mirai Uchiha smiled. "You've seen it yourself—I was holding back."
Ayame Shizuka asked, "Why hold back?"
"Because I can imagine how much you've invested in this gamble. I didn't want you to lose outright."
"If you lost by just a little, I thought it might hurt a bit less."
After hearing Mirai's explanation, a strange warmth stirred within Ayame Shizuka.
What a gentle person.
From the start of their battle until now, every decision this man had made surprised her.
"Well then, despite a few little hiccups, everything has finally worked out."
Mirai Uchiha gently set Ayame down and said, "From now on, you can live according to your own inner will."
Ayame stared at Mirai, her heartbeat quickening.
Unable to help herself, she asked, "What is your name?"
"Mirai." Mirai replied calmly. "Mirai Uchiha."
"Uchiha… Mirai?"
Ayame repeated the name, shock spreading across her face. "Isn't that the Lord Emperor's name?!"
Mirai nodded and released his [Transformation Jutsu]. "Indeed, it is me."
"You… I… Eh?!"
Looking at the man before her, Ayame was utterly stunned.
Never in her wildest dreams had she imagined her sparring partner was none other than the Emperor of the ninja world!
This… this… seriously?!
It just felt way too absurd!
Hesitating for a moment, Ayame couldn't resist asking, "Lord Emperor, are you truly Master Jiraiya's disciple?"
Mirai chuckled. "With my status, what reason would I have to be fighting you here?"
Ayame thought about it, and indeed, that made sense.
Seeing Ayame lost in thought, Mirai slapped one hand onto her shoulder. "Shizuka, don't let anything hold you back. From now on… follow your own inner will."
Mirai's words brought tears to Ayame's eyes.
From childhood until now, no one had ever spoken to her like this.
It felt like her fate had been sealed the very moment she was born.
As long as she strayed from the path planned by her teachers and the villagers, the worst punishment would immediately follow.
Even the boy she once loved died because of it.
So she accepted her fate later on and continued her cultivation to become stronger.
But now, the Lord Emperor of the ninja world personally told her that she could choose her own path...
Gazing at Mirai Uchiha's face, Ayame Shizuka spoke solemnly, "Lord Emperor, I will abide by our agreement!"
"I don't want to return to Ayame Mura anymore. Please allow me to become your woman — this is not an obligation, but my own choice!"
Although they had known each other for only a short time, what Mirai Uchiha had just done had greatly impressed Ayame Shizuka.
Compared to going back to Ayame Mura and continuing to accept those random men's challenges, she would much rather become Mirai Uchiha's woman.
Seeing the determined look in Ayame Shizuka's eyes, Mirai Uchiha, who had already expected this, nodded in agreement, "Okay, then I'll respect your choice."
"Starting from today, you'll stay in Konoha and live with me."
"Yes!"
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Following Mirai Uchiha to the estate, Ayame Shizuka felt as if her heart would jump out of her chest.
Just in such a short moment, she actually became the Lord Emperor's woman.
It was simply too dreamlike.
If other women found out, they'd probably die from jealousy, right?
Teacher...
I don't hate you anymore.
Without you, someone like me would never have had the chance to get close to the Lord Emperor.
Looking at Mirai Uchiha's back, Ayame Shizuka silently vowed in her heart—
She would do everything she could to please the Lord Emperor!
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