"You are sure you want this?"
"Is it something very dangerous?"
Ryun pondered slightly and decided to speak cautiously, saying, "Once some things are accepted, they can never be put down. After this, we will have an unbreakable connection."
Tenten blinked, a flush of heat appearing on her face.
She quickly stepped back, bumping into the wall. Ignoring the pain, she said, "You, you wouldn't be trying to... no, no, no, it's still too early!"
"Huh? Why are you so nervous."
On the surface, Ryun looked confused, but he knew exactly what she was thinking.
"Of course I'm nervous. Shouldn't a girl be nervous about this sort of thing?"
"This sort of thing depends on gender?"
"Would you do this sort of thing with a man?"
Ryun shook his head and said, "Definitely not."
This made Tenten even more certain that Ryun was about to give her something. She covered her face, wanting to run away, but her feet didn't move.
"Anyway, no means no... if you force me, I'll beat you up and run away!"
Ryun sighed and said, "Alright. I thought you wouldn't refuse a chance to improve your strength."
Ryun turned around and shook his head. Tenten was stunned. Improve strength?
So it was about improving strength? She thought it was... Realizing this, Tenten immediately sensed something was wrong.
"Wait, explain clearly. What exactly do you want to give me?"
Tenten moved closer again and grabbed Ryun's wrist.
Although she was nervous, she wasn't truly afraid of Ryun. Not only because she was confident in her own strength, but also because she trusted Ryun's character.
Only then did Ryun give the concise answer. "I believe you've noticed, my strength improves very quickly."
"I realized I have an ability. I can mirror and share a part of my talent with girls. So, you were the first one I thought of."
"If you are unwilling to accept and try, I might go find Ino..."
Before Ryun could finish, Tenten covered his mouth. She didn't want to hear another girl's name right now.
It was just trying something, right? Ryun trusted her so much, she would go for it!
"It's not that I'm unwilling, it's just... this process wouldn't involve any strange rituals or physical contact, would it? Then I might... need to prepare."
Tenten lightly bit her lip, swallowing the words "cannot accept."
"Don't worry. Just give me your hand."
Ryun pushed away Tenten's hand from his mouth. The scent of soap from her recent bath lingered on his lips.
"What? You should have said so earlier! You made me so nervous!"
Tenten let out a long sigh of relief and generously extended her hand.
Ryun took her hand and said, "So, what were you thinking of? Why were you so nervous?"
Tenten's breath hitched. She squeezed Ryun's hand back and said, "Don't ask so much. Do your thing. Girls have their own secrets!"
Ryun smiled slightly and stopped teasing Tenten. He seriously activated a system function he had never used before.
He thought there would be some miraculous display, but a pop-up window still appeared before his eyes.
[You are about to feed back the bloodline power of Nojuro Tenten to her mother, Tenten. Confirm operation?]
Ryun silently said "yes" in his heart.
[Ding. First completion of this operation. Relevant reminders are as follows.]
[1. The talent of the recipient of the gifted bloodline power will be directly overwritten by the new talent. Multiple gifts will cause the latter to replace the former. Fusion, stacking, or evolution of different results is not possible.]
[2. Based on your Goodwill Level with the female ninja, the simulation result will receive a number of random enhancement chances equal to the level number. The enhancement effect is to raise the ninja's eight attribute values to match yours, or to increase one of her talent levels by one.]
[3. The gifted bloodline power can be forcibly recalled. This operation does not require the female ninja's consent. Abilities the female ninja learned based on the new talent will not directly disappear. Their strength will change according to the actual situation.]
Ryun was slightly stunned. Seeing so many prompts at once, he didn't fully understand for a moment.
Even in his own simulations, he had never seen the system give so many prompts at once.
But then Ryun realized the system was just clarifying its working principles to prevent him from having wrong understandings. It was a responsible act.
In short, the system wanted to express three things.
1. The system serves only Ryun. Ryun can use the system to enhance a female ninja's talent, but for a female ninja to improve her strength based on the new talent, that is not the system's responsibility.
2. Goodwill can enhance a female ninja's talent values. The system mentioned this when it first bound to Ryun. Ryun hadn't had time to study the specific principle yet.
3. Finally, the coldest point. The power Ryun bestows upon female ninjas can be taken back by Ryun at any time.
At first, Ryun didn't think the third point had much use. But then he realized that in the future, those gifted with talent by him might not necessarily be his friends. They could also be mere subordinates.
With subordinates, Ryun naturally wouldn't need to talk about warmth. If dissatisfied with their performance, he could strip them of their power.
While Ryun was lost in thought, Tenten was secretly watching him.
Seeing Ryun in a daze made her feel she had been tricked.
"You wouldn't... just be using this as an excuse to hold my hand, would you?"
Tenten thought she had discovered Ryun's trick. A triumphant smile curled at the corner of her mouth. While happy in her heart, she also planned to teach Ryun a little lesson.
She couldn't let Ryun keep pushing his luck like this. What if her heart softened and she couldn't hold on?
Just as Tenten was about to do something, a golden light flashed in Ryun's eyes.
A strange power rushed from Ryun's palm into Tenten's palm, then vanished into Tenten's limbs and bones, making her shudder instantly.
"You... what did you do to me?"
Tenten was somewhat bewildered. Meanwhile, Ryun looked at the new prompt from the system, a look of shock appearing on his face.
[Ding. Your Goodwill Level with female ninja Tenten is Level 2: Mutual Affection. You have received 2 random enhancement chances. The maximum random enhancement chances is 5.]
[Random enhancement in progress... Enhancement complete. Tenten's ninja eight attribute Strength has been enhanced from 3 points to 7 points. Tenten's Intermediate Space-Time Ninjutsu Talent has been upgraded to Advanced.]
[Bloodline Power Infusion beginning. Duration: ten minutes.]
As the text prompts appeared before his eyes, Tenten, who could still stand, turned red and hot as if with a fever. She collapsed softly into Ryun's arms.
Ryun hurriedly held her, letting her lean on his shoulder, carefully observing Tenten's condition.
Although Ryun himself was used to all this, it was Tenten's first time. He didn't know if she could bear this bloodline power of his.
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