He had roughly an hour of rest and time to organize his thoughts. Then he would have to face Kurenai and Anko, starting the second half of the performance.
Recalling yesterday's encounter, Ryun also felt somewhat helpless.
Originally, Ryun thought it should be quite safe at Kurenai's house. The reality told him that handsome boys need to protect themselves even more carefully in a big sister's home.
Later, when he performs the bloodline feedback again, he must first use Flying Thunder God to get to a very safe place, and set up a lot of barriers with sealing techniques inside and out... Wait, why does doing this feel so familiar?
Ah, right, that's how the Fourth Hokage and his wife died... He also needs to start considering Obito.
Although Ryun and them have no connection now, after he displays his strength, he will most likely be targeted by the other party for intelligence gathering.
So in the future, when Ryun performs the bloodline feedback, he should still use Shadow Clones to protect himself. If danger comes, they can use Flying Thunder God with the main body. That way, he won't be attacked again, right?
Ryun calculated the gains and losses of this simulation.
It can be said that apart from being caught off guard by Anko's night attack, it was a complete success overall.
He not only proved several conjectures related to the system, but also obtained the talent panel at Kage level. The Flying Thunder God Technique has also entered the countdown to completion.
It's just that he has no time now to put these gains into practice. At the very least, he must wait until noon to completely put a period to all of this.
So he would just keep up the good work... In the blink of an eye, an hour passed.
Ryun, wearing clothes that were torn and tattered, staggered down the stairs.
Each step caused the stairs to make a thumping sound, as if announcing the countdown to Anko's sentence.
Kurenai quickly turned her head. Anko also tilted her neck and peeked over.
But the next moment, with a *slap* sound, Kurenai unceremoniously gave Anko a slap, hitting Anko's forehead.
Then, facing the shocked Anko, Kurenai spoke in an even colder voice, "Go to the guest room. Do not come out until I call you."
"Okay..."
Anko left dejectedly. Only then did Kurenai walk to the front of the stairs. Looking at Ryun's tattered clothes, she showed an apologetic smile.
"I have always lived alone, and I don't have any men's clothes to replace them. That's why I forgot to prepare clothes for you."
"How about this, I'll get you a new white bathrobe. Is that okay?"
Ryun nodded and said politely, "Thank you, Sister Kurenai."
The more polite Ryun behaved, the more Kurenai's heart ached faintly.
She quickly entered her own bedroom, and then found the quilts and blankets neatly arranged. Even the soiled bedsheet was folded and placed at the head of the bed.
Seeing this scene, Kurenai clenched her teeth, secretly deciding that she must tie Anko up later and let Ryun beat her up to vent his anger.
She picked up a brand new bathrobe, came downstairs, and handed it to Ryun.
Watching Ryun walk towards the bathroom, Kurenai asked thoughtfully, "Do you still have enough strength to take a bath by yourself? Do you need my help?"
Ryun turned his head back, a hint of surprise in his gaze.
Kurenai realized she was being overly enthusiastic. But to prevent Anko from being utterly disgraced, she still insisted, "At least let me stand at the door. If you run out of strength, I can help."
"Okay."
Ryun did not refuse. He knew Kurenai had good intentions.
Theoretically, Ryun was only pretending to be strong now. He couldn't actually be so strong as if nothing happened. He still needed to accept help that should be accepted.
After Ryun entered the bathroom, Kurenai followed and turned around, leaning back against the doorframe.
She listened to the rustling sound of water coming from inside the bathroom while glaring at Anko who had poked her head out of the guest room door.
This scene even made Anko start to wonder, just how angry was Kurenai!
Ryun came to the bathroom not only to wash off the stains on his body, but also because his disguise was almost unsustainable.
On his chest, there was originally the mark of the Strength of a Hundred Seal. But now there was a piece of skin there like a scar.
Ryun used his fingertip to lift a small opening, then peeled off this piece of skin. Below it was clearly Ryun's Strength of a Hundred Seal.
This piece of skin was transplanted from his calf, a product temporarily kept alive using medical ninjutsu. It wouldn't take long to necrotize.
As for the injury on the calf, it was naturally healed with medical ninjutsu.
Now he needed to replace it with new skin, so he could more steadily last until his performance was over.
He simply performed another skin graft surgery on himself, then healed the wound, and then dawdled while taking a bath.
Finally, Ryun sat on a chair, looked at his own pale and sickly face in the mirror, and revealed a shy smile.
He seemed to see the words "Big Sister Special Attack" rising above his head.
He put on the bathrobe, coughed twice, and gasped, "Sister Kurenai, can you help me?"
"O, okay, I'm coming in?"
Kurenai, who had already been waiting somewhat anxiously, immediately opened the door and walked into the bathroom upon hearing Ryun's call.
Kurenai originally thought Ryun was lying in the bathtub unable to stand up. She was even prepared to get herself soaked with water.
Instead, she saw a Ryun who had already finished washing, wearing the bathrobe neatly, but who was now too weak to dry his own hair.
Kurenai immediately picked up a towel, placed it on Ryun's head, and gently helped him dry his hair while complaining, "You call me sister, so we count as family."
"Since we are family, we should help each other. Why did you push yourself to this point before calling me? Do you not trust me?"
"... I trust you, Sister Kurenai. I just didn't want to cause trouble for you."
Kurenai took a deep breath and said, "From now on, don't be so polite with me. If you need anything, just say it."
"This is not to atone for that person's sins. It's because I think you... are truly an amazing child. I want to recognize you as my younger brother."
A glimmer of moved emotion flashed in Ryun's eyes. He lowered his head, seemingly suppressing sour emotions, and said, "Sister Kurenai, you are so good."
Kurenai smiled happily. She gave Ryun a hug from behind and said, "Having an excellent younger brother like you is my good fortune."
"Alright, can you still walk? Do you want me to help you out?"
Ryun shook his head, persistently pushing at Kurenai's waist.
Kurenai did not become more proactive either. She smiled and walked out of the bathroom.
However, the moment she stepped out of the bathroom door, the smile disappeared from Kurenai's face. Because she saw the rule-breaking Anko.
Anko had quietly left the living room and was approaching the bathroom with an uneasy look on her face.
Even seeing Kurenai's unhappy face, she did not retreat. Instead, she insisted on asking, "Is he okay..."
"Don't worry. I've taken him as my younger brother."
"Ah?!"
Anko looked bewildered, feeling as if she had skipped a long period of her life.
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