Ryun, having just carried Moegi back to her grandmother's room, heard faint sounds of an argument coming from the street.
He did not activate his sensory ability, because Kurenai's sensory perception was stronger than his.
But from the fragments of conversation he could hear, Ryun could guess that Sarutobi Asuma had returned from a mission.
Regarding Sarutobi Asuma, Ryun naturally held no ill will.
Even in the simulations, Ryun had sacrificed his life force more than once to save his life.
And in reality, the conflict between Sarutobi Asuma and Kurenai could not be blamed on Ryun.
The chief culprit was Mitarashi Anko.
So, debts have their creditors. If Asuma really came to seek revenge against Ryun, Ryun would just hand Anko over.
As for how many moves Anko could last under Asuma, that would depend on Anko's own fortune.
The above was just a joke.
Since Ryun had embarked on the path of increasing Kurenai's affection, he naturally would not be afraid of conflict with Sarutobi Asuma.
But Ryun felt they probably wouldn't come to blows.
After all, Ryun was likely still a hundred thousand miles away from making Kurenai's heart flutter.
He was currently just a younger brother, not a sweetheart younger brother.
As for Anko, Ryun sensed she was crouching in the bushes, staring blankly at Ryun's window. This sight made Ryun feel she was somewhat simple to the point of being cute.
Probably only a brain overly nourished by sweets could do such a thing.
A full-fledged Special Jonin crouching in a corner every day peeping at a boy, if this was discovered, wouldn't Anko's reputation explode instantly.
By then, even if her affair with Ryun wasn't exposed, the title of pervert would probably be stuck on her head forever.
Forget it, he should remind her.
One minute later, Kazamatsuri Maki rushed out with a broom, heading straight for the shadowy corner where Anko was.
Anko naturally couldn't be discovered by an old woman, so she used the Body Flicker Technique and fled.
Although the old woman didn't see Anko, she knew someone had disappeared from there.
She planned to report to the Konoha Military Police Force tomorrow, saying someone was peeping at the Kazamatsuri Hot Spring House late at night.
Even though the person peeped on was a boy, this was still behavior she could not allow.
Anko stood in the distance with a black line on her face. What should she do now to protect Ryun.
Meeting him was absolutely impossible, she was worried Ryun might have another stress-induced injury.
Was there any way to get close to Ryun without Ryun discovering her.
Looking at Kazamatsuri Maki's back, Anko had an idea. She could just rent a room long-term too.
She just needed the proprietress to help keep her secret. She believed such a dedicated person would definitely comply.
Anko acted on her thought and indeed succeeded in renting a room, receiving Kazamatsuri Maki's promise to allow her to arrive late at night and leave before dawn.
Anko took the key, quietly entered her room, and lay down on the tatami mat against the wall.
On the other side of the wall was Ryun.
At this moment, Anko felt she could hear Ryun's breathing.
She showed a satisfied smile.
Sensing Anko smiling at the wall, Ryun was both amused and exasperated.
Even if he were petty, facing a woman like this, he couldn't stay angry.
Alright then, Ryun decided that in today's simulation, he would repay Anko's feelings.
That's right, Ryun was going to simulate again.
Plans always change, because he had to thoroughly investigate Sarutobi Hiruzen's attitude.
There were only about six months left before Sarutobi Hiruzen's departure. Ryun couldn't afford to crash during this peaceful period in Konoha.
He had to figure out exactly why the other party had started testing and suppressing him.
Having decided to simulate today, the next question was who to simulate.
Because the goal this time was intelligence gathering, Ryun did not plan to waste simulation attempts, nor did he have a specific ninjutsu he absolutely had to obtain. If he had to try something, he might as well attempt to simulate Moegi to see if he could obtain Wood Release.
Ryun couldn't control Wood Release yet, but if he luckily obtained it, he could experience its principles, accumulating experience for later dealings with Danzo's Wood Release.
Previously, because Moegi had slept on him, he had already obtained Moegi's pheromones, so Ryun could directly simulate Moegi.
The moment he opened the simulation, his own and Moegi's attribute interfaces popped up.
First appeared Ryun's attribute interface.
Ninja Eight Attributes: Ninjutsu 7, Taijutsu 8, Genjutsu 8, Intelligence 8, Strength 7, Speed 8, Spirit 8, Hand Seals 8, total 62 points.
Chakra Affinities: Intermediate Fire, Earth, Water, Yin, Yang Release Chakra.
Special Talents: Intermediate Chakra Sensing Talent, Advanced Space-Time Talent, Low-level Natural Energy Adaptation Talent, Low-level Mind Mirror Talent.
Then came Kazamatsuri Moegi's attribute interface.
Ninja Eight Attributes: Ninjutsu 8, Taijutsu 7, Genjutsu 5, Intelligence 6, Strength 6, Speed 8, Spirit 7, Hand Seals 7, total 54 points.
Chakra Affinities: Intermediate Earth, Water, Yin, Yang Release Chakra.
Special Talent: Low-level Wood Release Talent.
Seeing Moegi's attribute panel, Ryun was slightly stunned.
He didn't expect Moegi's attribute panel to be this high, even her Ninjutsu attribute was one point higher than Ryun's.
But looking at her low-level Wood Release talent, and her Spirit 7, Hand Seals 7 values, it was basically certain that relying on Moegi herself, she would never be able to manifest even a fraction of the First Hokage's Wood Release.
In her entire life, she might not even come close to Yamato's Wood Release.
However, now she had met Ryun. Perhaps in the future she could become the next ninja to reach Hokage level relying on Wood Release.
Furthermore, Moegi's noteworthy talents were her Intermediate Earth, Water, Yin, Yang Release Chakra affinities, the same level as Ryun's.
Ryun knew that to perform Wood Release, one must possess both Earth and Water Chakra talent.
It seems now that having just these two affinities is not enough, the talent must also be strong.
Perhaps the upper limit of Wood Release talent is also limited by these two Chakra affinities, which made Ryun consider using this chance to improve his own Chakra affinity attributes.
But never mind, for now the main focus is on gathering intelligence.
[Simulation Start]
[Remaining Simulations: 14]
[Simulation Target: Kazamatsuri Moegi]
[Initial Relationship: She thinks you are a good person.]
[Ding, the simulation is about to start. You currently have three free opportunities to guide the simulation direction.]
[Do you wish to guide the simulation direction now?]
Ryun routinely chose to guide. He was then amused by Moegi's comment.
The simulation hadn't even started yet, and he first received a "good person card" from Moegi. It seems pursuing Moegi wouldn't be easy either.
Fortunately, Moegi was young. At worst, he could raise Moegi from childhood.
After inputting the guidance, a new round of simulation began.
Thinking about what would happen next, Ryun couldn't help but want to laugh.
[You left your room and knocked on Anko's door. Anko, pleasantly surprised and flustered, opened the door and cautiously asked what you wanted. You told her you wanted revenge and asked if she agreed.]
[Anko immediately nodded in agreement, then returned to the room, gritted her teeth, and closed her eyes. But the pain and tearing she expected did not appear. What she felt was only your gentle comfort. You completed your revenge on her in a way that made Anko unable to resist.]
Ryun pursed his lips. He didn't expect it to really work. Anko was completely unguarded against him.
So now, couldn't Ryun leave offspring with Anko every time he simulated.
Looking at it this way... this Anko person was pretty good. Worth dealing with.
[The next day, you told Anko your grudge was settled. Anko expressed dissatisfaction, saying your method of revenge was too gentle. She felt you could both continue to research methods of revenge.]
[Ding, you have become a strangely tsundere older sister-younger brother relationship.]
Ryun was unmoved by the system's teasing. He was only this unrestrained in the simulation. Back in reality, he would definitely be more restrained.
At least in reality, Ryun would still try to cultivate feelings with Anko. Otherwise, he couldn't feel at ease feed his bloodline power back to her.
But in the current simulation, Ryun mainly pursued efficiency.
[From then on, at night you and Anko discussed methods of revenge together. During the day you devoted yourself even more fully to physical training.
The next round of strike and investigation you anticipated did not come. It seemed Sarutobi Hiruzen had already forgotten about that day's events.]
Seeing this text, Ryun was slightly stunned. Had he misjudged Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Perhaps that day he was just momentarily interested, wanting to hear Ryun's thoughts on the Will of Fire, with no other intentions.
In the moment Ryun hesitated, the text that appeared the next second revealed the cruelty of the situation Ryun faced.
[Konoha Year 64, one month before Naruto and the others graduated, you were attacked, captured by Root ninja, and taken to Root.]
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