Among the four, only Uchiha Yuki's expression was clear and natural.
Hyuga Miyu looked as frail and pitiful as when he first met her, making one reluctant to bully her.
Aburame Aoi still had the air of an energetic young girl, seemingly with eyes only for the food, paying no mind to the people around her.
Tamayo Nara's gaze was flighty, as if she were always pondering something.
Senju Wakama saw that they had all started eating and had been at it for a while.
Silently observing the four different beauties eat, Senju Wakama could roughly determine their current state or mood through their body language and expressions.
Tamayo Nara appeared very nervous, but her heart was actually as still as water.
Aburame Aoi seemed to care about nothing, but was actually using eating to alleviate her tension.
As for Hyuga Miyu, a vein had throbbed several times on the temple hidden beneath her bangs.
If Senju Wakama hadn't been watching closely, it would have been easily concealed by her lowered head.
Hyuga Miyu looked as pitiable as ever, but in reality, she had probably already identified everyone's fatal flaw and was ready to strike at any moment.
Uchiha Yuki was even more self-evident; her face bore the unique stern expression of the Uchiha clan, and her eyes remained in their blood-red Sharingan state.
"If any of you want to leave, say so now, and you can go."
Senju Wakama never dragged things out.
At these words, the four women below fell silent.
Senju Wakama waited for about five minutes. They remained silent the entire time, and no one left.
"...Alright, I think I understand your choices." Senju Wakama sat ramrod straight in the head seat. He continued, "Then let's discuss how to merge your respective clans with the Senju clan."
Tamayo Nara furrowed her brow. "My clan's leader has already subtly extended an invitation to the Senju clan, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea. The princess doesn't seem to agree."
The implication was that it wasn't the clans who were unwilling to merge with the powerful Senju clan, but the Senju clan itself that was refusing.
"The clans targeted the Senju clan before. My sister won't relent so easily." Senju Wakama lowered his eyes. "Just a voluntary merger isn't sincere enough. We need a pretext."
Tamayo Nara shot Senju Wakama a sideways glance, a mischievous smile appearing on her face. "What if we tell the princess we're pregnant? How about using that as a pretext?"
Senju Wakama looked at her, not objecting to the plan, but he said, "You'd have to actually be pregnant. Don't take my sister for a fool, or she'll make sure you die with a certain rhythm."
Hearing this, Tamayo Nara's expression turned ugly. Of course she wasn't pregnant.
As for Aburame Aoi, it would be even more difficult.
Tamayo Nara looked at Uchiha Yuki and Hyuga Miyu, who were sitting opposite her. These two beauties had been silent from the start; it seemed she couldn't count on them either.
Hyuga Miyu suddenly spoke up, "I've been studying a biology course recently. It mentioned genetics. Sometimes, even if both the man and woman are healthy, they might not be able to conceive a child due to a lack of 'fate,' resulting in genetic rejection."
"The fact that none of us can get pregnant might just mean our fate hasn't arrived yet. This can't be rushed."
Hyuga Miyu's words earned Senju Wakama's approval.
Previously, when Senju Wakama was studying chemistry, Hyuga Miyu had taken note and personally asked Tsukuyo if she could also study it.
For Senju Wakama's sake, Tsukuyo had allowed it.
Hyuga Miyu didn't study the Senju clan's textbooks specifically, but rather learned from her clansman, Hyuga Haku.
Senju Wakama had always been puzzled by the huge change in Hyuga Haku since he began following Tsukuyo.
It wasn't a change in appearance, but a change in his very temperament.
Later, Zetsu told Senju Wakama that Tsukuyo had once used a Sharingan genjutsu on Hyuga Haku.
Zetsu was very familiar with the abilities of Tsukuyo's Sharingan.
The abilities of the Uchiha clan's Sharingan varied greatly from person to person.
And Tsukuyo, who excelled at deception and scheming, had ocular jutsu for exactly that: one for deception, one for tracking.
The former was an incredibly terrifying ocular jutsu that could create a realistic illusionary world, immersing the target in an extremely real dreamscape.
The time ratio between that dreamscape and reality was absurd.
One second in reality was one year in the dream.
In the dreamscape, Tsukuyo was an absolute god.
And Zetsu said it was highly likely that Tsukuyo had used this ocular jutsu on Hyuga Haku, making him experience ten, or even several tens of years of life in that hyper-realistic dream, just as Senju Wakama had by crossing over to the modern otherworld.
Since Tsukuyo had also experienced a modern education.
It was very likely that Tsukuyo had simulated a similar dreamscape and placed Hyuga Haku inside to experience it.
This way, Hyuga Haku could, in that dreamscape, learn skills and knowledge that would take others decades to acquire, all within a few dozen seconds of real-world time.
Therefore, when Hyuga Miyu sought guidance from Hyuga Haku, that was the knowledge she naturally learned.
Hyuga Miyu's conjecture was correct.
Thus, Tamayo Nara's proposal couldn't be implemented, at least not now.
However...
Tamayo Nara said in a low voice, "What you said makes sense, our fate hasn't arrived. But, could it be that someone else has fate with Wakama and can get pregnant sooner?"
As she spoke, Tamayo Nara looked at Senju Wakama in the head seat and said, "I have a friend from the Yamanaka clan. She's young and beautiful. Perhaps Wakama could also..."
"Wait..." Uchiha Yuki looked coldly at Tamayo Nara. "There are already four of us. You don't think that's crowded enough and want to add someone new? Are you afraid Wakama won't be worked to death? Or do you just enjoy sharing the man you love with other women?"
Tamayo Nara snorted, "Don't the ladies present know what Wakama's stamina is like? Can one person handle him?"
Uchiha Yuki's current form perfectly matched the cold image of the Uchiha clan. She looked down on Tamayo Nara with a disdainful gaze and said icily and authoritatively, "One person can't handle him? Before you all came, I handled Wakama all by myself. If you can't take it, it's because you're too weak. If you're not capable enough, then shut your mouth and stop coming up with stupid ideas."
"You..." Tamayo Nara's eyes widened.
She was wondering if the "handled" Uchiha Yuki mentioned was what she thought it was.
Could it be?
Could a girl actually withstand him?
Senju Wakama found it amusing. Uchiha Yuki's current demeanor perfectly matched the arrogant nature of the Uchiha clan.
Uchiha Yuki was his first love, the child of a courtesan, truly extraordinary. Coupled with her Uchiha bloodline, she was an outstanding presence in terms of ninjutsu as well.
When Senju Wakama was with Uchiha Yuki, he didn't use much effort, nor did he intentionally torment her; the two had always been in harmony.
The other three were different. To extinguish their extraneous thoughts, Senju Wakama had employed many methods, which had led to the current situation.
Uchiha Yuki, who had never experienced such cruelty, naturally couldn't understand.
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