"Do not... it is too uncomfortable..." Kushina frowned and whispered.
Hearing this, Ryun stopped his movements. Although he was also unbearably heated, he restrained himself and did not dare to go further.
Although both were adults, and Kushina had developed quite well, she was still too young overall...
Moreover, the most important point was that Kushina had said they must wait until after marriage to do that. Ryun had agreed to this decision, so he did not force breaking that final boundary.
Both possessed considerable willpower, always able to stop at the critical moment.
Slowly adjusting his clothes, Ryun sat back down properly on the sofa, while Kushina, blushing shyly, poured two cups of fragrant tea.
"Tell me, what is this about Sarutobi Hiruzen wanting to see me?" Ryun asked after taking a sip of tea.
Kushina's letter had not revealed too much information. Knowing Ryun would return home soon, she did not see the need to write too much.
"Water, Earth, Wind, and Lightning, these four nations want to gather the Jinchuriki and Tailed Beasts for protection. They say it is protection, but actually, they want to combine forces to deal with you. They are determined to drag Konoha into this and are also pressuring the Hokage to hand me over as part of a scheme to lure you into a trap..."
Kushina relayed all the information she had learned from the Hokage. As Ryun listened, his expression grew increasingly unpleasant.
"Those forgetful fools actually dare to set their sights on you..."
"What did Sarutobi Hiruzen say? Did he tell you all this himself?"
Kushina nodded. "Yes, the Hokage did not hand me over. Konoha is also preparing for a war to defend the nation..."
"Hmph, not completely hopelessly stupid yet..." Ryun snorted coldly in evaluation.
He had always held a disdainful attitude towards the decisions of Konoha's higher-ups. These doves hesitated and were overcautious. Despite possessing the strongest power in the ninja world, they always yielded and retreated. Almost every time, they only thought to counterattack after the situation had deteriorated to the worst point.
"Stupid... Well... They didn't hand me over either..." Kushina said with an awkward smile after taking a sip of tea.
"Not stupid? If they weren't stupid, they wouldn't join the other four nations to move against me. That old fellow Sarutobi Hiruzen, if he hadn't been backed into a corner, do you think he would lower his face and personally ask you to find me..." Ryun sneered mockingly.
"What!!!"
"The Hokage moved against you???"
Upon hearing this, Kushina immediately could not sit still, her willow-leaf eyebrows shooting up.
"That damned old fossil Sarutobi Hiruzen! And I gave him a good face last night! You are, after all, his disciple's disciple... How could that old fossil help outsiders deal with you!!!"
Kushina grew angrier as she spoke, even rolling up her sleeves as if she wanted to go settle accounts with that old fossil. Seeing this, Ryun quickly pulled her back into his embrace.
"A few days ago, the Five Kage joined forces to deal with me. That old fellow did indeed make a move, but he didn't dare to truly go for the kill..."
Ryun knew Sarutobi Hiruzen's coma was an act. The esteemed 'Professor' would not lose his ability to fight after just one hit from a ocular technique.
But the old fellow personally participated in that battle, which proved he truly did not want to see Ryun alive, or at least did not want Ryun to grow further. Based on this, Ryun had indeed wanted to kill him at the time.
Actually, Ryun did not care at all whether he was acting or not. He had the confidence to defeat the Five Kage, and the strength to defeat them. Whether Sarutobi Hiruzen was acting or not was irrelevant to him.
That Third Hokage wanted him dead, but did not want him to die by his own hand.
Ryun was a very threatening, unstable factor to him, to Konoha, even to the entire ninja world. Removing unstable factors is something every leader wants to do, and the Hokage is no exception.
But Ryun's contributions to Konoha had always far outweighed his faults. For Sarutobi Hiruzen, his master's master, to side with outsiders was itself unjust. Disregarding the past merits of a Konoha hero and moving against him was itself unkind...
If, bearing the charges of being unjust and unkind, he still dared to recklessly try to kill Ryun, then Sarutobi Hiruzen would truly become a beast worse than pigs and dogs, and probably would not even have the face to see the previous Hokage after death.
"And then... you defeated them, right..." Kushina hurriedly pressed.
"Of course. I'm appearing perfectly fine in front of you. You don't need to think to know your Ryun-gege won..."
Ryun boastfully recounted his achievements. When he saw the look of admiration on his little fangirl's face, he spoke with even more gusto...
"The Third Mizukage was killed by me on the spot. The Fourth Raikage was severely injured. The Third Hokage was wounded by my ocular technique and will most likely be bedridden for a day or two. The Kazekage and Tsuchikage finally turned tail and fled in panic..."
"Heavens... Even the Five Kage together are no match for you... How... how strong are you now..." Kushina said, shocked. She was genuinely frightened by Ryun's strength.
Before, she thought her man was very strong, but since he always provoked those major nations outside, there was inevitably the risk of 'stumbling'. So she had always silently prayed for Ryun and worried about his safety...
Now, hearing with her own ears that the strongest Five Kage in the ninja world had been defeated by her man... what did she have to worry about anymore...
"No wonder... no wonder those guys would set their sights on me. I was wondering why four esteemed Kage would be so shameless as to use a woman as a threat tool. So they had already lost to you once before..."
A look of sudden understanding appeared on Kushina's face, then she couldn't help but giggle, pressing her head against Ryun's chest again to absorb his masculine scent.
Ryun held her slender waist, lost in thought.
Sarutobi Hiruzen seeking him out this time was most likely to borrow his hand to deal with the four great ninja villages.
This sinister old fellow knew that when it came to matters involving Kushina, he would absolutely not remain inactive nor let it go easily. That's why this Third Hokage dared to, in front of the five Daimyo and four Kage, unusually and strongly/unyieldingly overturn the table.
"Probably, he is counting on me definitely making a move, so he dares to confidently/start a war with the other four nations..."
Ryun thought to himself, feeling that old fellow Sarutobi Hiruzen was scheming against him again...
Back when that old fellow fought against Kumogakure, he sent Orochimaru and Tsunade as persuaders to ask Ryun to step in and win the war, incidentally taking huge advantage from the Land of Lightning.
Now, having Kushina come find him, although this matter indeed concerned his own woman, that faint, barely noticeable scent of calculation... still made Ryun feel disgusted/unwell.
The five great nations and five great ninja villages were, in Ryun's view, not good people. The battle a few days ago had already proven that the five great nations did not want to see Ryun alive.
The current situation was essentially a 'dog-eat-dog' scenario. But since it concerned Kushina, it seemed he couldn't completely stay out of it...
Konoha had, at least on the surface, indeed protected Kushina, this point he couldn't deny.
Ryun quietly pondered these issues, also thinking about how to deal with that old fellow next.
But sometimes, while thinking about things... suddenly, he hardened...
"I'm telling you, don't play with fire again. If I really lose control of myself and punish you right here on the spot, don't cry..."
It was one thing for Kushina to go over his lungs, another to use her hands and feet, but wanting to take off his clothes was just going too far...
"Brother, you smell so good... I got carried away accidentally, sorry sorry..." Kushina stuck out her little tongue playfully.
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