"Konoha Ninja Village has arrived, passengers getting off here please prepare in advance."
The voice reminder from the Thunder Car sounded, and upon hearing it, Temari looked out the window as if she had seen it the day before.
The Hokage Rock came into view; she really was back. Here is her home, her husband, and her son, Nara Shikatai.
"I'm back..."
Temari murmured softly to herself. These three days for her were an indescribable journey — loathing, hatred, anger... these emotions seemed unfitting for her now. Temari felt a complex mix of emotions, unsure of how to describe them, not even understanding herself.
On the first day, she seemed to endure the most brutal torment in the Ninja World.
On the second day, Uchiha Yoichi changed drastically — not only did he stop 'tormenting' her, but he also acted like a lover, taking her around bustling places in the Land of Hot Water.
At that time, Temari hadn't let go of her resistance toward Uchiha Yoichi; instead, she became more vigilant. But after being vigilant for a whole day, Uchiha Yoichi indeed treated her like a lover, being attentive to even the smallest detail like what she liked to eat, the colors of clothes she favored, and the styles of dolls she preferred.
Three days later, Temari was back, but she felt somewhat bewildered. Transitioning from lovers to a married couple mode in such a short time felt like she had transcended through a life phase.
"Lady Temari, here is the Konoha station, do you still want to hold me?"
Uchiha Yoichi's voice brought Temari back to reality. She looked down to find her hand still holding Uchiha Yoichi's, promptly releasing it while stepping back two steps.
"This is what I promised you, back when signing the contract and all the videos. Lady Temari, once you take them, you can destroy them. I absolutely won't talk about it. No matter who asks, they won't get an answer from me."
Uchiha Yoichi handed over a contract and a storage card for the camcorder to Temari, then continued with a smile: "You've taken care of me these past three days, Lady Temari. Now please go on to live your own life."
"I..."
Temari opened her mouth, not knowing what to say; she took the storage card and contract in hand, gripping them tightly. This was the outcome and scene she had hoped to see, but deep down, the unparalleled anticipation seemed absent.
"Well, I'll head back first then."
After saying this, Uchiha Yoichi decisively turned and left; the reason for his abrupt departure was sensing Temari was already pregnant, probably conceived after the last time.
Within these three days, besides enjoying Temari, he sealed Life Energy within her; as the fetus forms, the Life Energy will integrate with it.
If the child is born smoothly, it might be a born Immortal.
Temari stayed alone at the Thunder Car Konoha station for a while, then destroyed the contract and storage card in her hand before heading home.
She truly returned, marked no longer, contracts and videos previously signed and made were completely destroyed. Besides Uchiha Yoichi, no one else knew of her past.
Next... Should she kill Uchiha Yoichi?
As Temari walked, she pondered over many things but what impressed her the most were the last two days in the Land of Hot Water.
"Mom, you're back?"
Upon hearing Nara Shikatai's voice, Temari looked up and saw herself already at her front door without realizing it, while Nara Shikatai was about to head out.
"Yeah, I'm back. Where are you off to, Shikatai?"
"Going to find Boruto. Today is the special Ninja Card sale day. Mom, if there's nothing else, can I head out first?"
"Go ahead, remember to come back on time tonight..."
After bidding farewell to Nara Shikatai, Temari returned home; the first thing she did upon returning was lie on her bed and fall asleep.
She slept until evening, only waking when Nara Shikamaru returned home and called her.
Seeing the fatigued look on Temari's face, Nara Shikamaru asked worriedly: "Are you alright, Temari? You don't look good. Did something happen during your return to the Hidden Sand Village?"
"No, nothing..."
Temari was about to make an excuse but recalled Uchiha Yoichi's advice, so she said: "I just didn't see Gaara in the Hidden Sand Village, not sure when he'll return..."
"Gaara, now I remember, the Five Kage Summit seems not to have ended yet, Naruto hasn't returned either, but it should be within the next couple of days..."
Nara Shikamaru scratched his head, Naruto's absence left him to handle village matters; he was busy and forgot to inform Temari earlier.
"It's fine, I'll have the chance later. I'll start cooking."
Shaking her head, Temari said, then got up and went to cook. Everything should return to the previous calm life, yet Temari felt a vague emptiness inside.
After dinner, Nara Shikamaru invited Nara Shikatai to play Shogi.
Temari brought some fruit to the father-son duo, watched the Shogi game for a while, then returned to the bedroom.
Temari got lost in comparisons in her mind, sighing silently, and somewhat expectantly asked: "Shikamaru, would you like to continue?"
"Let's call it a day; there's a lot to handle tomorrow. I'll sleep first, Temari."
Nara Shikamaru said, subsequently falling asleep quickly.
Temari quietly got out of bed, went to the bathroom to clean herself, looked at what came out; she couldn't help comparing it with Uchiha Yoichi. However, after some recollection, Temari found they couldn't compare; a casual discharge from Uchiha Yoichi was much more than this.
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Uzumaki Naruto returned to Konoha on Uchiha Yoichi's third day back, with discussions held for so long, next, the Five Great Ninja Villages are bound to have major actions.
Within the Ninja World, there are only a handful of places suitable for the Five Great Ninja Villages' deployment, so the Kamui Clone is already watching the Artificial Divine Tree. Though it can't compare to the real Divine Tree, having nurtured it over so long, with so many people dead, the Chakra Fruit from the Artificial Divine Tree contains vast energy.
If the Five Great Ninja Villages were to destroy it, Uchiha Yoichi would feel heartache for a couple of days.
Nonetheless, safeguarding the Divine Tree Fruit, a Kamui Clone suffices; it possesses a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan, along with Chakra nearing Six Paths — it's quite strong.
Even if faced with Uchiha Sasuke's Celestial Guardian Power, there's no certainty it could contest Kamui Dojutsu.
Uchiha Yoichi was researching the treasure he brought back from the Hidden Rock Village, not bothering with the Exotic Beast's corpse, primarily focusing on the glowing sphere.
Using Chakra, Genetic Primordial Energy methods, Uchiha Yoichi tried everything, but to no avail.
Eventually employing Spiritual Power to explore slowly, Uchiha Yoichi sensed some fluctuations, then tried elsewhere, pulling out the Exotic Beast's corpse; the fluctuations from the glowing sphere grew more apparent.
Leveraging this discovery, Uchiha Yoichi explored using Spiritual Power, spending several days before managing to simulate fluctuations with it and grasp some information from the glowing sphere.
A Bishop-level Pioneer's Manufacturing Assistant.
Uchiha Yoichi saw a scene inside this glowing sphere: a spindle-shaped headpiece, an insect-like body over four meters high, with four arms and semi-transparent wings.
"Unexpectedly, this is the origin, that Exotic Beast is a Level 4 Kaiju manufactured by Bishop-level Pioneers, serving as a viral agent."
Speaking in surprise, Uchiha Yoichi remarked: "Really gained a lot, never thought it was their manufacturing assistant!"