"I didn't expect it to go so smoothly, Ms. Hinata, why don't we push on and finish shooting the next few scenes all at once..."
Before Director Wada could finish his sentence, Uchiha Yoichi interrupted, "Let's leave it at that, Director Wada. It's already quite late today, and Ms. Hinata is very tired; she also needs to go home to take care of the kids..."
Upon hearing Uchiha Yoichi's words, Hyuga Hinata felt slightly relieved. She definitely had to go back tonight to take care of Himawari and Boruto. If the shooting continued, it would surely drag on until very late...
Moreover, Hyuga Hinata felt she needed to calm down. She could still vividly recall what Uchiha Yoichi had done just now.
Thinking about this, Hyuga Hinata felt a mix of shame and anger. Even if it was impulsive, it was too much, almost crossing a line that shouldn't be crossed.
"Well, in that case, we can only wait for next time. But I have a feeling that this time's shoot will definitely be better than the first!"
Director Wada spoke with a tinge of regret, then turned to inform the others that today's shooting was over.
Upon hearing that she could go back, Hyuga Hinata softly greeted Director Wada, Uchiha Yoichi, and the others. However, when greeting Uchiha Yoichi, a flash of shame and reproach was visible in her pure white eyes.
Then this married lady left the place with her head lowered.
After Hyuga Hinata left, Uchiha Yoichi also felt it was pointless to stay, so he left as well.
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'Host...host...'
The symbiote's instincts drove it to search for any living beings, but it had traveled in liquid form for so long without finding any trace of life, making the symbiote begin to think it had arrived in a wasteland.
"Roar!! Roar!"
Suddenly, a series of roars came from ahead, immediately attracting the symbiote's instincts to crawl toward the direction of the sound.
No matter what kind of creature it was, as long as it could host quickly, it would do. It had been almost a month, and prolonged periods without a host would deplete its life energy.
Soon, the symbiote arrived near where the Ten-tailed Beast was imprisoned. Due to its liquid state and lack of sensory organs like eyes, the symbiote could only rely on sensing the vitality of living creatures to make judgments.
In its perception, below was a living creature with immense life energy, so vast that its instincts warned it of danger.
Hosting such a living organism carried great risk; its instincts told it this.
However, without a host, it would inevitably die here, with no animals or sources of replenishment... After much hesitation, the symbiote made its choice.
Host!
Tap, tap...
The liquid-like symbiote simulated the motion of crawling, quickly moving down and adhering to one of the Ten-tailed Beast's tails, then climbing from the tethered tail to the Ten-tailed Beast's head.
'Delicious...delicious...'
The symbiote experienced such a savory life energy for the first time, aligning almost perfectly with it. However, the size of the Ten-tailed Beast was too large; even if the symbiote spread itself entirely, it couldn't envelop the entire Ten-tailed Beast.
It could only coexist with the Ten-tailed Beast through hosting for a period of time.
After attaching to the Ten-tailed Beast's head, it immediately calmed down.
The current Ten-tailed Beast had no consciousness of its own, not even emotions. It only had the instincts to grow, consume Otsutsuki, and evolve.
Yet, once the symbiote attached, it indefinitely amplified these instincts, which was the symbiote's ability: to magnify the host's instincts or emotions.
Swish!
Next to the ten-tailed beast's seal, a portal in the symbol and altar of the Otsutsuki Race suddenly opened.
Then Uchiha Sasuke emerged from the space-time portal, glanced around, and slightly furrowed his brow, "A different space-time... It should be the Otsutsuki Race who came here, and this was likely established by them as well..."
The nine-tomoe Rinnegan pattern on the platform instantly reminded Uchiha Sasuke of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, reinforcing the idea that no other ninjas could have come here from the Ninja World, confirming his suspicions.
Next, in front of the nine-tomoe pattern, Uchiha Sasuke saw the figures of Otsutsuki Kaguya, Jinshi, Momoshiki, and Otsutsuki Isshiki, finally verifying his earlier deduction.
"Indeed, this place was established by the Otsutsuki Race, but why here..."
As Uchiha Sasuke pondered this, he noticed a sound from the adjacent dungeon and promptly leaped to look. He saw the Ten-tailed Beast imprisoned inside.
"What is this? An exotic beast?"
During the Fourth Great Ninja War, the Ten-tailed Beast had already progressed to the second phase, so he didn't recognize it.
It wasn't until the Ten-tailed Beast sensed someone in front of it, opened its eyes to look at Uchiha Sasuke, and revealed the nine-tomoe Rinnegan in its eyes, that Sasuke realized.
"Tailed Beast? How did it end up here... So that's it. This is where the Shell Organization stores the Tailed Beasts. I must document this and inform Naruto when I get back!"
Uchiha Sasuke immediately recalled Victor, who Konoha had captured a while back. He was a member of the Shell Organization, even part of their inner array.
Unexpectedly, a stroke of luck had led him to find the Shell Organization's storage place for the Ten-tailed Beast, saving a lot of time.
Uchiha Sasuke used his Sharingan to carefully observe and found that the Ten-tailed beast was well restrained, with only its head barely able to move while the rest remained still.
"...I should go back and inform Naruto first. At least we need to gather the strength of the Five Great Ninja Villages; the enemy here is not just the Ten-tails."
Uchiha Sasuke suppressed the idea of eliminating the Ten-tails here. The most crucial issue was that he lacked a suitable method, and if he acted rashly, it might alert the Shell Organization people.
Neither Chibaku Tensei nor Amaterasu might be effective, so Uchiha Sasuke was already thinking of leaving.
After Uchiha Sasuke left, the Ten-tails slowly closed its eyes; that person was not an Otsutsuki, and it didn't want to eat...
Upon leaving, Uchiha Sasuke immediately returned to the village.
By the time he returned, it was already late at night, but there was still light in the Hokage Building. Uchiha Sasuke then headed towards the Hokage Building.
Arriving at the Hokage Office door, Uchiha Sasuke directly pushed the door open and walked in, seeing Uzumaki Naruto still working. He said, "It's already late at night, are you still busy?"
"Sasuke?"
Uzumaki Naruto looked up, smiled, and said, "I can't help it, the village has been too busy lately, and Temari is pregnant, so I have to give Shikamaru some time off. I'm the only one left, are you just back?"
"No more vacations for you all, have someone call Nara Shikamaru over. I have made a significant discovery."
Uchiha Sasuke did not beat around the bush and spoke solemnly to Uzumaki Naruto.
"Is it about the Shell Organization or the Exotic Beasts... never mind, let's call Shikamaru over first."
Uzumaki Naruto also realized the seriousness of the matter and then had a ninja on guard go call someone at the Nara Family, since Shikamaru's advice is crucial when considering strategies.
Once the ninja from the Hokage Building arrived at the Nara Family, Shikamaru was quickly summoned, but coincidentally, Temari and Nara Shikamaru hadn't slept yet.
One was at home still thinking about matters, while the other thought about this week's tasks.... Temari was more anxious than Shikamaru now, yet she couldn't show it.
Nara Shikamaru opened the door, learned about the situation from the visitor, then went inside to say to Temari, "Sorry, Temari, I have to go to the Hokage Building..."
"Going over so late? That guy Uzumaki Naruto really calls people too much...."
Temari said with a slightly displeased look but secretly sighed in relief; there were only two days left in this week. If she didn't visit Uchiha Yoichi soon, there would definitely be punishment waiting for her.
Nara Shikamaru waved his hand and said, "Don't say that, Temari. Naruto probably has his reasons. I may not come back tonight, please take care of Lu Dai."
"I know, don't worry about home."
Temari sighed and said to Shikamaru, but her lowered face was filled with remorse.
After Shikamaru left home, Temari stayed alone in the room for a while, then sent a Shadow Clone to the bedroom and opened the window to leave the house.
'Sorry, Shikamaru...'
Resisting the trembling of her body, Temari quickly headed towards Yoichi Pharmacy.
Once standing outside Yoichi Pharmacy's door, Temari felt both shame for her family and a little bit of physiological anticipation. After several times, she seemed to notice her body looking forward to this kind of thing, each time after finishing, she awaited the next.
Clink!
The door opened, revealing Uchiha Yoichi in front of her, and Temari felt a restraining thrill inside.
Uchiha Yoichi saw Temari and said with a smile, "This time's count should be completed, right, Lady Temari?"
"It's... completed... Let's go inside and talk."
Temari took out two items from her body.
After letting Temari inside, Uchiha Yoichi reached out and touched Temari's abdomen, came close to her face and kissed her: "Lady Temari, is Nara Shikamaru not at home today?"
"... Shikamaru isn't, Naruto took him away."
Slap! Slap!
Uchiha Yoichi raised his hand and slapped Temari's buttocks, then said, "With your husband gone, you come to find me, truly a lustful lady!"
"... It's all because you asked me to, that's why I came over..."
"Still daring to be stubborn, looks like Lady Temari, you didn't remember the lesson!"
Uchiha Yoichi directly pushed Temari to the wall, made her support with both hands on the wall, and then lifted the skirt that didn't reach her knees.
Recently picking out those things.
"Mmm... lighter...."
Uchiha Yoichi held Temari's golden ponytail in his hand as a rein and asked, "What should you call me, Lady Temari?"
"...Master, slower."