Sakura didn't answer immediately, instead looking at Ryun with concern.
Seeing that Ryun's resolve was firm, she finally said, "If you do this, won't it hurt you?"
"Ryun-kun, don't worry, I can protect myself."
Ryun shook his head and said, "Don't worry, it won't harm me at all. You can think of this as a kind of medical ninjutsu; it will raise your potential, not make you stronger instantly."
Only then did Sakura breathe a sigh of relief.
At this point, she didn't actually care all that much about power and the like.
The reason she trained so hard was more because the people around her were training hard, and she did it to fit in.
But since Ryun was going to such lengths for her sake, how could she possibly refuse?
"I understand, Ryun-kun. I'm willing to accept this power. Then I'll become stronger and use this power to protect you!"
Looking at Sakura's spirited and determined expression, Ryun decided not to point out the logical flaw in her words.
If her power was obtained through him, how could he possibly be weaker than her?
This was a sweet sentiment from a girl; he should just enjoy it.
"Then let's begin."
"Okay, what should I do?"
Sakura fidgeted slightly, and Ryun took her hand, saying, "Close your eyes and focus your mind."
"Mm."
Sakura took a deep breath, gradually calming down, and Ryun began this instance of bloodline feedback.
[You are about to feedback Nojuro Ren's bloodline power to her mother, Haruno Sakura. Confirm operation?]
Ryun silently affirmed 'Yes' in his heart.
This wasn't the first time he had performed a similar operation, so instead of a system prompt, he directly entered the system settlement interface.
[Ding, your favorability level with kunoichi Haruno Sakura is Level 3: You like each other. You have obtained 3 instances of random enhancement. Maximum random enhancement instances is 5.]
[Random enhancement in progress - Enhancement complete. Haruno Sakura's Strength attribute among the Ninja Eight has been enhanced from 8 points to 9 points, her Spirit attribute from 7 points to 8 points, and her Intermediate Water Affinity chakra talent has been upgraded to Advanced.]
[Bloodline power infusion begins. Duration: ten minutes.]
A surge of powerful energy rushed from Ryun's body into Sakura, causing her body to tremble violently.
If it were ordinary chakra, Sakura would have long since died from her meridians being burst.
But this warm power matched her perfectly, and upon entering her body, it merged into her entire being.
The warm feeling caused Sakura's eyes to roll back slightly; she had initially tried to maintain her rationality, but in the end, she still collapsed into Ryun's arms.
Her whole body was burning hot, as if with a high fever, and fine beads of sweat trickled down her body. This situation caught Ryun off guard for a moment.
Could it be that a one-time increase of too much bloodline power had exceeded Sakura's capacity?
After a simple check, Ryun confirmed that Sakura's condition was stable with no secondary injuries, and only then did he relax.
There was still some time before the bloodline feedback was complete, so Ryun began to review the enhancements Sakura had just received.
Sakura's Strength attribute had now reached 9 points, a full two points higher than Ryun's 7, probably placing her among the very top-tier in the entire ninja world.
It seemed Sakura's monstrous strength fists would still be her preferred method of combat.
The upgrade in the Spirit attribute didn't need much comment, and the upgrade of her Water Affinity from Intermediate to Advanced meant Sakura could now expand her studies in this area.
Water Clone, Water Prison Technique, Water Encampment Wall, Water Severing Wave – these were all quite practical ninjutsu that he could slowly teach Sakura.
As for what Ryun had most wanted, which was an upgrade in her Ninjutsu attribute, or her Yang Release or Yin Release chakra talent, the results hadn't fulfilled his wish.
But that was alright; he would enhance others later and eventually max out his comprehensive stats.
Next came the resonance with the Genjutsu attribute that Ryun had been anticipating.
He wondered how he would feel after unlocking the upper limit, and whether any physical mutations might occur.
After all, the closer one's bloodline got to the Otsutsuki Clan, the stranger a ninja's appearance became.
Ryun actually didn't really want to end up looking like that. If there was only one path available, he naturally wouldn't hesitate. But with the system's assistance, it seemed he had another path he could choose.
Time ticked by, and finally, the ten minutes ended.
The strange feeling in Sakura's body gradually disappeared, and she went from a state of semi-consciousness to deep sleep.
Ryun was just considering whether to wake her when a sudden system prompt before his eyes startled him.
[Ding, bloodline feedback for kunoichi Haruno Sakura completed. Detected that her Genjutsu attribute has reached 10. One kunoichi has now reached Genjutsu attribute 10. The upper limit for your Genjutsu attribute has been unlocked to 11 points.]
Looking at this prompt, Ryun blinked. Why didn't he feel anything?
Could unlocking the upper limit really just mean unlocking the upper limit, with no special changes?
Then this upper limit unlock seemed a bit of a loss... because right now, Ryun didn't have a good way to break through his own attributes past 10.
It seemed the only way was to wait for the low-probability random mutations in children after he and the kunoichi had maxed out their Gen-10 attributes.
Just as Ryun was about to complain, a peculiar sensation surged from within his mind, flowing through his entire body, even feeling like it was overflowing from his physical form.
Ryun was very familiar with this power; it was spiritual energy.
Although, under Ryun's control, spiritual energy could flow through the body like chakra, that was an effect under the enhancement of Yin Release chakra, not an effect of the spiritual energy itself.
Wait, did this mean his spiritual energy had become a tangible product, even a fluid?
Ryun immediately began to perceive, and was astonished to find that this was indeed the case.
He concentrated his mind, and was actually able to make his spiritual energy surface on the surface of his body, forming a fine, protective coating-like substance.
He even felt that once his spiritual energy talent truly upgraded to 13 points, having it leave his body and move freely wouldn't be a problem.
Could it be that techniques like the Spirit Transformation Technique, or even the residual consciousness of the Sage of Six Paths, were similar things?
Thinking this, Ryun suddenly felt he had forgotten something.
Looking down at the faintly visible spiritual energy on his body's surface, an idea flashed through his mind.
Spiritual energy could leave the body now. Did that mean the combination of spiritual energy and chakra could also leave the body?
Could it be that—Ryun mobilized the Yin Release chakra within his body, let it adhere to his body's surface, and finally infused it with his spiritual energy.
The next second, a cold, hard chakra armor appeared outside Ryun's body. Its hardness was already sufficient to withstand a ordinary genin's kunai throw.
This—
A look of surprise flashed in Ryun's pupils.
If, in the future, his spiritual energy became sufficiently powerful and materialized, and he then used Yin Release chakra to imbue it with form, wouldn't that mean Ryun could also shape a chakra mech comparable to Susanoo?
Susanoo itself was a manifestation of the special ocular power within the Sharingan, and this special ocular power could only be a creation combining the Uchiha clan's extreme spiritual energy and Yin Release chakra; otherwise, why would it reside in the Sharingan, a genjutsu eye?
Now he could also pilot a mech!
Although, after acquiring Wood Release, Ryun already possessed power comparable to a chakra mech, piloting a mech was a man's romance!
And why couldn't he use Wood Release and the mech together? Wouldn't coating Wood Release with mech armor be great?
Thinking this, Ryun felt his heartbeat quicken.
"So hard!"
Sakura murmured, slowly lifting her head and opening her eyes.
It turned out the armor on Ryun's body had made Sakura's sleep a bit uncomfortable.
She looked at Ryun, her eyes full of confusion, and finally revealed a comfortable smile, saying, "So it was a dream... It's nice to be able to hold Ryun-kun in a dream."
Sakura slipped her hands under Ryun's arms, hugging him tightly, and rubbed her cheek against his chest, suddenly feeling his body temperature.
The next second, Sakura remembered everything, and her body gradually flushed red with embarrassment.
Ryun simply hugged her back and said, "How do you feel?"
"...Good, really comfortable."
Hearing this, Ryun wanted to ask: Are you really talking about the bloodline feedback?
He knew Sakura wasn't fully conscious right now and probably couldn't understand what changes had occurred in her body.
So Ryun decided to activate the Genjutsu inheritance function.
After consuming one simulation instance, the scene before Ryun and Sakura's eyes changed rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, they arrived in Konoha, Year 70.
This is a day not long before your wedding. Sakura has also moved into your mansion, and the two of you are currently doing morning training.
Sakura looked confusedly at her grown-up self, then at the composed Ryun before her, and let out the highest decibel scream.
"Did—did I lose my memory?"
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