"Get ready."
Ryun loosened up his muscles, preparing to begin the next task.
However, Ino seemed at a loss, saying, "What... what should I do?"
"Just lie down."
Ryun pointed at Ino's bed, then turned to get paper and a pen.
Ino lowered her head and sat on the edge of the bed, taking deep breaths to mentally prepare herself.
By the time Ryun returned, Ino had already taken off her dress, neatly folded it and placed it at the head of the bed, and was lying on the bed with her body tense.
Sunlight spilled onto Ino, her skin dazzlingly white.
Seeing Ryun's surprised gaze, Ino shyly covered her face and pleaded softly, "Don't stare at me..."
"If I don't look, how can I implant the seal for you?"
Ryun teased in response, and knowing she was in the wrong, Ino could only nod helplessly, giving Ryun tacit permission.
Then Ryun's next sentence made her so embarrassed she burrowed under the covers.
"Actually, have you considered that you only needed to lift your skirt? There was no need to undress so completely."
In reality, with Ryun's current sensory abilities, he could have completed the True Spirit Imprint even with his eyes closed, through her clothes.
But there was no helping it; every girl was too proactive, not giving Ryun a chance to speak.
"If you're really shy, how about putting the dress back on and covering your lower body with the blanket?"
Ryun offered a solution. Ino bit her lip lightly and asked, "How did Sakura handle it that day?"
Ryun just found it amusing and said, "You really don't need to compete with Sakura over everything..."
"No, tell me!"
"She wore pajamas. They had cartoon patterns."
"Pfft!"
Ino couldn't help but laugh. "It must have been those pajamas with cats and dogs, right? I helped her pick those out."
"So, she wore those childish pajamas when she went through all this?"
Ryun nodded. Ino seemed to regain her courage.
She threw off the covers, lay back down, stretched her waist, and crossed her legs.
Though she lacked mature peaks, she possessed a slender figure and the delicate skin countless girls envied.
"I'm not like her, being all shy and hesitant at a time like this. I want to show my best side. See my clothes? These are the latest pajamas I bought."
Ino mustered her courage. Ryun, having enjoyed the view, naturally didn't skimp on verbal praise.
"Very pretty."
"It's sexy, you know, sexy!"
"It's still far from sexy." Ryun's words made Ino pout, but then she was soothed into a soft hum.
"But I believe that after implanting the Yin Seal, you'll become sexy in less than two years."
Ino imagined her future curvaceous figure and couldn't wait.
She crooked her finger at Ryun, saying, "Darling, hurry up and start."
"Alright."
Ryun handed the paper and pen to Ino. As she looked at him in confusion, he said, "You're different from Sakura. You're familiar with the shapes of various flowers, so you decide the pattern yourself."
Ino's eyes immediately lit up. She hadn't expected such special treatment.
She excitedly pulled Ryun to sit down, then leaned against him, beginning to draw stroke by stroke.
Soon, Ryun recognized the flower Ino was drawing.
It was a cosmos flower. The outer petals were purplish-red, the inner ones white, with a yellow center.
The language of the cosmos flower is freedom, strength, maidenly feelings, and cherishing the present moment.
After Ino finished drawing, she handed the paper to Ryun.
She didn't say another word, but this cosmos flower explained everything.
Ryun looked at Ino with a smile. Then, to Ino's astonished gaze, he picked her up, laid her flat on the bed, and gently brushed his fingers over her eyes.
"Relax, it'll be over soon."
"Mm."
Ryun still didn't start immediately. Instead, he held Ino's hand and first infused her with Yang Release chakra, lulling her into a pleasant, half-asleep state. Only then did he place his finger on her belly.
Ino's cosmos flower pattern was far more complex than Sakura's cherry blossoms. Not only because it was larger, but also because it was a non-standard flower, with many textural details to create.
However, this posed no difficulty for Ryun, whose mental energy was now formidable. After all, he planned to design the floral pattern and the True Spirit Seal separately.
That is, the surface floral pattern was merely decoration; the actual functioning True Spirit Seal would be the part of the flower's center.
This would certainly increase his workload a bit, but this was his wife's request. If he couldn't even satisfy her desire for beauty, then his growth in strength up to now would have been rather futile.
As Ryun's finger traced over Ino's belly, the complex curse mark began to spread outwards like a swirling spiderweb.
Ino, having already come back to her senses from the soothing effect of the Yang Release chakra, experienced the infusion of his Yin Release chakra and tightly closed her mouth, afraid she might accidentally cry out and disturb Ryun.
In her mind, she recalled the moments she had shared with Ryun, big and small, and then began to imagine the future.
Somehow, she thought of her wedding day with Ryun, wondering whether she would look prettier in a wedding dress or in pure white Shiromuku.
Smack!
A soft sound made Ino instinctively sit up. She reached out and touched her belly, where Ryun had patted her.
She glared angrily at Ryun, but then suddenly felt that something was different.
A faint, almost imperceptible heartbeat seemed to come from her palm. She quickly looked down.
A beautiful cosmos flower had appeared there. The flower was about three centimeters in diameter, with a single stem extending downwards.
Ino excitedly jumped off the bed, went to the mirror, and swayed her hips. She discovered that no matter how she moved, the cosmos flower didn't distort or warp, a testament to Ryun's exquisite skill.
Her eyes shining, she looked at Ryun and excitedly rushed over, wrapping herself around him like an octopus.
Their foreheads touched. Ino's face was flushed with excitement. But then she realized how overly intimate this position was.
Just as she was wondering how to gracefully disengage, Ryun said, "Close your eyes and feel it."
Ino obediently complied. Then Ryun began to infuse Yang Release chakra into her body.
The same sensation as before appeared. Ino had grown accustomed to this chakra massage, but then she realized everything was different.
The Yang Release chakra flowed into the True Spirit Seal. Then, life force began to flow out from the True Spirit Seal. This pure life force, like the finest nourishment, enveloped her entire body in a state of blissful languor.
She leaned against Ryun and didn't even notice him carrying her to the bed.
When she came to her senses, the sky had already darkened.
Ino rubbed her eyes, feeling completely energized, as if she had inexhaustible strength.
Ryun, on the other hand, yawned, seeming a bit tired.
He was about to ask Ino how she felt when her finger pressed gently against his lips.
"You, get some good rest now. Leave the rest to me. I'll cook dinner."
With that, Ino dashed out of the room. Ryun hadn't even had time to reach for her clothes.
Helplessly, Ryun could only carry Ino's clothes downstairs, only to find her already wearing an apron, calmly starting her work.
Hearing his footsteps, she turned around, saw the clothes in Ryun's hand, and her face immediately flushed crimson.
However, Ino forcefully rationalized it, saying, "Those are my new clothes. I can't get them dirty. Better leave them aside for now..."
As if feeling even this excuse was too flimsy, Ino stuck out her tongue and ducked back into the kitchen.
Soon, the sound of pots and pans clattering came from the kitchen, along with Ino's light, cheerful humming.
Ino's cooking wasn't particularly good; it was merely edible at this point. But with Ino in her apron adding to the ambiance, even the simple meal seemed to become delicious.
They chatted and laughed while eating, and Ryun began to explain the functions of the True Spirit Seal to Ino.
When Ino heard that with the True Spirit Seal, she hardly needed to worry about gaining weight, she rushed into the kitchen like a whirlwind and claimed all the remaining rice for herself, saying, "I want to experience what Choji feels like for once! Your grilled fish is mine!"
"If you want it, you'll have to come and take it yourself."
"Ryun! You're actually not letting me eat my fill!"
"You're the one eating too much. What does Sakura often call you? Ino, the—"
"Ahhh! If you dare say that word, I'll fight you!"
Ino pounced on Ryun, and they tumbled into a tangled heap together. Eating was certainly forgotten; Ino still had boundless energy to burn.
Finally, seeing Ino about to sit on his lap and attempt the Twin Heart Method, Ryun pulled her into the simulation.
"This is..."
Ino looked around in surprise at everything, then noticed a startling fact.
Her perfectly fitting, elegant lingerie, on her grown-up self, was little more than a few thin threads.
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