Chapter 81: The Evolved Flying Thunder God!
Hearing Mei's words, Oborotsuki gave an awkward smile.
"You're drunk. Let me take you home—don't go back to the office."
He casually stepped forward to support her again, but Mei waved him off:
"I know exactly what you're thinking."
"But right now… isn't the time for romance. Compared to you, this village needs me more… Oborotsuki."
The Mei standing before him had no trace of drunkenness left.
She was fully alert, expression serious.
Seeing her like this, Oborotsuki immediately understood—everything in the izakaya had been an act.
For a moment, he felt a pang of sympathy for her.
Mei had always been someone who strictly separated public and private matters.
When it came to work, she was like a relentless machine—completely devoid of personal emotion.
She had clearly wanted it earlier.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have pretended to be drunk in the izakaya, letting him care for her, pamper her.
Yet for the sake of the village, she had no choice but to temporarily set aside personal feelings.
"It must be really hard for you…"
Sighing silently to himself once again, Oborotsuki nodded at Mei to show he understood.
"Ah… don't think of me as some fragile flower."
"I'm not the type who takes advantage of others."
"But even if work is important, you still have to take care of your body."
Saying this, he walked over naturally and gently fixed Mei's slightly wind-tousled hair.
Mei lowered her head slightly and didn't refuse his touch.
"Then… you should go home and rest."
With that, Mei turned and walked back toward the still brightly lit Mizukage building.
Oborotsuki stood with his hands in his pockets, looking dashing.
Only after watching Mei walk away did he feel a little regret.
"If I'd pushed just a little harder earlier… would she have given in?"
But Oborotsuki quickly pushed those thoughts aside.
His mind turned to the ANBU dungeon.
"It's still early. Going home now would be such a waste."
"I should go interrogate the prisoner properly…"
Thinking this, he turned and headed in the opposite direction.
…
Because Yekura had already been interrogated continuously for several hours in the afternoon,
Her body was currently quite weak.
So this time, Oborotsuki went to interrogate Uzuki Yūgure instead.
When he finally left the prison, it was already 3:30 in the morning.
This time, Oborotsuki's face wore a very satisfied smile—he felt completely fulfilled.
Because he had succeeded.
After dozens of continuous interrogation sessions—though exhausting, especially on the body—
The reward was enormous.
In the end, hard work really did pay off.
Oborotsuki hummed a little tune in his heart as he hurried home.
As usual, all the beautiful women at home had already gone to bed early. After all, everyone knew how busy he was with work, often not returning until deep into the night.
Oborotsuki returned to his room and immediately opened his system inventory.
Inside lay a radiant, glowing grand gift package: [Concubine Grand Gift Package].
"Ding! Would you like to use the Concubine Grand Gift Package…?"
"Use successful! Congratulations! You have obtained: Chakra Pill (100 Cards) ×1, Affection Card ×1, Weapon Enhancement Card ×1, Flying Thunder God Technique Evolution Card ×1!"
"So many rewards at once? It really was worth all that hard work!"
Seeing the dazzling array of rewards flash before him, Oborotsuki felt a surge of joy.
And one of them seemed to be a Flying Thunder God Technique Evolution Card?
The thought made him even more excited.
He eagerly opened the system inventory to check.
[Flying Thunder God Technique Evolution Card]
After use, the Flying Thunder God Technique will be strengthened and undergo evolution.
The evolved Flying Thunder God Technique no longer requires hand seals or pre-placed Flying Thunder God markers to activate.
Additionally, when using the Flying Thunder God formula to mark a target, the user can hear all sounds within a certain range around that target.
…
Reading the description of the Flying Thunder God Evolution Card, Oborotsuki became even more thrilled.
"No hand seals, no need to mark beforehand—this is practically invincible!"
"And… it comes with a listening function?"
Still buzzing with excitement, Oborotsuki didn't waste another second. He immediately extracted the Evolution Card and used it.
"Ding! Congratulations! Your Flying Thunder God Technique has successfully evolved!"
The system prompt rang in his ears. Overjoyed, Oborotsuki decided to test just how powerful this newly evolved Flying Thunder God really was.
With a single thought, he vanished from the room.
The next instant, Oborotsuki appeared in the deepest isolated interrogation room of the Kirigakure ANBU dungeon.
Uzuki Yūgure had just finished cleaning herself and was now curled up in the corner, secretly wiping away tears.
Thinking about the endless torment she had suffered these past days—and how she would likely never leave this sunless dungeon for the rest of her life—
Grief overwhelmed her, and she couldn't hold back her tears.
But the moment she saw Oborotsuki appear, her expression stiffened. She quickly stood up, pretending to be calm, and turned her back to him without a word.
"You were crying?"
Oborotsuki had clearly seen her wiping her tears earlier.
He was a little surprised.
"You're imagining things."
"Do whatever you want this time. Torture me however you like…"
"If I beg for mercy even once, I'm no longer a shinobi of Konoha!"
Yūgure answered coldly.
"Very spirited."
Oborotsuki's temper flared at her words.
Although he had already completely conquered her body, he still hadn't won her heart—and that left him feeling deeply dissatisfied.
He took out the Affection Card from his system inventory.
[Affection Card]
After use, the target will gradually develop affection toward the user. The formation of affection is a slow process that takes time.
However, once affection is formed, it becomes indelible and permanently effective.
…
Reading the card's description, Oborotsuki paused.
It seemed… a little different from what he had expected.
It actually required a gradual process?
But he didn't dwell on it too much. He directly used the Affection Card on Yūgure.
"Ding! Use successful. Target's attitude is beginning to shift…"
Oborotsuki watched Yūgure intently.
But there was no obvious change on her face.
After waiting a while with no significant reaction, Yūgure still wore her dead-fish expression—cold and indifferent toward him.
Oborotsuki said nothing and simply walked toward her.
This time, Yūgure finally reacted—her body visibly trembled.
Her gaze flickered, and she secretly glanced up at him.
"Not afraid anymore?"
Oborotsuki stood in front of her. Towering over her by more than a head, he looked down like a tiger eyeing a helpless lamb.
Facing his provocative words, Yūgure remained silent.
Without another word, Oborotsuki began:
"You'll definitely beg for mercy this time."
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