Whirlpool Reina wondered if she had chosen to live in seclusion in a small Village back then, would she not be slowly rotting away in this dark, sunless small room like she was now?
As she pondered, she felt a little sleepy. As her thoughts drifted, the melancholic lines on her brows smoothed out. At this moment, she finally seemed to possess the youthful vitality of a maiden, rather than the mournful sorrow of a widow.
Faintly, she heard a slight sound. Her consciousness began to function again in a semi-dreamlike state, and then the iron door, which seemed capable of imprisoning her for life, opened.
She seemed to see a person walk in, though she couldn't see clearly. Moonlight streamed in from the window opposite the doorway. It was quiet and serene Gekko, a scene she had never seen or dreamed of at night.
Reina thought she was still dreaming. In this room, she often had this feeling of dreams and reality intertwining. Sometimes, she seemed to be 'bitten' even in her sleep, while when awake, nothing seemed to have happened.
But the Kiba marks on her arm were indeed increasing. She had grown accustomed to this confusion of dream and reality. Her dreams had also gradually shifted from her homeland and displacement to this small room.
After Tsukimi Rin entered the hospital, he sensed the Grass Ninja Anbu guarding the entrance. Although these rookies were highly vigilant, facing Tsukimi Rin's sneak attack, he still snapped their necks from behind in an instant.
Gently placing down the Anbu who had already become a corpse, Tsukimi Rin looked at the locked iron door. Although he had Ninjutsu for unlocking, why bother with such trouble?
After confirming that this Anbu had no key, Tsukimi Rin went to the adjacent room, the physician's quarters. Although he appeared to be a refined Medical Ninja.
But Tsukimi Rin still mercilessly strangled him to death in his sleep. Unexpectedly, the fellow was sleeping with his legs curled up, and his muscles reflexively straightened, kicking the end of the bed.
This was also the origin of the sound Whirlpool Reina heard. Taking a string of brass keys, he went to the adjacent room where Whirlpool Reina was imprisoned.
Upon opening the door, he found that this girl was actually looking at him with her eyes open, almost giving him a huge fright. People scaring people, it's terrifying.
However, even though her eyes were open, there was no reaction, as if she was sleepwalking. Yet, her breathing frequency and mental fluctuations did not resemble someone sleeping.
"Hey, are you asleep or awake? You looking at me like that is quite creepy."
Tsukimi Rin was stared at directly. Although he had killed many people, for example, there were two dead people outside the door sleeping very peacefully at this moment.
But this feeling of discomfort from being stared at by a living person was a first, almost making Tsukimi Rin think he had some major problem.
Although Leng named his Ling Tsukimi Rin, it didn't mean the Ling had its own thoughts.
Currently, Leng was still controlling both bodies, but she only named them for convenience. Her main body was still on night watch at the border of Land of Grass.
As the handsome black-haired boy in front of her spoke, Whirlpool Reina became more awake. She also seemed to realize that this was not a dream. Upon realizing this, she knew that someone had broken into the hospital and entered her room, and their target must be her.
However, she felt no fear. Anyway, things were already like this, how much worse could they get? Even death, perhaps, would only be a release?
"Hey, what's your Uzumaki name? Why don't you speak? Could it be that I saved an idiot? It's truly morally corrupt that those Grass Ninja in the original work could lay hands on an idiot."
Tsukimi Rin expressed strong condemnation for the actions of the Grass Ninja, stating that the things he 'took' were now merely humanitarian sanctions against the Grass Ninja Village, which were reasonable, legal, and compliant, and an act recognized and protected by the Ninja World order.
"Reina... My name is Whirlpool Reina. I'm not an idiot. Are you here to take me away?"
Whirlpool Reina was completely awake. When she heard the other person say her Uzumaki surname, she knew that he was indeed after her Body.
But she didn't care. It was still the same saying, how much worse could it get?
"Oh, not an idiot, that's good. Ahem, let me introduce myself. My name is Tsukimi Rin, leader of the Null Organization. I heard you have extraordinary talent, so I've come to recruit you."
Tsukimi Rin no longer condemned the Grass Ninja Village, nor did he feel any shame about his humanitarian sanctions being unreasonable or non-compliant.
"Mountain... Tsukimi Rin? Null Organization? Do you also need my body to heal injuries?"
Reina propped herself up, her ankle-length red hair cascading down. The simple, plain white linen clothes looked rather unattractive, yet on her, they possessed a strangely captivating quality.
Her two slender, fair wrists bore many Kiba marks, varying in depth and age, appearing one after another. Fortunately, they had not spread to her neck or calves.
"Only a trash Ninja Village like Grass Ninja Village would need your kind of healing ability. My own healing ability is stronger than yours. Here, let me show you."
Tsukimi Rin used Technique Reversal to unleash Enka's healing ability, primarily to achieve a shocking effect. After all, his Reversal Technique, after this period of study, could only barely heal others.
And Medical Ninjutsu had no significant effect on these Kiba marks caused by a lack of vitality that lingered for a long time. After all, with an Uzumaki Body, simple Kiba marks would have healed long ago.
These Kiba marks were all caused by the absorption of life force from surrounding cell tissues after the skin was broken. Only when the life force in these areas of her body recovered could these Kiba marks disappear.
"You don't need... my kind of ability? Then why did he come to save a useless person like me?" Whirlpool Reina pondered Tsukimi Rin's purpose with her limited knowledge.
However, before she could think clearly, she felt her hand being held by the boy, and a blush appeared on her face, which was covered by her red hair.
There was none of the usual disgust she felt when those men took her arm and bit down. This feeling was somewhat strange, as if her heart beat a little faster.
Whirlpool Reina used her limited common sense to ponder the origin of this feeling. This was a habit she had developed during her years of house arrest.
Unable to explore the outside world and receive positive or negative feedback, she could only seek within her spiritual world. This deep introspection had cultivated her habit of thinking, even though she still lacked much education.
At this moment, she suddenly felt a warm current, as if tangible, transmitting from her wrist into her body. This sensation made her very comfortable, seemingly giving her a feeling of fullness.
It was like recovering from a serious illness and then basking in the sun on a grassland. This was the most fitting description of the feeling she could imagine in her life.
As this warm current spread throughout her body, she felt a slight itchiness in the Kiba mark wounds on her arm, coupled with the strange sensation of her body's vitality recovering.
"Ying... mm..."
Tsukimi Rin's face darkened, wondering if it was really that comfortable. She even made a 'ying ying' sound. To be honest, Leng had never tried what her main body's 'ying ying' sound would be like.
Whirlpool Reina's face unconsciously flushed, and she immediately lowered her head, seemingly aware that she had made a strange sound.
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