As she lowered her head, illuminated by the clear moonlight, she saw the bite marks on her arm rapidly fading, restoring it to how it looked in her childhood memories.
"So, he really didn't save me for my healing ability? Then… why did he save me?"
Whirlpool Reina didn't know what value she had apart from her healing ability, but since Tsukimi Rin had come to save her, she must have some special talent.
It couldn't be for the purpose of having healthy children with him, could it? Thinking of this, a blush crept onto Whirlpool Reina's cheeks.
Shaking off these thoughts, Whirlpool Reina knew she was needed, needed by Tsukimi Rin. This feeling of being needed filled her heart, and she found hope for living in this world.
The world also seemed to come alive, waiting for her to perceive it, to possess the beauty she had never imagined: freedom, future, and love.
"How is it? Isn't it much better than you? No more Kiba marks now, it looks much better."
The boy in front of her lifted his chin, looking self-satisfied, as if saying, "Hurry and praise me, why aren't you praising me yet?"
"Oh, hehe." This imagination made Whirlpool Reina cover her mouth and chuckle softly. She found this youthful spirit novel, and this novelty shone into her heart.
"Yes, it's very impressive, much better than me." Whirlpool Reina replied to the boy's question with a mix of seriousness and perfunctoriness.
"Good that you know. How about it? Do you want to join my organization? Although it's just me now, in the future it will definitely be the strongest organization spanning the universe and star rivers."
Tsukimi Rin thought that if he was still wandering around this tiny planet in the Ninja World before he turned thirty, it would truly be a waste of years.
"Okay, I'll join." Whirlpool Reina's tone was more serious than ever. She acknowledged this boy, trusted him, even though she didn't know what kind of future he would lead her to.
"Ah? You agreed already? I haven't even talked about salary and benefits yet! But for now, there's no salary, only original shares. I'll give you half a percent. The organization's benefits are the freedom to learn any Ninjutsu and Forbidden Technique. There's no social security; the Ninja World doesn't require social security contributions."
Watching the boy count on his fingers and say things she didn't quite understand, she still knew he was talking about her future security. She didn't need any of that; as long as the boy didn't abandon her, that was enough.
No matter what the boy wanted to do, whether it was to destroy the world or save it, she didn't care. She had decided on this boy, so she would follow him closely.
"No need, I don't need any of that. As long as you… let me have you for the rest of my life, that's enough."
Whirlpool Reina's words confused Tsukimi Rin. Why did it feel somewhat similar to the corny pick-up lines he learned in his previous life when studying how to confess love?
"Heavenly King covers the Earth Tiger? Imperial Jade Liquor? The desolate land of Bashan and Chushui?" Tsukimi Rin planned to try a secret code, what if she wasn't the only transmigrator? Maybe Reina was the protagonist, and he had transmigrated into a female-oriented Hokage fanfiction.
"Hmm?" Reina tilted her head, her soft red hair falling like a waterfall. There was some confusion in her eyes. The boy was speaking words she didn't understand again, which bothered her a little.
"You don't understand? That's good, that's good. Let's go, I'll take you away."
Tsukimi Rin breathed a sigh of relief after knowing Reina wasn't a transmigrator. After all, the saying "old acquaintances meet, a stab in the back" was truly too vicious.
Seeing the boy extend his hand in invitation, Reina didn't hesitate at all and grasped his slender fingers. Following the boy's strength, she stood up.
As Reina stood on the wooden bed, she was suddenly a head taller than Tsukimi Rin. It wasn't that Reina was taller than Tsukimi Rin; Reina's height was perhaps due to malnutrition, only about 1.35 meters.
Tsukimi Rin's height, when creating the Ling, was set to 1.6 meters, suitable for a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy. The main reason was that the wooden bed was quite high.
"Tsukimi Rin, there are still Grass Ninja outside, right? How do we leave? Also, my hair is too long, can you help me cut it?"
Whirlpool Reina looked outside with some hesitation. She didn't know Tsukimi Rin's strength. She thought Tsukimi Rin had just snuck in, after all, the Grass Ninja were so powerful, easily able to kill many people.
Tsukimi Rin looked at Reina's waterfall of red hair, which reached her ankles, and felt that it was indeed a bit cumbersome and inconvenient for combat. Although he didn't need Reina's combat power, basic combat ability was still necessary.
"Let me help you. Let me show you my skill. Back then, I was a Tony teacher praised by everyone."
Tsukimi Rin drew his Soft Sword, gathered Reina's hair, and then, at her waist, he angled the blade downwards, cutting the red hair strand by strand. This turned it into waist-length hair.
"Here, your hair. Keep it as a memento." Tsukimi Rin put the handful of red hair into a sealing scroll, tucked the scroll into a Ninja tool bag, and handed it to Reina.
"As for the Grass Ninja outside, let's go. I'll take you to chop them up. How dare they bully my subordinate? We'll make them pay with paralysis."
Reina took the Ninja tool bag and nodded gently. She trusted Tsukimi Rin. Since he said it, he would definitely be able to do it. She got off the bed, put on the ill-fitting wooden clogs, and stood quietly in front of Tsukimi Rin.
Tsukimi Rin led the way, and Reina quietly followed behind him. She was about to step out of that door, the door she had gazed at for so many years.
Stepping out of that door, she seemed to see the invisible shackles on her body breaking, and she also saw the Grass Ninja Anbu lying on the ground.
For children in the Ninja World, dead people were probably a common sight, let alone a child like Reina who had traveled from the Uzumaki Country to here.
This experience was no less than that of the LoliQueen Mansui in the late Ming Dynasty. Both were thirteen or fourteen-year-old Lolis, both were very beautiful, and both had wandered for a long time. However, as for cannibalism, Reina probably hadn't done that.
Tsukimi Rin created five solid Shadow Clones. They would deal with the five Grass Ninja Anbu hidden in various parts of the hospital. As for him, he would take Reina and swagger out of the hospital.
Reina clutched Tsukimi Rin's sleeve, occasionally hearing five continuous thuds and the sound of bodies falling behind her, and a warm current seemed to surge in her heart.
On the streets of Grass Ninja Village late at night, there were no lights or pedestrians, but there were still Grass Ninja on guard. Tsukimi Rin simply led Reina towards the outskirts of Grass Ninja Village, with the solid Shadow Clones clearing the way.
These Grass Ninja Anbu were easily assassinated by Tsukimi Rin's solid Shadow Clones. Even when Tsukimi Rin led Reina to the wall of Grass Ninja Village, no Grass Ninja made a sound.
On the arrow tower by the wall, the Shadow Clone finished off the last Grass Ninja and then dispersed. The mission to rescue his subordinate in Grass Ninja Village was successfully completed.
Reina looked at the six-meter-high wall, not knowing how to get out, when she suddenly felt herself being picked up by Tsukimi Rin. Then, the surrounding scenery rapidly receded, and when she reacted, she was already on top of the wall.
"How was it? Wasn't it exciting?" Tsukimi Rin looked at the bewildered Reina in his arms, chuckled, and then jumped down the wall. After a few more leaps, they were far away from the sphere of influence of Grass Ninja Village.
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