Chapter 34: You Are Craving My Body
"Oh?" Sanqi looked happy, but a hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes. "So you are a survivor of the Hidden Mist Village Kaguya Clan?"
"I don't know."
"...Hmm?"
Although the other party expressed an accepting attitude towards the Hidden Mist Village Kaguya Clan, Haruko was not completely at ease.
Considering the attitude of the villagers and Konoha towards the Hidden Mist Village Kaguya Clan, the risk of exposing his Hidden Mist Village origins was still too high. Haruko chose to tell the story he had prepared in advance:
"My father was a member of the Kaguya Clan, but my mother was not. They only had a one-night stand. My father left afterwards without even leaving his name. My mother only told me my father's identity before she passed away. I have been inquiring about the Kaguya Clan all these years, and finally found this place."
"If he didn't even leave a name, how did you know he was a member of the Kaguya Clan?"
Sanqi asked the obvious question.
"My mother said that my father once... ahem, once displayed Shikotsumyaku, so I knew."
"Shikotsumyaku!" Sanqi leaned forward and grabbed Haruko's hand. "Then, what about you? Can you use Shikotsumyaku? You must be able to use Shikotsumyaku, right!"
The overly excited attitude made Haruko hesitate whether to show Shikotsumyaku. Showing Shikotsumyaku would definitely gain attention, but it would inevitably bring trouble...
Haruko made a decision instantly.
If it were just for himself, he would definitely play it safe and not admit to having Shikotsumyaku.
But in order to leave a retreat for Teuchi and the others, he had to have enough status to make the other party provide corresponding protection.
Haruko extended his index finger, and a piece of pale bone spur slowly pierced through his skin and emerged.
There was no blood; the bone seemed to be a part of his body, naturally growing out.
Shikotsumyaku.
Sanqi stood up abruptly, and because he got up too quickly, the low table in front of him was knocked crooked.
His eyes widened, staring fixedly at the bone spur on Haruko's fingertip, just like a lecher seeing a peerless beauty, or a hungry wolf seeing fresh meat.
"Shikotsumyaku! It really is Shikotsumyaku! And it is..."
His gaze turned to Haruko's white hair, and Sanqi's movements stopped abruptly. Then, his old face was filled with a smile like a chrysanthemum.
"Child! You are a member of our Kaguya Clan! There can be no mistake! This kind of pure Shikotsumyaku, even the main family back in the day might not have had it! You have suffered while wandering outside!"
His changing complexion was comparable to Sichuan opera.
"Uh... Clan Leader, please calm down." Haruko withdrew his hand unobtrusively and silently retracted the bone spur.
The broken skin healed instantly in the blink of an eye, as if nothing had happened.
"Haruko, from today on, you are a direct descendant of our Kaguya Clan!" Sanqi became more and more excited as he spoke. "No—you will directly become my adopted son. In the future, this position of Clan Leader will be yours, and all the resources of the entire clan will be at your disposal!"
The pie he drew was big and round. Unfortunately, Haruko had eaten enough of the pies drawn by his boss in his previous life, and he had indigestion in this life.
"Thank you for your kindness, Clan Leader, but I have gotten used to being free and easy, and I cannot bear such a heavy responsibility."
Haruko quickly waved his hand. He just wanted to find a way out; he didn't want to take over a mess.
"Besides... I just arrived in your village and haven't made any contributions yet. If I were to be placed above everyone else just because of my bloodline, I'm afraid it would be difficult to convince the others."
After some back and forth between Haruko and Sanqi, Haruko finally insisted on just being a normal member of the Kaguya Clan.
Although Sanqi looked regretful, he didn't dare to push too hard, so the matter of the adopted son had to be dropped.
He immediately gave orders to arrange the highest-standard guest room in the entire village for Haruko—which was actually an independent courtyard in the Clan Leader's own backyard.
"Haruko, get some good rest first. If you need anything, just ask, don't be polite."
The Clan Leader personally sent Haruko to the door, his gaze so intense that Haruko felt like Tang Seng entering the Spider Cave.
'That felt a bit rash... Although I knew they were anxious about the dilution of their bloodline, I didn't expect it to be this exaggerated."
If it weren't for the fear of causing unnecessary trouble, Haruko would have really wanted to ask the old guy if there was anything else he hadn't said.
...
Closing the door, Haruko let out a long sigh.
'Forget it, since I'm here, I'll make the best of it. Let's see how things go first; at worst, I'll just pack up and run."
Haruko looked around the room. It was indeed much better than the previous inn—spacious, bright, and the bedding was all new.
Haruko washed up simply, lay down on the bed, and the ninja tool pouch was still tied to his waist.
"Phew... High-end bedding is just different, fragrant and soft. It's a pity I can't enjoy it with peace of mind..."
Not long after he lay down, he felt something was wrong with his body.
A wave of dry heat rose from his abdomen and gradually spread to his limbs and bones. His breathing became a bit rapid, and his body temperature was also climbing.
Haruko became alert instantly, his lazy eyes becoming clear in an instant.
'Poisoned?!"
He sat up immediately and quickly checked his body.
There were no symptoms like dizziness, and his Chakra flow was very smooth, but that dry heat was getting stronger and stronger, and some primitive impulses began to run rampant in his brain.
"...Aphrodisiac? The fragrance in the bed?"
He still had some supplies left over from his preparation for the border trip, and he had brought them out this time too.
Haruko immediately took out an antidote pill and swallowed it, while simultaneously using Medical Ninjutsu to accelerate metabolism. The wave of dry heat quickly subsided by more than half.
With his constitution combined with Medical Ninjutsu and antidote, he could neutralize this level of drug in minutes.
But Haruko didn't get up; instead, he continued to lie on the bed, pretending to toss and turn, looking as if he were burning with desire.
Because outside the door, there was a faint sound of footsteps.
'Since you want to play, I'll play along with you. A tongue delivered to my door—just right, I have something I want to ask, too."
After a while, the door was quietly pushed open a crack.
A black shadow peeked in from the gap for a while, then slipped in like a ghost, and closed the door gently behind her.
Borrowing the moonlight from outside the window, Haruko squinted and saw the person clearly.
Wearing a thin gauze nightgown, a large expanse of snow-white skin was dizzying under the moonlight.
Her waterfall-like black hair was draped over her shoulders, her features were stunning, and the beauty mark on the corner of her mouth added a bit of charm.
Her honey-peach-like plump figure completely defied the laws of mechanics. As she walked, she swayed, as if every step was dancing on someone's heartstrings.
'Wait, this face..."
Haruko's heart skipped a beat.
Isn't this 'Fū" from the original Shippuden who could absorb people's Chakra and whose true form was a hair monster?
It's just that the one in front of him looks younger, about twenty years old.
And although her eyes carry seduction, they lack the seasoned and ruthless look of the original.
The woman walked to the bedside, looked at Haruko, who was blushing and seemed to have lost his mind, and bit her red lips gently.
"Sorry... I'm doing this for the clan too."
She reached out with slender fingers and gently caressed Haruko's chest: "HaRoko~kun... are you very uncomfortable? Let me help you..."
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