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“Why’d you bring back another little girl?”
Tsunade gave Shin a strange look, then glanced at the red-haired, bespectacled girl trailing behind him.
This one looked slightly older than Hinata, but not by much. Where did Shin keep finding these kids?
“Don’t tell me he’s developed some kind of special fetish? Like a lolicon?”
Mei Terumī stared at Shin like he was some kind of creep.
“Mei, come over here. I’ll give you a gift.”
Shin beckoned to Mei Terumī with a wave of his hand.
Mei Terumī wasn’t stupid. seeing Shin’s dark expression, she knew it wasn’t a ‘good’ gift.
“Shin-nii, is Mei telling the truth? Do you really have a… thing for little girls?”
Konan looked at Shin strangely. After all, he had brought back two little girls one after the other. It was suspicious!
Even Konan was looking at him like that now. Shin felt his carefully crafted image crumble.
“Red hair… could she be one of our Uzumaki clan?” Kushina asked Shin.
“That’s right. Her name is Karin Uzumaki.”
Shin had specifically asked White Zetsu to find Karin Uzumaki. With White Zetsu’s intel network, locating her hadn’t taken long.
“So she’s an Uzumaki too.”
A wide smile spread across Kushina’s face. She knelt down and gently patted Karin’s head.
Unlike Hinata, who was shy and only clung to Shin, Karin seemed more outgoing, or at least less timid around strangers.
Although, after spending a few days with them, Hinata was also becoming more comfortable around Mikoto, Kushina, and the others.
“Why the sad face?”
Kushina noticed the sorrow in Karin’s expression and couldn’t help but ask.
Shin then explained Karin’s situation—her mother had just passed away, which was why Karin was so grief-stricken.
Karin’s mother possessed a unique ability: a constitution that allowed others to heal by biting her skin and absorbing her chakra. This was likely a manifestation of her mother’s Sage Body.
After the Uzumaki Clan’s destruction, Karin’s mother, a survivor who escaped, was taken in by Kusagakure.
However, the price for refuge was constantly healing Kusagakure ninja. Karin’s mother eventually died from chakra exhaustion.
“Is that so…” Mikoto listened to Shin’s explanation, looking at Karin with pity.
“Damn Kusagakure! I’m going to—”
“Don’t bother. I already wiped them out,” Shin said, stopping the enraged Kushina.
A single Shinra Tensei had obliterated the village, leaving nothing but a giant crater.
Kusagakure no longer existed…
“…”
“So ruthless…”
“Come here, I’ll show you even more ruthless.” Shin looked at Mei Terumī, who was muttering under her breath.
“I’m not falling for that!” Mei Terumī quickly shook her head and backed away from Shin.
“If you won’t come to me, then I’ll come to you.”
Shin’s figure vanished instantly. Just as Mei Terumī turned to run, Shin appeared behind her and grabbed her.
“Mei’s being a bit jumpy. I’ll go discipline her. You guys look after Karin.”
Shin dragged Mei Terumī away.
Mei Terumī yelled for help towards Mikoto and the others, but they ignored her pleas.
Seeing Shin was determined to punish her, they didn’t want to get involved and risk getting caught in the crossfire themselves.
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Inside Shin’s room, Mei Terumī watched Shin warily.
“What… what are you going to do?”
“Take a guess. If you guess correctly, I’ll let you go.” Shin crossed his arms, looking like he had her completely cornered.
“How am I supposed to know?” Mei Terumī looked utterly miserable. Who knew what he was planning?
Whatever it was, it definitely wouldn’t be good for her.
“Don’t say I didn’t give you a chance. You just didn’t take it.” Shin shrugged.
“When did you ever give me a chance?”
Mei Terumī muttered, then closed her eyes, resigned to her fate. She couldn’t resist him anyway.
“Hey, what’s with closing your eyes?” Shin asked, pinching Mei Terumī’s cheek.
Mei Terumī’s body stiffened slightly at his touch, but she quickly relaxed. It wasn’t the first time Shin had pinched her cheek anyway.
“Getting nervous and shy, huh? Your face is all red.”
Shin looked at Mei Terumī’s flushed cheeks and chuckled softly. Finding her current expression particularly adorable, he leaned down and kissed her lips lightly.
“Mhm…mhm…!”
Mei Terumī, whose eyes had been shut tight, suddenly snapped them open, staring at Shin in a daze.
“Uh oh, did you break?”
Shin waved a hand in front of Mei Terumī’s face, but she didn’t react at all.
“Y-you idiot! I-I’m not pure anymore! You’re responsible for me now!!” Mei Terumī snapped indignantly at Shin.
On the surface, she was angry and annoyed, but deep down, she felt a strange sense of thrill.
“That was my first kiss! You thief who stole my first kiss! You have to take responsibility! Otherwise, I’ll tell Kushina and the others!” Mei Terumī grabbed Shin’s clothes and refused to let go.
“Go ahead. Tell them.” Shin wasn’t worried.
“Damn it! I’ll bite you!”
Mei Terumī glared at him, frustrated by his nonchalance, then, remembering her lost kiss, felt another surge of anger.
“Relax. Of course I’ll take responsibility… But—are you really sure you want me to be responsible?” Shin looked directly into Mei Terumī’s eyes.
“Of course! I’ve already entrusted my life to you. What other choice do I have?”
Mei Terumī leaned into Shin’s embrace.
“In that case… shouldn’t we… take the next step?” Shin asked suddenly, a mischievous smile playing on his lips.
At first, Mei Terumī didn’t understand, but then it dawned on her, and her face flushed bright pink.
“Um, I-I’m not ready yet…” Mei Terumī said quickly.
Although Mei Terumī claimed she wasn’t ready, when Shin actually made his move, she didn’t resist.
So, when a girl says that, it doesn’t necessarily mean she’s truly unprepared—often—it’s just shyness and embarrassment.
Thus, amidst a gentle push and pull, Mei Terumī successfully transitioned from a young woman into a woman.
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