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Pain’s indifferent eyes stared at the Nine-Tails. He raised his hand, preparing to subdue the Nine-Tails.
“How do you possess the Rinnegan?!” The Nine-Tails looked at Pain’s eyes, utterly shocked. How could someone else have the Rinnegan? Wasn’t that something only the old geezer, the Sage of Six Paths, possessed?
Pain didn’t answer, using the Rinnegan’s ocular power to control the Nine-Tails.
Yes, not only the Sharingan, but the Rinnegan could also control Tailed Beasts. After all, the Rinnegan was an evolution of the Sharingan.
Pain, however, realized he’d have to maintain constant control, which would drain his ocular power. He had no other choice, though. Without the Rinnegan’s suppression, the Nine-Tails would break free.
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“Ready to head back?” Shin asked Kushina.
“Pretty much. We can go back. I’m starting to miss Mikoto’s cooking a bit.” Kushina, thinking of Mikoto’s cooking, couldn’t help but feel a little hungry.
Shin also breathed a sigh of relief. These past few days out, Shin had been responsible for cooking.
Though Shin preferred eating at restaurants, Kushina insisted, wanting Shin to cook for her. Helpless, Shin could only take on the cooking duties.
Now that they were going back, Shin finally wouldn’t have to cook anymore. He suddenly felt liberated.
“Looking at how happy you are, are you eager to go back right away?” Kushina, seeing Shin’s rather excited expression, immediately became dissatisfied.
To be precise, she was jealous.
“I’ve been out with you for so many days already. Isn’t that enough?” Shin pinched Kushina’s cheek, then took her back to the Land of Whirlpools.
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“Ah, This fresh air…” Upon returning, Kushina took a deep breath and exclaimed.
“Fresh air? Is this air any different from the air outside?” Shin glanced at Kushina.
Shin didn’t feel the air in the Land of Whirlpools was any better than outside—it was practically the same.
“What do you know? This is the smell of home! You big unromantic dolt!” Kushina shot Shin a disdainful look, then pushed open the courtyard gate and walked in.
“I’ll show you what ‘unromantic’ means tonight. Just wait…” Shin followed closely behind.
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Returning home, several pairs of eyes stared at Shin and Kushina. In Tsunade and the others’ gazes, Shin clearly sensed killing intent.
“Ahem…” Shin coughed twice, then poured himself a glass of water to calm down.
“Don’t drink first. First, tell us, what exactly do you two mean by sneaking off like that?”
Tsunade slammed the table, instantly shattering it.
“That poor table… You broke it again,” Shin clutched his chest dramatically.
However, Shin immediately received several eye-rolls. Just a table. With three Wood Release users here, what are few tables?
“Shin, are you trying to change the subject?” Mikoto, who knew Shin best, stood up and walked gracefully towards Shin.
“Mikoto, what do you want?” Shin looked at Mikoto warily.
Before Shin could finish his question, Mikoto pounced on him and bit him.
“Hmph! This is the price.” After leaving a neat set of teeth marks on Shin’s arm, Mikoto huffed lightly.
“Did you learn this from Kushina?” Shin looked at the teeth marks on his arm, then deliberately glanced at Kushina.
“Hey! I don’t bite people! Don’t drag me into this!” Kushina looked indignant.
“Heh, Right…” Shin didn’t speak, just chuckled. The meaning of his chuckle was self-evident.
“Actually, this has nothing to do with me. It was Shin—”
“—Kushina made me sneak out with her. I couldn’t help it.” Knowing Kushina would definitely try to pin everything on him—Shin directly interrupted her and pushed the blame back. No, it wasn’t pushing blame; it was the truth. Kushina had dragged him out.
“Damn it!” Kushina gritted her teeth.
Shin smiled faintly at Kushina, not bothered by her annoyance.
“Heh heh, do you think we’ll let either of you off?” Tsunade chuckled.
Neither of you will escape… Tsunade had no intention of letting either of them off the hook.
“That’s right. Sneaking off was both your faults. You both deserve to be punished!” Mei Terumī nodded.
“Then what do you plan to do? Are you going to hit me?” Shin asked, putting on a brave face.
“Since you asked so nicely…” Tsunade’s fists rained down on Shin like hailstones. She really did attack Shin.
Shin, getting beaten up, looked utterly frustrated. Then he discovered that Mei Terumī, Konan, and even that woman Kushina, were all sneak-attacking him.
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Ten minutes later, Shin, who had been impeccably dressed, looked worse than a beggar.
“Sigh, my hair!” Shin smoothed his messy hair. Head can be broken, blood can flow, but hairstyle cannot be messed up!
“Serves you right.”
“If they said that, I wouldn’t mind. But you, Kushina? Really?” Shin glared at Kushina.
“Kushina, are you trying to blend in with us to avoid punishment?”
Mikoto looked at Kushina with deep meaning. She knew Kushina well.
Kushina’s expression froze slightly.
“Ahaha! Of course not! I was just condemning Shin’s actions.”
“What right do you have to condemn?” Shin stood up and gave her a few good whacks—
“Alright, take her away. I’ve already sealed her chakra. Do whatever you want; no need to hold back.” Shin said with a smile.
Yes, just now Shin had used the Gentle Fist’s pressure point technique to seal Kushina’s chakra.
“WHAT?!” Kushina was shocked. Only then did she realize her body’s chakra was truly sealed. Now, even if she wanted to resist, she lacked the ability.
“Shin, I’m sorry!” Kushina immediately apologized.
“Apologizing now is a bit late, isn’t it? Though I’d like to help you, they’re not going to forgive you. Call it… KARMA,” Shin said, grinning mischievously.
“Sob sob… Mikoto, we’re best friends, right? So…”
Kushina couldn’t finish her words.
Mikoto had already taken out some tape from nearby and sealed Kushina’s mouth.
Shin looked at Kushina with satisfaction, feeling particularly pleased.
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