What's wrong with having a large harem if you're the emperor of the ninja world?

"This is so annoying! Preparing for the Chunin Exams with Sunagakure is troublesome enough, and now there's so much more to it!"

Tsunade clenched her fists in frustration.

She hoped she was just overthinking things.

But her intuition, honed through years of battles, told her...

Things are never that simple.

As the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade knew this clearly.

The daimyo of the Land of Fire have always desired to possess their own armed forces.

This is between the Hokage and the Daimyo.

It's something we all understand but don't talk about.

Otherwise, the daimyo wouldn't have established the "Twelve Guardian Ninja" in the first place...

However, due to various reasons.

The Hokage would never allow a Daimyo to possess their own armed forces.

Otherwise, what's the point of having Konoha Village?

This is an irreconcilable contradiction.

Konoha has always maintained a firm grip on the scale.

But now.

Tsunade had a strange intuition.

That emperor named Di Yan seems to be plotting something...

This made her somewhat uneasy.

Tsunade sighed, "I hope it's just my imagination!"

.......

34. Onsen scenery; Inuzuka Hana: I'll do it myself.

Deep within the royal palace of the Land of Fire lies the royal hot spring.

The rising steam, like a light veil, blurred the luxurious carved beams and painted rafters.

However, it couldn't obscure the suffocating sense of oppression in the air.

Di Yan leaned lazily against the edge of the warm pool.

His bare upper body was exposed to the warm, humid air.

The muscles are well-proportioned and firm with clearly defined lines.

It's not an exaggerated knot.

Yet it contains a restrained yet powerful sense of strength.

Water droplets slid down her skin, adding a touch of allure.

He leisurely surveyed the people standing by the pool.

A woman, her body tense, her face filled with stubbornness and shame... Inuzuka Hana.

Inuzuka Hana's heart felt as if it were being fried in a pan of oil.

Shame, hatred, fear, worry...

A variety of emotions clashed violently.

Not long ago, she was taken to the dungeon.

I saw my younger brother, Kiba Inuzuka, in person.

The tooth is still alive.

But he was pale and listless.

His left hand was wrapped in thick bandages (at the severed finger).

When he saw her, his eyes were filled with fear and dependence.

That look in his eyes was like a knife.

It pierced through all of Inuzuka Hana's stubbornness.

Di Yan didn't say a word more.

But the meaning is already crystal clear.

I want your brother to live, and to live a slightly better life.

Show your utmost sincerity.

Hana Inuzuka grew up under the protection of her family.

Although she has a fiery and straightforward personality.

But have you ever truly experienced such a naked and cruel choice where the lives of your loved ones are threatened?

Hana Inuzuka felt a fear and confusion she had never experienced before.

Family pride, personal dignity.

Faced with the life of a loved one.

It seemed so heavy and... fragile.

At this moment, the ambiguous warm pool contained only her and him.

Hana Inuzuka knew what she was about to face.

She stood rooted to the spot, her steps feeling like lead.

It has been unable to be moved for a long time.

Hana Inuzuka was struggling intensely inside.

They could only offer a final, futile resistance with silence and a rigid posture.

Di Yan looked at her conflicted, struggling, yet helpless expression.

The sneer at the corner of his mouth became more and more obvious.

He spoke slowly, his voice drifting in the steam of the hot spring, yet carrying a chilling, penetrating quality:

"What? Are you waiting for me to personally help you change your clothes?"

Hana Inuzuka bit her lower lip, remaining unmoved.

They tried to maintain the last shred of dignity through this silence.

Di Yan seemed to have anticipated this.

He chuckled.

The laughter sent a chill down Inuzuka Hana's spine.

He seemed to be stating a trivial matter:

"Speaking of which, I was in a bad mood last time and accidentally chopped off three of your brother's fingers."

"I've heard... finger wounds are difficult to heal and prone to infection?"

"I wonder if he could save his hand if a few more hairs were accidentally cut off?"

The words, though seemingly casual, were like the most vicious curse.

It instantly shattered all of Inuzuka Hana's psychological defenses!

"do not want!"

She screamed in shock.

His face turned deathly pale!

The image of Ya's bandaged hand instantly flashed into my mind.

If again...

She couldn't imagine it!

Immense fear was like ice water poured over my head.

It made her feel cold all over, and even her teeth started chattering.

She looked up at Shen Yiyan's eyes, which seemed to be smiling yet not smiling, and that could see right through her.

There wasn't a hint of a joke in his eyes.

Only absolute control and cold-blooded cruelty.

She knew that this man could say it.

We can definitely do it!

A tremendous, irresistible sense of powerlessness instantly overwhelmed her.

All the pride, all the stubbornness.

Faced with the possibility of further harm to his younger brother

They all became incredibly vulnerable.

"me……"

Inuzuka Hana was so angry that her teeth itched and her chest heaved violently.

In the end, all he could manage to squeeze out were words of utter humiliation:

"I...I can do it myself."

Every word felt like a knife cutting into my heart.

She reached out her hand, trembling.

His fingers rested stiffly on the buttons of his shirt.

Those fingers that were originally nimble and agile, capable of skillfully forming hand seals to control ninja dogs.

At this moment, however, I felt so clumsy, as if it weren't even my own.

One, two...

The hem of her clothes slowly came undone.

It reveals her healthy, tanned skin and toned waistline.

Her movements were extremely slow, and full of reluctance.

Every tiny rustling sound of the fabric felt like a slow, agonizing torture of her dignity.

She didn't dare to look up.

He could only stare intently at the ground.

It was as if that was her lifeline.

Di Yan did not urge him, but simply enjoyed the scene with great interest.

Watching as this spirited horse is harnessed.

How to gradually shed the shell of pride and reveal the most vulnerable inner self.

This process of taking control of everything and destroying will.

It brought him an almost morbid pleasure.

Finally, all the constraints were removed.

A female body brimming with wild power and healthy beauty.