"Then… help me massage my back."

Kiyoshi lay on the bed, face down, his broad back facing Ginka.

Ginka nodded and went to help with the massage.

"No, lower, don't you know?"

Kiyoshi turned his head and glanced at Ginka, who was massaging his back.

"Continue… lower?"

Ginka was slightly startled.

She looked at Kiyoshi's meaningful gaze and trembled all over.

Lower, naturally, would allow for a more thorough back massage. But she would then come into contact with Kiyoshi.

The human body is not flat, it has curves.

The curves would sag under the influence of gravity, a principle known to Ninja students at the Ninja Academy.

Ginka, after all, was a Chunin. She knew these things very well.

"I… I am a Hyuga…"

Ginka brought up the Hyuga Clan's name, wanting to politely refuse.

"You might not believe it, but the Hyuga and Uchiha, a long, long time ago, were actually one family."

"Kiyoshi-kun, you're joking."

Ginka's fingers, which were massaging his back, were already out of control with their strength.

How could the Hyuga Clan be related to the inherently evil and incredibly insane Uchiha Clan?

"Hurry up. Didn't you want me to save Nobuhiko? I've been on the move all day today. If I don't rest well, how can I perform better?" Kiyoshi appealed to her emotions and reason.

Ginka's heart, however, skipped a beat. Kiyoshi… he wouldn't be interested in her, would he?

This guy, does he like older women?

Ginka felt a chill and fear.

But… what else could she do?

Ginka was silent for a moment, her gaze fixed on Kiyoshi's back.

Finally, she slowly bent down, closing the distance to give Kiyoshi a better back massage.

This kind of shameless flattery made Ginka extremely tormented. Finally, after an unknown amount of time, Kiyoshi told her to stop.

Ginka retreated a few steps. What puzzled her was that no matter how much force she used, Kiyoshi's back showed no marks.

To what extent must Taijutsu reach to be so resilient?

Ginka couldn't figure it out, nor did she want to. Her mind was in a mess at the moment.

"Leave the money, you can go." Kiyoshi waved his hand.

"Nobuhiko's matter…"

"I am a kind-hearted person, I will spare his life during the mission."

Receiving Kiyoshi's definite answer, Ginka was overjoyed and wept.

Watching Ginka's retreating figure after she thanked him, Kiyoshi's lips curved upwards.

Is that how it ends?

Of course not.

He is a man of integrity. If he says he will spare a life, he will certainly spare it.

As for the person's health or whether the Byakugan can be recovered, that's another matter.

It's not part of this transaction.

He needs more money.

Kiyoshi recalled the heavy weight on his back just now, and the corners of his lips curved upwards.

His ocular power was replenished once again.

The Chakra limit… slowly rising.

The greater the amount of Chakra, the more Senjutsu Chakra can be synthesized.

With Sage Mode as an amplifier, every extra point in Kiyoshi's base stats made him much stronger than before.

"How much ocular power will be added when it's time to harvest?"

Kiyoshi was very curious whether the corrected Ginka could compete with Natsu in loyalty.

Sometimes, it's not bad to have the Branch Family and Main Family compete.

…

Ginka's tent.

Natsu, who was tidying up Ginka's belongings, saw Ginka rushing back from the direction of Kiyoshi's place.

A terrible thought arose in her mind. Ginka wouldn't have gone to Kiyoshi about Nobuhiko, would she?

If that were the case… it would be too exciting.

Natsu felt a shiver run through her body.

Would the noble Main Family actually fall to the same fate as her?

Would those high and mighty individuals also experience what it's like to serve others?

This equal treatment gave Natsu a distorted sense of equality.

In the shadows, half of her beautiful face was obscured by the shadow.

When Ginka approached, a sincere smile appeared on Natsu's face.

"You must be tired, Ginka-sama. This is tonight's dinner."

"I have no appetite."

Ginka was surprised by how proactive Natsu was today.

But she was in no mood to think much and quickly walked past Natsu. She rummaged through her clothes and changed into a new outfit.

"Go throw these clothes away."

Ginka disdainfully threw away the clothes she had just worn.

How could she keep clothes that had touched Kiyoshi?

"Yes, Ginka-sama."

Natsu took the clothes and went outside the tent to the designated area for daily garbage disposal.

Just before she reached it, Natsu stopped.

"This is worth collecting."

Natsu secretly kept the clothes.

If a day of "equality" truly comes, she will take out the clothes then.

Ginka's expression would surely be quite something.

"It's time to go find Kiyoshi-sama." Natsu walked towards Kiyoshi's tent.

…

The next day.

The coastline of the Land of Fire.

"Konoha Ninja have arrived."

Ao used his Byakugan's long-range vision to relay information to the other Kiri Ninja.

"Is Uchiha Kiyoshi, whom you spoke of, among them?"

A man with long hair covering half his face, wearing a dark blue Kiri Ninja combat uniform, asked.

Ao said, "Utakata-sama, please be careful. That guy can use Flying Ninjutsu."

A flying Ninja is simply on another dimension compared to a non-flying Ninja. If they can't win, they can still run.

"No matter, I can too." Utakata smiled faintly, his demeanor refined.

"Even Utakata has come."

Ringo stood among a group of Kiri Ninja, a flicker of interest flashing in her eyes.

She was curious how Kiyoshi would deal with Utakata.

Utakata is the Jinchuriki of the Six-Tails!

And he was skilled in using Bubble Ninjutsu, which could also fuse with the Six-Tails' "acid" to increase its power, making it impossible to guard against.

If both of them could fly, it might turn into an aerial battle later on.

"Is Utakata-senpai very strong?" Mei asked curiously.

She had never seen Utakata fight before.

Tailed Beasts, generally used as weapons of war, were only deployed at the very end.

Even when used in war, it wouldn't be their full power. Because there was a risk of losing control.

Sealing a Tailed Beast into a Ninja's body not only required the Ninja's physical body to meet standards but also depended on the quality of the Sealing Techniques.

Konoha's Four Symbols Sealing was better than Kumogakure's Iron Armor Sealing, and the Iron Armor Sealing was better than Kirigakure's Tailed Beast Sealing techniques.

This was related to the probability and intensity of losing control.

"Very strong." Ringo said.

The description of Tailed Beasts as weapons of war was by no means an exaggeration.

The battles of two out-of-control Jinchuriki could shift mountains and tear apart the earth.

At least for Ringo personally, she had never seen a Ninja who could match a Tailed Beast in destructive power.

"Jūzō-sama, this is the Hyuga Clan's seed."

A bald Kiri Ninja handed a Sealing Scroll to Biwa Jūzō.

"Good." Jūzō solemnly accepted it.

As long as he brought this batch of goods back, it would be a great achievement.

"How is the person?"

"Still has a breath." The bald, burly Ninja replied.

For efficiency, it was naturally impossible to find so many female Ninja. Any Ninja with good stamina would suffice.

He had personally helped Nobuhiko extract it with his own hands, and his hands were already sore.

"They're here!" Ao shouted.

The Kiri Ninja guarding this defense line all looked over.

"Finally arrived."

Kiyoshi saw Mei, Ringo, and also the somewhat relaxed and confident Utakata.