Takumi had been immersed in the situation of Yugito's death and hadn't paid attention to what anyone around was saying back then.
But even if he had noticed, he wouldn't have cared.
He was a Konoha's Shinobi; he didn't care how people from the Land of Lightning regarded him.
Maybe someday, if Takumi could unify the entire Shinobi World, he might care a bit.
But for now, forget it.
It wasn't time yet.
"What do I do now?"
Yugito was very lost at this moment. "I've lost the Tailed Beast. To the village, I'm no different from a traitor."
"Kumogakure won't accept me anymore. A useless waste like me..."
Yugito buried her head in Takumi's chest, silently shedding tears.
Feeling the dampness on his chest, Takumi gently patted Yugito's back, trying his best to soothe her emotions.
"You no longer need to go back."
Takumi whispered softly in her ear. "You have already lost your life once. You no longer owe anything to Kumogakure."
"Reborn, you should think about your new life."
"You are no longer the Jinchuriki of Kumogakure, Nii Yugito, but an ordinary girl, Nii Yugito."
"I want to follow you."
Yugito looked up at Takumi.
She listened to her heart, and it told her to stay by Takumi's side.
Having died once, she was no longer Kumogakure's Two-Tails Jinchuriki, but an ordinary woman.
A woman hoping to pursue her love.
"Don't worry, I won't let you down."
Takumi held her tightly in his arms, then looked down and said, "Also, reviving you does come at a cost."
"What cost?"
Hearing this, Yugito immediately looked at Takumi nervously. "What did you sacrifice for me?"
Her eyes were full of worry.
Takumi smiled and said, "The cost is that you can never leave my side for the rest of your life."
Then, he told her about the need to periodically infuse Chakra into her body.
"That's fine."
Yugito didn't find it inappropriate; in fact, she thought it was a good thing. "This way, there's an unbreakable red thread of fate between us. We're destined never to be apart."
She felt her heart was very sweet right now.
"Of course, we won't be separated."
Takumi held her, and then began the first Chakra Infusion.
A full hour later, after ensuring that Yugito wouldn't disappear from lack of Chakra in the short term, he took the weak girl and left.
Although he wanted to leisurely return with the girl,
There was another girl in Konoha who urgently needed his rescue.
So, Takumi had to leave with Yugito at maximum speed.
Yugito buried her head in Takumi's chest, only able to sense the surrounding scenery turning into countless stretched lines.
By the time she came to her senses, they had already arrived in Konoha.
"Amazing!"
She looked up, adoringly at Takumi.
Takumi stopped at his doorstep, put her down, and said, "Do you remember this place?"
Takumi's face was full of smiles.
"Of course I remember."
Yugito turned back, looking at the house where she had spent several days with Takumi.
It was here that her heart was gradually conquered by Takumi.
Now, she had completely given herself to him.
"Actually, there's one thing I didn't mention. I hope you can be mentally prepared."
Takumi placed his hands on her shoulders and said very seriously.
"Is it about the other girls around you?"
Yugito asked with a smile. "If you're talking about the fact that there are other girls besides me, I'm well aware."
"I see."
Takumi smiled.
Come to think of it, it made sense.
When Yugito was with him before, she had witnessed many girls he was close with.
Especially when Tsunade came directly to his house and almost punched his head off; Yugito had seen that with her own eyes.
She had probably already mentally prepared herself long ago.
"Don't worry, I will never let you down."
Takumi held her even more dearly and entered the house together.
He checked the time; it had only taken an hour and a half in total.
Traveling at maximum supersonic speed, round trip to the Land of Lightning only took this much time.
However, he had already missed the time to meet Tsunade.
Right now, Tsunade was probably losing heavily in the underground casino.
Without him going to stop her, it seemed she wouldn't quit for a while.
He had missed a good opportunity, but Takumi could only reluctantly give it up.
After all, there would be plenty more opportunities with Tsunade.
But Rin, who was coming in the afternoon, was more urgent.
If he didn't infuse Chakra soon, she wouldn't last a few days.
The naturally slightly shy Rin had deliberately made sure Kurenai was away.
He wondered if she could accept Yugito, who now shared a similar fate with her.
He believed she probably would understand.
After all, Rin was very gentle and very understanding.
She had even been with him and Kurenai together before.
"Remember this room?"
Takumi took her to the bedroom and looked at the big bed.
"Of course I remember."
She seemed to recall something, a smile on her face. "Back then, the Legendary Sannin Tsunade saw me in your bed and punched you directly, collapsing the whole bed."
"Nothing I could do about it. At that time, you were from Kumogakure, an enemy of Konoha."
Takumi laughed it off, trying to twist Tsunade's reason for attacking into something legitimate.
But Yugito obviously had a different view.
"But why didn't she hit me, instead hitting you?"
A hint of amusement was in her eyes. "I didn't expect that even Tsunade-hime, one of the Legendary Sannin, is your woman."
"You saw through it."
Takumi scratched his head embarrassedly. He had originally been thinking about how to introduce his relationships with other girls one by one to Yugito.
He didn't expect she had already seen them all.
"A hero like you will never lack admirers."
Yugito expressed she completely understood. "Besides, you're very handsome. I'm sure there's no one in the entire Shinobi World more handsome than you."
"Thanks for the compliment."
Takumi smiled, then went to the kitchen. "You've worked hard too, and probably haven't eaten yet. I'll cook a meal for you, for the first time in a while."
"That's something to look forward to."
Yugito followed him to the kitchen, smiling gently, helping out like a virtuous wife.
She was indeed looking forward to it.
The last time she ate Takumi's cooking was when she was imprisoned by his side.
She hadn't expected it to be so long ago.
"I want you to feed me."
Thinking of how Takumi had forcefully fed her back then, and even taken the opportunity to cop a feel, a smile appeared on her face, and she immediately coquettishly said.