For the entire following night, Ryun was continuously transferring Yang Release chakra to Sakura, and even the Yin Seal was quietly opened later on.
After all, it was the first time, and Ryun also wanted to test the limits of the True Spirit Seal.
As it turned out, the True Spirit Seal was a seal with self-consistent energy circulation; as long as it had an energy supply, it could beat continuously like a spiritual heart.
Furthermore, the human body's absorption of life force had not yet shown a limit, not to mention for a girl like Sakura who was still in a period of rapid growth and development.
This process did not consume much of Ryun's chakra or life force, because the efficiency of the True Spirit Seal was indeed very low.
Coupled with the fact that Ryun had now awakened Cellular Activation, in the future his life force might even be abundant enough to use Wood Release freely.
For now, this bit of consumption naturally didn't amount to much.
He even had a thought: perhaps in the future, he could supplement several girls with life force every night to promote their growth and development.
But then Ryun quickly abandoned this thought.
Not to mention how Ryun would get past their parents' approval, the girls themselves eating a bit more would be enough to cover their current expenditure. Ryun doing this would only delay his own training time.
Once everyone had greater autonomy in the future, then Ryun could consider training with them every day.
After all, by that time, what Ryun needed to cultivate would probably be attempts to break through to the Six Paths level; general training that required time would likely have little effect.
Slowly, the sky began to brighten.
Sakura had long since fallen asleep leaning against Ryun's back, a happy and sweet smile still hanging on her lips.
Ryun, meanwhile, sensed the surrounding situation, ready to leave at any moment.
Footsteps came from outside the door; it was Sakura's mother.
A knocking sound was heard, followed by the voice of Sakura's mother, Haruno Mebuki: "Sakura, time to get up. Aren't you going to take Kakashi-sensei's exam today?"
"I know—"
Sakura replied groggily, then sat up rubbing her eyes.
But then she felt something was wrong and instinctively turned her head to look, only to see Ryun pretending to be asleep.
In an instant, Sakura's whole body turned as red as a boiled shrimp. She sprang up from the bed, but accidentally used too much force and slammed her head directly into the ceiling.
With a loud bang, Haruno Mebuki was startled, and she quickly tried to open the door.
Enduring the pain, Sakura rushed over and used her shoulder to block the door, preventing her mother from entering.
If her mother came in and saw Ryun lying on her bed, no matter how much she approved of Ryun, she would faint from shock in the next second.
Now Sakura also felt a wave of dizziness in her heart; she had been so bold yesterday.
If Ryun had had even a trace of ill intention, she definitely wouldn't be able to participate in the upcoming exam now.
"Sakura, Sakura, what's wrong? Are you okay?"
"Mom, I'm fine, I just fell out of bed."
"This child, still so careless. Open the door and let me see your injury!"
"Mom, I'm fine, I'm a ninja now! And—I'm not dressed!"
Haruno Mebuki was silent for a moment, then said in a tone tinged with laughter: "Have you been reading those health magazines again? I've told you before, you'll develop in the future, don't be too anxious."
Normally, this was a common conversation between mother and daughter, but right now Sakura felt these words were as piercing as senbon.
Because Ryun had already sat up and was looking at her with a smile.
Sakura felt her blood run cold. Ryun wouldn't deliberately expose himself at a time like this, would he?
Fortunately, Ryun was just watching and didn't disturb Sakura at that moment.
In reality, if Haruno Mebuki had actually barged in just now, Ryun would have used the Flying Thunder God to leave; he wouldn't really cause trouble for Sakura.
"Mom, stop worrying about me. Kakashi-sensei said not to eat breakfast!"
"Alright, alright. Don't go back to sleep, you hear?"
"I won't, I'm grown up!"
Haruno Mebuki shook her head and left, while Sakura hung her head, not daring to look at Ryun again.
Exposing her childish side in front of her lover, Sakura felt that today was truly a terrible day.
"Cough, if you don't want breakfast, how about giving it to me? I really like your mom's cooking."
Ryun spoke up at this moment, earning a flying tackle from Sakura.
She pushed and shoved Ryun towards the window, saying, "Leave quickly! If you don't leave now, it'll be too late."
"But there are people everywhere outside now."
"Ah—"
Sakura looked bewildered, not knowing what to do.
Only then did Ryun say, "In a little while, I'll transform into a small object, and you can just take me with you when you leave."
Sakura also thought this was a good idea and nodded.
She had just breathed a sigh of relief when she realized another problem: she still had to change clothes!
"You, you go to the bathroom to wash up first. There are spare toiletries in the cabinet... Wait, let me tidy up first..." Sakura seemed to think of something, rushed into the bathroom, and with a series of bangs and clatters, tidied up for three minutes before coming out.
By the time Ryun walked in, not only were his toiletries prepared, but the room had even been sprayed with air freshener.
Ryun shook his head slightly. Sakura really was so competitive and concerned about face.
But it was this kind of Sakura that was most charming, wasn't it?
After Ryun finished washing up, Sakura had already changed into her most common outfit.
Then Sakura dragged Ryun out of the room, pushed him into a corner, and even made him cover his ears before she entered the bathroom to attend to her personal hygiene.
Ryun just found it amusing. If he wanted to listen, what effect would merely covering his ears have?
Next, Sakura fussed about for a full half hour.
During that time, Haruno Mebuki came to urge her again, scaring Sakura so much she bumped into the door once more.
Seeing her pitiful expression, Ryun let her experience the healing effect of the True Spirit Seal, and only then did Sakura go downstairs with a smile on her face.
A few minutes later, Sakura came back up carrying a lunch box, then prepared to take Ryun away.
Ryun transformed into a kunai, which Sakura put into her ninja tool pouch. She carried him all the way out of Konoha's territory and into the forest. Only then did Sakura let Ryun out.
With a poof, Ryun reappeared.
Only at this moment did Sakura completely relax, saying in a slightly complaining tone, "You scared me to death. If you want to come over in the future, you have to tell me in advance."
"So, does that mean I can still come over?"
Sakura's cheeks flushed, but she looked at Ryun with affectionate eyes and nodded.
"And can I still hold you overnight?"
This time Sakura couldn't take it anymore and punched Ryun.
Unfortunately, the punch was weak and didn't even leave a mark on Ryun.
"Any-Anyway, just eat your breakfast quickly, or I might be late!"
Then Sakura took out the lunch box and said, "I told Mom I wouldn't be home for lunch. She prepared this for me. You eat it."
Ryun took it, opened it, and began to eat. The breakfast tasted pretty good.
Haruno Mebuki was a skilled cook; this was probably one reason Haruno Sakura would grow up to be a good woman.
And just at that moment, Sasuke and Naruto actually appeared together.
"Ah, what are you doing here? Don't tell me you heard I became a ninja and came to see me in all my glory?"
Naruto looked puzzled, then excited. Sasuke's eyes lit up.
"Here to check our growth? Interesting. You're going to be surprised."
Looking at the two who had suddenly become full of fighting spirit, Ryun reached out and put his arm around Sakura's waist, saying, "I'm just here accompanying my lover to the exam."
Sasuke's expression immediately turned to one of disgust, while Naruto looked at Ryun and Sakura in shock.
He knew Sakura liked Ryun, but for them to be so openly cuddling first thing in the morning, and for Sakura not to resist, was this really appropriate?
Fortunately, Naruto didn't know what Sakura had experienced yesterday, otherwise the Nine-Tails inside him might have even poked its tails out by now.
Naruto looked at Ryun with dissatisfaction, but didn't speak out provocatively like he used to.
He had already acknowledged Ryun as a person, but when it came to Sakura, he hadn't given up yet.
"Ryun-kun, please eat quickly. I'm going to warm up and prepare for the exam."
In front of others, Sakura was still a bit shy.
She pushed Ryun away, but Ryun said, "Don't waste your energy so early. Kakashi won't be here until almost 11 o'clock."
The three of them looked at Ryun blankly, waiting for further explanation.
Ryun said with a smile, "Jōnin Kakashi is famously fond of getting lost on the path of life. Trust me."
Whenever Kakashi had free time, he would go to the Memorial Stone to pay respects at Obito and Rin's graves.
Today was the day he became a team leader, which was also a special day for him, so he should be at the Memorial Stone right now.
Seeing that Sasuke and Naruto still seemed a bit unbelieving, Ryun smiled and said, "Let's make a bet. If you lose, each of you will call me 'big brother' once."
"If I lose, I'll teach each of you a new ninjutsu."
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