Thump! Thump! Thump!
Neji's heart beat erratically, his body felt hot then cold, as if he were enduring a torment of fire and ice. Energy seemed to be exploding inside him, making him extremely uncomfortable. His once pale skin had turned a bit rosy.
Clearly, he couldn't handle this power.
"Neji, Neji, what's wrong?" Kaguya asked anxiously. She was flustered and didn't know what to do. Helpless, she nearly burst into tears seeing Neji like this.
She wanted to use her own power to help Neji suppress that energy, but she was afraid that interfering without understanding might hurt Neji.
"What do I do? What do I do?"
"Aino, Aino, Ai…"
Just as Kaguya anxiously stood up to find Aino, someone roughly grabbed her delicate hand. Before she could react, she was tightly embraced.
"Neji, you, you…" Kaguya looked at the person holding her tightly, her mind a mess. Usually calm and collected, her earlobes were now a little red. She looked like a fairy descended to the mortal world, captivating and sweet.
"Mm!"
Feeling Kaguya's feminine fragrance and soft touch, Neji could no longer hold back. He lowered his head and kissed her. The moment their lips met, Kaguya's mind roared, and she completely forgot how to think.
At this moment, the beautiful woman, who should have immediately slapped Neji and fled upon realizing the situation was wrong, gave up all resistance after Neji kissed her. She let Neji carry her to the bed.
"Lady Kaguya, you looked for me, is it Lord Neji…"
Aino happily pushed the door open and ran in. She had been in high spirits, but upon seeing the two on the bed facing each other intimately, her eyes gradually turned into a Byakugan. Her face flushed, steam rose from her head, and she covered her eyes, running out and closing the door.
…
"Ahhh…"
The sun was high in the sky. Neji blinked and let out a groan, feeling exceptionally refreshed, as if he had reached the pinnacle of life.
He shifted slightly but found that a heavy weight was pressing on one of his arms, making it impossible to move. His other arm touched something soft.
"What is this? It feels so good?"
Hmm? No, wait!
Having seen countless anime tropes in his past life, he suddenly felt that this thing was familiar.
He suppressed his drowsiness and cleared his mind.
"What's going on???"
Neji opened his eyes and saw a maiden with a delicate face lying on his arm with a smile. Her long silver hair was scattered everywhere, exuding an air of elegance and nobility.
The worst part was his hand, his hand, was holding, was holding…
"Ahhhhhh~~"
Neji's face turned ashen with shock. Following his gaze downwards, everything about the maiden was clearly visible.
Wait! No, why isn't she wearing~ clothes? ⊙ ⊙
Hmm?
Wait again!
Neji suddenly felt a chill and looked down at himself with disbelief…
"Where are my clothes???" Neji's expression was (ºOº).
"That's great, Neji, you're okay."
Neji's startled exclamations finally woke Kaguya, who was sleeping soundly in the bed. Kaguya lazily rubbed her sleepy eyes and, seeing Neji wake up, happily hugged him.
"Ah, I'm okay… What is this?"
Neji, looking at Kaguya and himself naked, his mind seemed to freeze, and he vaguely replied. But at that moment, he suddenly saw the scattered plum blossom petals beneath Kaguya. Even if he didn't want to admit it, he knew what he had done.
His mind was a complete mess. He had no memory of what happened then. In his perception, he had just fainted and woken up like this.
"Kaguya." Neji looked at Kaguya, who was looking at him with concern, and carefully chose his words before stammering, "Was it you or me who initiated…"
Bah, bah, bah! Why am I asking this!
As soon as the words left his mouth, Neji wished he could slap himself twice. But he couldn't help it! In his two lives combined, more than thirty years old, this was the first time he had encountered something like this.
He felt he was being very calm now. Anyone else would have fainted by now.
Hearing Neji's question, Kaguya blushed slightly and replied seriously and shyly, "It was you."
"My goodness!"
Neji was close to collapsing. Getting the answer or not, the impact was completely different!
This was equivalent to him, him, forcing Kaguya… Ahhh!!!
Kaguya had never seen Neji so lost since they met. She didn't know what to say, so she could only gently hug Neji, comforting his agitated heart.
"Neji, you don't need to mind. This was my decision. Your appearance made me choose to believe in the people here. I am very happy to be able to give myself to you."
"But, but, I'm from the future." Neji whispered. Past and future, this was the biggest problem before him.
After doing this to Kaguya, could he truly return to the future without any regrets?
His mind was chaotic, but he also knew that a girl who had just experienced such an event needed rest. After coaxing Kaguya to sleep soundly, he went alone into the courtyard and lay down on the ground.
Looking at the same sky as the future, Neji's eyes swirled again, and he arrived in a desert.
After Kaguya consumed the Chakra fruit, she mastered Amenominaka. Kaguya opened six great spaces, including the Egg of the Worlds. Shukaku, naturally, had a special fondness for the desert and had moved there early.
"What in the world…" Shukaku's jaw almost dropped upon hearing Neji's brief explanation. Even though he was one of the most intelligent among the Tailed Beasts, he was still quite shocked by this news.
Ootsutsuki Kaguya, that was undoubtedly the old man's mother. Then his elder brother was the old man's father, and the old man was the one who created him. But now, he actually existed even before the old man was born.
All Shukaku wanted to say was – Holy crap.
"So, what I want to ask you now is, what should I do?" Neji sat on a sandcastle built by Shukaku, saying this with a vacant expression.
Shukaku was startled. This was no trivial matter. With Kaguya's personality, she would never accept anyone else in this lifetime. This meant that if his elder brother hadn't succeeded, the old man would probably be screwed. And if the old man was screwed, he wouldn't have been created.
Damn, this problem seems very serious.
Shukaku's expression became solemn, and he decided to contribute to his own future.
"Brother, why don't you come more often."