Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

Hiruko gently pinched her waist with his fingertips, the force neither too light nor too heavy, but enough to send a slight shiver down her spine.

He chuckled softly, his voice carrying a mixture of playful mockery and dangerous tenderness.

"After all these days, is your temper still so fierce?"

His breath suddenly drew near, his hot breath brushing against her earlobe and slowly moving along the curve of her neck, like a flame that made her skin burn.

"Since you don't appreciate it..." he deliberately drawled, his fingertips lightly tracing her waistline, "why not try my new potion?"

Ye Cang's pupils suddenly contracted. Before he could speak, he suddenly coughed lightly, his tone abruptly changing, carrying a certain playful interest:

"...But now, I've changed my mind."

His fingers slowly moved up her back, like snakes slithering, with an irresistible aggressiveness, yet leaving a lingering warmth with each touch.

His voice was deep, with a hint of hoarse laughter:

"I can't bear to kill you, my favorite toy."

Ye Cang lay on her back on the ground, the effects of the drug making her limbs weak, but her eyes remained sharp as blades.

Between the tears in the fabric.

The snow-white hue is faintly visible.

Hiruko's gaze lingered on her, his Adam's apple bobbing almost imperceptibly.

He coughed softly, a subtle, enigmatic smile playing on his lips.

"What do you want to do?" Ye Cang asked coldly, his tone still sharp despite being restrained.

Hiruko's fingertips paused, then he chuckled softly, his voice carrying a dangerous undertone: "I want to..."

The air suddenly froze, and even breathing became clearly audible.

Yekura's ear tips turned slightly red, and her heart raced uncontrollably—she was a woman first and foremost, and a ninja only secondarily.

Certain instinctive fears surged forth like a flood.

But she quickly suppressed it again.

She secretly gathered chakra, her knuckles tensing.

A crimson killing intent surged in his eyes.

"If you dare to do that..." she said, each word distinct and her voice icy, yet the slight tremor made it all the more dangerous.

However, before she could finish speaking, she suddenly froze, and then a mocking smile appeared on her lips.

"Oh……"

She glanced at him dismissively, her gaze lingering on his waist and abdomen, a hint of mockery flashing in her eyes. "Let's not even talk about whether you have the guts..."

She tilted her head slightly, her red lips parted, and the words she uttered were sharp as knives: "Even if you did, you greedy bastard, would you really be willing to devour me whole!"

"How foolish of you! You woman, you're courting death!"

His voice was deep and dangerous, carrying a hint of barely suppressed restlessness.

Before he finished speaking, his right hand suddenly rose and his palm pressed heavily against Ye Cang's waist.

"Buzz—"

The power of the potion surged again, coursing through her limbs and bones like an electric current, completely shattering the last bit of strength and chakra she had managed to muster.

"Ugh...!"

Ye Cang shuddered, gasped as if struck by lightning, his face turned deathly pale, his pupils constricted, and an undisguised terror appeared in his eyes.

She struggled to back away, her voice trembling slightly with panic:

"You...scum! What do you think you're doing?! Don't, don't do anything rash...!"

Hiruko lightly touched the tip of his nose with his left hand, his Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and a dark, ambiguous smile flashed in his eyes.

He secretly licked his canine teeth, thinking, "Tsk, I really want to do that... but it's not the right time yet. The best fruit should be eaten when it's at its most perfect."

Hiruko suddenly realized that he might be a bit abnormal.

But seeing her panicked appearance, Hiruko suddenly found it amusing.

Unable to resist a wicked smirk, he deliberately lowered his voice and said in an almost coaxing tone:

"Oh, don't be so nervous... it won't hurt."

His fingertips brushed against her waist almost imperceptibly, as if to soothe her, or perhaps as a subtle test.

"Don't worry, I'll be very 'gentle'... I promise I won't make you 'uncomfortable'."

He enunciated the last few words very slowly, his voice hoarse, carrying a certain indescribable implication.

Yekura's breathing suddenly stopped.

"No, I won't feel uncomfortable...?"

Her voice was almost squeezed out from between her teeth, but the tips of her ears turned red uncontrollably, spreading all the way down to her neck.

"That...that must be...comfortable...?"

The thought flashed through her mind, and she was instantly filled with shame and indignation. Her heart pounded wildly, almost bursting out of her chest.

"you--!"

She bit her lower lip hard, her eyes filled with both anger and a kind of indescribable panic.

Although her body was weak due to the drug, her senses were a hundred times more acute than usual. Every touch he made was like a spark, igniting every inch of her skin.

"Damn it... why did it have to be at this time...!"

The more she suppressed it, the more turbulent that strange feeling became, washing over her reason wave after wave like a tide.

finally--

"Ugh...!"

Her back suddenly tensed, her toes involuntarily curled up, and her whole body stiffened abruptly like a fully drawn bowstring.

Beiliuhu raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, before he understood.

"...Tsk, so sensitive?"

The air froze instantly, leaving only Yekura's rapid breathing.

Her eyes were red and swollen, and tears slid down her cheeks silently, dripping onto the sheets and leaving a dark stain.

Like a young girl, she was encountering this situation for the first time, and in front of the person she hated the most.

"Hey, you..."

He opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

They were clearly enemies, yet the atmosphere at that moment was extremely subtle.

It was as if some invisible thread was wrapped around the two of them, pulling at some indescribable emotion.

Finally, he scratched his hair in frustration and turned to walk towards the bathroom.

As cold water rushed down, he tilted his head back, closed his eyes, and let the icy water extinguish the inexplicable heat within him.

"...This is unbelievable."

After giving herself a thorough wash and suppressing the heat, she saw Nohara Rin walk in.

Nohara Rin's face was still flushed, clearly she had noticed that something was wrong with Yekura, after all, Hiruko had never hidden Yekura's affairs.

Nohara Rin had some things she wanted to ask Hiruko for help with, but she felt embarrassed to ask them.

When Hiruko entered, she mustered her courage and spoke first, "Lord Hiruko, I have something I'd like to ask for your help with."

Hiruko looked at Nohara Rin and asked, "What is it?"

Nohara Rin said somewhat nervously, "I've heard that Lord Hiruko has a method to quickly improve one's strength."

I...I want to become stronger, so could I possibly ask Lord Hiruko to give me some pointers?

After she finished speaking, she bowed deeply.

She knew her actions were very abrupt, after all, ninja clans valued their ninjutsu and secret techniques highly and would never easily pass them on to outsiders.

Even with so many ninjutsu techniques in the ninja world, extraordinary power is still extraordinary; it's not something ordinary people can easily acquire, especially...