At eight in the evening, Kakashi, having undergone his second "treatment" and then scoring a free meal, respectfully took his leave.
Kei Yamanaka watched Kushina, her face flushed, dash into the bathroom after washing the dishes.
Without hesitation, he intensified the genjutsu on Tsunade.
Then instead of returning to his own room, he quickly slipped into Kushina's bedroom.
Kushina, shy and hesitant, lingered in the bathroom for over an hour before finally stepping out wearing her bathrobe, tiptoeing cautiously toward her room.
Click!
She stood at the door hesitating for quite some time, her face reddening again before opening it with another click.
Click-click-click-click…
Activating his [Silent Walker] ability, Kei Yamanaka vanished from sight.
Leaning on one hand, he sat calmly at the dressing table.
As his girlfriend fumbled endlessly with the lock, a grin tugged at his lips that he couldn't suppress.
Standing up, he quietly walked behind her.
He reached forward and locked the door for her.
While Kushina looked on, confused, Kei suddenly scooped her into his arms and strode toward the couch in the bedroom.
"Y-y-you! What are you doing in my room?!"
Kushina stammered nervously.
Flustered, her neck and earlobes turned as red as her cheeks.
"I-I-I know what you're up to!"
Mimicking Kushina's speech pattern, Kei playfully pulled her down onto the couch beside him.
"...You sly fox!"
Seeing her boyfriend's mischievous smirk, Kushina shot him a mock glare before playfully sinking her teeth into his shoulder.
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The next morning.
When Kei woke from sleep, he found Kushina already gone.
Hearing sounds coming from the kitchen, he got up cheerfully to freshen up, perfectly content after last night's events.
"Where's Tsunade?"
While getting ready, Kei glanced casually at the open door to Tsunade's room.
Judging by how drained he'd been last night, if left alone, and knowing Tsunade's gambling habits, she likely wouldn't wake before noon.
So why was she missing so early?
"The Anbu came for Lady Tsunade this morning. They said two ninja just returned from a mission need her to decide on their treatment plan."
Kushina glanced away slightly, focused intently on the food cooking in the pan.
Even now, recalling last night still made her feel flustered.
Kei finished brushing his teeth in record time.
He entered the kitchen and wrapped his arms around Kushina's slim waist from behind.
"I'll give you a little token."
"A gift? What kind of gift?"
Feeling the warmth and safety emanating from her boyfriend, Kushina's initial shyness and nervousness gradually melted away.
"It could be considered a special ability."
Resting his chin atop Kushina's head, Kei silently communicated with the system.
"System, grant [Magical Girl Transformation] to Kushina."
[Magic Girl Transformation (Purple): Proclaim "Magic Girl Transformation" to absorb special magical energy into yourself, coalescing into a unique energy outfit, awakening your personal exclusive ability, and obtaining your own magical equipment or weapon. Your strength, speed, defense, stamina, spellcasting speed, and willpower are all significantly boosted.]
A flash of deep purple skill listing light flickered and vanished.
Kushina, who had just been wondering how to give someone this ability as a gift, froze slightly.
Suddenly, a massive influx of knowledge that didn't belong to her flooded her mind.
Her body felt as though it was sensing a completely different kind of energy from chakra.
Genjutsu?
Some application of Yin Release?
Magic Girl?
An exclusive piece of magical equipment or weapon?
Blinking in confusion, Kushina silently used Nine-Tails' chakra to subtly disrupt her own chakra flow.
It seems…
This isn't Genjutsu at all—
"Wanna try it?"
Kei Yamanaka loosened his arms around Kushina.
He chose not to mention his girlfriend's earlier suspicions-driven action of scrambling her chakra to guard against illusions.
After all, back when they were at the Ninja Academy, he had often played pranks on Kushina using Genjutsu.
Bringing this up might just lead to reopening old wounds.
Hmm.
Marital harmony issues? Skip! Skip!
"Wait a second…"
Not that she was a child anymore.
Still, saying something like that out loud in front of her boyfriend was fine.
But if anyone else overheard, it would be way too embarrassing.
She took a moment to feel out the activation requirements for this new ability before breaking into a run with pitter-pattering steps straight to the living room and immediately activating a soundproof barrier.
"Ahem… Magic Girl! Transform!"
Clearing her throat, Kushina raised her right arm and called out the line she found rather childish.
Weng!
A brilliant burst of multicolored light erupted from Kushina's body!
Intricate unknown magical patterns swirled into formation around her.
Glittering magic accompanied the transformation.
A cartoon image of the Nine-Tails formed behind her, composed of pure magical energy.
With a flash of light from both hands, Kushina now wore emerald green gloves. Her red hair was tied into a ponytail behind her head with an emerald green ribbon adorned with gold edges. A golden little star-shaped hairpin decorated her bangs.
She wore a short emerald green robe, with a large red cloak lined with snowy white fur draped over her shoulders. At her waist hung a cute little pouch shaped like the Nine-Tails.
White boots perfectly accentuated her long, beautiful legs.
This looked exactly like Kushina of Winter!
"Do you have any special abilities?"
Kei Yamanaka couldn't help but swallow hard—he'd never imagined Magical Girl Transformation would manifest like this!
Seeing this outfit, especially paired with that technique…
"Eh?! Abilities?"
Kushina was still looking at her new outfit with great curiosity.
Upon hearing Kei's question, she closed her eyes briefly to sense within, then cautiously opened the cute little pouch at her waist, pulling out a tiny golden star composed of both magical energy and chakra.
"No way! This is insane!"
Kei's eyes lit up brightly.
Though he'd suspected something earlier, seeing it for real still sent his heart racing.
"Kei, you're too good~"
Kushina wrapped her arms around Kei Yamanaka, feeling the surging energy within her.
Kicking her slender legs joyfully, she expressed her excitement and delight.
Hmph!
She'd totally show off in front of that smelly fox later!
If he gave her the cold shoulder again, she wouldn't be nice to him at all~!
"Since you're so great, does that mean I should wear it tonight?"
"??? No way, no way!"
"Hahaha!"
Kei Yamanaka laughed heartily, spinning Kushina around several times in his arms.
The two played around for quite a while before finally settling down to enjoy breakfast together, taking time to study the abilities and limitations of the Magical Girl Transformation.
According to Kushina, the Magical Girl Transformation rapidly consumed both physical stamina and chakra.
But thanks to the Uzumaki clan's constitution, such consumption was easy to manage.
Moreover, she could sense that this power, which perfectly harmonized with her own chakra, was also compatible with the Nine-Tails' chakra.
If she could eventually reach an agreement with the Nine-Tails,
her strength could reach an entirely new level!
"How about we spar in the training cave after some time?"
Kei suggested with a smile.
"Hmph~ Don't let me knock you flat on your back~"
Kushina lifted her flushed face, giggled, leaned in, and kissed Kei on the cheek.
Now *that* was a boyfriend to have.
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