When the commotion on Tsunade's side finally died down, Saiki let out a quiet sigh of relief. The temptation was simply too immense.
The legendary "one man, multiple women mixed bath." Even if absolutely nothing happened, the situation alone was enough to send any man's excitement through the roof.
And here, he was forced to listen to them openly discuss and compare their sizes, before they all ultimately discarded their towels entirely. Imagining their alluring, completely naked bodies soaking in the exact same water, separated by nothing but distance, was an absolute, brutal assault on his self-restraint!
The most frustrating part was the cardinal rule: he couldn't look. He was entirely reliant on his imagination to fill in the blanks.
Staring up at the starless sky completely obscured by dark clouds, Saiki's mood felt just as heavy and gloomy as the weather.
Similar to Saiki, who was resting his arms on the edge of the pool like a relaxed old man, Tsunade and the others, having finished their "size comparison," turned their attention back to him.
Soon, Tsunade noticed that Saiki had slipped both of his hands—which had previously been resting on the pool's edge—beneath the water, and an expression of pure, blissful enjoyment had spread across his face. Tsunade, who had assumed Saiki had finally passed her test, instantly narrowed her eyes.
As a highly skilled medical ninja, Tsunade's understanding of the male anatomy surpassed that of most men.
She was fully aware of issues concerning the prostate, and perfectly understood how men relieved their urges. Seeing Saiki plunge his hands underwater, her eyes narrowed into dangerous slits.
It can only be said that a dirty mind easily jumps to dirty conclusions. Saiki's arms had simply grown tired from resting on the edge, so he had slipped them back into the hot spring to soak. Yet, Tsunade immediately suspected Saiki was performing some "manual labor" beneath the surface.
Staring at Saiki's blissful expression, Tsunade's face darkened as she barked his name: "Saiki!"
"Mm, what is it?"
Having had his head tilted back for quite a while, Saiki finally had an excuse to look over when Tsunade called his name.
Seeing Saiki turn his gaze toward them, Kushina, whose pale half-spheres and cleavage were partially exposed, shyly sank deeper into the water. Tsunade's massive assets, already floating prominently, seemed to bob even higher as her anger flared.
Tsume Inuzuka was much more open, making no attempt to hide herself. She simply looked toward Tsunade, the soft, curving mounds—smaller than Tsunade's but larger than Kushina's—proudly displaying her beauty.
With everyone's eyes on him, Tsunade spoke with a dark, threatening tone, "Don't move your hands. Stand up."
Hearing this, Saiki froze. "Stand up? Why?"
Seeing Saiki play dumb, Tsunade shouted angrily, "I told you to keep your arms still and stand up! Why do you have so much to say?! If you don't stand up right now, I'm coming over there to beat you."
Looking at Tsunade, Saiki didn't understand why she was demanding he stand up, but he absolutely, positively could not stand up!
Having been subjected to their relentless temptation for so long, and being in the prime of his blood-pumping adolescence, his "little brother" had been standing at attention for ages. If he stood up now, wouldn't his secret be instantly exposed?!
Seeing Tsunade so furious, although they didn't understand what was happening, Kushina and the others all turned to look at Saiki.
Under the collective gaze of several women, even with Saiki's incredibly thick skin, he began to crack.
"Uh, Sister Tsunade, this is..." he stammered awkwardly.
Seeing Saiki's reaction, Tsunade became absolutely convinced that he was performing "manual labor" toward them beneath the water.
Tsunade issued her final warning: "I told you to stand up. Are you going to stand up or not? This is your last chance."
Even though he didn't know what crazy idea had possessed Tsunade, standing up and exposing his fully erect state to them was something Saiki absolutely refused to do.
By not standing, there was still room to maneuver. If he stood up, there would be no going back.
His breath of Pre-natal Qi could indeed calm his mind and suppress his desires, but it couldn't magically force his physical arousal to vanish. After enduring their temptation for so long, Saiki had long since lost the ability to "suppress his weapon."
Saiki's reaction convinced Tsunade that he was exactly like Jiraiya—a hopeless, incorrigible pervert. This realization caused the fury in her heart to erupt instantly.
Women, truly, can be incredibly unreasonable.
Saiki freely admitted that tearing Tsunade's clothes had been his fault, but Tsunade climbing on top of him and giving him the "steamed bun and sausage" treatment was entirely her own doing, yet Saiki was the one facing her displaced wrath.
"Very well!" Feeling as though she had been taken advantage of twice, Tsunade's eyes changed. She was determined to teach Saiki a brutal lesson.
Chakra boiled off Tsunade's body, causing the hot spring water to violently bubble and churn.
"You damn brat, today I'm going to teach you a lesson in manners."
Faced with the enraged Tsunade, Saiki shouted, "Sister Tsunade, what are you trying to do?!"
But it was too late; Tsunade had already launched her attack.
"Lady Tsunade, don't!"
The hot spring water exploded as Tsunade lunged toward Saiki. Kushina, seeing Tsunade inexplicably attack, tried to stop her, but was dragged along by her momentum.
BOOM!
Tsunade's body hurled toward Saiki. Fortunately, Kushina managed to grab her arm, causing the fist that was meant for Saiki to slam into the water's surface half a meter in front of him.
An explosion of chakra!
It was as if a bomb had been dropped onto the water's surface, sending a massive plume of water rocketing into the air!
No, "plume" was an understatement. From the sheer force of Tsunade's punch, the hot spring water transformed into a violent tidal wave that slammed directly into Saiki's chest, violently driving his back into the stone wall of the pool.
Saiki felt his chest constrict painfully, his spine feeling as though it were about to crack.
However, Saiki could easily withstand this level of physical impact. But what followed was catastrophic: two stunningly curvaceous, incredibly alluring, completely naked bodies were violently thrust right before his eyes. Saiki's already chaotic mental state completely shattered.
Stimulated by this sudden, overwhelming sensory overload, the breath of Pre-natal Qi within Saiki spiraled out of control. Not even a Genjutsu could disrupt this innate energy, but Saiki's mental fortitude was obliterated by the ultimate "Harem Seduction Jutsu" executed by Tsunade and Kushina. The Qi surged violently and chaotically through his meridians. Blood rushed to his heart, mimicking the devastating effects of "Qi Deviation" (走火入魔) described in Wuxia novels, causing him to violently cough up a mouthful of blood.
The so-called "Pre-natal Qi" Saiki cultivated was very similar to Daoist cultivation and martial arts; it required not only the daily tempering of the internal Qi, but a profound emphasis on mental and spiritual stability.
Daoism doesn't strictly demand absolute asceticism, but it absolutely demands a clear, unobstructed state of mind (心境通达).
Faced with the temptation, Saiki desired these women, but he knew they were currently unattainable. This internal conflict severely destabilized his mental state. When hit by the sudden, overwhelming visual "perks" provided by Tsunade and Kushina, he suffered a severe energetic backlash, spiraling directly into Qi Deviation.
The blasted water crashed back down, leaving everyone completely drenched, while the water level in the pool dropped to barely cover their ankles.
However, no one cared about the state of the pool, because bright red blood was violently spewing from Saiki's mouth. Both Tsunade and Kushina panicked.
Tsunade, severely afflicted by hemophobia, saw her towering rage instantly vanish, her body going completely limp.
At this moment, Tsunade was filled with terror and confusion. She hadn't intended to seriously injure Saiki; she merely wanted to teach him a lesson!
Even though the force she used this time was significantly greater than usual, she had fully believed Saiki could easily withstand it. How had it turned into this?!
The current Tsunade looked like a child who had made a terrible mistake. Coupled with the hemophobia draining her strength, she slumped powerlessly into the shallow water.
Kushina had no time to worry about Tsunade's condition. She scrambled over and pulled Saiki into her arms, crying out in alarm, "Saiki, what happened?! Are you okay?!"
Saiki wasn't suffering from physical trauma; he was experiencing Qi Deviation. In her frantic panic, Kushina completely failed to realize she was entirely naked, pressing Saiki's head in zero-distance contact directly against her soft, yielding breasts.
Saiki, who was already failing to control the chaotic Qi in his Dantian, was subjected to this final, ultimate stimulation. His eyes rolled to the back of his head, and he passed out completely.
"Saiki! Saiki...!" Seeing Saiki lose consciousness, Kushina began screaming in absolute panic.
"What happened?! What's wrong with Saiki?!" The explosion had been too sudden, but Shizune and Tsume, finally realizing what had occurred, rushed over.
Although Kushina wasn't a specialized medical ninja, she knew the basics. She hurriedly positioned Saiki and began examining his condition.
Placing her hand on Saiki's chest, her palm glowing with green chakra, Kushina performed a quick diagnostic and spoke in shock, "How is this possible? Why is the chakra inside Saiki's body in such absolute chaos?"
A ninja possesses a vast network of chakra pathways, with three primary critical centers: the head, the heart, and the Dantian (lower abdomen). As Kushina traced his pathways downward, she suddenly noticed Saiki's "little brother," which was currently standing tall and proud, pointing straight toward the heavens.
Girls in the Shinobi world matured early, often discussing marriage by fifteen or sixteen, and Kushina was already nearly twenty; she knew exactly what she was looking at.
Perhaps lacking the weathering of age, although Saiki was pale, his "weapon" was incredibly robust, veins bulging fiercely along its length.
Saiki was already taller than his peers, physically gifted, and at over 1.4 meters tall, he was more robustly endowed than the average adult man. Tsume Inuzuka had the most authority to attest to this fact.
Seeing Saiki in this state, Kushina's face instantly flushed a violent, burning red. She hurriedly raised her head in a panic, only to see Shizune's cheeks burning crimson, while Tsume also wore a slightly embarrassed expression.
Making eye contact, Kushina felt so deeply ashamed she didn't know what to say.
Watching the flustered Kushina lower her head, Tsume, ultimately being the more experienced woman, found a bath towel that had fallen into the water and draped it over Saiki's lap. Although Saiki's arousal didn't subside, leaving a highly conspicuous, embarrassing "tent," the situation was at least slightly more manageable.
"How is his condition? Is Saiki okay?" Tsume asked, her face slightly flushed.
Hearing Tsume's question, Kushina, her face still feeling scalding hot and the fierce image seared into her brain, answered shyly, "His body hasn't sustained any severe physical damage, but for some unknown reason, the chakra inside him is completely chaotic, almost as if he's under a powerful Genjutsu!"
Hearing this, although Tsume didn't fully understand the mechanics, looking at Saiki's condition—his face deathly pale, his forehead burning hot to the touch, his entire body drenched in cold sweat—she knew his symptoms were incredibly bizarre.
If you asked anyone in the Shinobi world who the greatest doctor was, anyone with an ounce of knowledge would undoubtedly answer "Tsunade."
Tsume had been so startled by the blood on Saiki's chest and mouth that she hadn't noticed Tsunade's condition. She finally turned to see Tsunade trembling violently, her arms wrapped tightly around her shoulders, her face ashen, and her eyes filled with raw, unadulterated terror, muttering phrases like, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
The blood on Saiki's chest and mouth had triggered Tsunade's traumatic memories of the gruesome deaths of Nawaki and Dan Kato, plunging her back into that abyss of overwhelming terror.
Looking at Shizune and Kushina, Tsume asked, "What is wrong with Lady Tsunade?"
While Shizune tried to comfort Tsunade, Kushina spoke with a complex expression, "Sister Tsunade suffers from severe hemophobia."
Hearing this, although Tsume wasn't a medical ninja, she understood the severity of hemophobia. In the brutal reality of war, far too many ninja developed this debilitating condition.
Taking charge, Tsume said, "First, let's wash the blood off Saiki and get him back to his room. We'll figure out what to do from there!"