'How did this happen? how did I end in this world? why did that hot hunk transform into a teenage kid? twenty... kittens...? did he want to adopt? I don't know what's going on...'
A blonde woman regarded her reflection in the mirror deep in thoughts, mostly confusing ones about the precarious situation she found herself in after waking up from what she didn't know whether it was a dream or a nightmare.
All Tsunade could do was try to act polite with the three individuals who introduced themselves as Ray, Elysir and Yasaka and ask them to use the toilet.
'Is this me?'
The first thing that astonished her was her reflection in the mirror. Not even in her prime had she looked so gorgeous, she instinctively posed
No chakra was being used, she already confirmed she couldn't use chakra, just like the sacrifice stipulated, it was an odd feeling that left an immense hollow spot in her mind but in exchange, she got access to something else, an energy that felt even more abundant yet foreign.
"Are you okay, Tsunade-san?" Ray asked from the other side.
"I'm okay... just one second!"
She sighed and looked up at the screens that shrouded her vision.
[Congratulations you have obtained an evolution: Higher Human, your body is now compatible with Sun Energy].
[Time remaining: 00:32:19...]
'Sun Energy, what is that?' there were many questions but thankfully also people who could answer them.
'I already paid the price for this service... and the way it looks' she recalled how good she felt in that dreamland, blushing at the mere thought of that dark-skinned hunk and his miraculous touch.
Tsunade then regarded her reflection in the mirror and realised: that this massage or whatever, was the real deal.
'The time is going down even though he isn't massaging me... I can't keep wasting time like this!'
All she knew was that right now time was extremely valuable and prepared to go back outside to receive the rest of her service, before heading out, a powerful goosebump rushed down her body in realisation.
The realisation of her nakedness and the implications of it.
She held the doorknob, paying a bit of attention to its smoothness before getting her mind back on track and recalling that the boy outside had been touching her bare body, something that only one person in her life aside from her parents had been distinguished enough to do.
All of a sudden she felt hyper-conscious.
"That boy... has been touching my body" She bit her lips and checked the bathroom to notice there were several garments inside, bathrobes so soft and puffy that she couldn't believe it.
When she thought about wearing one, however, she sighed and recalled that he had already touched and seen everything there was to be seen and also.
'I was feeling great just like that... if I wear this, he won't be touching my skin directly'
Too much thought but little conviction. Her clothes were neatly folded to the side together with her panties, a pair of rather lacklustre garments that weren't precisely highlighted in sexiness.
*cough*
"I'm ready" Tsunade, with a deep blush, stepped out of the bathroom to notice that Ray was still in the same place where he had been once she left, sitting in front of the bed while Yasaka and Elysir were gone.
"Where are your assistants?"
"I made them leave the room, I figured it would make you uncomfortable, isn't that the case?" He remarked and patted the bed, Tsunade's eyebrows shivered at his indifference, that was until his eyes looked down ever so swiftly and discretely.
She released a small smirk and sat on the bed, 'Shameless brat, acting like you're not interested...'
"They don't make me uncomfortable but this is for the best. You can continue, is it okay if I ask you to treat the front?" Her hair waved aside imbued with a certain confidence that she had believed she had lost after the second shinobi war had ended.
"Have you sorted out your thoughts?" Ray smirked, it looked like she had her doubts about the whole procedure.
"There is nothing to sort out, I was just a bit confused" Tsunade took a deep breath and lay on her back exposing herself completely before exhaling, "I'd like to watch the whole procedure and study it".
As a medical-nin with more than a few years of experience in the field, she was very interested to know what sort of miraculous technique could make her not only rejuvenate but even look prettier than she did at her peak. It had only been half an hour for as long as she was unconscious and her body felt as if it had been reborn. She wanted to personally watch and learn the method he had used.
"I don't mind if you want to watch but relax your body and keep your arms and legs steady... if you believe you can focus then good luck~"
!!!
'Cocky brat, don't think for a second-' She couldn't believe the arrogance of this boy, despite his body being way younger compared to his dreamland self, that cockiness hadn't disappeared, as if he had her in the back of his palm.
Sadly for Tsunade, that was precisely the case. The moment Ray put his hand on her outer tights, it was as if her body got electrocuted.
"Ahn!~"
He began kneading all of her muscles in there.
'W-What...?'
"Your body seems to be responding very positively to me, unlike before".
She bit her lips harshly, constricting and holding onto the bedsheets as he kept doing his magic, she tried to focus on what he was doing, what sort of miraculous technique was it. But all she could feel was him kneading her tissue, nothing else!
'It's like my body is happy to be touched by him...'
[Time remaining: 00:25:32...]
"How is that focus going, can you manage?~"
While she retained her shock, the boy got on top of her body closing both of her legs and straddling her waist.
"..."
"Before, because of your condition, I didn't want to be rough with you... you looked old and deprived but now your body looks revitalised and just one touch is enough to tell me that your tissue is quite harsh, you're a very strong woman, Tsunade".
"W-Wait..."
"So you don't mind me being a bit rougher, right?~"
"Wait! Ahn!~"
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I exhaled a deep breath and twisted my neck a bit, this was a rough one, at least the latter part of it. I took a clean cloth to wipe Tsunade's body and my hands, just then Elysir and Yasaka entered the room. The former whistled while Yasaka giggled.
"Ray-sama, her tongue is sticking out~".
"You massaged her to unconsciousness?"
"Sorry, I couldn't hold myself back"
I never met a woman with a body as strong as Tsunade's, not even Ely. It is like her muscles are compacted in a way that despite looking slender, so I could use my superhuman strength to give her a 'proper' treatment. I want to make sure she won't be having any more psychological trauma, so... if I massage her into stupidity, she will remember this every time she feels downcast, right?
"Could you girls give her a bath and tidy her up? I'll prepare the room for the last customer".
"Sure, Ray-sama, leave it to me~ I can't wait for our trip!"
Before Elysir even made a move Yasaka carried the unconscious Tsunade into the bath using her tails like she was a sack of potatoes.
"Are you still leaving with Yasaka? It is past midday already" Elysir patted my shoulder.
"Well, I promised her that I'd go with her and Kunou-chan, Ely" I sighed, truthfully it wasn't that I didn't want to go, it was that these customers took more effort than expected, especially Tsunade, the latter part of the massage was appalling but with her body in that condition, if I wasn't rougher, she wouldn't have felt anything.
"Remember that Reina asked for a leave so that we could spend some time together, it is only a few days" Her slender fingers caressed my chin, just like I love it.
"Just for today, darling. I'm yours after that... until our trip to Tokyo is finished, after that Anna and I will start school".
"Do you need to attend school?" She questioned.
"I want to go with Anna~"
"That girl has you all over her, huh?" She pouted.
"You can't tell me she's not cute".
"I'm not saying that..."
It was my desire for that girl to experience a 'normal' childhood and the way it looks, if I'm not there that girl will be eating snacks for the rest of her life without respite, something had to control her urges and so far my blood seems to be doing it.
I thought about her and had the sudden urge to call her, I hadn't received a message from her in a while which is odd, usually, she'd contact me several times a day. I was about to pick up my phone when I received some notifications
[Tsunade Senju has been added to the list of clients].
[+90 CP].
"What does this mean, Horus?"
[Tsunade's sacrifice was her chakra reserves for the next two years, in other words, she took a 'loan' to receive this service. That chakra will be transformed into chaos points periodically for the course of the next two years as the reason for the increase... that's because of her evolution, she can now use another type of chakra in the form of nature energy which is a way more valuable source of energy compared to her moon derived chakra. This loan could be paid faster if we consider that].
"But then she wouldn't be able to use neither type of chakra for a period while it is credited to me, correct?"
[That's correct].
"Then leave it as it is, I don't want her to be vulnerable for that period. This evolution is her blessing, at least now I don't have to worry about her being unsafe".
...
We waited until Yasaka finished with Tsunade to have her go on her way, the blonde left the bathroom back in her garments and with a refreshing air around her, glaring at me with a mixture of emotions.
It made me wonder if she wanted to embrace me... or if she wanted vengeance.
"I hope you enjoyed it, Tsunade".
"No honorifics huh?" Her eyebrows twitched.
"Is that needed between us? I think our bodies are very compatible~"
She looked at either side where the threat of two goddesses loomed, I knew she was refraining from making the wrong remark in a foreign land.
"D-Don't say things that could be misunderstood. Would it be possible for us to discuss?".
"Discuss what?"
"I'd like to spend a bit more time with you, a little longer".
The way she said it confused me, her gaze was all serious but her words... hehe, she didn't seem to care about the killing intent coming her way, as if she's used to it.
"Tsunade, don't say things that could be misunderstood~"
My remark made her realise the ambiguity of her words and she blushed, "I mean that I'd like to know more about you and this world, that's all!"
I was left in thoughts, she doesn't look like a bad woman, and she also doesn't look like she has bad intentions.
"So you want to stay here basically?" Yasaka asked her with a frown, having her own inhibitions, I imagine since she's the protector of Japan, it is not convenient for her to have an otherworlder on the loose.
"Just temporarily. I may not have introduced myself properly. My name is Tsunade Senju, I'm a medical-nin, a kunoichi who specializes in healing people".
The girls and I regarded one another and we all came to a conclusion, these conversations must be had over a cup of tea.
"Horus, close the portal... we can open a gate back to her world anytime, right?"
[That's correct... her not being there is only going to delay the process a little, but I can still open a gate without worries].
"Then if I have a conversation with this lady now for say, half an hour, would that leave my next customer waiting?"
I didn't want to break my schedule and leave this Kurumi girl waiting for me, it is unprofessional but at the same time I do want to have a cup of tea with Tsunade and discuss things, I'm curious about her and her world.
[You don't need to worry about such things, Ray. 'Time' is so rudimentary, it might as well be our toy. With the great void plain in the middle, there is a radical difference between the time axis in this universe and Lady Tsunade's universe. Once I close the gate, the records I have of that axis are a particular point in space and time. That same space, that same time... regardless of how long has passed here, when she returns, she will return to that exact moment].
"It is complicated..." I felt I was going to have a headache understanding it.
[To put it simply; the moment I open the gate for your next customer, it will be the moment right after they have submitted their sacrifice. So, you could even take your next customer in a month or a year and there wouldn't be any problems. For them- it would be seconds. Tsunade could stay here for a year or two and for her, not a moment will have passed in her world. She's the medium I use to connect both time and space with an interdimensional gate, you could say, so long as she's not back in her world, time there has stagnated from our perspective].
"So her world is frozen right now is what you said?"
[For us it is. Time is a moldable substance, her world has already adapted and formed two timelines. One in which she returns, one in which she doesn't. The timeline in which she doesn't return has already started moving. The one in which she doesn't is the one I'm connected to and is currently stagnated because she hasn't returned, once she does, it will continue to move forward just like in Solution's case].
"..."
So it is like the cat of Schrodinger sort of thing? it is alive and not at the same time and you won't know what the result is unless you open the box, in Tsunade's case, the timeline in which she returned can't move forward because she's not there yet so the result is uncertain. As I watched the blonde I couldn't help but scratch my head, she doesn't know what sort of worldly dynamics are being put to the test just because she wants to have a cup of tea with me.
Elysir patted my shoulder, "You didn't understand a thing, didn't you?~"
I embraced her and sighed, my wife understood me too well. The sight confused both Tsunade and Yasaka while my goddess wife patted my head.
"There there~ don't worry, I didn't understand a thing either~"
"Eh?"