"You… are you the knight from my dream?" Fū's eyes glimmered with admiration and anticipation as she gazed at Furen. Although she had been overwhelmed by Chōmei's chakra earlier, her body had still witnessed the events, leaving her with a faint but confused impression of Furen.
Before losing consciousness, Fū had been captured by four Cloud Village ninjas and witnessed Furen's intervention, along with the memory of the rampaging Seven-Tails. Her fondness for Furen shot up to 50% instantly.
Furen smiled warmly at her. "If you're talking about the one who subdued the Seven-Tails, yes, that was me."
The moment Fū saw his sunny smile, she leaped into his arms, hugging him tightly. "I knew it! You're my knight in shining armor!" Fū's affection increased by 10%.
"Well, aren't you a little princess?" Furen said with a smirk, looking down at the overjoyed Fū. "My knight!" Fū declared, pulling back from the embrace and placing her index and middle fingers on his chest as if bestowing him a title.
Furen didn't stop her, simply closing his eyes and accepting the imaginary knighthood with a smile.
"From today on, you're mine~" Fū said cheerfully as she tugged at Furen's hand.
"Fū."
"Tsukiyo Furen."
"Furen-chan~" Fū called out sweetly.
At that moment, Yan Hua and Youlang, who had been hiding and watching over Fū, finally mustered the courage to approach after seeing that the Seven-Tails and Furen's Wood Golem had vanished. Fū had awakened, and they had no choice but to confront the situation.
"Fū-sama, the village chief, Feimo, has been deeply worried about you…"
As they spoke, their eyes kept darting nervously towards the kneeling wooden golem behind Furen, which hadn't disappeared. After Furen had deactivated it, the enormous wooden figure had merely knelt, resembling a small mountain with the waterfall pouring down over its head, as if it were getting its hair washed.
"Such a powerful jutsu… it could probably destroy the entire Land of Taki with ease…" Yan Hua and Youlang gulped in unison, overwhelmed by the magnitude of the power before them, too frightened to even look directly at Furen.
"Chief Feimo, huh…?" Fū hesitated, clearly feeling conflicted. She had a close bond with the village chief, who was like a brother to her.
"What's wrong, Fū?" Furen asked softly.
Seeing Furen address her, Yan Hua finally gathered his courage and spoke in a low voice, "Sir ninja, Fū is an important jinchūriki for the Land of Taki. We hope you—"
Before Yan Hua could finish his plea, Fū interrupted by leaping into Furen's arms once again, wrapping her arms around his neck. "Stop worrying! He's my knight!"
Furen held Fū gently and gave an assuring smile. "I just want to be friends with her. I won't harm her."
"Friends?! I love making friends!" Fū exclaimed, her voice brimming with excitement.
She then turned her gaze to Yan Hua and Youlang. "You two should head back first. Tell Chief Feimo that I've been bonding with the Seven-Tails."
Yan Hua and Youlang exchanged uneasy glances. Fū, being the Seven-Tails' jinchūriki, was of utmost importance to Taki Village—arguably as important as the village chief himself. If they couldn't bring her back immediately, they knew Feimo wouldn't be pleased.
Sensing their hesitation, Furen subtly moved his fingers, casting a quick genjutsu. Their resistance vanished, and they were left with a vague memory—everything they'd seen here would be attributed to the Seven-Tails' rampage.
"You can tell Chief Feimo that Fū-sama is currently meditating and communicating with the Seven-Tails. There's no need to worry."
Fū beamed. "Great idea! Let's go with that!"
Under Furen's subtle influence, the two ninjas quickly departed, leaving Fū and Furen alone by the waterfall.
"Furen-chan, was that your jutsu? It's amazing~" Fū turned to look at the massive wooden golem.
Furen smiled and ruffled her hair, then snapped his fingers. The kneeling golem began to transform, its massive form changing into a beautiful wooden flower sculpture.
"This is for you," Furen said softly.
Fū covered her mouth in delight, her eyes sparkling. "Thank you~"
Fū's affection increased by 5%.
After a moment of standing by the river under the waterfall, Fū bit her lip and hesitantly asked, "Um… Furen-chan, can you check my tailed beast seal? I think it's getting a little loose…"
Furen turned towards her, noticing the slight unease in her eyes as she prepared to reveal her seal.
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