"Mm..."
Yasaka slowly opened her eyes.
The tearing pain that had wracked her body was completely gone.
In its place
was an indescribable warmth, as life-giving as a hot spring.
She pushed herself upright.
She raised her noble, golden eyes.
Her gaze fell straight on Tobirama Uchiha.
Tobirama stood there
in red armor, his hands clasped behind his back and his silver hair stirring gently.
Within his scarlet Nine-Tomoe Eye,
there was
the aloof indifference of a sovereign looking down upon the mortal world.
The Pure Yang Attraction of his Perfect Sage Body
struck the instant Yasaka met his gaze.
It
seared itself into her soul like a red-hot brand.
"What... what a handsome god..."
Yasaka's lovely face flushed so deeply it seemed ready to bleed.
A rosy blush
spread across her fair, jade-like cheeks.
Her heart raced wildly.
The blood of the Nine-Tailed Fox God, passed down through her line for ten thousand years,
was swept up in his purest pheromones
and surged beyond control.
She was utterly captivated.
"Mother!"
Kunou burst into tears of joy when she saw Yasaka wake.
"Kunou, quickly..."
Yasaka bit her red lip, her slender body trembling with embarrassment.
She
pulled the little fox-eared girl beside her down onto both knees.
Together, they knelt before Tobirama amid the rubble.
Yasaka held up
a golden fox-shaped jade pendant that pulsed with the ancient energy of Kyoto's ley lines.
She raised it high above her head.
"I am Yasaka, leader of Kyoto. Thank you for saving my life, my divine lord."
Yasaka's voice
was as gentle and yielding as that of the most devoted maid.
"Kyoto and its three hundred thousand yokai subjects
"are yours from this day forward.
"We will follow your every command!
"Please accept the loyalty of our people."
Kunou copied her