Tsunade-sensei, I'll Take Responsibility

The masked man easily hoisted the exhausted, unconscious Tsunade over his shoulder and swiftly moved through the mountain forest under the cover of night.

The night wind tugged at the masked man's black clothes as his figure darted through the woods like a ghost.

Tsunade lay limply against the masked man's shoulder, completely unable to resist.

Before long, the masked man arrived before a concealed cave.

He kicked aside some loose stones at the entrance and walked in. The cave was dark and damp, filled with an old, stale smell.

The masked man casually threw Tsunade onto the ground with a dull thud.

Tsunade stirred slightly, but she was too weak to get up. She struggled to open her eyes and tried to adjust to the darkness inside the cave.

She discovered that she seemed to have been poisoned. Her body was limp and powerless, and she could not draw out even a trace of chakra.

"What do you want? Why did you capture me?" Tsunade's voice was weak but resolute.

The masked man folded his arms over his chest and paced slowly.

"You'll find out what I want soon enough."

Tsunade tried to gather chakra and fight back, but her exhausted body would not cooperate.

"Do you think Konoha will bow to your threats? They'll definitely come save me."

The masked man gave a soft laugh.

"Then let's wait and see. We'll see whether Konoha's rescue arrives first, or whether my plan succeeds first."

The cave fell silent, with only Tsunade's faint breathing echoing through the air.

Her heart was filled with worry. She did not know whether Konoha's people could find her in time, nor did she know the masked man's true purpose.

But she silently swore that if she got the chance, she would make this mysterious masked man pay.

The masked man returned to the depths of the cave and reached into the shadows, dragging Rogge out in one pull.

Rogge was dragged along limply, like a soulless puppet, utterly lifeless.

His head hung low, his hair fell in a tangled mess, and his once-bright eyes were now dull and vacant.

The masked man threw Rogge down beside Tsunade with a soft, muffled thump.

"Take a look. This is your student."

The masked man's voice echoed through the cave, carrying a cruel, mocking edge.

Tsunade laboriously turned her head. At the sight of Rogge's miserable state, a surge of fury rose in her heart.

"What exactly did you do to him?"

The masked man lifted his chin slightly. "Nothing much. I merely made him temporarily lose the ability to resist. After all, he's quite a troublesome fellow."

Rogge's fingers twitched faintly, as though he were trying to regain consciousness.

Tsunade glared fiercely at the masked man and said in a low voice, "What exactly is your goal? Perhaps I can satisfy it."

The masked man burst into laughter, and it sounded especially sinister within the cave.

"Heh heh, even Princess Tsunade has moments when she compromises?"

Tsunade glared at him resentfully. "Where is this place?"

"The Land of Fire," the masked man replied with a pointless answer.

Tsunade ground her teeth in anger.

Then, the masked man walked to the side, roughly gripped Rogge's chin, and forcibly poured a bottle of unknown red liquid into his mouth.

The unconscious Rogge had no strength to resist and could only let the red liquid flow down his throat.

Tsunade's eyes widened as she cried anxiously, "What did you make him drink?"

The masked man stood up and watched as Rogge gradually swallowed the red liquid. A strange smile curled across his lips.

"This is a maturation agent I invented. It can rapidly mature a person within a few hours, allowing them to grow to around eighteen years old."

Tsunade glared furiously at the masked man. "Why are you doing this? What exactly is your purpose?"

The masked man folded his arms and said slowly, "You'll find out soon enough."

Tsunade was filled with worry. She did not know whether the drug would have side effects that might cause Rogge's death.

She tried to move closer to Rogge, but her body was too weak to move. "You madman! You'll regret this!"

"You're too noisy. You should be quiet for a while."

The masked man walked over to Tsunade and knocked her unconscious with a heavy punch.

When Tsunade slowly came to, her head still felt muddled.

She tried to move, only to find that her entire body still ached and felt weak. The chakra inside her also seemed to have vanished.

It felt as though she had gone without food for three days and three nights. She did not even have the strength to stand.

As Tsunade's vision gradually cleared, she saw an unconscious young man lying beside her.

The young man was tall, at least six feet one by her estimate, with a strong build and a startlingly handsome face.

However, his clothes were tattered, as though he himself had burst through them.

Tsunade frowned in confusion and carefully studied the young man's face.

Suddenly, her heart jolted. This man's features bore some resemblance to the seven-year-old Rogge from before.

Tsunade tried hard to recall what had happened before she lost consciousness. The mysterious masked man had poured a strange red liquid into Rogge's mouth and said it was a maturation agent.

Could this young man be Rogge after being matured?

Tsunade's heart clenched. There couldn't be any side effects, could there?

The masked man looked like a crazed biologist. That so-called maturation agent definitely had some severe side effects!

She tried to move closer to the young man to confirm his identity. But her body was simply too weak, and every movement was incomparably difficult.

"Hey! Rogge, wake up!" Tsunade gritted her teeth, endured her discomfort, and struggled to reach out and touch the young man's face.

"Oh, you're awake?" The masked man slowly emerged from the shadows, his cold laughter echoing through the cave.

"Tsunade, do you know? The maturation agent I invented has always had one side effect that I've been unable to eliminate."

"So far, every child I've matured has awakened burning with desire, as though they had taken Viagra."

"At present, I'm trying to find a way to solve this problem."

Tsunade glared at the masked man, her eyes full of disgust and fury.

"You madman!"

Maturing a child barely a few years old into an eighteen-year-old was no different from depriving them of more than ten years of their life!

Yet the masked man did not care. He raised his chin slightly, his gaze revealing a crazed obsession.

"All of this is for the sake of great science! In the process of exploring biotechnology, any sacrifices among the early experimental subjects are worthwhile!"

The masked man took out a needle and mercilessly inserted it into the arm of the unconscious Rogge lying on the ground. Dark red blood slowly flowed into the collection tube.

Then, he collected Tsunade's blood in the same manner.

Tsunade glared at the masked man, fury blazing in her eyes.

The masked man remained expressionless. Looking at Tsunade, he said slowly, "When Rogge wakes up, he'll lose his mind from burning desire. Perhaps he might even force himself on you."

After saying that, the masked man let out a disgusting cold laugh.

Then the masked man took out another bottle of unknown green liquid and waved it before Tsunade.

"This is a drug to help the two of you get in the mood."

"No, let go of me, mmph..."

The masked man forcibly pried Tsunade's mouth open, poured the green drug into her mouth, and forced her to swallow it.

Tsunade's face was full of humiliation as she glared at him.

"Tsunade, once Rogge wakes up, if there isn't a woman beside him to help him balance his yin and yang energies, he'll be dead for sure!"

The masked man seemed to want to stay and watch the "good show" he had arranged himself.

He glanced at Rogge and Tsunade, the corners of his mouth rising slightly as if he were looking forward to some chaotic scene.

However, reason ultimately prevailed.

As a scientist, he knew that time was of the essence.

So, after collecting the experimental data he wanted, he turned and left without hesitation.

The cave fell silent once more, leaving only Rogge and Tsunade to fend for themselves.

The moment the masked man's figure disappeared from the cave entrance, Rogge slowly woke up.

His eyes still held a trace of confusion and bewilderment. He moved slightly, only to feel weak and powerless.

Seeing Rogge awaken, Tsunade felt both nervous and relieved.

She hurriedly spoke and told him everything that had happened to him in full detail.

Rogge listened quietly, the expression on his face gradually shifting from confusion to shock.

"I was actually matured..." Rogge looked down at his tall body, his voice full of disbelief.

Tsunade nodded, her expression solemn. "We have to find a way to leave this place and find an antidote to restore your body."

But Rogge suddenly frowned. "My body feels so hot. Some parts of me are starting to swell, Tsunade-sensei. What should I do? I feel like I'm about to explode."

Tsunade's face was equally flushed, and her entire body was burning with heat as well.

Damn it. The drug that masked man made her take really was meant to get people in the mood.

Rogge's entire body had turned red, and the way he looked at Tsunade gradually became strange.

Tsunade was the same. She found Rogge especially handsome, as though some special magic were drawing her gaze toward him.

Under the effects of the drugs, their reason was gradually eroded, and their bodies involuntarily moved closer to one another.

Rogge tightly embraced Tsunade, and Tsunade did not resist.

It was as though, at that moment, they had forgotten everything and obeyed only the most primal desires in their hearts.

They held each other, their breaths intertwining.

Within that dark cave, an intense encounter became unavoidable.

After the passion subsided, the side effects in Rogge's body finally faded.

The effects of the drug meant to arouse Tsunade also gradually wore off.

"Tsunade-sensei, I'm sorry..." Rogge's face was somewhat pale, filled with guilt.

Tsunade was rather composed. Forcing herself to remain calm, she said, "Rogge, just treat it as a dream."

Then Tsunade's tone gradually turned cold as she threatened him, "Remember, you are not allowed to tell anyone about this in the future. Otherwise, I'll kill you."

"I understand." Rogge nodded with a serious expression, then asked worriedly, "But... what if you get pregnant?"

Hearing this, Tsunade panicked as well and shook her head in denial. "No! That won't happen!"

How could Rogge possibly get it right in one shot?

Tsunade did not believe she could be so unlucky as to get pregnant after sleeping with a man only once.

Rogge gathered his courage and said loudly, "Tsunade-sensei, I... if you get pregnant, I'll take responsibility!"

Tsunade's face immediately flushed crimson.