"Lord Gekkō Raito!" The two guards hurriedly bowed.
"I'm starving. Get me a whole cow."
Gekkō Raito rubbed his rumbling stomach and let out a huge yawn.
After eating and drinking his fill, he enjoyed a comfortable bath.
Draped in a bathrobe, Gekkō Raito called Haku over while drying his hair.
"How are things with Ameyuri?"
Haku stood respectfully outside the door, his voice gentle.
"Lady Tsunade is making the final preparations for surgery. She said that after these past few days of treatment, Ameyuri's physical indicators have reached the required levels."
"Once the surgery succeeds, eighty percent of the underlying illness can be eliminated. The remaining twenty percent will depend on recuperation."
Gekkō Raito nodded slightly.
It seemed Tsunade had really gone all out this time, rather than just going through the motions.
She had truly taken her younger brother's request to heart.
After sending Haku away, Gekkō Raito stood before the full-length mirror and looked at his reflection.
His once somewhat slender teenage body now had well-defined contours and was packed with explosive power.
He had also shot up in height, looking close to one hundred and eighty centimeters tall.
"So this is the effect of integrating Shikotsumyaku?"
Gekkō Raito clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking.
With that feeling of power filling him, it seemed he could punch through a steel plate.
At a thought, the skin on the back of his hand split open. Three bone claws just like Wolverine's instantly extended, gleaming with a metallic luster.
"Harder than steel, and this self-healing ability..."
Gekkō Raito retracted the bone claws. The wounds healed in the blink of an eye, without leaving so much as a scar.
The strongest aspect of this kekkei genkai wasn't its offense, but its absurd defense and vitality.
With this iron-hard body, plus