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  The gaze was mutual.

  As Samui studied Gojo Kaigetsu, he was also scrutinizihis woman highly suspected of being a spy from the Hidden Cloud.

  From the moment he id eyes on her, Gojo Kaigetsu firmed her identity-Samui, a ninja from the Hidden Cloud.

  And the reason was simple…

  She was simply too impressive.

  Her physical presence was overwhelming, rivaling evero, like Tsunade in her prime. It was clear that Samui possessed extraordinary potential.

  If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, Gojo Kaigetsu might have doubted that someone so exceptional could e from the Hidden Cloud, a pown more for its rugged warriors than for produg such a formidable and captivating individual.

  Her features were delicate yet cold, her gaze as sharp as a bde, seemingly judging everything around her.

  She had sholden hair that brushed her shoulders, and her pale skin stood out, creating a striking visual trast. Every subtle movement and expression spoke of a calm and posed female ninja.

  Each detail perfectly matched Gojo Kaigetsu’s ideals.

  But more than that...

  "Ahem."

  Gojo Kaigetsu cleared his throat, curling his fingers slightly as he pushed aside the unusual thoughts.

  His inal pn had been to capture the Hidden Cloud spy and interrogate her thhly. But seeing that it was Samui, a woman from the Hidden Cloud, his pn began to ge.

  A spy...

  ‘She doesn’t know I’m aware she’s a spy. I use this to my advantage, feeding her false information to mislead the Hidden Cloud.’

  ‘Later, I could mix in some real io gauge the Hidden Cloud’s rea through her response.’

  ‘She’s not just a spy; she’s a valuable asset I exploit!’

  Gojo Kaigetsu would never admit that his ge in pns had anything to do with how well Samui’s appearance aligned with his tastes.

  Of course, he couldn’t make his ioo obvious. By this point, she was likely already a seasoned ninja. If his performance was too clumsy, she might see right through him.

  Having made up his mind, Gojo Kaigetsu decided to gradually win Samui over.

  But first, he o uand what had caused this ued ge is, leading to Samui’s early arrival in Konoha.

  Through the bck blindfold, his special teique, Six Eyes, quietly activated, allowing Gojo Kaigetsu to see the hidden 1.5 units of chakra within Samui’s body.

  ‘Ah, I see. It seems she’s using some secret teique to ceal herself from the Byakugan, but it ’t hide her from Six Eyes.’

  “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Miss Gojo. My name is Gojo Kaigetsu.”

  Gojo Kaigetsu fshed a gentle smile that could melt the coldest hearts. He walked towards Samui, who had risen from the bed, and shook her hand briefly yet politely.

  ‘So, it really is him, Gojo Kaigetsu.’

  ‘The intel wasn’t wrong; Gojo Kaigetsu is indeed just a middle-ranking ninja.’

  “It’s really you, Kaigetsu.”

  Samui’s refined, cold face showed the plex emotions of someoing with a long-lost family member. Her voice trembled slightly, and her right hand slowly reached out as if wanting to touch Gojo Kaigetsu’s face but stopped short, respeg the gap between their supposed identities.

  ‘This woman’s ag is…’

  Gojo Kaigetsu had always believed that a kunoichi’s ag skills were proven by whether they could deceive male ninjas while undercover. If they could, they were true masters of their craft. But Samui’s performance made him resider his assumptions.

  If it weren’t for his special eyes and the knowledge he had, he might have believed that Samui truly was his retive.

  “Well, while I’m not opposed to finding a retive from the Land of Flowers, Miss Gojo, we’ve never met before. I’ve been in Konoha since I remember.”

  “In this case, how we be sure we share the same bloodline?”

  ‘As expected, he’s not easy to deceive.’

  Samui had anticipated this rea and immediately recited the information the Hidden Cloud had gathered about Gojo Kaigetsu’s parents. The details matched perfectly.

  Gojo Kaigetsu listeaken aback by how well the information fit, making it almost impossible to refute the cim.

  Firstly, the Gojo family was just an ordinary civilian family, without any special bloodlieiques to firm identities. Sedly, Samui had crafted the identity of a distaive, makiory difficult to dismiss. It was like impnting a memory of a ent family member.

  If Gojo Kaigetsu had been from a prestigious , the Hidden Cloud wouldn’t have risked such a bold move to make tact with him.

  But Gojo Kaigetsu erceived as a middle-ranking ninja who had risen through es, a fact deeply ingrained in the Hidden Cloud’s strategidset.

  “I see… Miss Gojo, it seems you are my retive!”

  Gojo Kaigetsu cpped his hands together as if struck by a sudden realization. He even wiped at his eyes, pretending to brush away ent tears.

  He spread his arms wide as if inviting this supposed long-lost retive into a heartfelt embrace.

  ‘If I don’t take advantage of this situation, I’m er than Danzo!’

  Samui blushed slightly, a momentary flicker of hesitation in her eyes. Although she had anticipated that going undercover in another vilge would require personal sacrifices, she hadn’t expected it to happen so quickly…

  Deep down, Samui sighed but quickly adjusted her mi. She also opened her arms, ready to embrace Gojo Kaigetsu warmly.

  She khat her figure, far surpassing that of her peers, held a particur allure frown male ninja.

  ‘Everything is for the mission.’

  ‘Using my charm to lojo Kaigetsu’s guard is necessary. Only then I fully ie into Konoha, gather intelligence, and support the Hidden Cloud in the event of war.’

  Samui believed that while a jonin’s impa war might be limited, infiltrating the enemy’s leadership as a mole could be as powerful as having ae warrior otlefield.

  Gojo Kaigetsu closed his eyes in te, resisting the urge to make any inappropriate sounds.

  After a long pause, Gojo Kaigetsu finally took Samui’s hand with a look of deep affe.

  “Since you’re part of the Gojo family, tomorrow I’ll introduce you to my work.”

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