Free Web NovelChapter 182: Chapter 185: Bathroom with Nonou, The Kuja Pirates Make a Name for Themselves
Night fell.
Konoha, however, lit up.
The streets and alleys were filled with lights and dense crowds of villagers and ninjas participating in the New Year’s festival.
Natsuki and the others hadn’t set off yet. They were at home changing into kimonos.
"Natsuki."
Yakushi Nonou looked at the wardrobe and asked. "Which kimono should I wear?"
"Any of them will look beautiful on you."
Natsuki stepped forward and hugged her from behind.
Yakushi Nonou felt her heart skip a beat.
She looked up, her beautiful eyes filled with tenderness and a watery sheen.
Natsuki raised an eyebrow, feeling the contrast in her.
She was usually so gentle.
"Let’s go to the New Year’s festival first."
Natsuki withdrew his hands from her clothes.
"Mm."
Yakushi Nonou gave a sound of agreement and took a black kimono out of the wardrobe.
She turned around and handed the kimono to Natsuki.
Natsuki was slightly taken aback and took the kimono.
Yakushi Nonou looked at him, a shy smile appearing on her face.
Then, she extended her hands.
Her clothes slipped to the floor, and her snow-white, curvaceous body entered Natsuki’s line of sight.
Natsuki couldn’t help but recall her melodious voice and dewy skin from last night.
Seeing him staring intently, Yakushi Nonou, while happy, shyly lowered her head.
But she opened her arms.
Natsuki instantly understood.
She wanted him to help her put on the kimono.
It was just that her completely naked state was truly a massive test for him.
With terrifying willpower, Natsuki helped her put on the kimono.
"Thank you."
Yakushi Nonou said softly.
"Wait for me a moment."
Natsuki returned to his room and quickly changed into a kimono as well.
The two left the house.
Tsunade, Uzumaki Kushina, and Nawaki had all changed into kimonos and were waiting for them.
Natsuki subconsciously looked at Tsunade.
She was wearing a white kimono.
But the key point was that even the kimono had full curves on her body.
In comparison, Uzumaki Kushina seemed somewhat ordinary.
Of course, she wasn’t truly ordinary. It was just that the loose traditional kimono made her curves less obvious.
"Let’s go!"
Nawaki waved his hand grandly and said.
The five of them immediately left the Senju clan compound.
Upon reaching the street, the scent of fireworks and food hit them.
The omnipresent food stalls and the bustling noise from all directions combined, immersing everyone in the atmosphere of the New Year’s festival.
"Let’s go try that!"
Uzumaki Kushina grabbed Natsuki’s hand and walked toward a nearby food stall.
Yakushi Nonou followed unhurriedly.
"Minato!"
Nawaki suddenly noticed a familiar figure not far away and hurriedly shouted.
Namikaze Minato subconsciously turned his head.
With him were Jiraiya, Uzumaki Kae, and Inuzuka Suzume.
"Yo, Tsunade. What a coincidence."
Seeing Tsunade, Jiraiya’s eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said.
"I don’t want to fight at today’s New Year’s festival, so you better behave yourself."
Tsunade immediately warned.
"I’m not that kind of person."
Jiraiya said without changing his expression.
"One skewer of grilled meat for everyone."
Natsuki reappeared with Yakushi Nonou and Uzumaki Kushina.
"Thank you."
Nawaki immediately took a skewer of grilled meat.
"Where is your teacher?"
After taking the grilled meat, Jiraiya asked.
"We aren’t with him."
Natsuki shook his head and replied.
"Let me see where he is."
Nawaki looked around, searching for Orochimaru.
Seeing this, Natsuki activated Observation Haki.
"He definitely hasn’t arrived yet."
Tsunade took a bite of grilled meat and said. "He’s the Hokage. If he came, it would most likely cause a commotion."
"Makes sense."
Hearing this, Nawaki stopped looking for Orochimaru and focused on his grilled meat.
Natsuki nodded.
Orochimaru indeed hadn’t arrived.
His Observation Haki didn’t find him, but it did find Uchiha Mikoto.
She was strolling with a few female Uchiha ninjas.
"Never mind him. Let’s keep walking."
Tsunade waved her hand and said.
Hearing this, the group continued walking forward.
Not long after, they heard a burst of cheers erupting in the distance.
"Is it Teacher?"
Nawaki subconsciously looked over.
But the distance was too far, and coupled with the sea of people, he couldn’t see Orochimaru at all.
"It’s him."
Natsuki activated Observation Haki, confirmed Orochimaru’s location, and said. "Let’s go over."
The group walked over.
Orochimaru quickly freed himself from the enthusiastic villagers and ninjas and joined them.
"Since everyone is here, let’s go have a huge feast!"
Tsunade said boldly. "It’s best if we don’t go home until we’re drunk!"
"Then can I drink alcohol?"
Nawaki asked with a face full of anticipation.
"You can’t drink!"
Tsunade glared at him and said.
"Why?"
The expression on Nawaki’s face froze, and he said. "I’m old enough to drink now!"
"You’re a ninja."
After Tsunade said that, she also felt the reason was weak, so she said forcefully. "Anyway, you absolutely cannot drink!"
"It’s fine. We’ll just drink soda."
Natsuki smiled and said.
He could understand Tsunade’s thoughts.
It was nothing more than the fear of Nawaki developing an alcohol addiction.
Especially since drinking during missions could easily lead to accidents.
As for why Tsunade was so hypocritical, not demanding the same of herself, that was human nature.
After all, self-discipline is too difficult.
However, Natsuki also felt it was better if Nawaki didn’t drink.
Orochimaru didn’t speak up for Nawaki either.
Compared to Tsunade and Jiraiya, he was a true model ninja, strictly adhering to the ninja code.
Only when dragged by the two of them to a gathering would he symbolically drink a little alcohol.
Because it was the New Year’s festival, they certainly couldn’t go find an izakaya to drink like usual.
The group strolled around, buying various snacks and food.
Eventually, they found a food stall, sat around it, and ate casually, much like having barbecue in Natsuki’s past life.
The night deepened.
The New Year’s festival came to an end.
Tsunade and Jiraiya were already dead drunk.
Orochimaru, however, frowned deeply.
Because after getting drunk, Jiraiya kept his arm around his shoulder, spouting nonsense.
Tsunade was about the same.
But the ones taking care of her were Uzumaki Kushina and Yakushi Nonou.
"Teacher."
Natsuki looked around and asked. "The New Year’s festival is about to end. Are we heading back now?"
"Yes."
Orochimaru said concisely. "I’ll take Jiraiya back."
If this continued, Jiraiya would start acting crazy from the alcohol, which would be even more troublesome.
"I’ll leave Tsunade to you two. Be careful on your way back."
Orochimaru instructed, then left supporting Jiraiya.
Uzumaki Kushina and Yakushi Nonou took Tsunade, and the group returned to the Senju clan compound.
"See you tomorrow."
Natsuki waved his hand and went home with Yakushi Nonou. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm
Uzumaki Kushina was staying at Tsunade’s house.
Natsuki casually closed the door and looked at Yakushi Nonou.
"What’s wrong?"
Yakushi Nonou looked down at herself, not finding anything amiss.
"Let’s take a bath together."
Natsuki said with a face full of smiles.
Hearing this, Yakushi Nonou was instantly stunned, and then a blush spread across her face.
But she didn’t refuse. Instead, she nodded.
Natsuki took her hand and led her to the bathroom.
Hot water filled the bathtub, instantly creating rising steam.
It was currently January, and Konoha was in the middle of winter.
Natsuki walked up to Yakushi Nonou and reached out his hands.
The kimono was untied, and her bound snow-white body was exposed to the air.
Natsuki appreciated the sight for a moment, then stepped into the bathtub.
He looked at Yakushi Nonou.
With a flushed face, Yakushi Nonou lightly bit her lip before lifting her long legs and stepping into the bathtub.
She hurriedly sat down, the hot water covering her snow-white skin, leaving only her shoulders and half of her curves exposed above the water.
"I’ll help you wash."
Natsuki stepped forward and embraced her fragrant, soft body.
Yakushi Nonou’s heart instantly trembled.
She quickly felt Natsuki’s hands applying body wash all over her body.
He applied it very carefully, not missing a single inch of skin.
Yakushi Nonou only felt her mind go blank, her eyes turning hazy.
She straightened her body, tilted her head back, her chin and neck forming a curve, and then subconsciously reached out and pressed Natsuki’s head against her chest.
Natsuki let out a breath and continued to help her wash.
An hour later, a thoroughly clean Yakushi Nonou was carried out of the bathroom by Natsuki.
Because she had soaked for too long, she had already fallen asleep.
The New Year holiday passed very quickly.
Natsuki didn’t train these past few days. He just played.
Yakushi Nonou was the same, having an extremely fulfilling time, her feet barely touching the ground.
After the holiday ended, except for Uzumaki Kushina, Natsuki and the others returned to work for the new year.
Natsuki first arrived at the Anbu base.
Even during the New Year, as an intelligence department, the Anbu wouldn’t have everyone resting. One-third of the members would still be working.
However, it was shift work. It wasn’t the same one-third working the entire New Year holiday.
After sitting down, Natsuki began reading the intelligence on his desk.
The first piece of intelligence was the one he cared about most, related to Shinno.
He had already left Konoha and returned to the Land of Sky.
According to Anbu investigations, he was currently preparing for the creation of the Zero-Tails and had captured many nearby villagers.
The Zero-Tails was composed of dark chakra.
The so-called dark chakra was essentially Yin Release.
Because dark chakra originated from the darkness deep within people’s hearts—simply put, negative emotions.
The villagers Shinno captured would be used as batteries for the Zero-Tails.
By torturing them, he would induce negative emotions, thereby providing power to the Zero-Tails.
The second piece of intelligence was related to the Kuja Pirates.
The Anbu reported that a group called the Kuja Pirates had appeared in the Land of Water, robbing passing ships and causing significant losses to the Land of Water and Kirigakure.
Natsuki looked thoughtful.
It seemed he would be able to unlock the Love-Love Fruit very soon.
After all, even Konoha’s Anbu already knew about the existence of the Kuja Pirates.
However, on the other hand, as the Kuja Pirates’ fame grew, Kirigakure would absolutely not tolerate their existence.
Because the Land of Water was Kirigakure’s territory.
Everything the Kuja Pirates were doing now was undoubtedly a slap in the face to Kirigakure.
Moreover, if the Land of Water suffered excessive losses, it would alert the Daimyo of the Land of Water.
When the time came, it went without saying who the Daimyo of the Land of Water would send to deal with the Kuja Pirates.
After finishing reading the remaining intelligence, Natsuki opened an Air Door.
The next second, he appeared in the captain’s cabin of the Kuja Pirates’ ship.
The first thing he saw was the extremely relaxed three Snake Princesses: Ichikishimahime, Tagitsuhime, and Tagorihime. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
Ichikishimahime was lying on the bed, her soft, boneless legs kicking in the air.
Tagitsuhime was lying on the sofa, a book floating in front of her eyes.
The title of the book read: Teaching You to Deeply Understand Human Males.
Only Tagorihime was sitting cross-legged on the carpet, her eyes closed in meditation.
"...?"
Natsuki’s mouth twitched, thinking to himself that these three really knew how to enjoy themselves.
"Master!"
Ichikishimahime’s nose twitched, and she immediately sprang up.
She hurriedly flew toward him.
Tagitsuhime put away the book, stood up along with Tagorihime, and bowed to Natsuki.
Natsuki turned his head.
Ichikishimahime missed, her snow-white feet flying past his eyes.
"How is the current situation of the Kuja Pirates?"
Natsuki stepped forward, sat on the sofa, and asked.
"Quite well."
Tagitsuhime crouched down, massaging his legs, and said. "Now, half of the Land of Water already knows about our Kuja Pirates."
"Those humans all treat us as saviors. Every time they see us, they kneel on the ground to welcome us."
Ichikishimahime spun around, landed in front of Natsuki, and continued.
Natsuki wasn’t surprised.
The ones the Kuja Pirates provided relief to were the poor and slaves of the Land of Water.
They originally lived in despair. To them, the Kuja Pirates were no different from saviors.
"What else?"
Natsuki asked again.
"Both the Land of Water and Kirigakure have their eyes on us."
Tagorihime said lukewarmly. "But they pose no threat to us for the time being."
"The ninjas Kirigakure sent to deal with us were none of them our match!"
Ichikishimahime said with a beaming smile. "Master, we are very strong. You don’t need to worry about us!"
"Kirigakure hasn’t shown its true strength yet."
Natsuki shook his head and said.
"Even if the Third Mizukage came, we wouldn’t be afraid."
Ichikishimahime said unyieldingly.
"You might not be afraid, but what about the others?"
Natsuki glared at her, raised his hand, and smacked her on the bottom.
"Master, if you want to hit me, you can hit me a few more times."
Ichikishimahime froze for a moment, then said shyly.
As she spoke, she even turned around, presenting her perky bottom.
"I can do it too!"
Tagitsuhime immediately pushed Ichikishimahime aside and said.
"..."
Tagorihime instantly didn’t know what to say.
She didn’t quite understand what was wrong with her two younger sisters.
As the three Snake Princesses, chosen by the White Snake Sage since childhood, they hadn’t had any partners up to now.
And they didn’t need any.
But why were they so attentive to Natsuki now?
Could it be the influence of the Blood Curse?
"Enough. I came here to remind you to be careful of Kirigakure."
Natsuki frowned and said. "If you discover any major moves from Kirigakure, notify me immediately."
After speaking, he opened an Air Door and returned to the Hokage building.
The New Year holiday had just ended, and he had work to do. He didn’t have time to play with them.
Besides that, there was the most significant action since the establishment of the Akatsuki organization: attacking Amegakure.
Natsuki walked into his office.
He pushed open the door and saw Uchiha Mikoto.
"Good morning, Natsuki."
Uchiha Mikoto stood up and called out softly.
"Mikoto."
Natsuki nodded and asked curiously. "Coming to see me so early. Is there something important?"
"Nothing major."
Uchiha Mikoto’s eyes flickered, and she said. "I came over to give you a New Year’s gift."
"You’re always so thoughtful."
Natsuki chuckled and said.
"It’s not an expensive gift. Just a token of my appreciation."
Uchiha Mikoto hurriedly said.
After speaking, she took out an omamori.
"This is an amulet I bought when I went to the shrine to pray."
Uchiha Mikoto held the omamori with both hands and offered it to him, saying. "I hope you won’t disdain it."
Natsuki lowered his gaze, looking at her hands.
Her fingers were round and fair, looking smooth and soft.
Her nails weren’t long, nor did they have nail polish, looking very clean and white.
Natsuki reached out and grabbed her right hand.
Uchiha Mikoto was momentarily stunned.
She could clearly feel the warmth coming from Natsuki’s palm.
"N... Natsuki?"
Uchiha Mikoto’s heart raced, so nervous that her eyelashes trembled continuously, but she didn’t pull her hand back, letting him hold it.
"Sorry. I was just thinking about what New Year’s gift to give you in return."
Natsuki took the omamori and said without changing his expression.
Uchiha Mikoto withdrew her hand, subconsciously clasping her hands together.
She suppressed her inner unease and said softly. "It’s... it’s fine. You don’t need to give a return gift."
"I’ve already thought of a return gift."
Natsuki said with a smile. "Your hands are very beautiful. I’ll give you a bottle of nail polish later."
"Thank you."
Uchiha Mikoto hesitated to speak, ultimately only able to express her gratitude.
She was a traditional female ninja.
In her view, wearing nail polish was too flashy.
But since Natsuki wanted to give her nail polish, she couldn’t well refuse.
"I’ll give it to you once I buy it."
Natsuki said with a smile on his face.
"Mm."
Uchiha Mikoto nodded and said. "I’ll go back to work first. See you tomorrow."
After speaking, she fled from Natsuki’s office.
The door closed.
Uchiha Mikoto couldn’t help but pat her chest.
She took a deep breath and looked at her right hand again.
Uchiha Mikoto’s face turned red, and she hurriedly shook her head, putting away her chaotic thoughts.
Natsuki looked down at the omamori Uchiha Mikoto had given him.
It was a talisman for safety.
Because the four characters for "safe travels" were written on it.
Natsuki put away the omamori, finished his work, and then went to the metropolis of the Land of Rain.
"Natsuki-sensei!"
Seeing him, Yahiko said. "We have already formulated a battle plan!"
Natsuki took the battle plan and began reading.
Simply put, it was four words: feint east, attack west.
Yahiko planned to have the Akatsuki organization Jonin infiltrate Amegakure in advance and sabotage important locations.
This way, the Amegakure ninjas would be running around trying to deal with it.
The remaining Akatsuki organization members could then attack Amegakure amidst the chaos.
"Not bad."
Natsuki nodded and said. "Execute it according to this battle plan. The time is set for tomorrow."
"Yes, Natsuki-sensei!"
Yahiko breathed a sigh of relief, then said very happily.
Nagato, Hyo-onna, and the others also revealed expressions of anticipation.
After all, this was the first time the entire Akatsuki organization would be mobilized.
"Natsuki-sensei."
Yahiko suddenly thought of something and asked. "Didn’t you say before that you were going to introduce us to the other members of the Akatsuki organization?"
"Wait a moment. I’ll go get them."
Natsuki chuckled and said.
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