Natsume didn't expect Mei Terumī to suddenly launch a sneak attack.
Although with his strength, he could easily dodge it, but was it necessary to dodge in this situation?
Their noses touched, and there was a faint fragrance.
After the momentary softness, a bit of pain followed.
Natsume could clearly feel the marks left by her teeth.
Mei Terumī quickly sat back on the Mizukage's seat. Her cheeks instantly flushed, and the blush soon spread to her fair and delicate neck.
At this moment, she was very clear - headed.
Precisely because she was clear - headed, she could perceive her inner feelings.
It's such an unexpected joy.
Mei Terumī was a bit dazed. She turned her head, not letting Natsume see her affectionate eyes, and asked, "Any other conditions?"
"A kiss and a bite are different. What you did just now was biting, not kissing."
Natsume admired her rarely seen cute expression.
Trying desperately to hide her shyness was undoubtedly a first for the dignified Mizukage.
"Jerk!"
Upon hearing this, Mei Terumī was immediately enraged. Her chest kept rising and falling with anger as she said, "If it weren't for the fact that I can't beat you, you'd be dead many times over!"
"Thanks for the Mizukage - sama's mercy."
Natsume said with a big smile.
"You're such an annoying guy!"
Mei Terumī took a deep breath, barely calming herself down, and said, "If there are no more conditions, let's form an alliance."
"No problem."
Natsume leaned forward, cupped her face with both hands, and pressed his lips against hers.
Mei Terumī struggled instinctively but finally went limp and leaned back on the Mizukage's chair.
After a long while, their lips parted.
"I'm very satisfied with your conditions. Send someone to Konoha Village."
Natsume pinched her chubby cheeks and said.
By the time Mei Terumī came to her senses, he had already disappeared.
"This jerk..."
She instinctively licked her lips, as if she could still feel that warm and humid breath.
Outside the window, it was still a gloomy and foggy day.
But inside the room, a flower was blooming silently, dispelling the oppressive atmosphere.
At the entrance of Konoha Village.
Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Hinata Hyuga were stopped by two gatekeepers.
"Please show the Hokage's order."
Izumo Kamizuki said in a business - like manner, "Without the Hokage's order, you can't leave the village."
"Hey, uncle!"
Naruto Uzumaki patted his chest and said, "We're the Hokage's apprentices!"
"The Hokage's apprentices are no exception."
Kotetsu Hagane said with a smile, "Naruto, you can't sneak out."
"I'm not sneaking out!"
Naruto Uzumaki shouted, "It's really Teacher Natsume who told us to go out!"
"You three just graduated. How could you possibly go on a mission outside the village?"
Kotetsu Hagane obviously didn't believe Naruto Uzumaki's words.
Moreover, this guy had quite a few past misdeeds.
Although he didn't cause as many pranks as in the original story, he still had many unexpected behaviors.
"It's indeed my order."
Natsume coughed lightly and appeared in front of them, saying.
"Hokage - sama!"
Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane immediately shouted loudly.
"Teacher Natsume, you're late again!"
Naruto Uzumaki quipped.
They waited and waited for him, but he didn't come. So, they couldn't wait any longer and wanted to leave the village ahead of schedule.
"Well... The Hokage is really busy. He just discussed a major matter."
Natsume stroked his chin, recalling the conversation, and said.
"Alright then."
Naruto Uzumaki then danced around and urged, "Let's leave the village quickly!"
"Lord Hokage, sorry. They didn't have an order just now, so we stopped them."
Kotetsu Hagane quickly explained.
"No need to apologize. You did a great job."
Natsume waved his hand and said, "It should be this way. No matter who it is, without an order, they can't leave the village."
Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane immediately sighed in relief.
The four of them bid farewell to the two legendary figures who even made Pain dare not enter through the main gate and headed towards the metropolis of the Land of Fire.
Naruto Uzumaki had never traveled far before.
After leaving the Death Forest, he was as excited as a bird out of the cage and kept shouting all the way.
Sasuke Uchiha kept a straight face and ignored him all the time.
Hinata Hyuga was actually the most experienced among the three.
Because she often visited the distant relatives of the Hyuga clan, the Kaguya clan, in Kiri of the Land of Water before.
Speaking of which, Kimimaro Kaguya, the only survivor of the Kaguya clan, was still lying in Kabuto Yakushi's laboratory.
The blood-disease was truly incurable.
There had been no good news so far.
However, there was some progress with the chakra of the Otsutsuki Clan.
Maybe they could soon create an inferior version for Hinata Hyuga to try.
Even if she couldn't activate the Tenseigan, it could still strengthen her Byakugan.
Normally, both the Byakugan and the Sharingan should have a gradual evolution mechanism.
But it wasn't mentioned in the original story.
There were only two so - called shortcut methods.
"Now that we've left the area of Konoha Village, we might encounter enemies at any time."
Natsume reminded, "Although Hinata is a reconnaissance - type ninja, the two of you can't let your guard down."
All three of them nodded.
Even Naruto Uzumaki became more composed when on a mission.
Moreover, he had Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki as two walking cheats.
"So boring!"
Naruto Uzumaki yawned. He had been highly focused from noon until dusk.
But the expected attack didn't happen.
This chapter isn't finished yet!
He immediately grew impatient.
Not only him, Sasuke Uchiha felt the same way.
He was eager to test his strength and longed for a worthy opponent.
Only Hinata Hyuga could stay calm.
How can I put it?
Anyway, in her opinion, as long as she could be with Natsume, even the most boring things were bearable.
Natsume smiled.
He had already noticed that two people were following them.
And they were acquaintances.
Zabuza Momochi and Haku.
Thinking about it carefully, it wasn't a coincidence, but the allure of money.
After failing to assassinate Yagura Karatachi, Zabuza Momochi became a Rogue Ninja.
To make a living, he was forced to take on commissions and bounties in the black market.
In the original story, he became Gato's bodyguard for the same reason: to make money.
Now, there was a Hokage worth a hundred million right in front of him. Given Zabuza Momochi's personality, he naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity.
After all, he had the guts to assassinate the Mizukage. What's one more Hokage?
Moreover, this Hokage was just a kid.
Even though the young Hokage had some reputation, in Zabuza's eyes, he was far less troublesome than Yagura Karatachi.
At least Yagura was the Jinchuriki of the Three-Tails.
"Let's have a meal first," Natsume said, glancing at the sky. He had to create opportunities for Zabuza Momochi and Haku.
When people were having a meal, they would naturally let their guards down unconsciously.
And with the night approaching, it was a great cover.
"Yay!" Naruto Uzumaki immediately cheered up.
He was a real food-lover.
Because they were on a mission outside the village, they didn't light a fire to avoid attracting unwanted enemies.
Natsume had prepared in advance. He took out lunch boxes and handed them to the kids.
"Thanks, teacher!" Naruto Uzumaki opened the lunch box and his eyes lit up instantly.
It was very delicate and had a faint aroma that made him swallow his saliva.
"Wow, it's so delicious!" Naruto Uzumaki took a bite of the rice ball and didn't stint on his praise.
Sasuke Uchiha nodded subconsciously. It was indeed quite good.
It reminded him of his mom, Mikoto Uchiha.
She was also an excellent cook.
And he inexplicably felt that this lunch box had her style.
Although it was impossible. Maybe it was because he missed her so much.
After all, she had been gone for three or four years.
"Teacher Natsume, did you make this?" Sasuke Uchiha asked after finishing the rice ball in a few bites.
"Most of it was made by me," Natsume smiled and said, "I bought some because I thought the portion wasn't enough."
In fact, it was made by Mikoto Uchiha.
Especially the one Sasuke Uchiha ate.
She had worked so hard in the kitchen.
As for Sasuke recognizing it?
Natsume thought it was unlikely.
Sasuke Uchiha wasn't a food wizard with a super palate who could tell something was wrong just by taking a bite.
Just then, a light mist appeared in the night.
But Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Hinata Hyuga didn't notice it.
In a sense, this delicious lunch box helped Zabuza Momochi and Haku.
"Is he coming for me first?" Natsume thought to himself.
But it made sense.
His three students were obviously fresh-graduated Genin. There was no need to pay attention to them at all.
As long as he was killed, dealing with the rest would be a piece of cake.
"Why is there fog?" Hinata Hyuga noticed the fog rolling in from all around.
It had been sunny during the day, so there shouldn't be fog at night.
Thinking of this, she immediately activated her Byakugan.
The sound of the wind!
In her sight, a figure full of strong Chakra rushed towards Natsume.
Her heart tightened, but it was too late.
When he got closer, Zabuza Momochi clenched the Cleaver Sword[b]Cleaver Sword[/b] with both hands, his face full of murderous intent, and swung it down.
Natsume calmly took out a Kunai and blocked his attack.
A clang sounded.
Zabuza Momochi's face stiffened. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move forward even an inch.
What's even more outrageous is that his Cleaver Sword[b]Cleaver Sword[/b] failed to cut through this ordinary Kunai[b]Kunai[/b].
Something's off!
He instantly took a step back.
"Teacher Natsume!"
Naruto Uzumaki's voice rang out at this moment.
Sasuke Uchiha immediately put down the lunch box and stood up, looking around.
"Over there!"
Hinata Hyuga raised her hand and pointed in a direction.
Sasuke Uchiha activated his two-tomoe Sharingan[b]two-tomoe Sharingan[/b] and stepped into the fog.
"Sasuke!"
Naruto Uzumaki quickly chased after him.
Natsume shook his head.
Quite reckless.
"Hinata."
He reached out and placed his hand on her shoulder, saying, "Go deal with that ninja behind."
In the original story, Haku appeared at around the level of a Tokubetsu Jonin[b]Tokubetsu Jonin[/b].
But it's two years earlier now, so his strength shouldn't be that exaggerated.
Besides, Hinata Hyuga has been trained by Natsume every day and has been constantly fighting in the Genjutsu[b]Genjutsu[/b] of the Mangekyo Sharingan[b]Mangekyo Sharingan[/b].
In terms of experience, she's no less than Haku.
What she lacks is determination.
"Okay."
Hinata Hyuga nodded obediently.
The fog could block the vision of the Sharingan[b]Sharingan[/b], but it couldn't stop the Byakugan[b]Byakugan[/b], so she easily spotted Haku's figure.
"The Sharingan[b]Sharingan[/b]?"
Zabuza Momochi noticed Sasuke Uchiha chasing after him. He was a bit surprised, but mostly disdainful.
Just a two-tomoe Sharingan[b]two-tomoe Sharingan[/b].
Moreover, the user is a kid under ten.
What's there to fear from two Genin[b]Genin[/b] from Konoha[b]Konoha[/b]?
"Two punks who haven't even grown hair yet!"
Zabuza Momochi stopped in his tracks, and a terrifying killing intent emanated from his whole body.
Although he didn't know why Natsume didn't chase after them, it was the same to deal with his students first.
Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki immediately felt a jolt in their bodies. They instantly felt their hands and feet turn cold and found it difficult to move.
Seeing this, Zabuza Momochi snorted coldly, raised his Cleaver Sword[b]Cleaver Sword[/b], and without any fancy moves, he simply swung it down.
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