The Happiness of Coming Home

"What?! Lord Hokage, can't you let me have a moment of peace? It's been so long since I've been home to be with Hinata. Last time I came back from Kirigakure, Hinata was out on a mission, and then she went on an escort mission to the Land of Snow. If I don't have a good talk with her this time, she'll hate me to death. Please, have mercy on me, let me have a few days of peace, okay?" Issui bitter face. He'd gotten involved with three women in a row, neglecting Little Hinata. He couldn't be so heartless; she was his legal wife.

Tsunade glared at her and said, "Fine, I'll give you a day or two off. Go on a date with Hinata. She's training with Kurenai today. This kind of reconnaissance mission is something every Jonin in the village has to do. This is probably your first time doing it too. Come on October 10th and do a mission with Shizune. Are you satisfied now?"

Shizune was also incredulous. She thought the Hyuga Clan's eldest daughter and he were in a political marriage. She didn't expect the two of them to be so close. And, to be so in love at such a young age, really, there should be a limit to puppy love.

Issui said with satisfaction, "Great! I knew our Hokage of Konoha was the most wise of the Five Great Shinobi Villages. He wouldn't cruelly exploit child laborers. Konoha is the shinobi village that we ninjas aspire to be the most because it has such a wise leader as you. You are the pride of us Konoha Ninja. Alright, see you next time. I'll be going now."

After a puff of white smoke, the Issui disappeared.

Tsunade and Shizune exchanged bewildered glances. She was just crying a moment ago, and now she's laughing right away. She really is a child who never grows up.

"This time, Shino face Hinata. He should take a break and reflect on his experience..."

Kurenai diligently instructed her three disciples, among the most promising of her students. Each possessed unique strengths, excelling in reconnaissance and displaying considerable skill. Kiba and Shino were particularly formidable, capable of fighting ordinary Chunin without issue. Hinata, was the most powerful female ninja among the recent batch of girls. Not only was she hardworking and possessed the Byakugan, but she was also rumored to have mastered a Secret Technique developed by Issui Kanna. It was said that even against Jonin, she could easily defeat them using this Secret Technique.

Issui arrived at Hinata's training ground and stood on a tree, quietly watching Hinata's battle. Hinata's progress was quite remarkable; Kiba couldn't gain any advantage against her. Hinata looked relaxed, as if she hadn't even used her full strength. This shy little beauty was gradually growing up; perhaps she would become his capable assistant in the future.

Hinata gestured for Kiba to stop, stood up, and a joyful smile appeared on her face.

"What's wrong, Hinata? Do you think I've gotten stronger again? Do you think you can't beat me? That's great! Have I finally grown up?" Kiba said excitedly.

"No, no, someone's here. It's that person," Shino said, adjusting his glasses.

"Who is it?" Ya asked, puzzled.

"Woof..." Akamaru barked.

"What? It's that pervert again, Hinata? He's here for you, isn't he?" Kiba said weakly. If it was that person, he felt no desire to fight at all; after all, that was a non-human being.

Issui's figure flashed and appeared in the training field. He walked up to Hinata and said gently, "You've grown so much again. I'm really surprised. I've been doing missions and haven't talked to you. I hope you're not angry. I didn't see you when I came back last time because I went out to do missions. I'm so sorry."

Hinata played with her little hands, her face flushed, and said, "N-no... I'm so happy to see you. I've been training so hard, afraid that seeing you again would disappoint you..."

Issui stroked Hinata's hair and said affectionately, "Just say you missed me! I missed you too. Besides, Hinata is the hardest-working girl I've ever met. You're my pride!"

Hinata's face lit up with surprise and delight. "That's wonderful! It seems like Issui-kun has accepted me! I'm so happy! I'll definitely cook a nice meal when I get home at noon. It's been so long since I've spent time with Issui-kun..."

"Me too! It's been so long since I've had your rice balls. I'm definitely going to eat my fill this time." Issui hugged Hinata tightly.

Red was speechless. "You two are so disrespectful to everyone around you! Starting to flirt like this? Can't you two tone it down? Even Asuma and I aren't as bold as you two. Have we been outdone?"

Shino's face twitched. This was the legendary Star of Konoha. He looked like a perverted wolf who preyed on young girls. His skills were so good! No wonder Hinata liked him. I heard he had two beautiful girls at home. This guy really was a Casanova. I should ask him to teach me a thing or two sometime.

Kiba is utterly desperate. Can you guys please stop acting all lovey-dovey in front of me? Are you trying to crush my naivety or mock my lack of a girlfriend? This Shuihuo is awful! Hinata, such a cute girl, actually likes him, and they're even engaged! It's so disheartening! Where is my other half? Sigh, Akamaru is so much better, always there for me...

Hinata's face grew increasingly red. She finally realized something was wrong. Kurenai-sensei, and Shino were watching. Honestly, why didn't Issui-kun remind me? It must be because she hadn't seen Issui-kun for a long time and missed him terribly that she was acting like this. Ah, how embarrassing! Her face was burning hot! She was going to faint.

Issui was enjoying the taste of love when he suddenly realized that Hinata in his arms was panting heavily and then fainted. Oh well, he should take Hinata home first.

Kurenai noticed Hinata's unusual behavior and said, "Issui, take Hinata to rest. There aren't any missions these next few days, just training. You can train with Hinata; after all, you're a Jonin, so it'll be good for you to teach her."

Issui breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully to Hong, "That's great, Senior Hong, thank you so much. Speaking of which, I'm also quite proficient in Genjutsu. We can exchange ideas sometime. Oh, by the way, here's a Genjutsu scroll. It's a Genjutsu I created called 'The Same, the Death God Encounter Technique,' with an A-level ability. Consider it my gift to you."

Issui took out a scroll with the character "Illusion" written on it and handed it to Kurenai Yuhi.

"What? You created an A-rank Ninjutsu yourself? I can't accept that, it's too precious, this..." Kurenai looked at the Genjutsu scroll in Issui in surprise. The various Secret Technique of ninjas are the foundation of their powerful strength. Teaching such advanced Genjutsu is not something that can be done casually. Unless it is a very close person or their disciple, a ninja generally will not teach their trump cards to other ninjas. Moreover, the ability level has reached A, which means that it contains a lot of personal Genjutsu summaries. This is nothing short of an incredible gift, especially for someone like Kurenai who specializes in Genjutsu.

Without any hesitation, Issui shoved the Genjutsu scroll into Hong's hand and said, "That's it. I specialize in Genjutsu created from killing intent. Senior Hong can learn a thing or two from it. Well then, goodbye."

Seeing Issui's firm attitude, Hong had no choice but to accept. Using killing intent to create Genjutsu, especially Genjutsu with an A-level ability, would raise her Genjutsu skills to another level. She had seen some Genjutsu made purely of killing intent, but this was the first time she had ever seen such a powerful killing intent Genjutsu. Or perhaps it wasn't the first time; her father was also a master of Genjutsu and had made considerable achievements in the research of killing intent Genjutsu, but he died young, so she probably hadn't seen it before.

Issui Kurenai had accepted his gift, Yishui carried Hinata home.

As soon as Issui returned home, Fini appeared in front of Issui. Her nose was really sharp; even Bai was visible. However, her eyes were full of resentment. After all, Issui hadn't spoken to her for a long time. The last time she came back, they only ate two meals together before she disappeared again.

"Ah, Bai, there's a mission in a couple of days, why don't you come along? Fini, you can come too if you want." Issui had no choice but to compromise, hoping to calm their anger down.

Hearing Issui's promises, Bai finally felt relieved. This big oaf finally remembered me. Didn't he say he wanted me to build some kind of emotional world together? Now it seems, how can I create a world with you if you don't show up for a day?

Fini was also very happy. She and the prince had secretly had a dragon baby-making activity last time, and she wanted to do it again. After all, it was very comfortable. But Hinata is back, so it looks like there won't be a chance tonight. Why does Hinata have to be more high-profile than me? She can do it openly, while I can only do it secretly. Is Issui-kun being racist? Although I'm not human, I'm still a beautiful dragon.

Hinata gradually regained consciousness from her dizziness and quickly crawled out of Issui's arms, saying, "Issui-kun, I'll go cook. You rest for a bit."

Issui hummed in agreement and said, "Go ahead, I'm looking forward to tasting your cooking. You'd better help me out."

White nodded and Hinata went to the kitchen hand in hand.

As soon as Bai and Hinata disappeared from sight, Fini excitedly ran up to Issui and said, "Prince, when can we play the dragon baby breeding activity again? I really miss the last time! How about we sneak it out now? Cooking takes quite a while anyway."

Issui #s popping up above his head, he whispered, "I've decided, I'm not going to sleep with you anymore. After all, we humans and beasts are different. There are plenty of male dragons underground, why don't you go find them? That way, the dragon babies you have will be of superior breed."

"What? No way! You're bullying me! I already agreed to do it with you secretly, and without Hinata and the Hinata knowing! What more do you want? No way! I don't like those stinky male dragons! I like princes! If you refuse to have dragon babies with me, I'm going to tell Hinata you slept with me!" Fini shouted.

Issui quickly covered Fini's mouth and whispered in her ear, "Okay, okay, I'm on the wrong side now. But from now on, we can only come secretly. If Hinata finds out, I'd rather break the contract."

Fini said happily, "No problem, don't worry, I promise they won't know, Your Highness."