A Warm Moment Before Parting

It was nearly dusk when we arrived at the entrance to Konoha.

"Hey, you're back from your mission, Issui." Izumo greeted Issui at the village entrance.

"Yeah, nothing major has happened in the village lately, has it?" Issui asked casually.

"Aside from Sasuke Uchiha's defection, nothing major happened," Kotetsu replied.

"Oh, I understand. You guys go ahead with your work, I'm going to Lord Hokage." Issui nodded and left.

"Knock knock..."

"Come in."

Issui walked in, and Tsunade was secretly drinking again. Wait, where's Shizune? Was she sent away?

"You're back. Here, this is an S-rank mission. You can take it." Tsunade pulled a scroll out of the cabinet.

"No way! I refuse this time. I need a break. This is blatant exploitation of child labor!"

A row of black lines immediately appeared on Issui's heads...

"Ninjas... make a living through missions... Naruto wants to do... an S-rank mission... but I won't give it to him yet. I'm... helping you."

Tsunade, sipping her drink, said haltingly, "It really is time to do missions again. I came back this time to tell you that I'm going on a long trip, which will probably be for quite a while."

He stated his purpose directly.

"Going on a long trip? What for?" Tsunade put down the sake bottle in her hand and stared intently at Issui.

"Don't look at me like that. I'm not thinking of defecting or anything. You heard about Akatsuki from Jiraiya-senpai or the two advisors, right? Orochimaru's Konoha Crush Plan just failed. You weren't even Hokage yet. Two Akatsuki members, Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki, secretly came to the village, and Kakashi was injured by them. Their target is the Nine-Tails inside Naruto. An organization with nine members who can all fight Kage Level ninjas without defeat is a very worrying thing. It's clear that their target is the tail of each village. If we don't investigate, we'll be in a very passive position if they make any moves later. So, I want to secretly investigate their information. Knowing their intelligence will make it much easier to deal with them."

Issui said that he actually used this excuse to obtain a long-term identity abroad, so that he could go to another world to see what it was like. He didn't know before, but now that he knows, he needs to be prepared. In case the two worlds merge in the future and monsters invade, he can organize people to fight back very efficiently.

Actually, the invasion of monsters isn't necessarily a bad thing. Issui believes that if the ninjas' strength is too great and they have nowhere to use it, it's not a good thing. If Issui were to unify the ninja world in the future, the ninjas would still have to fight each other to grow stronger, and in a few years, they would face the same fate of going from unity to division. But having a common enemy is different. All the ninjas can fight the monsters together. Issui can establish an adventure guild to test the ninjas' strength and issue missions. The ninjas can then earn rewards by killing monsters. In this way, a virtuous cycle will be formed, and ordinary people will no longer hate the ninjas. The ninjas will become heroes who protect the common people.

"Oh? Is that so? You're right. The strongest ninjas in the village right now are you and Kakashi, and you're slightly stronger than them because of your powerful Kekkei Genkai. Having you secretly investigate this matter is a very good idea, but are you sure you can gather information from so many Kage Level ninjas?" Tsunade felt a little better about him after hearing Issui words, but wasn't he being too impulsive? What if...

"Don't worry, my strength has increased recently. Ordinary Kage Level ninjas, unless they're too strong, are no problem for me. The people in that organization aren't together Tenten, and their investigations are conducted covertly. If I want to, no one can discover my existence. I recently invented a new Secret Technique, and I can use it. This Secret Technique is perfect for investigation. Eye of Heaven: Dust, Myriad Transformations - Flying Bird!"

Issui transformed into a small bird and flew to the table in front of Tsunade.

"Transformation Technique? Huh, what kind of Ninjutsu is this? It's so amazing!"

Tsunade looked at Issui, who had transformed into a small bird. This was no low-level Ninjutsu, but Transformation Technique; it was far more advanced. This bird gave her the feeling that it was a bird, completely devoid of Issui's aura, like a real animal.

"See? This is my new invention. Even the legendary Sage of Six Paths, the God of Shinobi, can't see through this Ninjutsu, nor can the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan. I now possess the body of a real bird. This shouldn't be called Ninjutsu; it's Senjutsu, divine technique. With this kind of investigation, no one can detect it."

The Issui raised their heads high as they spoke.

"Hmm, very good ability. Indeed, you are the most suitable person to investigate them."

Tsunade looked at the little bird in front of her. It was quite a nice Ninjutsu. She couldn't tell if it was the same creature as the Issui from before.

"Then can I go now...?" Issui said.

"That's fine, but how much time do you need? It can't be too long," Tsunade said.

"I'll be back in at least one year, at most two years..." Issui replied.

"Alright, go ahead. Be careful. Let's call this a Super S-rank mission for now." Tsunade nodded.

"Alright, I'll go back and check things out first, then pack up and head out. After all, this trip will be quite long."

After finishing his Issui, Yishui left the Hokage's office and headed straight home.

When they got home, Hinata and Haku were both there because it was already evening.

"You're back," Hinata asked warmly.

"Yeah, but I'll only be staying home for one night. This time I'm going to a very far place, and I probably won't be back for a year or two."

Issui Gate of Opening, explaining his itinerary.

"Hmm..." Hinata's eyes dimmed. They were always on missions and never had time to spend together.

"I'll keep you company tonight," said Issui, sitting next to Hinata and putting his arm around her shoulder.

"Hmph, let Sister Haku go with you, so you won't go flirting with other women again," Hinata said.

"Okay, no problem. Let's eat first, and then we'll have a good talk." Issui nodded in agreement.

So the three of them got together and started eating...

After dinner, Issui filled a basin with water and went into the room. He wanted to wash Hinata's feet. After all, she had been gone for so long, and if he didn't take good care of her, she would be very sad.

Hinata looked at Issui carrying in a basin of Issui and asked in confusion, "What for?"

"Of course I'll wash your feet. Come on, let your husband take good care of my Little Hinata. I'm keeping my promise."

Issui went straight to Hinata's side, made her sit on the edge of the bed, then rolled up Hinata's trouser legs, took off her shoes, and let her little feet drag into the basin of water.

"Ah..." Hinata blushed at Issui's actions.

"What's there to be shy about? I've seen it all before. I've seen every part of your body. Just wait and enjoy it."

"Oh..."

Issui hummed in agreement, ceasing his lewd actions and focusing on washing Hinata's little feet. Hmph, that part of you isn't mine, it's no big deal.

"Okay, you've already cleaned it up. It'll get red if you keep doing that." Hinata quickly pulled her little foot out and picked up a towel to wipe the water droplets off.

"Okay, I'll wash up too, then we'll go to sleep." Issui sat on the edge of the bed and stretched out her big feet to wash. You know, why are men and women so different? When women sweat, it's called fragrant sweat, but when men sweat, it's called smelly feet. Damn it, even sweating has to be divided into different grades. The world is really strange.

After washing her feet, Issui immediately crawled into bed.

"Next time you have to wear pajamas, you hear me?" Hinata blushed slightly and spat at him.

"Well, what's wrong?" Issui said, pulling Hinata into his arms.

"Hmph, how annoying! You always embarrass people, you big bad guy." Hinata punched Issui's chest a few times with her fists.

"Not only am I a big bad guy, I'm also a big bad wolf, and I'm going to eat you, you little lamb." Issui immediately grabbed Hinata's small mouth and began kissing her.

"Hmm..."

Hinata's eyes suddenly widened, she pushed him away, and then stopped resisting.

Hinata gradually closed her eyes, enjoying the tingling sensation; she felt her body growing hotter and hotter...

Sensing Hinata affection, Issui was extremely excited. This meant that Hinata had completely accepted me as her woman, and her shyness had vanished without a trace when she was with me...