Love in the Air

After leaving Atsumi Akino, Yichen headed back to River Ninja Village.

This time, however, Yichen didn't go to River Ninja Village alone; he brought fifty students from the Ninja Academy with him. These students were the first batch of exchange students sent to River Ninja Village by Iwa ninja.

By this time, some days had passed since the Joint Chunin Exams of Land of Rivers, and most of the tourists had left the River Ninja Village.

River Ninja Village returned to its former tranquility.

However, it was clear that all the civilians and ninjas of the River Ninja Village had excited smiles on their faces.

Because tomorrow, their leader will no longer be called leader, but will be given the title of Shadow.

This is something that is acknowledged by Five Great Ninja Villages.

No, it's not that simple. Now it's the Six Great Ninja Villages, and their River Ninja Village is the Sixth Great Ninja Village.

Yichen was brought in by Konan. Yahiko and Nagato made excuses and handed over the task of welcoming Yichen to Konan.

Looking at the commoners of River Ninja Village, Yichen said to Konan, "Konan, your efforts have been worthwhile. I can see the villagers' approval of you on their faces."

Konan nodded, just as happy as the others. But her happiness stemmed from the fact that the Akatsuki Organization's ideals had finally been recognized, and all their years of effort had not been in vain.

Konan brought Yichen to the Ninja Academy and personally arranged the enrollment procedures and accommodations for the fifty students Yichen brought.

These students had no family in River Ninja Village, so River Ninja Village prepared dormitories for them not far from the Ninja Academy and assigned people to take care of their daily lives.

After settling the children in, Yichen said to Konan, "Konan, show me around. Last time, I didn't get to see everything properly because the war disrupted our trip."

Konan blushed slightly, then looked away and said as if nothing had happened, "Okay."

Accompanied by Konan, Yichen strolled leisurely through the River Ninja Village, occasionally telling Konan about the foolish things his disciples had done over the years.

For example, the untold story of Uzumaki Riori and her Shadow Clone.

For example, Matsutani Shinya's ninja cat Little Flower.

For example, my younger sister Natsuki, who is always thinking about slacking off.

Konan's laughter never stopped the whole way.

Not far behind the two, Yahiko and Nagato followed Nagato.

Konan was engrossed in Yichen's story, and because she was not very vigilant in her own village, she did not notice Yahiko and the other person.

Yichen had already noticed, but Yichen for his two teammates who always helped him, he hadn't revealed it yet.

Yahiko whispered to Nagato, "Nagato, can you hear what they're saying? Why is Konan laughing so happily?"

Nagato said, "Yahiko, isn't it bad that we're eavesdropping like this? Konan will be angry if she finds out."

Yahiko said, "Just don't let Konan know. Konan hasn't found out about us yet, has she?"

Nagato said, "But Yichen already discovered us. What if he told Konan?"

Yahiko thought for a moment and said, "You said it yourself, Yichen discovered it a long time ago, but he hasn't said anything. He won't say anything now, and he won't say anything later either."

So the two agreed to continue.

"Huh, where did they go?" Yahiko asked in a low voice.

They had only exchanged a few words when, without them noticing, Yichen and Konan disappeared.

Nagato shook his head and said, "I wasn't paying attention just now."

At a deserted corner not far ahead of them, Yichen pulled Konan into an alley. Facing Konan, Yichen cornered Konan against the wall.

Konan blushed and tried to push Yichen away, but Yichen pressed his finger to his lips, making a shushing gesture, and then pointed to the main street.

Konan was curious, and forced herself not to think about their strange posture, focusing her attention on the main street.

Soon, Yahiko and Nagato came into Konan's sight, the two of them sneaking past the intersection.

Yichen released Konan, and the two quickly stepped forward, arriving behind Yahiko and Nagato.

Konan shouted angrily, "Yahiko, Nagato, didn't you two say you had official business?"

Hearing Konan's voice behind them, the two of them froze and turned around awkwardly, only to see Konan glaring at them with shame and anger, and Yichen with an incredulous expression.

Yahiko and Nagato immediately realized that they had been betrayed by Yichen. They had clearly discovered them long ago, but they were just pretending to be surprised.

Yahiko was about to drag Yichen into the mess, Yichen said, "Yahiko, Nagato, are you on patrol?"

Yahiko was taken aback, then immediately said, "Yes, the festival is tomorrow, and I was worried something might go wrong, so I came out to patrol the streets with Nagato."

Konan snorted coldly, clearly not believing the excuse, but her mind was filled with the image of Yichen pinning her against the wall, and she felt guilty, so she let the two of them go.

Seeing that Konan had calmed down a bit, Nagato quickly changed the subject, saying, "Yichen, let's go get something to eat."

Yichen nodded vigorously, saying, "Great! I haven't had a chance to properly try the local delicacies of the River Ninja Village yet!"

Yahiko immediately chimed in, "I know which restaurant has the best food. I know the owner well. Let's go there now."

Of course he knew it well; he was the one who laid out the layout of the River Ninja Village. He personally arranged almost every shop on the food street.

The three grown men quickly finalized their itinerary and changed the subject.

Konan wasn't given a chance to interrupt at all.

The four of them arrived at a private room in the restaurant. Yahiko and Nagato rushed to sit on the same side, while Yichen pretended to be helpless and pulled Konan to sit next to them.

At the dinner table, Yahiko couldn't help but ask Yichen, "Yichen, what were you and Konan talking about just now? Konan was laughing so happily?"

Nagato quickly lowered her head and ate her food, muttering, "What an idiot teammate."

Sure enough, Konan's face turned bright red instantly, and her clothes practically shrank to the size of paper. It was as if she wanted to blow up everyone in the private room at any moment.

Yichen quickly said, "We were talking about you, Yahiko. You always make Konan angry with your silly antics."

Upon hearing this, Konan snorted and lowered her head to eat.

Yahiko broke out in a cold sweat from fright.

The meal finally ended without any major incidents.

After finishing their meal, Yahiko and Nagato shamelessly ran off again, leaving Yichen alone to face the soon-to-explode Konan.

Seeing the two escape from the private room, Yichen reached out and took Konan's hand, saying, "Konan, thank you for accompanying me shopping today."

"I'd like to invite you to Iwagakure, is that alright? Just you and me, without Yahiko and Nagato."

"Huh?" Konan was caught off guard. The paper-like shape stopped abruptly and returned to its normal form.

Yichen pressed on, "Konan, you don't want to?"

"Huh? I... I do. No, I mean..." Konan tried to explain in a panic, but thinking about Yichen's words, they weren't particularly ambiguous, so she couldn't find the words to explain. She was extremely anxious.

"Konan!" Yichen called softly again.

"Huh?" Konan was taken aback and turned to look at her.

Then Yichen suddenly leaned his head closer.

Smack

Yichen took advantage of Konan's momentary daze and kissed her.

After the kiss, Yichen saw that Konan was still in a daze, so he reached out and cupped Konan's face, kissing her again.

Konan Nan was completely flustered. She waved her hands wildly in the air, at a loss, and simply closed her eyes.

Yichen was kissing passionately when suddenly two heads peeked into the doorway of the private room.

This time, Konan sensed it, and she blushed deeply, pushing Yichen away.

Exploding Tag fragments continuously emerged from his body and shot towards the three of them.

Yichen and his two companions fled in a sorry state.

The next day, amidst cheers, Yahiko ascended to the roof of the tallest building in River Ninja Village, donned a white straw hat with the character "Akatsuki" written on it, and draped a cloak inscribed with the words "First Akatsuki Kage."

Yichen, Nagato, and Konan stood in the crowd cheering for Yahiko, shouting along with everyone else, "Xiaoying, Xiaoying, Xiaoying!"

Yichen originally thought that Yahiko would be called River Kage, Yahiko also had this idea. However, the Daimyo of the Land of Rain disagreed, so in the end, he was changed to Akatsuki-kage.

It shouldn't be called River Kage or Rain Shadow, thus offending neither.

The coronation ceremony was brief, Yahiko's speech was also short, but the spontaneous celebration lasted for the entire day.

Yichen and Konan played together all day.

During this time, Yichen would steal a kiss from Konan whenever he had the chance, and he almost never let go of her hand.

Konan and Yichen started dating in a rather haphazard way.

The next day, Yichen led Konan and fifty students from the River Ninja Village Ninja Academy to the Iwagakure.

Before leaving, Nagato gave Yichen a gift.

"Kubikiribōchō?" Yichen was taken aback.

Yahiko said, "Yichen, in order to get Kirigakure to participate in this Joint Chunin Exams, you deliberately brought out one of the Seven Ninja Swords, the Exploding Blade Shibuki."

"Now that the Exploding Blade Shibuki has been won by the Mist ninja examinee, you're going to have a hard time explaining this to your village."

"It just so Nagato remembered the Kubikiribōchō that Juzo Biwa, so he thought he'd let you take it back to deal with the higher-ups in your village."

Yichen nodded and accepted the unexpected surprise without any hesitation.

After saying Nagato to Yahiko and Yahiko, Yichen returned to Iwagakure with Konan.

Konan originally didn't want to leave Yahiko and Nagato, but Yichen and the other two had already conspired together, and with their words, they quickly made a decision for Konan.

So Konan became the person in charge of sending students to the River Ninja Village.

When they arrived, Yichen used the Porcelain Release and the Light-Weight Rock Technique to fly directly over with a group of children, taking less than a day.

But on the way back, Yichen walked with the others.

Konan was still worried about Yahiko and Nagato. If they flew, the two of them would have less time to spend together.

We've just helped Konan confirm our relationship in a bit of a daze, so we can't immediately start a long-distance relationship.

As a transmigrator, Yichen brought his shamelessness and persistent pursuit from his previous life to this world, using it all on Konan.

Before long, the children who were with them all realized that the two were a couple.

The children were at the age where they loved to tease and make fun of each other, and they were all joking and trying to bring the two of them together.

Although their methods were clumsy, the children were innocent and Konan couldn't bear to blame them, so the results were actually better than those of Yahiko and Nagato.

Along the way, because Yichen deliberately slowed down, Earth Flow leisurely for more than ten days. During this time, their feelings for each other also rapidly warmed up.

Konan no longer resists kissing and hugging in private, and is willing to publicly acknowledge her relationship with Yichen in front of the children.

However, the good times didn't last long. Despite his procrastination, Yichen still arrived at Iwagakure.

After settling the fifty children, Konan was eager to return to River Ninja Village.

Yichen used Kanako as an excuse, but it only allowed Konan to stay for one more day.

However, Yichen refused to let Konan go back alone. So, Yichen shamelessly flew back to the Land of Rivers with Konan.

Yichen used the Light-Weight Rock Technique, Konan Paper Style Jutsu to fly.

Yichen felt this was too awkward, so he used the Porcelain Platform to let Konan sit next to him.

The two sat close together, quietly enjoying this rare moment of peace.

Suddenly, Konan sat up straight and turned to ask Yichen, "Yichen, can your Porcelain Release carry fifty people?"

A bead of sweat appeared on Yichen's forehead as he stammered, "It should be okay, right?"

Konan glanced at Yichen for a moment and said, "Hmph, that should be possible. You must have used Porcelain Release to fly to River Ninja Village with fifty people from your village, right?"

Yichen was sweating even more.

Before Konan could say anything more, Yichen suddenly looked behind Konan. Konan was startled and quickly turned around, but there was nothing behind her.

So she turned back and asked, "What... um..."

I was forcibly kissed again!