Rescue the Raikage

For example, Sayuri.

Jueming gazed at her beautiful, girlish face.

It brimmed with the budding charm of youthful beauty.

Paired with her silver braided pigtails, she was clearly... the very picture of a beautiful young girl.

If she grew a little older and became an Older Sister Type,

that hairstyle would no longer suit her...

So...

If Sayuri's appearance and age could be fixed, letting her remain a young girl forever...

Then...

Heh heh...

Noticing Jueming's gaze, Sayuri hurriedly started cooking. "You're hungry, right? It's almost time to eat..."

"Sayuri, if I could let you stay youthful forever... what would you choose?" Jueming asked.

"..."

Sayuri's movements paused.

Then, blushing, she nodded.

"I'll listen to you in everything..."

No matter what kind of play Senju Jueming wanted, she would comply.

"As expected of my Capable Assistant..."

Jueming stepped forward and wrapped his arms around Sayuri's slender waist from behind...

Night fell.

The operation began.

Konan silently switched places with her Shadow Clone.

By the time she left Senju Jueming's house, it was already dark.

Since she had eaten at Senju Jueming's house—eaten a great deal, a truly enormous amount—she did not feel hungry.

It was just...

"Konan, are you all right?" Yahiko glanced at Konan.

It seemed... Konan was a little weak.

Had she overdrawn her Chakra and stamina when challenging Senju Jueming?

"I'm fine... I'm not one of the main combatants in this operation. I won't affect the progress of the rescue mission..."

Konan's icy words made Yahiko nod.

He seemed accustomed to her tone.

Although he possessed all of Yahiko's memories,

a clone was still not 100% identical to Yahiko.

A tiny discrepancy could lead to a thousand miles of error.

Yahiko had prepared himself for this, so he had naturally anticipated such things happening.

That was