(Here's an extra bonus chapter today. Feel free to read it if you're interested; if not, you can skip it. It won't affect the main story, and updates will resume as usual tomorrow.)
Hatake Sakumo's house.
Ever since stepping down from his position in the Anbu, Hatake Sakumo had felt more relaxed than ever before.
He finally didn't have to keep an eye on that obnoxious brat anymore.
Nearly five years of round-the-clock surveillance had left Hatake Sakumo physically and mentally exhausted, so he decided to take a long vacation.
On the first day, Hatake Sakumo ate hot pot and sang, feeling like life couldn't get any better.
On the second day, Hatake Sakumo sipped tea while listening to music, feeling that this was how life was meant to be.
On the third day, Hatake Sakumo went for a leisurely stroll around Konoha for the first time in ages, looking curious about everything.
When he reached a certain neighborhood, he slipped into a bookstore while no one was looking and headed straight for a particularly secluded corner, with practiced ease.
After carefully checking his surroundings and making sure no one was around, Hatake Sakumo cautiously picked up a copy of The Secret of Female Ninjas and began reading with relish.
As expected of a book by that author. It had the same feel as the ones from back then, and the plot and descriptions were simply irresistible.
Mm, what a good book. Riveting.
Huh? It could go like that?
The whole afternoon flew by. It wasn't until the sun was setting and the owner switched on the lights that Hatake Sakumo suddenly snapped out of it.
Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
I'm Hatake Sakumo, a Konoha Anbu ninja, codename Aoi. I have to go keep