"Girl" in the Forest

The sunset faded, and moonlight shrouded the land.

The fishing village was warm and peaceful at night.

Inside Li Wanji's home.

A large family name plaque hung on the living room wall—Sun.

"Li Wanji, your surname really is Sun..."

Several memorial portraits hung beneath the plaque, all of Li Wanji's deceased relatives.

Li Wanji introduced them one by one with a sorrowful expression.

"This is my father—Self."

"This is my mother—Never Sets."

Chiye Jun looked at the other two portraits and found them somewhat familiar.

"Oh, these are my two older sisters. They were killed by Kado's lackeys. One was called Ozawa, and the other was called Maria..."

Chiye Jun suddenly understood!

So they were celebrities from the entertainment industry...

At dinnertime.

Li Wanji brought out several seafood dishes.

Chiye Jun also helped cook, making a dish of "water celery tuna noodles."

Hinata picked up some noodles along with a piece of fish, then happily slurped them down. Her heart was filled with joy.

"Jun, what are you doing tonight..."

"Sweet Sauce, I'm training tonight..."

Jun and Sweet Sauce were the names they had agreed to call each other.

After dinner.

The two of them hugged and lifted each other up, spreading sweetness everywhere until it was enough to make anyone smile like an auntie and choke on the sugar.

Naruto and Sasuke said in unison, "Ptooey! You two, enough already..."

Meanwhile, Kakashi lay on his bed with lifeless eyes.

He had not expected his first mission to be so troublesome.

"An A-rank rogue ninja... Looks like I'm pretty unlucky." Kakashi laughed at himself.

Whenever he thought of today's battle, he felt stifled, especially the moment he had been trapped by the Water Prison Technique.

The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt.

So he simply got out of bed and left the house to find a way to vent...

Because of all the traveling these past few days, Chiye Jun had not trained his taijutsu at all.

Late at night.

He leaped onto the roof and gazed out at the sea beneath the dark night sky, intending to train.

Suddenly!

Under the moonlight.

A dark figure ran toward the forest ahead!

After just a few leaps, the figure disappeared into the darkness.

"Oh no, could that be an assassin from the Gato Company?!"

Chiye Jun immediately jumped down and gave chase.

Five minutes later.

He quietly stood atop a treetop, looking down at the person below—the dark figure from before.

It was Kakashi.

He had found a way to vent...

With both hands in his pockets, he placed a photograph he had just taken out in front of him and began muttering to himself.

"Dumb Rabbit... are you doing well over there?"

"Dumb Rabbit... today was my first time leading Team 7 on a high-level mission, and I completely lost face."

"Dumb Rabbit... thanks for your eye. It feels so damn good to use. I copied two more Water Style techniques today."

"Dumb Rabbit... why the hell is that kid Chiye Jun so awesome?!"

"Dumb Rabbit..."

Chiye Jun was dumbfounded.

Why was this guy's head full of his best buddy?

What about Rin?!

Did adorable Rin mean less than nothing in front of Obito?

And besides, where did that leave Emperor Guy...

Whenever Chiye Jun thought of Rin Nohara willingly dying beneath Kakashi's Raikiri, he felt a wave of sadness.

If I ever get some awesome resurrection technique, I'll definitely revive Rin Nohara!

After a while, Kakashi left, his mood much brighter.

Chiye Jun was about to climb down from the tree as well.

Suddenly!

The system popped up.

It issued an interesting mission...

[Ding! Check-in mission issued. Please put on a Naruto play for the residents. At least two historical figures must appear. Time limit: five days.]

Haha!

Was this because it had seen them get tired of fighting and wanted to spice up their lives?

Chiye Jun froze atop the tree.

Historical figures?

Two of them?

Chiye Jun pondered for a moment before inspiration struck.

"Got it! No one else but those two..."

As for the actors, Chiye Jun already had people in mind.

After stretching his waist, he began tonight's training:

Tree climbing, water walking, weighted squat jumps.

Later, he added another exercise: the Iron Crotch Technique.

What if an enemy smashed his balls someday? Then the burden of reviving the Chiye Clan would be completely hopeless...

Only when drowsiness overtook him did he lean against the tree trunk and peacefully fall asleep.

Under the moonlight.

A delicate figure walked up to Chiye Jun with light steps.

She gently nudged him.

"Jun... you'll catch a cold."

"Jun?"

"Mm... never mind."

After hesitating for a moment, she turned and returned to the house, bringing back a blanket.

Chiye Jun slightly opened his eyes, then closed them again.

Midnight arrived.

Chiye Jun opened his eyes and turned his head to look:

Hinata was sleeping soundly against his chest, their hands tightly clasped together.

It was the first time Chiye Jun had been so intimately close to her, and a trace of shyness appeared on his face.

Hinata murmured:

"Why did Zabuza become a rogue ninja..."

At the mention of rogue ninjas, several figures surfaced in Chiye Jun's mind.

Madara, driven to it by others;

Itachi, who endured humiliation and bore a heavy burden;

Orochimaru, who violated humanity;

Obito, who hated for love;

Kisame, impulsive and violent;

Sasori, who made people ache for him...

But!

The funniest was still Deidara.

If that guy had not become a rogue ninja, he would definitely have become the Fourth Tsuchikage of the Hidden Stone Village.

He could have sat in an office playing with Kurotsuchi, yet he insisted on running off to the Akatsuki to play with clay.

Morning arrived.

The forest was shrouded in thin mist, and the fishing village appeared and disappeared amid the clouds.

A girl in a long white dress arrived among the bushes.

She lowered her head to gather medicinal herbs, as though someone at home was ill.

The girl was as beautiful as a fairy, elegant and unworldly, pure beyond compare.

She was actually a cute girl with a huge dick...

A little bird fluttered down and landed on his shoulder.

He smiled and teased the bird.

Then he noticed someone sleeping peacefully beneath a tree not far away.

It seemed to be two people...

They were wrapped in the same blanket, their faces pressed together in intimate closeness.

The boy was exceptionally handsome, with charming dimples on his cheeks.

Curled up beside him was a black-haired girl.

Quiet and adorable, with an inherently shy expression, her pink little lips wore a faint smile.

"Isn't this the guy who scammed money out of me yesterday..."

When he saw the forehead protector on Chiye Jun's arm, his pupils suddenly contracted!

He remembered the group of ninjas who had fought Zabuza...

At once!

Killing intent surged forth!

"Mr. Zabuza was severely injured by them!"

The "white-clad girl" was Haku.

A descendant of the Yuki Clan, Zabuza's follower, and the wielder of the Ice Style bloodline limit.

His killing intent startled the little bird, which flapped its wings and flew into the forest.

"As long as I kill them, Mr. Zabuza's plans will go much more smoothly!"

He silently approached the sleeping pair and pulled two daggers from his pocket.

The blades drew close to their necks...