Playing Cosplay in the Dark?

Soaking in hot springs for too long was inadvisable. Once the three of them began to feel a little sleepy, they changed clothes and left.

The moment Kanami came out, he saw Hinata's flushed little face.

He asked worriedly, "Did you soak for too long? Does your head hurt?"

The moment Hinata saw him, she remembered the earlier conversation between him and Hyuga Hiashi.

Her already rosy cheeks turned even redder.

She hurriedly shook her head. "I'm fine. It's just a little hot."

"That's good."

Kanami nodded and took Hinata's little hand.

"Let's go sleep."

Hyuga Hiashi, who had walked up from behind them, immediately furrowed his brow.

"When you say sleep, do you really mean sleep?"

"Of course."

"Mm, very good."

Hyuga Hiashi nodded.

Kanami shot Hyuga Hiashi a disdainful look.

What a petty man judging a gentleman by his own standards.

Hyuga Hiashi then followed the two of them to a small inn.

Kanami briefly checked the surroundings and cleanliness.

Overall, he was fairly satisfied. It was clean enough too.

The surrounding noise was not too loud either. Otherwise, if they were resting in the middle of the night and suddenly heard some moaning and groaning, that would be rather awkward.

Seeing the woman at the front desk dozing with her head down, Kanami stepped forward and asked.

"Are there any rooms left?"

Hearing that business had arrived, the receptionist instantly woke up and wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth.

"Yes!"

"How many are left?"

The receptionist paused for a moment and sized up the two people before her. The man was handsome, while the girl beside him had a flushed face and seemed extremely shy.

One man and one woman, a tourist destination, heading to a small inn late at night!

The conditions matched perfectly!

"There's only one room left."

The woman winked at Kanami.

It was as though she were telling him, I saw through your purpose at a glance. How's that assist? Isn't Sister Kun impressive?

Kanami was briefly stunned. Seeing her smugly clever expression, he immediately understood.

The people of the Land of Hot Water were truly something else. Even small inns were this good at reading their guests' intentions. No wonder the country was small but its economy was thriving.

However, before Kanami could say anything, Hyuga Hiashi behind him widened his eyes.

With a dark expression, he stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Three rooms!"

The woman was instantly thrown into confusion.

Could it be?!

Was this a father traveling with his son and daughter?

A grave miscalculation.

But no matter how she looked at them, the two younger ones did not seem like they had been born to the same parents.

"My apologies, my apologies. Here are your keys."

She hurriedly took out the keys to three rooms and repeatedly nodded in apology.

"How much?"

"It would normally be 1,120 ryo for one night. We deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused by the earlier misunderstanding. Three rooms will be 3,000 ryo. Would that be acceptable?"

"Hmph."

Hyuga Hiashi snorted softly, pulled out 3,000 ryo for the woman, then took the keys upstairs.

After he left, the woman frowned in thought.

If they were family, why were they booking three rooms?

After the three went upstairs, they found themselves in the three innermost rooms on the second floor: 204, 205, and 206.

Hyuga Hiashi coughed before entering room 204.

Kanami naturally understood that this was a warning directed at him.

"Good night, Hinata."

"Good night, Kanami."

After entering room 205, Kanami began cultivating according to his usual habits.

His mastery of ninjutsu had grown increasingly proficient, and the variety of techniques he knew had become more complete. Of the seven chakra natures, he now had techniques for six. He only lacked a Yang Release ninjutsu.

When he had read the Book of Formations in his previous life, he should have carefully looked through the medical ninjutsu. Unfortunately, it was too late for regrets now.

Medical ninjutsu did not seem particularly impressive, but anyone who had crossed over understood its importance.

Battles between ninja made it far too easy to lose an arm or leg through one careless mistake.

With certain powerful medical ninjutsu, as long as treatment came in time, even a severed arm could be reattached.

After all, the Ninja World's development of the human body was simply absurd.

Eye transplants? Just gouge them out and stuff them into your own eye sockets, and they worked. Cell transplants? Who cared about the details? Just jab in a huge syringe.

After completing his entire cultivation routine, Kanami let out a long breath.

He took out the sealing scroll he had bought during the day and bound the Kusanagi Sword he had picked up to himself again.

Looking at the sealing technique on the scroll, the more he studied it, the more familiar it seemed.

"As expected, ninja tools use basically the same technique as summoning contracted beasts."

After rebinding it, Kanami injected his own chakra into the Kusanagi Sword, completely severing its connection with Orochimaru.

Kanami played with the Kusanagi Sword's ability to extend and shrink, as well as its chakra infusion function, for a while before putting it back into the scroll.

"I wonder if Hinata's asleep yet..."

"Damn old bastard. He ruined my first date before I could even do anything."

He sat up and unzipped his backpack.

Inside was a sexy striped string bikini.

"Ugh..."

Kanami sighed and took out the light-blue butterfly hair clip beside it.

He had originally wanted to give it to Hinata, but because he was afraid Hyuga Hiashi might see the striped swimsuit, he had not dared open his backpack.

Knock, knock.

The sudden soft knock startled Kanami. He hurriedly stuffed everything back into his backpack.

Could the old bastard be checking rooms?

Then Hinata's faint voice came from outside the door.

"Are you asleep, Kanami?"

Kanami let out a long breath. "The door isn't locked. Come in."

Hinata carefully closed the door and sat beside Kanami.

She blinked her beautiful eyes at him.

"Let's begin."

Begin?

Seeing Hinata's tender, watery gaze, his eyes instantly widened.

"Begin what?"

"Well, that cultivation you mentioned that day... Didn't you say only I could help you..."

"Oh..."

Kanami's gaze immediately dimmed somewhat.

Just then, Hinata suddenly noticed something that looked a little like a handkerchief caught in the zipper of Kanami's backpack.

Pointing at the corner of striped swimwear sticking out, Hinata asked curiously, "What is this?"

Kanami followed the direction she was pointing and saw that she was indicating the swimsuit.

He instantly broke out in a cold sweat, his forehead covered in perspiration.

Although he had bought it for Hinata, he had bought it on a whim. And giving her that kind of swimsuit under these circumstances would be far too dangerous.

It was dark in here. What if she misunderstood and thought I wanted to play some cosplay game? Wouldn't that brand me as a pervert in her mind!

I need to stay calm!

"Why are you suddenly sweating so much? Is that a handkerchief?"

As she spoke, Hinata's little hand reached toward the backpack.

Kanami's eyes instantly widened to an extreme.

Just as he tried to stop her, Hinata had already pulled open the backpack zipper.

"Ah!!"

After seeing the true form of the "handkerchief," Hinata's entire body turned bright red.

She had thought it was a handkerchief, never expecting it to be a string bikini. The crucial point was that it had extremely little fabric.

If she wore it, at least half of her snowy-white breasts would be exposed to the air.

After seeing Hinata take it fully out, Kanami completely deflated.

It's over!

Why did I impulsively choose this swimsuit back then?

All the affection I worked so hard to build is probably about to drop to zero...

"What was that sound?!"

On the other side, Hyuga Hiashi, who had not dared sleep too deeply to begin with, suddenly heard Hinata's cry and immediately sat bolt upright.