Subduing Inosuke

On the street.

After buying supplies for the month, Inosuke suddenly sensed something and looked back.

A figure hastily ducked behind a corner, moving with obvious clumsiness.

He couldn't help laughing to himself.

Which faction had sent a spy this time?

Sending someone this bad to tail him—did they really think so little of Inosuke?

Over the past month or so,

he had run into several spies just like this one.

They were all dead by his blade now.

Inosuke wandered from stall to stall, then stopped at one and pretended to browse.

In truth, he quietly watched the corner behind him from the edge of his vision.

One quick glance was enough to hold his gaze.

What a beautiful woman!

Long golden hair, gentle and innocent features—and a stunning figure.

Inosuke's mind went straight to her curves.

"Gulp..."

His Adam's apple bobbed, and he licked his lips in anticipation.

"They sent a beauty like that on a mission? Don't mind if I do."

"I'll have my fun with her a few times, then kill her."

The stall owner grew impatient when Inosuke kept touching the goods without paying.

"Are you buying anything or not, kid? If not, quit getting in the way of my business."

A cold glint flashed through Inosuke's eyes.

He snorted and turned away.

He stuck to the back streets and, after a few turns, soon reached a deserted alley.

The blonde woman crept in after him.

Only then did she discover it was a dead end.

And Inosuke had vanished!

Suddenly,

something hard pressed against the woman's back.

Her beautiful face stiffened.

She slowly turned her head and saw Inosuke's face.

Inosuke fondled her as he asked casually,

"Who sent you?"

The woman stammered, unable to get a word out.

Inosuke didn't particularly care.

His hands squeezed harder.

"Doesn't matter if you won't say. After we've had some fun, I'm sure you'll tell me."

The woman felt thoroughly disgusted.

Fun, my ass!

Mine's bigger than yours, okay?!

She lifted her face slightly and met Inosuke's eyes.

Her delicate eyes instantly turned blood-red.

Inosuke's expression changed.

"The Sharingan?!"

The woman gave a sly chuckle.

Beneath that lovely face, she spoke in a grown man's voice.

"Still want to have fun with me, handsome?"

The Tomoe spun in her crimson Sharingan.

Inosuke's mind went blank for a moment.

He might have been a Special Jōnin, but genjutsu was his weak point.

"Kakashi, now!" the woman barked.

Inosuke's face twisted as he struggled.

His mind soon cleared again.

But just then,

a dark figure swept past behind him, and a sword sheath struck the back of his head.

Inosuke dropped cleanly to the ground. He wouldn't be getting up for another thirty thousand...

Uh, no!

Another two or three hours, at least.

Once he lost consciousness completely,

the Transformation Technique on Inosuke wore off, revealing his true face.

The woman looked down at Inosuke and shook her head with a tsk.

"Kid, lust will get you killed... See? It just did."

Kakashi looked at the woman and said awkwardly,

"Change back already, Obito."

Obito's current appearance brought back some unpleasant memories.

"Okay."

The woman nodded.

In a flash, she changed back into Obito.

At the same time,

a notification sounded in his mind.

[Choice successful! Reward obtained: Exploding Shadow Clone Technique!]

[Exploding Shadow Clone Technique: When your shadow clone dresses as a woman, it may explode from sheer embarrassment, instantly releasing a terrifying chakra shockwave!]

Seriously...

Obito read the description of his new reward and went numb.

What kind of twisted technique is this?

A short while later,

two figures appeared in the alley.

They were Minato and Rin, who had followed the markings all the way there.

Minato stared at Inosuke lying on the ground, unable to collect himself for a long moment.

He had only planned to bring the three youngsters along so they could get a feel for what a mission was like.

He hadn't expected his students to be of any help.

But who could have guessed?

While he was exchanging information with the contact,

Rin had run over to tell him they had found the target.

By the time he arrived,

the target was already flat on the ground.

Honestly, Minato was stunned by how capable his students were.

Inosuke, the man lying there, was a Special Jōnin!

Minato couldn't wrap his head around it.

How had the two boys subdued Inosuke so quickly and quietly?

But this wasn't the time to investigate.

Minato pushed aside his questions, took a deep breath, and said,

"Gather around, everyone. I'll take you out of here first. This isn't the place to talk."

Attacking someone in the black market

would be a headache to deal with if they were caught.

Better to leave quickly.

"Okay, Minato-sensei," Obito replied.

Unlike Obito,

Rin and Kakashi both looked surprised.

They didn't know how Minato intended to take them away, or why they had to stand together.

Despite their confusion, the two obediently moved closer.

Minato rested his arms on the three youngsters and planted one foot on Inosuke's chest.

The next instant,

all five of them appeared a short distance outside the black market.

Kakashi was stunned.

"Minato-sensei, was that... Space-Time Ninjutsu?!"

Minato smiled.

"That's right. This forbidden technique was developed by the Second Hokage. It uses a formula to achieve instantaneous movement."

As he spoke, he pulled a Kunai marked with the formula from the ground.

After showing it to his three students, he slipped it into his pocket.

Kakashi's eyes lit up.

He made a firm decision.

I have to find a way to learn that Space-Time Ninjutsu!

Instant movement, combined with his swordsmanship... His breathing quickened.

By contrast,

Rin and Obito had little reaction.

Rin simply thought Minato-sensei was amazing.

But she had no particular desire to learn the technique.

Obito figured that once he awakened Kamui, he wouldn't have much need for the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Of course,

if he got the chance to learn it for free, why not?

Dual Kamui plus Flying Thunder God—I could trigger my passive ability nonstop!

The five set off on the road back to the village.

Minato could have used Flying Thunder God to whisk everyone straight back to the village.

But he gave up the idea so his students could gain some experience.

Looking at the three youngsters beside him, Minato tested them.

"Tell me, you three: what should we do beforehand to keep Inosuke from lashing out when he wakes up?"

Obito thought for a moment and quickly came up with an answer.

"Pull off his arms and legs, then slap seven or eight seals on him?"