In her room, Chinatsu had already snuggled into her cozy little bed. Neither the bed nor the bedding was particularly luxurious. When she had ordered them, she had only had one requirement.
They had to be... big!
Chinatsu lay on the bed with her limbs spread out, free to roll around as much as she liked without falling off. Instead of pulling the covers over herself, she bundled them into her arms like a body pillow, comfortably closed her eyes, and drifted off to sleep.
In the past, there had been a chance that falling asleep would take Chinatsu into her Mindscape. But now that Kaguya had left it, she was well and truly asleep this time, sinking through layer after layer of dreams as though she were in Inception.
Outside her room.
Naruto and Sasuke stood outside with the members of the Akatsuki. No one said a word aloud. Instead, they established mental links with one another and chatted with their mouths shut, as though using telepathy.
Naruto and Sasuke: Older Sister is back, and we want to give her a surprise. Do any of you have suggestions?
The members of the Akatsuki exchanged glances. After a moment of stunned silence, they began offering suggestions one after another.
Hidan: How about we hold a sacrificial ritual... no, I meant a party!
Kakuzu: A party... that could work, but does anyone here have experience with those?
Kisame Hoshigaki: Nope. I've only been to banquets. Never mind hosting a party-I've never even attended one.
Sasori: Same here...
Deidara: Wait, why do I remember you throwing a party for Granny Chiyo, Sasori?
Sasori: You're imagining things. Definitely imagining things.
Konan: How about... we just cook something?
Nagato: Seconded.
The Akatsuki members tossed around one idea after another. Though they offered plenty of