Naruto: I Roamed the Ninja World as a Woman

Chapter 189 Rain-Hidden International Student and the Door-Knocking Water Shadow.

Of the four who were unconscious, Mei Terumi was the first to wake up.

Although several hours had passed since the intense battle.

But her consciousness was still stuck in the time when she was confronting the Konoha duo.

"Minato Namikaze!"

Upon waking, Mei Terumi exclaimed in surprise, then sprang to her feet in a somersault, fully alert.

Everything was peaceful.

There was no whistling sound from the Flying Thunder God Kunai as expected.

Only the soft crackling of the flames reached my ears.

She then realized that she was in a cave.

Beneath him was a mat made of specially dried weeds, and he was covered with a long trench coat that someone had worn, which had a faint fragrance about it.

The three little ones that Ayane Amamiya had entrusted to her earlier were sleeping soundly nearby.

That kind-hearted orange-haired boy was frantically gnawing on Nagato's foot, as if it were a chicken leg.

"woke up?"

Hearing the noise, Ayane Amamiya didn't turn around, but instead stirred the food on the fire: "Hungry? Want some grilled fish?"

Hu~hu~

Terumi Mei did not answer.

She was panting heavily, her chest heaving.

After a long while, feeling the quiet and gentle atmosphere around her, she gradually calmed herself down and looked at the girl's back as she softly asked, "When did you get back? Did you chase away those two guys from Konoha?"

"They drove them away?"

"If your Hidden Mist Village ninjas still possess a spirit of humanitarianism..."

Ayane Amamiya turned to look at her, half of her delicate features illuminated by the firelight, highlighting her spirited nature. The girl's tone was calm: "—If the corpses of the other ninja villages are sent back home, then in a sense, they have indeed been driven away by me."

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Upon hearing this, Mei Terumi opened her mouth, unsure of what to say.

She thought to herself: Ayane Amamiya, do you know that you can be really pretentious sometimes!

But Mei Terumi had to admit it.

This guy may pretend, but he's actually really reliable!

It would be awesome to be teammates with this guy on a mission, right?

This feeling that even in the most dangerous situations, there's always someone to back you up —

Mei Terumi, wearing Ayane Amamiya's trench coat, shuffled forward.

She sat down next to the girl, took the skewer of grilled fish, and took a bite.

"What are you baking—?"

She frowned and couldn't help but complain, "How did you manage to burn the fish skin while keeping the inside completely uncooked?"

Ayane Amamiya was waiting to hear those words.

She immediately and naturally put down the grilled fish in her hand: "Is that so? It seems the fish inside isn't cooked yet. I'll grill it a little longer!"

Mei Terumi:

So you weren't worried about me being hungry.

You just used me as a guinea pig to test whether fish was cooked or not?

She snatched the grilled fish from Ayane Amamiya's hand and said irritably, "I'll do it!"

I grew up on an island.

Mei Terumi's grilling skills are top-notch; her movements are more than twice as skillful as Ayane Amamiya's.

The girl was delighted and immediately pushed all the fish she had caught over.

"Remember to grill plenty of baby octopuses; they're so chewy! I grilled a lot of them!"

Ayane Amamiya caught the back of her head with both arms.

She leaned back, gazing at the night sky outside the cave, and ordered food like a nobleman.

"understood."

While grilling fish, Mei Terumi said with a heavy heart, "By the way, do you know what the situation is like in the village right now?"

Seeing that the three little ones were safe and sound, she felt a great weight lifted from her shoulders.

At this moment, he began to worry about the situation in Kirigakure.

"I don't know! I'm just a Rain Village ninja who happened to be passing by!"

Looking at the bright moon, Ayane Amamiya slowly replied, "However, based on my estimation, the side that released the tailed beasts should have won, right?"

"Is that so?"

Mei Terumi still trusted her judgment.

After all, Ayane Amamiya's strength is undeniable.

She thought to herself: That means Lord Mizukage has won! He has accomplished what he has always longed for: the purge of the bloodline families in the village.

Even knowing this, she couldn't feel happy at all.

It was born from the same root, why is it too anxious?

"By the way! Why did the Three-Tails attack you earlier?"

Mei Terumi suppressed a pang of sorrow in her heart, then recalled the scene from before, and asked in confusion, "You have a grudge against the Three-Tails? But logically speaking, you shouldn't have ever seen the Three-Tails, right?"

"This kind of thing—"

"Why don't you ask the Three-Tails instead of me, the victim?"

While answering Mei Terumi's questions, Ayane Amamiya couldn't help but swallow hard, inhaling the aroma of the grilled fish: "Is it cooked? Is it cooked? Can we eat it yet?"

Sometimes she felt that the physical constitution of humans in the ninja world was truly amazing.

Take myself for example.

You can easily eat portions of food that are completely unsuitable for your body shape without worrying about gaining weight.

It belongs to the dimensional stomach category!

"We'll have to wait a little longer for the grilled fish."

Mei Terumi brushed a strand of hair from her forehead and handed over the grilled octopus: "But the baby octopus you ordered is ready to eat."

These small octopuses are no more than half the size of a hand, pure white in color, with firm and elastic flesh, and are said to be very nutritious.

Actually, this tastes even better when boiled.

But with limited tools available right now, we can only bake it.

Ayane Amamiya's index finger twitched.

She didn't mind the heat; she simply picked up a piece with her fingers and popped it into her mouth.

The girl took a big bite, then smacked her lips in a completely unladylike manner, commenting, "The taste is not bad, but it would be even better if there was some chili sauce!"

Mei Terumi smiled gently and said, "If you have the chance in the future, you can come visit my family's island. There are many secret seasonings there."

She said with a smile, "I'll cook it for you then, I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

Upon hearing this, Ayane Amamiya couldn't help but feel a sense of longing.

Facing the sea, with spring flowers in bloom —

If I could retire peacefully in the future, it wouldn't be so bad to occasionally take a vacation on the island where Mei Terumi lives.

Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly felt the ninja tool pouch at her waist moving incessantly.

Ayane Amamiya then pulled the three-tailed creature, which was in the form of a small turtle, out of it.

The creature cautiously poked its head out, its tiny, beady eyes fixed intently on the freshly grilled octopus!

Wait, tailed beasts need to eat?!

Ayane Amamiya was momentarily stunned.

In my past life, when I watched anime, the Nine-Tailed Fox was such a homebody. It stayed inside Naruto's stomach for decades, but I never saw it ask Naruto for food or drink!

Mei Terumi also fell silent.

If I'm not mistaken, isn't this miniature turtle a three-tailed turtle?

She didn't speak, but stared intently at Ayane Amamiya, her eyes seemingly questioning something.

"What are you looking at? I found this on the beach when I was fishing!"

Ayane Amamiya was unreasonable but also very assertive.

The girl puffed out her chest and said without a hint of guilt, "Don't believe me? Ask it!"

She picked up an octopus, placed it in front of Sanwei's mouth, maintaining an ambiguous distance, and swayed it up and down.

So the Three-Tails' head bobbed up and down, as if nodding in agreement.

Upon seeing this, Ayane Amamiya was overjoyed!

She then placed the octopus in front of the three-tailed fish's mouth.

The three-tailed creature quickly bit down.

Then, with a whoosh, its head retracted back into its shell at an astonishing speed, as if we weren't familiar with each other.

Mei Terumi: "—"

She felt that the combined behavior of the human and the tortoise was like they were making fun of her as a fool.

"never mind."

Mei Terumi simply shrugged, feigning indifference: "Anyway, I can't beat you, and I can't possibly take the Three-Tails back, can I?"

That being said, it still needs to be reported.

This is a principle ingrained in her bones as a Hidden Mist ninja, and it cannot be broken.

Ayane Amamiya didn't care at all.

Even if Kirigakure knows that the Three-Tails has been taken away, what can they do?

From this day forward, the person in charge of Kirigakure has changed!

If Madara Uchiha, hiding in the shadows, doesn't want him to take the Three-Tails away, he has a million ways to stop him.

But he didn't show up at all.

This shows that the Three-Tails is not important to him, at least not at the moment.

Mei Terumi was truly a ninja who was very responsible towards the village.

After grilling all the remaining fish, she used her psychic powers in front of the girl to summon a giant seabird.

This was also a spirit beast that Elder Yuanshi had given her before.

She took out a pen and began writing a report, writing a great deal of content on the paper.

This includes a description of the previous battle, the subsequent surprise attack by the Konoha duo, and her speculation that there might be a third-party force hiding in the village.

Of course, she also subtly defended Ayane Amamiya's behavior between the lines.

Mei Terumi's act of sealing and imprisoning the Three-Tails was made possible by a lot of unavoidable circumstances, implying that she wanted Elder Genji to show leniency.

After finishing her meal, Ayane Amamiya yawned.

Overcome with drowsiness, she simply waved her hand and said, "Remember to keep the campfire going when you leave!"

The three little ones were still fast asleep; it seemed they wouldn't wake up tonight.

The wind at the beach is quite strong.

If there's no campfire at night, the temperature will be too low, and Ayane Amamiya is worried that they'll get cold.

Mei Terumi nodded and replied softly, "Okay."

The next day.

Dawn breaks.

Ayane Amamiya rubbed her eyes, the first to wake up from her sleep.

She glanced at the bright sky outside the cave and noticed that Mei Terumi was still sitting there, in the same posture as last night, as if she hadn't moved at all.

Beside the other person was a pile of black ash left from a burnt-out campfire.

Ayane Amamiya removed Minami's hand from her chest and asked in confusion, "Wait, why haven't you gone back yet?"

Mei Terumi turned her head and whispered, "I... I might not be able to go back."

The girl was taken aback: "Huh?"

Mei Terumi's expression was complicated: "Elder Yuan Shi asked me to leave the village temporarily and go to your Amegakure to study."

"ah?!!"

Is the international student, Miyuki, a hidden student?

Ayane Amamiya scratched her head, a strange premonition creeping into her heart.

She thought to herself: "Little Ming, when you return after completing your studies, you won't follow the example of the Fortress Sect and become the Gatekeeper Water Shadow, will you?"