Konoha: From the moment I was adopted by Tsunade

Chapter 173 Zabuza Momochi and Haku

Natsume did not expect Mei Terumi to launch a sudden sneak attack.

Although he was capable of easily dodging it, was it necessary to dodge in this situation?

When our noses touched, there was a faint fragrance.

After a moment of tenderness, a slight pain followed.

Natsume could clearly feel the traces of where her teeth had been.

Mei Terumi quickly sat back in her Mizukage seat, her cheeks flushing rapidly and the blush spreading to her fair and delicate neck.

She was very clear-headed at that moment.

It is precisely because we are clear-headed that we can perceive our inner feelings.

What a pleasant surprise!

Mei Terumi seemed a little dazed. She turned her head away from Natsume, hiding her amorous eyes, and asked, "Any other conditions?"

"Kissing and biting are different. You just bit someone, not kissed them."

Natsume admired her rare, adorable expression.

For the dignified Mizukage, this was undoubtedly the first time she had ever tried so hard to hide her shyness.

"asshole!"

Upon hearing this, Mei Terumi became enraged, her chest heaving with anger, and said, "If I weren't weaker than you, you would have been dead countless times over!"

"Thank you for sparing my life, Lord Mizukage."

Natsume said with a grin.

"You're a despicable person!"

Mei Terumi took a deep breath, barely managing to calm herself, and said, "If there are no more conditions, let's form an alliance."

"no problem."

Natsume leaned forward, cupped her face in his hands, and pressed his lips against hers.

Mei Terumi struggled instinctively, but eventually slumped down and leaned against the Water Shadow Chair.

After a long while, their lips parted.

"I am satisfied with your terms. Send someone to Konoha Village."

Natsume pinched her soft cheek and said.

By the time Mei Terumi realized what was happening, he had already vanished.

"That bastard..."

She subconsciously licked her lips, as if she could still feel that warm, moist breath.

The day outside the window was still shrouded in fog.

But a flower was silently blooming inside, dispelling the oppressive atmosphere.

Entrance to Konoha Village.

Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Hinata Hyuga were stopped by the two gatekeepers.

"Please show me the Hokage's warrant."

Izumo Kamui stated matter-of-factly, "Without the Hokage's warrant, you are not allowed to leave the village."

"Hey, sir!"

Naruto patted his chest and said, "We're the Hokage's students!"

"The same goes for the Hokage's students."

Kotetsu said with a smile, "Naruto, you can't sneak out like that."

"I didn't run away!"

Naruto Uzumaki shouted, "It really was Natsume-sensei who told us to go out!"

"The three of you just graduated, how could you possibly leave the village to carry out a mission?"

Kotetsu clearly didn't believe Naruto's words.

In addition, this kid has quite a few criminal records.

Although there weren't as many pranks as in the original work, there were still quite a few unexpected actions.

"It was indeed my order."

Natsume coughed lightly, appeared in front of the group, and said.

"Hokage-sama!"

Izumo and Kotetsu immediately shouted.

"Natsume-sensei, you're late again!"

Naruto Uzumaki retorted.

The three of them waited and waited, but he didn't show up. So he got impatient and wanted to leave the village early.

"Hmm... The Hokage is too busy. We just discussed something important."

Natsume stroked his chin, savoring the moment, and then said.

"Alright."

Naruto then gestured excitedly, urging, "Hurry up and get out of the village!"

"Lord Hokage, we apologize, but those three didn't have any warrants, which is why we stopped them."

Gangzi Tie quickly said.

"No need to apologize, you did a great job."

Natsume waved his hand and said, "That's how it should be. No matter who it is, they can't leave the village without a warrant."

Izumo and Kotetsu both breathed a sigh of relief.

The four bid farewell to the two legendary figures who even Pain dared not enter through the main gate, and headed towards the Fire Country's metropolis.

Naruto Uzumaki has never traveled far from home.

After leaving the Death Forest, they were as excited as birds released from their cages, chirping incessantly the whole way.

Sasuke Uchiha kept a sullen face and ignored him.

Hinata Hyuga is actually the most experienced of the three.

Because she used to frequently visit the Hyuga clan's distant relatives, the Kaguya clan, in Kirigakure, the village of the Land of Water.

Speaking of which, the only survivor of the Kaguya clan, Kaguya Kimimaro, is still lying in Kabuto Yakushi's laboratory.

Bloodstain disease is truly incurable.

There has been no good news so far.

However, the Ōtsutsuki clan has made some progress in chakra acquisition.

Perhaps we can produce a low-quality version soon, and let Hinata Hyuga try it out.

Even if you can't awaken the Tenseigan, you can still enhance the Byakugan.

Logically speaking, both the Byakugan and Sharingan should have a gradual evolutionary mechanism.

However, this was not mentioned in the original work.

There are only two ways to take shortcuts.

"We've now left the territory of Konoha Village, and enemies could appear at any time."

Natsume cautioned, "Although Hinata is a reconnaissance ninja, neither of you should let your guard down."

All three nodded.

Even Naruto Uzumaki toned down his personality considerably when carrying out missions.

Moreover, he also has two human-shaped cheat codes: Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki.

"I'm so bored."

Naruto yawned. He had been walking from noon until dusk, maintaining a high level of concentration the entire time.

But the expected attack did not occur.

He suddenly became impatient.

Not to mention him, Uchiha Sasuke is the same.

He was eager to test his own abilities and craved a worthy opponent.

Only Hinata Hyuga remained calm.

How so?

In her opinion, being with Natsume made even the most boring things bearable.

Natsume smiled.

He had already realized that someone was following them.

There are two people in total.

And it was someone they knew.

Zabuza Momochi and Haku.

Upon closer reflection, this is not a coincidence, but rather the allure of money.

Because his assassination attempt on Yagura Karatachi failed, Zabuza Momochi became a rogue ninja.

To make a living, he was forced to take on commissions and bounties on the black market.

In the original work, he became Gato's bodyguard because he wanted to make money.

Now that a Hokage worth 100 million is right in front of him, given Zabuza Momochi's personality, he certainly wouldn't miss it.

After all, he dared to assassinate the Mizukage, so what's wrong with adding another Hokage?

And he's just a little kid.

Despite his reputation, he considered it far less troublesome than Yagura Karatachi.

At least he is still the Jinchūriki of the Three-Tails.

"Let's eat first."

Natsume glanced at the sky; he needed to create an opportunity for Zabuza Momochi and Haku.

When eating, one naturally relaxes their guard unconsciously.

Moreover, with night approaching, it provides a good cover.

"Yay!"

Naruto Uzumaki was immediately delighted.

He was a typical freeloader.

Because they were on a mission, they did not light a fire to avoid attracting unexpected enemies.

Natsume was prepared; he took out a bento box and handed it to them.

"Thank you, teacher!"

Naruto Uzumaki opened the bento box and his eyes lit up immediately.

It was exquisitely crafted and had a faint fragrance that made him swallow hard.

"Wow, this is delicious!"

Naruto Uzumaki took a bite of his rice ball and praised it generously.

Sasuke Uchiha nodded subconsciously; it was indeed quite good.

It reminded him of his mother, Uchiha Mikoto.

Her cooking skills are also excellent.

And for some reason, he felt that this bento box had a certain style of hers.

Although it's impossible, perhaps it's because I miss him too much.

After all, they had disappeared for three or four years.

"Natsume-sensei, did you do this?"

Sasuke Uchiha finished his rice ball in a few bites and asked.

"I did most of it."

Natsume smiled and said, "Some of them were bought because I felt the quantity wasn't enough."

It was actually Uchiha Mikoto who did it.

Especially the portion that Uchiha Sasuke ate.

She works incredibly hard in the kitchen.

As for recognizing him?

Natsume thought it was unlikely.

Uchiha Sasuke isn't some junior chef with a super sense of taste; he can detect problems with just one bite.

Just then, a light mist appeared in the night.

However, Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Hinata Hyuga did not notice it.

This delicious bento box, in a sense, helped Momochi Zabuza and Haku.

"Are you coming after me first?"

Natsume thought to himself.

But that makes sense.

His three students were clearly recent graduates of the Genin class; there was no need to pay them any attention.

Once you kill him, the rest will be secondary.

"Why is there fog?"

Hinata Hyuga noticed the mist surging around her.

There shouldn't be fog at night if the weather is clear during the day.

Thinking of this, she immediately rolled her eyes.

The sound of the wind!

In her line of sight, a figure brimming with intense chakra rushed towards Natsume.

Her heart tightened, but it was too late.

As he approached, Zabuza Momochi gripped his Executioner's Blade tightly with both hands, his face contorted with murderous intent, and swung it down.

Natsume calmly took out a kunai and blocked his attack.

With a clang.

Zabuza Momochi's expression froze; no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move forward an inch.

Even more outrageous is that his decapitation sword failed to cut through this ordinary kunai.

Something's not right!

He immediately stepped back.

"Natsume-sensei!"

Naruto's voice finally rang out.

Uchiha Sasuke immediately put down the bento box, stood up, and looked around.

"Over there!"

Hinata Hyuga raised her hand and pointed in a direction.

Uchiha Sasuke activated his two-tomoe Sharingan and entered the mist.

"Sasuke!"

Naruto Uzumaki quickly followed after them.

Natsume shook his head.

That's pretty reckless.

Hinata.

He reached out and placed his hand on her shoulder, saying, "You go deal with that ninja behind you."

In the original work, Haku's initial appearance was at the level of a Special Jonin.

But if it were two years earlier, the strength probably wouldn't have been that exaggerated.

Furthermore, Hinata Hyuga was trained by Natsume every day, constantly fighting within the genjutsu of the Mangekyou Sharingan.

His experience is no less than Bai's.

What she lacks is ruthlessness.

"Um."

Hinata Hyuga nodded obediently.

The fog could obscure the Sharingan's vision, but it couldn't stop the Byakugan, so she easily spotted Haku's figure.

"Sharingan?"

Zabuza Momochi noticed Sasuke Uchiha catching up and was somewhat surprised, but more than that, he was disdainful.

It's just two magatama.

Besides, the user is a little kid who is not even ten years old.

What did he have to fear from two Konoha genin?

"Two bastards who haven't even grown their first hairs yet!"

Zabuza Momochi stopped in his tracks, his entire body radiating a terrifying killing intent.

Although I don't know why Natsume didn't catch up, dealing with his students first is just as good.

Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki were immediately jolted, feeling their hands and feet turn icy cold and unable to move.

Seeing this, Zabuza Momochi snorted coldly, raised his Executioner's Blade, and without any skill, slashed out directly.

Three thousand characters.

(End of this chapter)