Chapter 9: ch. 4.5
END OF THE WEEK: JUST OUTSIDE OF TANZAKU
Tsunade stood in a field waiting for Orochimaru, though any observant person could see she was near glowing and seemed to be in a much better mood than she had been for years. This was due to the fact she had gotten some awesome sex after a couple of decades, she had a new lover that cared about and supported her, and Naruto informed her that he had something his mother was working on that he thought would help her.
She did frown at the thought that Naruto wasn't staying in the Uzumaki Clan Estate right now, though from what Jiraiya told her, it was no doubt due to her sensei trying to keep the backlash from such a thing contained until he had more help, specifically her. She knew the idiots of the village would be throwing huge fits if Naruto moved in there since they were under the delusion it was the Namikaze Estate. If Naruto moved in there, they'd bitch and moan about him defiling Minato's home and that he should be executed for it, which would then lead to Hiruzen getting pissed and killing or imprisoning them all or possibly letting it slip that it was Naruto's home and then some people would connect the dots and then the rumor mill would spread like wildfire and bring more attention on Naruto besides the Akatsuki.
Sure, there was the possible lie of saying that Minato only stayed there because he was close friends with Kushina and didn't want her living alone after the loss of Mito, but that would only fool some people for so long. There was also the chance of them spreading rumors of Kushina being a whore and sleeping with and seducing Minato to try and get a child out of it, which would put several people on the warpath and make some people connect that Naruto could be Minato's illegitimate son and then the attention would be on him with the rumors causing damage to him and Kushina.
No, Hiruzen needed some help to both contain the idiots and ensure the others knew that the rumor mill was kept out of things. Plus, the old man needed to control his blood pressure more so better that someone else lose their temper.
Regardless, if worst came to worst, she could simply state that Naruto was living there under her invitation since she's an Uzumaki and so is he and it's the Uzumaki Estate not the Namikaze. Anyone with a problem could answer to the Anbu or her fist, whichever was closer at the time.
At the here and now, concealed nearby, thanks to a seal and Kurenai's Genjutsu skills, was Naruto and the rest of the group armed and ready for Orochimaru to show up with his escort since Tsunade and Shizune stated that Kabuto was with him and two women that they didn't catch the name of, though Tsunade thought one was an Uzumaki as she had the features of one. However, she didn't want to risk there being even more enemies and them getting blindsided.
Hence the plan was for Jiraiya and Shizune to appear if Tsunade's plan to kill Orochimaru failed and Naruto and the others were to hang back and only jump in if things got bad or more enemies showed up. Though, Naruto added to the plan by having several dozen clones hidden around the area to offer support while Shino had his insects around the area too in order to help track and attack the enemy. Plus, Naruto had set up some traps around the area using seals to ensure no one on his side would set them off. It hurt like a bitch, but having a couple hundred Shadow Clones learning the seal knowledge he had access to was worth it.
Of course, during the week, Kurenai had told Naruto that she was merely having some fantasizing fun that night, though Naruto knew she was holding something back but it was no danger to him so he left it alone. Naruto, of course, had informed Kurenai of the occurrences and while a little upset at two more women being in his life that quickly, and one well on her way to being his wife, she understood that it wasn't really his fault. How do you plan for a sudden bet and a marriage contract that is binding between your clan and another?
She knew Kin wouldn't care, Kin was actually more pushy for him to find some more lovers and happiness and Kurenai had to agree on some level. Her problem was just that she wanted some more personal and alone time with Naruto before he got more women after him, but you can't always get what you want and she knew Naruto wasn't going to neglect her. She had even stated as much to Tsunade since she was going to ensure the Senju woman understood that she and Kin weren't going anywhere and that they would continue serving Naruto, her will as Hokage be damned.
Tsunade understood and assured Kurenai that she wasn't going to stop them from being intimate with Naruto, though she did confess that she would be asserting herself as his wife at times for some private enjoyment, but she would let her and Kin have their own time too, along with Shizune once everything was formalized.
Considering the way Tsunade was eyeing her, Kurenai wondered if perhaps the medic was in fact bisexual, which wasn't that farfetched considering she had been traveling alone with her female student for a couple decades. Given the fact Shizune hadn't hit puberty when they left the village and Tsunade would have had to give the birds and the bees talk while possibly drunk just kind of further hinted at the possibility of them being more than teacher and student.
Those thoughts had to take a back seat, however, as Orochimaru, Kabuto, and the two females that Tsunade described landed with the red head looking around and glanced at the hidden group before turning back towards Tsunade and saying nothing. "So Tsunade, I trust you decided to help me?" Orochimaru asked while his arms throbbed in pain while being bandaged up.
"Yes, I'll help with your arms." Tsunade stated making Orochimaru grin as he and Kabuto walked up for the former to be healed and the latter to observe and ensure no tricks were being done.
Of course, because of the latter, Tsunade's assassination attempt failed causing her to jump back, "It seems you've decided to stand against me, Tsunade." Orochimaru stated with a frown as he stared at the woman.
"Yes, well, that's what you get for using my grandfather and granduncle as tools to attack Konoha." Tsunade growled before Orochimaru frowned only to jump back with Kabuto as the ground under them turned into a swamp showing Jiraiya nearby and Orochimaru jumped again to dodge a hail of senbon launched by Shizune.
Orochimaru snarled before turning to the redhead, "Karin! What is the meaning of this?! How could you not sense them?!" Orochimaru stated angrily and the now named Karin gave a slim smile.
"Why would I help you to kill a fellow clan member?" Karin stated making many frown in confusion, "C'mon, Orochi-teme, I have red hair, a nasty temper, and a unique chakra capability." Karin stated with a smirk as she and the woman beside her jumped back as well.
"Uzumaki." Orochimaru growled angry at himself for not realizing it sooner while Naruto was shocked at one of his clansmen being here.
"Got it one, asshole. Tsunade-sama is an Uzumaki too, we look out for our own over anyone else." Karin stated since her mother had taught her that about the Uzumaki.
Orochimaru growled while Karin kept smirking, "And you Guren? You betray me after all I've done for you?" Orochimaru snarled and the now named Guren smirked.
"Done what exactly? Study me, subject me to experiments, and all but make me a slave and lab rat? Please do explain what exactly it is you've done for me?" Guren asked as she and Karin readied themselves to fight.
"Be careful, he's got four others with him." Karin stated making Orochimaru snarl slightly as the three male members of the Sound Four that escaped at the invasion showed up along with another member that was an extremely pale individual with four red dots on his head and white hair. He seemed to be glaring at Karin and Guren, no doubt for their betrayal of Orochimaru.
Orochimaru however was smirking, "Tell me Jiraiya, do you think you, Tsunade, and Shizune with the help of my former pawns can fight me, Kabuto, three of my elites, and my prized Kaguya fighter?" He asked making Jiraiya and Naruto raise their eyebrows since they knew about the Kaguya clan, Jiraiya from learning about different clans of enemy villages from his spy network and Naruto from reading anything and everything pertaining to possible enemy clans.
Jiraiya though, answered easily, "Probably not, but then again, it's not just us that are here." Jiraiya stated making Orochimaru frown before the ground burst from under each of them with each of them except for the big one, named Jirobo, being able to jump away due to having come to be alert to this type of attack. Jirobo though was too slow and only had time to scream before he was completely swarmed by Shino's insects, which had been sent through a tunnel that Naruto dug with his clones, as they feasted on both his chakra and his body.
However, the other two "elites" weren't able to do anything as the multi-armed one named Kidomaru was suddenly struck several dozen times by an unseen assailant while the two headed individual, which was the primary body of conjoined twins named Sakon and Yukon, were stabbed through the chest and throats by two swords. Kidomaru would have shouted in pain if a palm strike to his head hadn't turned his brain to jelly while the conjoined twins had their heads chopped off and then stabbed for good measure.
Orochimaru and Kabuto growled seeing this while Kimimaro Kaguya jumped to his right just dodging a sword slash before the air shimmered and Naruto appeared holding Kubikiribōchō and Kimimaro quickly called a bone sword and even tore his spine out for a whip. Naruto merely looked at him, "Interesting." Naruto stated before glancing at the other two to see Orochimaru scowling at him while Kabuto was on edge since Naruto's growth and power actually frightened him. "Hey, pedophile snake, four eyed piece of shit. Been a while." Naruto stated casually making the two glare at him while Naruto smirked.
"You miserable insect! I'm going to make you suffer for what you did to my arms!" Orochimaru growled as he had never felt pain so searing or severe before and the fact that it was beyond Kabuto's medical knowledge to heal only further infuriated him.
"Aw, poor baby. Not my fault you get so easily pissed off because you have an insecure and fragile ego and any time it's stung you lash out like a wild animal." Naruto stated in a casual tone as he saw that Neji and Tenten had fallen back and thankfully that wasn't their first kill since Guy had taken them on a small bandit mission to get them acclimated to the way of life they were now a part of.
Better they understand it while they had time to get out of the life and recover then when they were too far gone. Plus, he wanted them more prepared for the horrors of the Chunin Exams since death was a very real possibility in them.
Naruto also made a mental note to reward Kurenai since keeping that Genjutsu going on three people as they were moving around and one of them was using chakra to attack his enemy had to be draining and hard on her.
Naruto then turned his attention back to Kimimaro, who was still standing there ready to fight. Naruto studied him intently noticing the dark rings under his eyes, the swollen blood vessels in his eyes, the slightly labored breathing, and the occasional minute twitch of his body as if he was in pain. Naruto concluded this guy wasn't in peak shape and was only here because of his devotion to Orochimaru.
It would have been commendable if not for it being to a complete asshole son of a bitch.
However, based on the sword and whip combo, Naruto knew Kubikiribōchō was not the right choice. So, he sealed it away and opened a pouch before withdrawing the snake handle of Kusanagi before the blade extended out of the snake's mouth.
Naturally, the sight of the blade made Orochimaru grind his teeth in rage at the brat daring to use his blade. It also stung his pride that Naruto could use the blade at all.
Kimimaro though narrowed his eyes, "You have something that belongs to Orochimaru-sama." He stated and Naruto shrugged.
"Not my fault he couldn't hold onto it when he and I clashed briefly." Naruto stated while mentally happy that they were so focused on him that they weren't noticing the others preparing.
"Enough talk! Kimimaro, kill that brat and bring me his body for my research. Kabuto." Orochimaru snarled before shouting and Kabuto quickly bit his thumb and swiped some blood on the summoning tattoo that Orochimaru had and began the summoning while Jiraiya and Tsunade were already summoning themselves.
However, Naruto ignored that for the most part while mentally ordering a clone to fall back with the others so they wouldn't get caught in the crossfire. Non-verbal commands on the field were a perfect reason to have the communication method Kurama suggested. No clone to make the enemy suspicious and no warning or idea of his plans.
Anyway, reason he was ignoring the soon to be battle of summons was because Kimimaro had launched himself at him and Naruto had gone to meet him half way clashing blade against blade and Naruto using his flexibility to maneuver around the whip before he jumped back as a large spike came out of Kimimaro's wrist and went towards him. Naruto then caught the whip as it moved to strike him and held it while Kimimaro was impressed that Naruto was matching him in strength, "You know, it's too bad you're against us and loyal to that asshole Orochimaru, I could use a strong opponent to spar and train against." Naruto stated as he and Kimimaro kept pulling on the whip before Naruto brought Kusanagi up and cut the whip causing Kimimaro to stumble back but he quickly made a bone shield over his arm and blocked Naruto's follow up strike while Naruto summoned a kunai and held off his sword.
"You know nothing, Orochimaru-sama is a great man. He took me in, raised me, gave me purpose. I owe him everything!" Kimimaro shouted as he began to attack and Naruto defended while mentally placing Haku over this man seeing a great deal of similarities between the two.
The others in hiding and staying out of the fighting were only able to watch in awe of the dance of death between Naruto and the Kaguya as they were destroying the field and the few trees they got near while tearing the others' clothing and neither really drawing blood. Karin and Guren were especially shocked at someone keeping up with and stalemating Kimimaro of all people. Even if he was sick and dying, he was not to be underestimated and was still feared by everyone in Sound.
After about the 30th or so clash, Naruto decided to speak, "I used to know someone like you. He was devoted and loyal to his master because he was a tool to be used as his master needed, it was the price for being given a purpose beyond starving and dying alone. The difference, is his master at least came to care about him, but Orochimaru will never care about anything other than himself and his ambition. When you die, there will be no mourning, he'll just have Kabuto dissect you to try and learn some secrets of your bloodline and maybe recreate it artificially." Naruto stated as they kept fighting and Kimimaro snarled and began attacking more aggressively and recklessly before he had to jump away as he started coughing up some blood. "Wow, and he's let you become like this? Why not heal you or at least get you a few women to impregnate so your line doesn't die out?" Naruto asked and Kimimaro merely glared at him as he grew more bone armaments.
"Shut up!" Kimimaro roared hating the doubts coming to his mind because of this man as he lunged forward and began attacking as Naruto struggled to dodge them all and got some scrapes and cuts. Kimimaro was far more ferocious than Guy was when he wanted to really cut loose even having his clones come and help wasn't giving him an advantage to attack as Kimimaro was just slaughtering them all.
He needed an opening to get one good hit in since it was clear that his words were making him angrier and possibly cracking the wall of devotion he had built up.
A body launching through several trees was such an opening as both turned to look and saw that Orochimaru had been launched and a scream of pain came in the form of Kabuto getting sent right next to him.
FEW MOMENTS AGO: SANNIN FIGHT
Orochimaru was scowling at the turn of events since without his arms and Kusanagi, he only had his legs and tongue to fight with and that was nowhere near enough to handle Jiraiya and Tsunade. Tsunade alone was doable since the woman clearly hadn't been training and staying in shape, but Jiraiya, loathed as he was to admit it, had grown powerful for being the dead last of their graduating class and it was irritating that he seemed to have reached this level. However, this meant that he couldn't handle both at the same time.
Thankfully, Tsunade had a weakness he could exploit. Which is why he grabbed his hand with his tongue and brought it up before biting a finger to draw blood before flicking it at her. However, to his shock, she didn't freeze or react besides some irritation.
What he didn't know, was that after their fun the first night, Naruto and Tsunade had used the week to get to know the other better, with Naruto giving Kurenai and Tenten time too while clones trained with Neji and Shino, and Naruto didn't like her fear of blood so he began to help her past it. It started with some pin pricks to just bring a small amount of blood, then some more, and then more, to the point Naruto couldn't do anything more unless he put himself at risk of death or he figured out how to make something Jiraiya mentioned once called a blood clone. However, the training worked as Tsunade didn't freeze up or shake in fear at the sight or feel of blood, she still hated it and would wash it off the first chance she got, but it was not a very glaring weakness to be used against her.
Hence why, while Orochimaru was stunned in shock, she cocked her fist back and roared before punching him straight in his face caving it in, smashing his nose, and knocking quite a few teeth out as he was sent sailing back.
Nearby, Manda was losing badly since some of the Naruto Clones summoned Gamaken and Gamahiro to support the road boss Gamabunta and the slug boss Katsuyu since Manda was known to be a coward and sneaky devil. Thus, it was better to have extra eyes to watch their backs than let Manda get a lucky strike in with one of his venoms. Katsuyu probably could neutralize any venoms/poisons used, but better to have the extra support rather than her being distracted fixing the issue while Bunta or herself were busy trying not to get hit. It also didn't help Manda that when he moved over certain areas, he'd activate explosive or electrocution seals causing him irritation, pain, and distraction which kept getting him hurt or risking his death.
Still nearby, Kabuto was fighting Shizune and was showing that Shizune still had a lot to learn about combat both in general and against a medic trained to be in combat. Shizune was trained more for surprise attacks and ambushes, hence the senbon launchers she kept hidden in her kimono on her arms and legs. As such, she was not handling the threat of Kabuto that well.
However, before he could decisively handle Shizune, he had to jump back as a clone of Naruto came down on his position with his sword at the ready and Kabuto frowned. He acknowledged, if only to himself, during the Chunin Exams that Naruto could become a real palpable threat if he ever managed to control his massive amounts of chakra and now, thanks to Jiraiya, it seemed to be happening and Kabuto knew he couldn't fool around too much or he could pay for it. "You should give up, Naruto-kun, not only is my healing factor second to that of a Jinchūriki, but I'm also on par with Kakashi Hatake." Kabuto stated and C-Naruto just stared at him blankly. "What's wrong? You were so talkative during the Chunin exams." Kabuto stated and C-Naruto merely yawned.
"I'm waiting for the part that's supposed to impress or scare me. You just admitted your healing factor sucks compared to mine and your on par with a Jonin that has become lazy and pathetic in the past few years. He used to be a high A Rank to low S Rank Anbu Captain, now he's barely mid-B Rank as a threat and that's only because of his Sharingan and copied Jutsu. Meanwhile, I've been training with multiple B-A rank ninja and Jiraiya-sensei, who is easily an S rank. Where am I supposed to be impressed by your pitiful statement that's being done to hide your fear?" C-Naruto stated and Kabuto frowned.
"I'm not afraid of you." Kabuto stated and C-Naruto snorted.
"Your emotions say otherwise, while Karin is a sensor type, she doesn't know how to use her capabilities to sense emotions. So, I can sense your fear and it's coming off of you in waves along with growing frustration that you are indeed afraid." C-Naruto stated and Kabuto snarled.
"Die!" Kabuto roared as he charged at C-Naruto fully intending to go for the kill, but he ended up falling into his trap since he was too blinded by rage to remember that he was facing a Shadow Clone.
Just as Kabuto got within striking distance, C-Naruto brought his leg straight up and kicked Kabuto under the chin forcing his head to snap back before Chakra Chains came and ensnared his arms. C-Naruto then made a Rasengan and then made it grow beyond a softball to the size of a soccer ball. Kabuto's eyes widened in fear while Shizune watched in shock as Naruto slammed the large ball of chakra into Kabuto's torso causing him to yell and scream in pain as he was sent crashing back after the chains let him go.
C-Naruto merely watched as the body sailed back and landed right beside Orochimaru with a large piece of wood shoved through his shoulder. C-Naruto could see he was still alive, but in a large amount of pain.
Back to the real Naruto, he rushed in as he saw Kimimaro was distracted and cocked his right hand back with his fingers positioned so that his second knuckle of each finger was pointing forward before he punched Kimimaro in the gut, which was coated in bone. However, that was only step one as his hand quickly closed into a fist and slammed his first knuckle into him doubling the force of the hit. The reaction was immediate as the nine armor shatter and Kimimaro lurched forward and spat up blood and bile as he felt like a charging rhino had just slammed into him while he didn't use his bloodline to block the attack.
Thus, he was also unprepared for a barrage of punches to light up his torso each one causing more and more damage to his torso that was still weak from the one punch. He couldn't concentrate enough to use his bloodline as his already troubled breathing was further hampered by that one punch and the barrage only continued the issue. His head then snapped back as he was uppercutted into the air before dozens of chakra chains surrounded him and tied him down. There were a few things he idly noticed as he fought to stay awake, his curse mark wasn't responding to his commands and each time he tried it felt like the mark was burning more and more from the chains' chakra. Next was that the chains seemed to be giving a comforting aura that was making him reflexively stop fighting back. Lastly, he found himself breathing a bit better than he had in years, even if the pain in his torso from the hits was still there, it wasn't as bad as when he tried to breathe with his damaged lungs.
Manda, seeing the situation had gone hopeless, tried to leave only for several clones to jump on him and bind him tightly with chakra chains and said chains were binding him to the current plain. "Boss Bunta, he's all yours. You did say you wanted a new snake skin wallet." One of the clones called out making Manda widen his eyes in shock and fear as Bunta grinned and pulled his tanto out before leaping forward ignoring Manda's cries of denial and rage before there was silence and then…
BOOM
The head of Manda crashed into the ground with a loud crash as his eyes stayed widened in shock before the light left showing he was indeed dead. The clones kept the chains tight though since the body was still trying to thrash even with the head being removed.
Orochimaru, seeing Manda and his "elite" guard dead, and Kimimaro incapacitated, seethed before going over to Kabuto and leaving via a Shunshin knowing they needed to regroup and plan now since this battle had cost him quite a bit. That Uzumaki brat was really starting to get on his nerves.
The summons, seeing their job was done, left and Bunta took the carcass of Manda with him so he could skin it. Kurenai then dropped the Genjutsu and panted slightly since maintaining and using the jutsu over the group was not fun or easy for her. It only added to her drive to become stronger, both for her own pride and to better protect Naruto as it was her duty and desire.
The two Sannin then went over to Naruto who was carrying Kimimaro in his chains as the albino seemed to be somewhat calm. "What are you doing with him?" Tsunade asked and Naruto hummed a moment.
"Well, from the devotion he had and pride Orochimaru had in him, I'd say he has more information than anyone else we've caught from Sound. Plus, the guy fights good and I'd rather have him on our side over having to kill him." Naruto stated and Kimimaro glared.
"I won't betray Orochimaru-sama." Kimimaro stated heatedly and Naruto just looked at him.
"Even though he abandoned you to save his own skin? Even though he had you fight despite the fact you are clearly sick and dying rapidly?" Naruto asked and Kimimaro grit his teeth and looked away. "Even if we cure you?" Naruto asked making Kimimaro stiffen as his eyes widened slightly.
"What did you just say?" Kimimaro stated as he was tensed up slightly.
"I asked if you would join us if we cured you. Kabuto and Orochimaru have failed at that, but both their minds are pathetic in comparison to Tsunade's own medical knowledge and skill." Naruto stated as he set the albino down and kept him chained up. "Plus, me slowly killing that mark on your neck is helping since it was expediting your disease." Naruto stated making all three widen their eyes.
"You're killing the curse mark?" Jiraiya asked incredulously and Naruto nodded. "How?" Jiraiya asked since he'd been trying to find a way to remove that damn thing for years.
"My chains naturally kill it since if they can suppress and stop a Biju's chakra, then Orochimaru's is kinda pathetic compared to it. I can speed it up with a little bit of Kyubi's chakra, but I have to be careful how much because it can turn poisonous if I do too much. He's not a Jinchuriki that's had the chakra flowing through them since birth." Naruto explained making Jiraiya nod since it made sense.
Naruto then turned to Tsunade, "Do you think you can run a diagnostic on him? Small amounts of Kyubi's chakra and even my own chakra can heal, but I have no in depth knowledge of the healing arts so I can't do more than a small trickle." Naruto asked and Tsunade nodded and did so while Naruto merely looked at Karin and Guren.
Guren tensed while Karin just smiled and waved a bit, "Hi." Karin stated softly and Naruto smiled.
"Hello, it's nice to meet another blooded Uzumaki." Naruto stated causing Karin to smile more as she walked over before hugging him surprising him a bit.
"I never thought I'd actually find another Uzumaki, my mother will be so happy." Karin stated happily with some tears in her eyes.
Naruto however widened his own, "Your mother's alive? She's not with Orochimaru is she?" Naruto asked in concern and Karin shook her head.
"No, she's in Kusa. I went to Konoha for the Chunin Exams to look for more Uzumaki members and to try and get in contact with the Hokage covertly, but during the second stage, my team was killed by a bear and I ended up being found by Orochimaru so I was kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place." Karin stated and Naruto widened his eyes at her being so close and he didn't know it. "However, now I can come with you… right?" Karin asked with some uncertainty and Naruto smiled.
"Of course, though we also have to get your mother out of Kusa too." Naruto stated and Karin smiled brightly and nodded before looking to Guren, who nodded indicating she was going with her friend.
Naruto then turned back to Tsunade as she finished looking over Kimimaro, "His disease is one I've seen a few times, it's not impossible to cure, it's just not easy either. Your chains and the bit of chakra you're putting in seem to be repairing some of the damage and easing the stress of the disease, which will make curing him easier. Plus you were right, that curse mark's chakra is leaking into his body and it was expediting the disease. It's also lucky that he's not so far gone the damage can't be repaired. I can cure him back in Konoha, but it's gonna be a long and drawn out process to ensure I repair all the damage that's been done." Tsunade stated making Kimimaro stiffen slightly.
"So, what's it going to be Kimimaro? You can stay loyal to Orochimaru and die with him not caring one bit or you can be loyal to us and we can save you." Naruto stated as he looked at the quiet albino and was able to sense the warring emotions within the man, though it wasn't surprising since the man had dedicated himself to Orochimaru and now someone else was offering him a cure and means to be healthy and possibly restore his clan while keeping his purpose.
Kimimaro was silent for a long while as he was internally warring with himself as he had a chance to continue to have purpose and being his clan back. Minutes ticked by before he finally sighed, "If you cure me, I will swear allegiance to you and Konoha for all time." Kimimaro stated wanting to be clear that his loyalty came at the cost of curing him.
"Deal." Naruto stated as he unwrapped Kimimaro and the man merely stood there not showing any signs of aggression or fleeing.
Naruto then turned to Shizune, who blushed and nodded indicating she knew she and her teacher lost the bet, which meant she now had a new master. It didn't seem too bad since Kurenai seemed happy and content with her position, so maybe she could tolerate or even enjoy her new station. The latter seemed like wishful thinking to her, but she could at least hold onto some optimism.
Naruto then clapped his hands, "Great! Mission accomplished plus some bonuses. Now, I'm going to go get something to eat, anyone wishing to join me is free to." Naruto stated as he started walking back towards town causing everyone to blink at each other before shrugging since food sounded good.
They'd head back to Konoha later, especially since they had a sick individual to bring back with them. Though, it wasn't like there was a huge rush so might as well take some time to relax before pressing on.
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