章 47: Omake Valentine's Day 2022
I'm not sure how Valentine's Day managed to happen in the Elemental Nations.
I didn't even know who introduced it except for the fact that there was some sort of legend about two warring clans coming to peace through love, understanding and sweet treats. So, it was customary for this side of the month to have people harboring feelings with others taking this opportunity to get some confessions dealt with. If before I was spared either because I was 'too young' and then because of the war, now I had no excuse to be 'spared' from this and… I was very concerned.
I didn't give it enough credit as a deadly day when I woke up in the morning, expecting for it to be a simple day. I was so confident it was going to be a normal day in a normal week. I was incredibly wrong and I had proof of this when mom told me that an army of women and girls had massed around the house. I was confident, nothing insane would ensue beyond that. It was shocking, yes, but not to the point of concern. Turns out that some of them attempted to pull what I could define a 'stealth ninja move' and tried to get inside by entering the premises uninvited.
Instead of fighting them and just getting them all enabled to rush inside at the news I was around and trying to defend my 'purity', I preferred to leave altogether. I decided to just get to the training grounds through one of the seals I planted there and reverse-summoned my ass away from trouble. I was quite certain they weren't going to cause trouble with mom and my little brother and I was right at least for this expectation.
Still, plans aren't meant to last much before first contact, and I was given proof of that when I began training on my own, far away from possible watchers, and was going for a run. Humming to myself, thinking of other places to get to if my cover was blown apart, I reacted just in time when I heard something rush towards me. I dodged on the side, barely avoiding two golden chains moving in to capture me. My eyes widened as I recognized the source of those and groaned.
"Yoshiko! Stop with this."
The girl smiled as she looked down at me, not surprised I noticed her standing on one of the trees' branches nearby.
"No~."
I was a bit surprised by the insistence and proceeded to break in a full-speed run to get away from the area. At one point I also went to tree-run as I could tell that keeping by the ground did me no favor in case of any ambush up ahead. To her credit, Yoshiko didn't lose me for a single instant, which made me consider using another reverse-summon to get out of there. But before I could do that, I suddenly tripped and fell back to the ground. It wasn't something caused by a distraction as my body went full stiff and rigid out of nowhere and my face planted quite hard on the ground. Groaning, I realized that I could barely move as I felt something grip at my mind and-
"Sharingan? Reira!"
The girl soon appeared beside me, holding some ninja wire in her hands. "Apologies, Danzou-kun. I promise you that you will be treated with care and… love~."
Instead of letting her get too close to use that wire on me, I employed one of the small seals I had in my palm and released one of the smoke grenades I had kept for 'better' occasions. Right now, it was just a must. I didn't stop for a single moment, jumping away back to the trees and using my Sharingan in an effort to see how bad the situation was. Turns out that the girls were just stalling in a way as I could sense approaching chakra patterns closing on my location. One in particular was just-
"Above me?!"
I back-stepped in time, allowing for Himeko to strike down at the branch I had been standing on just a few moments early. My eyes widened in shock.
"Himeko?! That was a killing hit."
"I-It wasn't," The girl replied tensely. "Maybe."
Yoshiko finally caught up to me, and so did Reira.
"Dan-kun, I'll give you this warning just once. We are allies today since we understand you can't be taken down while we are divided. United we stand… for you!"
…
"That's nice. I'm glad to see you three being friends but-"
"But?" Himeko inquired and I hummed.
"But this is my win."
I reverse-summoned again. This time I didn't remain within Konoha but left for a safer place where I could have refused my training session with close to no issues. Or so I thought.
"Kiara, I hope you don't plan to overwhelm Calli with too many dishes," I pointed out and the phoenix huffed as she was busy cooking things for the holiday.
"I'm not! I'm just making some cakes for her and I know she will like it."
I nodded happily at that moderation, but then I realized that her wording held something quite odd. "'Some cakes'? How many are you preparing?"
"Oh, I'm making two!"
I blinked at the reply and decided to inquire on the double treat. "...Why two?"
"For Calli and you, of course~!"
…
"I think I'll leave you to it."
"Danzou-"
I didn't allow her to finish as I just couldn't catch a break. I was going to make up for her somehow, but I was really not in the mood of lowering my guard through this day. SO, I decided to go to the very place I knew no one but just a handful could go to.
"Are you sure your boss will be fine with this?" I asked, a bit surprised that I could actually stay here. Sure, I was told I could visit if I 'behaved', but I think this was the first time I actually had to rely on it and I was unsure if the reasoning worked for the occasion.
"Yep. Just don't disturb me and you can keep around for a few hours."
I nodded at Calli's explanation, the girl going back to her paperwork and leaving her office a few times while I patiently waited for lunch to come and go but stop around dinnertime. I took this chance to finally go back home. I wasn't sure if I was in the clear, but mom confirmed hardly anyone would be foolish enough to use the night to 'strike' at me.
I took her words for granted and went to sleep. But not before rigging my room to stop any assailant that still wanted to handle me with some surprises. I closed my eyes and the long day drew me to instantly fall asleep. Or so I thought as I wasn't blessed with any good dreams. The moment I 'woke up' in my dreams, I found myself in a bed and-
"No."
I wasn't alone. A certain Rabbit Goddess was sitting at the edge of the bed, giving me a very terrifying smile. Kaguya was wearing nightwear, nothing revealing and it looked just… comfy. I was still deeply concerned at the situation and my face paled at the implications this scene had on my poor self.
"I believe today is quite a special day for you, Danzou. I think… this requires some tribute to me."
I was scared of what she meant. I was too young for anything she could do to someone my age and… I was wrong. Terribly wrong at that. I expected something 'big', something incredibly awkward for me to deal with but…
I was soon lying on the mattress, mostly untouched except for the pair of arms pulling me close to Kaguya's chest as the woman cuddled up with me in the bed. I frowned as I stared at the ceiling, wondering if Kami-chama was doing this on purpose to screw with me and… could have gone worse. I refused to let the chance of getting jinxed screw me up since it was already bad enough on me.
Luckily for me, Murphy decided he had done enough to prank me into oblivion as nothing bad came after that very day. Except a very pissed trio of girls cornering me and then proceeding to force me to go through a 'play date'. Nothing romantic ensued, but I was forced to 'tag along' for the full day.
Well, at least the cake Kiara made was delicious.
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