The next morning.
Yuto sat at his desk, yawning as he flipped through the financial reports.
The Land of Waves' revenue had been steadily climbing over the past two months. The electronics sector was finally starting to gain traction.
While the profit margins still couldn't compare to non-pillar industries like Rejuvenating Ointment and Revitalization Pills, it at least gave Yuto hope for the future.
A country can't just rely on selling beauty tonics and aphrodisiacs to make ends meet, right?
'What the hell would that even look like?'
Sigh.
Suddenly, a tingling sensation spread through his legs. Yuto looked down and met Kushina's mischievous, pretty face peeking out from under the desk.
"Again? We'll be in real trouble if we get caught this time!" Yuto's mouth twitched.
"Relax, no one knows I'm hiding here," Kushina grinned mischievously, sticking her tongue out to lick his calf.
Gotta admit, this red-haired lady was getting bolder. Not only were her tricks varied, but they were also pretty damn avant-garde…
Lately, she'd even invented the "film method"!
To prevent skin-to-skin contact from triggering his passive defense and making her lose composure, she'd put a film over Yuto's skin. Honestly, in some ways, these two ladies were creative geniuses.
Knock, knock, knock.
A rapping sound came from the door.
Before Kushina could dart back into Yuto's body, the door was pushed open directly. In the entire Land of Waves, only one person was this rude to Yuto.
"Hey, get me a visitors pass" said Tsunade, her hair in a ponytail, wearing a white uniform, swaggering into the room. "I'm going to check on that idiot Jiraiya."
"Sure thing," Yuto said, turning back to his computer to pull up the authorization forms. His typing was a little faster than usual.
"Aren't you going to ask why I'm visiting him?" Tsunade plopped casually onto the side couch, with a rather displeased look on her face. "That guy used to chase after me, you know? Aren't you even a little worried, you brat?"
"I'm very confident in myself," Yuto smiled.
Pfft. You're still a kid," Tsunade scoffed, curling her lip. "Save that talk for when your little guy is actually operational, you punk."
"Did you smooth things over with Shizune?" Yuto ignored her taunt, smiling as he asked.
"Smooth things over? That girl cried straight through the night," Tsunade sighed, massaging her forehead. "She only fell asleep at dawn. Still out cold."
"Tsunade Sensei, you've really had a rough time," Yuto said softly.
"And whose fault is that?" Tsunade snorted lightly, kicking off her shoes and plopping her bare feet onto the coffee table. "Since you know your master has suffered, you should know what to do, right?"
"Tsunade Sensei, this is an office," Yuto reminded her.
"What, scared of getting caught by that little girl Konan?" Tsunade curved her lips into a teasing smile. "Weren't you brave back then? Chickening out now?"
The self-criticism essay Yuto wrote was posted on the public bulletin board of the Land of Waves. Practically every citizen in the nation knew about it.
Of course.
The public's reaction was mostly just marveling at their leader's… adventurous tastes, not really seeing it as a scandal or immoral. They were a couple, after all—so what if they got a little creative? Many even admired Yuto's courage for admitting it publicly! Truly their leader of the Land of Waves, never one to hide his preferences!
"Tsunade Sensei, are you provoking me?" Yuto raised an eyebrow.
Smack.
Tsunade slammed the table, vaulted over to him in two steps. Leaning into his space, her eyes determined, she said, "You're damn right I am! So what, scared?"
Yuto glanced under the desk at Kushina's amused expression and said flatly, "I'll pay you a personal visit tonight."
"Heh. Still playing it safe!" Tsunade leaned in even closer, her voice a challenge. "So cowardly, you little— Mphh!"
He'd had enough. In one fluid motion, Yuto closed the distance and captured her lips in a firm kiss. The office was filled with the sound of their passionate, muffled exchange.
A long moment later, they broke apart.
Tsunade, her face flushed, fastened the collar of her now-open uniform. She patted Yuto's shoulder and laughed heartily, "Not bad, kid! I'll request you next time! Hahahaha!"
"Of course. Cortesean no.88 is honored to serve you," Yuto said, playing along with a mock salute.
"You didn't seem like you were acting just now. Have you actually been to that kind of place?" Tsunade's expression instantly changed, becoming suspicious.
"How could that be? You're overthinking it."
"But you really didn't seem like you were acting!"
"I can barely handle the ones at home."
"Hmph, if you ever actually go… you can forget about ever growing up!" Tsunade snorted lightly, then suddenly realized something. "Those two women of yours… are they always inside your body?"
If that were the case, hadn't they just seen all her… performance?
"Occasionally they're not," Yuto laughed awkwardly, scratching his cheek.
"Are they now?" Tsunade frowned.
"They're not."
"Really?"
"Mikoto took Uchiha Izumi shopping."
"And Kushina?"
"Don't worry about me, Sis!" a familiar voice suddenly chirped from under the desk, giggling. "I'm under the table, I didn't see a thing~!"
Stunned.
Tsunade froze on the spot, her face cycling from green to red, then from red to white.
"Um, that…" He was cut off by a massive fist filling his vision.
BOOM.
A deafening explosion rattled the windows of the main office.
Tsunade, scarlet with fury and embarrassment, stormed out, slamming the door shut with enough force to crack the frame
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*At the Land of Waves aquaculture farm.*
"Jiraiya Sensei, your brushing motion is too light."
Nagato took the steel brush from Jiraiya's hand and demonstrated. "Mel's shell is much harder than Ali's. With your strength, you can't even make her feel comfortable."
Jiraiya looked at the giant turtle in front of him, his mouth twitching violently. "Why do I need to make a turtle feel comfortable?"
"Because only when she's physically and mentally pleased will Mel lay eggs," Nagato explained.
"That makes sense, but I can't quite get behind your naming conventions for turtles and crabs," Jiraiya took a deep breath. "And is the Land of Waves so poor it's scraping the bottom of the barrel? Why are we going after turtle eggs?"
"Have you heard of Rejuvenating Ointment and Revitalization Pills? The active ingredients for them are extracted from Mel's eggs," Nagato stated flatly.
"It's actually made from this?!" Jiraiya's eyes widened in astonishment.
As a self-proclaimed ladies' man, he certainly recognized these two revolutionary marvels! They were practically gospel for men and saviors for women!
How many broken families had they saved!
And the raw ingredient came from this turtle's eggs?
"This expression…" Nagato stared at the giant turtle, his expression shifting.
"What is it?" Jiraiya also grew tense.
"Mel is about to lay an egg."
"Wh-what should I do?"
"Get behind her and catch it."
"C-catch it?" Jiraiya's expression blanked for a moment before turning serious. "I understand."
He circled around to the back of the giant turtle, squatted down, rolled up his sleeves, and held out his arms.
Plop.
Jiraiya felt his hands grow heavy. Cradling the egg, his face lit up with excitement. "It's out! It's really out… Tsu—Tsunade?"
Tsunade, wearing a long white coat, stepped into his view. Jiraiya, holding the egg, felt the excitement drain from his face, replaced by a petrifying sense of dread.
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