Refreshing!
Uchiha Yoichi suddenly felt like a vampire, after the massage, Yugito's pretty face blushed as she drowsily returned to her room, while he energetically headed to the Alchemy Room.
Upon arriving, Uchiha Yoichi had just gotten down when he saw Nohara Rin rushing over.
"Lord Yoichi, you're here."
"Mm, sorry for coming so late today, Rin. Do you still plan to learn Alchemy today? If you want to learn other Ninjutsu, I can teach you that too."
After placing his hand on Nohara Rin's head, Uchiha Yoichi suddenly wanted to hear her inner thoughts, so he concentrated to use his ability.
"I'll do as you say, Lord Yoichi."
Nohara Rin said with a sweet smile on her face, then her inner voice reached Uchiha Yoichi's ear.
'What Ninjutsu will Lord Yoichi teach me? But if I could spend more time with him, that would be great, it gets so boring after Lord Yoichi leaves...'
Is it just companionship she needs? Well, in this closed environment...
After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Yoichi said, "You're skilled in Medical Ninjutsu, so your Chakra control must be very precise. I'll teach you an Illusion Technique to handle a wide range of enemy attacks. Once you master it, you'll have a chance to escape even if facing multiple enemies...."
Nohara Rin asked excitedly, "Lord Yoichi, what Illusion Technique is it?"
"Darkness Path Jutsu, an Illusion Technique invented by the Second Generation Hokage...."
Having said that, Uchiha Yoichi began teaching Nohara Rin the Illusion Technique. He planned to bring more things in, like the Ninja World Daily, Ninja games, and at night, he would leave a Wood Clone.
Else, what if Nohara Rin's mind gets twisted within three years?
While teaching Nohara Rin, Uchiha Yoichi often used his ability to explore her inner voice, but the results reassured him.
Nohara Rin's mindset was as straightforward as her appearance — whatever emotion she showed on her face, she felt in her heart.
Truly well-behaved.
After Nohara Rin got tired from learning, Uchiha Yoichi couldn't help but stroke her short auburn hair, wishing Karin would be this well-behaved when she grows up.
While Uchiha Yoichi was teaching Nohara Rin Ninjutsu, the ninjas from the southern border of the Land of Fire also returned.
However, there weren't any significant battles there, mostly small-scale skirmishes. Hidden Mist had only attempted two schemes, both uncovered by Konoha.
Eventually, Hidden Mist's provocations gradually lessened. On the surface, Konoha had the Yellow Flash, and secretly, there was Uchiha Shisui. His Instant Body Jutsu and Illusion Technique were quite formidable among the Jonin, earning him many battle merits.
Namikaze Minato returned this time with only a few ninjas, so there was no welcoming ceremony.
Upon reaching the Hokage Building, he reported the battle situation to Hatake Sakumo.
"You've worked hard, Mr. Minato. We'll verify the mission merits as soon as possible, and then record and notify them properly."
After some thought, Hatake Sakumo said, "Mr. Minato, take a three-day leave, rest well...."
"How about seven days, Fourth Hokage?"
Uchiha Yoichi's Wood Clone spoke up, "Uzumaki Kushina is pregnant, let Jonin Minato have a good rest."
"Kushina is pregnant!?"
Namikaze Minato was also very surprised to hear this news. Hatake Sakumo remembered and nodded, saying to Namikaze Minato, "Indeed, my oversight. Mr. Minato, take a good rest first, and you'll receive missions again in seven days."
"Yes, thank you, Fourth Hokage, and for Lord Yoichi's consideration."
Upon saying this, Namikaze Minato hurried home, and upon seeing Kushina, his eyes were immediately drawn to her slightly protruding belly.
"Minato, you're back. Is the war over?"
Kushina asked happily when she saw Namikaze Minato, and noticing his gaze, she continued, "You had already left by then, so I didn't have time to tell you."
Namikaze Minato waved and said, "It's fine, Kushina. This time, the Fourth Hokage and Lord Yoichi granted me several days off. I can properly rest and keep you company."
"By the way, Minato, I have something to tell you..."
Kushina initially wanted to chat about other things, but then remembered the scroll, so she hurried back to the room, bringing out the scroll and saying
"This scroll suddenly appeared at our doorstep. I thought it was someone's prank, but after opening the seal, inside was a message for Jiraiya-sensei."
"A message for Jiraiya-sensei?"
Namikaze Minato took the scroll and opened it, instantly furrowing his brows; the scroll contained only one message: 'Jiraiya-sensei, your student was killed by Danzo!'
Kushina asked, "Minato, this should be a prank, right? Other than you, weren't all of Jiraiya-sensei's students killed in battle?"
"No, I remember Jiraiya-sensei having another student...."
Namikaze Minato shook his head, suddenly recalling what Jiraiya-sensei had said to him before leaving, curious about who would be the savior, him or the other disciple. This must have referred to another disciple of Jiraiya-sensei.
"I'll have the Toads relay this to Jiraiya-sensei and inform him of the details."
Namikaze Minato said, then went back to the room to fetch a scroll, documenting the details thoroughly, then summoned Gama Kosuke, telling him
"Kosuke, deliver these two scrolls to Jiraiya-sensei."
"Understood, I'll have Boss Bunta notify him when I return."