"Naruto! Sasuke! Aren't you done yet?!"
"Almost! Almost!"
With one hand on her hip, chinatsu urged Naruto and Sasuke, who were still busy packing.
The two answered in unison before stuffing even more things into their bags.
It wasn't that they had a lot of personal belongings. Rather, they both assumed their older sister hadn't prepared anything at all. Out of sheer habit, they ended up packing almost everything for chinatsu instead.
Money was naturally indispensable. As the saying goes, money isn't everything, but life is impossible without it. Fortunately, they were anything but poor.
Snacks were another necessity. They weren't essential for survival, but they were absolutely essential for the soul. Traveling was already enjoyable, and having something delicious to eat along the way only made it better.
As for identification papers, their faces alone were enough to pass through Konoha. Outside Konoha, however, things were different. Although they weren't afraid of trouble, there was no reason to deliberately invite it. Fortunately, the Land of Whirlpools had already prepared travel permits for them, allowing them to pass freely through most nations.
After finishing their preparations, Naruto and Sasuke finally walked out carrying an enormous pile of luggage.
Although both had already reached the pinnacle of the ninja world in strength, they didn't possess convenient space-time storage techniques like the storage rings from cultivation novels.
Fortunately...
They couldn't.
But their sister could.
chinatsu's eyes shifted slightly.
Unlike Kaguya's Byakugan, she activated Kamui with a single glance, instantly swallowing all of the luggage into the Kamui dimension.
Meanwhile...
Someone relaxing inside the Kamui dimension while casually reading Make-Out Paradise was startled by the sudden appearance of mountains of luggage.
Kakashi blinked blankly.
After several seconds of silence, he calmly lowered his head and continued reading.
"Jiraiya-sama's Make-Out Paradise really is a masterpiece... I never get tired of it."
Beside him lay Make-Out Paradise II, Make-Out Paradise III, Make-Out Violence, and Make-Out Tactics...
After storing everything away, chinatsu lightly bit her fingertip and pressed it against the ground.
"Reverse Summoning Jutsu."
Naruto and Sasuke tilted their heads in confusion.
"Sis, why are you using a Reverse Summoning Jutsu? Are we going to one of the Sage Regions?"
"That's right."
chinatsu nodded.
"We're going to a Sage Region."
She gestured for the two of them to stand beside her within the summoning array.
Her destination was indeed one of the legendary Sage Regions.
In reality, Kaguya had only proposed a possibility. Even she wasn't completely certain how it could be accomplished.
But after sacrificing enough brainpower to last the next decade, chinatsu had finally devised a plan with the highest chance of success.
Master all three Sage Arts...
Then fuse them together.
Using an even more refined Sage Mode to deepen her connection with natural energy, she might eventually reach the point where she could truly merge with nature itself and completely control its power.
chinatsu hadn't forgotten to pack because she knew she wouldn't need to.
Her brain was functioning perfectly.
She was incredibly reliable.
As the Reverse Summoning array erupted with dazzling light, chinatsu, Naruto, and Sasuke vanished from the Land of Whirlpools and appeared inside Shikkotsu Forest, one of the Three Great Sage Regions.
The Slug Sage immediately sensed someone entering its territory.
However, the overwhelming aura surrounding chinatsu was completely different from before.
For a brief moment, the ancient sage almost prepared for battle.
"Slug Sage, long time no see~"
chinatsu smiled brightly and waved.
Seeing the familiar smile, the Slug Sage relaxed slightly.
"If you didn't still feel like yourself..."
"I would've thought someone else had possessed you."
"Hahaha."
chinatsu laughed.
"Someone really did try to possess me."
"But I pushed her halfway back inside."
"Now she just meows inside me like a little kitten."
She casually patted her chest while speaking.
Inside her spiritual world...
Kaguya instantly exploded.
Who's the kitten?!
Who exactly is meowing?!
Chinatsu hurriedly tried to calm the furious former Rabbit Goddess.
"Relax, relax."
"I'm only saying that to keep up appearances!"
"It's just rhetoric!"
Outside...
chinatsu suddenly paused for a second.
After all, she was busy soothing the furious "cat" inside her.
The Slug Sage watched her strangely.
Still, it welcomed chinatsu's arrival.
If someone with her current strength truly intended harm, the ninja world would have already been destroyed. There wasn't anyone alive capable of stopping her.
"I'm happy to see you."
The Slug Sage lowered its enormous head slightly.
"But... I don't think you came all the way here just to visit me."
"Hehe..."
"Sorry about that."
chinatsu scratched her cheek awkwardly.
"I was actually hoping you could help me locate Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave."
"I want to visit both."
The Slug Sage immediately gave her a resentful look.
I knew it...
She wasn't here to visit me at all.
Still...
Its massive body shifted slightly before a Reverse Summoning seal connecting to Mount Myōboku slowly formed on the ground.
"When you come back next time..."
"You'd better come here just to see me."
The Slug Sage spoke with obvious dissatisfaction.
"Definitely!"
chinatsu clasped her hands together apologetically.
"Once everything is over, I'm planning to travel across the entire ninja world."
"And Shikkotsu Forest will absolutely be my first stop."
Only then did the Slug Sage look somewhat satisfied.
Without wasting another second, chinatsu led Naruto and Sasuke into the newly formed summoning array.
A brilliant flash engulfed them.
The next instant...
Countless loud croaks echoed through the air.
"Ribbit!"
"Ribbit!"
"Ribbit!"
A shiver instantly ran down chinatsu's spine.
Ugh... Goosebumps!
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