Chapter 76 - Ch76. Year ti-skip 1
Right after the mission to Iwa, Rei and Konan filled in paperwork for a long break which didn't end even after a whole year. Apparently, long breaks were not only possible but even encouraged. Being a ninja was physically and ntally demanding, plus while the payroll wasn't extraordinarily high, it was enough to save up for a few months of not having to go to missions. People did take long 'training' breaks, 'recuperation' breaks, and so on... The village system was also accustod to this, having a flexible call system. Being on break didn't really an not being called upon in an ergency, special request, or a mission your team was best for. In Rei's and Konan's case, it was the demolition missions. During the year, they were out of the village for a week two tis too when there was nobody specialized in the requested mission but other than that, they focused on training i.
After their first 'outing' on the request of so noble from the Land of Noodles... again, they even managed to bring Tsunade presents! As they were coming back, they encountered a village raid by the Kaguya clan which was quite an opportunity for them since they still needed to get one Kaguya specin for Tsunade. These raids were not actually suppressed by Kirigakure at all. The Kiri shinobi were told to 'leave them be'. The Kaguya knew their limits and didn't push it so the raids were mostly once per year. But even then, losing one village per year must have been irritating at the very least for the governors of the Land of Water. And yet, nothing is done about it. Because they were a clan that migrated from faraway land to the Land of Water during the first shinobi war. Because of their 'loyalty' to Kirigakure. The loyalty that everybody knew ant shit as nobody EVER seen a Kaguya clansman in Kirigakure. But it was a signed agreent and going back on those by the Mizukage by attacking them would be alarming to other clans.
But Rei and Konan had no such worries. Let the Mizukage deal with the fallout, they thought as they rained death upon the Kaguyas who were happily massacring and raping the defenseless villagers. The 'specin' they 'politely' asked to co with them, was a guy around fifty who they found forcing himself on a small girl. Rei instantly thought... 'Hey, if soone deserves the tortures of Tsunade, wouldn't it be this guy?' And so, the completely voluntary participant of human experintation was chosen.
When the people in Rei's dinsion needed to realize how good they have it, they often went to hear the music of the guy as Tsunade was 'playing' with him by researching his contents. It was mostly i though as she was having quite a bad ti by being trained to the bone by Konan and most importantly, Rei.
Rei decided that it is important to make i prepared no matter how young she was. If Itachi could do it, so can she. While he wasn't too harsh on her... that was Konan... he didn't let her slack off and ca up with various gas to keep her entertained during the training.
They played hide and seek, the ninja-style. Rei hid and i had to find him thanks to the prepared tracks he left behind. Once she found him, she had to chase him by any and all ans necessary which more often than not ant running vertically on trees or chasing and being chased on the water surface that made i quite competent when it ca to chakra control.
Next Rei was playing catch with i. He ordered her to make an orb of lava and made her keep it hot for the entire ga. During it, as he was catching it with his hands covered in suiton chakra to prevent himself from getting burnt, he was also injecting a minute amount of his own chakra into it which made it harder for i to keep it conjured. Considering the abrupt changes in the orb she had to control, at first, the ball dissolved more often than not. But at least it was getting more fun when she actually learned how to do it. Without even noticing, i learned how to control her Lava Release to quite a high degree.
Rei obviously made her do much more and mostly veiled it in the disguise of gas but these weren't as important nor did they do them regularly. The last thing he had her doing was more of a chore. i was in the duty of providing steam for the hot springs and keeping the water warm with her boil release. Simultaneously at that.
Konan, Tsunade, and i were in the hot springs after a hard day of training, soaking up in the water. This was their daily routine. The girls bathed with i to keep her company and create a sisterly bond between themselves but it was also to make sure she was not slacking off during her chor-, ahem, training. Well, most of the ti. Right now, i was sitting in Tsunade's lap as she slept, her face buried in the woman's bust.
"She seems sowhat tired." Tsunade worriedly said as she put the palm of her hand on the girl's forehead but then realized how foolish her statent sounded as she saw the deadpan look of Konan. "Well, more than usual, I an." She awkwardly added.
During their ti together, Konan could see that Tsunade created a deeper bond with the little redhead. At tis, she even suspected the blonde is channeling her regrets by showing incredible sisterly affection for her but then ca the day of Tsunade's training and all suspicions of Konan are blown away due to i coming half-dead out of it. Tsunade was... brutal, to say the least. At least she had the common courtesy to heal any and all broken bones afterward.
"Obviously," Konan said and smiled slightly. Tsunade was utterly unsure if the smile was due to the topic or the newly finished origami that was just deposited on the water surface though. "I've been putting her through my territory training for seven hours straight." She said, making Tsunade wince.
"Did she at least reach earth papers?" She asked, protectively hugging i's sleeping form closer. Konan's territory training... the one with three territories of water, earth, and outer territory of wind papers. Not to say that even the outer territory was brutal but to run her through it for seven hours straight...
"Nope." Konan popped the 'p'. "She barely reached the middle of the wind zone but even that's already comndable for her age." She distractedly continued but when she saw Tsunade's reproaching look, she frowned. "What... don't give that look! You are by far the most brutal out of the three of us." She said lazily, making Tsunade lower her head in embarrassnt.
"I do it for her own good." She muttered, her fingers distractedly playing with i's hair.
"Sorry for springing up on you like that." Konan sighed tiredly. "It was a long day for too. The girl just doesn't quit." Konan smiled at the oblivious i but then she sniffed. "I raised her so well!" Both Tsunade and Konan started laughing at that. They were aware that Konan was guiding the girl to the personality she wanted her to have. While Tsunade felt she should be put off by such a thing, Konan's argunts were just too on point for her to disagree. Cue, the will of fire. That was enough to shut her up for good.
Despite Konan's attempt to look cheerful, it was obvious to Tsunade the woman was exhausted. While i was trying to breach the territory of wind, Konan had to constantly supply chakra to all three of her territories to keep up appearances. It must have been incredibly chakra draining. Tsunade smirked and nudged Konan. "Don't worry. Later we will take a bath with Rei... I am sure that will 'wake' you up." She wiggled her eyebrows at her, making Konan bump her shoulder into hers.
"Ah... you pervert." Konan quietly comnted while blushing slightly. This was their routine too. When i fell asleep, it was ti for their fun ti that more often than not happened in the hot springs.
"And proud of it!" Tsunade smirked and raised her chin high to show her feelings about the matter but suddenly froze when her peripheral vision caught two green orbs intently peering at her with a curious gaze, making her go rigid. "Ah? M-m-m-m-i!?" Tsunade shrieked.
The little girl just narrowed her gaze at Tsunade. "Tsu-chan, are you a pervert?" She asked, finishing Tsunade off. i then turned to Konan, her face sporting a huffy pout as she asked her. "Why aren't you letting join your fun with Rei?" She asked in true and innocent curiosity and Konan had no answer for that kind of question. She was just opening and closing her mouth, completely speechless.
After a while, Konan recollected herself while inwardly cursing Tsunade's big mouth. Her face now sported a bit broken smile as she said. "i-chan, it is quite late. You should go to sleep. Tomorrow you have training with Tsu." She told the girl who wasn't really bluffed into changing the topic but was instantly scooped up from Tsunade's lap by Konan's clone that proceeded to carry the flailing and protesting girl out of the hot spring while Konan chuckled. "Konan: 1, i: 0." Konan whispered in amus.e.m.e.nt, only to hear Tsunade's snickers.
It was only later that day, both Konan and Tsunade were groaning, huffing, and puffing from irritation as i decided she would not go to sleep and join the 'fun'. She might not have known what Konan and Tsunade ant but the word fun, she knew. And she wanted to have fun. Rei only chuckled as he bathed alone for the first ti in a while since both Konan and Tsunade had to show i what they ant by 'fun', or the girl gave an ultimatum that she won't go to sleep.
"Ah~, such peace..." He leaned his head back, half-asleep in the hot springs while enjoying the irritated sounds of his won he heard through his spy seal. Who said one needed a theater to enjoy a good show?
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