[Naruto World]
Konohagakure, Julian's Residence.
"Julian-sama, please, you must agree to my request!"
A woman with a curvaceous figure, a beautiful face, and inverted triangular markings on her cheeks was kneeling respectfully before Julian, bowing toward him.
"Please allow your Arcanine to be with my Kuromaru!"
Inuzuka Tsume's gaze was full of anticipation and burning passion as she watched the Arcanine napping in the courtyard.
Arcanine, in the midst of its afternoon slumber, suddenly seemed to sense something. It instinctively opened its eyes, only to see a dog's face leering at it with a perverted grin.
"Arf! Arf! Arf!"
Arcanine yelped in panic, its body retreating frantically until it bumped with a thud against the massive body of Aggron, finally ing to a stop.
Seeing this scene, Julian said helplessly, "Tsume, your Kuromaru has scared my doggo."
Tsume, however, shook her head and continued to gaze at Arcanine with fervent intensity. "Julian-sama, this is love! It's the overwhelming, burning love my Kuromaru has for your Arcanine!"
"Arcanine, just accept my Kuromaru! With your powerful genes and our Inuzuka clan's secret techniques for breeding ninja hounds, your offspring will undoubtedly be outstanding. By then, they might even be able to fight a Tailed Beast!"
By the time she finished speaking, Tsume seemed as if she were ablaze, an invisible flame engulfing her.
Meanwhile, her partner Kuromaru had already pinned Arcanine beneath her.
"Arf!!"
Arcanine: "Master, save me!"
Seeing Kuromaru's blatant coveting of its beauty, Arcanine immediately cried out to its trainer for help.
Despite possessing strength capable of easily suppressing Kage-level experts, Arcanine was now so frightened by this ferocious Kuromaru that it hadn't even thought of resisting.
Kuromaru resembled a Mightyena by seventy to eighty percent. And she was also one-eyed, wearing an eyepatch, which made her look even fiercer.
"Tailed Beasts, huh... my Arcanine has already defeated one."
Julian pletely ignored Arcanine's pleading gaze.
"Slow~"
Just then, Slowking brought the freshly brewed coffee and placed it before Julian and Tsume.
Watching Julian sip his coffee with relish, Tsume wore an expression of plete rejection.
"Slow?"
Slowking turned to look at Tsume: "Not drinking?"
An indescribable yet overwhelming pressure suddenly washed over her.
The oppressive aura was even stronger than the chakra emitted by the Nine-Tails during the recent Nine-Tails Rampage that had struck Konoha.
Glug... Glug...
Without seeming to care how hot it was, Tsume drained the entire cup of coffee in one go.
"Slow~"
Seeing this, Slowking nodded in satisfaction before turning and leaving.
"So bitter!"
As soon as Slowking was gone, Tsume immediately stuck out her tongue, her previously rather attractive features now pletely twisted into a grimace.
Looking at Julian leisurely sipping his coffee, Tsume couldn't help but admire him. "As expected of Julian-sama, to be able to endure such bitterness."
Kuromaru also returned, dejected, for she had been rejected by Arcanine yet again.
"It's alright, Kuromaru. This was only the ninety-ninth time. The hundredth time will definitely succeed!"
Tsume encouraged her battle partner.
Kuromaru nodded heavily, her gaze brimming with unyielding determination.
Julian said nothing from the side, but truth be told, he was also a bit curious—could Pokémon and ninja hounds actually produce offspring?
And if they did, what would that offspring's potential be like?
Unfortunately, his own dog wasn't interested in this Kuromaru, so Julian naturally wouldn't force it.
The heavy front gate of Julian's residence slowly swung open.
Magearna, Lucario, and Zeraora walked in, each carrying a basket full of groceries.
"Back from shopping?" Julian said.
"Mage~"
Magearna nodded.
"What's for lunch today?"
"Mage~"
Magearna: "Braised wild boar, steamed pike, braised bamboo shoots, salted shrimp, shredded pork with water bamboo shoots—"
Only after listing ten different dishes did Magearna finally stop.
"What about Celebi, Jirachi, and Hoopa? Didn't they go out with you?"
"Mage!"
The moment those three were mentioned, Magearna's cheerful expression immediately turned into an angry pout.
"They went to eat ramen, said they're not ing back for lunch. Is Ichiraku Ramen really that good? I've had it and thought it was just okay."
"What?! They went to eat ramen?"
Julian instinctively jumped to his feet. "Why didn't they—"
"Mage?"
'Why didn't they invite me?'
The words got stuck in his throat.
"I mean... when those three e back, I'm going to have a serious talk with them. Looks like I've been giving them too much allowance."
Julian said with a perfectly serious expression.
"Mage~"
Magearna nodded in satisfaction, then led the two grocery-carrying helpers into the kitchen, ready to prepare today's lunch together with Slowking-sensei.
Watching Magearna leave, Julian let out a sigh of relief. He had almost let it slip just now.
"Magearna and Slowking are truly terrifying. With summoned beasts like them by your side, the pressure on Julian-sama must be immense."
Tsume spoke from the heart, looking at Julian with great sympathy.
Julian: 'Are you trying to get me killed?!'
Noticing the faint, meaningful gazes ing from the direction of the kitchen, Julian immediately said, "Not at all. My Slowking and Magearna are both adorable and incredibly capable."
"By the way, would you like to stay for lunch?"
"No, it's about time for Kiba to be fed, so I need to head back."
Tsume shook her head.
"Alright then, I won't keep you."
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Ichiraku Ramen.
The three little ones had just finished their ramen, looking thoroughly satisfied.
"Celebi, Hoopa, I treated you guys this time. Next time it's your turn."
Jirachi looked at what little remained of its allowance, feeling rather heartbroken.
"Mm, next time it's Celebi's turn."
Hoopa nodded, traces of broth still clinging to the corners of its mouth.
"Mm, mm. Next time Hoopa treats, and the time after that, Minato treats," Celebi declared.
"Why isn't the next time you, and instead Minato?" Hoopa asked indignantly.
"Of course Minato should treat us! Think about it—if I hadn't stepped in back then and beaten up that fox with nine tails, both Minato and his wife would be dead, and his son would've bee an orphan."
"That's Kurama, you illiterate."
Hoopa looked at Celebi with utter disdain and continued, "And besides, it was clearly Arcanine who did the fighting. What did you have to do with it?"
"I'm the one who told Arcanine to step in, you know!" Celebi retorted.
"I don't care. Next time, you're treating, or else I'm going to tell Julian." Hoopa wasn't falling for Celebi's tricks—it wasn't a fool like Jirachi, who was always getting duped by Celebi.
At the mention of Julian, Celebi actually got worked up. "You think I'm scared of that blockhead? Let me tell you, Hoopa, I—"
"Meta~"
Metagross suddenly appeared on the scene, with Julian in tow.
And Celebi's words came to an abrupt halt.
"D-Dad, what are you doing here?"
Celebi forced a wide smile onto its face, looking as obedient as could be.
But what greeted it was an utterly icy sentence: "No allowance tomorrow."
Celebi: O_O??
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