Chapter 388: Chapter 388: Hot Springs and Frogs
After returning Temari home under the shocked gazes of Kankuro and Gaara, Shishou went back to his own home before heading to Turtle Island to find Samui.
In the morning, he practiced Sage Arts with Yugito and the others, in the afternoon, he went to the laboratory, in the evening, he taught Temari, and at night, he spent time with Samui.
For the next few days, Shishou's routine remained consistent.
During these days of training, Temari switched to a relatively conservative swimsuit and continued her wind-style training with Shishou.
No matter how conservative a swimsuit is, it is still a swimsuit.
Every time she slid down the slide and was caught by Shishou, the skin-to-skin contact made Temari feel a strange sensation.
As time passed and the instances accumulated, Temari began to get used to the intimate contact with Shishou.
She felt like a frog that had willingly jumped into the hot spring Shishou created, unknowingly becoming addicted to it.
Their relationship grew more intimate through their frequent physical contact.
Meanwhile, after several days of training, Temari also successfully improved her control over chakra, enhancing her proficiency in shape transformation.
Seeing her progress, Shishou began to increase the difficulty of her training.
"Alright, Temari, this is what I'm going to teach you next."
Shishou took out a water balloon and, under Temari's watchful eyes, used his chakra to burst it.
He was about to teach Temari the same method Jiraiya used to teach Naruto the Rasengan.
The Rasengan was the pinnacle of chakra shape transformation. Once Temari mastered it, she would grasp the essence of chakra shape transformation, making it easier to mold wind-style chakra into any shape she desired.
"Let me try."
Temari took a water balloon and attempted to burst it using the method Shishou had taught her.
While Temari was trying, Shishou started a campfire and began making hot drinks.
As he brewed tea, his gaze occasionally drifted to Temari not far away.
At this moment, Temari was wearing a black one-piece swimsuit, revealing a large, smooth expanse of her back and long, white legs, showcasing the vitality of a young girl.
A few minutes later, when she couldn't burst the water balloon, Temari formed a hand seal and created four shadow clones to accelerate her training.
Seeing the four pairs of long legs that appeared, Shishou's eyes brightened.
The view here was indeed quite pleasant.
"Bang!"
"I did it!!!"
After half an hour of attempts, Temari finally burst the water balloon, making her extremely happy.
Shishou chuckled and tossed her a rubber ball.
By the time Temari managed to burst the rubber ball as well, the sky had already darkened, signaling it was time to head back.
"I'm tired. Carry me home."
After changing back into her regular clothes inside the stone house, Temari jumped onto Shishou's back.
"Alright." Shishou had no choice but to carry her by her legs and head towards Konoha.
Lying on Shishou's back, Temari wrapped her arms around his neck, unable to stop herself from smiling.
She then asked.
"Shishou, why are you so powerful?"
"Because I'm a reincarnated sage, born with knowledge."
"Pfft, stop boasting."
"Haha..."
The two chatted casually and soon arrived back in Konoha.
Upon returning to the inn where the Sand shinobi were staying, Shishou saw that Pakura was sitting in the courtyard talking to Gaara and Kankuro.
In the face of the powerful Pakura, Gaara behaved like a well-behaved child.
Seeing Pakura, Temari quickly got off Shishou's back.
Noticing Temari's return, Pakura glanced at the masked Shishou and said,
"Temari, I'm going back to the Sand Village now."
"Gaara and Kankuro are coming with me. What about you?"
With the news of the Fourth Kazekage Rasa's death spreading throughout the Sand Village, it was time for Pakura to reclaim what was hers.
Hearing this, Temari felt a pang of reluctance. After glancing at Shishou beside her, she bit her lip and said,
"I... I want to stay a few more days and return by myself."
Given Shishou's formidable strength, there would be no issue escorting her back to the Sand Village.
Moreover, Pakura was returning to fight for the Kazekage position. As the daughter of the Fourth Kazekage, Temari would only be a hindrance.
After all, Pakura was betrayed by her father.
Hearing Temari's decision, Gaara and Kankuro exchanged a knowing look, glancing at Shishou beside her with a gossiping expression.
Given that Temari had been returning with this guy every day, it would be strange if there was nothing between them.
"Alright, be careful."
Pakura glanced at the masked boy beside Temari, understanding her reasons.
She then summoned a hawk with ink and flew towards the Sand Village with Gaara and Kankuro.
Since she didn't know where Shishou had gone, Pakura had no choice but to make her way back to the Sand Village alone.
However, she had left a message for Shishou in Fire Source City, so he would likely come to find her once he knew.
Watching Gaara and Kankuro leave with Pakura, Temari felt an inexplicable sense of loss.
But seeing Shishou, who had been by her side all this time, made her feel better.
After chatting with Temari for about half an hour at the inn, Shishou returned home.
Resuming his appearance as the user of the Flying Thunder God Technique, he disappeared on the spot to find Pakura and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to transport her and the others directly to the Sand Village.
After doing this, he returned to Turtle Island.
In the Hidden Rain Village.
In the tower.
Standing by the window with his red hair tied into a ponytail, Nagato closed his eyes and felt the changes in his Rinnegan.
After extensive research and experiments by Sasori on Hashirama's cells, the power of Hashirama within Nagato had reached its peak.
Thanks to the enhancement of the Rinnegan by Hashirama's power, Nagato had now mastered new abilities of the Rinnegan, greatly increasing his strength.
Not long after, the red-haired Sasori of the Red Sand came to Nagato's side and said,
"Nagato, I want to leave for a while."
Nagato asked casually, "Where are you going?"
Since Konan was taken by the user of the Flying Thunder God Technique, Sasori had become Nagato's right-hand man and his most important researcher.
Scratching his head, Sasori said casually,
"To settle some historical issues."
Through his informants in the Sand Village, Sasori had learned of the Fourth Kazekage's death. He wanted to take this opportunity to return to the village, capture a few shinobi with kekkei genkai, and use them to create human puppets in combination with Hashirama's cells.
At the same time, he wanted to cut his final ties with the Sand Village.
Hearing this, Nagato said,
"Be quick."
"Alright, Nagato." Sasori replied and left to make preparations.
After Sasori left, Nagato opened his eyes and looked at the people below.
In his Rinnegan, a new tomoe was slowly emerging.
"The power within the Gedo Statue has been fully absorbed, and my right eye has finally reached six tomoe..."
With renewed determination, Nagato prepared for the coming challenges.
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POWER STONE!!!!
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