Chapter 34
Ren woke up and glanced at Shizune hugging him. He sighed softly, muttering under his breath, "Tsk… I really regret being a 12-year-old kid."
Carefully slipping out of her hold, he headed to take a shower. After cleaning up, he moved to the kitchen and began preparing food just as Akari walked in.
"Ren-kun? Why are you alone?" she asked curiously.
"Well, Shizune-nee was too exhausted after the massage, so she fell asleep. She's still sleeping," Ren replied with a straight face.
Akari nodded in understanding.
"Shizune really pushes herself too much. She should take some breaks."
Soon, she joined him, and the two worked together in comfortable silence.
After finishing the cooking, they moved on to housework. By the time they were done, Shizune and Tsunade had arrived.
Tsunade eyed Shizune suspiciously. Shizune, on the other hand, looked like she had just won a war, practically glowing.
After thinking for a moment, Tsunade let it go.
"Well then, Ren… what are you all going to do for a month?" she asked.
"Well, Hinata, Sakura, and Ino will be training. I have some matters to take care of," Ren replied casually.
Tsunade nodded.
After eating, Ren teleported to Training Ground 7 and then made his way toward the inn where the Suna team was staying.
"Let's see how Temari is doing—"
Suddenly, he spun and threw multiple shuriken, deflecting the incoming attack. His eyes flashed blue as the Six Eyes activated.
"Tsk… attacking a 12-year-old kid now?" Ren said dismissively.
Jiraiya jumped down from the rooftop.
"Normal 12-year-olds don't master FTG or react that fast," Jiraiya said.
Ren looked at him mockingly.
"Just because you can't doesn't mean no one can, Mr. Dead-last."
Jiraiya's mouth twitched.
"Kid, you're talking to one of the Sannin of Konoha—"
Ren cut him off immediately.
"You really are shameless, flaunting that title everywhere. Have you ever heard my sister or Orochimaru use that title? Only an idiot would be proud of a title earned by being defeated by Hanzo."
Jiraiya's face burned with embarrassment.
"Hmph… what does a brat like you know?"
Ren shrugged.
"That my sister can send you to the Pure Land in one punch?"
Jiraiya fell silent. The memory of Tsunade's outburst in the Hokage office resurfaced, and he shivered slightly.
Ren ignored him and continued walking toward the inn.
"Oii brat, where are you going? We're not done talking!" Jiraiya shouted.
Ren didn't even look back.
'Hmm… how will Temari react to seeing me?' he thought, amused.
Soon, he spotted her.
"Well, my luck is really good today."
He used shunshin and appeared near her instantly. Jiraiya followed behind, confusion clear on his face.
"What's that brat doing with a Suna girl? Wait… isn't that the Kazekage's daughter?"
His heart nearly stopped as Ren casually wrapped an arm around her.
"That idiot… that's the Kazekage's daughter! This could start a war!"
Temari snapped her head to the side, only to find Ren's face inches from hers.
"Well, want another kiss, Temari-chan?" Ren winked.
Temari froze for a moment before her face turned red from both anger and embarrassment.
She quickly stepped back and pointed at him.
"You bastard! What do you want now?"
Ren placed a hand on his chest dramatically.
"Ouch… no 'I missed you,' no hug? Straight to questions? How heartless."
Temari's eye twitched.
"Why are you here?"
"Well, I was bored, so I thought—why not go on a date with you?" Ren said with a grin.
"Who wants to go on a date with you?" Temari shot back, gritting her teeth.
"You, of course. Who else?" Ren replied innocently.
Just then, Jiraiya appeared beside them.
"Oii kid, how can you harass a girl like this?"
Temari frowned in confusion. 'Who the hell is this guy?'
Ren noticed and smirked.
"Well, he's a famous ninja of Konoha. He usually peeps into women's bathhouses and writes smut novels."
Temari looked at Jiraiya with pure disgust.
Jiraiya flushed red, unable to deny it.
"Well, ignore him. Let's go on our date," Ren said as he grabbed her hand and started walking.
"Oii! I didn't say I was coming!" Temari protested.
"Come on, it'll be fun. You don't have anything to do anyway," Ren said casually, clearly giving her an excuse.
She didn't resist, just complained while following him.
Jiraiya stood there, mouth open.
"How…?"
He was completely speechless.
"Wait… I forgot why I stopped him!"
But by then, Ren and Temari were already gone.
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They appeared in the Fire Capital.
Ren casually began walking through the market district as if nothing had happened.
"H-how? Where are we? How did we get here?" Temari asked in shock.
"Oh, we're in the Fire Capital. I used Flying Thunder God to teleport us," Ren replied casually.
Temari's eyes widened.
"Y-you can use FTG? The S-rank space-time jutsu created by the Second Hokage?"
Ren grinned.
"Of course I can. How do you think I teleported inside the barrier that day?"
Temari's mind raced.
First Tsunade revealed Wood Release, and now her brother was using FTG casually for a date.
'What kind of ridiculous family is this…?'
Ren took her to a clothing store that Ino, Hinata, and Sakura liked. He picked out several outfits and handed them to her.
"Here, try these. They'll suit you perfectly."
He pushed her into the changing room.
Temari looked at the clothes and sighed.
"Well… since I'm already here…"
She tried them on, picked what she liked, and just like that, their date truly began.
They shopped and even visited a jewelry store. Before she knew it, time had passed, and they were sitting in a famous restaurant in the Fire Capital.
After eating, Ren teleported them again—this time to the Land of Hot Springs.
Temari was beyond stunned at this point.
"This guy is teleporting across countries like it's nothing…"
This was Ren's fixed-point seal that allowed instant travel. The seal store's nature energy and activats upon passing chakra in a code like pattern. The seal will teleport the user to the same code seal.
This was also the seal Which Tsunada and other girls used for teleporting to safe house. As only Hinata and Ren knew FTG. But this seal needed time to refill the Nature energy so it wasn't really combat effective.
This seal was used by Tsunada and others for travel and a trump card to escape from danger.
"Well, Temari-chan, how about a bath together?" Ren asked casually.
Temari showed him her middle finger.
"Fuck off."
She walked toward the female hot springs.
Ren sighed.
"Fine…"
After a relaxing bath, they returned to Konoha.
"Well… that was unexpectedly a good trip," Temari admitted, glowing slightly.
Ren grinned.
"We can go again sometime. Maybe a joint date with you, Hinata, Ino, and Sakura. Good chance to meet your future sisters."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Temari glared.
"Well, once you marry me, they'll be your sisters, right?" Ren said casually.
Temari scoffed.
"Who said I'm going to marry you? I'm a kunoichi of Suna."
Ren waved dismissively.
"Don't forget my uncle suppressed an entire era. Once I'm strong enough, Suna might just offer you to me."
Temari wanted to argue but froze. 'this guy has already Masterd FTG, His chakra reservs are monstrous, even now he can fight a kage and can escape or if he found a chance he can even kill one and he was just 12.
The more she thought about it, the more it made sense—and that only made her face burn red.
Ren smiled. "Well, it's the late. See you soon." He teleported away.
Temari blinked. "He just left like that?" She had been ready for another ambush kiss, but he was gone.
Then suddenly—
Ren reappeared, pulled her by her waist, and captured her lips in a kiss. Temari froze. Ren seprated and pecked her cheek.
"Hah… how can a date end without a kiss?"
He vanished again.
"RENNNNN, YOU BASTARD!" Temari shouted, but he was already gone.
She stormed back to her room, but under the moonlight, a small smile could be seen on her flushed face.
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Ren appeared back at the Senju house.
"Yoo, Ren-sama is back!"
Tsunade immediately threw a pillow at him.
"Stop shouting!"
Ren caught it effortlessly and threw it back, starting a pillow fight.
Soon, Shizune, Akari, and Karin joined in.
Ren even kidnapped Ino, Sakura, and Hinata to join his side.
And just like that, the Great Pillow War began—
Tsunade's team vs Ren's team.