As soon as Nagi opened his front door, he saw an ANBU standing outside. The masked shinobi handed him a bundle of clothing.
" Nagi. The Hokage asked me to deliver this to you."
After taking it, Nagi discovered it was a Chūnin flak jacket.
The ANBU added,
"The Hokage also said it's fine if you don't wear it during daily activities or even on missions."
"I understand. Thank you for bringing it all the way here."
"No need to thank me. It's my duty."
With that, the ANBU vanished in an instant.
Just as Nagi turned to go back inside and put the clothes away—
"Nagi, we came to train with you!"
He looked up and saw Satsuki and Naruko standing outside.
Naruko's Secret Base…
Naruko and Satsuki explained the abilities they had awakened the day before.
"Mangekyō and Wood Release, huh… And what happened yesterday with you, Satsuki—so that's how your Mangekyō ability works."
Nagi rested his chin on his hand for a moment in thought, then smiled.
"Those are impressive abilities. How about I help you test them?"
"Okay." ×2
First: Satsuki
Nagi had heard how powerful the Mangekyō Sharingan could be, so he focused carefully.
Satsuki instantly disappeared using Storm Release.
Nagi spread out his sensory perception and detected her appearing behind him.
Just as he turned—
Satsuki gathered Yin Release chakra into her right eye.
"Amenotokotachi — Time Stop."
Suddenly—
The water flowing in the nearby stream froze.
Birds and falling leaves hung motionless in midair.
The entire surrounding scene became completely frozen in time.
Looking at Nagi, who had been caught in the time stop, Satsuki instantly teleported in front of him.
But inside Nagi's body, his Yin Release chakra automatically began circulating, breaking the Mangekyō genjutsu.
Nagi only felt his vision blur for a moment.
When he refocused—
Satsuki's face was suddenly right in front of his.
While he was still stunned, she kissed him directly.
Satsuki also realized Nagi had broken the time stop, so she tried activating the ability again.
But she discovered it was on cooldown.
Still, she didn't care anymore.
She wrapped her arms around Nagi and continued their rather intense "battle of lips."
But it didn't end there.
She activated her left eye.
"Amenotokotachi — Reversal."
Time rewound.
They returned to the exact moment just before the kiss—
And Satsuki immediately kissed him again without hesitation.
Through repeated rewinds, Satsuki finally determined the limit of her ability.
The maximum rewind time was five minutes.
In other words, time could only return up to five minutes into the past. And if she rewound the full five minutes, the ability would enter a five-minute cooldown.
Naruko watched from the side with some envy.
But she quickly thought of a clever idea.
After a short while, Satsuki reluctantly pulled away.
"Nagi, this move is Time Stop. It freezes the target and the surrounding area."
"The duration depends on the opponent's strength—the stronger they are, the shorter the time stop lasts."
"I also discovered there's a cooldown. The exact time depends on how large the time stop effect is."
As she spoke, Satsuki activated Time Stop again.
This time Nagi was prepared and immediately circulated Yin Release chakra.
However, he noticed something strange—
His mind could move, but his body couldn't react in time.
So he could only watch helplessly as Satsuki leaned forward again.
And then—
"Amenotokotachi — Reversal."
After they separated again, Nagi finally realized how terrifying this ability truly was.
Even if someone had strong mental power and could break the illusion with their consciousness—
their body might not keep up.
And for some reason…
He had the distinct feeling that Satsuki had forcibly kissed him many times already.
Next: Naruko
Naruko said to Nagi,
"Nagi, help me check how effective this move is."
"Alright."
Naruko's lips curled upward slightly.
She clasped her hands together and gathered a massive amount of chakra.
"Wood Release: Deep Forest Bloom."
Massive vines burst from the ground.
In moments, the area transformed into a forest of twisting vegetation.
Then huge flower buds bloomed from the vines, releasing large clouds of pollen.
Suddenly, Nagi felt his body becoming numb.
"Pollen?"
Before he could react—
Four thick vines shot out and bound his limbs tightly.
"I see. Paralysis from the pollen combined with vine restraints… this technique is pretty powerful."
"Hm?"
The vines lifted Nagi and delivered him directly in front of Naruko.
Without hesitation—
She kissed him.
After experiencing so many kisses recently, Nagi had already begun subconsciously getting used to it.
[Kushina Uzumaki: Whew. Naruko and Satsuki finally caught up.]
[Jiraiya: I never imagined Satsuki's ability could be used like that. I deeply admire it. Heh… I just got a bold idea.]
[Kakashi Hatake: Ahem… Lord Jiraiya, perhaps we should discuss that privately.]
[Tsunade: Honestly, you two are ridiculous. But it seems Nagi is starting to stop resisting.]
[Mabui: Mainly because resisting is pointless. It's easier to accept it.]
[Mei Terumi: Looks like the handsome boy's bottom line is becoming… flexible.]
[Tobirama Senju: At this point, Nagi, you might as well accept it honestly.]
[Hashirama Senju: Huh? Tobirama, when did you change your attitude?]
[Tobirama Senju: Even if I oppose it, it's useless. Besides, such matters usually hinder training—but now they're actually helping it.]
[Kiba Inuzuka: Ahem. Naruto and Sasuke, how do you two feel watching this?]
[Naruto Uzumaki: My feelings are… complicated.]
[Sasuke Uchiha: Hmph.]
Afternoon…
After lunch, Nagi said goodbye to the two girls and headed toward the Hokage Office.
Minato greeted him with a "smile."
"Ahem, Nagi. Based on your outstanding performance yesterday—which successfully intimidated other nations—we've decided to grant you permission to study techniques from the Scroll of Seals."
"If you don't want to learn any of the forbidden techniques inside, we can instead provide you with an A-rank ninjutsu as compensation."
"I understand. May I look through the Scroll of Seals first?"
"Of course."
Minato took out the Scroll of Seals and handed it to him.
Nagi opened it and began reading.
"..."
For some reason, the formulas and sealing patterns inside felt strangely familiar.
Then he noticed a particular technique.
His eyes lit up.
"Lord Fourth, I would like to learn this sealing formula."
Minato looked at the technique Nagi pointed to and paused briefly before smiling.
"The Four Symbols Seal, huh?"
"Why do you want to learn this one?"
Nagi replied,
"I want to master a powerful sealing technique."
(For some reason, deep down he felt an urge to learn an even stronger sealing formula—something even stronger than the Four Symbols Seal.)
Minato nodded.
"I see. In that case, I'll have someone deliver the latest version of the method and theory to you as soon as possible."
"I understand."
Nagi found it a little strange that there was a "latest version," but he didn't ask further.
Evening — Residence
Ding-dong.
"Coming!"
Nagi opened the door and saw Kushina standing outside.
"Aunt Kushina?"
"Yep, Aunt Kushina is here!"
She took out a scroll.
"Here, Nagi. This is the Four Symbols Seal scroll."
"Uh… thank you. But why did you bring it yourself?"
Kushina laughed.
"Hehe. I actually wrote this scroll this afternoon."
"So while I was out buying cooking ingredients, I figured I'd deliver it to you along the way."
"Uh… thank you for the trouble, Aunt Kushina."
"Hehe, it's no trouble at all."
"If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me anytime."
"Alright."
Then suddenly—
Kushina leaned closer with a mischievous, aunt-like grin.
"Hehe… So can you tell me what happened between you and Naruko today?"
"When she came home, her face was really red. Something definitely happened between you two, right?"
"Don't worry—I'll keep it a secret."
"..."
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