Several members of the International Exchange Class gathered again.
To celebrate Nagi and the others successfully becoming Chūnin, Samui treated everyone to a meal at a fugu restaurant.
Inside the Private Room
"Now that all of you are Chūnin, our class can accept C-rank, B-rank, and even A-rank missions."
"We're already very experienced with C-rank missions, so tomorrow we'll go straight for a B-rank mission. What do you think?"
Samui asked the three of them.
Nagi nodded.
"Sounds good."
The two girls nodded in agreement as well.
After the meal, Samui suddenly suggested trying out a new training method there.
"A new training method?"
"Yes. Don't worry—this deluxe private room can even block chakra perception, so no one will detect us."
Samui pulled Nagi closer and said,
"Nagi, circulate Lightning Release chakra."
Before he could respond—
Samui suddenly leaned forward and kissed him.
The sudden "attack" left Nagi stunned again, but he still tried circulating Lightning Release chakra as instructed.
Evening
The four of them walked out of the fugu restaurant.
All three girls were in excellent moods.
Aside from the improvements to their strength, the main reason was that they had discovered another excuse to get close to Nagi.
Nagi, meanwhile, looked up at the setting sun.
For some reason, he felt like his mental resilience had been thoroughly tested over the past two days.
The Next Day
Samui accepted a suitable B-rank mission.
"The commission is to escort a noble from the Land of Lock back to his country."
"I see. It seems the nobles and officials who came to watch the Chūnin Exams are starting to return home."
After some time, they met up with their client.
When the noble saw Nagi and the others, he looked quite surprised.
He hadn't expected the champion of the Chūnin Exams to be the one accepting his escort mission.
At least now, the journey's safety seemed guaranteed.
Later…
The International Exchange Class and the escorting samurai soon reached the border of the Land of Lock.
After presenting their documents to the border guards of Key Ninja, they entered the country.
After a period of travel, they safely escorted the noble home.
Soon after, Nagi and his team began their return journey.
Passing Through Keyfront Village
As they passed through Keyfront Village, Nagi suddenly heard a familiar voice.
"Nagi? Shizuka?"
Everyone looked over.
They saw Naruko and Sakura.
When Sakura noticed Nagi's entire team present, she immediately realized something.
"Nagi, you're here on a mission too, right?"
"Yeah. We just finished ours. Looks like you're here for a mission as well."
"Mm."
Naruko nodded.
"But our mission is still ongoing."
Then she and Sakura exchanged a smile.
Sakura said,
"Nagi, do you want to come take a look?"
Nagi quickly refused.
"That wouldn't be appropriate. Missions are confidential…"
Naruko waved her hand dismissively.
"It's fine, it's fine. This mission was commissioned by my mom, so it's not really a secret."
"Besides, the more people involved, the more fun it'll be."
"Aunt Kushina commissioned it?"
Nagi couldn't help feeling curious.
At that moment—
Satsuki suddenly appeared in front of them.
She froze slightly when she saw Nagi.
"Nagi?"
"Yeah."
Sakura quickly explained the situation to Satsuki.
Satsuki nodded.
"Yeah, Nagi, you should come watch too. With more people, the better."
"When the time comes, even if Kakashi-sensei grows wings, he won't be able to escape."
Soon After
They followed Sakura and the others to a courtyard.
Peering through the fence, they saw Kakashi Hatake wearing a light green kimono.
Unlike his usual relaxed demeanor, he looked extremely uncomfortable.
Kakashi sighed helplessly.
"Sigh… Teacher's wife, you tricked me. Youth shouldn't—"
"Kakashi-kun, please come inside."
"…Yes."
He reluctantly entered the house.
Nagi frowned slightly.
"Hm? That voice…"
For some reason, the voice sounded very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it before.
Seeing the door close, Sakura took out a sealing scroll and retrieved a display screen from it.
The screen showed the inside of the house.
The image kept shifting slightly—it looked like someone inside was holding a camera and recording.
Soon they saw Kakashi sitting upright.
Across from him sat a beautiful woman with dark green hair, a tear mole beneath her left eye, and a yellow kimono.
Beside her sat an elderly woman.
Seeing this scene, Ameno couldn't help asking,
"Don't tell me… this is an arranged meeting for your teacher?"
"Exactly." ×3
[Kakashi Hatake: ⊙_⊙!?]
[Might Guy: Nani?! Kakashi is going on a matchmaking date!? As expected of my rival! This is youth!! I will bless you!!]
[Asuma Sarutobi: Cough—Kakashi going on a matchmaking date… that's quite something.]
[Kurenai Yūhi: Hehe. I never thought I'd see the day.]
[Ebisu: Kakashi… damn it, I'm jealous!]
[Minato Namikaze: So Kushina arranged a matchmaking meeting for Kakashi, huh? To be honest, I've also considered several potential partners for him.]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi: Hahaha, looks like Kakashi has finally reached this stage of life.]
[Kakashi Hatake: Um… this is the me from that world.]
[Kushina Uzumaki: That's basically the same thing! By the way, who's the girl on the other side?]
(In the original story, part of the Kakashi Love Song storyline was trimmed by the author to speed up the plot, so most people don't recognize the girl.)
[Hanare: Replying to the wife of the Fourth Hokage… that's me.]
Hanare looked at the screen excitedly.
But when she remembered the mission she was currently carrying out, her eyes dimmed slightly.
[Minato Namikaze: Hanare, huh? That's a beautiful name. Hanare, after the broadcast ends, come to Konoha. I'll have Kakashi properly host you.]
[Keyfront Village Elder: Ahem. Hanare, finish your current mission first. Don't delay the Fourth Hokage's arrangements.]
The village elder hurriedly told her to stop the current task.
Provoking Konohagakure right now would basically be digging their own grave.
[Hanare: Understood.]
Hanare also understood the elder's meaning.
Perhaps she truly no longer needed to remain bound by her previous obligations.
[Kakashi Hatake: ...…]
[Jiraiya: But that voice Nagi said sounded familiar—I feel the same way.]
[Tsunade: Really? I had the same strange feeling.]
The Screen Continues…
The elderly woman spoke first.
"Ahem. You must be Mr. Kakashi. I've heard of your reputation for a long time. Now that I see you in person, you truly are handsome and dignified."
"You flatter me."
Then she turned toward the direction of the camera.
"I didn't expect Lord Orochimaru to accompany Mr. Kakashi to this matchmaking meeting."
"Our preparations were insufficient—please forgive us."
"Fufufu… no need to be so polite."
"I merely happened to pass by and heard about the matter."
"As someone concerned about the marriage prospects of Konoha's younger generation, I couldn't help but take an interest."
The camera tilted upward—
revealing Orochimaru's face wearing a mischievous, almost aunt-like smile.
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