"Well, you're right. Let's go."
Kakashi Hatake naturally had no objections. He had wanted to leave for a long time, but it was faster to wait for Natsuki to pick him up.
The two left the house and quickly found Fu to say goodbye.
Fu looked reluctant: "Are you leaving already? Natsuki just arrived and hasn't even had a good meal!"
Natsuki smiled and said, "My girlfriend is waiting for me to go back and eat, so I really can't not go back. However, Fu, why don't you give me some local specialties? I'll take them back to make my girlfriend happy."
Fu immediately agreed: "Okay! I'll go get them for you!"
The girl really did run off and brought back quite a few things, being incredibly enthusiastic.
Natsuki didn't just take them without giving anything in return. Instead, he handed over a Kunai with the Flying Thunder God Technique formula on it: "Fu, you must have seen me disappear suddenly, right? This is a powerful Jutsu. As long as you carry this Kunai, I can appear by your side at any time. The prerequisite is that you find a way to send me a message, and I can come immediately!"
Fu immediately gripped the Kunai, treating it as a precious treasure: "Thank you! I won't be polite!"
Fu was a cheerful girl, but not naive or ignorant. She understood that her existence might bring disaster to the Village, and the Kunai Natsuki gave her was the key to saving her Village.
She knew how strong Natsuki was!
A strong person who could create terrifying giants could definitely save the Village in times of crisis!
As long as she could send the distress message to Natsuki in time!
Of course, Fu preferred that the Akatsuki wouldn't come looking for her, but she wouldn't leave it to chance either. She had to discuss it with Shibuki. Once the Akatsuki attacked, she would voluntarily choose to go with them and ask them not to harm the Village. Then, she would have Shibuki quickly find a way to notify Natsuki to rescue her. This was the optimal solution.
"Alright, we're leaving."
Natsuki waved his hand and disappeared in a flash with Kakashi Hatake.
Fu still held the Kunai tightly, praying that disaster would not strike.
Meanwhile, Natsuki and Kakashi Hatake flashed directly to the Hokage Office. After reporting on the situation of Fu, the Seven-Tails, they left to go home.
Natsuki went directly to the Ninja Tool Shop. As soon as he entered the door, he shouted, "Father-in-law, Father-in-law, look what I brought back for you! Look, these are specialties from the Hidden Sand Village! And these are from Taki Hidden Village! You haven't been to Taki Hidden Village, right? The specialties from that Village are really good!"
As he spoke, he took out the items.
The Ninjutsu Shop Owner really did look at them one by one, a smile unconsciously appearing at the corner of his mouth.
But he was still tsundere: "Ahem! You're very thoughtful. Although these things look ordinary, they are a display of your filial piety, so I will reluctantly accept them."
He was clearly happy, but he had to say it that way.
Natsuki didn't bother to argue and chatted with his cheap father-in-law for a few more sentences before going directly to Tenten's room.
In the boudoir at this time, Tenten was not resting, but was tinkering with something. Natsuki walked over and saw that it was a mechanism similar to a cannonball.
"What is this?" Natsuki examined it.
"It's a Thousand Needle Mechanism!"
Tenten smiled and said, "I'm going to make one myself, based on Sasori of the Red Sand's move. This kind of technique is very good, so I won't be polite and will copy it. As for the poison, I'll just ask Tsunade-sama for it."
Natsuki saw that Tenten had long since gotten over her previous disappointment and also smiled knowingly.
He silently pulled Tenten into his arms and said something inappropriate: "Tenten, I bought a lot of clothes from the Wind Country. Why don't you wear them for me to see?"
Tenten blushed and glared at him: "You're always thinking about bad things!"
Natsuki, however, had a cheeky expression: "Isn't this a good thing? It's okay if you don't wear them now, you can wear them for me tonight!"
Tenten didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Alright, alright, I'll wear them and lie with you for one night, okay? Really, if you're so free, help me out. There's a difficult design here that needs to be overcome!"
Natsuki said seriously: "Understood! My wife!"
This amused Tenten, and then the two of them researched the Thousand Needle Mechanism in the room. They not only copied Sasori of the Red Sand's design but also tinkered with some other styles themselves.
Although Thousand Needles becomes quite useless in the later stages, Tenten was enthusiastic about it now, so Natsuki could only accompany her.
Tenten also said, "Natsuki, teach me the Sealing Jutsu you have."
Natsuki was surprised: "You want to learn this too?"
Tenten nodded solemnly: "I still can't get the Six Paths Tools right now, but before that, I have to keep finding ways to become stronger. My talent in Ninjutsu and Genjutsu isn't high, and I'm not good at Medical Ninjutsu either. I can learn Taijutsu from Teacher Kai, and the only thing left to learn is Sealing Jutsu. As long as I can become stronger, I don't mind learning more!"
"Good, that's the right way to think!"
Natsuki pinched her delicate nose, "People have to keep learning to become stronger. Look, don't I also have to work hard to study in the Senju Library? As long as you want to learn, I'll find a way to get you the knowledge!"
Tenten was overjoyed: "You are indeed my good husband. Now, I'll reward you with some kisses!"
This girl, trying to get away with just kissing his cheek?
It's not that easy!
Natsuki was also not polite. He directly used Flying Thunder God Technique to take her home and did a Crow Sitting on a Plane first!
The next day, the Fifteen Rookies and the teachers of the Rookie classes were all called to the Hokage Office.
Tsunade saw that everyone was present and announced, "In this Chunin Exams, all of you performed very well. After discussion among the higher-ups, it has been decided to promote all of you to Chunin!"
"Yay! We're Chunin! Yeah!"
Naruto was so happy he was dancing, and the others were also excited.
They finally got rid of their Genin status. This day was not easy.
However, Tsunade's next words turned their happiness into twitching: "Furthermore, upon the recommendation of Jonin Might Guy, Kakashi Hatake, Kurenai Yuhi, and Asuma Sarutobi, it has been decided to promote Neji Hyuga and Sasuke Uchiha to Jonin, and Shino Aburame and Shikamaru Nara to Special Jonin!"
What?! These guys are really Jonin?!
Naruto and the others couldn't hold back. They originally thought they were on equal footing with their companions, but they didn't expect these guys to be promoted again!
Shikamaru scratched his head: "Tch! How troublesome! Asuma always does boring things."
He wasn't happy about the promotion. Even if it was only Special Jonin, he would have to take on more troublesome work afterward, which wasn't conducive to his lazy life.
Natsuki was surprised: "Shino, you could have been promoted directly to official Jonin."
Shino Aburame shook his head: "My strength is still insufficient. I need to become stronger. Even Tenten is a Special Jonin, I haven't surpassed Tenten yet!"
So that was it!
It seems that encountering the Akatsuki earlier made Shino Aburame dissatisfied with his own strength.
Actually, he didn't need to be like this, because the Aburame Clan's fighting style is special, and some enemies have considerable countermeasures against insects. For example, Sasori of the Red Sand is made entirely of puppets, so insects can't even bite him.
But Shino Aburame's pride was strong. He felt that he was not yet qualified to be an official Jonin, which was why he asked Kurenai Yuhi to recommend him only for Special Jonin.