For more works subscribe on
https://youtube.com/shorts/zyZVCgVlshg?si=xA-Etw6wQ_af_fco
"Shinigami?"
The intel Kurenai had extracted from the group of rogue ninja surprised everyone.
Except Uchiha Ying, who appeared deep in thought.
A Shinigami? Could it be related to the death god mask left behind by the Land of Whirlpools?
That might be worth investigating.
"Do gods really exist in this world?"
Unlike ordinary civilians, ninjas possessed extraordinary strength. There was hardly any need for them to pray to deities.
Shino Aburame didn't believe in gods at all.
"Who knows. But those guys did provide one valuable piece of intel—our mission may involve facing ninja from the Hidden Cloud Village. So the mission rank is being bumped up to B-rank, maybe even A-rank."
Typically, only B-rank and higher missions involved direct ninja combat.
But they had already crossed blades with enemy shinobi. The next group might be even stronger. Kurenai felt it was time to make the danger clear to her students.
"Given the situation, my advice is to abandon the mission. But since this is your first assignment outside the village, I'll respect your opinions before making the final call."
This was originally just a training mission issued internally by the village. There was no need to force themselves to complete it.
Still, Kurenai hoped their first time would end smoothly.
"A-rank?"
Hinata was a bit intimidated, but she simply looked toward Uchiha Ying without voicing her opinion.
Ying is so strong... He probably wouldn't want to abandon the mission. I can't drag him down.
"If the mission rank's going up, what about the rewards?"
The rogue ninja earlier had indeed dropped quite a few ninja shards. While absorbing them didn't provide much strength gain... Ying noticed that enemy corpses yielded far more shards than regular sparring.
From that, he concluded: fighting strong ninja—or even just watching—might be the fastest way to grow stronger.
"As for the rewards, that might be tricky. But if there's really treasure, we're allowed to claim it."
Kurenai had already sent word back to Konoha by messenger hawk.
Hiruzen's suggestion was to abandon the mission, so naturally, there would be no increase in compensation.
"Then let's head back. We're just not strong enough to handle an A-rank mission."
Uchiha Ying shook his head without hesitation.
After all, he'd be passing through this area again during his upcoming Anbu assignment in the Land of Water. He could handle it solo later.
There was no reason to drag Hinata and the others into danger.
"I thought you'd insist..."
Kurenai was a bit surprised by Ying's response.
She had been ready to go along with it if he pushed hard enough. She was still a jōnin of Konoha—completing an A-rank mission wasn't impossible.
"If sensei were stronger, maybe I'd consider it."
If their jōnin leader were Kakashi or Might Guy, Ying would've taken the risk. But with Kurenai...
He had to worry about exposing his own abilities—like the Byakugan and Hollowfication. Either one getting discovered would cause major trouble.
"What's that supposed to mean? I'm a jōnin, you little—just an A-rank mission..."
Kurenai reached out to pinch Ying's cheek, but that trick wouldn't work a second time. Ying simply leaned away and dodged her hand.
Frustrated, Kurenai locked her arm around his neck and used her other hand to ruffle his hair in protest.
Even if she was the weakest among Konoha's jōnin, a jōnin was still a jōnin! She wasn't weak!
"Sensei..."
Hinata watched anxiously as Ying was forcefully pulled into the soft embrace of their female teacher.
Sensei, you're smothering him… Ying-kun can't even breathe…
"Hinata, Shino, what about you two?"
"I—I'll do whatever Ying-kun says."
Of course Hinata wouldn't oppose his decision. She was more worried that he might suffocate in their teacher's chest.
"I have no objections either."
If even Ying said an A-rank mission was too much, there was no way Shino would argue.
"Alright then. We'll rest here tonight and return to the village tomorrow."
Letting go of the boy buried in her cleavage, Kurenai sighed in relief.
Taking three Genin on an A-rank mission really would've been a stretch.
She wasn't worried about herself, but she feared the kids might get hurt.
In times of peace like these, safety had to come first.
"Yes, ma'am."
Tch. Such a frustrating teacher. Doesn't she know how much I hate being patted on the head?
Escaping from the soft, fragrant prison of Kurenai's chest, Ying made a mental note:
One day, he'd make this head-patting pervert of a sensei pay.
——
"I'm going to bathe with Hinata. You two boys better not peek! Got it?"
After sternly warning the two remaining boys at the campsite, Kurenai cheerfully pulled her shy student Hinata toward the waterfall pool behind the hill.
"Wow, no shame in that mood switch, huh..."
Ying muttered under his breath.
Seriously, what's with that warning? Was she trying to *encourage* us to peek?
Forget it. He may be a wicked Uchiha, but peeking? That wasn't his style.
Because what fun was there in peeking?
He usually just did it *for real*.
"Shino, I'll leave the night watch to your bugs. I'm taking a nap."
"..."
Shino silently wanted to have his bugs draw circles in protest.
He and his insects had been doing night duty every single day.
Ying bossed him around worse than their teacher.
But whatever. No point getting upset over that.
After all, it wasn't physically exhausting work.
Still...
"What kind of person is this guy, really?"
Watching a beetle crawl along his finger, Shino recalled Ying's earlier fights with the bandits and rogue ninja.
"This guy never showed that side of himself at the academy."
The image of Ying casually roasting a group of bandits with Fire Release still lingered in Shino's mind.
And the way he'd looked at those rogue ninja in the end...
The Uchiha clan... really are terrifying.
——
"What a coward. He didn't come peek after all."
Unwrapping her bandages, removing her sandals, and slipping off the mesh under-armor, Kurenai exposed her elegant figure as she stepped into the waterfall pool.
The forest was quiet. The water, crystal clear.
Only a few tiny fish darted around the two kunoichi.
"Hinata, when I was your age, I definitely wasn't as big as you."
After confirming no chakra signatures nearby, Kurenai relaxed and glanced at her young disciple.
Snow-pale skin aside, those budding curves were clearly larger than that blonde girl's.
And... such a nice pink tint on top.
The shape wasn't fully developed, but already showed potential for perfection.
Her student was such a fine seedling. She'd grow into a beauty, no doubt.
"Sensei..."
Hinata blushed as she slowly undressed and slipped into the water, only letting her small head show above the surface.
"Ying-kun isn't the kind of guy who would peek..."
As for Shino, he was already forgotten again.
"You never know."
He looked so uninterested in girls, but Kurenai still had her doubts.
Scooping a handful of spring water, letting it run along her body, she found herself remembering something Ying had said—
'There are many things I like, but I still prefer the bigger ones.'
"This brat... was he talking about...?"
Kurenai instinctively glanced down at her most proud feature.
Then compared it to Hinata's.
"If that's really what he meant, then Hinata, you might actually have a good shot."
Better than that blonde brat, at least.
"W-What do you mean 'a shot'?"
Hinata sat in the spring, cheeks glowing red. Every time she saw her own body, she remembered the 'dream' version of herself—taller, fuller, flawless.
If only she could really grow up like that...
Would Ying-kun like her even a little?
"Obviously I mean with that disobedient brat Uchiha Ying. By the way, are you not scared of him after today? He killed so many people."
To be honest, Kurenai had been a bit unsettled by Ying's ruthless efficiency.
But her timid student didn't seem fazed at all.
Maybe the saying about love making people blind was true?
"He only killed bad people, Sensei. I'm not afraid of him. Besides..."
Besides, he saved someone as useless as me.
I really need to find a way to thank him.
Hinata thought silently.
"Besides what?"
"Ying-kun is really amazing. I just don't want to hold him back anymore!"
"You really like him, huh?"
This Hinata was just too adorable. Kurenai couldn't help but pull her into a hug.
Naturally, she was doing that already.
"Go get him, Hinata. I believe you'll be the one who wins his heart, not that Yamanaka girl. Sensei's always on your side!"
"S-Sensei..."
Suddenly being wrapped in arms a size bigger than her own, Hinata's face flushed even redder.
Sensei's soft chest is too much... No wonder Ying-kun couldn't breathe earlier...
"I'm not... Ino is way more suited for Ying-kun. I—I don't stand a chance."
She just wanted to quietly support him from afar.
Nothing more.
After all, in her dreams, she already...
Anyway, a girl like her who spent every night in delusional fantasies didn't deserve to be with someone like him.
"You're not any worse than Ino, so why give up before it even starts?"
Hinata was way too passive. Kurenai wanted to shake some sense into her.
As a girl, how could she just surrender?
"Or do you actually not like him?"
"No... I..."
"Then if you do, fight for it. I can tell Ying's actually pretty—"
"Sensei, can we not talk about this anymore?"
Hinata shook her head stubbornly.
She was the heiress of the Hyūga Clan. An Uchiha... was impossible.
From every angle—personal, political—she'd only bring him trouble.
Just quietly watching him was already enough.
"Okay, okay. Then tell me—how did you fall for him? That much is fine, right?"
Even if she couldn't support her student's romance, gossiping a bit wouldn't hurt.
Kurenai was honestly curious: what part of Ying attracted such a sweet girl?
"I..."
Hinata wasn't even sure herself. She had always been a bit clueless.
But ever since Ying transferred into their class, she'd noticed something about him.
He was quiet like her. Not attention-seeking. Didn't reject people, but never actively approached them either.
When the others went out to play, it was always just the two of them quietly staying in their seats.
That peacefulness made her feel, for the first time, that she wasn't alone.
Whenever he was in the room, she felt safe.
That's why she often stole glances at him in class.
But the moment she truly realized her feelings... was when Ying had hit her chest during training.
And that night's dream...
Of course, she couldn't tell Sensei *that* part.
"Aww, that's so pure... a sweet, innocent desk-mate love story."
Kurenai's heart was set aflame once more by the fires of pure romance.
No!
As a teacher, she must protect her student's beautiful feelings.
——
[Instance World Updating. Entry Temporarily Unavailable]
Ying soon entered the Dream Space.
Ever since completing the Kaguya rescue mission, the instance had been locked.
"Wonder when it'll finish updating..."
Well, with that out of the way...
After finishing the Kaguya dungeon, his action points had increased from 3 to 4.
Unfortunately, only three scenes were still available:
Hokage Office, Hyūga Estate, Kaguya's Bamboo Hut.
And ever since tasting the real Kaguya...
His interest in NPC Tsunade and NPC Hinata had dropped a bit.
They still had bodily reactions and realistic responses, but compared to the real one who could ride him voluntarily—it wasn't the same.
So now, Ying would warm up with Hinata, polish off with Tsunade, and end with a full release at Kaguya's place.
And since that usually left one AP remaining, he'd just bother Kaguya one more time.
"Y-You're back again... already?"
This brat... where did he get all that energy?
Kaguya silently endured his affections with a mix of joy and frustration.
"I said I'd come every day. I won't go back on my word."
Compared to humans, this Rabbit Goddess had impossibly smooth skin, like she was glowing.
Ying could never get tired of staring—or groping.
"But still... I have to carry water, cook, and bathe every day..."
Even if she had a strong appetite too, two high-intensity sessions per day was too muc
h.
Her vision went fuzzy. Her legs shook.
And every time he saw her, he was already... fully burning up.
She didn't even need to provoke him anymore—
"Fine... if it'll make it easier on me, then this time we'll..."
Ying gently guided the innocent Kaguya to kneel onto the soft futon.
As he petted her petite bunny ears, he stood tall in front of her.
For more works subscribe on
https://youtube.com/shorts/zyZVCgVlshg?si=xA-Etw6wQ_af_fco