Chapter 379: Slippery Soap Makes Fools of Men
May 17, Konoha Year 55, noon. Masahiko brought Kimimaro's trio to the vicinity of the Land of Rain.
Actually, the Land of Whirlpools' Chunin Exams hadn't finished yet. But seeing that the three of them had passed the written exam, Masahiko directly granted them the title of Chunin. Because whether it was team battles or individual battles, their participation would only cause 'harm' to the other Genin.
In the air, Masahiko controlled the flying broomstick to slowly land. The three children jumped down as if granted a grand amnesty, their movements synchronized as they all rubbed their butts.
Masahiko, however, floated down with a smile, turning the broomstick back into the Soccer-Truth-Seeking Orb and holding it in his arms.
"Great Elder! Why on earth did we have to ride this kind of thing!" Karin's hair stood on end with anger.
"Didn't I say it was to train your chakra control? As long as you attach a layer of chakra to your butt, you won't feel any pain at all."
Karin: Hehe.
She had heard of attaching chakra to hands, and attaching chakra to feet, but never heard of attaching it to a butt.
What was next, learning how to cast medical ninjutsu with a butt?
"Alright, stop making that face. I don't know who it was hugging Kimimaro so tightly in the air."
"That was because I couldn't sit steadily!" Karin blushed and said.
Masahiko didn't believe it at all. He raised an eyebrow, turned his head, and his expression paused slightly. "Sensory ninjas, two of them? The Land of Rain has quite a few talents..."
He immediately shielded the chakra fluctuations in his body, otherwise the Land of Rain would start making battle preparations... They would probably treat it as a 'Nine-Tails Attack'.
"Great Elder (God), someone is coming." Haku and Kimimaro spoke at the same time. Only Karin, the sensory ninja, had no reaction, still immersed in the aftertaste of hugging Kimimaro tightly...
Masahiko nodded, his gaze looking toward the three girls sprinting over from the entrance of the Land of Rain.
"Three girls forming a squad, the Land of Rain is truly unique."
The three girls' footsteps gradually slowed down, hesitating in the distance as they looked at Masahiko's group of four.
"Fuyo, Suiren, you said earlier that you sensed three people, right?" One of the girls turned her head and asked.
The other two moved in unison, directly pressing one hand on the ground to sense again.
A moment later, the two turned their heads and said, "That red-haired uncle has no chakra fluctuations on his body. I'm afraid a big shot has arrived. Previously, we also couldn't sense any chakra on that person named Sasori of the Red Sand."
Masahiko heard all of this and revealed a smile. "Sensible, smart, well-behaved, clever."
Waving his hand, he led Kimimaro's trio forward, and the three girls hurriedly came to greet them.
As the distance grew closer, Masahiko's gaze gradually shifted from the two girls with sensory abilities and landed on the remaining girl.
Not only because this girl's appearance looked somewhat familiar, but more importantly, Masahiko detected a talent for space-time ninjutsu in her.
"Incredible..."
The three girls first curiously sized up the pitch-black orb in Masahiko's arms, then bowed in unison. "Hello, Senior, may we ask where you are from?"
Masahiko smiled. This time he didn't want to say he came from the Great Tang in the East. "The Land of Whirlpools."
The three girls became even more respectful. "Senior from the Land of Whirlpools, please follow us."
Among them, the girl named Suiren sped up and broke away from the group to go notify Yahiko.
On the way forward, Masahiko's mouth wasn't idle either, constantly inquiring about intel on the Land of Rain. Because he only asked about superficial matters, the two girls didn't hide anything.
There were still three days until the Akatsuki organization's first assembly. Personnel from remote small countries had arrived one after another, and in many countries, the Daimyo arrived in person, checking into the guest houses specially prepared by Yahiko. As for the Great Nations, not counting Sasori who was already here, the Land of Whirlpools was the first to arrive.
Originally, the three girls were only responsible for sensing and recording. Unfortunately, right before Masahiko's group of four arrived, the Daimyo of the Land of This arrived in the Land of Rain with the Princess of the Land of This. The ninjas responsible for greeting guests all went to lead the way for them... So the ones receiving Masahiko's group became these three girls.
"That fat guy came too, and even brought his daughter." Masahiko muttered softly, tilting his head to look around. They were clearly on a bustling street, yet they couldn't see many ninjas. Masahiko could guess the general reason.
The Daimyo of those small countries wouldn't be completely harmonious with each other; there were probably quite a few disputes. Most of the ninjas in the Land of Rain right now were probably guarding over there, just in case a Daimyo accidentally died, or a princess accidentally died or something.
After pondering for a moment, Masahiko turned his head and revealed an amiable smile. "Little girl, I still don't know your name?"
The girl smiled and said, "Ajisai."
Masahiko nodded. "Ajisai, Suiren, Fuyo... The three flowers of the Land of Rain? Very nice names."
Behind him, Karin curled her lip. These names were given so casually, what was so good about them?
Ajisai revealed a bright smile. "Thank you, Senior. We're almost there. Up ahead is the residence Lord Yahiko prepared for the guests. Please rest for a while first. Suiren has already gone to notify Lord Yahiko; he will hurry over very soon."
"Up ahead?" Masahiko slightly opened his senses, wanting to see if there were any ninjas he was familiar with, but he suddenly paused and turned his head to look west.
"Little girl, is there a bathhouse nearby?"
Ajisai was stunned. "Senior, you want to take a bath? There is a public bathhouse over there, should I take you? However, the residences Lord Yahiko arranged for the guests all have bathing facilities..."
"Let's go to the bathhouse. We've traveled a long way, and our bodies are very dirty." Masahiko had a smile in his eyes.
The two girls looked at each other, both a bit confused, but they didn't dare to object.
"Hey, Great Elder, what kind of devious idea are you cooking up?" Karin leaned closer and spoke softly.
"It's nothing, I think I just spotted an acquaintance," Masahiko replied.
The girl named Fuyo also broke away from the group. Since they changed direction, naturally they had to go inform Yahiko again.
Only Ajisai was left to lead Masahiko's group of four to the bathhouse. "Senior, this is it."
Masahiko's eyes held a smile as he glanced at the bathhouse roof, where a familiar white-haired figure was lying flat. "Never mind, little girl. It seems the bathhouse here isn't very safe. To think there's someone peeping."
Ajisai was stunned. Following Masahiko's gaze, she also saw the person, and her small face quickly flushed bright red.
"Despicable! Where did you come from! How dare you peep at the women's bath!" She charged straight over.
Masahiko, however, stood in place with the three children to watch the show. "That is Jiraiya, one of the Sannin of Konoha, the legendary huge pervert. You guys stay away from him. Especially you, Haku. Hmm... Karin, you don't need to be afraid."
Karin: "..."
On the public bathhouse roof, a miscellaneous assortment of objects was thrown in unison at the discovered Jiraiya. His movements were agile, dodging left and right, but finally, he was smacked in the face by a bar of soap...
As his body pitched downwards, he was still able to adjust his posture, spinning backwards many, many degrees. But just as he was about to land steadily, two bars of soap suddenly flew to his landing spot.
"Thud! Crack..."
Masahiko raised an eyebrow. "Slippery soap truly makes fools of men..."
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