It's another beautiful day, our beloved blonde Shinobi just walked out of a ramen stall.
Aah... that's good, but still not bested Ichiraku's! I patted my tummy.
I don't know where Pervy-sage went for the last two days, but he always shows up fine later, so nothing to worry about.
"Bom!"
All of a sudden, there is an earthquake, follows up by an explosion nearby. I sees two people - one is a woman while the other is unknown due to his or her white cloak - running from a ridiculous looking robot that shoot missiles. The robot is manned by an eyeglasses man.
"Princess, fight me!" the eyeglasses man shouts, there is a disgusting grin smearing his face.
"For the God sake, will you quit it already?! The princess isn't someone you can randomly challenge!" the woman says. She's hot with her waist-long blue hair and white tight suit.
"Shut up! How dare a servant speaks against your future master!" the eyeglasses man laughs.
"You..."
"It's okay, Yatsu."
The white cloaked person steps forward, it seems she's also a woman by her voice, and there is a hint of childishness.
"If a fight he craved, then a fight shall he has."
"But, miss..."
The eyeglasses man smirks, he leans on his robot, "Do you observe your clan's rule?"
"Of course," she nods.
"Wonderful!" the eyeglasses man seizes the control of his robot, says, "I can smell the banquet already!"
Then the robot shoots out several missiles from its arms, all striking her.
"Kaboom!" a huge explosion occurs.
"Miss!" Yatsu screams.
"Haha, it's okay, although it looks destructive, they have been set up not to kill, probably bedrest her for days, long enough for our wedding," the eyeglasses man laughs.
As the smoke subsided, neither the man nor Yatsu found her, except for her white cloak, ripped to shreds.
"You've killed her!" Yatsu takes a scroll out, seemingly ready to fight to the death.
"No, no, wait the minute, this is wrong!" the eyeglasses man become panicked.
"It's okay, I got her!" there is a foreign voice resounded.
They look at the source and find her on one of the roofs, and she's in the arms of a man with blond hair.
Whitelist they were chatting, I had moved fast, rescuing the young woman before the missiles struck her.
She's quite a woman though; has a long brown hair worn in pigtails, cute bust, and a deep tan. Her suit is mostly black with a slight hint of red.
We exchange glances, she looks at me with a pair of gorgeous pink eyes.
"You alright?" I grin.
"I..." she looks quite shocked.
"Oi, bastard, hands off my bride!" the eyeglasses man shouts.
"Your bride? Seems to me, you're forcing yourself on her, tch, tch, bad move, I don't know what kind of pervert you are, but at least, be gentle about it," I retort, Pervy-sage is horribly lecher, but he still respects woman, well, except their privacies.
"It's not your damn business!" the robot shoots more missiles.
"Watch out!" the young woman shouts.
I jump out of the way, then summon two clones in mid-air. The clones work to create Rasengan, then one of the clones throws the clone with Rasengan in his hand, the clone rushes toward the robot and strikes it with the Jutsu.
*Bang!* the robot is propelled and broke into a house.
"No! My expensive machine!" the eyeglasses man's scream can be heard from inside the house.
"Well... I don't think it's really expensive if it breaks easily..." I scratch my cheek.
I land on the street with the young woman still in my arms, she's quite delicate and warm, making me want to hug her forever.
"L... L... L..." she stutters.
"?" What's wrong? Did she bite her tongue?
"Let me go already!" she screams.
"Woah, okay, okay, I'm sorry!" I put her down awkwardly, though I don't really get it, it's not like she's been with me for hours.
The young woman takes a few steps to make a distance from me, her cheeks turn quite red.
"Miss, are you alright?" Yatsu arrives on our side.
"Un," the young woman nods.
"This gentleman..." Yatsu looks at me.
"The name is Uzumaki Naruto, Konoha's strongest Shinobi!" Okay, strongest maybe a bit too much. I pointed myself with my thumb.
"You're Konoha Shinobi?!" The two women startle, then Yatsu says, "do you happen to know Namikaze Minato?"
"Uuh... I don't think I do..." I rub my head, yeah, nobody with that name in the village.
"I see..." Yatsu seems to be disappointed.
"Why are you two looking for him?"
"..." Neither Yatsu nor the young woman answer, I'm not stupid enough to force them to answer.
"Mizuki!" all of a sudden, we hear the scream of the eyeglasses man, he's walking out of the house's rubble with frustration.
"This is not over! I'll come back with a stronger robot, and at that time, you'll be mine!" then he runs to the horizon.
"Who is he?" I can't help but wrinkle my eyebrows.
"A persistent fool," Yatsu says.
Sounds like me a lot...
Anyway, since I have no more business with them, we are parting way, I can't offer them an escort since Pervy-sage might come back at any time.
True enough, as soon as I return to the inn, I see Pervy-sage collapses on the bed, a bottle of sake in his hand.
"I'm not gonna even ask," I sigh and approach him, I take the sake from his hand, put him properly on the bed, then cover him with the blanket. The combination of smells of days without bathing and thick alcohol almost makes me crazy.
"Narutoo...?" Jiraiya groans.
"Yeah?"
"Lend me... more money..."
Hell no! You are fucking rich, asshole! Why spend my money?!
Jiraiya is a novelist, and his book has sold quite well, I once took a peek at his bank account, and there were too many zeros I can count.
That's why we can stay in an expensive inn, however, I still have to look for more random jobs since I have to eat.
"What's that loud sound earlier?" Jiraiya asks, or at least I thought he does, his mouth is full of saliva, disgusting...
"Some mofo brought a robot to attack women, I have kicked his ass."
"Were they beautiful?" Of course, that's your question...
"Yeah, they are, gorgeous even..." I had to admit, both Yatsu and Mizuki are fine women, I don't think Sakura is at their level, maybe Granny or Ino?
"Did one of them have a big chest and the other has tanned skin?"
"Yeah, they did..." I feel something weird, says while looking at Jiraiya, "you know them?"
"Let's go," Jiraiya walked out of the room.
"You have recovered?!"
(***)
"So, who are they?" I ask Pervy-Sage, I don't know how, but we manage to find them.
Yatsu and Mizuki are moving out of the town, they take the forest path even though there is a clear road, maybe they want to avoid that eyeglasses guy?
"Naruto, have you ever heard Taimanin Clan?" Pervy-Sage says as we are observing them from behind the bushes.
"No."
"They are all female clans living in a secluded village, once a year, their clansmen would venture out to find men who can defeat them in battle; if they lose, they will give themselves to that man, getting impregnated before returning back to their village."
"That's..." I can't help but become speechless, that's a strange tradition, the world is still too big after all.
"The clan is separated into two; the royal family and the common folk, for the royal family, the rule is slightly different..." Jiraiya says with all seriousness, "for a man, who can defeat a female from the royal family, they have the right to marry the clan."
"What does it mean to marry the clan?"
"It means, the man becomes their king and marries all the clansmen."
"What?!"
Oh, crap, my voice is a bit too bigger, but can you blame me?! Pervy Sage's words are just too ridiculous!
"Whose there?!" Yatsu steps in front of Mizuki, and both are looking at our hiding.
"Damn you, Naruto," Pervy Sage smacks me.
"It's okay... it's okay... we mean no harm," he goes out first with opened palms.
"Naruto?" Yatsu says when she sees me.
"Yo," I give them a hand.
"Why are you following us?" Yatsu glares.
"I'm not sure myself, it's Pervy Sage's idea," sorry, Jiraiya, but I have to throw you under the bus.
"Ladies, how you can blame me? I hear there are beauties passing by, my instinct as a male wants to give pursuit," Pervy Sage says.
"Tell us the truth," Yatsu and Mizuki don't appear to be flustered by Pervy Sage's praises, Yatsu says, "Naruto, who is he?"
"My teacher," I give an honest response.
"Teacher? Is this mean he's also Konoha's Shinobi?"
"Well..." to be honest, I don't know myself, Pervy Sage, are you still Konoha's Shinobi?
"Fufu..." Jiraiya makes weird noises, he starts to pose, and says, "Am I Konoha's Shinobi? My ladies, you don't know the half of it."
"I'm the most handsome, most gallant man ever alive, my heroic legend spreads across the continent...
Women and children sing my name, men cry of jealousy for my Manliness...
A mere mention of my name is enough to make the enemies tremble in fear...
It is I... the famous man, the strongest man... Jiraiya!"
"..." I stares with deadpanned face, and so did Yatsu and Mizuki.
"Yes, I'm also Konoha's Shinobi, but I travel a lot, so..." Pervy Sage returns sane again.
"Then, have you heard Namikaze Minato?"
"Duh, he was my student."
"Huh?!" even I never heard of it, but it's not like it is particularly important to be mentioned.
"Really?" Yatsu and Mizuki's expression changes, and their initial suspicion has begun to wane, replace with a slight joy.
"Why would I lie?" Pervy Sage knits his eyebrows, "anyway, why do you inquiry Minato?"
"Bring us to him, there is an emergency!" Yatsu says.
"No."
"You... okay, how much do you want? Or what do you want? We can... discuss it later," Yatsu grit her teeth, does she says what I think she just says?
"Despite how much tempting it is, I'm afraid it is not possible," Pervy Sage's expression is calm, or more like... mourning?
"Why?! We have to meet him, no matter what it takes!" Yatsu takes out her scroll and summons a Great Axe from it!
Seriously, the Great Axe is almost as big as her.
"Yatsu, calm down..." Mizuki says behind her. I notice her eyes have a hint of dread.
What she's afraid of?
"..." Pervy Sage... no, Jiraiya-sensei stares at them, then he says a few words.
A few simple words...
But enough to shake them.
"Namikaze Minato has died... 17 years ago."