At the slow pace we walk it takes us about half an hour to reach the village. but I'm grateful we are not hopping from tree branch to tree branch like fucking maniacs. I take the opportunity to make some small talk with the kids. They seem to relax when they realize I'm not a shinobi and represent no threat to them.
We arrive at the village's gates and those two guys are on guard duty. I make a mental note to check the Naruto World Guide to remember their names. They look suspiciously at me but Sakura speaks to them and they let us through.
I start to feel like I'm in a Naruto-themed amusement park, as I recognize the peculiar architecture and the anachronism of having old-looking edo period-like buildings with electrical poles and modernish exposed piping.
As we reach the Hokage tower I glance at the monument, the four faces overlook the village. And I wonder how nobody realized that Naruto was the son of Minato. I shake my head. We enter the reception area, and Sakura speaks with the receptionist. The woman looks at me and then nods.
The kids guide me through a spiral staircase, up the floors, and, at the end of a corridor we approach a large wooden door manned by two chunin guards, they look tough, and they stare at me.
One of them knocks on the door and enters the room before he comes out a few seconds later "Hokage-sama will see you now," he says before returning to his post.
We step into the Hokage's office, a round room with large pane windows on the opposite side of the entrance and a sturdy-looking desk filled to the brim with scrolls and paperwork. sitting behind it the third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, eyes us, his gaze stopping on me for half a second, before he smiles. Like a grandfather meeting his grandchildren.
"Hey old man we got Tora, Mr. Ming helped us catch it!" Said Naruto stepping forward, the Hokage's eyes lock on me his penetrating eyes making me nervous. of course, the man knows there's something wrong with his Genin team bringing a stranger in front of him.
"And who you might be Mr. Ming?" I swallowed, feeling a lump in my throat.
"I'm a traveler who got lost in the forest while trying to get to Konoha," I say, as I will my Absolute Hypnosis skill activate "and I wish to talk to you in private." The Hokage's eyes unfocus for half a second before he nods.
"Team 7 please report to room 27 on the third floor, Madamu Shijimi will be there soon to collect Tora." The kids nod and leave the room. I look at Sarutobi. Call any hidden guards that could interrupt us. I command with my mind, the old man raises a hand and two masked ANBU step out of the shadows, before they can do anything I put them under hypnosis. I peek outside and put both chunin guards into hypnosis too, so they don't interrupt my little chat with the Hokage.
"Hokage-sama," I spoke with the same calm authority with which I had controlled the children in the forest, "you will trust me without question, make living arrangements for me, and ensure I have an adequate stipend for my necessities." I know I could just hypnotize everyone and take whatever I want — and I will if I have to — but something tells me doing it this way might be a lot more fun. I continue before a small pause. "If anyone asks about my background, you will weave a convincing tale of a lost traveler seeking refuge, and finally, you will institute me as the new sexual instructor for all kunoichi of the village." I pause for a second and it's like a light bulb turns on above my head "And you will do everything in your power to make sure nobody questions my new position"
"Understood." the old man nodded and I couldn't help but feel a rush of excitement, I had just infiltrated one of the most powerful hidden villages, secured a pretty comfy life with minimal effort and access to all the hot girls I could ever want. "I will arrange for you to meet with all the key individuals of the village. They will be instructed to accept your new role without question." I grin, and I will help you make sure they won't question it.
The rest of the day was spent with me standing next to the Hokage while the most influential figures of Konoha answered the Hokage's summons. Clan leaders, Jonin, Special Jonin, Academy teachers, the elders, and Danzo all fell under my hypnosis. I thought for a moment about taking care of the elders and Danzo right there, but I didn't see the point.
And finally, Sakura's mother and father were summoned.
"Hokage-sama," Mebuki and Kizashi greeted respectfully, bowing deeply. "May we ask why we have been summoned?" the Hokage took a hit of his pipe and set it in its ashtray.
"I have summoned you for a special assignment, This is Mr. Ming, the new Sexual Instructor for the village and he will in reside your home until a better living arrangement can be made for him." The third Hokage said with a stern but calm look on his face.
Mebuki's eyes widened and Kizashi looked like he was about to protest, but they quickly bowed their heads. I was getting pretty good at using Absolute Hypnosis. "We will do you as you command Hokage-sama"
"Please take care of me," I said I looked at Mebuki, She looked just like her Road to Ninja appearance. honestly, she had a pretty uninteresting design with that goofy hairstyle but right now she had her dirty blond shoulder-length hair in a short ponytail and she looked, well, not bad. I smiled.
The walk to the Haruno's house was a short one, Kizashi was a blabberbox as he playfully bickered with his wife. The Haruno's house is a simple abode, not particularly large but not a hovel either, if I were to put it in more familiar terms I would say they were around Lower Middle class, no wonder, as far as I learned from our conversation they were still genin.
The house is a small two-bedroom, one-bathroom, detached home with a small garden on the front. "Honestly, Hokage-sama should have assigned this task to someone else, we don't have the space…" She looks at me with a bit of concern "It's not that we don't want you here Mr. Ming but our house is already cramped, you won't be very comfortable."
"Don't worry Ma'am," I said with a smile "I asked the Hokage specifically for you." They both looked at me with surprised eyes "I'll be giving Sakura-chan one-on-one lessons and I need a place to stay while doing so, your home is perfect for my needs." Then my smile grew wide and wicked "As for my sleeping arguments I'll stay in Sakura's bedroom I'm sure she won't mind sharing her bed with her teacher."
They both looked at each other, then nodded at me "Of course Sensei."