Natsuki, this is..." Tenten looked curiously at the beans in her hand.
"These are called senzu beans, just think of them as precious medicine bestowed by a sage."
Natsuki whispered, "Eating one senzu bean can keep you from being hungry for ten days, and it can instantly heal injuries. As long as your soul isn't injured, as long as you haven't stopped breathing, you can instantly come back to life. You must keep them safe, don't use them unless absolutely necessary, and don't tell anyone, not even our dad."
Hearing that it was such a precious item, Tenten quickly clenched her hand.
She didn't doubt Natsuki's words, even if Natsuki said something outrageous, he had never lied to her.
However: "Natsuki, these senzu beans are so precious, you should keep some for yourself too. I only need one."
Natsuki, however, held her hand and smiled: "Don't worry, I still have some. I value my life the most, after all, I'm still waiting to marry you in the future, so I can't die."
Only then did Tenten relax, her face also showing a hint of shyness.
Although they had been together for many years, she still couldn't help but feel shy when talking about marriage, and more than that, sweetness.
In the following days, Konoha didn't seem to take any action. Perhaps Sarutobi Hiruzen was sending out Ambu to investigate. In any case, it wasn't up to Natsuki, a Genin, to worry about.
Team Nine continued to take missions as usual. According to the previous punishment, all three D-Rank missions were assigned to Yamashiro Rinne and Kato Megumi.
The two were initially downcast, but soon became happy again because the three missions were weeding a yard, milking a cow, and taking care of a child.
The originally boring missions unexpectedly became warm under the circumstances of the two exchanging glances from time to time.
Natsuki and Yamashiro Aoba were just watching and were already nauseated by the sour smell of love. These two completely stopped pretending after being discovered and were openly showing affection.
However, Natsuki didn't care because he wasn't single. Only Yamashiro Aoba, the old bachelor, suffered a critical hit.
After taking D-Rank missions for a few more days, Sarutobi Hiruzen arranged a C-Rank mission outside the Village for Team Nine again, which was just to suppress bandits in a nearby village.
This mission was also very smooth.
The bandits were just a group of ordinary people and had no ability to resist the Ninja's suppression.
The reason they were killed was simply because this group of bandits had already harmed the village, not only robbing the villagers' money but also killing many villagers. Such people deserved to die and there was no need for mercy.
It was the first time Natsuki and the other two had killed people. Fortunately, the three of them were only uncomfortable for a while and quickly accepted it.
In such a world, killing is unavoidable, as long as you don't become a scoundrel who indiscriminately kills the innocent. Not everyone is like the saintly Naruto, who never killed anyone from beginning to end, and can even shout "Don't laugh at Obito's dream" to his mortal enemy who killed his parents.
Getting off topic.
Team Nine quickly completed the mission and returned to the Village by noon the next day.
Yamashiro Aoba, to reward his three students, specifically invited them to eat Ichiraku Ramen. Just as they ordered their noodles, there was a commotion from behind them.
"Natsuki! You're eating ramen too!"
A joyful female voice came, and the next second Tenten was on Natsuki's back. "Yesterday you said you were going out on a mission, I didn't expect you to be back today. Your team is quite efficient."
Yamashiro Aoba, Yamashiro Rinne, and Kato Megumi all looked at the girl with the twin buns hairstyle and immediately recognized her as Natsuki's girlfriend. For a while, they were all curious and looked her over. They couldn't help but be curious because Natsuki often talked about his girlfriend, and some things even required his girlfriend to make the decision, making the three of them wonder what kind of person Natsuki's girlfriend was.
Seeing her today, they found her quite cute, but she didn't seem that powerful.
"Tenten, be a little more reserved, everyone is watching."
Natsuki reminded her, then introduced, "This person wearing sunglasses is our Team Nine's sensei, Yamashiro Aoba. These two are my teammates, Yamashiro Rinne and Kato Megumi. Everyone, this is my girlfriend Tenten. The ones standing behind her are Tenten's teammates, Neji Hyuga and Rock Lee, and their sensei, Konoha's strongest taijutsu Ninja, Might Guy-sensei!"
Hearing this, Kai gave a thumbs-up, revealing his bright white teeth, and laughed: "Hahaha! Excellent introduction, Natsuki my boy! I am Konoha's Proud Blue Beast, Might Guy!"
Xiao Li also spoke up: "Are you Natsuki's teammates? Please take care of me!"
Neji also nodded in greeting, appearing relatively cool.
Yamashiro Rinne and Kato Megumi stared blankly, scanning the two small kappa and one cool, handsome Byakugan user. Comparing them, they found that Sister Tenten was the most normal one.
The two also quickly greeted them: "H-hello... Hello, Sister Tenten!"
Tenten's face turned slightly red upon hearing this. It was the first time she had been called 'Sister', but she still smiled generously: "Hello, thank you for taking care of my Natsuki."
The two quickly waved their hands: "You're too kind, Sister Tenten, we're the ones being taken care of by the boss."
Ichiraku saw that there were quite a few customers and quickly had Ayame add a few stools. Team Guy also sat down and ordered a bowl of ramen each.
Kai also took the opportunity to chat with Yamashiro Aoba: "Aoba, your team has good spirit."
Yamashiro Aoba adjusted his sunglasses: "Speaking of spirit, Guy, your spirit is the strongest. The members of your team also look very capable. However... compared to Natsuki in our team, they are still far behind."
It seemed there was a hint of showing off.
Aoba-sensei, are you really that kind of person?
Unexpectedly, Kai laughed: "Hahaha! I naturally know how capable Natsuki is! And it's perfect, since our two teams have met, how about we have a spar? I also want to see what level Natsuki has trained the Eight Gates to."
Yamashiro Aoba was surprised to hear this. He just wanted to show off that his team had a genius, but he didn't expect Kai to directly challenge them.
However, looking at Team Guy's capable appearance, they really were good opponents.
Seeing that the annual Chunin Exams were approaching, it was a good opportunity to let Runya and Megumi fight against others and see what level they had reached.
He just looked at his three students: "Teacher Kai wants our two teams to spar, what do you think?"
Natsuki shrugged: "I'm fine with it, after all, I'm very familiar with Team Guy."
Yamashiro Rinne and Kato Megumi exchanged glances, both nodded, and said firmly: "Aoba-nii / sensei, then we'll compete with Team Guy, but we'll definitely win!"
Very good, very spirited, it's just that I don't know if they'll be hit hard later!
Xiao Li was already eager: "We're going to fight Team Natsuki? I'm really looking forward to it!"
Neji, on the other hand, focused his gaze on Natsuki. He had trained hard for a year and wanted to see how big the gap between him and Natsuki was now. He believed that Natsuki was still a formidable opponent, and defeating Natsuki was his biggest goal at the moment.
Natsuki and Tenten exchanged glances, feeling it was quite fun.