After the little episode in the Pure Lands, Izanami opened a portal back to Konoha and returned home. And when she came back, she immediately sensed Hinami's presence, making her smile brightly.
Similarly, Hinami, who also sensed Izanami's presence at almost the same time, also had a smile. She stopped her discussion with Nanami and walked outside the room to welcome Izanami back.
"Ah, this is a very nostalgic feeling," Izanami said as she looked lovingly at Hinami. She really missed this feeling of being welcomed by her beloved. Hinami used to do this for her in the past, about 1000 years ago.
Nanami, who also came from the inside of the house, was surprised at her mother's expression. For a moment, she even doubted whether this was the same Izanami who threatened her earlier. The transformation was too big.
"Hehe, although it may have been a long time to you, for me it has been only about five years since I did this," Hinami said with a chuckle and then said with a smile, "Welcome back, Izanami."
"I'm home, Hinami. " Izanami also smiled and spoke in a gentle voice.
Seeing the couple, like Nanami, who was still single despite her age (we don't take Kagami into consideration), decided to give these lovebirds a bit of space and left immediately, not wanting to eat dog food.
Coincidentally, everyone else also had their own things to do, so no one would come to bother them.
And although Izanami would never be able to clear her name, she didn't do anything at all.
After all, who would have thought that Tsunade and Shizune would have to suddenly deal with so much paperwork that they even had to work overnight? Shisui, who should have completed his training, was once again called for an extra two weeks of training about how not to be fooled by anyone again, and as for Naruto, well, he was suddenly called by Kiyomi to come for a sleepover at Sasuke's place. Kaguya, Sakumo, and Rin were also taken by him since he thought it would be more fun this way.
Yeah, no matter how you look at it, you can practically see Izanami's hand in every incident. These incidents are too good to be a coincidence.
With Izanami's recent mentality, the probability of her doing something like this just to spend some time with Hinami is not low. In fact, it could even be said to be 100%.
But then again, even if anyone realized this, would they dare to do anything? None of the people who can realize this are stupid. They wouldn't risk their lives to satisfy their curiosity. Especially over something like this.
Who knows, maybe Izanami would kill them directly for being too noisy and torture their souls for eternity. And what's terrifying is that she clearly has the capabilities to do that.
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Without anyone to interrupt them, Izanami and Hinami ate dinner happily like a couple. Or wait, these two are a couple. A very old couple.
"Huh, " Izanami, who was enjoying Hinami's lap pillow, suddenly opened her eyes and frowned slightly as she looked at her surroundings with a confused expression.
"Hmm, Izi, what happened? " Hinami asked curiously as she massaged Izanami's head.
"Ah, no, it's probably nothing. " Izanami shook her head and went back to relax on Hinami's thighs. But inwardly, she was thinking, ' I swear I heard someone calling me old '.
Seeing Izanami like this, Hinami decided to drop the topic. She knew if it was something she knew, then Izanami would definitely tell her.
"So, when are you thinking of leaving Konoha? " Hinami asked as she held Izanami's face.
"Why do you want me to leave? " Izanami didn't answer but asked a different question as she looked at Hinami's white eyes. Although she wanted to act like a betrayed housewife, seeing those deep, beautiful white eyes, she was too mesmerized to do anything funny.
"You know what I mean." Hinami wasn't annoyed as she pinched Izanami's cheeks. "You know, weren't you supposed to leave in three days? " she asked as she played with Izanami's silky black hair.
"Well, I was about to, but now I was thinking of staying in Konoha for a bit more. " Izanami said as she looked at Hinami. Her meaning was very obvious. She was staying in Konoha so that she could stay with Hinami.
"But what about the country that you founded? " Hinami asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Well, those guys could manage on their own, " Izanami said without any hesitation. She didn't even care about the fact that this was the village she founded for the Fourth Ninja War and is a crucial part of her plan to usher the world into an era of peace.
For Izanami, all she cared about now was being with Hinami. Even if Madara were to revive right now and say he will launch Infinite Tsukuyomi, she wouldn't even blink at him.
"Sigh, Izi, what did I tell you about ditching responsibility?" Hinami said as she pinched Izanami's cheeks. This time, she did it a bit too hard, making Izanami cry out in pain.
"Oww oww oww Okay, okay, I got it; I will take care of it. " Izanami said as tears threatened to fall down her face. Hinami's strength wasn't something weak. And this woman, who had the Byakugan, knew where to make the pain the most.
"So what are you going to do? " Hinami asked, still not letting go of Izanami's face.
"I will let Nanami succeed me as the next matriarch. This was Japan, would have a legitimate ruler, " Izanami said.
Izanami's answer made Hinami smile brighter, and the strength she used to pinch Izanami became even stronger.
Izanami groaned in pain, but she still looked at Hinami with stubbornness. The two of them continued to look at each other for a while before Izanami finally admitted defeat.
"Fine, fine. I will go back in two days," Izanami said with reluctance. She sighed heavily, thinking that she needed to stop letting Hinami win every time they argue.
"That's better." Hinami nodded as her smile returned back to normal.
"Really, Hinami, you are very cruel. Most lovers would definitely try to stick with each other most of the time, but here you are trying to drive me away," Izanami said with fake sadness.
Hinami rolled her eyes at this. "Hmph, don't talk like you haven't made any other plans, Izanami. I'm sure you have already decided to take me away with you when you go back. " She snorted in displeasure. She still hasn't forgotten that stupid proposal that Izanami made her uncle agree to.
In her opinion now that with her powers are unlocked, no one in the Hyuga clan can control her. This was true even before. The only reason why she endured and played low-key was because she didn't want to raise her blade at her brother's clan and end his lineage. If not for this concern, Hinami, who is as prideful as Izanami, would have just launched a coup years ago.
Don't forget, although her current body is still young, she was still one of the oldest beings who, alongside Izanami who had mastered breathing techniques and made her own breathing style.
If she really wanted, she could have forcefully used a bit of her power and knocked out all those elders and gained the clan head's position before any of them even had the chance to use the punishment technique.
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