In a daze, Lin Feng felt as though his soul had been pulled from his body, light and airy. But when he opened his eyes, the scene before him was familiar once again!
The little Qilin loli, dressed in tight clothing and possessing a childlike face with large breasts, stood smiling in front of him, staring.
"Just as I thought, this feeling is back!" Lin Feng quickly adapted. "You said last time that once I mastered the method, I could enter and exit freely! But, just now..." He recalled that after he and Ying reached the peak of climax, his body was wrapped in a strange energy, a very peculiar sensation!
The little loli suddenly laughed: "Don't try to pry anything out of me; it wouldn't be fun if I told you!" She walked up to Lin Feng as if examining a strange object: "I am a bit surprised, though, that you mastered the method of controlling the energy so quickly! That's impressive." She was referring to the water energy.
"Tch!" Lin Feng rolled his eyes at her. "But there's one thing I don't understand! Can doing... that thing also improve my control?"
"Oh? You mean that?" the loli replied.
"You know about it?"
"I don't know!" Her answer was crisp. "If I knew, why would I need to steal the energy from your body? However, that energy is strange; some of it seems to have transformed. Since you achieved this, if you continue, you might have unexpected gains! Also, with this transformation ability, learning those ninjutsu techniques should be easy for you now."
Lin Feng shrugged: "It couldn't be the legendary Dual Cultivation, could it?"
"What is Dual Cultivation?" the loli asked innocently.
"You want to know?" A wicked thought flashed through Lin Feng's mind, but given her power, the thought immediately died.
"I say, that fox..."
Inside the seal, within the iron bars. The massive, fiery red body was trapped, and its eyes, which looked ready to kill anyone at any moment, made Lin Feng nervous.
Lin Feng deliberately ignored the Nine-Tails, turning to the Qilin loli instead: "How do you compare to it?" He was asking about strength.
"Is there even a comparison?" The loli looked disdainfully at the massive fox silhouette. As if stimulated, waves of oppressive power immediately surged out from her body!
Lin Feng couldn't help but feel his knees tremble.
Perhaps due to an instinctive fear of a being naturally stronger than itself, the originally ferocious fox retreated further into the seal.
"Alright, fair enough!" Lin Feng laughed. "Naruto has the Yang Chakra sealed in him, and I have the Yin Chakra! These two can exist independently, right?"
Looking at the gigantic body inside the iron cage, Lin Feng had no immediate way to deal with this Japanese mythical beast. But suddenly, he felt a strange, fantastical feeling in his body.
"You can't stay here too long!" the loli said with a smile. "The game must continue!"
"Damn it! I'm out again!" Lin Feng cursed as he opened his eyes.
But the woman next to him made his heart warm!
Ying was currently in his embrace, lying on the "water bed," with a look of post-climax bliss.
Lin Feng grinned proudly: "Now, you can't escape, can you?"
"Mhm." Ying first gave him a playful glare, then snuggled into his arms!
The two embraced tenderly for a while, then reluctantly got dressed, fearing Kushina and the others might return.
The water sphere dispersed, and Lin Feng looked up at the clouds with a satisfied feeling. But in the distance, he saw several small black dots! They were running toward them.
"Who is that?" Lin Feng instinctively grew cautious. When the two masked men appeared before him, he realized they were probably Konoha's ANBU!
"Please come with us!" Their tone was cold, non-negotiable, and concise; they offered no explanation.
Naturally, their mission was only to bring the person back, and the process didn't matter to them!
"Where are we going?" Lin Feng was a bit nervous, as this was his first encounter with the ANBU.
Fortunately, Kushina and the others had caught up.
Haku and Kimimaro, sensing the danger, immediately took defensive stances.
Kushina walked over to Lin Feng: "How did you get into trouble with them?"
Before Lin Feng could answer, one of the ANBU agents spoke: "The Hokage wishes to see you!"
"The old man is finally making a move, huh!" Lin Feng suddenly chuckled. "After all that monitoring, it's time to show our cards!" Lin Feng sounded confident. In fact, he had reason to be.
He knew the Fourth Hokage's personality. Since they hadn't moved earlier, it was either due to concern about their group's strength, or because of Kushina's presence!
Sure enough, hearing Lin Feng's provocative tone, the two ANBU agents immediately displayed killing intent, gripping kunai in their hands!
"Yue, don't be rash!" Kushina immediately stopped Lin Feng, who was about to charge forward, using the false name he had given her.
"I advise you to come with us willingly! Don't make unnecessary trouble!"
Lin Feng, however, didn't think that way at all!
If he had to meet the Hokage, he needed to raise his value first to secure a more favorable position in negotiations!
But just as Lin Feng was calculating his next move, a loud, hearty laugh suddenly echoed through the forest: "Heh heh, you truly are an interesting child!"
Hearing this, everyone's expressions varied.
The two ANBU looked respectful, Kushina was shocked, and Lin Feng was simply curious.
Looking toward the source of the voice, he saw an elderly man slowly walking toward them!
That Hokage battle robe, and the prominent "Fire" kanji on the red hat—it was unmistakable.
"Hiruzen Sarutobi?" Lin Feng was shocked. The Third Hokage had come out personally!
The two ANBU immediately rebuked Lin Feng: "Boy, show some respect! The Hokage's name is not for you to utter carelessly!"
"Oh really?" Lin Feng felt a thrill. He glanced at the ANBU who had just spoken, and layers of water vapor suddenly began to appear around his body!
"Watch out!" The other ANBU immediately warned. But Lin Feng had already appeared behind them!
"Boy, you're too naive!" The ANBU who had rebuked Lin Feng swiftly turned, throwing his kunai with force! It instantly shot into Lin Feng's body!
However, the moment he was struck, Lin Feng immediately dissolved into a pool of water!
"It's a Water Clone!"
"Wrong, it's a Shadow Clone!" Another voice appeared above the two ANBU.
But the ANBU were even faster. One of them quickly flicked his hand backward, and two kunai immediately struck the Lin Feng above!
"Bang!"
"Another clone!" The ANBU were growing impatient. "Damn brat! If you're a person, come out right now!"
"As you wish!" Lin Feng had been standing in the river all along. As the water vapor dispersed, his figure was revealed, and the stream water behind him surged up! "Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
"Hold it!" Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had intended to observe Lin Feng's strength, immediately moved. His small body darted like the wind toward the two ANBU, quickly forming hand seals: "Earth Release: Earth Wall!" Earth Release was his specialty. The massive earthen wall that rose up instantly blocked the powerful, surging water!
As the water receded, the Third Hokage stood before Lin Feng, smiling: "Heh heh, the young man is not simple!"
"Just average!" Lin Feng showed no respect toward the Kage-level figure. "You should give me an explanation, shouldn't you? After monitoring us for so long, you casually send two people to try and capture me. Isn't that a bit too childish?"
The Third Hokage smiled and nodded at the two ANBU beside him: "You two go back!"
"Lord Hokage, but..."
"Go back, and take the others with you. I can handle this myself!"
After the ANBU left, the Third Hokage regained his grandfatherly smile: "Shouldn't we sit down and have a proper talk?" Without waiting for Lin Feng's reaction, he quickly formed hand seals again, and several earthen mounds sprouted from the ground. "Heh heh, a bit dusty, but they can serve as benches!"
Lin Feng glanced at the somewhat dazed Kushina, then sat directly across from the Third Hokage, preempting the conversation: "I want to know what this is about? We are, after all, begrudgingly members of Konoha, aren't we?"
"But your identities are unknown!" The Third Hokage spoke without any air of superiority, sounding very amiable. "Also, Kushina, when did you get together with them?"
Kushina smiled at the question: "Fate, I suppose!" This was a phrase Lin Feng often used. "When I left the village, I wasn't a rogue ninja yet, was I?"
"No, you certainly were not! I initially thought you had already..." At this point, the Third Hokage's eyes clearly dampened, thinking of that genius.
But he quickly masked it: "I just didn't expect you to suddenly reappear. Speaking of which, young man, shouldn't you tell me your identity now?" He addressed the last sentence to Lin Feng.
"My identity?" Lin Feng gave a wry smile. Should he tell him?
But expecting him to believe the fact that he was from another world seemed too incredible.
"My name is... Kamikaze Yue, an orphan. Later, I met a mother and daughter who took me in, and then I met Sister Nai Nai (Kushina). After hearing that Konoha was assisting a large number of refugees, we came here." Lin Feng's words were simple but structured in a way that the Third Hokage couldn't immediately dismiss.
"But I suppose you don't believe any of this, right?"
The Third Hokage smiled: "Indeed! Your words seem well-founded, but it's still difficult for me to believe! Leaving aside Kushina, just you alone have managed to jump from a level below Genin to a Tokubetsu Jōnin in just half a year. Moreover, these two children also possess strength no less than that of a Genin! And their abilities are..."
"Bloodline Limits!" Lin Feng finished for him. "Our group might raise suspicion, but you can trust my words!" He meant they were trustworthy, even if his words weren't entirely true!
"Is that so?" The Third Hokage glanced at Haku and Kimimaro, who were still on alert. "Then, I want to know your purpose for coming to Konoha? Is it really just to find a simple place to live?"
"Believe it or not! It's that simple!"
"I see!" The Third Hokage suddenly stood up, slowly turning to leave. "Then let's leave it at that! Heh heh, I hope you don't disappoint me!"
"Heh, that style really suits him! It seems we are safe for now!" Lin Feng's gaze fell upon the silent Kushina, knowing exactly what she was thinking.
"Kimimaro and Haku, you two go back first!" Lin Feng turned to Ying, who was watching him with concern, and said softly with a reassuring smile: "You go back too! Kushina and I have something to do!"
Ying naturally understood the look in his eyes. She nodded shyly, as her daughter was still nearby.
"Mhm, then... please be careful." Ying gave Lin Feng a loving glance before leaving with Kimimaro and Haku.
Lin Feng sighed softly, looking at the gloomy Kushina. "Thinking about sad things?"
Kushina shivered but didn't answer, simply looking up at the snowy white clouds.
After a long time, she suddenly swept away the gloom, revealing two shallow dimples: "I recalled some old memories!"
Old memories, not sad memories.
Lin Feng naturally understood what she meant.
"But, I still want to go see something!" Kushina suddenly walked up to Lin Feng and intimately linked her arm with his. "You wouldn't mind accompanying me, would you?"
"Is that a good idea?"
"Mhm, it's fine!" Kushina seemed to have dropped a heavy weight from her heart. "This... is also a form of closure for him. I will start over again!"
Lin Feng secretly moved his arm, gently brushing against Kushina's ample chest, and said with a wicked smile: "Then what about Naruto? You must be eager to see him, right?"
"No!" Kushina gently shook her head. "Just as you said, let him live his life alone! My interference will only make the future chaotic. Didn't you tell me that?"
"Indeed!" Lin Feng nodded slightly. "But can you let go?"
Kushina countered: "Didn't you say Naruto will become the Hokage someday?"