"What's wrong?"
Menma grabbed a bath towel and wrapped it around his lower body before rushing out.
The other few strong individuals also left one after another.
Lin Nan sat in the bath, making no move.
He felt the warmth of the water, covering his face with a towel.
This should be the incident where Little Li stole underwear. Lin Nan had no interest in it.
If Little Li had stooped to stealing underwear, he wondered what Emperor Kai would be like.
...
After this small interlude, no one was in the mood for a bath.
Lin Nan, under the guise of having something to do, inquired about Menma's parents.
As expected, Menma's parents were still alive and were not Hokages, but ordinary Jonin.
Even so, Minato's strength was at the absolute pinnacle in Konoha, so he naturally had many missions.
Although Menma did not experience the death of his parents like Naruto in reality and grow up in solitude, he was still a child left behind.
Minato and the others were currently on an external mission, so they were not home.
After learning the news, Lin Nan asked no further questions and turned to leave.
Passing by the entrance of his "own home," Lin Nan stopped, looking at the bright lights inside.
He wondered if these lights were left for him.
Lin Nan did not linger and headed straight for the Hokage's office.
His arrival in this world meant that some changes had occurred. Since Minato was not present, Tsunade, as Hokage, would surely know something.
From their earlier conversation, Lin Nan could vaguely sense that in this world, Tsunade's relationship with him was merely that of partners, not as intimate as in reality.
Of course, it was not the intimacy of lovers.
Between Lin Nan and Tsunade, there was a shared feeling of empathy.
Before Pain's invasion of Konoha, Jiraiya had died, and Tsunade's grief was no less than Naruto's.
At that time, Ajisai had also died and was almost transformed by Pain. After being brought to Konoha, she was almost dissected and studied.
As a lover, Lin Nan's state of mind at that time was almost completely broken.
Even before Pain began his invasion of Konoha, Lin Nan had almost torn Konoha apart.
It was at this time that Tsunade stepped forward. After all, both had lost their closest loved ones, which made their relationship extremely close.
If it were in reality, Lin Nan could definitely count on Tsunade for help.
But now, it was not certain.
Arriving smoothly at the iconic building of the Hokage's office, Lin Nan first ran into Shizune.
He hadn't paid much attention before, but Lin Nan now realized that the pig Shizune was holding had turned black.
A black wild boar?
Before he could speak, Shizune spoke first, "Mr. Kobayashi, the Hokage is looking for you!"
"Looking for me?" Lin Nan was surprised.
As he followed Shizune into the office, Lin Nan first saw a couple, the man with golden hair and the woman with soft red hair.
Minato and Kushina?
Lin Nan's expression was neutral, but his heart relaxed.
It seemed he had entered the plot.
"Tsunade-sama, what do you need me for?" Lin Nan asked.
Minato turned to look at Lin Nan and nodded kindly.
Kushina looked at Lin Nan with some confusion.
"Yes! It's good that you're here. We have a mission that requires your assistance!" Tsunade nodded.
Lin Nan casually sat down on a chair, "Tell me!"
Seeing this, Kushina became angry, "You are so rude in front of the Hokage!"
Lin Nan looked at Kushina with surprise. As expected of the Red Pepper, had the Tsukuyomi not reversed her personality?
Minato also scratched his head and smiled apologetically at Lin Nan.
Minato was as gentle and refined as in reality.
Thinking back carefully about the plot, these two really hadn't changed much.
Perhaps the biggest change was that they were now living people!
Tsunade waved her hand, "It's fine. Let me introduce you! This is Kobayashi from the Akatsuki!"
"You're from the Akatsuki?" Kushina smiled, looking at Lin Nan with interest.
Was the attitude that different?
Lin Nan nodded and held up two fingers.
"Bang!"
With a muffled sound, Lin Nan dispelled the Transformation Jutsu and resumed his standard Akatsuki attire.
"So cool!" Kushina's eyes sparkled.
Lin Nan was taken aback. Your husband is here, is this appropriate?
It was at this moment that Lin Nan realized Kushina was only looking at his uniform.
Indeed, the Akatsuki cloak was quite good-looking and its design was very reasonable.
"Ahem!" Minato chuckled awkwardly, "Forgive me, I apologize!"
"It's fine!" Lin Nan waved his hand.
Tsunade-hime said, "These two are elite Jonin from our Konoha, possessing great strength. They will accompany your Akatsuki to complete this mission!"
"I am Minato Namikaze, please guide me!" Minato nodded politely.
Good thing you didn't say, "Even though we are opponents, you are still quite good!"
Kushina then said, "My name is Kushina Uzumaki. I've heard that all members of the Akatsuki are S-rank elite ninjas. Do you want to spar later!"
"Uh..." Lin Nan grinned, "Are we going to fight right away?"
"Alright, let's get down to business!" Tsunade interrupted, "The reason for recalling you two, and cooperating with the mercenary group Akatsuki, is primarily to investigate a case of a Jinchuriki being harmed in the Land of Lightning!"
"The Land of Lightning, what does it have to do with our Land of Fire?" Kushina asked.
Tsunade sighed, "Initially, it had nothing to do with us. However, Jiraiya died unfortunately while investigating this case during his travels!"
Lin Nan was stunned. Right, Jiraiya had also died here.
And the method of death was exactly the same, all for the sake of obtaining information.
However, judging by Tsunade's demeanor, she didn't seem to have any strong emotional reaction to Jiraiya's death. It must be the reversal of the Tsukuyomi.
And Minato didn't react much, so they likely weren't master and disciple.
Tsunade then began to explain the plot.
The fact that Jiraiya could tell fortunes should be common knowledge, but sometimes his predictions weren't very accurate.
For example, regarding the question of who the Son of Destiny was, he only figured it out after a lifetime of calculation.
Recently, he suddenly predicted that someone would become a threat to the entire ninja world, so he went charging in alone and successfully died.
Lin Nan sometimes suspected that the manga artist had a grudge against Jiraiya.
Just like in reality, Jiraiya passed on information before his death, entrusting a "Crimson Moon Scroll" to the toads of Mount Myōboku.
According to reliable sources, this Crimson Moon Scroll contains the secret to defeating the person who supposedly threatened the ninja world.
So far, it seems to be the same as the original plot.
The person who threatened the ninja world, the corrupted Naruto was gone, so it could be pretty much confirmed to be a corrupted version of himself, i.e., himself in this world.
And this world's self was, to Lin Nan, a life of paradise.
It should be the same as the corrupted Naruto, controlled by Obito in reality!
Or brainwashed?
Damn it, I hate CPUs the most!