Chapter 369

Kitazawa put away the bento box and said, "I noticed earlier that there is a river not far from the direction we came from."

"Who takes a bath during a mission?"

Kurenai Yuhi paused for a moment and said, "At most, we can wash our feet."

"Then let's go wash our feet, and wash our faces while we're at it."

Kitazawa nodded and said, "I brought a towel."

"That works too."

Kurenai Yuhi did not refuse.

The two of them arrived at the riverside, took off their shoes, and soaked their feet in the river water.

"What was that reward Itachi just mentioned?"

Kurenai Yuhi asked, pretending not to care.

"What kind of reward do Itachi want?"

Kitazawa turned his head and saw a trace of unease in her beautiful eyes.

"That is your question, not mine."

Kurenai Yuhi sat up straight and said.

Kitazawa's gaze swept from her face, across her graceful body, and finally landed on her fair, slender thighs.

Kurenai Yuhi felt his gaze.

She opened her mouth, not knowing what to say, and her legs tensed up subconsciously.

"Itachi've been running all day, Itachi must be tired. Let me massage your legs for Itachi."

Kitazawa took out the towel and handed it to her.

Kurenai Yuhi felt an inexplicable sense of relief.

"If Itachi're not satisfied, Itachi can choose another part."

Kitazawa said with a hint of amusement.

"No need to change!"

Kurenai Yuhi said subconsciously.

She lifted her leg, and water droplets slid off her smooth skin.

After wiping it with the towel, her thigh became fair and clean once again.

"Let's go."

Kurenai Yuhi returned to the tent.

Without waiting for Kitazawa to speak, she placed her feet on his lap.

"If your massage technique isn't good, I won't be satisfied, Itachi know!"

Kurenai Yuhi returned to her usual personality, smiled, and said, "Don't think I don't know what Itachi're thinking, pervert!"

"I just want to help Itachi relieve your fatigue."

Kitazawa grabbed both of her feet with one hand.

"Do Itachi think I'd believe that?"

Kurenai Yuhi gave a light huff and said, "Itachi... ah!"

Before she could finish, her eyes suddenly widened.

Because Kitazawa had started tickling the soles of her feet with his fingers.

"Don't!"

Kurenai Yuhi immediately twisted her body, her soft little feet arching, causing her insteps and thighs to form a straight line.

Her pale pink toes curled up one by one, and she let out a mix of laughter and soft whimpers.

"If Itachi're that loud, Itachi'll attract passing enemies."

Kitazawa stopped tickling and said with a smile.

"Itachi're blaming me?"

Kurenai Yuhi was so angry she kicked out at him.

But the next second, Kitazawa grabbed her foot back.

"I'm going to sleep!"

Fearing he would tickle her again, Kurenai Yuhi quickly said, "I don't need your massage!"

"Alright, this time it's a real massage."

Kitazawa held her right foot with both hands and gently pressed on her instep with his fingers.

Seeing this, Kurenai Yuhi gave him an annoyed glare and then stopped struggling.

"Itachi are truly both beautiful and cute."

Kitazawa smiled and said.

"Why are Itachi suddenly complimenting me?"

Kurenai Yuhi pouted and said, "Even if Itachi compliment me, I won't forgive Itachi."

"This isn't a compliment, it's a fact."

Kitazawa said casually.

"Just massage properly."

Kurenai Yuhi's lips curled slightly as she spoke.

"Move over a little."

After massaging for a while, Kitazawa said, "I'll massage your legs."

Kurenai Yuhi shifted her body and rested her legs directly on his lap.

Kitazawa reached out and placed his hands on her fair and smooth thighs.

He stroked them gently, immediately feeling their softness.

"It's a massage, not leg-touching!"

Kurenai Yuhi said, embarrassed and angry.

Kitazawa gave a light cough and began the massage.

Kurenai Yuhi turned her head away, refusing to look at him.

Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and the sensation from her thighs made her face gradually turn red.

"We have a mission tomorrow, so let's stop here and go to sleep."

Kurenai Yuhi pulled back her slightly softened legs and quickly dove into her sleeping bag.

Seeing this, Kitazawa also took out his sleeping bag and placed it next to hers.

After getting into his sleeping bag, he looked at Kurenai Yuhi.

Her face was slightly flushed, but her eyes were tightly closed.

Kitazawa leaned forward and kissed her lips.

Kurenai Yuhi opened her eyes instantly, but she didn't push him away.

"Good night."

After a moment of interaction, Kitazawa let her go and said.

"Mm."

Kurenai Yuhi closed her eyes again.

Kitazawa couldn't help but smile.

Kurenai Yuhi's behavior made him realize one thing: their affection progress bar was already full.

Everything else would naturally fall into place given the right time and location.

Time reached the next day.

Kitazawa and Kurenai Yuhi entered the Land of Grass.

After walking for half an hour, they saw an endless vast grassland.

The sky is vast, the fields are boundless, the wind blows the grass low, but there are no cattle or sheep.

"According to the mission details, Kenichiro is in the metropolis of the Land of Grass."

After looking enough, Kurenai Yuhi remembered their mission and said, "Let's make a battle plan first."

"No need for that much trouble."

Kitazawa shook his head and said, "We can just go find him directly when we get to the metropolis."

Kurenai Yuhi thought for a moment and agreed.

She wasn't someone who clung rigidly to rules; there was really no need to be that cautious for a Chunin.

Another half hour passed, and the two entered the metropolis of the Land of Grass.

"Wait here for me, I'll use sensory ninjutsu to find him."

Without waiting for Kurenai Yuhi to answer, Kitazawa leaped up and jumped onto a nearby rooftop.

The mission scroll had a portrait of Kenichiro, but they didn't know which building he was in.

It only said he had appeared in the metropolis over the past few days.

Byakugan!

The meridians around Kitazawa's eyes bulged, and in the blink of an eye, his eyes turned pure white.

He quickly locked onto the ninjas in the metropolis.

There weren't many, only seven.

Kitazawa and Kurenai Yuhi searched through them one by one and soon discovered their target.

"Ninjas from the Hidden Leaf Village?"

Kenichiro's expression changed drastically the moment he saw them.

He didn't hesitate to draw his ninja blade and charged at Kitazawa, who was standing at the front.

However, the next instant, his legs were entangled by vines.

Kenichiro looked down and realized he was being bound by a tree.

How could a tree grow inside a room?

This was the genjutsu Demonic Illusion: Tree Bind Death!

Kenichiro realized what was happening and subconsciously tried to perform hand seals to dispel the genjutsu, but it was too late.

He felt a pain in his head, and his entire consciousness faded away.

"That simple?"

Kurenai Yuhi, who had been eager to jump into the fray, was left speechless.

She hadn't done anything, and the mission was already over.

She had spent an entire day running on the road for this mission.

But it wasn't that Kenichiro lacked strength; it was that Kitazawa's strength was simply too absurd.

One-handed seals plus Demonic Illusion: Tree Bind Death left Kenichiro unable to resist from the very first encounter.

"Looks like we'll have to take A-rank missions next time."

Kurenai Yuhi looked at the unconscious Kenichiro, shook her head, and said.

If they chose B-rank missions again, she probably wouldn't have much of a sense of participation.