Traveling through Nagato, from conquering Konan to dominating the ninja world

In the evening, Nagato returned to the tower and hung up his rain-soaked coat. He smelled the fragrance floating in the air.

"What a nice smell, this smell."

Following the aroma, he came to the door of the small kitchen. With the help of the light, he saw Xiaonan, wearing a frog-shaped apron, standing in front of the stove, cooking porridge with great concentration.

For a moment, he was distracted.

I have never seen the back view of Xiaonan cooking...it is so beautiful.

He couldn't help but walk over and stand behind Xiaonan.

"Gudong." After swallowing his saliva, he reached out his hand to... Xiaonan's slender waist.

What would happen if... I put my arms around Xiaonan's waist and whispered my true feelings into her ear?

The moment he was about to touch the edge of her clothes, Nagato withdrew his hand.

Reason has regained the high ground.

Konan faced forward, smiled slightly, and said in a calm voice: "Nagato, what are you doing standing quietly behind me?"

It turned out that she had already noticed Nagato's return, but as for whether she noticed Nagato's little action just now, that was unknown.

Nagato said, "I want to see what kind of porridge you are making."

Xiaonan said: "Meat porridge."

Nagato was overjoyed. He thought that being able to eat the sandwiches made by Konan during the day was already happiness enough, but he didn't expect... that he could also drink the meat porridge cooked by Konan in the evening.

"Do you need my help?" Nagato asked.

Xiaonan said: "No, you don't know how to cook."

Nagato smiled but said nothing.

In the three-dimensional world, he is a very independent person with superb cooking skills.

However, during the time that Nagato and Konan were in contact, he had no time to study cooking.

Then let's not show off in this kind of matter for now.

Moreover, he could see that Xiaonan was a little nervous...it would be uncomfortable for a beginner to be stared at while cooking.

At this time, it is better to consider Xiaonan's mood first rather than showing off your cooking skills.

"Then I'll go to the table and wait."

"Well, let's go."

After Nagato turned and left, Konan was visibly relieved.

She pulled aside the sleeves that were covering the stove, and there lay a book called "The Porridge of the Virtuous Wife".

Half an hour later, the porridge was ready.

She scooped some with a long spoon, tasted it, and frowned slightly.

"The taste... is still quite different from the ones sold in the store. I clearly followed the steps in the book. Could it be... a problem with the heat?"

Putting down the ladle, she bent down and opened the cabinet door under the stove. Inside was a large vat filled with... full of discarded porridge!

"In the afternoon, I went to Yuyin's most upscale food store and bought a lot of ingredients and condiments for making meat porridge. Almost all of them were wasted. It seems too late to buy more now..."

Tips: Freezers are not widely available in Yuyin, a relatively backward village, so the food sold in the store is all freshly prepared that day, and they are basically sold out by the evening.

"It seems that in order to ensure the fault tolerance rate, we should consider applying for funds to build a large cold storage in Yuyin."

Then she shook her head and rejected her previous idea: Forget it... I am indeed a bit extravagant in spending money, so I'd better let Kakuzu manage it first. As Nagato said, it's not too late to harvest the leeks once they have sprouted.

Xiaonan silently closed the cabinet door, took off her apron, turned off the fire, and could only serve the delicious but not perfect porridge in a bowl on the table.

"It's ready, eat it."

She put two bowls of porridge on a tray and placed them on the table, feeling uneasy: I don't know if this porridge will suit Nagato's taste...

She was obviously worrying too much. To Nagato, a Konan chef with a little quirk, everything from Konan was delicious and could be eaten directly, not to mention... it was porridge that he made by himself.

If necessary... he could learn from He Liansheng's Feiji Ge and crush the spoon before eating it.

"Mm, delicious... Xiaonan's porridge is so delicious."

Gradually, Nagato began to be dissatisfied with using the spoon. He put down the spoon, picked up the bowl, and drank with his head tilted back.

Xiaonan was embarrassed: "Nagato, don't worry, there is still some in the pot, and it's too hot, it's not good for your stomach..."

Nagato put the empty bowl down, wiped his mouth, and smiled, "Nothing, I'm just hungry."

"Really?" Xiaonan blushed and asked, "Would you like another bowl?"

Nagato held up three fingers: "I can drink three more bowls!"

"Okay, I'll go!" Konan went there happily, thinking: As expected... the cold storage plan still needs to be implemented. In Nagato's words, Kakuzu will have to suffer a little more.

After the meal, Nagato took the initiative to go to the small kitchen to wash the dishes.

Back in the outer room, Konan sat on the edge of the sofa, patted her thigh and gestured to Nagato.

Nagato smiled slightly, walked over, sat beside her, and then rested his head on Konan's legs.

Ever since I drank that night... I've gotten used to this kind of thing, with my knees resting on my head.

Nagato was also very curious about the change in Konan's mood.

But after thinking about it, he only got an answer that he thought was reliable.

I have been practicing "Night Flower" for nearly five months. My body and mind have been exhausted from the extreme pressure and need some special care.

Nagato wanted Konan to rest her head on his legs, but... Konan was worried that it would be too comfortable and she would fall asleep.

Nagato looked at Konan, who had put on eye makeup to conceal her tired face, and said, "Orochimaru's special medicine is ready."

"Really..." Konan stroked Nagato's long hair and said, "Did you say anything when you went to see him today?"

Nagato said truthfully: "I told him that the target of my Earth Grudge Technique was his teacher, the Third Hokage."

Xiaonan said, "Really? How did he express his opinion?"

Nagato also wanted to change Konan's stereotype of Orochimaru, so he told her the truth about their conversation.

After a long silence, Xiaonan said, "Really... I can't believe you two are starting to open up to each other now."

"Eh? Xiaonan, are you a little unhappy?"

"No..." Xiaonan turned his eyes to the rain outside the tower, "For me, as long as he behaves himself and doesn't do anything out of line for us, that's enough."

"As for his moral standards, I never had any expectations, but... from what he said to you, it seems that he is more trustworthy than I imagined. Give me the medicine, and I will choose to take it according to the actual situation."

"it is good."

Xiaonan took the medicine bottle and put it in his arms.

"By the way, Nagato. When I went to Yuyin Bookstore today, I found a strange book..."

Nagato was surprised: "A strange book?"

"I'll get it and show it to you."

Xiaonan went to the room and took out a book with an orange cover from the pile of cooking books she had bought.

"Here, this is the book. The cover and title are a bit suspicious. I haven't had time to read the contents yet. But it doesn't look like a book published by our Hidden Rain Village..."

Nagato took the book from Konan, and when he saw the title, his expression instantly brightened.

"This……"