Temari immediately realized what it was; her face flushed red, and she hurriedly released Kairen's pulse point.
Kairen took a comfortable breath, Temari's small hands really were amazing. He then looked at her teasingly.
"You really know your stuff!"
Temari swam back two steps, putting some distance between herself and Kairen.
"Damn pervert!"
Kairen stretched his waist, then propped his head up with one hand and leaned against the edge of the hot spring pool beside him.
"Honestly, the entire Sunagakure means less to me than you do. The purpose of my trip was to obtain you."
Temari lowered her head, looking at her reflection in the warm water.
She was a strong-willed person who believed herself stronger than most men. She never imagined that one day someone would conquer all of Sunagakure for her sake.
Temari murmured, "Why? I don't even know you."
Kairen smiled. He obviously couldn't say that he grew up reading her manga.
So he made up a lie.
"Maybe it was love at first sight. I once saw you from afar, and at that moment I felt you were the finest scenery in the desert."
For some reason, a thread of secret joy rose in Temari's heart. Every girl hoped others would praise her beauty.
Temari was no exception.
She then shook her head and thought to herself: Temari, Temari, it's all because of you that Sunagakure has come to this. You really are a calamity.
Because of her, Sunagakure changed hands and split internally.
And because of her, Gaara lost his confidence in becoming a ninja.
Before Temari could emerge from her silence, a pair of large hands pulled her over, followed immediately by the sounds of entwined passion.
"Don't! Don't!"
In a corner of the hot spring, within a paper-crafted hiding spot, a pair of eyes with blue eyeshadow and brown pupils calmly watched everything.
Slowly, those pupils began to constrict—turning to shock, then disdain, then curiosity.
In the end, the woman shook her head and cursed inwardly: This damn guy really is a huge lecher. Should I even recruit him into the organization?
Konan pondered silently. She had now seen Kairen's true nature clearly—he was nothing more than a pure womanizer.
The Akatsuki was a terrifying organization, but she'd never seen anyone care so much about women.
Kakuzu cared about money, Hidan cared about religion…
If someone like Kairen, who was obsessed with women, joined, the Akatsuki would become even more terrifying.
Konan didn't think for long, and soon couldn't resist watching again, her face flushed red.
The fierce battle between Kairen and Temari opened the door to a whole new world for her.
...
Konan's face gradually turned as red as a tomato, and her concealment slipped slightly.
Temari had fainted, but Kairen's fire hadn't died down. His sky-blue eyes locked onto the dark corner.
Konan panicked.
"Oh no!"
Konan's disguise was extremely well hidden, but it absolutely couldn't escape Kairen's perception.
After watching an adult live show without paying, she thought she could just leave? Dream on.
"Mmm~"
The night grew even darker, and on this day, Konan finally matured.
After the storm, Konan was panting as she wrapped both arms around Kairen's neck.
"...Y-you're shameless! How could you… how could you…"
Kairen patted her pink back and laughed.
"You barged into my hot spring, and I haven't even taken you to task yet."
"...B-bas… bastard!"
Konan, furious, opened her mouth and bit down hard on Kairen's chest.
Kairen rubbed her hair.
It was the first time he'd ever seen a woman deliver herself to his door. Truly strange.
After a bout of hitting and scolding, Konan finally understood one thing.
Kairen's thick skin was absolute defense. No matter how you cursed him, he would take it all with a grin.
In the end, the helpless Konan explained her purpose.
She rested her head on Kairen's chest, her brown eyes looking at him.
"Have you heard of the Akatsuki?"
"The Akatsuki? How small is it?"
Konan lightly pinched the soft flesh at Kairen's ribs and scolded,
"I'm talking about something serious!"
Kairen smiled.
"Go on."
Konan said,
"Our organization's leader wants to invite you to join the Akatsuki."
Kairen replied,
"What if I refuse?"
Konan sat up, her expression serious.
"No. Anyone the Akatsuki sets its sights on must join, otherwise they'll be eliminated."
Kairen pulled Konan back into his arms and said gently,
"Alright, alright. I'll join. From now on, I'm a member of your organization."
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Konan's lips.
"That's more like it. It wasn't for nothing that I—"
She was about to say something, but stopped. Persuading Kairen to join the Akatsuki had cost her dearly—she had handed over thirty years of her life to him.
Kairen gently rubbed Konan's head.
"Do you have any wishes?"
"A wish?" Konan looked into Kairen's eyes.
She was someone who valued friendship deeply, unlike Nagato and Yahiko, who focused solely on peace in the ninja world.
She hoped she could return to the past.
Back when Jiraiya-sensei taught the three of them, time always seemed to stop in that little house in the rain.
After a long while, only one sentence came out:
"I have no wishes!"
Kairen smiled and kissed Konan on the forehead.
"If you have no wishes, then in the future, just bear me children!"
"Pah! In your dreams!"
Konan leaned against Kairen's chest for who knew how long. In the end, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Kairen picked up the smooth, plump big fat sheep, then used his force field to control Temari as well. Bringing along the two iron-eating beasts, he headed to his room.
Wolon and Fenchu stood guard at the door, while Kairen held two stunning beauties, one on each side, and drifted into sleep.