Kairen jumped down from Wolon's back and carefully examined the gift sent by the stranger.
This wooden box was also quite particular—it was made from top-grade precious timber of the Land of Fire, a luxury item used by nobles.
Kairen found a small note beside the wooden chest. He tore it off and opened it to read.
[Your Highness Kairen, I am a Konoha elder—Shimura Danzō…]
Kairen did not read the rest. With a squeeze of his palm, the note burst into flames and turned into ashes that scattered with the wind.
"That old man… what is he scheming now? I destroyed his Root, yet he still sends me gifts."
Kairen found it strange but did not think too deeply about it.
He opened the box.
What immediately came into view was a woman with light purple hair. Her skin was fair and her appearance beautiful. She wore the ninja-style fishnet outfit that perfectly outlined her full figure.
Most importantly, the woman carried a wild kind of beauty—like a gorgeous yet venomous serpent.
Kairen froze. "Anko!"
Anko was currently unconscious, and Kairen did not wake her.
The moment he saw Anko, Kairen instantly understood Danzō's scheme.
Anko was a woman he had taken interest in. Sending her here was clearly an attempt to curry favor.
As for what the other party wanted, even Biden's backside could figure it out.
Kairen's gaze gradually turned beastlike.
"Little Anko, you delivered yourself to my door—don't blame me then!"
"Mm…"
Snakes possess a sense for danger, and Anko was no exception. Her body desperately tried to wake her.
Wake up quickly! Otherwise you'll be eaten completely.
Anko slowly opened her eyes, rubbed her hazy vision, and casually said,
"I'm dying of thirst. Got any water?"
A bottle appeared in Kairen's hand. He twisted the cap open and handed it to her. "Here."
Anko took it and gulped it down in large swallows.
Kairen watched her throat move up and down as he fell into slight contemplation.
After finishing, Anko let out a satisfied shout. "Ha… refreshing."
Kairen smiled. Anko's personality was exactly like Kushina's—both belonged to the bold and straightforward type.
"Want more?"
Anko wiped her lips and shook her head.
"No need, thanks. Oh… right, what's your name? Thanks for saving me and Yugao."
Subconsciously, Anko already had a good impression of Kairen, believing he was the good person who rescued her and Yugao from Root.
Kairen ignored her question.
"Yugao? The other package is Uzuki Yugao?!"
Kairen hurriedly opened the other box. Immediately, another purple-haired beauty appeared before his eyes.
If Anko possessed a wild, serpent-like beauty, then Yugao gave off the gentleness of a moonlit flower.
Strong yet weathered by hardship, soft yet evoking an urge to protect her.
But in Kairen's eyes, it instead stirred the impulse to tear apart her ninja armor.
"Hey! I asked you something! What's your name?"
Kairen gently pinched Yugao's cheek and injected a strand of his gentle chakra into her body.
Hearing Anko's question, he replied without turning around, "Moku Kairen."
"Moku Kairen?!"
Anko's brain finally finished booting up. She suddenly noticed the enormous creature beside Kairen.
"F-Four Tails!"
Anko jumped in fright and finally remembered she and Yugao had been captured by Danzō and sent to Moku Kairen.
She instantly realized Kairen's true identity. "You're Moku Kairen—the infamous pervert."
Kairen touched his face.
"I, Moku Kairen, am at least a regional overlord. Is your first impression really just that I'm lustful?"
Anko's eyes sharpened. "Big pervert, take this!"
"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"
Killing intent erupted instantly. The venomous snakes from her sleeve shot toward Kairen like lightning.
The snakes opened their mouths, fangs like needles gleaming with chilling light.
Kairen neither dodged nor blocked, allowing the snakes to bite him.
To Anko's shock, her snakes couldn't even pierce his skin.
With a casual wave of his hand, the snakes shattered into pieces, breaking into seven or eight segments that fell beside Akamaru's mouth.
"Awwooo…"
Akamaru howled like a wolf, opened his mouth, and devoured the snake meat greedily.
After a brief daze, Anko attacked again.
Her hands rapidly formed seals—the Tiger seal among them marked a Fire Release technique.
Aside from the snake techniques taught by Orochimaru, Anko also possessed great talent in Fire Release.
"Fire Release: Great Flame Technique!"
Violent flames burst from her mouth. The temperature surged, instantly scorching Akamaru's white fur.
Kairen still did not dodge.
Watching Kairen within the flames, Anko sneered.
"Can't even dodge my Fire Release—you're nothing special!"
"Indeed," a calm voice sounded from within.
As the orange glow faded, Kairen walked out completely naked.
His skin remained smooth and fair, without the slightest burn.
Anko looked utterly shocked. "Y-you took my Great Flame head-on and only burned off a piece of clothing?"
Kairen nodded, and the bird below nodded along as well.
Anko's face turned pale with shock. Flames capable of melting steel couldn't leave even a minor burn on him.
Her face instantly turned bright red as she shouted,
"You damn pervert! Hurry up and put on clothes!"
Kairen looked around—no one else was nearby. He felt no embarrassment at all.
Besides, when women looked, they were the ones at a disadvantage; when men looked, they became insecure. Why should he cover up his capital?
Kairen suddenly froze, as if discovering a troubling question.
Why do I need to wear clothes? Isn't being naked better? Women blush when they see it, men feel inferior when they see it.
"Mm…"
Yugao woke from the noise of Kairen and Anko fighting. She slowly opened her eyes—and her line of sight happened to land on Kairen's waist.
Anko hurriedly shouted, "Yugao, don't look!"
Unfortunately, it was too late. Yugao widened her eyes at Kairen, as if her soul had received a spiritual shock.
In this era where there were only ninja and no infantry or cavalry, girls' understanding of men was limited to books at most—and maybe borderline material from adult bookstores.
Beyond that, nothing.
Although Yugao was Hayate's lover, she had never seen his body. The purity of her first glance in life was handed to Kairen just like that.
Shaken inside, Yugao quickly lowered her head with a flushed face.
Anko kept shouting angrily, "You shameless pervert! Put on clothes already!"
Kairen shamelessly replied, "What if I don't? Fighting naked can even cause psychological damage—it's practically a new combat method. Want to learn?"
"I'll kill you!"
Unable to endure Kairen's shamelessness, Anko lunged forward again, baring teeth and claws.
Kairen handled her attacks effortlessly. Every strike she made was lethal, several aimed directly at Kairen's vital equipment.
Kairen grabbed her neck from behind with one hand and laughed.
"Are you trying to wipe out my descendants?"
Anko struggled violently, firing insults nonstop.
"You damned pervert! I'm going to chop off your filthy thing!"
Kairen fumed. "What did it ever do to offend you? Why are you so hostile toward it?"
Anko glared into Kairen's eyes and retorted,
"It's a bad thing! Showing it casually means you're up to no good!"
Kairen snapped angrily. "If that's the case, I'll let you witness just how bad it is!"