Kairen nodded. "Of course. I swear in the name of my ancestors for eight generations that every word I say comes from my true feelings."
Ino now believed him nine-tenths and hugged Kairen from behind.
"So… you really are my prince."
A faint, barely noticeable smile of success appeared on Kairen's face.
This silly girl really had never suffered emotional heartbreak. She believed him so easily.
After settling Ino, Kairen turned his attention to Tenten.
He gently stroked the scar on Tenten's face. "Silly girl, we once shared love. How could such a small scar possibly block the true feelings between us?"
Tenten began to believe him somewhat.
After all, even though she was disfigured, Kairen still refused to abandon her. If that wasn't love to the extreme, then what was?
Still uncertain, Tenten asked, "Do you have any proof?"
Kairen said, "Wait while I make something up— I mean, let me think."
Kairen closed his eyes and recalled for a moment. Then he opened them and said,
"One summer, you disguised yourself as a man and sneaked into a private school…"
Kairen's weathered voice narrated a tragic love story.
In truth, this was also guided by Kotoamatsukami, causing Tenten to believe eight-tenths of it.
"And that's how it happened. After I died, you refused to marry Neji, so you jumped into my grave. We became a pair of butterflies."
"Flying~ flying~ disappearing toward the sun into the crack between reality and dreams."
"Wuuu…"
Such a touching story completely broke the defenses of a romantic girl like Ino. She burst into tears.
"You two are too pitiful, too pitiful!"
Tenten's eyes reddened as well, and she tightly embraced Kairen.
Seeing that night had already fallen, Kairen decided it was time to ride into action. He held a beautiful girl on each side.
Tenten gradually calmed down and slowly leaned into Kairen's embrace.
"Kairen… do you think I'm ugly?"
Kairen gently traced her scar and said, "My saliva contains a kind of active enzyme that works on human cells, accelerating cellular metabolism and achieving the effect of removing scars."
Tenten looked up at Kairen. "What should I do?"
Kairen said, "Come. Let me kiss you."
"Okay!"
Tenten closed her eyes. Kairen slowly leaned closer to her face and placed his kiss upon her.
Under Ino's astonished gaze, the ugly scar on Tenten's face healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In the blink of an eye, the scar had completely disappeared.
Even more astonishing, the skin on Tenten's face seemed to undergo a second development, becoming smooth, radiant, and flawless.
Kairen released the kiss. Tenten slowly opened her eyes and saw Kairen's affectionate gaze along with Ino's shocked expression.
"This is unbelievable! Tenten, the scar on your face is really gone, and your skin looks even better than before."
Tenten turned to look at herself in the mirror.
Just as Ino said, her previously ugly appearance had been replaced. She seemed even more beautiful than before.
Happily, Tenten gave Kairen a kiss. "Thank you, Kairen."
Kairen chuckled softly. "No need to thank me."
After that came a chaotic scene.
Seeing that Ino and Tenten had fallen asleep, Kairen got up and began putting on his clothes.
Ino was awakened by the noise and looked at him sleepily.
"It's the middle of the night. Where are you going? Come lie down and sleep."
Kairen said righteously, "A man's homeland is a hero's grave. There are still so many documents waiting for me. I must finish handling them today."
Ino was somewhat moved by Kairen's dedication.
"Go quickly and come back soon. Take care of your health."
Kairen nodded, slapped Ino on the butt, and walked alone into the darkness, carrying the determination of Yu the Great passing his home three times without entering.
...
Late at night.
Kairen knocked on Temari's door. Temari opened it wearing only underwear. The moment she saw him, she scolded,
"You dead man, you made me wait so long."
Kairen wrapped his arms around Temari and replied, "It's all because of that pile of documents. We recently conquered the Land of Earth, so there's even more for me to handle."
Temari felt a little sorry for him and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Can't you let your shadow clones handle it?"
Kairen said solemnly, "Matters of the nation must be handled personally by me. How could I treat them so casually?"
Temari sighed helplessly. "Fine, fine."
Then she asked, "Am I the first?"
Kairen cupped her face. "Of course. I love you so much. Hinata and Konan all have to line up behind you."
A smile curled at Temari's lips. "That's more like it."
Kairen suddenly spoke of his difficulties.
"Look how tired I am. After finishing at your place, I still have to visit the next one. How about everyone squeezing together on one big bed?"
Temari exploded in anger. "In your dreams, you absurd tyrant."
Kairen immediately dropped the act, scooped Temari up, and slung her over his shoulder.
"Since you call me a tyrant, then I won't pretend anymore. Tonight, we're all sleeping under one giant blanket."