Chapter 204 - Cap 190: Pui!

"Kurama-sama," said the hotel manager as she watched the red-haired man appear beside the white-haired Sannin, "A lady said to tell you to go to the dining room of the establishment when you arrive"

"Ok" - the redheaded man nodded as he changed the direction of his target towards the assigned place.

"I feel that my emotional stability will be damaged considerably..." - thought Jiraiya as he shook his head and followed the Uzumaki into the dining room, only to see a group of four girls eating quietly at one of the far-flung tables. He immediately recognized the uniforms they were wearing, so he directed the redhead to walk in that direction.

The girls noticed the arrival of the men, although their eyes were focused on the younger one.

"Well, the people we asked were right, Uzumaki Kurama is s.e.xy" - said one of the girls while the others shook their heads.

"It is good to finally see you, Uzumaki Kurama" - said the girl who was wearing a white hood that covered much of her body, showing only her soft white hands that she extended to greet the newcomer.

"The p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e is mine, miss," said Kurama as he shook her hand with his, only to quickly part because he did not want to cause misunderstanding.

"I feel that I am being deliberately ignored," sighed the white-haired Sannin.

"Let us say that our village does not have the best experience with you," replied the leader with disdain. " Now if it is not too much trouble, we had better start our conversation"

"Ok, I have no problem" - replied the redheaded man as he sat at the other end of the table so as not to cause the girls any discomfort, after all, they came from a Matriarchal Village - "Tell me... what do you have in mind?"

"Normally I would fight to decide how to proceed, but first I want to know what kind of person you are" - answered the leader calmly as she looked at the handsome redhead. She wouldn't deny it, he was handsome but that didn't change the fact that her conviction was firm and her d.e.s.i.r.e to comply with the rules of her village was much more so.

"I agree... tell me what you want to know," Kurama said calmly.

"Anything that can give us an idea of your personality," replied the woman in the white hood.

"Do you trust me so much that you think I can't lie? - asked the redheaded man with surprise.

"Will you stop ignoring the great Jiraiya-sama?!" - exclaimed the Sannin, only to be answered by the sound of four girls spitting - ". . ."

"Jiraiya (Pui)" - said Kurama, only to see the 4 girls spit in well... a spitter - "Ok. this is fun..."

"Don't laugh because they spit when they call my name!" - roared Jiraiya(Pui) - "...even in my dialogues?!"

"What are you talking about, Ero Sennin?" - asked Kurama as he rolled his eyes at the Sannin - "Anyway, as much as I find this situation amusing, could you tell me why you spit when you hear the name of Jiraiya (Pui)?"

"Would you please stop doing that?!" - Jiraiya exclaimed angrily.

"I'm sorry... but this is a new law that was accepted 3 years ago" - said the leader of the group as she looked at the two men - "Ironically it is the first law that is approved so easily"

". . ." - Jiraiya was silent as he felt the tears building up in his eyes.

"And in answer to your question, Kurama-dono. . . it is because Jiraiya's (Pui!) name is considered a disgrace in Nadeshiko, after all, he escaped our laws and married one of our shinobi in the process" - replied the girl while the others nodded.

"Ugh..." - Jiraiya was silent when he heard that because he did not argue to defend himself.

"I see... my respects, Jiraiya (Pui)... you are responsible for a wonderful new law" - smiled the redhead.

"F.u.c.k you!" - exclaimed the Sannin in annoyance as the girls only shook their heads.

"I wish you wouldn't say the name of... our guest..." - said the leader of the group as she took off her hood, showing a beautiful face of a girl of about 16-17 years. She had beautiful black hair like night combed into a ponytail, beautiful emerald green eyes, small pink lips next to a small nose - "It's not very good for our appearance as women that we are spitting all the time"

"Right, sorry for the inconvenience" - the redhead apologized.

"Hey! I'm not an inconvenience!" - roared the Sannin in fury - "What about you helping me with 'it'?!"

"And I will, but you have to understand that this happened because of YOU" - answered Kurama calmly - "But we'd better put your problems aside, it's time to continue our conversation"

"Ok" - the girl with black hair and green eyes nodded - "But before we continue, I would like to introduce myself, my name is Shizuka, daughter of the current leader Nadeshiko, as well as the next leader, that is why my last name could be considered the name of my village".

"Nadeshiko Shizuka... a p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e, as you know my name is Uzumaki Kurama" - answered the redhead calmly - "And you know who my companion is but I don't know anything about yours"

"Oh, they are Alpha, Beta, and Gama," Shizuka replied calmly. "I'm sorry I can't give more information about them, but let's just say that by law, we can't give our name to just anyone"

"And why did you give it to me?" - Kurama asked curiously.

"Because you are my prospective husband," answered Shizuka neutrally. "As such, you have the right to know my name"

"I understand" - the redheaded man nodded as he looked at the girl - "Well, I think the introductions went on too long, so I'd like to get straight to the point... what do you have in mind?"

"It's simple, it all depends on what kind of impression you give me... if it's bad, I'll just kill you, if it's good, then we'll fight, if I win, then you have to come to Nadeshiko as tradition dictates, but if you win, then there are three options" - said the black-haired girl as she raised a finger - "One, you come back with me to Nadeshiko and we get married"

"Two, you refuse to follow tradition and our paths separate" - said the girl while raising a second finger, then raising the third finger - "Or three, try to conquer me to stay by your side, but in this last option you would have to pass the trial by fire of our village which is that you will have to resist the attack of three of our strongest Kunoichis".

". . ." - Kurama was silent as he listened to the girl, although he had to admit that his words came in handy since he wasn't interested in her despite how beautiful she was - "I understand... then... how will we start all this?"

"Something simple, some meetings to talk about during this week to get to know each other better" - answered the Nadeshiko girl - "Although I hope you'll be honest with your actions during this time because I wouldn't like Nadeshiko to have to get in the middle of this."

". . ." - Kurama wasn't in the least intimidated by these last words of the girl because Nadeshiko couldn't do anything against him, but this wasn't the case for those around him, as well as for Konoha - "I understand... what do you say we start tomorrow?"

" I agree," Shizuka nodded as she contemplated the situation a bit. That Kurama did not agree to begin immediately showed that he had not been blinded by her beauty.

"Let go... Ero Sennin" - said Kurama as he looked at the Sannin of the Toads.

"Ok..." - sighed Jiraiya as he shook his head.

"It was a p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e talking with you" - said the redhead before leaving with his companion.

". . ." - Shizuka silently watched them leave while her subordinates approached her to ask her first impression of her so-called fiancé - "Girls. . . you don't have to be such a gossip"

"Come on, Shizuka-sama... we just want to know what you think of him," replied Beta as the other two nodded.

"I cannot give a concise answer at this time since I have seen him for the first time today," Shizuka responded as she shook her head. "Although from the information we were able to get, I have to admit that in power, as well as in appearance and personality, he is perfect as a husband, although I will not give my final answer until I have a clear picture of the man named Uzumaki Kurama"

"We understand... we are sorry for our words, Shizuka-sama" - said the three girls at the same time as they knelt in front of their leader.

"Don't worry, you have been my friends for years, so there is no need to be so formal" - said the girl as a small smile appeared on her face - "We have trained together until we fell, we have fought against hostile shinobis together and we have survived, so I do not consider you subordinate, but my sisters"

"Your words are praise for us, Shizuka-sama" - said Alpha as she lowered her head even further, to the point where it was touching the ground.

"We would give our life for you, Shizuka-sama" - said Beta as she imitated her friend's actions.

". . ." - Gama was silent but his gaze said that she too agreed with the words of her teammates.

"You..." - sighed Shizuka as she shook her head. She had to admit that since they agreed to be her servants, their relationship had changed from one of her friends to one of her subordinates, which bothered her.