Konoha, Just Like Kizaru

When Simu opened his eyes, he felt a headache. 

"Hiss..." he sighed. 

"I was really careless." He rubbed his temples vigorously until the pain eased a bit.

"Katsuyu, is everything okay now?" 

Simu asked, glancing at the steam rising from his body.

Katsuyu carefully inspected Simu's body and said, 

"It's okay. You just absorbed too much natural energy at once, which threw your body off balance."

"Just rest for a few days and use your Chakra to stabilize it."

"Well, thank you," 

Simu replied, breathing a sigh of relief. 

He hadn't expected to absorb so much natural energy uncontrollably. 

It seemed he would need to wait until his Chakra level increased before practicing Sage Mode again.

Simu had always fought without using ninjutsu, so he hadn't focused much on it. 

His Chakra level was about that of an ordinary Jōnin, which felt insufficient for practicing Sage Mode.

During the break, Simu suddenly had an idea and asked, "Katsuyu, can you keep a few of your clones on me?"

Mr. Katsuyu tilted its head and asked, "Clones?"

"That's right! I mean clones that can stay asleep and quickly contact you in case of an emergency." 

"Of course, I can do that," Katsuyu agreed without hesitation. 

The large body squirmed slightly and then split into four smaller Katsuyu, each about the size of a half palm, which slowly climbed onto Simu. 

Katsuyu explained, "These clones will stay in sleep mode until you inject them with Chakra."

"You can use them to contact me," 

Simu eyes lighting up. 

"Can these clones communicate with each other?" he asked.

"Of course they can," Katsuyu replied. 

Since they are all part of Katsuyu, speaking to one clone is like talking to all of them. 

"That's great!"

Simu had an idea.

Simu found a shell in the woods and placed Katsuyu inside, making it look like a snail. 

He held up the Katsuyu shell and said playfully, "Moses, Moses, can you hear me?" 

Suddenly, a voice rang in his ear: 

"Imitation value increased: 45%." 

Simu was amazed—creating a Den-Den Mushi had boosted the imitation value by 5% in an instant! 

Katsuyu Sage laughed at the scene. "Mr. Kizaru is quite an interesting person." 

Simu gathered the remaining Katsuyu and asked, 

"Can I give them to my friends? I hope they can reach me quickly if needed." 

Because of the butterfly effect he caused, Simu can't guarantee that the next plot will develop like the original.

Just like the recent kidnapping of Kushina by the Kumo Shinobi, Simu wanted to prevent such events from happening again. 

He planned to create a few "Den-Den Mushi" for his friends but needed Katsuyu's consent first. 

"Of course, they must be very important friends of Mr. Kizaru," Katsuyu said. 

"Ha ha, of course!" Simu replied.

....

As night swallowed the last rays of the sun, the world fell into silence. Kushina lay on the bed, tossing and turning. 

"Damn Simu, you're too busy to come back!" 

She exclaimed, flinging her pillow away in frustration. 

Her gaze wandered to the books on her bedside table. 

"Icha Icha Paradise (Manuscript)." 

She swallowed hard, unable to resist the temptation any longer. She opened the book and began to read.

"What are these things?!" 

Kushina exclaimed, setting the book down, her cheeks flushed. 

But she reluctantly picked it back up. 

'Just one more page' she told herself. 

Before she knew it, Kushina had read through half of the book, her face feeling hot enough to boil water.

Children in this world mature faster than usual. 

So, after reading *Icha Icha Paradise*, it was natural for her to feel a bit different. 

For example... 

"Kushina, are you home?" Simu's voice called from the yard. 

Kushina jumped, quickly shoving the book under her quilt and standing up in a hurry.

"I'm... at home!" she called out, quickly hiding her things before rushing to open the door.

"Why is your face so red?" 

Simu asked, looking a bit puzzled.

Kushina panicked and replied, 

"None of your business!" 

She put her hands on her hips, trying to regain her usual confidence.

"You're the one blushing! So you must be embarrassed too!"

Because of the natural energy, Simu's body is still a little uncomfortable now.

"I am just a little uncomfortable."

He rubbed his eyebrows and took out a Den-Den Mushi.

"Hey, this is a Den-Den Mushi, just use someChakra and you'll be able to talk with me through this."

"If there is any danger in the future..." Simu isn't done yet.

Kushina had sensed something was wrong, and put her palm on Simu's forehead.

"It's so hot! And you still say you're okay?" Kushina exclaimed.

Simu felt a bit uncomfortable and waved his hand. "It's just from training. I've already told Senior Tsunade; I just need to rest."

Relieved to hear that Tsunade was involved, Kushina said, "Hmph! Aren't you usually so lazy? Why are you working so hard all of a sudden?"

Kushina recalled what had happened in the afternoon, her tone filled with concern.

Simu said in a strange way: "I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you if you are kidnapped again next time."

"you..."

Kushina felt her cheeks heat up again.

Thinking of the phone bug he said just now...

Thinking about the Den-Den Mushi he mentioned, she realized that he had been gone all afternoon and even got injured because of her. 

All her earlier grievances and anger faded away, replaced by sincere feelings of love.

Simu wanted to say more, but then Kushina pressed her lips against his. 

"Thank you, Simu."

After that, she closed the door and leaned against it, trying to calm her racing heart.

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TO BE CONTINUED

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