Red Nara

Kage Bunshin put his palm to the solar plexus under his pulled-up tank top, and the animated corpse shuddered and broke out into a grin.

- It's working! All the calculations were correct and the chakra is actually flowing!

- It's not for nothing that I spent almost 24 hours calculating all the factors and trying to translate the fuin into manual seals without any errors! - I smiled. - The only thing left to check is the spatial part - I don't want to find out that the dojutsu can detect the connection between paired seals.

- I don't want to find out if it's possible to transfer memories with chakra," the clone added.

- Go upstairs and do something, then transfer the chakra," I ordered the kage bunshin.

- Will do," he saluted.

Sighing, I raised the chakra-blocking barrier in the basement and waited.

- Um, boss, the test has been passed," the reanimated Iwa-nin reported after a couple minutes, and smiling blissfully, added uncertainly, "but...

- What else?

- He's fondling Saya at the moment.

- What?

Pressing my face into his palm, I suppressed the urge to groan and taking off the kekkai, I rushed upstairs, following the feeling of the chakra. Bursting into the kitchen, I was rewarded with the sight of a befuddled Ma dangling in my doppelganger's arms, and with a perfectly satisfied look, I buried my face in her mane of loose hair.

- When I said 'go and do something,' I didn't mean it at all," I sighed heavily.

Hearing my voice, the clone opened clenched eyes.

- 'If you have a choice, wouldn't you rather do something really nice? - He shrugged at my tired look.

Opening my mouth to reflexively object, I stopped and thought for a moment.

- That's... an unexpectedly good reason," I grudgingly acknowledged the copy's logic.

- See!

- R-Ryo? - Saya, who was looking between the two of us with a confused look on her face, spoke up.

- But that doesn't mean you can be distracted during an important experiment! - I frowned and grabbed the doppelganger by the scruff of his shirt and dragged him out of the kitchen.

But after a few steps, I stopped and hesitated for a moment, then came back and raked the surprised kunoichi into my arms, burrowing my face into the loose mane of hair and inhaled deeply, savoring the familiar, homely and pleasant smell.

- It's really nice," I told the kage bunshin in all seriousness, letting go of Saya.

But a burst of laughter broke the atmosphere.

- Ryoo! - Nara exclaimed indignantly, embarrassed, and reached up to slap me on the back.

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