Naruto: Konoha's Kanpu

After being wrapped by Tobi, Sasuke glanced up at the moonlit sky, which is serene and beautiful. Then, his vision darkened as he sank into the ground.

Under the same moonlight, Kanpū's family and Mei are chatting and admiring the moon in their backyard.

As they chatted, the topic naturally turned to weddings.

Hoshino and Keiko hope that Kanpū and Mei would hold their wedding tomorrow, get pregnant the day after tomorrow, and become grandparents three days later.

Mei is also looking forward to the wedding. After all, she is considered an old woman in this world, and she is eager to get married tomorrow. As for pregnancy and so on, she felt a bit embarrassed and shy, lowering her head coyly.

The tenderness when she lowered her head was like a lotus flower in the breeze, melting Kanpū's heart.

Hayate and Karin were also booing around, spoiling the atmosphere.

Kanpū cleared his throat and said: "Well, I have a mission outside the village tomorrow. It might take ten days or half a month, so I…"

"Kanpū, rest assured and go. We'll prepare for the wedding during this time. When you come back, you can just marry Mei immediately!" Keiko interrupted him brutally.

Kanpū's face twitched at this, 'Did I mean that? I…'

Hoshino, who is next to him, nodded, then counted on his fingers and said: "That's settled then! I'll inform Grandpa Inoue, Grandpa Matsushita, and other uncles and cousins tomorrow. Also, we should invite more people from the Hyuga Clan. We have troubled them all these years, and Shisui. I wonder if he can make it back. Hokage-sama and Kushina-sama should be invited too, and so does Sandaime-sama, and…"

In his previous life, Kanpū was a straight single man. In this life, he suddenly had to get married and was a little frightened, especially when he heard that so many people were going to be invited, he couldn't help but want to postpone it.

But in his previous life, he had seen enough of those nauseating romance dramas, where the male protagonist was always indecisive, hesitant, and fickle, leading to all sorts of troubles and misunderstandings with his girlfriend, breaking up and reconciling, and ultimately ending up with the same girl he started with. Annoying, wasn't it?

So every time Kanpū saw such a plot, he would shout "Bring it on!" and then turn into a keyboard warrior, furiously typing away to vent his frustration.

Remembering this, Kanpū forcibly suppressed the panic caused by marriage, then nodded and said: "Alright, we'll get married when I come back!"

Given Mei's looks, figure, personality, strength, and unique Kekkei Genkai, she would definitely be a Ms. Perfect standing at the top of the pyramid in his previous life, with countless people lining up to be with her.

Besides, they were already living together, so the wedding was bound to happen sooner or later.

Thinking this way, the anxiety and fear in Kanpū's heart suddenly diminished significantly.

Hearing Kanpū agree, Mei couldn't help but look at him with watery eyes, her expression shy and tender.

"Mei, what do you think?" Keiko asked kindly.

"I…I have no objection." Mei seemed to turn into a shy little girl and, after saying this, she quickly ran off, leaving a fragrant breeze behind.

"Big brother, go after her." Karin teased with a mischievous grin.

Hayate also winked, looking quite sly and wretched.

Kanpū pretended not to see him, got up, and ran after Mei.

"Wait a minute."

Hoshino suddenly remembered something and called out to Kanpū, then said solemnly, "Kanpū, on your mission outside the village tomorrow, don't forget to search for Tsunade-sama's whereabouts."

Kanpū's heart trembled, then he looked towards Hayate.

Hayate's wretched expression was also completely stiff at this moment.

"I understand." Kanpū responded seriously.

Returning to his bedroom, naturally, the night was filled with tender moments.

…

In the early morning the next day, Kanpū got up early, washed up, and, after enjoying a delicious loving meal carefully prepared by Mei, he headed to the Hokage's Office feeling refreshed.

Not long after, Naruto and Karin arrived.

"Big brother, that's too much!"

Karin complained as soon as she arrived, "You didn't even wake me up! You even ate all the food Mei-nee made all by yourself!"

While saying this, she was kicked Kanpū's calf, her face is full of dissatisfaction.

Kanpū looked at her righteously and explained: "I did this to avoid suspicion. After all, I'm getting married, so it's not appropriate for me to be too close to a young girl like you."

"Huh? What kind of reason is that? You did it on purpose!" Karin pouted and wouldn't let it go.

"Kanpū-sensei, you're getting married? Really?"

Naruto asked excitedly from the side, "Does that mean I'll have little brothers and sisters soon? Hehe."

The three continued to bicker, and half an hour passed.

Naruto checked the time, after seeing it was already past eight o'clock, he immediately complained: "Seriously, Sasuke is so slow!"

"Sasuke-kun must have been delayed by something, right?" Karin instinctively retorted.

Kanpū frowned slightly, 'Something felt off.'

"Naruto, Karin, you two wait here. I'll go check at his house." After saying this, Kanpū's figure immediately disappeared.

As he approached the Uchiha Clan's compound, Kanpūclosed his eyes and tried to sense the coordinates of hos Flying Thunder God Technique's imprint.

"Hmm? Nothing?"

Kanpū's frown deepened, and he immediately activated Sage Mode, expanding his sensing range to over two hundred kilometers.

But the result remains the same.

'Did Sasuke leave the village?'

'That didn't make sense. During the Chunin Exams, Orochimaru didn't have the chance to tempt Sasuke. What was going on?'

Kanpū hurriedly made his way to Sasuke's house, just in time to see Itachi leaving for work.

"Kanpū-senpai." Itachi greeted respectfully.

Since Kanpū had left the Anbu, he is no longer Itachi's captain.

"Itachi, has Sasuke shown any unusual behavior recently?" Kanpū asked directly.

"Unusual?"

Itachi was taken aback, then a sharp light flashed in his eyes as he said, "He does. Ever since Father used Susanoo during the invasion, Sasuke has been continuously asking it."

"Mangekyo Sharingan?" Kanpū raised an eyebrow.

'Sure enough, Kanpū-senpai also knew about Mangekyo…' Itachi's eyes shone slightly, and he was contemplating about how to extract information on evolving into Mangekyo Sharingan from Kanpū's mouth.

"No wonder…" Kanpū understood, 'Someone must have tempted Sasuke with Mangekyo and lured him away from Konoha!'

'And this person is most likely Orochimaru!'

'Wait!'

'Orochimaru likely didn't know how to evolve the Sharingan into the Mangekyo… Could it be Zetsu?'

"Kanpū-senpai, no wonder what?" When Itachi saw Kanpū's expression, he suddenly felt a sense of foreboding.

"I suspect that someone used Mangekyo to tempt Sasuke." Kanpū said, "Sasuke probably isn't home, right?"

Itachi spun around and dashed into the house. Then come out again after a while. His complexion is pale at this time, and his frown deepening like a chasm, "Kanpū-senpai, I checked Sasuke's room. His futon is cold, he must have left early!"

"Sigh."

Kanpū sighed and said, "You should report this to your father, but don't worry too much. Sasuke shouldn't be in trouble for now."

"Kanpū-senpai, do you know something?" Itachi asked nervously.

Kanpū turned to leave, waving his hand: "In the Shinobi World, there are only a few who knows about the Mangekyo. As far as I know, only Uchiha Obito and the one behind him…"

"Who is behind him?" Itachi asked.

Kanpū said, "If you want to know, just ask your father."

After the words fell, Kanpū's figure suddenly disappeared from the middle of the street.

Upon returning to Hokage Tower, Naruto and Karin quickly inquired about Sasuke.

Kanpū just said, "You two wait here, I'll go get you an orange."

With that said, Kanpū entered the Hokage Tower and headed straight to the third floor.

Minato was already at work at this time. Seeing Kanpū coming in, he smiled and asked, "What's the matter?"

Kanpū made a long story short, explaining Sasuke's disappearance and his own suspicions.

"It's Uchiha Madara, it must be him!"

Minato's face changed drastically, "We captured Obito, and now he's taken Sasuke from us. That devil!"

Kanpū also feigned righteous indignation.

Even though he knew that Madara's coffin was still sealed tightly, in Minato's eyes, Madara must have used some kind of Secret Technique to prolong his life while using the Abyss to fuse Sage Body and Sage Eyes, scheming and committing all sorts of atrocities!

"Hokage-sama, what about Team 7…" Kanpū asked.

"Just proceed as usual!" Minato said, "I'll discuss Sasuke's matter with Fugaku. You don't need to worry about it."

"I understand."

Kanpū glanced at the plate of oranges on Minato's desk and said, "I'm a bit thirsty. I'll take an orange."

"Sure." Minato naturally wouldn't have any objections.