Facing the two pairs of wide, watery eyes staring at him, Umino Yoru suddenly felt like he was bullying a pair of kindergarten kids.
Except these "kids" were freakishly huge.
Gurgle, gurgle—
Fujin and Raijin's stomachs roared like war drums, loud enough to be considered a ninja-world oddity.
The sheer volume of their hunger pangs was unsettling. Seeing the two giants clasping their hands together pitifully, Umino Yoru decided to cut them some slack and pulled out two large salted fish jerky sticks.
"Here. Eat."
The classic "stick and carrot" approach worked instantly.
"Thank you, Boss Supreme!"
Fujin and Raijin reflexively bowed, accepting the fish with eerily perfect manners—as if they'd been conditioned this way before.
"Mmm! So good!"
"Haven't had fish in forever!"
They wolfed down the jerky, their hunger momentarily sated. Though four or five pounds of fish only took the edge off, at least their stomachs stopped sounding like a battlefield.
The "carrot" part of the tactic worked wonders. After a few more sticks, Fujin and Raijin genuinely acknowledged Umino Yoru as their **"Boss Supreme"**—half out of fear, half out of gratitude.
Now fully loyal, they started rambling about their grievances, complaining that the village had "stolen their food" and begging their new boss to help them get it back.
Umino Yoru had no intention of indulging their idiocy. "If you want your rations, go complain to Tsunade."
But the brothers were stubborn. In their simple minds, since Umino Yoru could make them hungrier than ever and scarier than Tsunade's punches, he must be stronger than her.
Thus, in their mental hierarchy, "Boss Supreme" now outranked "Tsunade Big Sis."
These two are powerful, but their brains are a disaster.
Fujin and Raijin kept clasping their hands, pleading for him to "confiscate their food back from the village." Umino Yoru nearly considered returning them to Tsunade as defective goods.
But they weren't completely unmanageable. As long as they were fed, they'd obey without question.
To distract them from their suicidal mission of "declaring war on Konoha's logistics department," Umino Yoru decided to get them food another way.
"Fujin, Raijin—into the river."
Without hesitation, the two giants splashed into the water, not even questioning why.
They were strong but couldn't use chakra water-walking. Luckily, the river was shallow, only reaching their chests.
"Shockwave!"
Umino Yoru unleashed an ultrasonic pulse into the water.
Seconds later, dozens of fish floated to the surface, stunned.
"Fish! Yummy fish!"
"Boss Supreme is amazing! He can hunt fish!"
"Way better than Tsunade Big Sis!"
Their IQs skyrocketed when food was involved. They eagerly gathered the haul—over a hundred pounds of fish, enough to last them weeks.
As dusk fell, Umino Yoru watched them celebrating like idiots and snapped, "You got your food. Now get back to your patrol zone!"
"Yes, Boss Supreme!"
They instantly bundled the fish in vine nets and sprinted off at shunshin-like speeds, vanishing into the distance.
Umino Yoru: ???
That… worked too well.
Couldn't you at least take Anma Keion with you?!
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Sighing, he shook his head. Their blind obedience was annoying but also… kind of impressive.
He considered crossing the river to return to his own sector, but remembering how Anma Keion had overexerted herself casting a B-rank genjutsu (Tree Binding Death) to protect him, he couldn't just leave her unconscious in the wild.
"Malnourishment and chakra exhaustion. Great."
A quick check confirmed she was just skinny and starving, her stomach filled with nothing but wild greens.
He took out a sugar-based energy bar, broke off small pieces, and fed them to her, carefully helping her swallow with water.
To speed things up, he placed his hands on her stomach and channeled Yang Release chakra, stimulating her digestion.
"Huh. Flat as a board. Pity."
Anma Keion had delicate, almost ethereal beauty—rare even in a world full of kunoichi. But her figure was… lacking.
Not my type. I prefer… ahem, healthier proportions. For nutritional reasons. Definitely not personal preference.
"Cough! Cough!"
She woke up moments later, her first words being—
"A-Are you okay?! Did Fujin and Raijin hurt you?!"
She assumed the worst—that the brothers had robbed him and left.
After Umino Yoru explained, her eyes sparkled with admiration.
"Senpai, you're amazing! You actually tamed Fujin and Raijin!"
Her big, starry eyes locked onto him with pure hero worship.
Umino Yoru sighed.
Great. Another problem.