Melodious music, a romantic atmosphere, and golden sunlight streamed into the church through its high windows.
The church floor was covered with rose and lily petals, looking even more beautiful and romantic under the sunlight.
The pews on both sides were filled with friends and family, their faces smiling as they watched the newlywed couple walk arm-in-arm into the church.
The groom wore a black suit, and the bride wore a white wedding dress; both had happy smiles on their faces as they slowly approached the priest.
The priest smiled and nodded, welcoming the couple, then opened the Bible in his hand and began the wedding vows.
"Chiba Inoyue, do you take this man to be your husband, to live together in holy matrimony? Will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, be faithful to him as long as you both shall live?"
Inoyue, wearing a transparent veil, smiled slightly with a hint of shyness and replied, "I do!"
The priest nodded and continued to ask the groom, "Minato Namikaze, do you take this woman to be your wife, to live together in holy matrimony? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, be faithful to her as long as you both shall live?"
Inoyue looked at the handsome and sunny Minato Namikaze, waiting for his answer.
However, before Minato could answer, the sky suddenly ripped open with a loud tearing sound, and a blackened Uzumaki Kushina, holding a kitchen knife, burst out of the opening, roaring, "That damn homewrecker dares to steal my Minato!"
The wedding scene immediately descended into chaos, and Inoyue hurriedly waved her hand at the blackened Kushina, explaining, "Master's wife, you've misunderstood!"
"Misunderstood? Anyone who dares to steal Minato deserves to die!" The blackened Kushina's eyes blazed with fire, and with a swing of her kitchen knife, she split the terrified Inoyue in half.
"Ah!" With a scream, Inoyue sat up abruptly from her bed, her pajamas half-askew, revealing her small, delicate shoulder.
The alarm clock by the bed was excitedly blaring, and Inoyue, with her right hand covering her face, felt an inexplicable irritation.
"Stop it!"
"Annoying!"
With a casual swat of her right hand, the alarm clock stopped.
...
"Ugh!" Inoyue, brushing her teeth, gagged.
The retching wasn't because of brushing her teeth, but because of last night's dream.
She never expected to dream of marrying Minato Namikaze; what in the world was that? If it weren't for the blackened Kushina interrupting midway, the kissing scene that followed, just thinking about it made Inoyue retch, her emotions unable to settle for a long time.
I'm a modern, well-rounded youth, not a gay man who's been bent. How could I dream of marrying Minato Namikaze?
"Ah!" With an angry roar, many bubbles formed from tooth powder floated in the air.
Inoyue was very displeased; most of her displeasure came from her own lack of resolve, that she would have such a shameful dream.
Being forced into a Little girl body was one thing, but how could she tolerate such a degenerate thing happening? Yuri is the true path, and even in a Little girl body, it can't hide the fact that I'm a true man!
In a terrible mood, Inoyue finished her ablutions. She had originally chosen a neutral set of clothes, but they didn't look good on her; instead, they only enhanced her Little girl's cute charm, so she had no choice but to revert to her usual attire. (The red skirt one)
When she was in a bad mood, everything annoyed her. The cute big dog that usually barked at her on the street downstairs now made her want to stew it. When Inoyue glared at it, it immediately quieted down, not daring to bark again.
Today, they were also to gather at Training Ground 3. If that arrogant Uchiha dared to give her attitude again, hehe! Inoyue swung her fists, looking as if she would beat anyone who dared to defy her into submission.
Arriving at Training Ground 3, it was still early, before dawn, and there was no one there. Inoyue suddenly remembered that she had set her alarm clock an hour early.
Her goal was to arrive early and set up a Genjutsu, to test the power of her Genjutsu on Uchiha Suien and Kami Kida.
This was the original plan, but now she didn't seem to be in the mood! Everything was ruined by that disgusting dream last night; just thinking about it made her grit her teeth.
Meditate, practice Chakra control, calm the mind; a master's greatest taboo is impatience. Although she was only a Genin, she shouldn't treat herself as anything less than a master. Because to ordinary people, a Genin is already considered a master.
...
The sunlight shone on Inoyue's meditating face, her pretty little face fair and lustrous. Her closed eyes only revealed long eyelashes, very beautiful, a lovely scene.
However, a drop of clear liquid hung from the corner of her mouth, like a thick spider silk. It slowly lengthened with Inoyue's steady breaths, and soon it would touch the dirt on the ground.
"Good morning, Inoyue-san!" Kami Kida walked in and greeted Inoyue, who was sitting on the ground, first.
At this moment, Inoyue was sound asleep in a meditative pose. Kami Kida's voice suddenly woke her up, and she realized there was still a spider silk hanging from the corner of her mouth.
However, a quick glance from the corner of her eye showed that Kami Kida must have seen her unsightly appearance! Because he was now standing in front of her, inexplicably scratching the back of his head and grinning foolishly.
Inoyue replied unhappily, "Good morning!" Her image was completely ruined; a person in her dozens still acting like this while sleeping, sigh! It truly felt like she had lost all face.
It seemed that last night's practice method, using herself as the target of the jutsu at home, had caused immense mental exhaustion. She must not practice too late in the future.
Inoyue didn't have Shadow Clone, so she couldn't use Shadow Clone to cast Genjutsu on her main body, but she had a mirror! Looking into the mirror, she used herself as the target of the jutsu, feeling the flow of Chakra after falling into the Genjutsu and controlling the Genjutsu scene.
The effect of such practice was excellent, but the side effect was immense mental exhaustion, just like staying up all night when she was young.
Inoyue's mental strength was more than twice that of an ordinary person because the Little girl's soul had merged with her. It was also because of this that she, with a decent amount of Chakra, could have control comparable to Sakura Haruno.
If an ordinary person practiced like this, it probably wouldn't be as simple as staying up all night; daring to use one's main body to experience the feeling of being caught in a Genjutsu meant forcing Chakra and spirit to operate under extreme overload, though it wouldn't necessarily lead to death.
However, the chance of becoming an idiot was quite high, so no one dared to practice Genjutsu in this way, let alone use Shadow Clone to practice.
...
Kami Kida was still grinning foolishly, but he was starting to find it hard to keep laughing because Inoyue was staring at him unpleasantly.
The arrogant Uchiha Suien also arrived. After approaching, his first words to Inoyue were not 'Good morning,' but a haughty, "Fight me!"
He had just arrived, but the displeased Inoyue didn't even glance at him. Upon hearing a challenge to fight, Inoyue, who was looking for psychological balance, turned her head and asked, "How do you want to fight?"
Uchiha Suien's heart suddenly skipped a beat. Looking at Inoyue at this moment, he suddenly had a bad feeling, as if the Little girl in front of him showed signs of blackening.
"Any way you want!" Uchiha Suien turned his head and said indifferently.
"Alright!" Inoyue readily agreed, then swung her fist directly at Uchiha's face.
Kami Kida was stunned, not expecting Inoyue to act so quickly. However, Uchiha Suien was indeed an Uchiha; caught off guard, he actually blocked the punch with his right hand guarding his face, but he was pushed back two or three steps.
"Oh! You're quite good!" Inoyue said in an old-fashioned tone, like an elder praising a junior.
How could the 8-year-old and arrogant Uchiha tolerate a 7-year-old Little girl speaking to him in such a tone?
"That's enough!" Uchiha Suien roared. At the same time, he shook his head, and his Sharingan eyes were revealed, showing that he was truly enraged.