"I have an idea! Let's work with the cooking stall. I will be a cook and you will be an assistant serving dishes. It was quite easy though."
"I just had a field day at work and you want me to work again?"
"I mean, we will work together and a bunch of dishes will focus your mind on the work. It's a demanding job but it keeps you from being sidetracked."
Nobara's eyes lit up. He was making a point.
The Fire Lantern Festival was going to happen tomorrow night and visiting the landmarks here in the capital could simply fill her thoughts with other useless things. Furthermore, she could enjoy the thrill of a couple living in a cooking business.
A lady boss and a chef husband. Neat.
After eating breakfast, the couple went back into a currently packed stall, filled with people ranting about Yoichi and his delicious cooking.
The owner was very glad about his shocking return and asked him for everything he needed. His cash cow for a big business and Nobara almost complained but Yoichi stopped her loudmouth.
"Thank you, boss. Just buy the necessary ingredients and we will do anything."
The owner awkwardly nodded, scared of Nobara's fierce eyes as if two laser beams would kill him.
"Let's go and get started." Yoichi ignored her inquisitive glare and went into the kitchen.
For hours, the two worked with efficiency and harmony with the impeccable services provided by them. At first, Nobara's clumsy was fairly clueless but after a few tries, she gradually became smoother and better than her earlier attempts.
"Hello, I would like to have some braised beef!" A mature voice rang inside the stall.
"How come all of you are here?"
After hearing those words, Yoichi was curious about their arrival here in the capital city. After all, the plan was still ongoing and ready to be executed.
"Sister Maki!" Nobara lunged at her favorite senpai.
Makima and the others came into the stall and ordered delicious meals for their welcoming visit.
"What about the house? I didn't know you all had the time to visit here." Yoichi looked at his wives and students, waiting for a good dish.
"We just let the shadows deal with the house for some time... Then I teleported them here! How's that? Pretty cool no?" Satomi made a victory pose and sat down on the wooden chair, a slight bulge on her stomach was becoming apparent.
"Then what about the plans?" Yoichi glanced at Makima's dangerous smile and shivered in danger.
"Yoichi... Why do you have too many questions? We finished the plans and were ready to go but our husband didn't want us to rest... How hateful..." Makima's teared up, acting pitiful.
All of his wives glared at him. What an ungrateful husband and they also wanted to visit him.
"Okay, okay! Let me cook the feast you all wanted! Nobara, entertain your sisters first." Yoichi calmly went back into the kitchen, afraid of them.
His wives chuckled while his students shook their heads. Nobara went and introduced herself to the group while attending to the other customers who were stunned and appalled by the situation.
The Zenin Clan was a militaristic family but here they were inside the capital and enjoying the scene with their rumored husband. Both Maki and Satomi had a fearsome reputation and were formidable in terms of warfare. They also have many suitors around the lands but the very shocking part was the swollen bellies of the fierce women.
The chef's stories were indeed true.
Yesterday, they seemingly didn't believe his tales, not even a bit. But after their intimate and affectionate gestures inside the stall instantly became the talk of the town. The rumors spread faster than light in the active and rigorous life of the city as many burly warriors and high-ranking officials wanted to know the absolute truth.
It's fine if Maki got him but all 6 gorgeous women fell in love with just a simple cook? Their worldview was shattered in an instant and envy was evident.
What do these 6 women find out about him?
After cooking, Yoichi and Nobara served the dishes with the group eating the food in relish. Relaxing in the capital city was their objective and they missed Yoichi's appearance and comfortable aura.
Nobara was quite satisfied with the job and was focused on serving and assisting the customers, a part of the clan's very job was to be an upright and righteous worker for the common people.
Around 5 PM.
The cooking couple finished their job and went their way back to the rental house rented by Maki and the others as they had a bunch of questions.
"Yoichi... Isn't her contract very easy?"
Sitting in the living room, Satomi and others also were curious and glanced at Yoichi's thinking about Nobara's particularly effortless contract condition.
"Tell me, what about the 4 of you in common with each other?... It's fighting since you are all incredible fighters! Nobara? She worked for the commonfolk with experience." Yoichi explained his reasoning and the others understood and nodded.
After all, their life revolved around killing and fighting. Of course, they have no qualms about it.
"Then what about Makima? She got her ability without even having a contract!" Maki pointed at Makima, who was smiling and staring at Yoichi.
'I don't have any excuse for this. Let's be honest.'
"I admit to my unfair and rash decision. I'll take accountability for the previous action I've made." Yoichi bowed slightly and shook his head.
All of them were shocked and amazed at Yoichi's uncharacteristically apology for his partial act.
After all, they'd seen his overall attitude and calm demeanor but from the looks of it, it seemed like the cosmic entity was just like them, a being with thoughts and blunders for their actions.
All of his wives shook their heads. Their clan leader admits his unfairness and he apologized for his earlier misconduct. Then, all is well.
After that, all the people inside the room didn't notice there were two foreign figures inside as if instantly teleported to their room without any qualms or hidden techniques.
"Looks like we have unexpected visitors..."
Of course, Yoichi sensed their signature auras, especially the one guy whom he was completely certain about everything about the man himself.
"Where did you put us now huh?" A golden-haired woman glared at the man, utterly confused and irritated about the man's peculiar quietness.
The man on the side was in handcuffs with a golden-haired woman. He had tied black hair on the back of his head, a muscular figure, and a slightly dark skin tone with a blindfold in his eyes. The smile of the man was certainly familiar to Maki and the others.
All of his wives and students including the golden-haired woman looked at Yoichi and the man with blinking eyes, exchanging glances, and were mind-blown by what they were seeing right now.
"Yoichi? And also another Yoichi? What? What am I seeing right now?" Satomi inspected the man and looked back at Yoichi.
"Wait... Are we back in your past? Did you say you came here in this world about 2000 years earlier?" the golden-haired woman looked at Yoichi.
'Wow, such a captivating golden-eyes... But on his side, tch! A bunch of women with my earrings! A cosmic entity? Hah! More like a cosmic gigolo! If my powers were not neutralized, I should beat this womanizer right now!'
The woman had golden hair tied in two loose ponytails, a sleeveless kimono with her green haori accentuating her generous curves, a dark-bluish grey obi matched with her pants, light-skin tone, light golden-amber eyes, and a purple rhombus mark on her forehead.
The granddaughter of Hashirama Senju, Tsunade.
"Calm down, everyone. Tsunade and my future, please sit down. I know you have a lot of questions in mind but please, let me talk with my future..." Yoichi stepped forward, easing the tension and confusion of the people inside.
"Ah, you can't talk, no?"
Future Yoichi nodded, smiling.
"Just go with gestures for my questions."
Future Yoichi nodded once more.
The people inside were so confused including Tsunade, who looked at both of them.
Why couldn't future Yoichi talk?
"Let me see, that blindfold of yours was because of a dojutsu, no?" Yoichi started the barrage of questions and gestures for the serious 'talk'.
Future Yoichi nodded.
"Hmmmm... Although I also like Byakugan, I hate the black-and-white discoloration and you don't have any caged bird seals so I could disregard the Hyuga Clan. It's possible for a Ketsuryugan but probably not because of your characteristics... The Red Byakugan was not it... That leaves Rinnegan and Sharingan who was just an upgrade for a great power but we don't like it since we have a massive advantage over Chakra. Uchiha Clan, no?"
Future Yoichi nodded, smiling.
The people inside were nodding incessantly, taking down notes for the questions but Tsunade was completely stunned at Yoichi's perfect investigation even without prior knowledge.
'Maybe there are some underhanded tricks below us so my Yoichi couldn't talk? Maybe!'
"Hmmm... Interesting! Although the power of Sharingan is pretty much uncovered, the emotional condition needed for a Mangekyou was... Wait a minute, is Mother alive?"
Yoichi stood up, excited about his estimation.
Future Yoichi nodded once more.
On the side, Tsunade's facial expression became slightly somber. Her gloomy face didn't escape other people's eyesight.
'If her mother was still alive, would they be able to win in the Second Great Shinobi War?'
"Did you complete the Plan 20?"
Future Yoichi nodded.
"Okay, let me explain further. I am a cosmic being but the prospect of having a mother was fucking elusive on me. I reincarnated for several eons as a human but my mother only reincarnated a total of 19 times in my whole life... I've been trying to find the best ways to resolve my mother's unique and troublesome problem. It's now the 20th time I have had a mother..."
Yoichi explained deeply. As a cosmic being, mighty and formidable had always been their titles but his mother's problematic situation managed to elude Yoichi 19 times as he found ways to keep her mother's soul in his side.
Removing her mother's name from the Book of Life and Death? That didn't work.
Sealing her mother's soul into a Soul Prison? That also didn't work.
Stealing her soul from the Underworld? That didn't work.
Feeding her longevity goods? That didn't work.
There are two theories of why.
First, he had a lot of negative karma, and his absolute demonic karma always managed to take away his mother's embrace from him.
Second, someone so strong came into play. These old monsters have a lot of odd and weird abilities and Yoichi could record them but these old foxes were so cunning at hiding their strange powers.
For now, he was finding it hard to counter but there were other plans he concocted if ever the plan didn't work as intended.