176 Chapter 171: Secret Jutsu (3)

-Okami clan village-

He felt some liquid fall on his cheek, so he opened his eyes. He was a little surprised to see the light from the sky, but he was also surprised to see Konan wiping her tears quickly.

He had been feeling a lot of pain a while ago, but now he realized that the pain was gone. He looked at his legs and arms, they were as if nothing had happened. Although his clothes were now in very bad shape.

"I'm here... Okamitsuki brought me back, didn't he?" he sat down on the ground and touched his head in a little pain. 

Then, he got up from the ground and looked back. He realized that the whole wolf village was looking at him with stunned expressions. Toru didn't understand this, so he could only respond with his typical poker face. Beside him, Konan stared at Toru, thinking over and over again about the words Okamitsuki said before she left.

'Love...' she thought.

Toru noticed Konan's gaze. He saw her sitting on the ground so he held out his hand to help her up.

"Let me help you."

She saw Toru's hand, then looked into his eyes and shook her head. "I... it's not necessary..." Konan didn't want to touch Toru's hand, because touching that warm hand, she wouldn't know how to react. Okamitsuki said a lot of weird things at that moment, which left Konan very hesitant, too confused. She got up from the ground and looked at Okaminaru, who frowned, then walked away from the place.

"I guess I'll go to the lab. I need to perfect my new jutsu."

Konan looked at Toru when he said that himself. Okamitsuki said that if Toru uses that jutsu again, he will die. 'Only I can prevent it...' she thought of the words Okamitsuki said to him earlier. 

When Konan realized, she had grabbed Toru by the scarf, preventing Toru from leaving. He looked at her confused, waiting for an explanation, to which Konan, a bit nervously, looked at that there was a wound on Toru's arm that hadn't healed completely.

"I need to treat your wound" I lower my gaze and try not to think about it.

***

Back at home, Toru was sitting on the bed and Konan was sitting next to him. She very carefully cleaned the small wound that was left and then started to cover it with bandages properly. Neither of them said anything while this was going on.

"That jutsu..." Konan looked at Toru's hand and touched it with her fingers. "Can you not use it again?"

Hearing this suddenly, Toru was confused. Konan asked him not to use the jutsu again and this was too strange. However, he answered truthfully, without any lies this time.

"This jutsu is very powerful. With this I am one hundred million percent sure that I can defeat Madara, I will be able to put an end to this. In the end, the jutsu is a resource I must use to achieve my goal. With this I will be able to discover who I really am and what my place in this world is."

Konan was already expecting that answer.

"Even if it pities you so much? Even if it kills you?"

This time, he was silent for a few seconds before answering. This answer, however, was something Konan didn't want to hear.

"Yes..." 

Konan squeezed Toru's hand gently.

"I'm fine with it, nothing will happen, I'm used to it. I'm used to this, so... for me... that's fine."

"Toru..." Konan looked up. "Really that's fine with you, are you sure about that?"

Toru smiled slightly. "You worry too much about someone unrelated to you. I'm not supposed to have anything in this world anymore besides this place. These wolves have treated me very well and deep down I respect them a lot. I feel that I must pay for all that I have been given" And this is where Konan realized why Toru was helping her fight Madara. Toru feels that he must pay for everything he has received and from Konan he received... "If you hadn't descended as an angel that day three years ago, I would still be running away from everything. So... I must repay you for what you have given me."

'That's not right...' thought Konan. She somehow wanted him to be more selfish, but since that day, when Danzo died at Toru's hands, he has changed his ways.

Toru does not realize this, he is blind to his own emotions. Konan for not long can see that Toru somehow suffers. She understood the why of this. Stroking this boy's lonely hands, she realized that Toru has always been lonely and, when he had friends in Akatsuki, he lost them all.

"If you care so much about my safety, then I will make a promise with you" He took Konan's hands and squeezed them gently. "I will stay with you forever. If I am willing to keep this promise, then I will not die. If my life worries you, then I will live and help you. I no longer have a place to go back to, then I can look for that place with you. Does that make you feel better?"

She didn't know what to answer. Toru had noticed that Konan was worried about his safety. It was obvious that Konan no longer wanted to see her friends die, and although Toru only showed it once by shedding tears when he realized that his Akatsuki friends were gone, he also fears that Konan might die. The feelings between the two were obvious and they knew it.

He let go of her hands and brought his hand up, touching Konan's cheek.

"Are you okay with that, Konan?" that emotionless expression had returned to his face, but his gaze was softer than usual.

"Forever...?"

He replied, "Yes.."

She felt that warm feeling in her chest, that feeling she hadn't felt for a long time. She remembered that time when she had a few cups of sake together with Toru. At that moment, they almost put their lips together, but she got nervous and left. Also when that Shiro Zetsu showed up, if it hadn't been for him, they both would have....

She realized her own thoughts. That wasn't right, he was practically a child compared to her, but... but she....

...

...

...

She looked into his eyes and he did the same. Their hands were clasped together, they both felt each other's warmth and somehow that lonely aura they both had disappeared. Everything was so quiet, but somehow this was quite comfortable for both of them. This strange scene, a strange sensation, both of them had felt it before, somehow so sickly....

Both of them wanting each other...

With that silence so comfortable, both of them slowly brought their lips closer together. They had been interrupted before and the first time they both felt this way, she felt nervous, but this time....

'If you love him enough to cry for him, then...'

...

...

...

She would not let him suffer and leave her side.

Finally their lips touched. This was a rather awkward kiss, as neither of them had any experience in such things. Their lips touched for a brief time, then parted and they looked into each other's eyes somewhat confused. They were still close enough to hear each other's breathing and, in the heat of the moment, a little shyly, they again brought their lips together.

This time they were a little more aggressive, but it was still a beginner's kiss. 

Separating again, Toru began to breathe heavily. He felt something he had never felt in either of his two lives. His body felt warm and he saw Konan in a different way than normal. He knew this was a physiological response to stimulation, but this was the first time he had experienced this firsthand. They only touched his lips, but he felt something more, he wanted something more.....

"Toru..."

Hearing his name leave Konan's lips, he placed his hands on her waist and pulled her closer to his body. He felt that he could be carried away by this feeling. So, a little hesitantly, he brought his face close to Konan's once again. Their lips were close again, but both of them were still staring at each other, as if they didn't know what to do. This, however, didn't stop their bodies from moving out of pure instinct. Their mouths were close enough to feel each other's breath.

It is obvious that they are both excited and can't control themselves. For both Konan and Toru, this is the first time they feel this way. Their bodies are hot and their breaths are heavy. And being so close to each other, holding back was not an option.

Their lips met again, but this time they joined their tongues inside their mouths. Slowly, Toru pushed Konan against the bed until he had her under him. They parted their mouths and a thin trickle of saliva could be seen.

He looked at her again and thought...

'She's... beautiful...'

Konan was helpless under him, her face was slightly flushed and she was touching her mouth with her fingers. She squeezed her legs together because she felt something strange down there and this at the same time made her feel embarrassed.

Regardless of whether she was embarrassed or not, Toru again joined his mouth with Konan's, only this time, he started to slowly move down only to place small kisses on her neck.

"Ah~" She let out a moan as she felt a strange shiver run through her body as she was kissed on her neck.

This alone was enough to flip the switch on Toru, who looked into her eyes, like a predator about to devour its prey.

"Konan..."

To be continued...