Meanwhile, at the Land of Sea's Daimyo residence.
Natsuhane invited the Daimyo of the Land of Water inside, as they waited for his second bride of the day, Mei Terumi.
"Brother, I'll need you to be the witness for today's wedding."
"Haha, no problem!" The Daimyo of the Land of Water laughed heartily. "I've lived for so long, and this is my first time being a witness at a wedding. It's quite exciting..."
"But little brother, I must say, your wife is very understanding. She agreed to you marrying a second wife and even allowed you to have the ceremony together. Such enlightenment is much better than my old tiger at home!"
Uzumaki Honoka, nestled close to Natsuhane, softly replied, "I can accept someone marrying Natsuhane after me. You have no idea, I have over three thousand elder sisters above me..."
"What?"
The Daimyo almost dropped his tea cup in shock, "Over three thousand sisters? What do you mean? Natsuhane, you mean...?"
"Yeah, you guessed it right." Natsuhane nodded, "I have many wives..."
"That's too many!" The Daimyo stood up in shock, "Three thousand? Can you handle that?"
"My body can manage~" Natsuhane replied calmly.
"..."
As a fellow man, the Daimyo couldn't help but feel a pang of envy and jealousy.
He had thought that as the ruler of a country, he had enjoyed all the pleasures life could offer. But compared to Natsuhane, he felt like a small fish in a big pond.
"Ah... Little brother, I don't know what to say. Let's drink more later, and you can tell me how you managed it?"
"Maybe... it's because I'm handsome and have a natural charm for attracting women."
"Uh... haha." The Daimyo laughed awkwardly and muttered, "I thought I could learn something from you and apply it back home. But I can't learn your good looks, can I?"
As they spoke, Mei Terumi entered the hall in a beautiful white wedding dress, immediately capturing everyone's attention.
She was stunning beyond words.
If Uzumaki Honoka was sweet and cute, Mei Terumi was a sensual and elegant beauty.
Her appearance and figure were top-notch, and the white wedding dress accentuated her curves perfectly.
Seeing this, the people around were even more envious of Natsuhane.
"The Daimyo must have saved the world in his past life to have such luck!"
"Even having one of these beauties would be worth a lifetime for me."
"Tonight, the Daimyo won't get any sleep..."
"You think? With one on each side, who could sleep? If it were me, I'd be dead by morning, but I'd die with a smile on my face!"
The men around chatted excitedly, imagining the thrill Natsuhane would experience that night.
In contrast, the women in the village were slightly subdued. They too dreamed of becoming Natsuhane's woman, but they knew that with their looks and status, it was an unattainable dream...
Sigh....
Only heartache remained.
Kaisei stepped forward and respectfully asked, "Daimyo-sama, the auspicious time has come, and both brides are present. Can we start the ceremony now?"
"Wait a moment, there's one more bride who hasn't arrived yet. She'll be here soon, let's wait a bit longer."
"What?"
Everyone was stunned.
Another bride?
Two top-tier women weren't enough? How is that even fair?
Even Uzumaki Honoka was surprised. She whispered to Natsuhane, "Natsuhane-kun, who's the third bride?"
"Don't worry, you'll see her soon."
At that moment, a cold wind suddenly swept through the hall.
The wind gathered in one spot, forming a serpentine figure. As the wind dissipated, a strikingly beautiful woman appeared.
With long, glossy black hair, golden slitted pupils, purple eyeshadow extending to her nose, and flawless white skin, she wore magatama earrings and exuded a chilling aura. Her beauty and presence took everyone's breath away.
"Wow, I've never seen such an imposing mature woman! I feel like I might melt if I get any closer..."
"Could this woman be the third bride?"
"Her looks are so unique, but she has a special kind of beauty."
"Only the Daimyo could handle someone like this. I wouldn't dare..."
Listening to the surrounding comments and glancing at the Mist ninjas, Orochimaru furrowed her brows and asked softly, "Natsuhane, you called me here with a shadow clone, promising a large number of satisfactory experimental subjects. You didn't mean these people, did you?"
"Hmph, you still don't understand me. I've grown bored of Mist ninjutsu. These Mist ninjas wouldn't satisfy me."
Orochimaru looked disappointed and turned to leave.
Mei Terumi, who had been watching her, finally confirmed her suspicions and exclaimed, "You... you must be Orochimaru, one of the legendary Sannin!"
Hearing the name Orochimaru, the Mist ninjas panicked and drew their kunai, ready for battle.
Any seasoned ninja knew the terrifying reputation of Orochimaru.
He was one of the most dangerous and mysterious figures in the world.
Even the mighty Leaf Village couldn't handle him.
But that wasn't the main point.
Amidst their shock, a big question hung over everyone's head.
Why did "he" become "her"?
Wasn't Orochimaru a man?
But this person looked like a cold, stunning woman!
What was going on?
Could it be... a sex change?
How could that even be possible?
While others were confused, Mei Terumi was convinced this woman was indeed Orochimaru. If it were him, nothing would be surprising, not even a gender change!
Orochimaru glanced at Mei Terumi and chuckled coldly, "Isn't this Mei Terumi? Congratulations on officially becoming the Fifth Mizukage."
Mei Terumi was shocked, "That happened just a few days ago! How do you know?"
Orochimaru smirked, "Don't underestimate my information network. Natsuhane, I'm not interested in these people. If there's nothing else, I'm leaving..."
"Wait!" Natsuhane stood up, "The experimental subjects I promised aren't them. They're members of the Jonin clan, including one pure-blood with gills."
"Oh?" Orochimaru paused, intrigued by the mention of a new species.
"Where are they?"
"In the prison. I can give them to you, but you need to agree to one thing."
"What is it?"
"Marry me..."
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