harleyscars Chapter 36 Sasuke's Thoughts
Chapter 36 Sasuke's Thoughts
Tsunade took a deep breath, slowly walked up to Reikawa Uzumaki, grabbed him by the collar, and stared at him seriously. "You have to promise me you'll come back safely!"
Seeing this whirlpool, Lingchuan was taken aback, then suddenly smiled and said, "I promise!" His voice was firm and powerful.
Seeing Reikawa's state, Tsunade put him down and walked back to her desk. "I'll give you a mission slip later. Remember, you must be back in 5 days!" At this point, Tsunade suddenly smiled. "If you don't come back, it'll be considered a betrayal of the village."
Reikawa Uzumaki's expression turned timid as she weakly asked, "So ruthless?"
"So you won't take it lightly. I mean what I say," Tsunade said, handing over the mission document she had personally signed. "And this is a one-time exception."
In fact, if it weren't for the four people she interrogated earlier revealing signs that Uzumaki Reikawa might also possess genjutsu, and Kakashi's repeated claims of not being able to find her, and if it were merely based on Uzumaki Reikawa's superficial combat strength, then no matter how eloquently Uzumaki Reikawa spoke, she would not have agreed.
Everyone has secrets. As long as they don't do anything that threatens the village, Tsunade can choose to ignore them for the time being. She can probably understand why Uzumaki Reikawa is wary of Konoha. But the fact that he is willing to hand over the four ninjas who have seen her ninjutsu to her means that he is gradually lowering his guard, right?
Tsunade was willing to trust him, believing that he would eventually be honest with her and build bonds with Konoha.
……
Reikawa Uzumaki was somewhat surprised as he held the mission sheet. Was this an unexpected stroke of luck? To be fair, the system had actually recognized the signature as valid. However, he would have to wait until he left the village to figure it out. He couldn't very well submit it now and then go back to ask Tsunade for it.
The sun was almost setting when Uzumaki Reikawa strolled along leisurely. Suddenly, he saw Sasuke and Naruto ahead, both covered in injuries, eating ramen with expressions of utter defiance.
Sakura and Karin were also there, but after an afternoon, Karin slowly opened up. Sakura was angry after learning about Karin's situation, but she also felt even more sorry for Karin. Suddenly, she thought that if she knew medical ninjutsu, she might be able to help Karin remove the teeth marks...
Compared to the other three, Karin, who possessed excellent perception, was the first to notice Reikawa Uzumaki's arrival, and an indescribable joy immediately appeared on her face.
"Brother Lingchuan, where did you go before?" Karin ran over and hugged Lingchuan's waist to express her excitement, but then realized something was wrong and quickly stood back up.
Reikawa Uzumaki didn't seem to care about any of that. He smiled gently at Xiangling and said, "I went to talk to Kakashi, and then got another mission from the Hokage." He waved the mission sheet in his hand as he spoke.
Naruto stared at them with dead fish eyes. He had never seen Reikawa so gentle before, trying to lure an innocent little girl. But when Naruto looked at their red hair and then at his own, he wondered why he wasn't red-haired.
Karin looked somewhat disappointed, but didn't say anything, only nodding. "Then how long will it take to get back?"
"They should be back in about four or five days if things go smoothly. By the way, how are things going with you two?"
"Yeah, everyone's been so nice to me. It's been so long since I've felt this relaxed..." Karin said happily.
Sasuke has remained silent on this matter, and so far, because of the previous death of Shaka, he has not said a word to Karin.
Seeing this, Uzumaki Reikawa smiled and patted her head again. Patting someone's head feels good, and patting their head repeatedly feels even better. "Have some fun today. Tomorrow you'll be going to the Ninja Academy to catch up on your knowledge. Remember to study hard. If you study well, you can graduate early. If it's you, you'll definitely be fine."
"Okay!" Karin nodded vigorously.
Naruto asked curiously, "By the way, what mission did Granny Tsunade ask you to complete, Brother Reikawa?"
Sakura sighed and tapped Naruto on the head with her hands on her hips. "Naruto, you've forgotten again that ninjas aren't allowed to pry into each other's missions, especially when it's an order personally given by the Hokage."
Naruto covered his head and complained, "This guy didn't even know the Three Body Technique before, but now he can carry out so many advanced missions."
However, he quickly put the matter out of his mind, because today he finally surpassed Sasuke by a little bit. Although it was only a small victory achieved by his cockroach-like stamina, it was enough to excite him, and Sasuke also acknowledged him.
Sasuke remained silent, lost in thought. Acknowledging Naruto was one thing, but dissatisfaction with his own strength was quite another. Watching Reikawa Uzumaki walk away, Sasuke also decided to pay the bill and leave.
"Hey? Sasuke, won't you stay a little longer?" Sakura urged, because they hadn't gathered together for training for a long time, and they were planning to chat a bit longer since they had finally managed to get together this time.
"No, I need to go back to train." Sasuke waved his hand and strode away.
Naruto was quite happy, finally having a chance to spend time alone with Sakura. Although it wasn't really a chance, since Sasuke was gone and there was Karin Uzumaki instead, it was still much better than Sasuke, so it wasn't a big problem.
At the gates of Konoha, Reikawa Uzumaki presented a pass signed by Tsunade, but was stopped by Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Ko.
Izumo Kamitsu scratched his head somewhat awkwardly and said, "Could you hand-draw a book about the story you told us before?" He had been wanting to ask this for a while, but he hadn't found the opportunity until now.
Gangzi Tie nodded repeatedly, "We won't let you suffer a loss; we can pay for it." After the goddess Maoyue stole the celestial fruit and flew to heaven in the previous story, what was the celestial realm like? What happened to her husband? And was the Green Snake male or female? And so on…
Uzumaki Reikawa: "..." So why did I tell these two all this in the first place? But it seems it wasn't entirely without its benefits. Thinking of this, Uzumaki Reikawa smiled broadly. "Of course, no problem. We're like family. I troubled you a lot when I first came to the village. After I finish writing it, I can give it to you for free. I just want to print a lot and sell it to other people. I'll cover the costs. Can you help me out then?"
Izumo and Kotetsu readily agreed, considering it a trivial matter.
However, after completing the formalities and successfully leaving the village for a while, Uzumaki Reikawa heard a noise behind him. He was speechless and exasperated by the person who had been following him. "I mean, if you're going to follow me, at least do it properly. Even if I'm bad at it, I'm not stupid."
"..." The air fell silent for a moment.
When the figure following him emerged—black hair, spiky hair, a fan—and still wearing the same expression that said someone owed him a lot of money, Uchiha Sasuke slowly walked out.
"...What do you want? How did you get out?" Seeing this, Reikawa Uzumaki's lips twitched slightly, and he was completely dumbfounded.
Sasuke calmly replied, "I wanted to do the mission with you. I told them I was with you and that you could wait for me up ahead, so they let me out."
Meanwhile, Izumo and Tetsuo were still chatting and laughing, thinking they had done Uzumaki Reikawa a favor. After all, he had already left for a while, and although the distance wasn't far, it would still be quite troublesome to call him back to confirm.