"Arata..." Uzumaki Rina looked touched, as if she had seen kindness for the first time in her life.
She remembered that Arata once said that the place the people he cared about lived was his home. Now that so much time had passed, he still remembered it! This made her feel very touched.
"But this family still has a lot of vicious neighbors to deal with." Arata looked out the window and saw a tall building.
There was a golden sign hanging on the surface of the building, with the words Gato Ocean Company written on it. "Teacher Nono, you are responsible for organizing those boatmen and fishermen, right?"
"Um." Nono did not deny it and explained everything about the situation to Arata, "I originally wanted to take them to get back the hard-earned money they deserved, but I didn't expect that Gato would actually hire a group of very powerful ninjas to stop us.
Among them, there were several famous ninjas like the moniker Demon of the Hidden Mist, Momochi Zabuza, the Thunder of the Hidden Mist Kurosuki Raiga, then there is a ninja from Iwagakure, Hoshi Maruyama, and one from Kumogakure, Zanzuka..."
"Oh, that's really incredible." Arata smiled and said calmly, "I'm afraid Gato must have paid them a lot of money."
"He has all the money to hire these famous ninjas, but he doesn't want to pay the boatmen and fishermen?" Little Karin was surprised when she heard the names that were a little famous in the ninja world.
"This is the unique arrogance of a ruler." Arata sneered. "He doesn't care about the money at all; he just doesn't want anyone to challenge his authority and maintain his image. People like him really deserve to die!"
The Land of Waves is said to be a country, but in reality, it has no real leader.
This country was composed of large and small transportation and fishing companies, and Gato Company was the leader among them! In other words, Gato was the real ruler of the Land of Waves!
Now these boatmen and fishermen organized by Nono dared to resist him. Gato felt their actions as a challenge to his status as the ruler.
"Arata, I know you are now different from what you used to be and have grown stronger." Nono looked worried and said softly, "You haven't even graduated yet, and you can go to the Grass Ninja Village to save people. But Zabuza, or any one of the ninjas from their group, are not comparable to the half-hearted people in the Grass Ninja Village. They are very powerful and experienced. So don't be impulsive!"
"Ah, when did I say that I wanted to fight them alone?" Arata looked at his teacher with his usual dead eyes.
"Then what do you mean..."
"Since Gato doesn't respect moral ethics and wants to use borrowed force against us, we can also hire someone else to deal with them. I asked Asami to deliver the letter for me before I came here. It should be almost time."
The corners of Arata's mouth curled up; his expression showed how confident he was in dealing with Gato using the help of the people he hired.
…
The waves of the ocean howled as they slammed into anything that came in their tracks.
Arata stood on the coastline and looked far into the distance. The blue water and the distant sky merged into a line, making it appear that it was the endpoint of the world.
"Which mercenary did you decide to hire? Are they reliable?" Kushina's voice rang in his consciousness.
"Didn't you read that letter when I wrote it?" Arata asked doubtfully.
"No!" Kushina took a breath and said, "I was asleep at the time!"
"Can the soul body also sleep?"
"Your Soul Containing Pearl is very magical. I can feel myself getting stronger. Every time I grow to a certain point, I feel sleepy!"
"That's right, it's really magical." Arata nodded thoughtfully.
"Hey, don't change the subject for me!" Kushina's dissatisfied voice sounded. "Who is the foreign aid?"
"You'll know when they arrive in a short while." Arata gave up.
"You brat! You are not very cute at all!" Kushina gritted her teeth and began to guess. "Is he a ninja from Konoha?"
"Pfft, do you really think Teacher Nono didn't die quickly enough?" Arata didn't hold back and laughed. "Do you still want me to expose them to their deaths myself?"
"You're laughing at me, right?" Kushina's voice contained no emotion or anger.
"Ahem… no." Arata coughed slightly, looked to the side, evading the gaze he was feeling on himself, and said, "I just thought of something funny..." Before he could finish his words, he suddenly paused.
Right before his eyes, Kushina, in her soul form, appeared with teeth and claws out. Two arms hugged his head, and she opened her mouth wide and bit into his neck.
The evil spirit was really attacking him!
Although the bite finally caused no harm to Arata, the psychological impact it caused was huge!
"Snort!"
Realizing that Arata was staring at her body blankly, Kushina's cheeks blushed hard. Pretending to be nonchalant, she hummed softly and ran back into the Yun Ling Bead again.
"You brat, do you know you were wrong?" Kushina pretended to be angry to cover up her shame.
"I know, I know..." Arata didn't show any emotion as he spoke in a daze. He just gave an answer in an emotionless mechanical tone.
His mind was still immersed in the beautiful and arousing picture that was still etched in his mind. He stayed silent while his heart pounded hard despite his lack of ability to react to the scene.
Because he was in a state of "soul symbiosis," Kushina could sense whenever Arata's emotions fluctuated violently. This time was naturally no exception, and Kushina, who felt the same way, also had strange emotions.
Neither of the two people caught in the ambiguous atmosphere noticed that a black spot had appeared above their heads at some point.
When the black spots gradually expanded and descended from the sky, Kushina finally noticed it first and quickly reminded: "Be careful above your head!"
After reacting, Arata looked up at the sky, his expression slightly stunned. "Hey, they sent her for this mission?"
Woosh!
The figure soon landed before Arata, bringing with it a strong wind and dirt.
Arata's bangs fluttered in front of his forehead, and his clothes whistled.
Soon the dust settled, revealing the figure before him.