"I will use my words to criticize them!"
Under the gaze of all the classmates, Arata suppressed the shame in his heart and said, "If I use the advanced version to answer the question, how will you all respond?"
Hiss.
There was a gasp of cold air throughout the classroom.
The whole class, both boys and girls, looked at Arata with "shocked" eyes!
Even Uchiha Sasuke, who had always remained aloof, had his eyes widened at this moment, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. 'This Arata is really a talent. What kind of brain circuit does he have that can come up with such a vicious trick like "Reply to the Stars"?'
Response?
How to deal with this thing?!
Not to mention this group of students, even if the Hokage comes, there will be no solution to this kind of attack, right?
[Option mission: completed.]
[Congratulations! You have gained four types of chakra natures. The four chakra elements are water, fire, wind, and earth.]
The system reward directly gave Arata the four attribute chakra properties.
In addition to that, he already had the thunder attribute, so in total, Arata has five attributes that he has affinity towards.
If he had a choice, Arata would rather not take this kind of mission rewards.
So what if he didn't have the strength; he could have just lied down and been a salted fish. But losing his moral integrity was doing a great harm to his conscience!
The dog system mistook me!
Arata looks calm on the outside, but his heart is full of sorrow and anger. He kept cursing his bad luck and the system he had obtained.
But at this moment, Iruka's slightly complicated voice sounded outside the door, making him stop cursing. "Student Arata, come with me."
The head teacher, who had a scar on his face, was also shocked at this moment, apparently after hearing Arata's shocking speech earlier.
The defense is full of stars...
He, Umino Iruka, has always been self-reliant and honest. How could he have taught such a talented student? He could only look at him with a mixture of dark emotions.
With a lot of emotions in his heart, Iruka led Arata towards the principal's office with a gloomy look on his face.
Watching the two people leaving, Shikamaru frowned slightly and murmured, "That guy Mizuki, could it be really possible that he was killed by Arata?"
Outside the Hokage's room, Iruka knocked lightly on the door.
"Come in."
"Go by yourself, be careful what you say." After all, Arata was his student, Iruka reminded him not to make a fool of himself in front of the Hokage or disrespect him before walking back to the academy.
Arata pushed the door open and entered the room. Unsurprisingly, what caught his eye was the haggard Third Hokage.
"The old man has become so old now." Kushina sighed with emotion.
Before she met Sarutobi Hiruzen, she had always resented him deeply, but after meeting him, she felt a little sad. The weight of time and the village was visible to her as she looked at the man.
"If you peek with a crystal ball every day, you will have kidney deficiency. If you have kidney deficiency, you will look older." Arata said calmly.
"Pfft, hahahaha!" Kushina laughed heartily, "You brat, you have such a vicious mouth!"
"I like to tell the truth." In his heart, Arata made fun of the old man in front of Kushina, who was slandering him, but on the surface he kept a composed expression. "Hokage-sama, were you looking for me?"
"You're here, Arata." Hiruzen Sarutobi looked Arata up and down and praised him, "As expected of Naoto and Kaori's child, he is truly a talented person."
"Lord Hokage, that's kind of you." Arata whispered softly.
"Do you know the reason I called you here for?" Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled and went straight to the topic.
"Teacher Mizuki, is it because of him?" Arata asked tentatively.
"You don't need to call him teacher; Mizuki is a scum." Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression became solemn and cold, "In fact, he has already colluded with Konoha's rebel ninja in an attempt to steal the village's secrets."
"Is that so?" Arata's face showed a hint of surprise.
Having read the book, Arata actually knew very well that Mizuki was the spy Orochimaru had planted in Konoha.
"You did a great job this time, Arata." Hiruzen Sarutobi reached out and patted Arata on the shoulder, saying with satisfaction, "As a student of the ninja school, you actually defeated a chunin by yourself; this feat is truly remarkable!"
"It's because that man was too confident and didn't even notice that I set up a trap." Arata said calmly without being arrogant.
"You don't have to be too modest." Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head and said calmly, "I saw the whole process of you taking down Mizuki yesterday. You can be called a genius in terms of timing and ninjutsu!"
Arata said no more, just lowered his head slightly.
"I would like to reward you for getting rid of the scum of Konoha. Is there something you need or want?" Sarutobi Hiruzen stared at him with an expectant tone. He was very impressed by Arata's talent and wanted to invest in him.
[Choose.]
Before Arata could answer, the very familiar and hated golden option interface popped up before him once more.
[1. I want to become Naruto's father.]
[2. I want to be Danzo's crotch boy.]
[3. I want those tainted boxer briefs you have on right now.]
…
Arata was stunned, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but begin to twitch. His blood pressure immediately shot up reading the options this time.
It's started again, this dog-like system that makes people want to die in anger!
God damn crotch boy, God damn boxer briefs, are you trying to kill me with disgust by showing these two options?
Tell me if you want to humiliate me! Why go through such methods?!
Taking a deep breath, Arata didn't even dare to raise his head and spoke in a trembling tone, "I… I want to be Naruto's father!"
?!
Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes widened, and he fell into a daze. 'What did I just hear?'
"Hey, what are you talking about, you brat?" Kushina's voice sounded in his mind, the disbelief bare in her tone.
She used to enjoy watching the suffering of others from the soul bead, but now she had become the show herself!
"Curse, it is the curse! Believe me!" Arata quickly cleared his innocence, but Kushina remained doubtful. "Really?"
"I swear by the life of my good brother!"
"What the hell..."
[Option completed.]
[Congratulations on obtaining twenty years of chakra.]
Another twenty years of chakra...
Arata was only ten years old but unknowingly had obtained the fruit of forty years' worth of ass-sitting without doing anything.
Do I like this kind of boost in my strength? Of course, I love it!
And I don't know why, but the choice does not seem as against my will as it used to before. Did the system finally take sympathy on my misery?
Across from him, Sarutobi Hiruzen was still in a dazed state, and it took him a long while to gradually digest what he had just heard. "Arata, there are some things you shouldn't say without thinking carefully."
"Yes, Hokage-sama," Arata said respectfully.
"I know, you want to give Naruto more care, right?" Sarutobi Hiruzen felt that he had seen through Arata's thoughts and continued in a serious and thoughtful tone, "You shouldn't say that in front of Naruto either. I am sure Naruto's father would not like to hear what you just said."
"No, you stinky old man!" Kushina said angrily. "What are you talking about? Do you think I have no objection? What do you think of me?!"
"I understand, Hokage-sama." Ignoring the raging kunoichi inside his mind, Arata responded with a slight nod.
"You can change the reward to another one." Sarutobi Hiruzen paused and said, "But it can't be too outrageous..."
This time, there was no further interference from the system. With a sigh of relief in his heart, Arata spoke smoothly: "Then, when I have time, can I go outside the village and have a look around the ninja world?"
**Sound Ninja Village, underground laboratory.**
Orochimaru, who had long black hair and pale skin, was concentrating on dissecting his latest experimental subject on the operating table.
First, he took out the spleen for observation, then the liver, lungs, and finally the heart.
Orochimaru's entire right arm was stained red with blood, but he didn't care; his movements remained refined and smooth.
After completing the observation, he stuffed these organs back into the abdominal cavity of the experimental subject and said in a hoarse voice, "Get rid of this material, Kabuto. He is no longer useful."
"Yes." Kabuto, a young ninja wearing round glasses standing beside Orochimaru, nodded respectfully. He took out two bottles of medicine from his lab coat and poured it on the experimental subject.
Tsk.
Visible to the naked eye, the long-dead experimental subject was instantly dissolved, leaving only a few pieces of clothes on the operating table.
"Kabuto." Orochimaru wiped the remaining blood on his arm with a towel. His pale yellow vertical pupils stared at his subordinate like a poisonous snake and said, "Do you have any good news to tell me when you come here?"
"It should be bad news." Kabuto Yakushi lowered his head and said respectfully, "Kusano and Mizuki were captured by the people of Hidden Leaf Village."
"Kusano and Mizuki?" Orochimaru thought for a moment and seemed to remember who these two people were. He sneered and said, "They are just two losers. This kind of news is not bad news."
"I understand, Orochimaru-sama."
"Kabuto, do you have anything else to say to me?"
"No more, Orochimaru-sama."
Yakushi Kabuto bowed, not daring to let Orochimaru see the expression on his face.
In fact, the arrest of the two secret comrades, Kusano and Mizuki, also involved another crucial piece of information.
From what he heard, among the people who captured Mizuki, there was a third-year student from the Konoha Ninja Academy named Kobayashi Arata.
Kabuto Yakushi didn't reveal this information to the man before him.
The reason? The boy was one of the young kids he knew at the orphanage. Thanks to this very little brother who once helped him in time, he and the dean of the orphanage, Miss Nono, did not kill each other.
Orochimaru stared at Yakushi Kabuto with a playful look in his eyes: "Kabuto, I'm going to meet some very interesting people these two days. I plan to leave the Sound Ninja Village in your care for the time being."
He had already realized that the subordinate in front of him was hiding something, but he didn't care.
To Orochimaru, Yakushi Kabuto was a very useful tool at the moment, and there was no problem in giving the other party some privileges within his means.
Moreover, Orochimaru also believed that Kabuto Yakushi was smart enough to know when he had to stop.
"Yes." Medicine Master Kabuto responded respectfully, cold sweat on his forehead.
**Time passed by, the night grew darker.**
Arata was walking through the forest outside Konoha. His speed was not slow, and the scenery on both sides passed by quickly.
"Slow down and watch your step," Kushina reminded him in a concerned tone.
"Don't panic. I'm very stable. I can maintain this much balance easily," Arata replied in a very confident tone.
"I don't understand. Why are you in such a hurry?" Kushina sighed in resignation and said, "As soon as you got the Hokage's clearance to leave the village, you rushed out of there as if your life depended on it."
"You'll know once we reach our destination." Arata took a breath and decided to speed up again.
"Hmph, acting all mysterious. You have to at least tell me where your destination is, right?"
"Kusagakure (The Village Hidden in the Grass)!"
At the same time, in the Grass Ninja Village.
**Crash!**
A red-haired girl dropped the oil lamp in her hand and covered her mouth tightly. Her body trembled as tears streamed down her eyes.
An extremely terrifying sight was reflected in her pearl-like eyes. Several ninjas from the same village were lying in her mother's arms. They were all biting her arms, thighs, and shoulders like evil ghosts, sucking the life force out of her body.
The way they looked at the woman was like she was nothing but an object in their eyes. Despite the loud noise caused by the lamp, they did not stop their actions.
**Fear!**
Intense fear invaded the little girl's heart, making her body become as stiff as if she had been petrified. Seeing her mother in such a state was never something she could have expected.
But after the fear settled in, a wave of extreme anger coursed through her blood! She wanted to rush forward to save her mother, even if she would have to face a group of terrifying evil spirits!
She wanted to kill them all!
But just when the girl was about to take a step forward to save her mother, a tall and strong figure blocked her path.
"Is it you?" The red-haired girl's body was trembling, her eyes once again filled with fear.
Zosui, the director of the Operation Department of Kusagakure. There was no doubt that he was a jounin, and he had experienced hundreds of battles.
"Back off, kid." The man looked down at Uzumaki Karin and said expressionlessly, "Keeping you alive is your mother's last wish. Don't let her down. Don't force me to take action against you as well."
"Why?" Tears welled up in Karin's red eyes, and she exclaimed loudly, "Why must my mother be sacrificed?"
"This is for the future of the Village Hidden in the Grass," Koishikawa Liuyun said calmly and unhurriedly. "You should know that we are fighting against the villains of the Land of Earth. If the main ninjas on our side can recover as soon as possible, the balance of victory will tilt to our side. We cannot let any opportunity slip through our hands."
"No, I don't want it!" The small Karin shook her head crazily and roared with anger on her face, "I don't care about the victory of the country! I only want my mother to be safe! Get out of my way!"
Even though she was usually afraid of the scary man in front of her, at this moment, the little girl bravely raised her fist at him for the sake of her mother.
"Hmph, you stubborn brat." Zosui's lips curled into a sneer at the corner of his mouth. He also punched back to meet the attack head-on.
He had no intention of killing the disobedient child in front of him. After all, Karin's bloodline was still of great use to the Grass Ninja Village. All he needed to do was punish her a little to let her know the consequences of defying the village's order and knock her out.
However, just as his fist was about to touch Uzumaki Karin's forehead, a slightly short figure appeared between the two of them and stopped the attacks effortlessly.
**Boom.**
There was a muffled sound in the air, and the jounin Zosui's body was sent hurling backward in the next moment.
Before he could land, the short figure suddenly appeared by his side as if teleporting instantly. The boy raised his hand and punched down on the man's abdomen.
**Boom.**
The jounin's body bent as it struck the ground with a loud bang. The boy used enough force that the collision created a crater with a diameter of several meters.
After being struck, the jounin coughed up a mouthful of blood, only for it to land back on his face. His consciousness started to blur as the man lay motionless on the ground.
With a strong flow of wind, the dust started to disperse, clearing the area.
The moonlight shone brightly on the young man's face. At this moment, he was like a god who had descended from heaven, holding power that people could only look up to!
Witnessing this scene, Karin was left stunned, her face full of shock.
As if sensing her gaze, the young man turned his head and glanced at her, asking softly, "Are you okay?"
"Well, I'm fine." Little Karin nodded blankly, then she suddenly recalled and said worriedly, "But my mother..."
Before she could complete her words, the 'ghosts' who were latched on her mother finally snapped out of their daze and rushed toward the three of them.
"Minister Zosui?"
"What's going on?"
"Who are you, little brat?"
Hearing the loud noise from earlier, all the people in the Hidden Grass Ninja Village emerged from the hut one after another, looks of surprise on their faces at the sight of the village chief lying on the ground.
Arata didn't waste time with words and just slapped his hands on the ground in a hand seal. "Earth Release: Earth Pierce!"
"Not good!"
"Get out of the way!"
Several earth spikes suddenly appeared from the ground, first penetrating the two nearby ninjas who were unable to dodge.
The other Grass Ninja, who were a little farther away, reacted quickly and dodged the first wave of ground spike attacks by creating distance between themselves and the caster.
But they underestimated the range of Arata's ninjutsu. Even if they were far from the center of the operation, they still could not escape the fate of death.
**Splash! Pfft!**
Like evil spirits, this group of people had sucked up the life force from Karin's mother, and now tthey were pierced by the bloodied spikes one by one. No one had the chance to defend themselves at all.
The horrifying sight was like a scene from hell!
**At the clearing in the woods of the Hidden Grass Village!**
Beside a well-lit bonfire, a young woman with short gray-brown hair appeared very focused, her hands shining with a bright green light as they hovered above the body of another—a red-haired woman.
The short-haired girl did not lose focus as she was doing her best to treat Uzumaki Karin's mother.
It wasn't until she was exhausted and a layer of dense, cold sweat broke out on her forehead that she stopped healing the woman and slowly retracted her hands.
"Asami, how are you?" Arata looked at the short-haired girl and asked in a low voice. There was a hint of concern in his voice as he saw the sweat dripping down her nape.
The girl named Asami did not reply to his question but instead shook her head regretfully at him. "I am sorry, I couldn't help much."
"You've tried your best." Arata patted her shoulder.
"If only I had asked someone to leave a signal for you earlier..." Asami lowered her head, feeling guilty.
She and Arata were childhood friends, and they grew up in Konoha Orphanage.
Unlike Arata, who was mediocre, this child had shown great talent in medical ninjutsu.
The dean of the orphanage personally taught her medical ninjutsu for two years until she was adopted by a wealthy businessman when she was eight years old. After that, she moved away from Konoha.
This wealthy businessman later bought an entire street in the Country of Grass and chose to settle here, and Asami naturally became a member of the Country of Grass.
Although they were far apart, their relationship had not weakened over the years.
Asami's father was in the food business, and his business scope spanned half of the ninja world.
Asami herself often traveled around with her foster father while learning from him and occasionally returned to Konoha to reunite with Arata.
Arata also informed Asami about the situation of the beautiful girls. She was kind-hearted and had always secretly helped the young girls. She took them under her care and helped them secretly.
After all, Asami and her followers were just businessmen, and they had no way of influencing the situation in the Hidden Grass Village. Even though they had money to hire ninjas, the leaders of the village were not something they could deal with.
When the war came, Karin's mother was assigned as a blood bag by the senior officials of the Grass Village, just like in the original work. She was passed around the camp until the elites of the camp were fully healed.
Asami felt a bad premonition, so she asked her caravan to leave a signal that only she and Arata would use when they met during her visits to the Hidden Leaf Village.
Her original intention was to let Arata think of a solution for this poor mother and daughter, but she never expected that her young friend would actually choose to personally break into the Grass Ninja Village and save the two of them right under the noses of the powerful ninjas!
Even though Arata managed to save the two of them, it was too late after all. The woman was already on the edge of losing her life from the overexertion of her life force.
"It's useless to send a signal early. It can only be said that there was nothing we could have done without knowledge and power." Arata glanced at Uzumaki Karin, whose eyes were blank, and sighed.
If she had sent the signal early, he would not have been strong enough to help, and his arrival would have been in vain.
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Kushina." Arata walked to Uzumaki Karin's mother, squatted down, and muttered in his heart while looking at the withered red-haired woman in front of him. He apologized, "I originally wanted to give you a surprise."
He wanted to help her reunite with her clan members, thinking she would be happy, but who would have thought…
"It's not your fault, boy." Kushina's voice was extremely gentle at this moment, like trickling water. "I have received the surprise you gave me."
Only then did she finally understand why Arata asked the Third Hokage for permission to leave the village as a reward. His only reward was not for himself, but for her, to make her happy.
Faced with this sincerity, Kushina would be lying if she said she wasn't moved.
If she was still a young girl and not married as Minato's wife, she would probably not just be moved at this time but would have directly fallen in love with the boy, right?
"Kushina-san… I hate this world." Arata's desire to change all this became even stronger. Looking at the miserable mother in front of him, a fire started to burn wildly in his heart.
"What do you want to do?" Kushina could feel the heat in his chest, and she even had an illusion that if this fire touched the ninja world, it would set the whole world on fire!
"I want to reform this world!" Arata looked solemn and spoke firmly.
Turning this bloody and dirty world into his ideal paradise was not just for the mother who was dying in front of him, but also for those who were living in this world and suffering!
Letting out a deep breath, Arata was about to stand up, but the expression on his face suddenly froze at this moment.
"Change the world?" Kushina didn't notice anything strange about him and was still wondering about the meaning of the word "reform." After thinking for a long time and still having no idea, she gave up the struggle and asked, "Tell me, what does transformation mean?"
There was no response. Kushina frowned. "Hey, boy?"
"Old woman, don't make any noise. I'm thinking."
A familiar option interface appeared in front of Arata, with a golden halo shining brightly.
[Choose.]
[1. Use the Holy Water of Life in your mouth to replenish the life force in Karin's mother's body and save her.]
[2. Use the Edo Tensei No Jutsu on Karin's mother and let her accompany your Mrs. Kushina.]
[3. Why not enjoy the body while it's hot?]
While, while it's hot?!
This freaking system is as disgusting and perverted as ever!
First, let's eliminate this third option.
The remaining ones… from these two options, are actually not that difficult to choose. After all, there is a difference between a real human body and a ghost.
If I can save the woman from dying, why should I let her be a ghost?
But the key is, where did the holy water of life come from in his mouth? Does this system simply wanted him to take the advantage of this opportunity?
Wait, I can't seem to think so...
At the beginning, he didn't know how to use "The impure world Reincarnation technique" at all. But after he made the choice to confess to Kushina, he was directly taught a set of instructions to use the very same technique.
Maybe this time would be the same as well?
Taking a deep breath, Arata decided to do take the shot!
Squatting down, Arata took a deep breath and lowered his head. He gradually got closer to Uzumaki Karin's mother.
"Young man, what are you trying to do here?" Kushina was stunned when she saw this scene and couldn't understand, "Stop it! why are you so crazy!"
"Its the Curse." Arata frowned.
"Curse my ghostly ass!" Kushina didn't believe it this time and became very angry. "How can such a curse make you desecrate the dead person? Even if you want to kiss an old woman, at least find a living person! And the two of you, why aren't you trying to stop this nonsense and quietly watching form there?"
Kushina was talking about Asami and Karin.
The two girls so deeply shocked by Arata's actions that their eyes widened and their mouths opened slightly.
Their mind was simply unable to comprehend what was happening!
Arata's behavior was beyond common sense, it was completely incomprehensible to these two young girls! So much so that their CPU was burned out and the brain was completely shut down!
"These girls, why are you frozen at this moment!" Naturally, Kushina's voice could not reach the two girls' brains that had completely stopped functioning. She could only tirelessly dissuade the boy: "This is not something you should do young man!"
Arata continued to kiss the dead woman without any hesitation while explaining in his heart: "Kushina-san, please don't stop me, I can save her."
"If you can save someone in such way, I will take your surname from now on! Stop it now, Uzumaki Karin's mother is already dead..." Kushina suddenly got stuck at this point.
The mother of Uzumaki Karin, who originally had a withered face and only skin and bones left on her body, actually began to fill up visibly to the naked eye! The bite marks densely scattered on the shoulders, arms and calves gradually disappeared, and even the slightly gray hair became bright red!
Kushina's eyes widened in the Soul Replensishing Pearl, and her face was dull as she looked at this scene. She looked like she had seen something out of the world at that time.
miracle!
In her eyes, this was simply a miracle of resurrection from the dead!
"How is this possible... Arata, what exactly did you do? Deep Kiss Saves Lives?"
Arata couldn't answer at this time, he felt that Uzumaki Karin's mother had woken up at that moment. But her soft little mouth had no intention of leaving at all, she was still sucking the liquid out his mouth frantically.
[Congratulations on getting the holy water of life reinforcement, all your body fluids have gained the power to revive a dead person. ]
Arata didn't care about the choice reward prompts for the time being, and just tried to move away form the woman quickly.
But at this time, Uzumaki Karin's mother was no longer just latched to his mouth, both of her arms were holding Arata's head tightly in her grasp.
"Mom!" The woman didn't stop her actions until Uzumaki Karin's cry came out from behind them.
Arata quickly stood up and wiped his mouth: "I'm sorry, madam. I just acted in a hurry."
He felt that Uzumaki Karin's mother should have been in an unconscious state before, so he apologized in advance before telling the truth.
"My name is Rina, Uzumaki Rina."
Stretching out her arms to hug the little girl who ran over towards them, Mrs. Rina knelt on her knees and lowered her head, "My benefactor, there is no need for you to apologize. Instead I should be the one to thank you for helping me while I was so close to dying. If you don't give up on me, Rina will be happy to serve you in the future. I will become a cow or a horse to repay your kindness."
…
The waves of the ocean roared, and a small boat was floating in the sea against the tides.
Arata stood on the bow of the boat, the sea breeze against his body making him feel refreshed.
"Seeing this scene before my eyes, I just want to compose a poem," Arata sighed inwardly.
"Compose a poem?" Kushina was stunned and asked in surprise, "You can also compose a poem? Come on and let me listen to it!"
"Ocean, you are all water! Toad, you have four legs!" Arata blurted out without hesitation.
Kushina fell into silence, and there was no movement for an instant.
"What do you think? My poem is pretty good, isn't it?" Arata looked around the sea and said proudly.
"The poem makes me moan, but please stop moaning." Kushina's head was covered with black lines, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly.
You shouldn't have expectations for this brat, what a god!
"Master Arata, please take care of your health." Mrs. Uzumaki Rina walked toward Arata, wearing a lavender kimono while raising the oil-paper umbrella she was holding to shield him from the sun.
"Did I not tell you to call me sir?" Arata glanced at her helplessly and said, "Besides, you are also my best friend. We are equals."
"Yes, Lord Arata." Mrs. Rina nodded respectfully, with a soft smile on her face.
"It's like I am talking to a ghost!" Arata took a breath and said with a distressed look on his face, "I've been talking about feelings for the past two days, but you haven't listened at all!"
"Hahahaha, I am going to laugh to death!" Kushina started gloating at his suffering and laughed, "Do you still want to compose poetry now?"
"I want to jump into the sea." Arata looked aggrieved.
"Hey, is that a country in front of us?" Uzumaki Karin pointed to the looming buildings ahead and said with excitement, "Is that our destination?"
"Yeah, right." Arata nodded slightly.
He had never been to the Land of Waves before, but according to the map that guided them, they should be on the right route.
Why go to the Land of Waves?
Firstly, it was to complete the task assigned to him by Hiruzen Sarutobi before he left the village.
He was tasked to find out if there were any ninja activities from other villages in the Land of Waves.
Secondly, he wanted Rina and Karin to settle down in this place.
Arata had no intention of taking them back to Konoha. With the level of filthiness of Konoha's high-level officials, taking them back would be like rescuing them out of a tiger's den and leading them into a wolf's den.
The Land of Waves was also very strong.
Arata's most trusted person was also taking refuge in the Land of Waves.
"Nono..."
Kushina sighed and said softly, "I didn't expect that so many things would happen after Minato and I died. This guy Danzo really played his cards really badly."
She and the dean Nono were old acquaintances, and when she was alive, they would often talk with each other whenever they met.
During the time of the Fourth Hokage, Danzo was not as active as he was now.
At that time, with the help of Minato, the relationship between the Uchiha clan and Konoha had eased a lot, and the Root ninjas had almost disappeared from the public.
But when Minato and Kushina died and Hiruzen Sarutobi returned to power, the situation took a turn for the worse; everything they worked for was destroyed.
The Root expanded rapidly, the Uchiha clan was exterminated, and ninjas like Yakushi Nono, who were loyal to Konoha, were forced to live in secret, hiding from their own people.
This was really like what Arata said: the real cancer of Konoha was the rulers of Konoha!
They absorbed the nourishment of Konoha like leeches to make themselves stronger, which also led to the further destruction of Konoha!
"It doesn't matter, I'm not on Konoha's side anyway." Arata spread his hands.
"Hey, do you still want to continue your plan to transform the world?" Kushina asked.
"Why? Don't you want to?"
"But didn't you save Rina from those people now?"
"It's just that Mrs. Rina was rescued, but this disgusting and dirty world has not changed." Arata raised his head and said calmly, "If we don't solve the problem from the root, things like this will still happen again."
Kushina said nothing; she knew Arata was right.
This child was obviously about the same age as her son, but his vision was deeper than that of most people in the whole ninja world!
Sometimes Kushina would feel very strange listening to the boy. She would always think, 'Why does Arata know so much?'
The Ninja School would definitely not teach these "treasonous and unethical" topics to kids, and even the Third Hokage might not be able to understand some of the theories put forward by Arata.
In addition, the strange "curses" that would occur on him from time to time—it all made Kushina feel like this young man's whole body was shrouded in fog, making him hard to understand but impossible not to be curious about.
(T/N: Nah, I don't want to explore! Sigh, sometimes I feel that these authors who always use these same lines are very narcissistic. I mean, who thinks like that? They just make every woman a brainless loving fool or a woman who likes to court death.)
"Hey, does the Country of Waves actually have such tall buildings?" Mrs. Rina's confused voice interrupted Kushina's reverie, and everyone on the boat turned their eyes to the location she pointed to.
(T/N: "….")
A strange cylindrical "house" caught everyone's eyes. It was shiny and exuding cold air; they could see it clearly right under the sunlight.
"Is that Ice Release?" Kushina, a well-informed person, asked in surprise.
"I'm going to take a look, but don't get close yet." Arata frowned lightly and jumped onto the water with chakra attached to his feet.
On The Other side,
"Everyone, please leave."
Standing on the top of the ice crystal building he created, a black-haired masked boy with a ponytail said in a pitiful voice, "I don't want to hurt you."
"Damn it, why do we have to suffer like this?!"
"I have lived enough! If I don't get what I deserve today, my wife and children will die!"
"Yes! Even if they are ninjas, we are not afraid!"
Opposite the young man were a group of ragged civilians holding steel forks and hoes. Most of them are fishermen and boatmen by profession. These people had already rebelled in anger because the people who hired them were refusing to give them their pays.
"Even if I let you through, you can't get into that building."
The black-haired boy sighed and explained kindly: "There are many ninjas there who are more powerful than me, and they will not be merciful. If you want to survive, just listen to me. Please go!"
"We…"
One of the bearded men was about to refuse with a livid face. At that time, a woman wearing round glasses walked out of the crowd.
With a gentle expression on her face, she spoke addressed the whole crowd gaining their attention "Since this is a kind offer from this ninja-sama, please don't refuse it in such a hurry."
"Ms. Nono, we..." The bearded man hesitated upon hearing the woman, as if he wanted to say something.
"Please believe me, Mr. Takamura." The woman named Nono said softly.
"All right."
The woman's words obviously carried great weight. The boatmen and fishermen led by the bearded man no longer rushed forward in a hurry, but dispersed in all directions like the tide.
"Thank you." The black-haired boy couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this scene, and thanked Nono.
"I should be the one to thank you, Ninja-sama." Nono shook his head and said with a gentle smile, "I am grateful that you didn't take action against these poor people."
The black-haired boy lowered his head and said no more, preparing to turn around and leave.
"People shouldn't be tools, kid." Nono looked at his leaving figure and suddenly said, "One of my students once said that people should learn to follow their own hearts."
The black-haired boy paused for a moment and disappeared from Nono's sight without saying a word.
"You are still so kind-hearted, Teacher Nono." Arata walked out of the side alley and looked at the woman with a helpless expression, "If you had just asked me to take action, I could have taken him down directly."
"He is just a good boy who went astray, besides he did let those poor people go, didn't he?" Nono, also known as Yakushi Nono, looked at Arata with a gentle smile on her face, "Long time no see, Arata-kun. You have grown up..."
As she spoke a hint of warmth and nostalgia flashed through her eyes behind the glasses. While Nono was recalling the past, Arata was cursing his present.
[Choose. ]
[1. Untie the belt on your pants and show your dear teacher where you really grew up. ]
[2. Use the breast enlargement technique to tell her that you have become a girl. ]
[3. Kneel down on one knee and propose to your teacher on the spot. ]
BASTARD!
Arata's entire face instantly turned red in anger. Just when he thought the system was going easy on him, his words felt wasted on the scummy system.
Damn it, why?
The corners of Arata's mouth twitched, and he wanted to curse out loud when he saw the options popping up in front of him.
Here he was living the wonderland scene of a long lost student meeting his teacher like the stories, making his heart a bot excited.
But…
The dog system had to jump in the middle and wag his dirty tail everywhere. Th system is definitely jealous of the me living a calm and peaceful life.
God! Look at these options…
Please untie your belt? Then, please use the breast enlargement technique?
Lastly, please propose!
Choose your mother, I DO NOT want to choose any one!
He has always only had a master-disciple relationship with the dean Nono, who in his eyes was even half a mother.
And this damned choices, they are forcing our relations to go in a strange direction...
"Arata, what's wrong?" Teacher Nono on the other side noticed that there was something wrong with her disciple's expression and asked hastily, her eyes brimming with worry.
"Curse?" Kushina who was well used to his changes by now reacted quickly when she noticed the familiar enraged chicken look on Arata's face. There was even a hint of glee and anticipation in her voice as if she could not wait to see the boy make a fool of himself.
"Yes, please don't laugh at me later." Arata took a breath and knelt down on one knee in front of Nono.
?!
Nono was stunned by his disciple's sudden movement, and subconsciously raised her hand to help him stand up.
"Please… please marry me! Teacher— No, Nono!" Arata gritted his teeth and said this with great difficulty. At this moment he was trying his best not die at the spot from embarrassment and shame.
"Eh?!"
Yakushi Nono's whole body suddenly froze on the spot as if she had been struck by lightning, and she couldn't help but take two steps back by instinct. She never expected something like that would come out of the boy's mouth.
The girls who came over later happened to see the scene in front of them, their eyes widened in disbelief.
'I said it, I finally said it! I can finally declare that I have no integrity left in me. I am the most shameless man alive. ' Arata's heart collapsed, and he felt like he wanted to cry without tears.
What he was doing now is almost like proposing to his own mother, and the shame mixed with a sense of guilt that has exceeded his moral standards. It was a double torture!
But he didn't expect that it was not the end of the torture until he saw the next notification!
[Option completed.]
[Congratulations on obtaining the Chest Enlargement Technique!]
Huh, what the hell...
Looking at his reward prompt, Arata's lips couldn't help but twitch.
Breast enlargement technique? God, what a breast enlargement technique! Why would I even want to use this technique?!
Are you messing with me, system? I did not choose the option, so you gave me the technique as a reward?
My heart was on the verge of collapse, and now seeing this reward made it even worse!
"Ar... Arata... are you proposing to your teacher?" Nono Yakushi finally snapped out of the shock she had just received and asked stammeringly. Her eyes flashed with a strange light as she looked at the boy kneeling before her.
"Don't take it seriously." Arata didn't dare look her in the eyes after the humiliation he had just suffered. He immediately lowered his head and said, "Teacher Nono, please pretend that what you just saw never happened."
"Oh... okay, I can do that." The mature Nono blinked, her cheeks slightly red, and added with a voice that almost sounded like a whisper, "I also feel that it is still too early for you to say those things..."
"Teacher, what did you say?" Arata, who didn't hear the last sentence clearly, asked with a confused look on his face.
(T/N: Tch tch, so much for having all the power and still failing to hear things at such a close distance.)
"Nothing… I just said that this joke was a bit too much." Pharmacist Nono came back to her senses, and the expression on her face became gentle and calm. "Who knew Arata-kun would become such a bad boy one day, teasing his teacher like this."
"Sorry." Arata did not defend himself and apologized sincerely. If he had a choice, he would not have done that.
What a good choice, system!
"As a teacher, I forgive you." Nono Yakushi raised her hand and softly touched Arata's head. She turned her head toward the girls behind the boy and asked, "Why don't you introduce your two companions to me?"
"I am Uzumaki Rina, and this is my daughter, Karin." Mrs. Rina was very discerning and led her daughter forward, bowed, and said, "Sir Arata rescued us and freed us from the clutches of the people of Hidden Grass Village."
"Rina-sama, are you a member of the Uzumaki clan? Are there other orphans from the Uzumaki clan like you?" Nono's expression showed slight surprise, but she quickly realized something and changed her wording. "Sorry, sorry. This is not the place to talk. Arata-kun, Mrs. Rina, and Miss Karin, please come with me."
Everyone followed behind Nono as they made their way to the Central Plaza of the Wave Country. On their way, their group passed through a winding alley. Arata also noticed that the people around him had an attitude of respect and gratitude for his teacher, Nono Yakushi.
"It seems that Teacher Nono made the right choice by moving here from Konoha." Arata sighed in relief. He was really happy that his teacher was finally known by the people and was not forced to spy in dangerous areas.
In Konoha, Nono's life and death were practically sealed by Danzo, and she had no freedom of her own.
"I just did something trivial." Nono smiled gently as she moved. She only stopped when they arrived in front of a slightly dilapidated mansion. Pushing the door open, she entered the hall of the mansion, followed by the rest.
Arata noticed that the inside of the mansion was unexpectedly tidy compared to its outward appearance.
Although the various furnishings and appliances appeared to be old items, they were neatly arranged in a systematic order.
Arata and Nono looked at one of the photos on the shelf. The photo was of their group from the old days, with another kid in the mix. The boy was none other than Yakushi Kabuto.
The photo brought some good memories to Arata's mind, and he couldn't help but ask Nono, "Teacher, does that guy Kabuto come to see you often?"
"You have to call him Brother Kabuto." Nono reminded Arata with a smile. "How could he come to see me with Orochimaru hanging over him all the time?"
"It seems that Orochimaru is not doing well either." Arata shrugged. "Kabuto still has to be on guard every day, as he might accidentally become experimental material on that snake's bed."
Nono didn't speak, just sighed softly.
The main reason Yakushi Kabuto decided to work under Orochimaru was because of her.
She and Yakushi Kabuto almost killed each other because of Danzo's order. But fortunately, Arata arrived on time and told them everything about Danzo's intentions.
Before the two of them could rejoice at being free from the village, Orochimaru came knocking on the door. He showed his interest in Kabuto.
To protect himself and his teacher, Yakushi Kabuto had no choice but to become Orochimaru's assistant.
"I was just joking, teacher." Looking at his teacher's sad expression, Arata scratched his head and said, "That guy's brain is quite smart, so he probably won't be sliced into pieces."
"Was that all you could come up with to comfort her?" Kushina snorted coldly in Arata's mind.
"How about you, old mother, come and do it instead? Do you have anything better to say?" Arata shot back instantly.
Kushina snorted softly and opened her mouth: "Just tell her that Orochimaru is not a ruthless person. At least he will leave the boy's body whole."
"Tch tch, you are indeed the old mother I confessed to!" Arata gave her a thumbs-up in his heart and turned his eyes to the pair of mother and daughter by his side. "You two will stay with my teacher for the time being. Is there any problem?"
"Excuse me, Master Arata, this place is very comfortable and good." Rina smiled warmly at the boy.
"Will Lord Arata come to see us often?" Uzumaki Karin asked him in a low yet hopeful tone.
"Why are you calling me 'Sir'? I'm not even older than you!" Arata rolled his eyes and said helplessly, "If you don't change the way you address me, I won't come to see you often. I'll just visit my own home."
"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.
What appeared in Arata's sight was a woman wrapped in paper wings. Her crouched body stood up slowly, and the paper wings also separated from the woman and merged back into her body as if they were never there in the first place.
She lowered her head, revealing her face at the same time.
She looked quite gorgeous: the purple eyeshadow on her eyes, the little piercing on her lower lip, a red cloud robe with a black background, and purple-blue nail polish on her hands and toes.
Her pale golden eyes looked around and finally settled on Arata. "Are you the client?" The voice was cold, like an angel who did not receive any warmth from the world.
"Yes, my name is Kobayashi Arata." Arata nodded and introduced himself.
"Akatsuki Organization, codename Angel." The woman asked with a blank face, "Where is the mission target?"
"That building."
Arata pointed at the towering Gato Building in the center of the Land of Waves and said, "The enemy has more than four experienced jounins, including Kirigakure Momochi Zabuza, another one of the Seven Swordsmen, Raiga. The former Iwa Ninja Hoshi Maruyama, and the ninja from Kumogakure, Zanzuka."
"Okay." The woman responded lightly and said, "Your companions have already paid a commission fee of ten million ryo. If it's only these four, I will refund you twenty thousand ryo after the mission is completed."
"I'm not talking about money." Arata scratched his head and said, "I mean, don't you need to prepare something to deal with those four?"
"No, it's just four useless rebels," the woman said in a clear voice.
"Oh, okay. It's up to you." Arata didn't persuade her any further.
"Does the target live or die?" the woman asked again.
"If you can, try to keep them alive," Arata thought for a moment and said. "I plan to convince them to join my team."
To convince them?
The woman raised her eyebrows slightly as if she wanted to say something, but she swallowed the words as soon as they reached her lips.
This kid had quite a lot of money, but his thinking was a bit naive at the same time.
Can those vicious criminals be reformed? If they could be influenced, would they still be such rebellious ninjas?
Sigh!
What the other person thinks has nothing to do with her. She is no longer the nosy girl she was before.
After taking the money, she just needed to follow the instructions of her contractor.
"That." Arata paused and then said, "Can you take me along with you?"
"If you want to do this, it will become a part of my mission to protect you." The woman looked calm and said without sadness or joy, "I will not return your money later on then."
"It's fine, I don't expect a refund either," Arata muttered softly.
The woman said nothing more and put her arms around Arata's waist. The paper wings behind her spread out once more, and both of them soared into the sky.
"Wow, it's really flying!" Kushina sounded a little excited and said, "I didn't expect that there is such a technique in the ninja world! What is the origin of this female ninja, and where did you find the talent?"
"Hey, Kushina-san, don't you know about her?" Arata asked doubtfully.
"Should I know her?"
"She is also one of Jiraiya's disciples. She was taken in by Hidden Rain Village. But I didn't expect that it would be her who took over our mission this time. I thought it would be someone else from the Akatsuki organization."
"Jiraiya's disciple? That old pervert? Oh, yes! I remember it now! Not long after Minato became Hokage, he mentioned it to me when he came to our home for dinner! But he told me that they were already dead. How come they are still alive?"
"One is dead and two are alive."
"Oh… They are quite pitiful."
"Pitiful?" Arata was stunned and said in a strange tone, "Well, you could say that! On one hand, they have to collect a lot of wealth by doing missions like this, and at the same time, they have to collect nine tailed beasts... They have to work so hard. It's so pitiful!"
"What?" Kushina's eyes widened in the Soul Pearl, and she couldn't find the passage: "They are trying to collect all the nine tailed beasts?"
"Uh-huh." At this point, Arata said frankly and dropped his mocking tone. "By the way, the guy your husband suspected of being Uchiha Madara is also a member of the very same organization."
"How could this happen?!" Kushina felt as if she was struck by lightning.
"There's no need to panic." Arata remained calm and said lightly, "The current situation is that they are not aware of us, and they are still hiding from the world. Besides, the infuriated man who is suspected to be the legendary Uchiha Madara does not get along with Jiraiya's two disciples."
"Suspected to be Madara Uchiha's lover?" Kushina felt weird when she heard Arata's words. Her mind kept spinning from all this new information.
"It's hard not to be jealous of the divine powers, Kushina-san." Arata sighed.
"Arata-kun, can you please speak properly so I can understand what you are saying?" Kushina said in a threatening tone.
"It's Obito! That Uchiha Madara wannabe is actually Obito..." Arata stopped speaking in circles and said directly, leaving Kushina speechless and stunned.
Kushina, who was in the Soul Pearl, felt that her whole world was shattered when she heard Obito's name. The same boy she once treated like her own child and little brother. The kid she and her husband gave their love and affection…