Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 79 Clear Mind (Fifteenth Update)

At the same time, after taking a bath, Karura lay on the bed for a while before calming down. Then she turned her head to look at an object placed in the corner of the room.

It was an old-fashioned camera covered with a cloth, which I found when I was cleaning that kid's storage room.

The camera was still usable, but there was no film inside, and there was a layer of dust on the hatch, indicating that it hadn't been used for a long time.

But that was the same camera that forcibly took pictures of him last time, which means he was tricked by that little rascal again.

"Life here is pretty good!"

Looking at the camera that she had specially moved out and placed in the room, Garuru reflected on her life during this period and actually felt a sense of enjoyment.

The main thing is that I no longer have to carry out those killing missions, especially those war missions that involve actively invading and destroying other people's homes. What I do is mainly help others get prosthetics and return to a normal life.

Seeing the smiles on the faces of those who have regained their lives with the help of prosthetics, she felt that she had a new pursuit.

She wants to spread this smile so that more people can have it.

"Knock knock!"

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Gallo glanced at the prosthetic limb by the bed, manipulated a wisp of sand to float over, turned the doorknob, and opened the door, revealing a red-haired girl.

"Garula, I want to sleep with you tonight."

Kushina Uzumaki walked in carrying a pillow; she didn't want to sleep alone tonight.

She certainly didn't want a despicable villain to suddenly appear next to her while she was sleeping.

Of course, she knew Garula's identity and that she had participated in the war to attack the village, but she knew that Garula was a kind older sister who had not harmed her own people in that battle.

She even helped treat her clansmen on the battlefield. Although none of them survived, her actions were enough to prove that she was a friend of the Whirlpool Clan.

Moreover, it was a war launched by the high-ranking officials of Sunagakure, and Karura herself could not oppose it, so she can't be blamed.

So after moving in, she became good friends with her sister, Carol.

"Haojun can be a bit stiff at times, but he's actually a very good person at heart."

Karura smiled and comforted her, saying she understood the girl's thoughts.

Although this girl hated Haojun to the core, she was actually more afraid. That's why she didn't dare to sleep alone tonight as soon as he came back.

"Something's not right with you!"

Kushina Uzumaki, who had just sat down on the edge of the bed, suddenly stood up and came to the opposite side of Karura, scrutinizing her with a critical gaze.

"You're acting really strange today. You were much gentler to that despicable bastard, and you even made him dinner."

She had noticed something was wrong with Gallo before, which was completely different from her previous attitude towards that villain.

"I just discovered his most authentic side."

Karura smiled gently, without denying it.

She had initially thought that the kid was despicable, but after discovering the old-fashioned camera, she realized she had misunderstood. His initial toughness and despicable behavior were mainly to dissuade her from taking her own life.

My mindset back then was indeed not good. If it weren't for those harsh and humiliating methods, I probably wouldn't have recovered, and I might have already taken my own life.

Death is terrifying, but sometimes living takes even more courage. I barely made it through.

"You've betrayed us!"

Kushina Uzumaki was furious. She had thought she had found a kindred spirit, but now she realized that he was a traitor.

How could you do this?

"From your personal experience, it's right to hate him, but in the context of the entire Uzumaki clan, you should thank him."

"If it weren't for him, your Uzumaki clan might have already been wiped out, or at least far fewer people would have survived."

Karura comforted the girl, saying that it was best to resolve the conflict between the two, otherwise it would cause a lot of trouble in the future.

"But he's so wicked, so despicable!"

After a moment of silence, Kushina Uzumaki was still furious.

That's a despicable villain!

Gently stroking the girl's rosy cheeks with affection, Karura tenderly held her in her arms.

"You are still young and do not understand the harshness and cruelty of reality. Some people may appear bad, but they are kind at heart. Some people may appear good, but they are cruel and cold at heart."

Compared to the former type of person, the latter type is the most terrifying.

Just like Konoha, they are allies of your Uzushiogakure. In fact, your Uzushiogakure even assisted Konoha in resisting the invasion of Kirigakure during the First Shinobi World War.

But that time they came to plot against and kill your Whirlpool Hidden Village, annihilating countless of your people. Even your grandfather, father, and mother were killed by them with poisonous insects and explosive tags.

Your hometown, Uzushiogakure, was also reduced to ruins, burned to ashes by fire.

She had a deep understanding of this. She originally thought that the village's leaders were all kind and approachable, especially Elder Chiyo, who had even given her pointers on puppetry and wanted to take her as a disciple.

However, during the war in the Land of Whirlpools, she witnessed Elder Chiyo's ruthless side as he led a large army to invade the Hidden Village of Whirlpools.

Uzushiogakure and Sunagakure had no prior grudges or even much contact, yet Elder Chiyo ruthlessly ordered an attack.

In her mind, that war was absolutely wrong.

How are they any different from the forces that invaded their village of Sunagakure in the past, in their invasion of other people's homes and slaughter of the innocent?

Kushina Uzumaki fell silent, pondering Karura's words.

The deaths of her grandfather, parents, countless relatives and clansmen, and the destruction of her village made her mature a lot and gave her some perspectives on certain things.

She could understand what her sister Carol said, although there were still many things she didn't understand, but she understood the principle.

She had met the three people who came from Konoha before, and she especially liked the older sister and the Hokage's son's smiles.

But the older brother and sister she had feelings for were the real culprits who destroyed her village and countless relatives and clansmen, while the shameless villain who angered her saved many clansmen.

Even the clansmen's rapid integration into Kumogakure during this period was aided by that shameless villain.

It's so hard to tell good people from bad people!

"Knock knock!"

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Without thinking, Karura manipulated the sand to open the door, and there stood Tamura Hiroshi.

"Is there something you need, Hao-jun?"

Karura wondered what was going on with him coming over so late.

Kushina Uzumaki also lifted her head from Karura's embrace and looked at the person who walked in.

"I just remembered there's something I haven't done yet."

Tamura Hao walked forward with a gentle smile, and then, taking advantage of the red-haired girl's inattention, he picked her up, used lightning chakra to strike her, causing her to convulse and lose the ability to resist, and then pressed her down on the bed, lifted her nightgown and slapped her.

"Clap clap clap..."

"Don't cause me any more trouble, or next time it won't just be ten slaps!"

After delivering ten slaps in a row, Tamura Hao finally stopped, leaving behind a warning before turning and leaving.

That's three small goals! If we don't punish him, he won't be able to think straight and he'll have insomnia at night!

Before leaving the room, I glanced at the object covered by a cloth in the corner of the room. Judging from its outline and size, it should be the old-fashioned camera.

Sure enough, Master Lu wasn't lying. There's no trick in this world that can't fool someone. If there is, then we'll just add another one to make a chain of tricks, commonly known as a matryoshka doll.

"He's a despicable villain!"

The girl's eyes reddened, and her eyes filled with tears; her heart was filled with even more hatred.

Galuro, standing to the side, was quite embarrassed and didn't know how to persuade him. He had just spoken well of Haojun, only to be contradicted in the blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)