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"I'm going to kill that man!" Ye Cang said angrily, turning to leave.

"Wait!" Bai Yu called out to her.

Ye Cang paused, looking somewhat displeased.

"Let's settle this child down first," Bai Yu explained. He could sense a rich chakra within Bai's body, truly an outstanding talent. It was a pity he was born in the Land of Water; otherwise, he would have had a happy childhood.

Bai is a kind-hearted child in the story. Even after experiencing such a thing, he is still able to remain kind, like a white lotus flower, rising from the mud unsullied.

"You can call me Mu Ling, and her name is Ye Cang. From now on, you'll be with us." Bai Yu gently patted Bai's back, comforting him.

Bai held his mother's cold body, looking completely bewildered.

"Let's bury your mother first," Bai Yu continued.

Bai then wiped away her tears and nodded.

Bai Yu and Ye Cang buried the woman's body not far outside the village, and then used Wood Release to carve a tombstone for her.

Bai knelt silently before the tombstone, tears streaming down his face.

Afterwards, Bai Yu and Ye Cang took Bai to a makeshift cave, lit a fire to warm him up, and then took out food and money from their storage scrolls and placed them beside Bai.

"Here is food and money. We have to go out for a while. If you want to come with us, wait here for us to come back. If you don't want to, take the money and food and leave with us."

After saying that, Bai Yu winked at Ye Cang, signaling her to leave with him.

Although Ye Cang was somewhat confused, she still followed Bai Yu out of the cave. As soon as she stepped out, she couldn't help but ask, "Do you really need to test a child who has just lost his mother?"

"I just made up an excuse to come out. Come with me." Bai Yu shook his head slightly, offering no further explanation, and headed towards the village they had just visited.

"You want to..." Ye Cang looked surprised as they returned to the outside of the village. Was he going to take him to avenge that woman?

With the two deliberately hiding, the villagers didn't notice them at all.

When they returned to the outside of the thatched hut, the villagers had already left, and the previously open door of the hut was now tightly shut.

Bai Yu stood at the door and said to Ye Cang beside him, "Go in."

Although Ye Cang was somewhat puzzled, she still pushed open the door, only to be met with a soft gasp of surprise at the scene inside: "What is this?!"

The young man was found with a fallen stool at his feet, his body hanging from the roof beam, already dead.

"The eyes don't lie; he probably planned this outcome from the beginning."

Bai Yu sighed.

"If that's the case, why not rebel..." Ye Cang's emotions were somewhat agitated, but she suddenly stopped. What could an ordinary person do to resist ninjas? Even she couldn't control her own destiny.

Whoosh!

Bai Yu shot out a kunai, cutting the rope wrapped around the man's neck, and carried his body away from the thatched hut.

Soon, he arrived at the woman's tombstone, reopened the grave, and buried the man and woman together.

"What kind of world is this?"

Ye Cang looked at the first additional tombstone and uttered this sigh.

"This world is sick, very sick. Our organization will heal this world." Bai Yu said, "From today onwards, your code name will be 'Doctor'."

"Doctor?" Ye Cang murmured to herself. She didn't know any medical ninjutsu. She joined this organization because Kodama saved her. She wanted revenge, so she needed the organization's power. That was all.

Based on her own experiences and what she had just encountered, she suddenly felt a strange sense of responsibility; she wanted to do something for this ailing world.

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[173. Chapter 172: Boiling a Frog in Slow Water - Undermining the Foundation (Large Edition)]

The "Chain of Emotions" was activated, and a large amount of emotional power overflowed from the bodies of the couple in the tomb.

Invisible chains connected the power of emotions, surging into Bai Yu's wood spirit avatar, and then entering the depths of his soul.

The emotional energy of a living being does not immediately dissipate shortly after its death.

Especially some extraordinary beings, even after years of death, still possess a powerful and intense emotional force within their corpses.

Death is, after all, one of the things that living beings fear most.

"Let's go." After absorbing the power of emotions, Bai Yu glanced at Ye Cang, who was deep in thought, and slowly spoke before walking towards the cave in the distance.

Snowflakes continued to fall from the sky, and it was estimated that the grave would soon be covered in snow and ice.

As for the news of the man's suicide, Bai Yu did not intend to tell Bai, because he had already lost both parents the moment his father killed his mother. There was no need to add new troubles to him, and he might not have the chance to revisit the place in the future anyway.

"Okay." Ye Cang nodded and followed.

The man was dead, but she felt no sense of relief whatsoever; in fact, she felt a tightness in her chest and realized that her previous sense of 'justice' was somewhat laughable.

It's this damned world that has driven kind people to their doom.

......

The two quickly returned to the makeshift cave.

Bai was curled up close to the campfire, trying to keep warm, and the tear stains on his face had not yet dried.

He ate his food in small bites while crying sadly. As for the money Bai Yu had given him, he left it all on the ground beside him, weighed down with small stones, and didn't touch it at all.

"Uncle, big sister, you're back."

Seeing Bai Yu and Ye Cang return to the cave, Bai carefully put down the food, stood up, wiped away her tears, and gave a slightly forced smile.

Bai was thin and had a childish voice. Judging from his appearance, it was easy to mistake him for a girl. However, he did have the resilience of a boy. He had just suffered a great loss and lost his parents, but he still tried his best to appear strong.

"Let's eat first." Bai Yu gestured for Bai to sit down, then took out more food from his storage scroll and distributed it to Ye Cang and Bai.

"Thank you, uncle."

Bai took the food from Bai Yu with both hands, and waited carefully until the two of them sat down before sitting in the corner. Then he picked up the food he had been eating and began to eat it in small bites.

Ye Cang noticed that after Bai finished his food, he didn't continue eating the jerky Bai Yu had given him, and couldn't help but ask, "Bai, are you full? Or do you not like the jerky?"

"I'm already full." Bai smiled, but his stomach protested loudly. He quickly explained, "People who don't work should eat less. I'll show my value in the future; I'll definitely be useful!"

Ye Cang's eyes welled up with tears. She picked up the jerky and handed it to Bai: "Eat it quickly, we don't need you to do anything."

As she spoke, Ye Cang looked at Bai Yu.

Ignoring Ye Cang's gaze, Bai Yu asked Bai, "If I teach you ninjutsu, make you stronger, and turn you into a tool for me to kill, would you be willing?"

"I...I'm willing!" Bai's eyes showed some struggle, but she still nodded heavily and said, "Uncle saved me and gave me the opportunity and meaning to live, so even if I become your tool, I will try my best to be a valuable tool!"

"Kogure, you!" Ye Cang felt that Bai Yu was being rather heartless, saying such things to a child who had just lost his parents. This child looked very kind, and turning him into a ninja and a killing tool was too cruel for him.

"Big sister, this is my own choice. Only when I am needed can I feel my own value..." Bai hugged her knees, curled up, and slowly said, "The village where I grew up is very small. My parents work from sunrise to sunset, cultivating barren land. Their life is very poor, and they often go hungry, but I feel very happy."

It wasn't until I discovered that I had the ability to control the flow of water at will, and when I excitedly showed my mother my special ability, she seemed very frightened and guilty.

The father and the villagers also witnessed this scene.

The uncles and elders who used to be very kind to me have completely changed their attitude; they seem very scared.

My father was so kind and loved my mother and me so much. He must have been forced to kill us.

Because of my abilities, everything changed.

The old man took me in, which must have been a huge risk, so I need to be a useful tool.

As she spoke, Bai raised her head, a heartbreaking smile appearing on her face.

"Don't say anymore." Ye Cang was moved and gently hugged Bai. This child was too pitiful.

"I'm pleased that you have this awareness. Don't worry, I won't use you as a tool, nor will I ask you to kill for me." Bai Yu nodded slightly and said, "Even if you awakened the Ice Release bloodline and have great talent, it will still take at least seven or eight years to reach a point where you can help me. I will find you a good place!"

"Uncle, are you trying to get rid of me? I'll try my best!" Bai looked somewhat bewildered.

"Where are you going to send this child?" Ye Cang couldn't help but ask.

Bai Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry, the place he goes to will definitely be the most suitable place for him to grow up. I promised to help the Land of Whirlpools find ninjas with bloodline limits. Bai has great talent and has awakened Ice Release. He will definitely receive special training in the Land of Whirlpools."

"You know Yagami Shiroha and Uzumaki Kushina?!" Yekura's expression was one of surprise.

Shiraha and Kushina had already made a name for themselves in the Third Shinobi World War, and later they left Konoha and returned to the ruins of the Land of Whirlpools to rebuild the Uzumaki clan.

As the three wars ended and time passed, the fame of the two gradually faded until the recent battle with Kirigakure made the world aware of the true strength of the Uzumaki clan. This is a powerful ninja clan that can stand alongside the five great ninja villages, because Shiroba and Kushina are worth thousands of troops.

"He gave me my life." Bai Yu smiled, and he wasn't lying. Without him, there would be no Wood Spirit Incarnation.

"Is it because he saved you that you're helping him find a bloodline ninja?" Yekura hesitated. "But are you sure Haku won't become a victim of human experimentation?"

The fact that Konoha suffered heavy casualties among the former Senju clan ninjas due to the Wood Release experiments became common knowledge.

In addition, Orochimaru's use of fellow village ninjas for human experiments completely ruined his reputation in the ninja world.

Every ninja village conducts human experiments, and Sunagakure is no exception. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to develop such a powerful weapon of war as human puppets. However, the bottom line for all the ninja villages is not to use their own people for experiments.

Both Konoha and Orochimaru crossed this line. Even if the former Senju clan ninjas were there voluntarily, no one knows whether they were deceived.

Before leaving Konoha, Haku had a high reputation in the village. However, to ninjas from other villages, he was Orochimaru's disciple and was sure he would also enjoy conducting evil experiments and searching for bloodline ninjas, perhaps even for human experimentation. Therefore, Pakura was somewhat worried about Haku's safety.

"Don't worry, the Uzumaki clan has publicly stated that they will take in wandering bloodline ninjas, so it's absolutely impossible for them to use a bloodline ninja like Haku for dangerous human experiments. At most, they will just extract some blood for routine research," Haku explained.

"When did the Uzumaki clan say they would publicly accept bloodline ninjas?" Yecang asked with some doubt, as there was no such thing.

“Just recently,” Bai Yu explained, explaining that this was actually a method he had just come up with on the spur of the moment.

Instead of searching for hidden bloodline ninjas like looking for a needle in a haystack throughout the Land of Water, why not just openly announce that they are taking in bloodline ninjas from the Land of Water?

In any case, Kirigakure adopted a policy of exterminating bloodline ninjas, so what Bai Yu did was to give these bloodline ninjas a way out.

At that time, we only need to focus on training Haku and Kimimaro as key figures. We won't even need to advertise. There will definitely be bloodline ninjas from the Land of Water who will be willing to come to the Land of Whirlpools. After all, this battle has made the reputation of the Uzumaki clan famous.

As for whether this behavior constitutes poaching and crosses the bottom line of Kirigakure and the Land of Water, Bai Yu doesn't care at all.

Who told Kirigakure to invade Uzushiogakure first, and they haven't even fought yet!

In this ninja world, might makes right.

As long as he wasn't at war with several major powers at the same time, Bai Yu didn't take Kirigakure seriously. If it weren't for the fact that Kirigakure had a Six-Tails Jinchuriki whose strength was unknown, Bai Yu would have done far more than just skin Kirigakure alive this time.

Even though the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki was no match for Kushina and Kurama combined, the fact that a perfect Jinchuriki could use the Tailed Beast Ball meant that caution was necessary.

This thing is like a nuclear bomb. Bai Yu and Kushina currently possess the strongest Nine-Tails, but if a few Tailed Beast Balls were to hit, they might be fine, but everyone else in the Land of Whirlpools would be in trouble.

Therefore, unless he has absolute certainty, Bai Yu does not intend to drive a great power to the brink of destruction. He can instead use a gradual, slow approach to wear down the enemy, Kirigakure.