Naruto, this is called Kuuga, not White Zetsu

"You're not trying to say that you lost your memory or something because of fate," Hiratsuka Shizuka said hesitantly.

"Yes, are you finally interested in what I'm talking about?" Seeing that the other party was obviously attracted by what she said, Seto Chihiro looked up at the ceiling with a confused look in her eyes, and said in a tone of seeing through the world:

"In the long journey of life, everyone has countless desires and expectations, chasing the dreams and pursuits in their hearts, but this world is always full of trade-offs and choices. When you gain something, you will also lose something... This is a very fair thing, don't you think?"

"..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka was speechless, with a look of understanding in her eyes. She couldn't help but put down the hand holding the photo, but her brows furrowed the next second.

But this is too weird!

If losing power means becoming a different ninja or something, isn't it too easy to gain such power? And what's so worthwhile about the memory of a child?

"I didn't say that the price of gaining power is so-called memory." Seto Chihiro added lightly: "Fate usually means that it cannot be avoided. The loss of memory is just a by-product."

"The loss of memory is just a byproduct? Is it your destiny to gain power?"

Shizuka Hiratsuka was half-believing and half-doubting. She still didn't quite understand what on earth could be done by a little kid. But before she could figure it out, Chihiro Seto wiped the oil off her mouth and yawned loudly.

"It's already late today. I'll teach you how to refine chakra tomorrow. By the way, which room is mine? I want to go to bed."

"sleep?"

Speaking of sleeping, Hiratsuka Shizuya felt her eyelids getting heavier. She pointed to a bedroom in the corridor and said helplessly, "I haven't cleaned your room yet. If you feel sleepy, you can sleep in my room tonight. I'll sleep on the sofa."

Seto Chihiro covered her head and said, "It's okay. I'll just stay here for one night and it's okay to clean up during the day."

"During the day? Then I'll help you clean up."

Anyway, she cleaned the room regularly, so it should be fine to stay there for one night.

Hiratsuka Shizuka thought.

However, can this power really be taught to others? If taught to others, will there be no punishment from fate? She can now be sure that under this young appearance, he is definitely a human being in essence, but this ability to control plants and seal the consciousness of others is simply not something that humans can possess.

Shizuka Hiratsuka was originally a staunch atheist, but after what happened today, she became curious about what kind of fate would be worthy of such power.

Chapter 17 Peaceful Night

It is extremely difficult for an ordinary person in every sense to quickly master chakra. When all the bones in the body are fixed, no one will be willing to share his or her spiritual and physical energy with others so that they can learn to master chakra.

Seto Chihiro glanced around the room, casually formed seals and released chakra. The temperature in the room dropped sharply, and immediately reached the standard for a peaceful sleep in the summer.

[Chakra: s (34.333%)]

Lying on the bed with her hands behind her head, looking at the system panel, Seto Chihiro slowly closed her eyes after finding that there were no more changes in the system.

The system panel is still very user-friendly.

Numbers lose their meaning when they reach a certain level, so it is very intuitive to directly use a hierarchical system. S is Tsunade's level, and the next level should be the level of the God of Ninja or the Nine-Tails.

"It looks like I can't go out tonight."

Although there is still a small amount of chakra in the body.

But Seto Chihiro did not forget that before he set out to this world, the Naruto world was still dark.

After experiencing 20% ​​of the battles that could not be called battles, coupled with the influence of the world on chakra, not only was the recovery speed much slower than before, but even the fatigue of the body began to gradually show.

Not sleeping for 24 hours is not a big problem in the Naruto world, but in this complex world, when environmental factors cannot be determined, maintaining the best condition is the wisest choice, not to mention...

Daguba is still in this world...

"Dissolve all clones except those of the Yukinoshita Clan..."

After releasing the shadow clone, Seto Chihiro's hands dropped immediately, and heavy breathing sounds were heard in the room.

----

At the same time, Shizuka Hiratsuka was lying on the bed in pajamas, with her eyes open and not saying a word, sighing from time to time. The light outside the window illuminated the tired look on her face.

"Really? Is everything that happened today true? Gurongi, the mysterious No. 9, and...sigh..."

It's not that Shizuka Hiratsuka is completely clueless. Whenever there's a murder, you can basically hear news announcements on the subway. And since half a month ago, the funeral business in Country J has increased a lot, and you can see them recruiting staff from time to time.

If I had submitted a resume at that time, maybe I wouldn't have to look for a job elsewhere now...

No, she no longer needs to worry about work...

"and many more!"

As if she thought of something she had overlooked, Shizuka Hiratsuka suddenly sat up with a frown.

"Illusion... Could it be that he cast an illusion on Yang No's mother?"

Shizuka Hiratsuka put on her pajamas without even wearing shoes. Her calves, as white as scallions, were unexpectedly strong. She rushed out of the room, and her footsteps stopped at Seto Chihiro's door.

"Gah~"

The room in front of me was pitch black. In the quiet space, the only sound besides the beeping of cars in the distance and the sound of my regular breathing was left.

"He is just a little brat. Even I can't control the illusion. How can it change the mind of a family head?"

Shaking her head, Shizuka Hiratsuka closed the door again, and went back to her room with light steps. During this time, she had some guesses as to why the head of the Yukinoshita family changed his mind.

"You need to have strength to be narcissistic. I am just an ordinary teacher. How could Yukinoshita's mother use the relationship between the families because of me?"

Lying on the bed, Hiratsuka Shizuka muttered to herself.

Rather than being hypnotized by Seto Chihiro's illusion, she would rather believe that the head of the family took his daughter's feelings into consideration and changed his previous idea. Although this possibility was not high, and using this idea to speculate would not explain what the footprints on the door were.

and...

Shizuka Hiratsuka also didn't think that the head of the family was a person who would joke.

"Forget it, I'll go ask Chihiro tomorrow... A ninja who can drive a musou is really exciting..."

Although she was no longer a middle school student, Shizuka Hiratsuka felt the warmth on her lower abdomen and looked dazed.

Just like a children's book.

The world is destroyed by monsters, and magical girls suddenly appear and save the world in times of crisis.

"Go to sleep... Shizuka Hiratsuka, you must stop daydreaming. There are still many things to deal with tomorrow... Go to sleep..." Shizuka Hiratsuka muttered to herself while patting her cheek gently.

This is the real world. How can it be the same as in fairy tales? In real battles, people will die, just like today...

"Fate? What is his fate? What fate can a little kid have?"

Although in the past if someone talked to her about the topic of fate, she would agree with a few words and then turn around and leave. After all, it is impossible for people to be controlled by fate. If there is such a thing as fate in this world, doesn't it mean that everyone's life is arranged?

But after what happened today, Shizuka Hiratsuka had to believe that perhaps just like in the story where the hero killed the devil, there really was such a thing as fate.

"It's really not possible to let a child defeat Gurongi... If the world is reduced to being saved by a child, it might as well be destroyed." Hiratsuka Shizuka smiled with relief and looked at the lights outside the window.

Country J is now like an isolated island, abandoned by the previous world.

Monsters like Gurongi can easily resist bullets, and Chihiro can only control vines and branches at most. The principle is not very clear, but after comparing the two, they are completely on two levels.

After tossing and turning for a few minutes.

Shizuka Hiratsuka got up from the bed, took out her wallet from her coat, and pulled out a photo. The faces of a man and a woman were blurred, with only the child's face printed on it.

This photo was taken 8 years ago, but now everything has changed and only one person is left in the world.

"Hu... Don't think too much, Chihiro is not Gurongi, and he can't be Gurongi. He is definitely a human being, not one of those monsters..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka said silently.

When she was first cast under the illusion, she was actually very frightened, thinking that she would follow Gurongi's rules of the game tonight and die in her own home.

It wasn't until later that she realized that Chihiro was not like the Gurongi described in the official story... Sealing her memories and bringing her life back to normal, losing her memories, these were abilities that Gurongi had never had before, and while shocking her mind, it also made her start to wonder if Chihiro was still 'Chihiro'.

Chapter 18 Leaving temporarily

Being threatened is not a pleasant thing, especially by those people who have been at the top of society for many years.

They have unimaginable connections and resources at their disposal, and are the group farthest from and also closest to the threat. The former means being threatened by others, and the latter means they threaten others. But when they are threatened, especially by a seemingly inhuman being, no matter which one it is, at least they will not choose to sit and wait for death.

The journey to the Yukinoshita family was extremely long, especially according to Seto Chihiro's perception, the road had already turned three times, and the car that Yang No was riding in disappeared behind him early.

"Master Chihiro, I'm very sorry, it looks like the roads are unusually crowded today."

The head of the Yukinoshita family said softly, his tone was serious and sincere, and his face was full of sincere apology: "Chiba County is now very dangerous in the eyes of everyone, and now the residents here are planning to leave here... But don't worry, I have already informed the family in advance that there will be a distinguished guest visiting tonight."

Looking at the other party's superb acting skills, Seto Chihiro couldn't help but praise him in his heart. If his clone hadn't sent back the topographic map of Chiba Prefecture, he might have really believed it.

He only said one sentence to the driver when he got on the bus. How did they achieve such tacit understanding? Or was it that the driver had already prepared to take a detour when he was not paying attention?

Sure enough, in that situation, it is better to use illusion to control the head of the family...

While muttering to herself, Seto Chihiro did not notice in the rearview mirror that the finger bones of the head of the Yukinoshita family had turned white due to him clenching the fan tightly.

"Please rest assured... Once I return to the family, I will do my best to convince others."

Closing the folding fan, the head of the Yukinoshita family tried hard to appear calm, as if he thought that 'Seto Chihiro' was dissatisfied with this matter.

In the rearview mirror, Seto Chihiro looked at the driver's slightly shaking eyes and glanced at the folding fan thoughtfully.

The air was silent for two seconds, the engine humming, and the head of the Yukinoshita family sitting in the passenger seat suddenly spoke.

"In fact, since those monsters appeared, the entire J country's top leaders have been impacted. Not only the current civilians, but even some large families are also demoralized at this time. Many people are planning to move their businesses out of Chiba County..."

Watching the driver walk into another lane and the number of people on the roadside starting to thin out, Seto Chihiro nodded and said nonchalantly, "It's okay. If someone objects to your opinion, I'll help you."

"Help me?" The head of the Yukinoshita family was stunned for a moment, as if he had not yet fully reacted.

"That's right. Since they are unwilling to accept it, I will find a way to make them accept it."

After Seto Chihiro finished speaking, she gave the head of the family a look that said "you know what I mean". When the latter was silent, she continued, "Anyway, judging from your distress, you must have been having a headache for a long time. As a partner, I am happy to help you."

"Really... Then I would like to thank Master Chihiro in advance."

The head of the Yukinoshita family sat there motionless, with a flash of anger in his eyes under the dim light, and he murmured slightly: "But..."

"but?"

"Nothing? Is this your first time in human society, Master Chihiro?"

After thinking for a while, the head of the Yukinoshita family calmed down again and re-examined "Seto Chihiro".

This inhuman being was most likely a monster that had lived for who knows how many years. She had no idea where he had learned the ancient etiquette of drinking tea, but he definitely had a certain understanding of human culture. Judging from his skillful techniques, it must have taken him a long time of exposure to learn this.

However, even if the other party appeared to be simple on the surface, the head of the Yukinoshita family did not intend to be threatened like this.

Now we are not far from our family, so I can take advantage of this time to test his strength, or at least to confirm whether what happened just now was an illusion.

At this moment, there are fewer and fewer cars outside the window, but the street lights on both sides are gradually becoming denser.

As a clone, 'Seto Chihiro' is not as powerful as the original, but her perception is second to none.

He saw all the changes in the head of the Yukinoshita family through the rearview mirror, from the panic at the beginning to the delay after getting in the car, it seemed that he did not intend to continue according to his threat.

"If you're talking about the city of Chiba Prefecture, this is indeed my first time here." said the clone.

"Then let me introduce this city to Master Chihiro."

The head of the Yukinoshita family turned around, and in the dimly lit workshop, lifted up the long black hair hanging by her ears and revealed a smile that showed she was confident of victory.

"About 150 years ago, after the Meiji Restoration, the policy at the time was to abolish feudal domains and establish prefectures..."

Seto Chihiro sat in the back seat of the parking space in silence, listening quietly to the development history of Chiba Prefecture and the Yukinoshita family.

"At that time, Yukinoshita was not like she is now. She not only had her own company, but also was not a member of the Chiba Prefecture Council. The reason why Yukinoshita has developed to what she is today is inseparable from the efforts of her father. From a commoner to a member of the Chiba Prefecture Council, she also met..."

"Is that man your father? He does look like a self-made man."

"Eh?"

The head of the Yukinoshita family did not get angry because of Seto Chihiro's plan. Instead, he followed the latter's gaze and turned his head back to the co-pilot seat.

There was not a single person to be seen on the empty road. Under the illumination of the street lamps on both sides, it gave people a deserted feeling. At the end of the road, there were a few cars parked side by side, and a row of people in black suits stood in front of the cars.

As the distance got closer, the head of the Yukinoshita family looked carefully and saw that the people standing in the center of the crowd were her father and husband.

"Tonight doesn't seem to be a good night to discuss cooperation."

'Seto Chihiro' slowly stood up from the back seat under the nervous gaze of the head of the Yukinoshita family.

"Master Chihiro, what are you doing..."