In Naruto, the more harems you have, the stronger you are.

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"Oh, this little girl is so cute. Is she your disciple, Ye Cang?"

Li Fan slowly walked out of the whirlpool and his eyes fell on the somewhat nervous little girl.

Those somewhat distant scenes in memory suddenly flooded into my mind like a tide.

He slowly squatted down, looked directly into the little girl's eyes, and a warm smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Juan's face was full of nervousness, but his eyes were shining with excitement and admiration, and he stammered:

"Wind...Kazekage-sama!"

Although he had been Ye Cang's disciple for half a year, Juan had never had a real private meeting with Li Fan.

The only few times he saw Li Fan were from afar on the street.

Ye Cang looked at Li Fan, and a look of joy appeared on her originally cold face. She nodded slightly and said:

"Well, this child is the apprentice I told you about."

Li Fan stretched out his hand, gently pinched Juan's rosy little face, and said with a smile:

"What a good boy."

After gently pinching the soft cheeks, Li Fan reached out and touched the smooth hair.

Perhaps because of Li Fan's kind actions, Juan's originally nervous heart began to relax unconsciously.

Lord Fengying is indeed just as I imagined, a very gentle man!

"By the way, according to seniority, you should call me Grandmaster. As your elder, I should give you a greeting gift, right?"

"let me find it……"

Li Fan clapped his hands lightly and said.

Then, he slowly reached his hand into the whirlpool that suddenly appeared next to him, as if he was carefully searching for something precious.

However, after searching for a long time, Li Fan still couldn't find a suitable gift for Juan.

In the end, Li Fan could only pick up a mahogany pendant helplessly.

"This thing is very useful, I hope you don't mind it."

Li Fan told Juan all the functions of the mahogany pendant, and chatted with her for more than ten sentences.

Li Fan stood up, walked briskly to the sofa, sat down next to Jialuo, then stretched out his hand and placed it on her slender shoulders.

"Xiaojuan, Sister Lian will go to the first floor with you to play."

Yasha Lian held Juan's little hand tightly and started walking towards the first floor.

Ye Cang, who was watching quietly at the side, had an inexplicable smile on her originally cold face and laughed softly:

"Are you willing to give that thing to Juan?"

Li Fan slowly stretched out his hand and gently stroked Jialuo's belly, with a smile on his face, and said:

"I don't have anything suitable on me, so that's the only thing that's suitable to give to a little girl."

"After all, he is your apprentice, so in a sense he is also my apprentice."

Hearing Li Fan's words, the smile on Ye Cang's face became more obvious, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

After Li Fan gently stroked Jialuo's belly a few times, his expression became a little nervous and he asked anxiously:

"Is there anything wrong with the daughter in your belly this week?"

Jialuo saw Li Fan’s nervous expression.

She stretched out her hands and caressed Li Fan's face tenderly, and loving words slowly came out of her rosy mouth.

"Of course there's no problem."

Li Fan breathed a sigh of relief and murmured:

"That's good..."

Seeing Li Fan caring about his unborn daughter.

Hongyue, who had been sitting next to him, slowly spoke:

"Sir, a few days ago, Konoha sent a message that they want to invite you to visit them."

Li Fan blinked and asked:

"Did you say when?"

Hongyue gently shook her long hair that was like a waterfall behind her, and Li Fan's figure was clearly reflected in her lavender eyes.

"We didn't know when you would be back, so we declined and made an excuse that we were very busy and couldn't spare the time."

Li Fan nodded slightly, and the figure of Uzumaki Kushina suddenly flashed through his mind.

Oh, I haven’t seen her for more than a month.

And this is also a good opportunity for me to discuss with my mother-in-law about going to the Land of Hot Springs with her.

With his current strength, he really couldn't afford to provoke those other so-called immortals.

However, I can go and find out about the so-called evil god of the Kingdom of Hot Springs.

"Then notify Konoha now. I will visit Konoha tomorrow morning."

Logically speaking, the Sand Village has visited Konoha many times.

Logically, the Hokage of Konoha should come over to pay a return visit.

Unfortunately, due to various complicated historical reasons, Konoha did not have such an idea.

Soon, a Feiyan started up quickly and rushed towards Konoha like an arrow.

Time passed quickly, and it was night in the blink of an eye.

In Fengying's office.

Li Fan sat upright on the chair and said in surprise:

"Orochimaru actually defected?"

"Yes, Lord Yondaime, this matter is spreading everywhere in Konoha, and I have also asked some Konoha ninjas I know, and they all said that it is true."

"I heard that it seems that the Third Hokage discovered that Orochimaru was secretly conducting human experiments."

A beautiful and graceful female ninja was half-kneeling below, lowering her head and speaking softly.

"Understood, you step back."

"Yes!"

Li Fan slumped in the chair like mud, looking at the ceiling that had been specially renovated after the financial situation became more abundant.

Although the timeline of Orochimaru's defection doesn't match up, it doesn't matter.

Since Orochimaru has defected.

Then should we go and kill Orochimaru? If we kill him, we will surely get many rewards...

In the end, Li Fan shook his head.

This guy Orochimaru has a lot of ways to save his life.

I'm afraid no one can really kill him completely.

There is no need to do thankless tasks.

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Author's Note: Transition chapters are hard to write

172. I am very happy that you helped her solve her needs.

"Oh? Li Fan is finally coming."

"I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. He's coming over tomorrow right after this incident. It's just right."

Konoha, inside the Hokage's office.

The Third Hokage sat upright on a chair, looking a little lonely as he said:

"It just so happened that Orochimaru had this incident. He defected, and it had a significant impact on the morale of the village."

"Minato, after Li Fan comes over tomorrow, you will be in charge of the entire transaction with the Sand Village."

"We must try our best to reach an agreement, even if we have to make some concessions in secret. We must make the villagers and others regain their faith in Konoha."

Hearing that he was asked to take full responsibility, Minato Namikaze nodded excitedly.

He just happened to have the same idea in his heart.

If someone else were to negotiate with Li Fan, they might have to give up a lot of interests in secret.

But if I were to negotiate with him, I would have something to hold over him.

As long as we go with the flow and do Li Fan a favor, I believe he will know what to do.

The Third Hokage looked at the excited Namikaze Minato, his eyes flickered a few times, and finally he made up his mind and said:

"Minato, as long as you can handle this matter properly, I will step down in one month."

Hearing this, Minato Namikaze suddenly raised his head, and the originally gentle smile on his face became incomparably brighter.

"Yes, the Third Hokage!"

Although he has been designated as the next Hokage.

However, the Third Hokage was still hesitant and indecisive.

He was not hesitating about his position as the next Hokage.

Instead, he is struggling with the question of when to step down and let others take over.

The specific time of abdication has been repeatedly delayed.

When the Third Ninja World War broke out, the Third Hokage was determined to abdicate after the war.

But after the Third Ninja World War ended at a speed that no one expected.

Moreover, Konoha won easily with the help of the Sand Village.

And for the first time in history, they enjoyed all kinds of treatment as a victorious country and received a lot of compensation.

The civilians kept cheering and praising him.

Even the daimyo was finally firmly under control, and no other outsiders knew about it.

Konoha also began to develop at an unprecedented speed.

Under such a huge change in situation.

The Third Hokage's determination to abdicate also began to fade.

Finally, I started to think that I could delay it for as long as possible.

If it weren't for what happened to Orochimaru today, the Third Hokage would probably have been delayed for many more years.

Wait until Minato Namikaze stepped out of the room.

The Third Hokage slowly turned his head and his eyes fell on the desk that looked even more luxurious than before. A deep reluctance flashed in his eyes.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, with a hint of melancholy on his face.

His fingers gently stroked the table, as if trying to grab something.

But in the end, he just sighed softly and withdrew his fingers.

In a dark underground base.

"That's strange. Why did Hiruzen look so surprised when he heard me tell him this?"

"Didn't you say he had already vaguely noticed it?"

Danzo with one hand wrapped in bandages.

He narrowed his eyes, looked coldly at the Root Ninja who was kneeling on one knee, and spoke in a cold tone.