Killing his way through the ninja world, starting from being adopted by the second generation!

Under Hashirama's expectant gaze, Renya reluctantly bit into a cherry blossom-colored dumpling.

The soft, sticky rice melts in your mouth, and the sweet and sour jam blends with the rich flavor of honey.

Lianye immediately squinted her eyes in comfort; the taste was unexpectedly good.

"Little Lotus Night, is it delicious?" Hashirama asked cheerfully.

Upon hearing this, Lian Ye realized that she had lost her composure.

He blushed and turned his head away, coughing lightly, "It's...it's alright."

"Eat more if you like it." Ignoring the raccoon's angry meows, Hashirama handed the dumpling to Renya.

Lianye subconsciously took the dumpling, staring blankly at it in her hand, wondering what she was doing.

Seeing this, the tabby cat cried even louder, as if to say:

Humanity, you've changed!

Seeing that Renya did not refuse, Hashirama smiled slightly.

This reminded him of the time he spent with Ban.

Like Xiaolianye, Ban initially resisted eating sweets.

In the end, Ban couldn't resist his pleading and reluctantly ate a dumpling.

As for whether the dumplings were delicious or not, Ban never gave a definite answer.

Seeing Lian Ye's performance just now, he finally knew the answer.

Because Madara's reaction at the time was exactly the same as Renya's...

"Meow meow meow~"

Suddenly, the tabby cat leaped down and circled around Lianye's wooden clogs.

"You ugly cat, you're really greedy."

Lianye bent down and fed a dumpling to the tabby cat.

"Meow~" The raccoon swallowed the dumpling in one gulp, her eyes full of anticipation, clearly wanting more.

As soon as it looked up, it noticed that Lian Ye only had two bamboo skewers left in her hand.

Tabby cat: "Meow meow meow!!!"

Chapter 71 Youth is wonderful

Early morning at the hot spring resort.

Hashirama carefully tucked the sleeping tabby cat into his bosom, his bamboo backpack filled with fish cakes that the landlady had insisted on giving him.

This is food left for the tabby cat to eat on her journey.

Lianye changed back into her black combat suit and fastened Wugou to her waist.

The two left Yugakure Village side by side.

"Little Lotus Night, where to next?" Hashirama asked. "I've heard the cloud waterfalls in the Land of Lightning are spectacular, or perhaps the mirages in the Land of Wind?"

The tabby cat peeked out from under her clothes, looking at Lianye with curiosity.

After a moment's thought, Lianye said, "Uncle Hashirama, how about we go to the Land of Water?"

The Land of Water is the only island nation among the Five Great Nations, and its geographical environment is somewhat similar to that of a certain island nation in my previous life.

Because the Land of Water is an island nation, the local seafood is exceptionally delicious.

He wanted to go to the Land of Water first to taste the seafood before going to other countries.

"Haha, I'll listen to you." Hashirama said with a smile, "The First Mizukage's Water Release techniques were superb. Perhaps you can further refine your Water Release ninjutsu there."

Lian Ye didn't respond; he wasn't good at water-style techniques and wasn't particularly interested in them.

As an Uchiha, I still prefer Fire Release.

He pulled out a map from his ninja tool bag, slowly moved his finger along the coastline, and pointed to the location of Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village).

"Uncle Hashirama, let's set off now and try to arrive today."

On the map, Kirigakure is located in the lower right of the Land of Hot Springs.

They need to travel to the border of the Land of Hot Water, where they can take a boat to the Land of Water.

As he spoke, he took out a map and began to lead the way.

Hashirama Senju suddenly remembered his experience of Renya leading the way before, and quickly said, "Little Renya, let me lead the way."

Without saying a word, he snatched the map from Lian Ye's hand and walked at the front.

Lian Ye was speechless and sighed helplessly.

Prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain...

He had only deviated slightly from the course before, was it really necessary for Uncle Hashirama to make such a fuss?

The two did not travel fast, stopping frequently along the way.

They didn't arrive at the border of the Land of Hot Water until evening.

There were no more boats on the sea at this point, so they had to spend the night there and wait for the boatmen to start work the next day.

The Land of Water is a major exporter of seafood.

Fishermen from neighboring countries would travel to the coast of the Land of Water every morning to buy high-end seafood and then resell it to shops inland, earning a profit from the price difference.

…………

The campfire crackled and popped at night.

Hashirama added firewood to the campfire, and the tabby cat in his arms had somehow curled up into a ball of fur again, its tattered tail gently resting on his wrist.

He watched as Lianye bent down to search for his ninja tool bag. He saw the boy's fingertips brush past the sharp kunai and finally stop on a row of small bottles of various shapes.

"Little Lotus Night, what is this?" He squinted and leaned closer, and the tabby cat also poked its head out.

Under the gaze of two curious eyes, Lian Ye straightened up, placed the small bottles on the ground, and a confident smile appeared on her lips.

“Uncle Hashirama, this is a poison I’ve developed over the years.” He picked up a bottle. “This one is called ‘Heart-Corroding.’ It’s colorless and odorless. If even a tiny bit gets on a wound, it’s basically a death sentence.”

The tabby was curiously sniffing the bottle on the ground when it heard Renya's words and immediately hid in Hashirama's arms in fright.

"What type of poison are these bottles?" Hashirama pointed to the bottles on the ground.

“What you’re saying… it’s all ‘heart-corroding’,” Lian Ye said.

Hashirama's lips twitched; these bottles were colorful.

He thought they would have different effects, but they turned out to be the same product.

Noticing Hashirama's expression, Renya also felt somewhat helpless.

He also wanted to develop more and stronger poisons, but his strength didn't allow it.

Creating a potent poison is not something that can be accomplished overnight.

He has improved the "Heart-Eating" technique more than a hundred times, so where would he find the time to develop new varieties?

Moreover, developing poisons is a very expensive undertaking, with almost every experiment costing a lot of money.

Lian Ye has used almost all the money she has earned over the years to develop poisons.

He was quite satisfied with the poison he had developed.

When I fought Kakuzu, I only scratched a little of his skin, and it was enough to poison him.

However, he still felt that the toxin was spreading too slowly.

If it had been any faster, Kakuzu would not have survived at all.

Thinking of this, Lian Ye sighed helplessly, "Alas, it seems the poison is still not strong enough..."

Hashirama Senju stared at Renya with a strange expression, thinking to himself, "Isn't this poison strong enough?"

He suddenly remembered that Tobirama had said something similar before.

"Brother, I think this ninjutsu is still too weak."

After that, Tobirama went further and further down the path of developing forbidden techniques...

No matter how much he tried to persuade him, Tobirama remained unmoved.

Meanwhile, Lianye embarked on a journey of researching poisons.

Neither of them is easy to deal with...

Hashirama sighed, feeling deeply regretful.

I should have known better than to let Tobirama adopt Renya.

What a good child he was, but he was corrupted by Tobirama.

He still remembered the burning desire in Lian Ye's eyes back then...

Thinking of this, Hashirama subconsciously looked at Renya.

The campfire flickered, casting intermittent light and shadow on Lian Ye's face. He lowered his gaze to the small bottle in his hand, his eyes burning with an obsession with the poison.

Hashirama: "..."

That burning gaze was exactly the same as when Tobirama was researching forbidden techniques.

No wonder he was raised by Tobirama.

He doesn't know whether to laugh or cry.

I always felt that Korenya was a miniature version of Tobirama...

At this moment, Renya was envisioning herself using poison to incapacitate Madara Uchiha, completely unaware of the expression on Hashirama's face.

He believed that as long as he continued his research, he would definitely be able to develop an even more powerful poison.

Ideally, it should be a poison that one can control, one can kill someone at will.

At that point, all he needs to do is poison the water and kill whoever he wants.

Of course, this was just his fantasy.

Even if Lian Ye were given ten lifetimes, he wouldn't be able to develop a poison of this caliber.

"Little Lotus Night?" Hashirama couldn't help but call out a reminder.

Upon hearing this, Lian Ye snapped out of her reverie.

He looked at Hashirama with a hint of resentment, having just been immersed in his fantasy of being the "strongest poison master in the ninja world" when he was woken up.

Hashirama noticed Renya's gaze and was somewhat puzzled.

He didn't understand why Xiao Lianye viewed him that way.

"Sigh." Lian Ye sighed, put away the poison, and lay down on the ground.

I'm going to sleep now, and I can dream about anything...

Goodnight, Uncle Hashirama.

After saying that, he closed his eyes and quickly fell asleep.

Hashirama was clearly surprised by how quickly Renya fell asleep. "It's good to be young, she can fall asleep as soon as her head hits the pillow."

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have thought that Lian Ye had been drugged.

Because only a sleeping potion can achieve this effect...

P.S.: Dear readers, I've caught a cold these past couple of days, but I'll definitely post three updates tomorrow!

Chapter 72 If you keep yelling, you'll turn into a dead cat.

The morning mist shrouded the mouth of Yugaku Village.

The two boarded the fisherman's fishing boat.

Lianye's gaze swept over the wooden barrels on the deck, where she saw that they were filled with ice.