I, the stepfather of the ninja world!

Tsunade snorted coldly, raised her foot and stomped hard on the ground.

click!

In an instant, as if there was an earthquake, the road collapsed, revealing a long gully several meters deep.

Kakuzu, who lurks underground, has nowhere to hide.

Without any hesitation, he immediately separated a heart and controlled the black line clone to rush towards Tsunade. His main body took advantage of the precious time to escape deeper underground and quickly escape.

After Tsunade dealt with the heart clone, Kakuzu was nowhere to be seen. She could only curse, "Slippery as a loach!"

Shion looked at the messy and slippery black lines on the ground, frowned and said in disgust: "How disgusting!"

Tsunade also frowned, then sealed the black line into the scroll and said, "I don't know what kind of strange secret technique it is. Take it back to the village and let them study it carefully."

……

After dealing with the battlefield, we returned to the hotel and everyone gathered in one room to hold a meeting.

After listening to Kimurano's story, Shizune was surprised and asked, "There's actually a bounty on the black market?"

During the years that Uzumaki Sweet Nettle was in exile, she had been hunted down, but there had never been any news about her in the black market.

All parties involved have tacitly agreed to keep the secret. After all, this is extremely valuable information. The more people know about it, the more opponents will participate in the fight, and the more variables there will be.

But now, the black market has actually offered a reward and drawn an accurate portrait. Otherwise, Jiao would not have been able to find Uzumaki Fragrant Nettle in the vast crowd of people in Tansho City!

Who would recognize a purple-haired woman as a descendant of Uzumaki? Unless he knew from the beginning that Uzumaki Kasumi had dyed her hair!

"Is this the bounty offered by Kumogakure?" Shion asked.

"It could also be Kirigakure. At that time, when we were fighting the Fourth Raikage, that Byakugan must have been watching from afar!" said Kimura.

"What's the point? It won't do them any good if the whole ninja world knows about the descendants of Uzumaki." Shizune was very puzzled.

Yakushi Kabuto thought for a moment and speculated, "Perhaps they have given up on the hunt for Sister Xiang Xun. After seeing the strength of Lady Tsunade and the Dean, they should know very well that it is impossible to snatch Sister Xiang Xun from us. Therefore, they no longer keep the secret and simply let more people participate in the hunt for Sister Xiang Xun, thereby causing trouble for us!"

"Such a vicious plan must have been done by Kirigakure!" Tsunade decisively identified Kirigakure as a group that was accustomed to using vicious schemes.

"It seems that Tansho Castle is not safe anymore. Let's hurry back to Konoha!" Shizune suggested.

Yakushi Kabuto nodded in agreement: "Today's bounty ninja has rare abilities and is extremely patient. He followed us for nearly a day before finding an opportunity to attack. Now that we are in the open, he has returned to the dark. It's too passive. It's better to leave here as soon as possible."

"Then let's have a good rest tonight and set off tomorrow morning!" Tsunade made the final decision.

"Yes."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

……

The next day, everyone set out again and headed for Konoha.

Along the way, there were no accidents, and Kakuzu's chakra was not sensed.

Kimura guessed that Kakuzu was probably intimidated by his own and his master's strength, so he chose to retreat and gave up the bounty.

Kimura was very satisfied that Kakuzu was sensible, otherwise if they really fought, it would be a tough battle and he might have to use the wedge seal again.

Wedge print, try not to open it if possible.

In the past two days, Kimura has often had tinnitus, sometimes mild, sometimes severe, all of which penetrate deep into his bones, but do not convey any specific and effective information.

At the same time, Muta was sad to find that the daily increase in the swallowing progress of the wedge seal had changed from a natural increase of 0.01% per day to 0.1%! That is, ten times the original amount!

Obviously, the tinnitus is not just a simple tinnitus. It is a sign that Kaguya is accelerating her devouring!

Kimura thought about it for a long time and suddenly felt that this was somewhat similar to the harassment of the Jinchūriki by the tailed beasts.

The tailed beasts will take advantage of the Jinchūriki's psychological weaknesses, constantly talking to him, and thus shaking the Jinchūriki's state of mind, breaking the seal and gaining freedom.

Kaguya-sama is obviously more advanced than Jinchūriki. She doesn't need specific words to treat, as long as she makes some noise, she can speed up the devouring of the host.

[Wedge Seal Devouring Progress: 66.91%]

[Bagua Seal Anti-devouring Progress: 18.875%]

[Otsutsuki Kaguya's possession progress: 48.035%]

It feels really good to seize the power of God through the shortcut of wedge printing.

But it also came at an extraordinary cost.

According to the current devouring rate, Kaguya will be able to completely take over the body in less than a year and a half!

Kimura clearly felt the urgency of the threat to his life, as if a pair of invisible hands were strangling his neck.

After discovering that the bond with the female kunoichi could help him fight against devouring, his mentality became very relaxed for a while, and he regarded the wedge seal as a store where he could buy various abilities.

Now, this store has raised its prices!

The daily entry price has increased ninefold!

If it keeps rising, we won’t be able to survive!

Time is running out, and Kimura is in a heavy mood. He wishes he could fly back to Konoha with wings and survive.

Unfortunately, no matter how anxious I am, I can only hurry on my way.

Two days later, we passed by a suburb surrounded by mountains and rivers and with dense forests.

This is where the orphanage is located.

If Kimura and Kabuto Yakushi pass by their hometown, they will definitely go back to visit.

So, everyone unanimously decided to rest in the orphanage for a few days.

Volume 054 I want to improve so much! : High-end Hunter

After two years, I returned to the orphanage.

Kimura stood in front of the simple gate, looking at the brand new building, feeling as if he were in another world.

Two years ago, he walked out from here and went to Konoha as a hostage.

In the blink of an eye, he has become Tsunade's disciple, Uchiha's son-in-law, the Fourth Hokage's trusted confidant, and the Jinchūriki who will be possessed by Princess Kaguya...

Kimura took a deep breath, collected his thoughts, and walked into the orphanage first. Everyone followed him and visited this secluded orphanage together.

In the past two years, life in the orphanage has been getting better and better.

First, the orphans have grown up and become part of the labor force, and can work and give back to the orphanage.

Second, Yakushi Nono returned to her old job. As the best spy in the ninja world, her income is very considerable.

The originally dilapidated orphanage was renovated.

If he hadn't seen the photos of the orphanage in Konoha, Kimura would hardly believe that this was his home.

After a long journey, it is impossible to return home empty-handed.

Kimura bought a lot of gifts in Tansho Castle two days ago and planned to send them to the orphanage. Now he has the chance to give them to the staff and children of the orphanage personally.

For a moment, the orphanage seemed like a festival, full of laughter and joy.

The children missed their father and teacher, Kimura, so much that they hugged him tightly and refused to let go. Some of them were so emotional that tears welled up in their eyes.

Kimura hadn't seen these children for a long time, and they seemed a little strange for a moment. After all, the children were still growing up, and they changed every year.

However, after chatting for a while, we quickly became familiar with each other and matched them with the children in my memory one by one.

At the same time, Kabuto Yakushi was greeting his friends in the orphanage while entertaining guests like Tsunade and arranging guest rooms for them.

……

In the evening, all the people in the orphanage enjoyed a grand dinner together in the open-air courtyard to celebrate the return of Kimura and Kabuto Yakushi, and the arrival of Princess Tsunade.

The atmosphere was lively and Tsunade felt like drinking so she had a few drinks.

Kimura accompanied Tsunade to drink a few glasses, but his alcohol tolerance was far less than Tsunade's. Later, he was a little drunk and was helped by Kabuto Yakushi to leave the table and go to the corridor to get some fresh air to sober up.

"Hiccup, I'm so happy..."

Kimura sat on the chair with his legs apart, smiling. After chatting with the kids for the whole afternoon, he felt much better and even forgot about the urgency of being possessed by Princess Kaguya.

Seeing Kimurano happy, Yakushi Kabuto also laughed. In the past two days, he observed that Kimurano was in a bad mood and had a heavy heart between his brows.

Now that Kimura was in a good mood again, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and said with a smile: "Dean, I have another good news. You will be happier if you know it."

Kimura turned his head to look at him, his eyes were hazy and his gaze was a little distracted. He asked, "What's the good news?"

"After observing for the past few days, I found that Sister Shion has a good impression of you, the dean!" said Kabuto Yakushi.

Kimura raised an eyebrow: "Are you sure?"

"Of course I'm sure!" Pharmacist Dou quickly patted his chest to assure, with an expression of 'I'll be anxious if you don't believe me'.

In front of others, he was like a mature little adult; but in front of Kimura, he was just a normal eight or nine-year-old child.

Kimura looked at him, stretched out his hand to pinch his face, and laughed: "I believe you!"

Pharmacist Kabuto also laughed, with a look of satisfaction on his face.

Then, Kimura turned his head and looked at Shion in the distance, as if thinking about something.

Yakushi Kabuto also turned his head and looked at Shion, as if thinking about something.

……

At night, when the orphanage's prescribed schedule came, the children returned to the dormitory to rest. Of course, the adults were not allowed to make noise in the yard, so as not to disturb the children's rest.

So, Tsunade moved the banquet back to the guest room and continued drinking with Shion, Kasumi and the others.

It was a rare occasion for Kimura to come back. After sobering up, he simply checked the dormitory building, tucked in the children's quilts, checked if the children had secretly eaten snacks at night, or checked if the children were hiding under the quilts to read picture books.

After checking the room, it was already half past ten.

The lights in the yard were off, and little slugs were wriggling in the darkness, keeping watch at night.

Kimura walked out of the children's dormitory building, breathed a few breaths of the fresh air of his hometown in the yard, and then went to the staff dormitory building next door.

His dormitory is on the top floor of the building, on the same floor as the dean's dormitory.

There are also several relatively luxurious guest rooms on the same floor, which are used to entertain guests who occasionally visit the orphanage. For example, Tsunade and her friends are staying in these guest rooms today.

Kimura went straight upstairs and slowly walked to the door of the familiar room.

The door is a horizontal sliding shoji door with black and white tones, which gives it a simple and elegant feel.

There was a stone tablet hanging next to the door with his name engraved on it.

Next door is naturally the room of the dean, pharmacist Nono, which is exactly the same style.

It's a pity that the director is still on a mission in Yunyin, otherwise, all the members of the orphanage would be present today.

Kimura sighed secretly and gently opened the shoji door.

In the silence of the night, the creaking sound was particularly clear.

Kimura was about to go into the house when suddenly, the shoji door at the end of the corridor was opened with a creak. Uzumaki Karin supported the drunken Shion and staggered out of Tsunade's room.

Shion's face flushed and she muttered 'another drink'.

Seeing this, Kimura Ye came forward and asked with a smile: "Are you drunk?"

Uzumaki Xiangxun's eyes flickered slightly, and she said, "Well, she wasn't drunk originally, but she just drank a few glasses and her consciousness is a little fuzzy. Alas, she is not at all calm, and I can't help her."

"Then let me do it."

Kimurano reached out to take over from Uzumaki Karinata and supported Shion.

Ziyuan was also very cooperative. She leaned her soft body directly into his arms, and a slight smell of alcohol emanated from her breath.

Uzumaki Karin pursed her lips and smiled: "Then I will go back to take care of Karin, the child can't leave her mother. Yejun, please help me help Shion back to the house."

"it is good."

Kimura nodded and asked again, "Is Master still drinking?"

Uzumaki Karin shook her head: "It's over. Shizune is taking care of Lady Tsunade now. I'm also going to carry Karin back to the house to rest soon."

"Ah."

Kimura said good night, then held Shion's round shoulders and helped her back to the house.