"The information has been registered. You are now a member of our Konoha. However, because you have just joined, your current level is only a Genin."
Nagasawa handed some documents to Hinoka.
Hinoka took the information and carefully put it into her backpack. Then she smiled happily and bowed to Nagase to thank him.
"I don't care about ninja rank, thank you for helping me, I really appreciate it."
With the 20 million taels of silver as compensation from Obito, if he spends it frugally and does some easy work for himself, living a peaceful life until death will not be a problem at all.
So even if she was given the rank of Jonin, Hinoka would not do those dangerous S-rank and A-level missions. Instead, being a Genin would be just right.
"I'm glad that you are satisfied. Do you want me to take you to meet your people next?" Yongze asked.
Based on his interactions with Hinoka over the past few days, he had a rough idea of her personality. She was cautious to the point of being a little pathological, almost a bit like she was suffering from paranoia. He wondered if it was a sequelae of being kidnapped.
If I don't help introduce people to each other, with Hinoka's cautious personality, I'm afraid that she will only make one or two friends after staying in Konoha for several years, and that requires the other party to take the initiative.
Although Hinoka herself may not care about this, she thinks it's good to live alone without any contact.
But Nagasawa still hopes that Hinoka can have some friends.
No one really likes loneliness. Either they have been hurt or they are forced and then get used to it.
It is a very happy thing to have a good friend. He will think from your perspective, make you laugh when you are unhappy, and help you scold people you don’t like.
Of course, Nagase introduced Kushina and Karin because they are both easy to communicate with.
Nagase believed that they could guess the tragic reason from Hinokana's caution, especially Karin.
No matter what Kushina said, when she came to Konoha, she still had an elder, Uzumaki Mito, who was willing to take care of her, and later she met Minato.
As Hua Ling wandered in the Ninja World, she understood more deeply how difficult it was for the Uzumaki clan members in the Ninja World because she had experienced it herself.
"Well, thank you for your help." Hinoka thanked him, clasping her hands together, with a gleam in her eyes and some anticipation in her heart.
Apart from her parents, she had never met any other members of the Uzumaki clan.
And one of them is the wife of the Fourth Hokage.
"He should be a very dignified and intellectual elder." Hinoka guessed in her heart.
Nagase thought about it and decided to go to Kakashi's house to see Hua Ling first.
It's noon now, Kakashi should be home.
Nagase walked in front, and Hinoka followed closely behind him, lowering her head occasionally when passers-by cast curious glances at her.
After marrying Hua Ling, Kakashi did not move and still lived in the original detached villa.
This small villa was one of the first buildings built when Konoha Village was established. It is quite retro and has a large interior space.
Originally Kakashi was planning to move because the space was too big and it would be a hassle to live alone in a large space and clean it.
After Hua Ling came into being, Kakashi gave up the idea of moving. He said that Hua Ling liked this kind of retro house very much because her previous home was like that too.
So even though the house is empty for a family of three now, Kakashi never mentioned moving.
Walking into Kakashi's yard with Hinokana, Nagase knocked on Kakashi's door.
"It's me, Nagase."
Kakashi moved quickly, opening the door not long after Nagasawa had said so.
Kakashi opened the door and was slightly stunned when he saw Hinaka standing timidly behind Nagase with only one-third of her body exposed.
For a moment, he couldn't figure out why Yongze came to see him with a young girl.
However, when he saw the girl's red hair, he had some guesses in his mind.
"Teacher Nagase is here, Hua Ling, please prepare tea." Kakashi brought the two to the living room and asked Hua Ling to prepare tea to entertain Nagase.
Hua Ling made the tea and brought it over. Baihehua, who had heard the noise, came over.
Hinoka sat upright, looking at Hua Ling with curiosity from time to time, but each time she looked at her was very short.
Hua Ling looked at the girl with the conspicuous red hair, Hinokana, and thought of something, and smiled.
"Hello, Uncle Yongze." Lilyhua ran up to Yongze and greeted him.
Nagase smiled and stroked Yurihua's white fur and responded.
"I don't have anything to do this time, just to introduce her to you." Nagase pointed at Hinokana.
"This sister's hair is the same as my mother's." Yurihua looked at Hinokana and found that this unfamiliar sister had the same hair color as her mother.
Her mother's hair color was very rare, and other than Naruto's mother, Aunt Kushina, she had never seen anyone else with such conspicuous red hair.
"Lord Yongze, she is also a member of our Vortex clan who is wandering outside." Hua Ling sighed and asked.
Those cautious movements and careful eyes, aren't they the same as she used to be
"Well, her name is Uzumaki Hinokana. I happened to meet her outside. I was afraid that she didn't know anyone in Konoha, so I brought her here to get acquainted with you, and then we'll go to Kushina's place later." Nagase nodded.
Hua Ling controlled her expression and tried to make her smile as gentle as possible.
"Hinoka, you can come to my place often in the future. If you encounter any problems in life, you can come to me. Don't think of it as a bother to me. I have been there before."
"Did you come here this way before?" Hinoka was a little surprised. She thought that Karin and Kushina were the kind of people who came to Konoha very early. Now it seems that they also wandered in the ninja world
"Actually, I only came to Konoha a few years ago. After our country was destroyed, I have been wandering in the Ninja World." Hua Ling talked about her past.
"Little Sayurihua, come on, uncle will take you for a walk outside." Nagase picked up Sayurihua and looked at Kakashi.
Kakashi understood what he meant and followed Nagase out.
When they got outside, Nagaze took out a lollipop from his pocket and gave it to Lilyhua, letting her play with it by herself.
Yurihua was a little angry at first because Nagase didn't keep his word, but for the sake of Nagase's lollipop, she forgave Nagase and wandered around by herself.
"What do you think of the Sharingan?" Nagase asked Kakashi while sitting on a wooden chair in the yard.
"What do you think?"
"You need a pair of Sharingan to exert its strongest power. One is still not enough. Now I have the other Mangekyō of Obito. If you want, I can transplant it for you."
"A pair of Mangekyō Sharingan..." Kakashi fell into thought.
He is a person who has the Mangekyō Sharingan, and he also knows people who have a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan. Naturally, he knows how powerful it is to complete the Mangekyō Sharingan.
The ability of the other eye, based on Obito's performance on the Night of the Nine-Tails, should also be related to space. He can place his body in a different space, making it immune to all attacks. He can also ignore the barriers and move in space like Flying Thunder God.
If you gain the power of that eye, you will have both offense and defense. You can ignore the defense and distort the space to cut the opponent, and you can also turn into emptiness to save your life.
"It sounds good, but I don't need it." Kakashi looked up and gave his answer.
He had Obito's eyes transplanted because Obito was going to die, and this Sharingan was his only hope. He used Obito's eyes to witness this world for him.
And now, knowing that Obito is not dead, not only does he not return the Sharingan, he also accepts another Sharingan. What is this? Is he coveting the power of Obito's Sharingan
Kakashi didn't want to be that kind of person.
"If possible, I don't even want my left eye. I want to give it back to Obito."
"I understand." Nagase roughly understood Kakashi's thoughts. It seemed that Kamui Raikiri was gone.
It's such a waste to have only one Kamui, it's better to have two Kamui's. Since Kakashi wants to return it to Obito, let's find a chance to return it to Obito in the future.
After all, with Kakashi's talent, losing this Mangekyo may only have an impact in the short term.
However, Nagase is not planning to return it directly to Obito for the time being. Kakashi was the one who had Hashirama's cells transplanted into him, and only two years have passed.
The sudden loss of the Mangekyō Sharingan may cause the physical and mental energies to lose balance, resulting in a backlash.
Wait a while and let Kakashi's body adapt to Hashirama's cells. By then, he will be stronger and there shouldn't be any big problems.
About an hour and a half later, Hinoka came out, smiling happily, and obviously in a good mood.
"Xiaoxiang, remember to come often when you have time." Hua Ling said goodbye to Hunoxiang.
"Yeah." Hinoka nodded vigorously.
On the way to Kushina's house, Nagase smiled and said, "You've already called Xiang, it seems that you guys are having more fun chatting than I thought."
"Well, Sister Hua Ling is a very gentle person. It's very fun to get along with her." Hinoka nodded.
Having similar experiences of wandering, they had a lot in common, and from Hua Ling, she could feel pure concern without any impurities.
This was the first time she felt such pure care from someone other than her parents, it was so pure.
It’s not that she thinks Nagaze has impure motives towards her. In fact, Hinoka is very grateful to Nagaze, and is even more grateful now, and she trusts him very much. If she really encounters any difficulties, the first person Hinoka thinks of will definitely be Nagaze.
But Yongze's concern was not so passionate. It was more like Yongze's concern for her was like he was very capable and when he saw a girl on the street who was too pitiful, he just gave her a hand.
"This is a good start." Nagase thought it was pretty good and everything was going as he had expected.
Hinokana was also looking forward to meeting Kushina even more.
When chatting with Hua Ling, Hua Ling also mentioned that when she first came to Konoha, Kushina took a lot of care of her and she was very grateful to Kushina.
Kushina, who is admired even by such a gentle and considerate sister like Karin, must be a quiet, reserved, gentle and considerate elder sister with noble virtues.
The status of the Hokage's wife, coupled with Karin's praise, made Hinokana subconsciously think that Kushina was the kind of gentle and traditional lady.
Since he had spent quite a bit of time at Kakashi's house, it was already afternoon and Minato had gone to work at the Hokage building, leaving only Kushina and Naruto at home.
Maybe because of the good start from Hua Ling's side, this time Hinoka did not hide behind Nagase, but stood beside him.
Kushina opened the door and saw Nagase and Hinoka. Although she was concerned about Hinoka's red hair, she still brought the two in first, as it was inappropriate to talk while standing at the door.
"Are there any guests coming?"
Naruto's voice came from upstairs.
"It's your Uncle Nagasawa who's here." Kushina replied.
When he heard it was Nagase, he instantly heard the sound of running. Naruto quickly ran downstairs and ran to Nagase's side.
"Uncle Nagase, who won the war between Uchiha and Senju? What happened to Hashirama and Madara..." As soon as he saw Nagase, Naruto couldn't help but ask all the questions that were in his heart.
"When will you tell the rest of the story?"
Nagase touched Naruto's head and said casually, "I'm very busy recently and don't have the free time to tell you a story, Naruto.
Naruto, you can make your own inferences based on what I said, which is also an exercise for you."
"Also, I came to your house today for something. If you have nothing to do, come upstairs. We can tell you the story later."
Naruto's smile froze on his face and he became hesitant to speak.
He really wanted to say, Uncle Yongze, you said the same thing last time, let’s talk about it when we have time, but when would we have the time
After looking at Nagase and then at Kushina, Naruto finally went up to the second floor.
It’s better to be a good boy. Mom is very scary when she is angry, and Dad is not at home.
"Is there something wrong?" Kushina asked, glancing at Hinoka.
She probably guessed what would happen.
Under normal circumstances, Nagase would definitely consult Minato if he had something to discuss, and if he did, he would consult her, plus the girl had red hair.
"She is the orphan of the Uzumaki clan and will live in Konoha in the future, so I ask you to take care of her." Nagase said.
"Yes, I will. What's your name?" Kushina asked with a smile after guessing it.
"My name is Uzumaki Hinokana, Lord Kushina, you can just call me Hinokana." Hinokana said weakly.
"Haha, there's no need to add 'adult' after my name. There are not many people left in our clan, so it's better to be closer. You can call me sister or just my name." Kushina said with a laugh.
Hinoka was a little surprised by Kushina's hearty laughter. This was a little different from the Kushina she had imagined, but she didn't hate him. This kind of Kushina felt very friendly.
"Yes, Sister Kushina." Hinoka nodded.
Seeing that both of them seemed to be in the mood to chat, Yongze, feeling a little redundant, just slipped away and prepared to go have afternoon tea and pick her up when the time was right.
Coincidentally, Nagase met Mei Terumi who came to buy dumplings at the dumpling shop.
"The one you recommended last time was too sweet. The normal one tastes better." Mei Terumi puffed her cheeks, thinking that it was a deliberate prank by Nagase.
Nagasawa smiled and asked Boss Watanabe to make two servings of Nagasawa's special edition dumplings, then ate them with a happy look on his face.
"It's delicious. Why don't you try another one?" Nagase handed a dumpling that exuded a sweet aroma to Terumi Mei.
Looking at Nagase's happy expression, Terumi Mei showed a suspicious expression, but looking at Nagase's happy expression, she felt that it didn't seem fake, so she tried it with the idea of trusting Nagase again. After all, the food recommended by Nagase to her was indeed good, and she quite liked it.
"fraud… "