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Chapter 208 You are my long-lost brother? (Seeking monthly votes and subscriptions)

"What did you say?" Ryuji stared at Ye Cang in astonishment and asked, "You just said someone wanted to see me?"

"Kado".

Which card is more?

"He's the owner of a shipping company, a world-famous tycoon!" Yecang explained patiently.

"What...why did he contact me?"

After confirming that he hadn't misheard, Ryuji looked stunned.

A month has passed since the triumphant return of the Mechanical City, and everything is proceeding smoothly under the arrangements.

The women of the Yangyan clan... except for the older ones who didn't want the hassle, including Wanlijiang's mother, had all completed their surgeries and then happily went off to find men.

Yes, the real reason the Kagero clan agreed to join Sunagakure wasn't because Ryuji could help them solve the threat of their extermination, but because they could have normal relationships and find men.

In fact, with Wanlijiang having already undergone the modification surgery, the threat of extermination had already been resolved, and they could have lived a peaceful life in seclusion in the mountains.

But according to them, if a woman has lived most of her life without ever having been in a relationship, wouldn't that be a great regret?

Therefore, after listening to the explanation given by the people sent by the Third Kazekage, he immediately agreed.

When Ryuji later learned the truth, he was speechless.

In addition, the Sunagakure Hospital and the Ninja Academy also underwent reforms under the leadership of Karura and her brother.

The main reforms focused on the training systems for medical ninjas and ordinary ninjas, changing some outdated concepts and systems.

The Uzumaki clan also changed or concealed their surnames and integrated into the life of Sunagakure.

To ensure their safety, Sunagakure did not announce in the village that they were the Uzumaki clan, but only said that they were new villagers who had joined the village.

With the precedent of the Loulan people joining collectively, no one thought much about it, except that some people were more concerned about why all the newcomers had red hair.

but.

Many people in Sunagakure, the Sand Village, living in the Land of Wind in the western part of the ninja continent, had never even heard of the Uzumaki clan, let alone knew anything about their characteristics. Even if they were interested, they wouldn't have thought of it.

Only a very small number of ninjas who had been on missions in the Land of Whirlpools probably guessed what it was.

Then, respecting the wishes of the other party, all nine children of the Uzumaki clan were enrolled in the Ninja Academy, becoming the first batch of students under the reformed Ninja Academy system.

Three of these children were originally from the Uzushio Village Ninja Academy.

The other seven, having witnessed the destruction of their hometown, the extermination of their families, and the murder of their relatives, also desperately desire the power to seek revenge or protect everything they now possess.

Finally, Grandma Chiyo returned a week ago.

She led the artisans and workers from Daming Prefecture to successfully build an infinite water circulation system in the capital of the Wind Kingdom.

Furthermore, through this project, Granny Chiyo taught the craftsmen in Daimyo Prefecture how to build the infinite water circulation system, so she no longer needed to personally supervise the construction of the later cities.

Because the Infinite Water Circulation System worked better than expected, the daimyo, to thank Sunagakure, not only personally paid for two years' worth of Sky Castle construction in advance, but also bestowed upon Ryuji the Noble Phantasm of his hidden wisdom from the daimyo's residence.

—Fenfu's kettle.

This is the treasure bestowed upon Ryuji by the daimyo.

This is the original Noble Phantasm used to seal Shukaku. Like Itachi's Totsuka Blade, it has a powerful sealing effect, but it does not have the ability to actively seal. It requires someone to defeat the thing that needs to be sealed in order to seal it.

During the Warring States period, Shukaku was feared by the people of the Land of Wind because of his mischievous nature.

The ninja hired by the Daimyo Prefecture sealed Shukaku away and then placed him in a temple to be guarded.

And what sealed Shukaku was this kettle.

After the First Hokage proposed the Tailed Beasts Balance Strategy at the First Five Kage Summit, Shukaku was sealed from this treasure by Sunagakure into the body of a monk named Bunpuku in a temple, and was then taken to Sunagakure and imprisoned in the dungeon.

Because the object used to seal Shukaku was originally shaped like a kettle, and Shukaku was later sealed into Bunfuku's body, people called it "Bunfuku's kettle" and had it taken back by the people of Daimyo Prefecture.

Ryuji simply tossed the object to the observation device, hoping to decipher the sealing technique on the kettle and then mass-produce it.

Things in Sunagakure Village were progressing steadily, and naturally, things in Kaigan Castle were also developing rapidly.

With the financial assistance from the daimyo's own pocket, subsequent construction was naturally being vigorously developed.

The real estate agent from the city of Kagemusha also spread throughout the ninja world via the Ninja Hawk.

Ordinary people need to pay money to pre-purchase, while ninja clans or ninjas with strength or special abilities can obtain a house for free by joining Sunagakure.

Then, Ye Cang, who had just finished submitting his mission report to the Kazekage's office, returned and said that Kado was looking for him.

"How should I know?" Ye Cang rolled her eyes speechlessly, slumped onto the sofa, and said weakly, "This mission took a month, I'm exhausted."

"Then you should rest. I'll go check out the Fengying Building."

……

Fengying Building.

Reception room.

Looking at the tall, slender young man sitting opposite him, dressed in a suit and trousers, wearing small round-framed sunglasses, and not particularly handsome, Long Er wondered if he had made a mistake.

Is the short, stocky old man with a mustache in the original story, who looks extremely sinister and cunning, really this handsome?

Is time really so cruel?

Kado was also somewhat bewildered at this point.

Why has this person been staring at my face ever since they came in?

Although I know I'm handsome, it's not right for a man to stare at me so openly!

I don't like this kind of food.

Remembering his purpose, Kado thought for a moment and then asked, "Um, Jonin Ayaki, is there something wrong with my face?"

"Oh, nothing's wrong."

Ryuji snapped out of his daze and asked, "Mr. Gato is a world-renowned tycoon; he must be very busy. May I ask what brings you to see a ninja like me?"

Upon hearing this, Kado forced a shrewd smile onto his face.

He rubbed his hands together and said, "I've come to deliver a gift to Lady Aya."

"Gift?"

Ryuji looked at Gato strangely and asked, "Mr. Gato, are you my long-lost son?"

"what?"

Kado's mouth dropped open. "So young, Jonin Ayaki already has a long-lost son?"

"what?"

Ryuji's mouth dropped open.

This guy is a world-renowned tycoon who manages a large number of mafia members. He has amassed a fortune that rivals that of a nation through various underworld means of extortion. How could he be so stupid as to not understand the implied meaning of his own words?

Kado blinked and asked, "Is there something wrong with what I said?"

"There's nothing wrong with it."

"Why is Mr. Aya looking at me like that?"

"If it were me, there would be a problem."

Is there something wrong with what you said?

Kado thought about it carefully and suddenly understood the meaning of those words. Enraged, he slammed his fist on the table, stood up, and roared, "Ryuji Ayaki, what do you mean?"

My typing speed was a bit slow, and I didn't finish typing it before midnight, so this chapter counts as yesterday's.

In addition, the teapot scene in Bunfuku was Shukaku's initial concept, but Kishimoto later retconned it, changing the Shukaku, which was a collection of vengeful spirits, into a tailed beast, and the seal in the teapot into a human body.

The purpose of this section is simply to provide the protagonist with a Noble Phantasm in preparation for the great battle to come.

(End of this chapter)