Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

When they were on a mission ahead of schedule, this crazy girl insisted on going with them.

"Ah, the exams were over yesterday. Uncle Kudo was my team leader. Tomorrow, I can finally leave the village to find my Itachi!"

Sure enough, after understanding her best friend's words, Karin stopped what she was doing, proudly showing off her ninja headband that was covered by her red bangs, and then, as if imagining some scene, she looked like a lovesick fool, leaving the people around her speechless.

Becoming a ninja and leaving the village is the biggest dream of every newcomer. Compared to leaving the village, things like developing into a strong person and protecting the village are secondary.

Karin was no exception. As a canary kept in the village, especially Chiyo's little darling, she had never left the area within a hundred miles of her home since she was a child. Even when she went to the bookstore to buy Itachi's photos, she had to be accompanied by her family. Just thinking about being able to leave the village and her family no longer being able to control her, and then encountering Itachi on some day, month, and year, at some place, made her drool with delight.

"Why....."

Maki looked at the little darling's infatuated expression, which was exactly the same as how Shuri looked at the handsome Sasori back then, and felt helpless. It was hopeless. She was clearly the little darling of their village, so why did she fall in love with a rogue ninja?

I wonder if Sasori would fly into a rage and unleash his full power if he knew his daughter was infatuated with a rogue ninja...

Maki wasn't surprised that Kudo-senpai became Karin's babysitter; in fact, he felt a bit sorry for him. To be honest, the pressure of being Karin's babysitter was much greater than that of being Gaara's siblings. Although many people wanted to become this little princess's mentor, after all, she had two super elders standing behind her: the pillar of strength, Lord Chiyo and Lord Kaizo, as well as her teachers, Lord Shinto and Lord Jie, two super big shots. Becoming this little princess's mentor would definitely make it much easier to rise to power; it would only take a word from them.

However, the pressure is also immense. Since the first generation of the Kazekage, every generation of the Gong Lie clan has risked their lives for the village for decades. If something were to happen to this sole heir, even if the bigwigs didn't say anything, the villagers would still drag him out for criticism and denunciation.

Such a task is not something everyone can take on, nor is it something everyone is capable of taking on. In any case, even he wouldn't dare to accept this hostile teacher.

Only Kudo-senpai, the Sand Village Green Light, has this ability. However, considering this crazy girl's personality, which has been completely spoiled by Chiyo-sama, Kudo-senpai's life won't be easy in the future!

"You've only just graduated; you're still a long way from leaving the village! Just keep at it..."

With his face bruised and swollen, Kankuro lay on the ground, looking at the excited Karin with a disdainful sneer. "Graduating and already leaving the village? That's impossible!" he thought. "The Kazekage's sons and daughters had to train in the village for several months before they could officially take on missions outside the village." Thinking back to those experiences, Kankuro felt a pang of schadenfreude.

941. Back then, wasn't all that reckless work just to brag?

If handsome Scorpion finds out that his precious daughter is obsessed with a rogue ninja, will he fly into a rage and become unstoppable?

This wasn't just a question that Maki had thought about; even Shinto had considered it before. However, Shinto knew Uchiha Itachi's identity better than Maki did. It wasn't just a rogue ninja; it was also Sasori's accomplice!

Although Sasori always appears emotionless, when he returned to see Karin, Masato could still sense the deep fatherly love in Sasori's eyes as he looked at Karin. Eyes don't lie, and besides, the saying that daughters are always their fathers' little cotton-padded jackets is quite true. Even someone as aloof as Sasori couldn't get past this hurdle.

He had considered telling Kakuzu about this and having Kakuzu pass it on to Sasori, but after thinking about it carefully... he worried that it would affect the internal harmony of the Akatsuki. After all, they were people who were going to do big things. Only after the Akatsuki took action would the Fourth World War truly begin. If it affected the harmonious atmosphere of the Akatsuki and caused instability within the organization, they would just destroy the world. What would be the point of all that?

In order not to embarrass the transmigrators, he still wanted to survive the Fourth Shinobi World War to enjoy the loving scene between Kaguya and Rokudo. Therefore, for the sake of the Akatsuki's world-destroying plan and to respect Nagato's great ambition, Shindou decided not to tell Sasori the news for the time being.

In his opinion, Itachi Uchiha, that short-lived devil, and Karin were destined to be apart. Someone like him, whose life was seemingly sealed by fate, couldn't be saved without an all-powerful system. If he actually listened to Chiyo and tied that short-lived devil up and threw him into Karin's bed, even Karin probably couldn't handle him. Karin wasn't Shuri; she didn't have the Seven-Tails in her belly. And that short-lived devil wasn't Sasori either; he could summon a red giant capable of both offense and defense. Karin couldn't break through his defenses...

And he wouldn't let Karin become a widow at such a young age, would he?

.......

"Grandma, I don't want to do all those chores anymore, they're so annoying!"

Shinto didn't have time to pay attention to the topic of Sasori knowing that his daughter was infatuated with her friend. Two weeks after graduation and class assignments, the little princess finally understood what Kankuro's sympathetic look meant back then at the village entrance.

It's truly a challenge to make the Sand Village princess, who has been raised with ease and whose understanding of paying for things is probably only slightly better than her father's, do daily chores. Yesterday, when she went to accept missions with "Conan's dad," she was initially quite excited. When she heard that she needed to complete enough D-rank missions before accepting missions to leave the village, the little princess hurriedly got excited. In order to leave the village as soon as possible and have a perfect encounter with her Itachi, before "Conan's dad" even spoke, the little princess accepted five chores in one go. At first, she was happy, after all, this was a sign that she had grown up and could finally earn money to support herself, instead of being a parasite like her great-uncle.

But after two weeks, he lost all sense of image and accomplishment. Every day he was either helping this old lady find her long-lost pet or helping that old lady take care of her child. These were only because of her that "Conan's dad" specially chose some easier odd jobs. Back then, "Conan's dad" and his colleagues had even cleaned the toilet more than ten times.

However, even these easy and not-too-dirty daily tasks drove the little girl crazy. She ran to Chiyo early in the morning with a pitiful look on her face and said she would never do any chores again.

"Karin, be good. This is something every ninja has to go through; no one can escape it..."

Before Chiyo could even speak, Sasori's father, the grandfather, couldn't hold back any longer. He was completely swayed by his precious granddaughter's charm. As long as she looked pitiful, he would immediately soften. Perhaps this was an experience Sasori hadn't had when he was young.

"Yes, it will be fine after a while. Grandma has already spoken to the mission room, and Kudo won't let you do any too tiring missions."

As soon as Handsome Scorpion's father finished speaking, Handsome Scorpion's mother couldn't hold back either and gently comforted her beloved granddaughter.

"..."

Masato lay on a 24K pure gold armchair, rolling his eyes and looking up at the sky. "Do you have to be so open about using connections? Aren't you afraid that other kids will hear you and become withdrawn?"

"Who said that? My great-uncle said he never did any odd jobs. Grandma, I don't want to do those boring tasks anymore!"

In order to meet her crush as soon as possible, Karin sold off her great-uncle without any pressure.

From a young age, her great-uncle would constantly boast about his glorious achievements, like becoming a Chunin right after graduation and his first mission being an SSS-rank super mission. She was sick of hearing it. The worst part was that the school textbooks also exaggerated his accomplishments; she even got the highest score in history on her academic exams…

"...That's different. That era was quite special, and I, your great-uncle, am a genius capable of shouldering great responsibilities. There are no other talented people in the entire village besides me. I'm also a good fighter, so you don't need to risk your life. Back then, even your grandfather and your father couldn't escape the hurdle of doing odd jobs."

Mato, who was shrugged indifferently because Karin's words drew countless eye rolls, said that he did like to brag, but that was also a fact.

The only SSS-rank mission in the entire ninja world, even for Sunagakure, was completed by him right after his debut. That achievement alone is enough for him to brag about for a lifetime. After all, Konoha was incredibly powerful back then, with the Senju clan, including the sealing master Mito Uzumaki and the water god Senju Nijisanji, still alive. To infiltrate Konoha, find the Tailed Beast Sealing Technique developed by Mito Uzumaki, and bring it back to the village, it wouldn't be unreasonable to add two more S ranks to the S-rank difficulty just for Mito Uzumaki and Senju Nijisanji, right?

Although no other village in the ninja world, except for Sunagakure, is willing to acknowledge this SSS-rank mission, it is generally acknowledged to be even more difficult than the assassination of the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju. In everyone's eyes, it is simply impossible to complete. Currently, only Sunagakure, besides Konoha, possesses this complete Tailed Beast Sealing Technique.

Over the years, other villages have had their own ideas, but the Tailed Beast Sealing Technique, especially the kind that Konoha used to seal even the Nine-Tails, is Konoha's top secret. Not to mention that Konoha has had a strong lineup for decades, even now Konoha only has White Fang who can fight, and other villages still can't get their hands on it.

Not to mention that Mito Uzumaki and Tobirama Senju were still alive at the time, and back then, a single Uchiha could take on an entire Iwagakure village.

Shinto, a mere nine-year-old kid who hasn't even grown his hair yet, not only managed to infiltrate Konoha but also obtain the village's Tailed Beast Sealing Technique. Although his methods were somewhat despicable—tricking a little kid—the big boss always focuses on results, not the process.

What was the point of working so hard back then? Wasn't it just so we could brag about it to future generations? It's not unreasonable for us to brag about it now, is it?

942. If the previous generations didn't work hard, they can only rely on themselves.

"I don't want to! Temari and the others can leave the village again, while I'm stuck doing these boring tasks. Grand-uncle, could you please talk to Uncle Kudo? He's your disciple, he'll definitely listen to you..."

No matter what Masato said, Karin wouldn't listen, and instead turned her attention to him, acting cute instead.

"How can Temari and the others be the same as you? It's because their ancestors didn't work hard, so they have to rely on themselves. Our family has been the top performer in the village for generations. Although there was an accident in your father's generation, your great-uncle's hard work over several decades is enough to allow you to live a comfortable life as a performer in the village. How can they compare..."

"I can't help but say it," Masato said arrogantly.

"Alright, stop saying these weird things to the child. Kudo did the right thing. We can't make exceptions for you. Since you don't want to join the sealing class with your mother, you should obediently follow the rules and start from the beginning."

At this moment, Chiyo slapped her nephew on the head, forced to speak up. If this brat continued, her cousin would be considered useless. Such things could be done, but not openly, otherwise it would negatively impact their family...

She used to always defer to her beloved great-granddaughter's personality, but this time it was definitely different. Although their two families had dispersed and integrated into the village after its establishment to reduce their influence, neither her maternal family nor the Gong Lie clan had diminished their influence in the village. In fact, because of Zhen Dou, their family's influence in the village had reached its peak, even greater than when Lie Dou was still alive. This had also caused many eyes to be watching their descendants. Back then, her beloved grandson was fine. He had been officially recognized as a super genius since childhood, and the era was one of war. The role of a super genius was brought to its fullest extent by her nephew, so he could get special treatment when he was young, such as being listed in school without having to attend. After all, with her beloved grandson's extraordinary talent, going to school would be a waste of time.

In those days, which were far less stable than they are now, many people could understand, so it was okay to get special treatment. However, after her beloved grandson graduated, she never made any excuses to give him special treatment. Whatever others did after graduation, her beloved grandson had to do too. At most, she would have her nephew act as his nanny. He still had to do chores when he needed to, which was unavoidable. Although she felt sorry for him, she had to do it.

However, the precious grandson was lucky to have met a good teammate. In the past, Maki and Xiuli would help him complete his part of the odd jobs.

But the beloved granddaughter didn't receive the same treatment. Although they were born different, she didn't have a good teammate like Maki. Both of her friends grew up in peacetime and didn't have the traditional virtue of being hardworking and conscientious. Not to mention Karin, whose temper was spoiled by her, even the other two children couldn't stand the boring life of doing several chores every day.

"Great-grandmother..."

Seeing that her great-grandmother didn't speak, Karin immediately prepared to start a crying scene, with tears already welling up in her eyes.

"You brat, don't bother your great-grandmother. Everyone has to go through this kind of mission. If you don't want to do it, come with me to the sealing class tomorrow. You can continue to be your pampered young lady there, but you can't do it outside!"

At this moment, Karin's mother, Shuri, glared at her precious daughter with annoyance.

"Fine... Hmph! Anyway, I'm not going to the Sealing Class."

Don't be fooled by Shuri's good student and obedient daughter-in-law demeanor in front of Chiyo and the others. In front of her own daughter, she is definitely a hot-tempered mother. She's the only one who has ever beaten Karin since she was little, so Karin has always been afraid of her mother. Hearing her mother say that, Karin haughtily snorted like a spoiled young lady and quickly ran out of the house.

"Look, you've spoiled this child rotten. If only you had entrusted him to me back then, I would have been so much better. I'm a renowned and wise teacher in the ninja world. Just look at Yekura; she's been so successfully taught by me."

Watching Karin run off, Masato smugly spread his hands, drawing countless eye rolls.

After all, Chiyo kept a close eye on Karin back then, and because of her beloved grandson's "success" example, Chiyo never gave him the opportunity to teach Karin.

This made Masato feel that his teaching ability was being questioned.

Damn it, that scumbag look of his is innate; it wouldn't matter who it was, he'd be in the same boat for decades.

"That's fine too. Although girls are all a little willful, they'll become more sensible as they grow up."

Ebizo glanced at the smug bastard and said leisurely.

It means you only get one chance. Don't you have any idea how you've turned handsome Scorpion into this world?

Although that bastard was unreliable back then, everyone thought that he was at least a super genius, and Handsome Scorpion was also a super genius since childhood. These super geniuses must know what the other needs. In this respect, that bastard was indeed more suitable than them.

So even though I knew this bastard was unreliable, I still found his arguments quite convincing, and I thought it might be a good idea to have him teach Handsome Scorpion. After all, Handsome Scorpion's personality was what it was; he had nothing in common with his peers and was even a bit sarcastic. Many of Handsome Scorpion's peers back then failed to become ninjas because Handsome Scorpion's sarcastic remarks crushed their ninja dreams.

He calls you an idiot, a moron, a moron all the time. You can't beat him in a fight, and you don't have his connections. It's a testament to your strong mentality that you didn't commit suicide. Back then, two very talented girls, who were at least future Jonin, were verbally abused by that kid until they tried to hang themselves in the middle of the night. Although they were discovered in time and saved, it completely destroyed their ninja dreams, forcing them to become housewives...

So everyone thinks that since Handsome Scorpion's personality is already so extreme, how bad can he get if he's handed over to this unreliable bastard?

As a result, the older the children get, the more withdrawn they become, and in some cases, they even run away from home.

Although they knew that Handsome Scorpion had agreed to star in Infernal Affairs in Sunagawa for the sake of the village, without receiving any payment.

This can be considered a kind of growth, but it's not what they wanted!

What they wanted was a top star, a true star who could protect the village from the elements.

If they knew that Handsome Scorpion's role in Infernal Affairs was just a fabrication by Shinto and Handsome Scorpion's father, and that Handsome Scorpion actually killed Sunagawa and ran away from home to pursue his art...

Forget about teaching Karin, Chiyo has been incredibly Buddhist these past few years by not pulling out the classic version of the Chikamatsu Ten Ninja to clean house and letting those two bastards freeload at home.

943. Your great-uncle will take you to see a handsome guy.

"Grand Uncle, where are we going?"

Above the Land of Waves, Karin looked around excitedly and curiously. Although it wasn't her first time leaving the village, it was the first time she had been taken flying by her great-uncle, and it was also her first time going on such a long trip. Karin was very curious about the "beautiful scenery" outside the village that she could see from above.

It has been more than three months since Karin graduated. Since she started making a fuss about leaving the village, "Conan's dad" finally took her and her friends out of the village after a month of doing odd jobs. However, because "Conan's dad" believes that the teacher is still strong enough and there is no need to rely on Karin to risk her life, he never takes them far from the village. They usually just wander around the neighborhood and take on some easy tasks.

Although she was allowed to leave the village, the inability to escape it and meet her crush was a major blow to her enthusiasm. Chiyo felt this was not a solution either. Firstly, she really didn't want her little darling to leave the village, since he was the only heir in the family. If something happened to him, even if her precious grandson returned from his undercover mission and could have another child, it wouldn't make up for it.

Secondly, "Conan's dad" wouldn't dare take Karin too far from the village. Although he can now open the Sixth Gate for much longer, it's only relative to before; in reality, it only lasts about ten minutes. If they encounter something truly formidable or a foul-breaking opponent like his teacher, he wouldn't be able to handle it. His teacher's most famous enemy, the Tsuchikage Onoki, is such a foul-breaking opponent. It's no secret in the ninja world that Karin is Sasori's daughter; almost every village in Sunagakure with one or two spies knows this. So, even though he's agreed to be Karin's mentor, "Conan's dad" wouldn't let her encounter a rogue ninja and take her abroad for no reason. What if she doesn't meet her crush but instead runs into Onoki? That would be terrible! Iwagakure still owes the Fire Country Daimyo a 50 billion yen gambling debt, and Karin's debt is far more than 50 billion yen...

However, Chiyo couldn't stand seeing her little darling looking listless all day. If this continued, her ninja dream would be over. So she asked her nephew, who was just loafing around at home, to take the little darling out for a walk and let her see the wider world.

"Let's go to the Land of Waves and I'll show you what a real handsome guy looks like. Stop drooling over pictures of that short-lived guy all day. Let me tell you, if this handsome guy is male, he could go toe-to-toe with your father, the Flower of the Ninja World. Who knows, he might even be the next Flower of the Ninja World..."

Masato then remembered that Karin was about the same age as Zabuza. When he was in Konoha, Zabuza had already graduated. Calculating the time, the Land of Waves storyline should be about to start. However, none of this is the most important thing. The most important thing is that when the Land of Waves storyline starts, if nothing unexpected happens, isn't that guy, Mizuki Haku, who is so confused about whether he is male or female, appearing alongside Zabuza?

Karin's long-standing infatuation with a short-lived man is unacceptable, but the problem is that there isn't a single decent-looking person in the village to distract her. This guy, Mizuki Haku, who's hard to tell if he's male or female, is a good candidate. He awakened a magnificent Ice Release at a young age, which shows he has some talent.

While the upper limit of Ice Release isn't as high as that of the Sharingan, since the Sharingan is for royalty, if combined with the Uzumaki clan, it would make one a super ice-type mage!

The key point is that she looks even more stunning than the handsome scorpion, making her the perfect target for Karin's transfer.

If he remembered correctly, this Mizuki Shiro should be a man, but he wasn't 100% sure, since the Mizuki clan was known for its prodigies, and before they matured, they were a clan where it was impossible to distinguish between male and female.

If the Uchiha clan is known for its handsome men and beautiful women in the ninja world, then the Minazuki clan is simply monstrous. Before the death of Senju and before Sasori grew up, the title of the most handsome man in the ninja world was always held by a member of the Minazuki clan. Even after Sasori grew up, the Minazuki clan remained firmly in second place.

Back when he went to the Land of Water with Kakuzu, he had completely forgotten about Mizuki Haku, the orphan. Otherwise, there would be no Zabuza. He planned to take Karin to see him. If Mizuki Haku was a man, he wouldn't hesitate to kidnap him and bring him back to the village to cultivate a relationship with Karin. It would be a waste for such a handsome and monstrous man to hang out with an ugly monster like Zabuza.

If it's a girl... bring her back to the village too. That way, we can eventually create a Sand Village Mizuki clan, at least the villagers won't lack water resources...

"Itachi isn't short-lived, huh! What's so great about being handsome..."