Looking at the old man standing in front, stubbornly holding his neck stiff...
"Sorry, sorry!" Atsushi quickly put down the shovel, gave an awkward smile to the Uzu police officer, walked over, and said, "May I ask what happened?"
"You are?" The Uzu police officer responsible for the entry point looked at the middle-aged man who suddenly approached, frowned, and said, "Please show your valid documents!"
"Here, here..." Atsushi quickly took out his entry permit, work permit, and also a letter...
A Chakra Unsealing Request Form!
"Because my work unit provided a guarantee, my chakra was temporarily unsealed!"
Why have the Second Elder and the others come?
Didn't they receive the letter I sent?
That can't be right!
If it wasn't delivered, why didn't the Uzushiogakure post office say anything to me?
"Hmm! The documents are correct." The Uzu police officer handed the documents back, nodded, and said, "Is this your elder?"
"Yes." Tsuchigumo Atsushi took back the documents and quickly said, "This is the Second Elder of my clan!"
"May I ask what happened?"
"According to regulations, any foreign ninja must have their chakra sealed if permission is not granted." The Uzu police officer said expressionlessly and seriously, "This old gentleman not only refuses to comply with Uzushiogakure's regulations but is also making a fuss here!"
"Who's making a fuss?" Hearing the Uzu police officer's words, the Second Elder immediately flared up, his nostrils flaring, and said, "What country requires something like this? Your Uzushiogakure is the one being unreasonable!"
"This is Uzushiogakure. I don't care about other places, but this is how things are arranged here!" The Uzu police officer said sternly, "I hope you cooperate. If you do not cooperate, it is considered deliberately disrupting the order of Uzushiogakure!"
"Uzushiogakure has the right to..."
"Sorry, sorry!" Atsushi, hearing the police officer's words, quickly said, "We are law-abiding citizens. My elder is a bit old, his mind is muddled. I can persuade him."
"Please wait a moment!"
Then, he quickly threw a look at Zaita, who was snickering nearby, and pulled the Second Elder and the clansmen he led to the side...
"Second Elder, why have you come?" Atsushi looked at the stubborn Second Elder and said helplessly, "Didn't you see the letter I sent back?"
"I saw it!" The Second Elder nodded, saying angrily, "But we thought all three of you had been taken hostage by Uzushiogakure! So, the clan leader sent me with some people to investigate!"
This brat actually said he was muddle-headed??
You're the muddle-headed one!
"..."
So that's it!!
Atsushi and Zaita exchanged a glance, quickly laughed it off, and said, "We've been a bit busy, really a bit busy lately!"
"We were planning to go back at the end of the month!"
However...
"Hmph!!" The Second Elder snorted coldly and said, "It seems now you're living quite well!"
Tsuchigumo Atsushi averted his eyes, looking at the clansmen in front of him who were all staring at him dangerously...
"No, absolutely not!" he quickly said, "Just scraping together enough for two meals, that's all."
"Enough!" The Second Elder snorted coldly and said impatiently, "Now you can tell us about the situation in Uzushiogakure!"
"Why does chakra need to be sealed?"
He glanced at Zaita and Atsushi...
"But you two don't need it?"
"Ours was originally sealed too." Seeing the Second Elder wasn't angry, Atsushi felt relieved inside and said, "Later, because we didn't have enough money, we found jobs. With our work units providing guarantees, they were unsealed."
"To maintain the country's stability, foreign ninjas need to have their chakra sealed."
After all...
The outside world is still chaotic. Who can be sure there aren't spies sneaking in?
"As long as you obey Uzushiogakure's laws here, basically nothing will happen. If you are bullied, you will also receive Uzushiogakure's protection!"
"So that's how it is." After hearing Atsushi's words, the Second Elder nodded understandingly and said, "That's not unacceptable, but..."
"Can it only be unsealed with a guarantee?"
If that's the case, wouldn't the entire Tsuchigumo clan become ordinary people?
Would all the clansmen have to go find jobs then?
"Not exactly." Atsushi shook his head and said, "Lawful citizens of Uzushiogakure do not need to have their chakra sealed!"
"Lawful citizens?" The Second Elder frowned and asked, "What are lawful citizens?"
"Law-abiding citizens who possess Uzushiogakure nationality!" Atsushi thought for a moment and said, "I can't explain it very clearly either. Perhaps the clan leader can ask Lord Jun directly to understand."
He hasn't even applied for Uzushiogakure nationality yet, isn't included in the point system, so how could he know these details?
"Like that..." The Second Elder sighed, shook his head, looked at Atsushi and Zaita, and said, "How did you two manage it then?"
"Is the cost of living in Uzushiogakure that high?"
Did the money you brought run out so quickly?
"Hehe!" Atsushi, hearing the Elder's words, his eyes darting around, said awkwardly, "It's not necessarily that. As long as you work honestly, you can live quite comfortably."
It's just that the money was swindled when they arrived!
However...
"The mission funds were all with Uncle Atsushi." Zaita rolled his eyes and said irritably, "But Uncle Atsushi got tricked, so Zuiling and I had to go out and work to support ourselves!"
These adults, not a single one is reliable!!
"Second Elder..." Then, he looked excitedly at the Second Elder and the clansmen who had come, and said, "Uzushiogakure is really good. You'll understand once you stay here for a few days!"
It's just that you need to prepare more silver in the early stage. Otherwise, you might have to take out a loan. But I've heard from others that borrowing money in Uzushiogakure seems a bit...
Dangerous?!
It seems that if you don't repay it on time, a pair of strange eyes will be hidden in the shadows watching you, making you too scared to spend a single coin recklessly!!
"This..." The Second Elder and the clansmen exchanged glances, nodded, and said, "In that case, let's see if Uzushiogakure is really as good as you say?"
"Let's go, seal the chakra. I hope you are not deceiving me!"
They still trusted Atsushi quite a bit. After all, if they didn't trust him, why would they have sent him to Uzushiogakure to gather information?
And...
Atsushi and the others don't seem to have suffered any bullying or anything!
Since that's the case, why not see for themselves...
"You two, accompany us for a tour around Uzushiogakure later!!"
...
Uzumaki Jun brought Ōtsutsuki Hoshin back to the moon and looked at Madara, who was surrounded by a large group of children...
Still not finished handing things out?
"Grandpa, grandpa, can I have two more white candies?" A Hyūga child came over, looked at Madara, who always had a stern face, and asked cautiously, "I... I'll trade you with a red candy!"
"Hmph!" Madara glanced at the Ōtsutsuki brat, snorted coldly, didn't take the red candy, but took out two white milk candies and handed them over directly, saying flatly, "Take them. Don't eat too many, you'll get cavities."
"Thank you, grandpa!" The child happily took the candy, unwrapped one and put it in his mouth, saying, "Grandpa is so nice!"
He didn't even need to trade. This grandpa, although he has a stinky face, is...
A good person!!
Then he turned and ran off...
Then...
"Grandpa..." A Hyūga little girl walked over shyly, clutching her clothes, speaking in a timid, soft voice, "Grandpa, are there... any more puddings?"
"Can I have one more?"
"Just one is fine. I want to bring it to my mom to try."
Seeming to feel her request was a bit greedy, the little girl's face turned red...
"Hmm!" Seeing it was a girl, Madara's expression seemed to soften a bit. He nodded and said, "There are two left here. Take them."
"Thank you, grandpa!" The little girl looked at the puddings Madara handed over, took one, and said happily, "Just one is enough. I've already eaten one."
However...
"Take it!" Madara, seeing the girl only take one, immediately put on a stern face and said, "Take both!"
"This..." The little girl, seeing Madara's expression, hesitated, then took the other one, and then...
Kissed Madara on the cheek and said, "Grandpa is really a good person!!"
She skipped away happily.
"..."
Watching this scene, Uzumaki Jun wasn't sure if he should approach.
Madara seems quite happy!
Especially that slightly upturned corner of his mouth...
Although it was fleeting, his eyes, which possess all kinds of visual prowess, had already caught it.
But...
Madara seems to favor girls over boys a bit!!
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