Money?
Yamamoto was stunned.
"How much did it cost you to house these two? I'll pay you double."
Yamamoto was dumbfounded.
Was this all the money he wanted?
He wanted ninjutsu!
Ninjutsu!!
Ninjutsu!!!
The Land of Grass didn't have the ability to develop its own ninjutsu. The reason they were able to develop to this day was by constantly taking existing ninjutsu to grow their strength.
Tōshirō saw the increasingly gloomy expression on his face and seemed to deliberately provoke him. "You don't seem very happy."
Yamamoto's face was ashen. He didn't respond, waiting for Tōshirō to compromise and concede.
The corner of Tōshirō's mouth twitched. "I think you've got something wrong."
Yamamoto was stunned. "Something wrong?"
"I'm not asking for your opinion; I'm just informing you. That's all."
Tōshirō's attitude was aggressive and overbearing. Yamamoto's patience was reaching its limit.
He was indeed wary of Tōshirō and Konoha's strength, but that didn't mean he was truly afraid. If he backed down now, how could he command the respect of his people in the future?
"These two are important assets to the village. There's nothing wrong with us getting something valuable in return."
Faced with this question, Tōshirō didn't even bother asking what they wanted. Instead, he simply asked, "And if I don't give it to you, what will you do?"
Yamamoto said in a deep voice, "That will make things very difficult for us."
"Difficult? Then don't do it..."
Tōshirō stood up and, without another word, flipped the table over.
Clatter! Food and dishes scattered all over the floor.
Karin, who was happily eating, was completely dumbfounded.
A battle was about to break out. The surrounding Hidden Grass ninja all gathered around, their eyes filled with hostility.
A Hidden Grass ninja jumped out and shouted, "Uchiha Tōshirō, don't take our kindness for granted! We didn't hold it against you for injuring our comrades and even treated you to good food and drink. Not only are you ungrateful, but you also have such a bad attitude."
As soon as he finished, another Hidden Grass ninja jumped out to support him. "That's right, that's right! Don't think we're afraid of you! Do you know how to write the 'grass' in Hidden Grass Village?"
"That's right, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you have strength."
...
...
When they were finished talking, Tōshirō's body erupted with an incomparably massive amount of chakra, which instantly froze the surrounding area. The sight of it made everyone's heart skip a beat, and they all fell silent.
"Ugh..."
Yamamoto's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
Damn it! Didn't this guy lose his Tailed Beast? What was that tailed beast-level chakra he just released?
"My apologies. Yes, I can do whatever I want with my strength."
Tōshirō said calmly, "If you don't like it, you can feel free to try me, but the price will be too high for you to pay."
After witnessing the power Tōshirō had just displayed, everyone fell silent.
If he hadn't held back just now, they would have probably all been frozen solid.
"Remember to bring her over tomorrow..."
Without waiting for their answer, Tōshirō called out to Karin and turned to leave.
Before leaving, Karin looked back at the Hidden Grass ninja's ashen faces. She felt incredibly happy. You all finally got what you deserved! You're always bullying me and my mom...
After Karin and Tōshirō left, a Hidden Grass ninja couldn't help but ask, "Lord Yamamoto, are we really just going to let the mother and daughter go?"
Yamamoto's face was grim. "I thought this guy's strength would have greatly decreased without the Five-Tails, but he still has such terrifying chakra. It's not worth it to start a conflict."
"Damn it, Konoha is too overbearing."
"No," Yamamoto shook his head and corrected him. "It's not Konoha that's overbearing; it's Uchiha Tōshirō."
As far as he knew, Konoha was very powerful, but their way of doing things was never like this.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have been possible for them to not demand any war reparations after winning the war.
Considering that the Third Hokage was already an old man, if he were to step down and be replaced by Tōshirō, their small countries would probably have to live on eggshells from now on because of his overbearing style.
"The times are changing..."
Yamamoto looked up and sighed.
The next day.
"Mom..."
Seeing her mom return safely, Karin threw herself into her arms like a fledgling bird returning to its nest.
Karin's mother was a bit bewildered. She had arrived at the battlefield and, according to the plan, was supposed to stay for at least two or three days. But shortly after she arrived, the village sent someone to rush her back.
She had thought that an important person in the village had been seriously injured, or there would be no reason to call her back.
But now that she was back, her daughter had thrown herself into her arms, and she was completely clueless as to what was going on.
Yamamoto looked at the mother and daughter. Even though he was extremely reluctant, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and quickly get rid of the menace Tōshirō. "I've brought her back for you. You can leave now."
Tōshirō didn't bother to respond. He walked over to the mother and daughter, interrupting their heartwarming reunion.
Seeing a white-haired young man walking toward her, Karin's mother looked confused. From his clothes, he didn't seem to be a ninja from the Hidden Grass Village.
Karin said happily, "Mom, we're going to live with this big brother now."
The longer she spent with Tōshirō, the more she felt that he was easy to get along with, unlike the people in the Hidden Grass Village who were all so fierce.
Karin's mother's face was blank. "Huh?"
Tōshirō walked up to her. "We'll talk about the other things later. First, let me see your hand."
Karin's mother was a bit confused but still held out her pale hand.
Tōshirō took her hand and examined it. It was covered in bite marks.
The pure-blooded Uzumaki clan had a special ability that was different from Tsunade's mixed-blood. By biting them, a person could absorb their chakra and heal their injuries. The effect was instantaneous and far surpassed the Mystical Palm Technique.
Although the person who bit them felt good, the person being bitten was in pain.
One or two bites were fine, but with so many, even the Uzumaki, who naturally had a huge amount of chakra, couldn't endure being drained so much. It could easily shorten their lifespan, or even kill them.
This was the reason why Karin's mother's face looked so bad.
Tōshirō frowned. "Roll up your sleeve and let me see."
Karin's mother obediently complied, rolling up her sleeve to reveal her fair arm. Unfortunately, it was covered in bite marks, just like her hand.
If you looked closely, you could even see bite marks on the inner side of her clothes, suggesting that the other parts of her body had also been bitten.
Karin's mother saw the unhappy expression on Tōshirō's face. It was clear that he was worried about her, so she tried to comfort him. "It's nothing..."
But even so, from her weak voice and the occasional cough, it was clear that she was not as well as she claimed.
Tōshirō turned around, crossed his arms, and his eyes grew cold.
Yamamoto was stunned. "What is it? Do you have another matter to attend to?"
Tōshirō nodded.
Yamamoto was puzzled. "What is it?"
"Let's talk about the compensation for emotional distress."
Yamamoto was dumbfounded for a moment. His eyes widened. "Wh-What?!"
(End of Chapter)
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