"Izayoi-kun, you're here!"
Izayoi arrived outside the villa with Hanabi.
Before he even entered, the girl's voice reached his ears.
With a whoosh, Karin's figure appeared out of nowhere in front of Izayoi and Hanabi.
Her red eyes, the same color as her hair, stared intently at Izayoi, and then, as if discovering something, a joyful smile spread across her face.
"Yes, this time it's my Main Body."
Izayoi nodded and smiled, "Thank you for your hard work during this time, Karin."
"It's not hard, not hard at all." Karin shook her head repeatedly, her face full of gratitude. "Compared to life in the Grass Ninja Village, this place is simply heaven. I'm only helping Izayoi-kun to purchase materials in the Sand Village, yet I'm able to live in such a nice house and receive so much reward money. I really feel unworthy."
"No, you've been a great help."
Under Hanabi's pouting gaze, Izayoi raised his hand and gave Karin a head pat, touching her red hair, which had become very smooth and shiny compared to its dryness some time ago, and smiled, "In this world, there are very few people I can trust, and you are one of them. I am very grateful for the short-sightedness of the Grass Ninja Village. If it weren't for their stupidity, I wouldn't have been able to find my clansman during the Chunin Exams."
"Hehe... Karin is also very fortunate to have met Izayoi-kun. I will definitely not let you down."
Karin thoroughly enjoyed Izayoi's head pat, and at the same time, she grinned foolishly and guaranteed with a firm expression.
Looking at Karin, who was just short of tying a headband with the word 'loyalty' on her forehead, Hanabi's eyes were thoughtful.
So, this woman is Nii-chan's clansman.
It seems that Nii-chan is not cheating.
That's right, if he were cheating, he wouldn't have brought Hanabi along.
Thinking of this, Hanabi's hostility towards Karin instantly disappeared.
After chatting with Karin at the door for a while, Izayoi led Hanabi into the villa.
On the way, Izayoi also introduced Hanabi and Karin to each other.
Upon learning that Hanabi was Hinata's sister, the one who had taken great care of her in the Death Forest, Karin's affection for her immediately soared, treating her like a younger sister.
"Hanabi, you can tour the villa with Karin-neechan. If you're bored, you can also go out and play." Izayoi stroked Hanabi's head and smiled, "Nii-chan has things to do now, and will come to accompany you after he's done."
"Okay, okay..."
The precocious Hanabi was very understanding, nodding repeatedly, "Nii-chan's matters are more important, just let Karin-neechan accompany me."
"Then I'll leave Hanabi to you, Karin." Izayoi smiled at Karin again.
"Izayoi-kun, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Hanabi." Karin guaranteed with a serious expression.
Thus, Izayoi left Hanabi to Karin and came alone to a locked door.
After opening the door, a downward staircase came into view.
Stepping down the stairs to the end, below was a spacious basement.
However, right now, this basement was very crowded.
Rows of figures stood there, their formations neat.
A quick estimate put them close to three digits.
And that wasn't all of them.
Because in a corner of the basement, there was a table with several large sealing scrolls placed on it.
These figures were all dressed in uniform, black trench coats embroidered with red clouds.
Most of the figures had bandages wrapped around their faces, their eyes vacant.
They were all ordinary puppets, a small number of them Human Puppets made from corpses.
In addition to the Kurosuki Clan, there were also some rogue ninja hunted by Shadow Clones during this period.
Looking at these puppets, Izayoi activated his Tenseigan and walked over, injecting Chakra into their Chakra Cores, as if charging batteries, while softly muttering to himself, "Whether the system has a hidden mechanism depends on you. Whether the Perk upgrades are hell difficulty or easy difficulty also depends on you!"
"But the Akatsuki and Lord Danzo will definitely love this gift."
After charging all the puppets in the basement and inside the scrolls, Izayoi returned upstairs, taking Hanabi and Karin to play in Sakura Street.
On the way, Izayoi asked Karin about her well-being.
"Karin, how is your body recovering?"
"I'm fine now, I'm full of energy." Karin once again showed a look of gratitude, smiling, "Thanks to Izayoi-kun's treatment, and the medicinal cuisine prepared for me by the Shadow Clone."
"Then what are your plans for the future?"
Izayoi asked, "There are enough materials now, and there's no need to resupply for a long time. Do you plan to continue living here, helping me manage the property, or continue on the path of a ninja? Of course, whichever it is, I will teach you Ninjutsu and help you become stronger."
"I'll listen to you." Karin said firmly, "Whatever Izayoi-kun wants me to do, needs me to do, I will do."
"I like your answer, but I want to know your true thoughts even more." Izayoi raised his hand and touched her head, smiling, "After all, you are not only my subordinate, but also my clansman, my family. Whatever your choice, I will help you achieve it."
Looking at Izayoi's sincere face, Karin's eyes became uncontrollably moist again.
Whether a person is good to you or not is never about what they say or what promises they make, but about what they do.
Karin saw the evil of the Grass Ninja Village clearly.
She had even foreseen the future, that she would probably die one day like her mother, due to extreme physical weakness.
If life in the Grass Ninja Village was hell, then this period of time was heaven for Karin.
After Izayoi's Shadow Clone took Karin away from Konoha, he sent her to Sakura Street, not only letting her live in a large villa, but also giving her the key to the vault, allowing her to dispose of the billions of money inside.
Knowing that she didn't know how to spend money, the Shadow Clone took the initiative to buy a large amount of ingredients and some medicinal materials, and hired a professional chef to make medicinal cuisine for Karin, to restore her severely overdrawn body.
Not only that, the Shadow Clone also took her to a clothing store and customized a large number of beautiful clothes, some of which were made of fabrics so expensive that she couldn't afford them even if she did missions for a lifetime.
Even the jewelry in the safe was free for her to choose.
After her body had recovered to a certain extent, the Shadow Clone also taught Karin the more comprehensive ninja basics of Konoha than the Grass Ninja Village, as well as the cultivation methods of tree climbing and water walking.
He even lent Karin Kurosuki Raiga's Lightning Blade, guiding her in the cultivation of Lightning Release nature transformation.
Once she masters Lightning Release nature transformation, the Shadow Clone will teach Karin the technique of Lightning Release Chakra Stimulation Cells.
He was so thoughtful, yet he only needed Karin to make a trip to the Sand Village to purchase some materials.
He didn't even follow behind, completely unafraid that Karin would run away with the large sum of money.
This care and trust often made Karin secretly hide away and cry, tears of emotion.
The girl had long been captured by Izayoi, becoming like Haku and Kimimaro, willing to give her life as long as she could help Izayoi.
Izayoi was her heaven, her god, her everything!
So, after lowering her head to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, Karin raised her head and grinned at Izayoi, saying, "Izayoi-kun, I want to become a ninja."
Only by becoming an all-rounder ninja could she better assist him!
Izayoi naturally didn't know what Karin was thinking.
Hearing Karin's words, he also grinned and said, "Alright, then I'll help you become one of the most powerful female ninjas."
Just as the two were smiling at each other, Hanabi suddenly emphasized her presence.
"Nii-chan, what about Hanabi?"
Looking at his cute little sister-in-law, Izayoi couldn't help but pinch her little face and said with a smile, "Hanabi will definitely be the most powerful female ninja in the future too."
"Hehe... I've remembered it. When I get back, I'll tell my sister that Nii-chan said I'm more powerful!" Hanabi made a face, stuck out her tongue, and smiled gleefully.
Izayoi hummed a few times, proudly saying, "Nii-chan is talking about the future. Right now, your sister is definitely the most powerful."
"Eh... why is it like that!"
Izayoi suddenly imitated Hanabi's behavior from a few days ago, covering his heart and pretending to be sad, "Hanabi actually wants to trick Nii-chan, it really hurts Nii-chan's fragile heart. Not ten times, no... not a hundred times of massage will be enough to coax it."
"Nii-chan, I was wrong..."
Hanabi immediately pounced on Izayoi, rubbed her head against his chest, and then looked up, acting cute, "Hanabi promises you, Nii-chan, please forgive me, okay?"
"Nii-chan was just joking. Let's go, I'll take you to see the cherry blossoms!"
Izayoi was once again charmed by his little sister-in-law, couldn't help but flick her nose, and rubbed her face full of collagen.
Then, he supported her under the armpits, lifted Hanabi up, turned around, and placed her on his shoulders, skillfully entering mount mode, taking his little sister-in-law and Karin to see the cherry blossoms.
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