Chapter 348: Can You Take Me With You?

Lian Ye was just busy watching Zilaoye get beaten and forgot the matter.

"I'll be leaving the Village for a while; the three of you keep forming a team and carry out the mission."

"Ah? Teacher Lian Ye, how long do you plan to be away?" Zilaoye asked curiously.

"Can't be like a few years ago, leaving for as long as half a year, right?"

"I don't know the exact time; you'll find out when I return," Lian Ye shook his head.

Anyway, now that he's leaving the Village, that old kid Qianshou Feijian doesn't dare to stop him, so he can stay as long as he wants.

He can spend some time with the Fake Death duo, and then wander around the Ninja World as a trip.

Back then, Spot and Hashirama were with him, so he didn't get a few days of travel life.

This time he can make up for everything he missed.

Lian Ye thought of finding Orochimaru and explaining the situation to him.

"I understand, Teacher Lian Ye." Regarding the teacher's sudden departure, Orochimaru didn't react much.

He's just a student and can't interfere with the teacher's life.

Lian Ye then greeted Uchiha Jing, Yuanfei Rizhan, Zhuan Qin Xiaochun, and Mizuto Menyan.

Finally, they arrived at Senju Clan Land.

Hashirama Residence.

"Lian Ye, what were you arguing with your uncle about this morning?" Xuanwo Mizuto asked curiously.

Early in the morning she heard Lian Ye's angry roar; no guessing needed, they had a dispute.

That made her very curious; after decades together, it seemed like their first fight.

What exactly happened?

"Nothing major, it's already settled, Mizuto Ayi," Lian Ye said without explanation.

These kinds of matters are better kept from others; it's good for both him and Qianshou Feijian.

Xuanwo Mizuto, seeing Lian Ye unwilling to speak, didn't ask further.

"Are you looking for Xiaogang?" she said irritably, "That girl isn't home; she must have gone to the casino."

Gangshou picked up the bad habit of gambling, entirely because of Hashirama.

Gangshou, even at a young age, was taken by Hashirama to play dice, getting hooked on gambling from childhood.

Xuanwo Mizuto had no way to intervene, so she could only let the girl go.

"It's fine; telling you is the same..." Lian Ye told Mizuto about his upcoming departure.

"Are you going to look for them again?" Xuanwo Mizuto asked expectantly.

"That'd be it," Lian Ye nodded, "I plan to go see them first."

"Lian Ye," Xuanwo Mizuto began, then stopped.

"Mizuto Ayi, what do you want to say?" Lian Ye looked puzzled.

After a moment of silence, Xuanwo Mizuto finally spoke, and her first words were a trump card.

"Can you take me with you?"

These years, Hashirama would slip into the Village every so often to spend a few days with her.

It's always been Hashirama who comes to her; she has never gone to look for Hashirama.

Hearing that, Lian Ye opened his mouth in disbelief, looking like he'd seen a ghost.

"Mizuto Ayi, do you know what you're saying?"

One must know that Mizuto Ayi is a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and under normal circumstances it's hard for her to leave the Village.

The Uzumaki clan, Powerful Sealing Technique, Nine-Tails—these buffs combined, other Ninja Villages would know such a being left Konoha...

The consequences would be unimaginable.

"I understand; I want to see Hashirama," Xuanwo Mizuto said seriously.

She has guarded Konoha for about ten years for Hashirama; now she just wants to leave and search the Ninja World for her husband.

"Old Dong... the uncle won't agree," Lian Ye whispered.

That old kid Qianshou Feijian could never agree to let the big sister-in-law leave the Village.

Once a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki leaves the Village, other Ninja Villages will target them.

Although she's powerful, she fears the unlikely scenario.

Given Lian Ye's knowledge of that old kid, he could never consent to this.

"I'll make Feijian agree," Xuanwo Mizuto smiled, "Now go summon Feijian."

Lian Ye, seeing Mizuto Ayi's smile for the first time, found it unsettling and hurriedly turned toward his own home.

Qianshou Feijian, who learned the news quickly, arrived in a hurry.

"Big sister-in-law, do you want to leave the Village?"

"Well, I plan to travel out with Lian Ye," Xuanwo Mizuto said softly, "Since your older brother passed, I've stayed in the Village; it's time to get out and clear my mind."

"Big sister-in-law, but your status..."

"Feijian, do you still recognize me as your big sister-in-law?" Mizuto interrupted, "I'm already sixty; if I don't go out now, I won't have the chance."

She looked at the conflicted Feijian and gently asked, "May the big sister-in-law go out to see the world?"

Lian Ye saw this and knew the matter was settled; that old kid simply couldn't refuse.

One can only say, truly fitting for Mizuto Ayi!

"I understand."

Qianshou Feijian sighed helplessly, then finally nodded in agreement.

Since the big sister-in-law has said so, what reason does he have to refuse?

Although worried about the elder sister‑in‑law's safety, there's no other choice.

He can't possibly refuse again, can he?

Anyway, with Lian Ye around, we almost never run into danger.

"Lian Ye, protect your Mizuto Ayi well," Qianshou Feijian instructed, then turned and left.

"Got it, Uncle," Lian Ye nodded.

After Feijian's figure vanished from their sight, Xuanwo Mizuto finally smiled and asked.

"Lian Ye, Feijian has agreed; you can't refuse me now, can you?"

"Of course, I'll take you to Uncle Hashirama right away…"

Come to think of it, he hasn't seen Hashirama and Ban for a year or two.

I wonder which cave the two are living in now?

They were once two figures who terrified the Ninja World, yet now they live like primitives.

It's truly a cause for sighs!

"Grandma, Uncle Lian Ye, where are you going?" Shengshu, just released from school, shouted loudly upon seeing their departing silhouettes.

"Shengshu, Uncle Lian Ye and I will be away from the Village for a while; if any trouble arises, go find your Second Grandfather," Xuanwo Mizuto whispered. "Make sure to tell Gangshou…"

She was just thinking of going to see Hashirama and almost forgot to tell her grandchildren.

Shengshu: "???"

She only went to school for a day, why does Grandma have to leave?

With Grandma not at home, who will cook dinner for him!

We can't rely on the gambling‑obsessed older sister and the Second Grandfather who eats Soldier's Ration Pills as meals, can we?

For an instant, Shengshu felt the heavens were collapsing.

"Mizuto Ayi, is it really okay for Shengshu to live alone?" Lian Ye couldn't help but ask.

In his view, Gangshou that girl is completely unreliable, so they have to rely on Shengshu himself.

"It's fine; hasn't Uncle Feijian retired?" Xuanwo Mizuto said indifferently.

Shengshu is already big enough to take care of himself.

Lian Ye nodded.

Even Grandma doesn't mind; why would he bother?

The two quickly left the Village and arrived at an uninhabited spot.

Lian Ye formed a seal, summoning Dao Ba to lead the way.

"Come out, Fat Cat!"