Chapter 178: Heh, You're Pulling This Trick on Me?
People are always drawn to the mysterious and unknown, yet they overlook the reasons why such things are hidden from the world… isn't it just to save their own skins?!
The method for reaching Shikkotsu Forest from Konoha was not complicated. First, Tsunade would summon a clone of Katsuyu, and then the clone would take them back to Shikkotsu Forest.
Lady Katsuyu's mood was very complicated.
Tsunade bringing Karin to sign the summoning contract was something they had discussed long ago. The great sage Katsuyu was very satisfied with Karin as a contractor; after all, the most suitable contractors for it were members of the Senju and Uzumaki clans.
But why are you bringing a crow along?
Don't you know the principle that kings do not meet? I've cultivated Shikkotsu Forest for a thousand years, and you want me to lose it all in one day? Did you secretly sign a contract with this crow behind my back…
Think about it, how many years has it been since the Hidden Grass Village was destroyed?! Have you forgotten?! The ruins of the Hidden Grass Village are still there, staring at you in Konoha every day!
Tsunade called Karin over and clapped her hands. "Katsuyu, shall we go then?"
"Caw!" The crow's expression was also very excited… Just how big is Lady Katsuyu… What does Shikkotsu Forest look like… Is it a rainforest…
"This method won't work." Lady Katsuyu shook its head, its voice delicate and soft. "Transporting Lord Kitahara to Shikkotsu Forest would consume an immense amount of chakra… Even my main body would struggle to bear it, let alone a mere part of a clone…"
Kitahara: "…"
What… is the meaning of this?
"Well, can't be helped then!" Tsunade rubbed her forehead, then suddenly feigned a look of delight as she rummaged through her office. She casually grabbed a dice cup, then put on a regretful expression and waved at the crow. "We'll be on our way then, see you in a few days!"
Kitahara: "…"
And what… is the meaning of this?
"Lord Kitahara, please don't be anxious. After I return, I will continue to follow your orders and not let Sasuke have a good time at school." Karin extended a finger to push up the glasses on her nose, the lenses glinting in the light.
Kitahara: "…"
And what is… the meaning of this?
Although I'm very happy about Sasuke getting beaten up, as the great Crow Sage, would I stoop to specifically targeting a child? Don't I have any dignity? Besides, you little girl can't even understand what I'm saying…
"That does sound like something Kitahara would do."
The office door suddenly slid open. Itachi Uchiha walked in, reached out to hold the crow's wing, and watched with it as the Katsuyu clone took Tsunade and Karin away. He then said with seeming helplessness, "Sasuke is still a child…"
Kitahara: "…"
Getting someone to beat up Sasuke… it certainly sounded like something it would do, was something it had always wanted to do, and was even a goal it was striving for. But it wasn't Danzo, so why should it take the fall for someone else!
First, that little girl Karin was truly a member of the Uzumaki clan; her sensory abilities were indeed excellent, and she was particularly sensitive to the nature of chakra.
Second, that brat Karin was not at all like a member of the Uzumaki clan, because her intelligence was clearly a bit on the high side.
Third, that little one Karin was definitely a woman of the ninja world. She already had a crush at such a young age and hadn't changed her mind, clearly still thinking about the brat it had raised.
Karin must have gathered a large amount of intelligence for this.
To even find out about its poor relationship with Sasuke, she must have secretly had people collecting information.
Kitahara scoffed at this. A mere six-year-old girl had pulled a fast one on it. Did she really think that it, the great Sage, could only spit Tailed Beast Bombs?
Konoha Ninja Academy, Fifth-Grade Class.
Hana Inuzuka had many friends. She had a cheerful personality and always enjoyed helping her classmates. There was almost no one in the entire class who disliked her.
And she could even openly bring her dogs to school!
Three of them, at that!
Therefore, after class on normal days, many boys and girls would gather around her desk. Some wanted to talk with her, while others played with her dogs.
Today was a little different. Not many people dared to approach.
Because when she came to school today, she had brought an extra crow. Kitahara extended a wing and knocked over the Haimaru Brothers, intimidating the three dogs until they retreated to a corner, trembling.
Hana Inuzuka listened to the crow's cawing. In the entire class, only she could understand what Kitahara was saying, and right now, she was laughing so hard she was shaking.
In a sense, she looked a bit like a lunatic.
Talking to herself while looking at a fierce crow and even laughing so happily—what was the difference between her and the students from Kitahara's past life who would inexplicably laugh while looking at a math textbook?
After all, both Kitahara and math textbooks were quite terrifying…
"Kitahara, what are you talking about! Itachi is only eleven, and how could you think he'd marry that underclassman named Karin in the future!"
"She's only six!"
"Huh? Lord Fugaku is also five years older than Auntie Mikoto? Really? I always thought Lord Fugaku and Auntie Mikoto were classmates!"
"O(∩_∩)O Haha~"
"If you put it that way, now that I think about it, it seems Itachi and that girl Karin are really fated to be together!"
On the other side of the classroom, Izumi Uchiha listened to Hana Inuzuka's laughter and secretly clenched her fists. She had recognized the crow the moment it appeared, so she had been quietly paying attention to everything happening over there…
Izumi knew that Hana could understand the crow's caws, and she was envious.
Fortunately, because of this, she also happened to overhear a heaven-shattering piece of bad news.
A six-year-old girl was coveting the Itachi she coveted… On this point, she had an advantage; after all, she started coveting Itachi when she was around four or five.
However, Hana's words, carrying the crow's message, couldn't help but echo in Izumi Uchiha's ears…
Keyword 1: Fugaku Uchiha is five years older than Mikoto Uchiha…
Keyword 2: Itachi Uchiha is Fugaku Uchiha's son…
Keyword 3: Itachi Uchiha is eleven this year, Karin is six, so Itachi is also five years older than Karin…
The logical connection was so clear, what else was there to think about!
That new first-year student!
The greatest love rival in history has arrived!
The crow noticed Izumi Uchiha's cosmos suddenly exploding on the other side of the room and nodded in satisfaction. Today's mission was successfully completed, with an unexpected bonus even!
Mm, Hana Inuzuka is going to treat it to Ichiraku Ramen…
The ramen was mainly to comfort her red-faced little brother, Kiba Inuzuka. The first-grader was depressed after getting a slap from his mom for having his parent called to the school… Mm, the Inuzuka clan's family tradition.
"Sigh, Kitahara, I wonder which supervising teacher we'll be assigned to after graduation!" Hana Inuzuka sighed softly, as she was graduating next year to become a true ninja.
The crow looked at her and tilted its head. "Caw?"
(Where do you want to be assigned?)
"I'd be happy just being a doctor who quietly treats ninja animals…" Hana Inuzuka gently swung her little legs.
Kitahara looked down at the elegant handwriting in Hana's notebook. It detailed the recent conditions of the animals she had treated…
The little girl's ambition hadn't changed; she had always been working towards her dream… Dreams have no hierarchy. In her eyes, becoming a respected little veterinarian in Konoha was her ultimate dream.
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