After Qingyun played with Kushina, Namikaze Minato and Nawaki for a while, it was not until the evening that the four of them returned to the river and began to enjoy the delicious bear paws.
After the bear paws were marinated by Qingyun, they were continuously coated with honey while being roasted. Soon, a sweet aroma filled the air. Kushina, Namikaze Minato and Nawaki swallowed their saliva and stared at the four bear paws in Qingyun's hand.
"Qingyun, how long will it take? I'm so hungry."
Kushina spoke to Qingyun with a sweet and innocent look on her face. Even while she was talking, her eyes never left the bear's paw.
"Don't worry, just apply some honey on the bear paw and let the sweetness of the honey blend into the bear paw thoroughly, then you can start eating."
Qingyun heard this, looked at the three people swallowing their saliva, and said with a smile.
Soon, after applying several layers of honey and barbecue seasoning, the bear paw was roasted by Qingyun until its surface was golden. The rich aroma made everyone, including Qingyun, suck it greedily.
"alright."
As soon as Qingyun finished speaking, the three of them couldn't wait to grab their bear paws, and regardless of the heat, they took a bite. Even though the bear paws had just been roasted and were scorching hot, they were reluctant to spit out the bear paw meat in their mouths.
Qingyun looked at the three people's impatient expressions, shook his head and laughed. He did not do like them, but took out a knife, cut the bear paw meat into slices one by one, and after it cooled down, he began to eat it slowly!
The bear paws are pickled, smoked with several layers of honey, and paired with secret barbecue ingredients. Every piece of bear paw meat exudes an enticing aroma.
After eating the crispy bear paw meat with tender inside, an ultimate fresh fragrance exploded in Qingyun's mouth. At this time, Qingyun understood the mood of the three people and couldn't help but speed up his eating.
"Mmm~ It's delicious. I've never eaten such delicious food."
Kushina stammered in praise, with a happy expression on her face.
"Is it really that delicious?"
A gentle voice suddenly sounded behind Kushina. The four people in Qingyun were all stunned and looked at the person who came: "Grandma Mito?"
"Grandma, why are you here?"
Nawaki swallowed the food in his mouth and looked at Uzumaki Mito and asked curiously.
Uzumaki Mito rarely leaves the Senju clan's territory, so Nawaki and Kushina were naturally very surprised to see Uzumaki Mito coming.
"Who told you not to come back for so long? I came out to look for you."
Uzumaki Mito made up a random excuse and patted Nawaki and Kushina's heads with a kind look on his face.
"I'm sorry, grandma. I forgot to tell you while practicing with Qingyun today. I won't do it again next time."
Nawaki said, scratching the back of his head, looking sheepish.
"Grandma Mito, Qingyun's grilled bear paw meat is delicious, why don't you try it too!"
Kushina gave half of his bear paw to Uzumaki Mito.
Anyway, the bear paws are so big, so there is no need to worry about not having enough to eat.
Uzumaki Mito looked at the bear paw that Kushina handed to him, took it with a smile, and then started eating it politely!
Uzumaki Mito's arrival made Namikaze Minato, Nawaki, and Kushina a little reserved, and they ate in silence.
Only Qingyun, after politely calling out Uzumaki Mito, continued to enjoy his food leisurely as usual, with no change in his expression.
Uzumaki Mito saw the expressions of the four people and saw that Qingyun looked mature and did not look like a child of this age at all. Moreover, Kushina and the other two seemed to regard Qingyun as their leader, which made her realize that Qingyun had become their backbone.
While eating bear paws, Uzumaki Mito observed Qingyun. After a long time, Uzumaki Mito finished eating first and looked at Qingyun and said, "I heard that you defeated Uchiha Fugaku, the most talented disciple of this generation of the Uchiha family, today?"
Before Qingyun could reply, Nawaki jumped up with a proud expression on his face, as if he had defeated Uchiha Fugaku.
He said to Uzumaki Mito, "Grandma, you don't know, Qingyun is so powerful.
He defeated Uchiha Fugaku in just a few moves.
I admire him so much.
I want to be as powerful as him in the future."
Uzumaki Mito saw Nawaki's exaggerated expression, which was similar to that of her husband when he was a child. She was so angry that she stopped Nawaki's exaggerated performance and gave Nawaki a slap on the head.
Nawaki cried out in pain, covered his forehead, and looked at Uzumaki Mito with an aggrieved look.
Uzumaki Mito rolled his eyes at Nawaki: "Grandma is talking to Qingyun, why are you butting in? You have no manners at all."
Qingyun saw Nawaki's aggrieved expression and smiled slightly: "It's not as exaggerated as Nawaki said. Uchiha Fugaku's strength is indeed amazing. I defeated him after a hard battle.
Moreover, this is because he doesn't know my strength. Now that he knows my strange physical skills, he will definitely be on guard next time. It will not be easy to fight him again."
"You are two years younger than him, and it is already very good that you have achieved this. Moreover, he understands your fighting style, and you also understand his fighting style. I am afraid that you will still be able to easily defeat him next time we fight!"
After hearing Qingyun's words, Uzumaki Mito smiled slightly and told the truth.
Qingyun shrugged upon hearing this and did not comment.
Uzumaki Mito was right. He was currently growing at a very fast pace. If he had the chance to fight Uchiha Fugaku again next time, he would definitely be able to defeat Uchiha Fugaku more easily than he is now.
"As expected, the Uchiha family leaders are giving you trouble. You can come to me for help."
Uzumaki Mito saw Qingyun's mature expression, said no more, stood up, and left with Kushina and Nawaki who looked reluctant.
Qingyun looked at Uzumaki Mito's departing back, grateful Kaidō: "Thank you!"
He was currently exposed to the eyes of the upper echelons of the Uchiha family and would surely be in trouble in the future. Moreover, the rat in the gutter might jump out at any time.
Uzumaki Mito seems to have no power in Konoha, but in fact her influence in Konoha is greater than Sarutobi Hiruzen. As long as Uzumaki Mito is there, he can grow up peacefully without having to worry about the threats from various forces for the time being.
"Brother, is that grandma very powerful?"
Namikaze Minato looked at Qingyun with a puzzled look. He saw a hint of relief on Qingyun's face. Obviously, Uzumaki Mito's last words made Qingyun completely relaxed!
"She's Shodai's wife. Don't you think she's powerful?"
After hearing what Namikaze Minato said, Qingyun smiled slightly and told Namikaze Minato Uzumaki Mito's identity.
"But, her age seems..."
After hearing Qingyun's words, Namikaze Minato looked at Qingyun in disbelief.
"Didn't you notice the diamond-shaped mark between her eyebrows?
At that time, the Uzumaki clan's secret technique, the Hundred Healings Mark, not only had the effect of storing Chakra, but as long as the Chakra in the Hundred Healings Mark was not used up, she could rely on the Hundred Healings Mark to stay young forever."
Qingyun explained to Namikaze Minato.
Qingyun had heard Tsunade mention the Hundred Healings Mark before, so he was not afraid that Namikaze Minato would find out and wonder where he got the information.
"Then, isn't it the same effect as the internal energy we practice?"
The function of internal energy is to open up a Dantian in the body. The function of this Dantian is to store Chakra, which is very similar to the Hundred Healings Mark.
It's just that Dantian doesn't have as many functions as Hundred Healings Mark.
After telling Namikaze Minato his guess, Qingyun packed up and returned to his residence with his things.
In the blink of an eye, a month passed, and the next day after eating the bear paw meat, Sarutobi Hiruzen came to Qingyun to exchange for Lingbo Weibu and Liumai Divine Sword.
Qingyun did not ask for too much. In exchange for a ninjutsu, Body Flicker Technique and Shadow Clone, he gave the training methods of Lingbo Weibu and Six Meridians Divine Sword to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was very satisfied with Qingyun's attitude, and he valued Qingyun more and more. He even took the initiative to pay Qingyun the salary he had never asked for.
Qingyun used to treat the wounded in the Ninja Hospital. Although he doesn't go there every day now, sometimes when the Chūnin in the Ninja Hospital is too busy, he will still ask Qingyun for help.
It was after seeing this that Sarutobi Hiruzen simply offered Qing Yun the same salary as Chūnin, and Qing Yun accepted it without hesitation.
After all, these are what he deserves. Moreover, with this money, Qingyun can also improve the lives of Namikaze Minato and himself, so why not do it?
After Sarutobi Hiruzen left, Qingyun bought a lot of supplies. Not only did he repair the wooden house to make it more sturdy, but he also added various furniture to make it look more like a home.
Today is the last day of the month. Qingyun got up early and pulled the sleepy Namikaze Minato to start digging the pit. Soon, dozens of wine jars were dug out by Qingyun and Namikaze Minato.
Qingyun opened the seal of one of the wine jars and uncovered the last layer of sealing cover. Suddenly, a scent of wine mixed with medicinal fragrance and alcohol reached Qingyun's nose.
"This Buddha's Laughing Wine is truly worthy of being called the medicinal wine in the martial arts world. Just by smelling the aroma, you can tell that this wine is extraordinary."
Qingyun greedily inhaled the aroma of the wine, couldn't wait to pour out a glass, and then drank it all in one gulp.
Suddenly, a medicinal power exploded in Qingyun's body. Qingyun had no time to sigh, and hurriedly sat cross-legged to refine the medicinal power of the Buddha's Laughing Wine.
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