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Chapter 78: The Uzumaki Clan

If the Konoha Hospital was a top-tier major hospital, with a full range of equipment and facilities, then the hospital in the Village Hidden in the Grass was a rural town's health clinic. The equipment was crude, and there weren't many medical ninja.

But Genichi didn't care. He wasn't really here to work.

His target was Karin's mother. Although he didn't know if she was already in the Grass Village, if she was, the hospital was the most likely place to see her.

For three days in a row, the Grass ninja hospital was quiet. There were no injured, and Genichi did not see any red-haired women.

On the fourth day, more than a dozen injured people were suddenly brought into the hospital, almost filling it to capacity.

Genichi began to get busy. But he alone, plus the five medical ninja of the Grass Village, were clearly not enough to handle so many injured people, especially since some of them were seriously wounded. However, if this situation hadn't occurred, Genichi had been planning to take matters into his own hands and create some casualties for the Grass Village himself.

"Over here, quickly!"

"If he dies, you die too!"

A sudden loud shout attracted Genichi's attention. He looked up and saw a red-haired woman being brought into the hall, which was already full of injured people. A Grass ninja was dragging her to the bedside of a heavily wounded patient.

"Quick, bite her arm!"

The red-haired woman's sleeve was roughly pulled up, revealing an arm covered in dense bite marks.

Beasts! Genichi's eyes narrowed. He then lowered his head and continued his work, while his ears caught the sound of an almost inaudible muffled grunt.

Time ticked by, and soon it was evening. All of the injured Grass ninja had been treated.

Genichi said goodbye to his colleagues, left the hospital, and returned to his residence.

In the dead of night, Genichi appeared silently in front of a simple wooden house and pushed the door open.

"Who's there?" a weak voice came from inside.

Genichi instantly locked onto the red-haired woman huddled on the bed. He didn't speak. After entering the wooden house, he closed the door and walked to the bed. "My name is Kinoshita Genichi. Do you want to leave this place?"

The red-haired woman looked up at him, her expression timid, her face pale, but her eyes were like rubies. "I have nowhere else to go."

Genichi said faintly, "You should know that if you stay here, you will die sooner or later from the loss of your life force, right?"

The red-haired woman's eyes dimmed. Of course, she knew. The ninja of the Grass Village didn't treat her as a comrade at all, but merely as a medical pack.

It was just that she didn't know where she should go, or where she could go.

Back then, she had followed her father and fled from that purgatory to the Village Hidden in the Grass. Her father had been seriously injured and had died not long after. She had become a member of the Grass Village all alone.

Until the day she used her special ability to save a comrade. The place she had thought could become her home became completely alien. Her former comrades became ferocious and terrifying, like a pack of demons. She even knew that before long, the village would arrange for someone to marry her, for the sole purpose of continuing her special ability.

And if she left here, where could she go? If she went to a new place, would people not treat her the same way?

At this moment, Genichi extended his hand. "Come with me."

"I will teach you the correct way to use your power."

"I will give you the ability to protect yourself."

"I can give you the power to decide your own path."

The red-haired woman stared blankly at him.

Seeing the woman's lack of reaction, Genichi felt a little embarrassed. Isn't this how Orochimaru used to persuade people? Why isn't it working?

Fine, I'll just have to use force!

Sighing to himself, Genichi said no more. Silence was acquiescence, and acquiescence was agreement. He strode forward, directly used the Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death (Genjutsu: Nehan Shōja no Jutsu) to put her to sleep, then picked her up and left.

And when the next wave of casualties arrived at the Grass Village, they discovered that both Genichi and the "medical pack" were gone.

The entire Village Hidden in the Grass was instantly in an uproar. Figures shot out of the village, giving chase at full speed. The outsider, Genichi, their temporarily hired doctor, didn't matter. But the "medical pack" was a precious resource for the village. The higher-ups of the Grass Village would naturally not allow it to be lost just like that.

The sky began to brighten.

On the border of the Land of Grass and the Land of Rain, in a cave, a campfire flickered.

"You're awake?" Genichi looked at the red-haired woman, who was pretending to be asleep. "Eat something."

He handed the roasted pheasant in his hand to her.

The red-haired woman quickly opened her eyes and took it with a flustered look. "Th-thank you, Lord Genichi!" She remembered his name.

Genichi looked at her and asked, "What is your name?"

The woman took a small bite of the roasted chicken, then swallowed it hastily. "My name is Ina."

"Uzumaki Ina..."

Genichi said, "That's a very nice name."

Uzumaki Ina's expression changed. Genichi said, "You don't have to be so nervous. I'm from Konoha. You should know of that place, right?"

"Kushina-neesan has the same red hair as you."

Ina's expression changed again. "Kushina..."

Genichi's eyebrow raised. "It seems you know each other."

Ina lowered her head. "Is... is she alright?"

Genichi nodded. "She is a Jonin of Konoha now. Her boyfriend is also a Jonin of Konoha."

"Kushina-neesan has taught me sealing techniques."

"From now on, you will follow me."

Uzumaki Ina nodded. "Yes, Lord Genichi!"

Genichi did not correct this form of address. He pointed to the side. "There's water over there. Eat something first. We'll set out for the Land of Rain later and buy you some things."

Hearing this, Ina quickly sped up her eating. At the same time, her spirits subtly changed.

Genichi watched and nodded to himself. It seemed his previous method was wrong. To deal with someone like Uzumaki Ina, he should have used a firm attitude and just arranged everything directly. She wouldn't resist anyway.

Very good. Once she was trained, she would be a very good support. Adamantine Sealing Chains (Kongō Fūsa), Mind's Eye of the Kagura (Kagura Shingan), and even emergency healing... Moreover, Uzumaki Ina was no less beautiful than Uzumaki Kushina, and her height was about the same as his now. She was quite pleasing to the eye.

Half an hour later, the campfire was extinguished. Uzumaki Ina, her once-loose red hair now tied back, looking much more capable, followed Genichi out of the cave.

"Let's go!" Genichi leaped up.

Ina quickly followed. She was also a ninja; she naturally knew the basics. Genichi's pace was not fast.

However, just after they had crossed the border into the Land of Rain, Genichi sensed someone catching up from behind.

"They're finally here!" A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and Genichi stopped.

Ina also stopped immediately. "Lord Genichi?"

Genichi said faintly, "Just taking care of a little trouble first."

Ina's expression changed, and she became a little nervous. "Are they the ones who are chasing us?"

Genichi was calm and confident. "It's just a small problem. You stand behind me."

Ina felt much more at ease and quickly moved behind him.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Figures descended from the sky. Six Grass ninja formed a semi-circle, surrounding the two of them.

"Who are you?"

"You pretended to be a physician just for her, right?"

"Hand over the woman!"

The leading Grass ninja shouted one question after another.

At this moment, Genichi was not wearing his Konoha forehead protector. Although he had been to the Grass Village on a mission before, not many Grass ninja had actually met him. And these people were not among them, so they did not recognize him.

Genichi looked up. Their eyes met. His right eye instantly transformed into a three-tomoe Sharingan. The leading Grass ninja, who was looking at him, his eyes immediately went blank, and he collapsed without a sound.

"The Sharingan!"

"You're from Konoha!"

Cries of alarm rang out, followed by voices full of terror.

"Damn it, my body... I can't move!"

"It's a genjutsu!"

"He... he's a Jonin from the Uchiha clan!"

The remaining five Grass ninja were all immobilized. Genichi performed the Art of Zai, then clapped his hands together, opened his mouth, and spat out a high-pressure jet of water. He then swept it across, and under Ina's shocked gaze, the bodies of the five Grass ninja were sliced in half at the waist. Blood and organs spilled onto the ground.

Genichi's expression was blank. He then took out a kunai, turned, and handed it to Ina. "Go. Finish that guy off."

Ina's hand trembled, but she immediately took the kunai, walked forward, and with both hands, forcefully plunged it into the back of the leading Grass ninja's heart. This immediately roused the man from the genjutsu, and he let out a pained grunt.

Genichi watched and nodded to himself. Very good. She's not so timid that she doesn't dare to act.

After Ina had dealt with the Grass ninja, Genichi sent a clone to loot the bodies. Money, explosive tags, and soldier pills were taken. There was no need to take anything else.

"Let's go."

After packing everything up, Genichi set out again.

Ina followed behind, her heart feeling more and more at ease.

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