Torikaze thought it over and over. Perhaps this was the only possibility. Maybe the fetus was developing too slowly, and they would not receive any news until it had truly stabilized.
"How about this? Take another five thousand ryō to them. No matter what, this child must be protected."
Yahiko was somewhat puzzled. "Shishou... why do you care so much about this married couple's child?"
Yahiko had a bold guess in his heart, but he dismissed it after only a second, because that was impossible.
"The child in that couple's womb is no ordinary one. It is the reincarnation of my friend, Uzumaki Qinghe."
Yahiko was immediately dumbfounded. "What? Senior Uzumaki Qinghe? The Second Prince of the Land of Whirlpools?"
Torikaze nodded. "When your master's wife and I went to the Pure Land, we saw his soul. I made some arrangements, so I can sense him after his reincarnation."
So that was it. Now it all made sense.
Otherwise, even if Shishou was willing to do a good deed, he would not have brought an ordinary family all the way from the Land of Water just to help them.
"You brat, you sure came up with quite a lot of nonsense about me in your head, didn't you? Your punishment is one week of work at the Back Mountain factory."
Yahiko's expression immediately turned bitter. "No, Shishou! How would I dare?"
Torikaze did not give him a chance to explain. "Your aura changed for an instant just now. It was only for a second, but I noticed."
"Don't argue anymore. Go deliver the money, then start work tomorrow. Otherwise, I'll increase it to a month."
With that, Yahiko had no choice. "All right, Shishou..."
He was annoyed with himself as well. He clearly knew it was impossible, yet he had