Land of Water

"Mmm..."

Ye Lan replied casually, then politely asked the girl, "I don't yet know the young lady's name?"

Hearing this, the girl was also stunned for a moment, then bit her lip and said softly, "My name is Kuri..."

"Miss!!"

Before the girl could finish speaking, she was interrupted by a slightly flustered shout.

Ye Lan followed the sound and looked ahead, only to see an old man in black hurrying over.

The girl, seeing the newcomer, hurriedly called out, "Grandpa Miyamama!"

The old man rushed over and, without even looking at Ye Lan, directly shielded the girl, anxiously asking, "Miss, are you alright?"

The girl smiled and shook her head.

Seeing that the girl was fine, the old man breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he glanced casually at Ye Lan, looking at him with a guarded expression, and asked blandly, "Who are you? Why are you with the young lady?!"

As the old man spoke, his robes rustled, clearly indicating that he didn't think of Ye Lan as a good person.

Ye Lan didn't speak, but crossed his arms and stared at the old man.

Seeing this, the girl hurriedly ran over to protect Ye Lan, flusteredly saying, "Grandpa Miyamama, it's not what you think. He didn't hurt me. On the contrary, he saved me from those two baldies."

"Hmm??"

The old man, called Miyamama, followed the girl's gaze to the side, and sure enough, he saw two bald men lying unconscious on the ground, his eyes immediately filled with killing intent.

Seeing this, the girl tugged at the old man's sleeve and explained the whole story, which calmed the old man down.

The old man looked at Ye Lan, then said apologetically, "Young friend, I'm really sorry, this old man misunderstood you. Thank you for saving the young lady."

Ye Lan waved his hand to indicate that it was nothing, and then said, "It's good that everyone is alright."

Hearing this, the old man said with shame, "It's all this old man's fault. This old man and the young lady have just arrived in this Konoha Village. The young lady is playful, and this old man failed to take good care of her, which led to the young lady encountering unscrupulous people."

"Fortunately, the young lady is safe and sound, otherwise, I really don't know how to apologize to the lord."

Then, he turned his head and scolded the girl, "Miss, if you ever disobey this old man and run around again, I'll tell the lord."

Hearing this, the girl's little face suddenly panicked, and she grabbed the old man's sleeve and said coquettishly, "Grandpa Miyamama~ Don't tell Father, Grandpa Miyamama is the best."

Seeing this, the old man smiled helplessly, saying with a doting expression, "I really can't do anything with you."

"Hehe..."

Looking at the girl's innocent appearance, not only the old man but even Ye Lan felt his heart melting.

After a moment, the old man said to Ye Lan, "Young friend, I must thank you today no matter what."

Before Ye Lan could speak, the old man took out a forehead protector from his clothes and placed it in Ye Lan's hand.

"My name is Kurihana Miyamama. In the future, when you come to the Hidden Mist Village in the Land of Water, just say my name."

Ye Lan looked down at the forehead protector in his hand.

Smiling, he nodded to the old man.

Kurihana Miyamama smiled upon seeing this, then turned to the girl and said, "Miss, let's go."

Hearing this, the girl looked at Ye Lan with considerable reluctance.

Then, under Ye Lan's gaze, she left with Kurihana Miyamama.

Before leaving, she didn't forget to turn her head and shout at Ye Lan with a smile, "Hey! Thank you! My name is Raku! Remember to come to the Land of Water to play when you have time."

Ye Lan also nodded heavily to the girl.