After Satori left, Kusagakure suddenly became quiet.
The shop owner crawled out from beneath the counter, carrying some homemade snacks. He came up to the second floor and asked cautiously, "My lords, has that monster outside been eliminated?"
Naruto glanced at the shop owner and lightly shook his head. "Not yet. But the crisis Kusagakure is facing has only just begun. I'm afraid you won't have any good days for the next few years."
Hearing this, the shop owner fell silent before looking at Karin. "Is it because of this child? She feels strangely familiar, a lot like that young doctor at the hospital."
Naruto did not respond. He took Karin and jumped down from the second floor of the izakaya.
Seeing the two leave, the Kusagakure residents who had just breathed a sigh of relief began to worry again, uncertain whether they feared the monster returning or Kusagakure's future.
Walking through the streets of Kusagakure, they headed toward the Box of Paradise.
This time, Naruto did not have Karin disguise herself. Instead, she walked openly down the street. Many Grass Ninja recognized her, but intimidated by Naruto's presence, none dared approach.
Looking at the hesitant Grass Ninja and the regretful Kusagakure residents, Karin asked curiously, "Why are they looking at me like that?"
"They've lost a tool they could vent on whenever they wanted, one that could also provide free treatment. How could they not be disappointed?"
As he said this, a shadow crossed Naruto's face.
There were quite a few people like Karin in the ninja world—pure tools. The Jinchuriki of the major ninja villages were the best examples. They bore the greatest resentment every day and had to constantly struggle against the tailed beasts.
When the critical moment came, they also had to protect their villages. Otherwise,