After watching Narak and the other person leave the Hokage's office, the Third Hokage turned around and picked up a document from the desk!
This document had been delivered by someone from the Land of Grass three days ago!
The Third Hokage opened it and saw that it contained the results of Narak's mission to the Land of Grass!
The report had originally been prepared by Grass ninjas after investigating the mission site on the battlefield, then submitted to the leader of the Land of Grass. However, after careful consideration, the leader had decided to hand it over to Konoha along with the completed mission report!
The Third Hokage had already read this battle report several times over the past three days, but this time, he read it once again!
It began with a meaningless exchange of greetings, followed by the main subject. The scene after Narak's battle had been described in extreme detail!
The area was filled with broken walls and ruined buildings, while severed limbs lay scattered across the ground!
The Grass ninjas had even gone to the small cave where Narak had stayed last, only to discover the bodies of more than a dozen ninjas, cut into pieces!
The Grass ninjas had photographed all of this and included the pictures with the report!
The Third Hokage picked up the photographs and studied them himself. After a long while, he set them down and let out a deep sigh!
"Alas, this boy... I never expected him to have such a bloodlust. According to the Grass ninjas' count, there were a total of 156 enemies, and he killed every last one of them. Many of them even died horribly!"
"I really don't know how this boy developed such a bloodlust. I don't know whether sending him out to constantly undertake missions and gain experience was the right choice or not!"
"Alas, I hope this boy can hold on to his original nature. He mustn't lose himself amid power and slaughter!"
"Konoha already has one Orochimaru. We absolutely cannot produce a second one!"
The Third Hokage took a puff from his pipe and sighed again!
Meanwhile, after leaving the Hokage's office with Karin, Narak headed straight home!
As soon as he entered the backyard, he heard his younger sister Hinata's panting as she trained.
Narak quietly poked his head out to look and saw Hinata and Yakumo sparring nearby. Their usually delicate faces were filled with rare seriousness!
On the steps nearby sat little Hanabi, cupping her cheeks in both hands as she watched the two training with an equally serious expression!
"Ta-da, I'm back!"
Narak suddenly appeared in front of the two girls!
"Big brother!" *2
Seeing Narak appear out of nowhere, Hinata and Hanabi lit up with joy and ran toward him!
"Mm, it's only been a few days, but my sisters have gotten even prettier!"
Narak held one in each arm and pulled them into his embrace!
Hinata and Hanabi affectionately pressed their faces against his, one on either side!
"Come on, look what big brother brought back for you!"
As he spoke, Narak took out a pile of food from his system space. He had gathered all of it on his way back from the Land of Grass. Whenever he found something tasty, he would buy a large amount and put it into his system space!
The system space had one great advantage: anything stored inside would never spoil!
As a result, Narak often used the system space as a snack warehouse for his sisters!
Hinata was a little older and was no longer as fond of snacks as she had once been, but Hanabi was still completely childlike. The moment she saw the pile of snacks, she climbed down from Narak and pounced on it!
"Narak-kun, you're back!"
Yakumo stood prettily to one side, watching Narak fool around with his two sisters. Seeing the three of them stop, she spoke up to greet him!
"Yeah. I would have been back sooner, but something delayed me. How have you been feeling these past few days?"
Yakumo said, "Thanks to you, Narak-kun, my body has been cured. I'm completely fine now. Recently, I started doing recovery training with Hinata, and I haven't felt uncomfortable at all!"
Narak said, "That's good. Congratulations. You can finally fulfill your dream of becoming a ninja!"
Narak and Yakumo exchanged smiles!
"Narak-kun, who is this?"
As she spoke, Yakumo looked toward Karin, who had followed Narak inside!
Ever since entering the Hyuga Clan's compound, Karin had stayed close behind Narak. She had only emerged after entering the small courtyard where Hinata and the others trained, when she saw Narak playing around with Hinata and Hanabi!
Karin immediately felt a little dejected!
So these are his sisters? They're so cute!
He has two such adorable sisters. Will he stop wanting me in the future?
At that thought, Karin's heart instantly became filled with anxiety and insecurity!
Narak pulled Karin out from behind him and brought her in front of everyone. Seeing her slightly uneasy expression, he introduced her to them: "Come, let me introduce you. Her name is Karin. I met her outside and took her in as my younger sister, so I brought her back!"
"Hinata, she's one year younger than you, so she's your younger sister from now on too! As for Hanabi, remember to call her older sister in the future, understand?"
Narak gently rested both hands on Karin's shoulders as he introduced her to everyone!
On the road, Narak had learned Karin's exact age. She had just turned eight, making her only two months younger than Hinata!
However, years of malnutrition, combined with being treated as a mobile blood bank, had left her pale and emaciated. She looked more like a five-year-old child!
Then he rubbed Karin's head and said, "The taller girl is Big Sister Yakumo, a good friend of your brother. The short-haired girl is Big Sister Hinata, and the other little one is Hanabi. Those two are my biological sisters!"
"You all need to get along well from now on, understand?"
Narak spoke to the group!
"Mm-hmm!" Hinata obediently nodded and stepped forward, extending both hands toward Karin!
Karin looked slightly frightened as Hinata approached, but when she saw that Hinata meant no harm, she tentatively placed her small hands in Hinata's!
Hinata took Karin's hands and gave her a friendly smile!
Feeling Hinata's kindness, Karin finally revealed a sweet smile!
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Meanwhile, Hanabi rummaged through the snacks and waved at Karin with one hand!
"All right, you three go play for a while. Go find some snacks yourselves!"
After introducing the three girls, Narak left them to their own devices!
He stood up and said to Yakumo, "It looks like you've recovered well. How about I try you out a little?"
"Then please give me your guidance, Narak-kun!"
Yakumo first bowed to Narak, then immediately threw a punch at him!
"Tsk... That's a little lacking in martial etiquette, isn't it?"
Narak clearly hadn't expected Yakumo to launch such a sudden attack, but thanks to his powerful reaction speed, he still dodged the ambush!
Yakumo said nothing in response to Narak's complaint. She merely stuck out her tongue playfully!
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Then the two of them began exchanging blows, swaying back and forth!
Of course, Narak didn't put much strength into it. Most of the time, he simply stood there without moving and let Yakumo attack while he merely raised his hands to block her strikes!
After a long while, Yakumo stopped, panting heavily. "Narak-kun, I can't go on. You're still far too powerful. I'm completely no match for you!"
Narak smiled faintly. "After all, you've only just begun recovering. Being able to reach this level is already quite impressive. Keep working hard. I believe you'll definitely become even better!"
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