Even a Descended God Couldn't Save Them, The Quest Outside the Village Arrives

After many years, another girl held a birthday party for him, cleansing Gojo Yoru's heart.

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After uprooting his Inner Demon and starting a new life, Uzumaki Kushina became Gojo Yoru's first friend, the bond that began his integration into this world.

Now, the girl's heart-striking attack finally gave Gojo Yoru a sense of belonging to this world, and someone to protect.

That night, Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina played wildly.

The two of them ate the cake together, but the failed products in the kitchen became their weapons, sparking a cake fight.

After cleaning the house and taking a bath, the two wore yukata, held hands, and went out to stroll the night market, leaving their innocent figures in various places along Central Street.

Only when the night grew deep and quiet did Gojo Yoru send Uzumaki Kushina back to the Hashirama family's mansion.

The clock's hand ticked past midnight.

The gift of time and space still didn't arrive this year.

The next day, the surprise successfully delivered, Uzumaki Kushina, finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, was predictably absent.

Gojo Yoru had to come to the training ground alone.

When Orochimaru saw Gojo Yoru, he immediately sensed that some change seemed to have occurred in this young man.

Recalling the information fed back by his Shadow Clone yesterday afternoon, Orochimaru smiled. "You seem to be in a pretty good mood. Looks like you had a lot of fun last night."

"Teacher Orochimaru, so you already knew." Gojo Yoru instantly realized—no wonder Orochimaru's smile had been so meaningful yesterday.

Orochimaru smiled without speaking.

Screech—

Before the two could start the day's training.

A sharp eagle cry suddenly rang out in the sky.

Its volume was so loud that it could be heard throughout the entire Central Street of Konoha.

Looking up at the eagle circling above Central Street, Orochimaru's expression shifted slightly, then he instructed Gojo Yoru, "I'm giving you the day off. Rest well. Meet at the same time tomorrow."

After speaking, Orochimaru vanished with a Body Flicker.

Gojo Yoru also stared at the eagle in the sky, his eyes narrowing slightly.

As a top student in cultural classes, Gojo Yoru naturally knew the meaning of that eagle cry.

It was a signal for an emergency summons.

Hearing that eagle call, all jonin in the village needed to rush to the Hokage Building immediately.

"If I remember correctly, this year's Chunin Exam ended long ago. Could it be that war is coming?" Gojo Yoru couldn't help but guess in his heart.

It wasn't strange for him to think this way, after all, the Second Shinobi World War was too unfamiliar to Gojo Yoru.

What he still remembered vividly were only a few scenes he'd seen in the TV anime.

One was Nawaki, full of spirit, ignoring the warnings of a Konoha ninja in a flak jacket, charging ahead in a ninja run, then leaping down a small slope. Boom. Blown to death. Zero kills. Returned to the Pure Land.

With this kind of suicidal approach, unless Nawaki was forbidden from participating in the war, even a god descending to earth couldn't save him.

The second was the scene of the Konoha Sannin confronting Hanzō.

The third was Yahiko and the other two kids taking a master, and Orochimaru's change.

There were also some fragmented scenes, like Jiraiya training Yahiko and the other two, Dan Katō supporting Tsunade, then dying, and Tsunade developing hemophobia.

Gojo Yoru didn't even have much impression of the scene where Konoha's White Fang killed Sasori's parents.

The Second Shinobi World War was not yet his stage.

But Gojo Yoru placed immense importance on this battle.

This war came too early, during his weakest period.

If only he had time to cultivate the Yin Seal, or get through his second Evolution, Gojo Yoru could handle it with ease.

Now, Gojo Yoru only hoped the war would come a little slower, giving him a bit more time to develop.

"Yoru, you didn't go on a mission today?"

At noon, Uzumaki Kushina came to Gojo Yoru's house.

Seeing him reading a book in the living room, she walked over and sat beside him, picking up a fruit from the coffee table and peeling it as she asked.

"Teacher Orochimaru had something to do today, so he gave me the day off." Gojo Yoru put down his book and smiled. "Good thing you didn't come this morning, or you'd have made a wasted trip."

"Hmph hmph... my luck has always been great." Uzumaki Kushina wrinkled her nose, looking smug.

Gojo Yoru nodded in agreement. "True. If your luck weren't good, you'd never have met me."

Uzumaki Kushina: "(⊙o⊙)"

If she weren't holding a knife, Uzumaki Kushina would have lunged over to pinch Gojo Yoru's face and see just how thick his skin was.

She couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Narcissist, you've got it backwards."

"Just the facts." Gojo Yoru said coolly, legs crossed, a book in hand, striking the pose of a tycoon.

"If I had money right now, I'd definitely buy a camera, take a picture of this smug look of yours, and when you're older, I'd mock you to no end." Uzumaki Kushina teased.

The speaker meant nothing by it, but the listener took it to heart. Gojo Yoru's eyes suddenly flickered.

Thump thump thump—

Before Gojo Yoru could reply, the sound of knocking suddenly reached both their ears.

Both Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina were momentarily stunned.

Uzumaki Kushina looked at Gojo Yoru in disbelief: "Aside from me, there's actually someone else who knocks on your door?"

Gojo Yoru's mouth twitched slightly.

As hurtful as the words were, they were indeed the truth.

The two got up, went downstairs, and opened the front door.

Seeing who was outside, Uzumaki Kushina exclaimed in surprise: "Teacher Orochimaru?"

Gojo Yoru was equally surprised, but he respectfully stepped aside and raised his hand: "Teacher Orochimaru, welcome to the Gojo Family. Please, come in!"

"Sorry to intrude, but I won't be coming in."

Orochimaru shook his head in refusal, took a slip of paper from his person, and handed it to Gojo Yoru. His expression was serious: "Go buy everything listed on this paper. Wait for me at the village gate tomorrow at nine in the morning. I'll take you out of the village to carry out a mission."

"...Yes!"

The moment he took the paper, Gojo Yoru's expression tightened.

His first mission outside the village was finally coming, wasn't it?

But judging by Orochimaru's demeanor, he couldn't shake the feeling this wasn't an ordinary C-Rank Mission.

Orochimaru didn't chat with Gojo Yoru. After handing him the paper, he dissolved into a puff of white smoke and vanished—it had only been a Shadow Clone.

It seemed Orochimaru's real body was still busy.

"Yoru, you're leaving the village? Will you be gone for a long time?" Uzumaki Kushina's mood sank.

Having grown used to sticking with Gojo Yoru every day, the thought of him being away for an extended period filled her with an inexplicable panic.

It felt like going back to when she first arrived in Konoha last year!

Sensing Uzumaki Kushina's shift in mood, Gojo Yoru couldn't help but pat her head and smile: "It's unavoidable. If you get bored at home, just go to the Ninja Academy and find some bullying jerks to pass the time."

"Pfft..."

Uzumaki Kushina burst out laughing at Gojo Yoru's words, shooting him a pretty glare as she said coquettishly: "The biggest bully at the Ninja Academy is you. Who else am I supposed to find?"

"Forget about that for now. Didn't you want to buy a camera? Let's go right now." Gojo Yoru changed the subject, taking Uzumaki Kushina's small hand and leading her toward the storage room.