Danzo's Illegitimate Son, Number One

Kazashiro was happily eating from his bowl, while Kakuzu didn't even bother to take off his mask.

Gently picking up the soft, tender tofu, Kazashiro placed it in a soy sauce dish, then put the soy sauce-coated tofu into his mouth, revealing a blissful expression.

"Actually, I've always been curious whether your body is still capable of enjoying delicious food."

Seeing that he had almost finished eating the tofu, Kazashiro finally remembered to ask Kakuzu, who hadn't touched his chopsticks yet.

"Cannot."

Kakuzu's answer was concise and clear.

"Oh, that's great, it saves on food expenses."

Kazashiro nodded; it was the answer he had expected.

Kakuzu turned his head. "So, you'll pay for it yourself."

Tch, as expected.

After swallowing the last bite of tofu with his rice, Kazashiro waved to the waiter and called, "Check, please."

He handed the money to the waiter, who was about to give Kazashiro change when Feng Bai stopped him.

"Consider the extra as a tip."

As soon as Kazashiro finished speaking, Kakuzu's expression changed instantly.

A terrifying aura emanated from him, and the floor beneath his feet seemed to crack.

"Cough."

A soft cough from Kazashiro dispelled Kakuzu's displeasure.

The waiter wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, feeling as if he had just walked through Pure Land.

"Then thank you very much, young master."

The waiter, being very perceptive, bowed to Kazashiro.

"You're welcome. By the way, I've been wondering since earlier, are there many homeless people in this city?"

Pointing his finger at a homeless man who happened to be passing by outside the door, Kazashiro was trying to get some information from him.

"Yes, it's all those ninjas' fault. They're always causing trouble, making us common folk suffer along with them. Speaking of which, there's been a very young boy loitering around the trash can in the kitchen lately. Sigh, he doesn't even have a pair of shoes in this freezing weather..."

Under the influence of money, the waiter completely opened up, spilling out everything he should and shouldn't have said.

"Oh, the kitchen?" Kazashiro gave a playful look.

Snowflakes fell from the sky, but the child huddled across from the trash can could only keep warm with his thin and tattered clothes.

Just as the waiter had said, they didn't even have a pair of shoes.

The stains and dried blood covered the child's tiny feet; just seeing this scene, one could imagine the kind of life the child lived.

A middle-aged man carrying trash slowly walked to the trash can, glanced at the child in the corner, and subconsciously scoffed, inwardly cursing his bad luck.

The man tossed the trash bag aside without even checking if it was properly disposed of, and hurriedly left the alley.

Bai didn't know how long he had been wandering in this city; he only knew that the snow in the sky showed no sign of stopping, and his stomach, like the snow, rumbled with hunger without ceasing for a moment.

Bai ran to the trash can, opened the trash bag the man had just thrown away, and searched for something to eat.

Bai thought to himself, "My luck seems pretty good today."

He found a chicken skeleton that had been gnawed down to just a few scraps of meat.

Driven by hunger, Bai didn't bother to figure out how much was still edible; he opened his mouth to taste it.

"Shut up, kid. Eating this will give you a stomachache."

A fair hand grasped Bai's wrist. Following the direction the hand reached out, Bai saw a person with such handsome features that it was impossible to tell if they were male or female standing behind him.

While Bai was observing Kazashiro was also watching him.

Although his face was covered in grime, there was no doubt that this child was fair-skinned.

"Looks like I'm very lucky; I found you without much trouble."

Kazashiro revealed a handsome smile, gently peeled the trash from Bai's hand, and carefully wiped the other person's hands with a tissue.

"Alright, come with me."

After wiping away the last stain, Kazashiro took the other person's hand.

Bai did not refuse. Although he did not know the identity of the person in front of him, he subconsciously regarded Kazashiro as someone he could trust.

Or rather, no matter who it is, as long as they reach out their hand, Bai will hold it tightly.

Only in this way can one find meaning in life.

Kazashiro held Bai tightly, showing no disgust at the stains on Bai's body.

The close contact allowed Bai to clearly smell the other person's scent, a very pleasant aroma, a faint fragrance of beans mixed with the aroma of soy sauce—a delicious scent.

Yes, it tastes just like the tofu soup that Kazashiro ate.

Take a bath, buy clothes, and have a good meal.

With the new clothes, Bai Xiu's delicate features were fully revealed to Kazashiro and Kakuzu.

Kazashiro: How is it, Isobu? Isn't this child adorable?

Isobu: Hmm? Ah, yes, she is indeed cute, much cuter than you.

Kazashiro: That's really hurtful. I consider myself to be quite good-looking.

Isobu: Hmm, if you only look at appearance.

Kazashiro: What do you mean?

Ignoring Isobu's blasphemous remarks about his Jinchuriki, Kazashiro introduced himself and Bai his new identity.

"Anyway, from today onwards, you are my father's, that is, Shimura Danzō son. Um, from now on you will be Shimura Haku."

Danzo's illegitimate son?

Kakuzu hearing this, Kakuzu nearly strained his back.

Kakuzu: Kid, if your dad finds out about this, he'll spank you.

Kazashiro: What do you know? I brought him the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai. He'd be overjoyed to know that, how could he possibly hit me?

"Although Dad always seems to have a stern face, he actually has a pretty good temper. Except when he's angry, he'll drag you outside to practice Wind Release, he's generally easy to get along with."

"There's also a kid named Yamato at home, he's my little brother. He's usually in charge of tidying up the house and stuff. Oh, and he knows Wood Release, so you can ask him for any wooden items you want."

Upon hearing the term "Wood Release, "Kakuzu's back twitched again.

Whenever he thinks of Wood Release, he thinks of that man, and also of that sea of trees that stretches like waves.

However, isn't this way of using Wood Release a bit off?

Kakuzu's impression of Wood Release is that it is the Wood Human Technique, the Deep Forest Emergence, and the birth of the world of flowers and trees.

Based on Kazashiro's description, he had a feeling that the other person was a construction worker.

Only Bai was seriously recording Kazashiro's words.

"In a few days, we'll go find your new older brother or younger brother. In any case, he's also our father's illegitimate son, a kid with a Shikotsumyaku Kekkei Genkai."

Kakuzu's back has buckled again.

Your Shimura Clan has quite a complex bloodline, huh? You have both Ice Release and Shikotsumyaku (Shikotsumyaku.

I have a feeling this information would be very popular on the Black Market. What should I do?

Kakuzu's inner money radar was buzzing.