"Nonō."
Sarutobi Hiruzen had missed the tender comforts of a young woman himself, but he still turned to Yakushi Kabuto.
"So this is Kabuto?"
"He must have only just returned..."
Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen and his adoptive mother talking about him, Yakushi Kabuto understood what was going on.
He naturally had no hard feelings about it. If anything, he was relieved that his adoptive mother had found someone good.
Besides, Sarutobi Hiruzen had a good reputation both before and after his Transmigration. He had even pulled Kabuto out of the mire of espionage, and had done him a great favor.
The only drawback was his age...
But Yakushi Kabuto stole a glance at Sarutobi Hiruzen's appearance and thought to himself, Didn't Lord Hokage say he was already over fifty? Why does he look about the same age as my adoptive mother?
After spending another year or so training in the Akame ga Kill world, Sarutobi Hiruzen had made further progress in Immortal Breathing. His skin was smooth and flawless, and his bearing and vitality made him seem like a man in his early thirties.
"Lord Third."
Yakushi Kabuto tactfully stood off to one side, leaving Sarutobi Hiruzen and Yakushi Nonō some space.
Sarutobi Hiruzen had no reservations about it. He sat down right beside Yakushi Nonō, acting very familiar with her, though she blushed a little.
"You're back. Have you given any thought to what you want to do?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen sized up the young Yakushi Kabuto.
Though Kabuto was only a little over ten, he had already shown himself to be a prodigy. Not only was he unusually mature, but he also had a plentiful supply of Chakra. He was clearly a promising talent.
Sarutobi Hiruzen knew even better that Yakushi Kabuto's talent didn't lie in being a Ninja, but