Discovering a Beautiful Girl

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Those words left Kurotsuchi deeply unsettled. “A kid? Grandpa, are you saying that person is about my age?”

“That’s right. It seems the Leaf Village really does have far too many geniuses.” Lying in bed, Onoki let out a heavy sigh.

At this point, “genius” was the only word he could find to express how profoundly Yang Xing had shocked him.

Hearing her grandfather, the Third Tsuchikage, say that the boy was close to her own age, Kurotsuchi pouted, her expression darkening slightly.

“I have to meet him,” she muttered. “I don’t believe anyone could beat Grandpa.”

With the Tsuchikage severely injured, the thousand-strong force of Stone ninja remained at the border, guarding him and making no major moves.

The Fourth Hokage learned of this as well. Upon receiving such important information, he wasted no time. He took Yang Xing and the others back to the Leaf Village, intending to gather enough manpower to drive the invading Stone ninja back to their own country.

Few people knew about their return, and the investigation unit had not been notified.

The journey back to the Leaf Village took only three days.

The village they had not seen in some time was peaceful.

Inside the Hokage Building, someone intercepted Yang Xing as soon as he returned.

The girl with the straw-colored ponytail looked furious. Apparently, she had heard he was coming back and had been waiting for him inside the building.

From the look of things, she had been there all day.

Anko stood with her arms folded, wearing a thoroughly unhappy expression.

“I’ve been waiting forever! Couldn’t you hurry up for once?”

“I could, but you didn’t come looking for me those other days either. Why show