"Shinobu? Shinobu! The grilled meat is burning!"
"Oh!"
Snapping back to her senses, Shinobu Oshino hurriedly picked up her chopsticks to grab the meat from the grill. When she reached over, she found her plate piled high with grilled meat like a small mountain.
"You two..."
Shinobu Oshino glared at them with her big golden eyes.
"Do I really look like someone who can eat that much?"
"Kids need to eat more while they're growing. Honey, look how adorable our child is~!" Yakushi Nonō said, disguised as the father.
"Yeah, honey~!" Mikoto Uchiha said, disguised as the mother.
"Gee, thanks so much."
Shinobu Oshino shot them a glare, looking like an adorable little girl throwing a tantrum at her parents.
Seeing such a harmonious family, the barbecue restaurant waitress could not help smiling fondly. What an adorable family~!
Outside Kusagakure's Ninja Academy, a red-haired, red-eyed girl walked out with her head lowered, tightly clutching her wrist.
"A member of the Uzumaki clan..."
The Nine-Tails immediately recognized the red-haired, red-eyed girl's identity. To be honest, it had no favorable impression of the Uzumaki clan. If not for them, it would not have been sealed over and over again.
"There's no need to hate the Uzumaki clan. Only three of us are left. Besides me and her, the other one is Nagato of the Akatsuki Organization."
Perhaps because of the resonance between Uzumaki clan members, the girl looked up and saw Shinobu Oshino in the distance with two adults beside her. Through her senses, she felt the Chakra around Shinobu Oshino, which gave her an extremely warm feeling.
When Karin saw the tailed eyeball floating in the air, she froze for a moment. She could sense the hatred emanating from that Chakra.
Seeing Karin's iconic red hair and red eyes, Shinobu Oshino thought of Kushina Uzumaki, whom she had seen when she first arrived in this world. A sense of familiarity naturally arose within her.
She noticed Karin clutching her wrist, a trace of fresh blood seeping through her fingers.
She was hurt?
"What happened to your hand?"
Shinobu Oshino stepped in front of Karin, blocking her path.
"It's, it's none of your business..."
Karin looked flustered. Keeping her head down, she tried to go around Shinobu Oshino.
"If someone bullied you, then it is my business." Shinobu Oshino grabbed Karin's arm and pulled her hand away, revealing bite marks on her wrist.
Deep bite marks were clearly visible on Karin's thin wrist. In places, the skin had even been bitten through, exposing the flesh beneath.
"Tell me. Who bit you?"
Shinobu Oshino looked calmly at Karin. The Chakra that had just made Karin feel so warm instantly twisted, filling with hatred and resentment. It was enough to make one shudder.
Bang—!
As the smoke cleared, Naruto's Transformation Jutsu came undone. His azure eyes glared angrily at the silent Karin.
"Don't want to say? I'll ask you one last time. Who bit you?"
"Who are you people?! Let go of Karin!" A ninja wearing a Kusagakure forehead protector hurried out when he saw Karin being held by strangers.
Karin was a member of the Uzumaki clan. Like her mother, Karin's blood could heal their injuries. That was why Kusagakure had taken Karin and her mother into the village. Just yesterday, her mother had died after being drained of Chakra, her body covered in bite marks. Today was the day Karin was to take over her mother's role as Kusagakure's healing tool for its ninja.
As an important strategic asset, Karin could not be taken away! The moment he saw Naruto holding Karin, he decided that Naruto had come to take her away!
In a sense, he was not wrong. Naruto had indeed come to take Karin away.
Naruto could sense Karin's arm trembling the instant that Grass Ninja appeared.
"Was it you who bit her?"
"Let go of Karin!"
The Grass Ninja opened his ninja tool pouch, hooked out a kunai, and charged at Naruto with it in hand.
Naruto had undone her Transformation Jutsu, so Mikoto Uchiha and Yakushi Nonō naturally had no reason to continue their disguises. Seeing the Grass Ninja attack Naruto, Mikoto Uchiha quickly formed hand seals.
Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!
The enormous fireball instantly swallowed the overconfident Grass Ninja.
"Let me see your hand."
When Yakushi Nonō saw the deep bite marks on Karin's thin wrist, her expression changed. She used the Mystical Palm Technique to treat the injury.
"Does it hurt?"
Karin silently shook her head, her face numb.
The badly burned Grass Ninja fell to the ground. A large number of Kusagakure ninja suddenly appeared around them, surrounding Naruto and the others.
Tragic Fate (1/2)
"Are you sure you want to fight us?"
Naruto glared darkly at the Grass Ninja surrounding them.
"They want to take Karin away!" The badly injured ninja pointed at Karin, who was receiving treatment from Yakushi Nonō.
"Who are you people?! What are you plotting by coming to Kusagakure?"
"Plotting? I only came here to find someone, and I've already found that person." Naruto meaningfully glanced at Karin, who was being treated by Yakushi Nonō.
"She belongs to Kusagakure. You can't take her away."
"Someone from Kusagakure? What a joke. You only treat her as a medical tool, a strategic medical tool! Whether you agree or not, I'm taking her with me. If you want to stop me, then try it! Anyone who doesn't want to die, get the hell out of my way!"
Hearing Naruto's words as Yakushi Nonō treated her, Karin trembled and clenched her fists. She thought of her mother, who had been bitten to death by them, and her red eyes filled with sorrow.
Shadow Clone Jutsu.
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