hotmtlnovel Chapter 143 Settlement, Cooperation
Chapter 143 Settlement, Cooperation
Chapter 134 Settlement, Cooperation
As Xingyuan Qianshuo walked, he checked the data information of Xuanwu Huimei in the system.
Name: Uzumaki Emi
Age: 17
Chakra: 40274
[Attributes: Water, Earth, Yin, Yang]
[Skills: Kagura's Mind's Eye, Physical Healing, Three-Body Technique, Body Flicker Technique]
[Faith: 52%]
"Wow, that's really something else—" he thought to himself. "Elite Jonin-level chakra reserves, and ninja academy-level skill set."
As his gaze swept over the skill bar, a system notification appeared at the opportune moment:
[Skill "Kagura's Mind's Eye", rating A+, already mastered]
[Skill "Physical Healing", rating A, exchange cost 1000 reputation points]
"Physical healing requires 1000 reputation points?" Xingyuan Qianshuo muttered to himself. "Forget it, I won't exchange it for now. I have no interest in letting someone bite me."
The two traveled at the usual pace of ninjas. Uzumaki Emi remained silent, not daring to speak, so Hoshigen Chisaku took the initiative to ask her about her past experiences.
Perhaps because she had been suppressing her feelings for too long, once she opened up, Hui Mei revealed a bit of her talkative nature, rambling on about many fragmented memories of her childhood in Uzushiogakure and the hardships her mother endured while taking her on wanderings—but she almost completely avoided talking about Kusagakure.
As Xingyuan Qianshuo listened, he silently pondered his arrangements for her.
With such a massive amount of chakra, his potential is naturally considerable, at least reaching the level of a fragrant being. He needs to be taught medical ninjutsu and sealing techniques, and his basic ninja abilities must be honed from scratch.
If you want to quickly improve her combat power, signing a powerful summoning beast is one way, provided that she has the talent for space-time.
Tamagawa City.
Uzumaki Emi was full of curiosity about everything. Since being brought to Kusagakure, she had hardly ever gone out.
It was noon, so Xingyuan Qianshuo took her to lunch first. Seeing that she still wanted more after finishing her meal, he said gently, "Eat as much as you want, it's okay."
As a result, she ate eight servings in a row, her face beaming with happiness.
"belch-"
Hui Mei couldn't help but let out a burp, and quickly lowered her head: "I'm sorry, Lord Qian Shuo, I ate too much—"
"Don't worry about that, I still have some savings." Xingyuan Qianshuo said nonchalantly.
"I haven't eaten this much in so long—" Huimei sighed softly, but the image of her mother dying of starvation flashed through her mind, and her eyes involuntarily reddened.
"Don't worry, you won't go hungry anymore," Xingyuan Qianshuo said calmly.
"Yes, thank you, Lord Chishuo."
"Let's go, we still have a lot to buy."
After paying, Xingyuan Qianshuo took her shopping at the market shops.
His main purpose was to prepare a gift for King Catstorm—a specially made tea made from catnip. This was not a common item, but fortunately, there were many cats in the city. Xingyuan Qianshuo asked around among the cats and found a place that sold it.
Next, they purchased daily necessities for this girl whose entire possessions consisted of only a cloth bundle.
First came the clothes. Xingyuan Qianshuo only picked out a few sets of outerwear for her, leaving the rest of the personal items for her to choose herself.
Then comes grains, vegetables, meat, and seasonings. The cat castle is full of ninja cats, and their diet differs from that of humans, except for fish; she has to prepare her own meals.
A hearty meal and some shopping actually boosted Emi's belief level to 82%.
Xingyuan Qianshuo was secretly amazed: Was he, the leader of the "Star" organization, being a little too considerate?
He sealed all the items into a scroll, and once again teleported with Huimei to the vicinity of the Cat Castle.
"Wow, what a big and cute castle!" Huimei exclaimed softly as she looked at the building in the middle of the lake.
"This is the settlement of the Ninja Cat Clan," Hoshino Senju said. "I have some connections with their leader, and I hope he will allow you to stay for a while. You need to train here and improve your strength."
"Lord Senshuo, I will definitely do my best!" Huimei immediately promised.
Then, she asked softly, "Will you come often, sir?"
"I sometimes use space-time ninjutsu, so I'll come at least once a week to guide your training and bring you some food," Hoshino Senju replied gently, but in his heart he was thinking: I have to bring Tsunade here when I have the chance, I can't let her misunderstand.
"Thank you, Lord Chishuo!" Hearing that he would come every week, Huimei felt much more at ease.
This is the exact spot where the two shadow clones dissipated last night.
After a moment's thought, Xingyuan Qianshuo used Kagura's Mind's Eye to sense the situation inside the Cat Castle and confirmed that King Nekoran was in the castle tower.
Then, he formed a hand seal and created a shadow clone. Seeing Huimei looking at him curiously, he casually explained, "This is a shadow clone. It can help with a lot of things. I'll teach you how to use it later."
The shadow clone then sped eastward—he needed to continue setting up the Flying Thunder God Technique seals in the small countries of Tian, Tang, Lin, and even Shuang.
Without saying another word, the two set off for the cat castle.
It was nearly 2 PM, the time when the ninja cats were asleep. Hoshino Chisuke had visited twice at this time, which made him somewhat embarrassed.
The ninja cat guards, still clad in armor and wielding long spears, saw the two crossing the bridge from afar and shouted to stop them.
Xingyuan Qianshuo asked Huimei to wait a moment, and then stepped forward to negotiate, relying on his talent for "animal affinity" and "animal communication".
"My name is Xingyuan Qianshuo. I am a friend of King Maolan. I visited you more than a month ago," he explained.
"His Majesty is already asleep and will not receive guests at this time," a ninja cat who looked like a guard captain said, sizing him up.
"I brought a gift for King Catstorm." Xingyuan Qianshuo thought for a moment and gestured, "This tall wooden barrel contains five whole barrels of wood tianliao beverage."
"Really? There really is such a big bucket, meow?" The guard captain was immediately taken aback.
"Of course. However, this is a gift for King Cat Storm, so it's not convenient to show it." Xingyuan Qianshuo then took out two bags of prepared wood knotweed roots and handed them over. "This is a gift for everyone."
"You humans are quite polite," the captain of the guard said as he quickly took the bags, stuffing one into his pocket and generously distributing the other to his subordinates.
"Wait here, I'll go report." After saying that, the captain of the guard turned and ran towards the castle.
Uzumaki Emi watched with curiosity as Lord Chisaku interacted with these strange cats, and felt even more that the Lord was unfathomable.
After waiting for four or five minutes, to my surprise, it was the young patriarch of the Ninja Cat Clan—Nekomata.
"Dr. Chishuo, welcome, meow~" the cat said in a light and cheerful tone.
"Excuse me, Nekomata," Hoshino Senju said with a smile.
"I wanted to go to Konoha to visit you, but Father wouldn't let me."
"Haha, it's normal for King Catstorm to be worried, the journey is long."
The two, a person and a cat, walked into the castle while talking.
Less than two months later, Xingyuan Qianshuo returned, but his strength was no longer what it used to be.
The cat glanced at Uzumaki Emi following behind and asked directly, "Is this your girlfriend, meow?"
"Ahem, no." Xingyuan Qianshuo was taken aback by the question and quickly denied it.
"She is my companion, and I would like to ask your father to allow her to stay here for a while," he explained.
"No humans live in Cat Castle permanently, meow~" The cat flicked its tail again, "But I'll speak up for you, meow."
"Thank you very much."
"Will you come to play with the cat often?"
"Of course, I also want to develop some collaborations with the Ninja Cat Clan."
"Great, meow! We can play together from now on, meow!"
Uzumaki Emi couldn't understand the cat language of the guardian ninja cats before, but she was very surprised that this white cat with a forked tail could speak human language.
As she walked, she discreetly observed the castle that belonged to the cats. Every now and then, ninja cats would pass by in patrol formations, bowing their heads to greet the cat demons.
The castle is fully marked, and apart from the fact that all the residents are cats, the rest of the layout is almost identical to human architecture.
"Is this where I'll be staying from now on? — It doesn't seem so bad."
Having witnessed too much of the ugliness of human nature, she actually felt that living with a group of cats wasn't so bad.
The two people and the cat quickly arrived at the castle tower. After being announced by the guards, they entered the tower.
"Greetings, King Maolan. I apologize for disturbing you during the day." Xingyuan Qianshuo bowed.
"Dr. Qian Shuo, you're too kind. You're my friend, and you're welcome anytime."
In the spacious Japanese-style room, Nekoran sat upright on the inner tatami mat with her large body, speaking in a warm tone.
Xingyuan Qianshuo was quite confident in his animal affinity—the fact that he almost became sworn brothers with Maolan at the last banquet was proof of that.
"I brought some gifts, some wood-based drinks." Xingyuan Qianshuo went straight to the point, took out a scroll, and formed a hand seal to summon five large wooden barrels.
As the leader of the ninja cats, King Nekoarashi naturally had no shortage of such things, but he was still very happy to receive them as gifts from his friends.
After exchanging pleasantries, Hoshigen Chisaku pointed to Uzumaki Megumi beside him: "King Nekoran, this is my companion, Uzumaki Megumi."
"Greetings, King Nekoran." Huimei bowed respectfully.
Despite having heard Lord Senshuo describe it, she still couldn't help but marvel at the enormous cat she saw in person.
"Well, Dr. Qian Shuo, if you have anything to say this time, please speak frankly." Mao Lan glanced at the red-haired girl and got straight to the point.
"My purpose in coming here is to deepen cooperation with the Ninja Cat Clan," Hoshino Senju explained calmly. "I plan to establish a charitable medical organization in the future to provide free medical care for humans and ninja beasts in the ninja world."
"Oh?" King Nekoran was somewhat surprised. "Free medical care isn't cheap. Is Dr. Chisaku acting on behalf of Konoha?"
"I am still a Konoha ninja, but this is purely my personal choice. I will remain anonymous for now and reveal my identity when the time is right," Hoshino Senju continued. "As for funding, please don't worry, the organization has ample financial support."
Since activating the main quest "Studying medicine can't save the ninja world", the system has enabled the reputation mode.
Based on his own circumstances, Xingyuan Qianshuo devised a relatively peaceful path to enhance his reputation: establish a charitable medical organization, the "Red Cross Society," as an external organization for "Xing."
After mastering the Magnetic Escape Technique: Gold Sand Technique, funding is no longer an issue and is sufficient to support the organization's operations.
When the time is right, the deeds and ideas of the Sage of Six Paths' Ninja Cult will be publicized, the Ninja Medical Academy will be established, suitable talents will be recruited from all over the world, and they will be allowed to return to their village or stay in the association after completing their studies.
This attempt may not directly bring peace, but if it can set a benchmark, especially in the medical field, it should also receive a decent system reward.
"What can we Ninja Cats do for such a medical organization?" asked King Cat Storm.
"The ninja cat clan is scattered throughout the ninja world, interacting with both humans and animals," explained Hoshino Senju. "I hope the ninja cats can gather information on illnesses and relay messages across various regions. I'm very interested in unusual cases and strange phenomena."
After saying that, he took out five prepared gold bars and placed them aside: "These gold bars are worth about 1.5 million taels, which will serve as a deposit for my cooperation with the Ninja Cat Clan."
"Your human thoughts are sometimes truly hard to understand," King Catstorm said slowly. "However, since we are friends, I will do my best to cooperate."
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. This organization still needs time to prepare and is not in a hurry," Xingyuan Qianshuo sincerely thanked him.
He pointed to Emi: "This companion will be an important medical ninja in the organization. I hope she can stay here temporarily, and I or my shadow clones will come to bother her often."
"Okay, sure." Nekoran hesitated for a moment before agreeing. "Uzumaki Emi, right? If there's anything, just ask Nekomatari."
"Thank you for taking me in, Lord Nekoran." Huimei bowed again.
After a moment's thought, Hoshino Senju explained that he knew space-time ninjutsu.
After all, we'll be visiting the cat castle frequently in the future. It's inconvenient to just pass by the entrance each time, so we'll need to inform the owner before teleporting directly into the castle.
Upon hearing this, King Maolan sighed and remarked, "I never expected Dr. Qian Shuo to have mastered such powerful ninjutsu. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't allow them to enter the castle directly, but we're friends and will be cooperating frequently in the future, so this will certainly be much more convenient."
"Thank you again for your trust, Your Majesty," Xingyuan Qianshuo said solemnly.
He knew how powerful "Homecoming Water Gate" was, and King Nekoran's acceptance of his offer was tantamount to treating him as one of his own.
Since it was afternoon, after chatting for a few more minutes, Xingyuan Qianshuo prepared to take his leave.
King Maolan tried to persuade him to stay for the banquet, but he declined, citing time constraints.
The two followed the cat out of the castle tower and headed to their room to rest.
Xingyuan Qianshuo had stayed here for one night before and knew that there were residences prepared specifically for humans in the castle. This cat castle was built during the Warring States period by humans for the ninja cats, and many of its facilities were designed in imitation of human dwellings.
Uzumaki Emi liked this place very much and bowed to Nekomata to thank him.
Xingyuan Qianshuo took out a storage scroll, and with a thought, decided to test Huimei's space-time talent first. The result was satisfactory—Huimei was able to use this type of scroll, which would be much more convenient in the future.
She possesses a vast amount of chakra, yet only has skills at the level of a ninja academy, and in some aspects, her basic abilities are even inferior to those of a student.
However, Hoshino Senju didn't have time to personally teach her all the time. But it wouldn't be appropriate to just leave her here alone after bringing her out of Kusagakure.
He pondered for a moment and said, "Next, I will leave a shadow clone here to guide you in the basic training of chakra control. After you have a solid foundation, I will teach you medical ninjutsu and other ninjutsu."
"Yes, Lord Senshuo."
Uzumaki Emi felt as if the past few hours had been a dream, but the thought of Lord Senshuo leaving soon filled her with emptiness and unease.
Xingyuan Qianshuo pondered for a moment, then took out his cat-ear headdress from a scroll. Although he felt somewhat uncomfortable about it, he decided to leave it for her, as it would make her life here more convenient.
"This cat ear headdress is a souvenir I bought from a merchant called Granny Cat," Hoshino Chisaku said. "It's a very special ninja tool. When you wear it, you can understand cat language, and in the eyes of cats, you will also be seen as a cat."
Uzumaki Emi opened her eyes wide, her gaze fixed on the headdress, clearly understanding the significance of this ninja tool to her life here.
"Be careful when using it. If it is accidentally dropped, it may cause a commotion," Xingyuan Qianshuo warned.
"Yes, Lord Senshuo."
Huimei took it and put it directly on her head. She looked at herself from left to right, but unfortunately there was no mirror.
The cat had somehow curled up in a ball on the chair and fallen asleep.
Xingyuan Qianshuo then took out a kunai bearing the mark of the Flying Thunder God and handed it to her: "This kunai has my spacetime coordinates on it. With it, I can get to your side quickly."
Megumi Uzumaki accepted it with great care, holding it in her hands as if it were the most precious treasure.
After explaining everything, Xingyuan Qianshuo decided not to stay any longer.
He formed a hand seal and created a shadow clone, which nodded slightly to Huimei before his main body disappeared from the room.
One Lord Qian Shuo disappeared, while another Lord Qian Shuo remained.
Hui Mei was stunned for a moment, unsure whether she should feel sad.