Half a month had passed since the mission in the Land of Waves, and Lin Yu had returned to his leisurely life in Konoha. However, during this time, while Kushina and the other women were away, Lin Yu had purchased the surrounding houses, leaving his original small house untouched but expanding outwards from it.
After all, it was the place where he and Kushina had lived for decades; demolishing and rebuilding it would be a shame.
One day, Lin Yu was once again woken by the clamor of construction. He got out of bed reluctantly and checked the time. It was noon.
Alright, at this hour, he deserved to be woken up.
After a simple wash, Lin Yu picked up Bai, who was unaffected by the noise and slept soundly, and began his daily routine of startling bratty kids.
"Awooo~"
*Slap!*
"Bai, you're a dog, you need to use a different sound."
"Aowang?"
"What a stupid dog!"
Bai bared its teeth, looking fierce. If it weren't for the fact that it couldn't defeat Lin Yu, it would have swallowed him whole!
"Go, there's a brat over there playing with firecrackers. It's not even New Year's yet, and they're setting them off. They need to be taught a lesson!"
Bai reluctantly wagged its tail and ran towards the brat, wanting to release all the pent-up frustration.
"Awooo... Aowang! Aowang! Aowang!"
Seeing the brat run home crying to its mother, Lin Yu felt instantly better, his mood lifting.
This scene was being recorded by a purple-haired ninja hiding in the shadows.
"Hey, does your Anbu still like to spy on people this much?"
Lin Yu's sudden appearance startled the purple-haired ninja, who accidentally lost her footing and leaned back. Just as she was about to fall, a hand grabbed her back and pulled her up.
"Your Anbu's strength has really declined compared to before."
A faint scent wafted from the Anbu ninja in front of him. Even through her clothes, Lin Yu could feel the softness against his palm. A woman?
Purple hair, Anbu, Yuugao Uzuki?
The female Anbu ninja quickly pushed Lin Yu away, stepped back a few paces, and said respectfully, "By order of the Hokage, I am responsible for observing and reporting on Lord Lin Yu's daily life."
Lin Yu's head tilted in confusion. "Huh?"
...
Hokage's Office.
"Minato, what are you doing, planting a spy next to me?"
Minato Namikaze gave a wry smile. "Spy is too strong a word. It's just that, Senior Lin Yu, do you know how many complaints I've received over the past half month?"
"How many?"
Minato opened a drawer and took out a sack full of complaint letters.
"Three hundred and eighty-four. Over two hundred of them are about you."
Lin Yu murmured, "Am I that popular?"
Minato was speechless for a moment. He already knew Senior Lin Yu was thick-skinned, but he had underestimated it. It wasn't just thick-skinned; it was shameless.
Minato said helplessly, "Senior Lin Yu, please find something to do, or just stay quiet for a while. Otherwise, I'll have to assign an Anbu member to keep an eye on you."
Saying this, Minato leaned closer and lowered his voice. "Yugao is a new member of Anbu. I hope Senior Lin Yu can teach her more things."
Lin Yu gave Minato a strange look and probed, "Minato, what do you mean by using this to test your superior?"
"Huh?"
Minato thought back to what he had said and found nothing wrong.
"Let Yugao follow you. That way, I can rest assured. Yugao really admires you, so don't let me down."
Without giving Lin Yu a chance to refuse, Minato used the Hokage's authority to dismiss them both.
Outside, Yuugao Uzuki took off her Anbu mask, revealing a beautiful, somewhat cold face.
"Lord Lin Yu, please take care of me from now on!"
Lin Yu looked at the girl bowing to him and pinched Bai's cheek.
"Does it hurt, Bai?"
Bai bared its teeth and rolled its eyes. "Aowang! Awooo~"
Bai: Try pinching yourself and see if it hurts!
"Looks like I'm not dreaming."
Lin Yu smiled at Yuugao Uzuki and asked, "Yugao, do you have a boyfriend?"
"???"
...
In the sky somewhere in the ninja world, a rift suddenly tore open, and a beautiful woman with flowing hair drifted out. Ever since the incident in the Land of Snow, Kaguya had been hiding alone in the dimension of the God Tree for more than half a month. She was depressed.
Kaguya could still recall the warmth on her lips and the panic she felt when the scent of a man wafted onto her face.
Kaguya landed on the ground. Before she had taken a few steps, her eyes narrowed slightly. She looked down at her right foot. Her white tabi socks covered delicate jade feet, which should have been a pair of perfect works of art. However, one shoe was missing, and a few small pebbles were stuck to the sock.
Kaguya then remembered that one of her shoes had been lost by Lin Yu. She had only just realized it now.
Kaguya's gaze turned towards the brightly lit town not far away. After a slight hesitation, she strode towards it.
She wanted to see what changes had occurred in the ninja world after a thousand years and, incidentally, have someone make her some clothes. She had to admit that current clothing was much more attractive than that from a thousand years ago.
Like any woman, Kaguya couldn't resist the allure of beauty.
...
"Hey! Miss, you haven't paid yet!"
"Money?"
"Of course, you have to pay for what you buy!"
"Is it gold?"
"Gold, silver notes, coins, anything is fine. You don't look like you're from the Land of Grass. Foreign currency can't be exchanged at a one-to-one rate."
"I don't have any."
"..."
A while later, Kaguya walked through the town's streets empty-handed, a hint of bewilderment in her pure white eyes. She had spent a lot of time picking out clothes, but they were all gone in the blink of an eye.
The shopkeeper had no chakra at all. How, when she said she had no money, did they take back the clothes instantly, their speed comparable to a body flicker jutsu?
"Money? Does Lin Yu have any?"
Kaguya hesitated. She didn't know how to face Lin Yu. Her emotions were complicated.
"Hehe, are you alone, miss? You know, the Land of Grass is very chaotic. Why don't we brothers kindly escort you for a walk?"
Unknowingly, Kaguya had reached the end of the town's street. The lights were dim, and several ruffian-looking ninjas, of various ages, sprang out from the dark alley.
Kaguya's gaze was calm, and she said coldly, "Do you have money?"
"Money? She's asking us for money, what a stupid woman."
The scar-faced leader couldn't help but laugh. He hadn't intended to attack Kaguya at first. From her appearance, it was clear that a noble woman like Kaguya was someone his group of rogue ninjas couldn't afford to offend.
However, the scar-faced man noticed a detail: this woman was wearing only one shoe, and the sock on the other foot was stained with some dirt and grime.
A runaway daughter from a wealthy family? No, more like a beautiful woman abandoned by a high official!
Kaguya's answer further relieved the scar-faced man. Anyone could see they were a bunch of bad guys who had committed robbery and murder. And she was asking them for money?
At this moment, the scar-faced man completely let down his guard and slowly walked towards Kaguya, saying, "We brothers don't have money, but you..."
Before he could finish, immense pressure descended upon him, crushing him into powder in an instant.
A second later, the entire alley fell silent. Kaguya looked at the ball of chakra in her hand. Her beautiful eyes furrowed. She actually felt disgusted by this ball of chakra and had no desire to absorb it.
Had she absorbed too much of Lin Yu's chakra?
Kaguya waved away the chakra in her hand and looked up at the moon that had just risen in the sky. She seemed to be thinking of someone.
No! This Empress is just thinking of absorbing his chakra!
A spatial rift opened, and Kaguya's body slowly floated into it.
I'll absorb some and leave, this Empress will not stay longer...
Money, I need to get that too!