Since confirming that he possessed the ability of all six Nen types, Rin had been spending even more time training with Kuroro in the following days.
Despite Kuroro feeling that his body hadn’t fully recovered, Rin didn’t care and insisted on dedicating more time to his training.
Ever since learning that he was in the Naruto world, Rin had felt an inexplicable sense of crisis. Living here was far from the simplicity of watching anime; even basic necessities like food could be a matter of life and death without proper preparation.
Moreover, he had personally experienced the act of taking another’s life, even though they were deserving of death.
However, taking lives with his own hands made Rin feel deeply pained each time.
Yes, in the past few days, Rin had used the captured bandits as his training targets, killing them all.
Kuroro extracted enough information from them before Rin killed them one by one.
This mental torture made Rin somewhat disgusted with himself, but he had to endure it all.
Because in this world, if he couldn’t even handle this, he would inevitably expose his weakness when facing ninjas who were numb to killing.
In his days of practical training, Rin had learned to control the flow of energy within his body smoothly. Although his accumulated energy was still minimal, with the help of Nen, even his child’s body could unleash power far beyond that of an adult.
“Bang—”
After launching another attack on Kuroro and being knocked to the ground, Rin had no strength left to stand.
Lying in a starfish position on the ground, he panted heavily.
The slight amount of energy within his body was almost entirely exhausted in the initial attack.
Facing Kuroro with his frail body, although Kuroro rarely launched an attack and merely held his ground, Rin couldn’t last long.
Intense combat required greater physical endurance, which Rin currently lacked.
“You’ve improved quickly, Rin,” Kuroro said calmly, glancing at Rin lying on the ground.
Rin was too exhausted to respond, only panting heavily. After resting for a while, he slowly got up, his body weary, and said,
“Let’s call it a day. It’s time to go back.”
The sky had already darkened by then. Kuroro naturally had no objections, and the two of them tidied up before returning to the village.
However, when they got home, the atmosphere in the house was somewhat off.
Upon opening the door, Rin saw Haku sitting in a corner, looking aggrieved. Her left cheek was slightly red, and Pikachu was by her side.
Seeing Rin return, Pikachu immediately jumped over.
“Pika Pika! Pika… Pika!”
Pikachu gestured animatedly with its paws, looking indignant, but Rin couldn’t quite understand what it was trying to convey.
Gently stroking its small head, Rin walked over to Haku.
Upon seeing Rin, Haku could no longer hold back her grievances and suddenly rushed into Rin’s arms, crying loudly.
This unexpected scene left Rin stunned, unsure of what had happened.
But he gently patted Haku’s back, comforting her in a soft voice.
“It’s okay, Haku. Don’t cry. Big brother is here.”
Pikachu also looked very distressed, gently stroking Haku’s head with its little paws.
In Rin’s arms, Haku cried for a while before gradually falling asleep.
“Clack—”
At this moment, Shiokko suddenly entered the living room.
Upon seeing Rin, she was obviously startled and then quickly walked over, noticing that Haku had fallen asleep in Rin’s arms. She whispered,
“Lord Rin!”
Rin looked at her and said helplessly,
“Just call me Rin, no need to be so formal, Shiokko.”
Shiokko didn’t respond, just blushing and shaking her head.
Rin couldn’t persuade her anymore and asked in confusion,
“What happened while I was away? Haku seems very upset.”
Hearing Rin’s question, Shiokko quickly sat down, glanced at the door, and then leaned closer to Rin, whispering,
“I don’t know, but it seems to have something to do with Aunt Keiko. Haku seemed to have done something, and Aunt Keiko looked very upset when she brought her back…”
Hearing this, Rin was puzzled.
In the time they had spent together, Rin could feel the genuine affection his aunt had for Haku. How could she bear to let Haku be so aggrieved?
As Rin was puzzled, a thought suddenly occurred to him.
Haku… had awakened her Kekkei Genkai!
Yes, considering the timing, it wasn’t far off.
Maybe his presence had caused Haku’s awakening to happen a bit earlier!
The shock on Rin’s face lasted only a blink of an eye, and Shiokko thought she had seen wrong. Then she heard Rin’s voice.
“It’s nothing. I already know the reason. Don’t worry, Shiokko, I’ll talk to Aunt Keiko about it.”
Saying this, Rin gently handed the sleeping Haku to Shiokko and said softly,
“Please take care of Haku for a while. I have something to take care of.”
Shiokko naturally wouldn’t refuse. She quickly nodded and said gently,
“Lord Rin, don’t worry. I’ll take care of Miss Haku.”
Afterward, Rin turned and left.
Outside, breathing in the cold winter air, Rin thought carefully.
He hadn’t expected Haku to awaken her Kekkei Genkai at this time. Did this mean that the Naruto storyline he knew would begin to unfold step by step?
However, in this village, at least Haku wouldn’t face any danger.
Thinking of this, Rin’s gaze grew sharper.
After searching for a while, he soon found his Aunt Keiko and Uncle Eiji in a dark, deserted corner of the village.
Rin didn’t approach recklessly but hid in the shadows, listening to their conversation.
Keiko seemed to be sobbing, and opposite her, Eiji’s face was extremely grim, his voice trembling and hoarse.
“So… you’re saying… Haku… Haku is also one of those… monsters?”
Hearing her husband call their daughter a monster, Keiko cried even harder.
Without a response from Keiko, Eiji’s face turned pale, bloodless, as he stammered,
“My daughter… my daughter is actually one of those monsters…”
“What should we do… Keiko… what should we do!”
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