Early morning...
After cutting down so many people a few days ago, now when the people of Lan no Sato saw him, they would respectfully call him Lord, so...
These past few days, apart from being able to have normal conversations with Chimiko, everyone else would tremble on their feet when chatting with him...
They were afraid!
Uzumaki Jun looked at the house made of piled dry grass in front of him and sighed helplessly in his heart...
Back then, the Sage of Six Paths could live in ragged cloth tents or old wooden houses, but after he time-traveled too far...
He could only live in a straw house?!
But there was no other way. Last time, the straw houses of Lan no Sato were all burned down. This one for Uzumaki Jun could already be considered the best among those rebuilt after the disaster.
Especially when looking at the villagers who hadn't eaten their fill, dressed in ragged hemp clothes like refugees...
How could they think about so much when they couldn't even eat their fill?
So...
Seeing their sincere yet fearful faces, Uzumaki Jun still obediently moved into this straw house full of fleas and mosquitoes.
"I should still go up the mountain later to check the situation and continue researching natural energy." Uzumaki Jun stretched, extinguished the mosquito repellent incense specially exchanged from the system burning nearby, and murmured, "I do not know how Uzushiogakure is doing now."
And at this moment...
"L... Lord..." Chimiko walked in, her face carrying hesitation and worry. She lowered her head respectfully and said, "Grandpa Kōta has woken up."
Last night, she listened to Grandma Natsu and the other villagers...
The red-haired, somewhat handsome young man in front of her was a very powerful samurai. From a certain perspective, he could be ennobled, so she should not address him casually but must respectfully call him Lord!
And she had also seen at that time...
One person killing hundreds of bandits!!
Jun... Lord's power must be extremely strong.
So...
Although Chimiko was somewhat uncomfortable with it, she still listened to Grandma Natsu and the others...
"Lord?" Uzumaki Jun was startled for a moment, then smiled and said, "Just call me Jun."
He had never been called 'Lord' before; he was always called Lord Jun or just Jun. As for 'Lord'...
No matter what, the simple young girl in front of him was also a friend who had guided him.
"But..." Chimiko looked at Jun's smiling face and unconsciously showed the same sweet smile as the past few days, saying, "Jun."
She still wasn't used to calling Jun 'Lord'.
"That old man is awake?" Uzumaki Jun nodded and said, "Take me to see him."
To survive in such conditions...
It seems the effect of Uzushiogakure's health potion is really good!
"Okay." Upon hearing this, Chimiko immediately said happily, "Just now, Grandpa Kōta originally wanted to come thank you himself, but I stopped him." As soon as she finished speaking, she realized her words were a bit inappropriate, stuck out her tongue, and felt relieved seeing that Jun wasn't angry. "Because Grandpa Kōta still has some difficulty moving around, that's why I..."
"It's fine." Uzumaki Jun waved his hand and said with a smile, "I do not mind these things."
In Uzushiogakure, he was always slacking off, asking for leave whenever possible, why would he care about so much?
So, these things...
He did not mind them.
Hadn't you seen, Boss Madara and Kakuzu always called him 'brat', 'brat'.
Uzumaki Jun followed behind Chimiko, looking at the still ruined surroundings of Lan no Sato, and shook his head helplessly, saying, "Couldn't you build houses mixed with wood and mud?"
Not only would they be sturdier, but also more comfortable to live in...
It would be to take advantage of this reconstruction to build wooden houses, why are you so fixated on straw houses?
"Ah?" Chimiko, who was talking about recent events ahead, snapped back to reality upon hearing Jun's words and said, "Jun, are you talking about the wooden houses in big cities?"
"Eh, perhaps..." Uzumaki Jun thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "Why don't you build them?"
He did not know exactly what the wooden houses in big cities were like, but...
They are all wooden houses, probably not much different.
"But we do not know how." Chimiko helplessly spread her hands and said, "No one in the village knows how to build wooden houses. And if we wanted to hire someone to teach us, we have no money."
"..."
So that is how it is.
He thought anyone in ancient times knew how to build houses.
Uzumaki Jun scratched his head, finally looked at the rows of straw houses around him, and sighed...
"System, exchange for information related to wooden house construction."
Since he came here, he might as well help.
Consider it improving Chimiko's living environment?
Then, he took out the architectural drawings he had just exchanged from the system and handed them to Chimiko...
"Take a look yourself."
"Huh?" Chimiko took the stack of drawings somewhat puzzledly, then looked at the exquisite drawings on them, raised her head, and looked at Jun with a shocked expression, saying, "Is this the method for building wooden houses?"
"Yes." Uzumaki Jun nodded and said, "Give them to the people responsible for building houses to study."
"Wooden houses are sturdier than straw houses, both in sheltering from wind and blocking rain."
That broken straw house was not only narrow, leaky, but also full of mosquitoes and insects, making sleep unsettled.
"But..." Chimiko looked at the drawings in her hand, then at Uzumaki Jun, hesitated, and said, "We cannot read."
"..."
He almost forgot that in ancient times, knowledge was controlled by the nobility. In a poor remote place like Lan no Sato, it would be strange if anyone could read.
But...
"If you cannot read, how did you gather medicinal herbs?" Uzumaki Jun looked at Chimiko, puzzled, and said, "Do you recognize them?"
"I recognize them." Chimiko noddedy and said, "Grandpa Shū taught me when he took me up the mountain back then. He was our village's doctor."
"Where is he now?"
"He fell ill and passed away not long after."
"..."
The only village doctor in the village who might have been literate died of illness?!
Uzumaki Jun was shocked, then helplessly sighed, shook his head, and said, "Let's go, first go check on that old man's condition. Later, I will slowly teach you how to read."
Sure enough...
Could it be that this wants him to spread the ideology of the red star in this world?
He sighed helplessly in his heart...
But he simply cannot stay that long.
"We are here." At this moment, Chimiko pointed to the straw house in front and said, "Grandpa Kōta is resting inside."
Then, she led Uzumaki Jun directly inside...
"Grandpa Kōta, Jun is here."
Uzumaki Jun followed her in. Inside the narrow space...
It was all piled with straw. An old man with graying hair was covered with a ragged hemp cloth, his face wearing a cheerful and kind smile as he looked at Chimiko...
"Has he arrived?" Kōta nodded kindly, then looked at Uzumaki Jun beside him, his face full of respect. He was about to stand up and kneel in reverence when...
"Grandpa Kōta..." Chimiko quickly stopped him, saying, "Jun said there is no need for this, and your body..."
"Grandpa is fine." Kōta shook his head and said with a serious expression, "This is etiquette, it must not be forgotten. Moreover..."
"This Lord saved both my life and the entire Lan no Sato."
His face full of respect, he trembled as he tried to stand up...
"No need." Uzumaki Jun shook his head and said, "Lie down. Let me check your condition again."
He could test out the medical skills he just learned from the system...
"This..." Kōta, hearing Uzumaki Jun's words, hesitated, then said, "I... In that case, this old man thanks the Lord."
He felt grateful in his heart. This Lord was different from the other Lords.
"Thank you for your trouble, Lord."
"En." Uzumaki Jun nodded, then reached out his hand...
To check the pulse.
The equipment was, so he could only listen to the heart and check the pulse. As for other things...
Too troublesome, forget it.
After all, he was currently practicing medicine without a license.
Having studied medicine for only a day or two, he was about to treat patients...
The medical conditions in Lan no Sato were really ...
"Nothing major." Uzumaki Jun said after checking the pulse, "Rest a few more days and you should recover."
Sure enough...
Uzushiogakure's health products were definitely sold too cheaply.
As soon as his voice fell...
"Grandpa Kōta." Suddenly a villager rushed in and said, "Our food..."
But he immediately shut his mouth upon seeing the scene before him, respectfully bowing to Uzumaki Jun...
"Lord."
It seemed he had come at a bad time.
However, everyone in the straw house knew what this villager wanted to say...
They were out of food.
Having suffered bandits and fire, the food salvaged was already scarce, and they still had to ensure that he, the Lord, ate his fill...
It was imaginable.
Although Uzumaki Jun did not need it, when he saw their eager and fearful eyes, he still patiently finished this food that did not look very good and did not taste very good.
Otherwise, they might think he was dissatisfied with them...
Uzumaki Jun sighed helplessly in his heart, murmuring, "It seems I will have to spend some reputation points again."