Kurama Yakumo, after being taken out by her father, asked, "Father, when are we going to see Orochimaru?"
She only knew that Orochimaru was one of the Three Legendary Ninjas, and that his defection had been falsely accused.
She had no idea about the danger of Orochimaru.
Kurama Murakumo shook his head, "Yakumo, Orochimaru is very dangerous. We cannot go see him."
Yakumo stopped in her tracks, "Why, Father? Tsunade-sama already said only Orochimaru might have a way."
Kurama Murakumo walked over and picked up his daughter, "Be good. Orochimaru might only be able to find the cause of the illness, it doesn't mean he can definitely cure it."
"In any case, he is very dangerous. I will think of another way for your illness."
Hearing her father's excuses, Yakumo was very disappointed, and her eyes quickly turned red.
Kurama Murakumo tried to comfort her, but it was to no avail.
So he took Yakumo shopping, hoping to cheer up his stubborn daughter.
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Karin sat on Rengoku's shoulder humming an unknown tune, her face full of happiness.
Since the first time she sat on Rengoku's shoulders, she had liked it, and now Rengoku's shoulder had become her exclusive seat.
The group following Rengoku was also very large: Sasuke, Gaara, Kimimaro, Haku, and Hotaru.
He obviously liked this group of kids. Although he was the clan leader and the village's advisory elder, he spent fixed hours in the clan guiding clan members every day, and in the afternoons, he picked the kids up from school.
He had also planned out future training paths for each elite class student at the school.
Now it had been half a month since the last elite class selection.
All children from big clans were scolded by their families if they didn't get in.
They were told that if they didn't get into the elite class next month, they'd be thrown out.
Even though they were just seven or eight years old, they weren't allowed to just play around.
Rengoku still had personal bias, and he specially found Tenten's class teacher.
He told them that Tenten's talent was in ninja tool throwing and space ability.
Tenten tried and it turned out to be true. Her family then quickly prepared a large batch of ninja tools for her to practice with.
They were just waiting for the end of the month to get her into the elite class.
As for Lee, Rengoku didn't push him too hard. Right now, Lee needed to go through some setbacks.
After all, he was still too young. Aside from providing resources, there was no way to help him more.
After finding out, Rengoku learned that Lee was the only one left in his family.
From his usual meals, it could be inferred that Lee didn't have much money either.
Rengoku instructed the school teachers to have Lee help with some school tasks so he could eat more nutritiously.
After laying all this groundwork, Rengoku also spent a lot of time every day teaching the younger generation in the clan.
As for clan affairs, he basically didn't care at all and dumped them on the other elders.
To him, there was no need to personally manage everything. Just knowing how to employ the right people was enough.
The elders were more familiar with clan matters than he was, and letting them handle things was more efficient.
He only needed to know the outcome. If something went wrong, he could step in later.
Rengoku poured most of his time into these children, and though the clan members were a bit puzzled, they at least had some self-awareness. No one dared think they were smarter than the clan leader. After seeing it enough times, they got used to it.
Teaching wasn't enough, as a senior, he also had to take the kids out for fun.
They got off school early today, so Rengoku brought the kids to the commercial district. To buy them some things.
First, of course, was clothes. Rengoku brought everyone into a large clothing store.
Konoha was a huge village, with lots of people coming to shop. The clothing styles here were also very diverse.
The shop assistant saw Uchiha Rengoku bringing in so many people and immediately realized a big customer had arrived.
"Hello, sir, is there anything I can help you with?"
The clerk didn't recognize Uchiha Rengoku, but they did recognize the Uchiha clan uniform.
"Go find a few more people to help them pick out clothes."
Rengoku turned and said to them, "Pick what you like. Don't worry about the price."
"As members of the Uchiha clan, don't just wear the same two outfits every day."
"Each of you must pick at least five sets. If you're missing one, no dinner for you tonight."
Hearing Rengoku's words, the shop assistant's eyes lit up, "Alright, alright! Please wait a moment, sir, I'll get help right away."
Then they quickly called over a few more staff members.
The group of kids looked at the dazzling array of clothes, their eyes sparkling. Karin jumped down from Rengoku's shoulder and cheered.
"Shishou, you're the best!"
Rengoku chuckled. Karin had been shy when she first arrived, but now she had become more and more lively.
"Go, go, go! Let's go pick out clothes!", Karin shouted and led everyone inside.
"Rengoku-sama, we're going in now," Kimimaro and Haku greeted Rengoku before heading in.
Gaara stood there unsure, not going in or staying out, he was quite awkward.
Rengoku glared at him, "Why are you just standing there? Go."
Gaara nodded shyly, "Thank you, Rengoku-sama."
With Mikoto around, Sasuke didn't need to buy clothes. But since it was a fun event, he joined the excitement and followed in.
Rengoku didn't go in. Whatever the kids wanted to buy was up to them.
As for aesthetics, he let them be. He only needed to pay.
Rengoku saw a candied hawthorn stall not far away and walked over. After all, sweet things worked best on children.
"…I don't care, I just want to go see Orochimaru! Father, I must go!"
Rengoku had just approached when he heard a little girl about seven years old arguing with her father.
But she didn't take the candied hawthorn her father offered and nearly knocked over the stall.
Rengoku reached out to steady the candied hawthorn stand.
"Hmph! What are you doing?"
With a cold snort, the argument nearby sounded like a thunderclap in their ears.
Yakumo held her forehead, feeling dizzy and faint.
Kurama Murakumo was startled and quickly held his daughter in his arms.
He recognized Rengoku, and exactly because he recognized him, sweat was pouring down, "Greetings, Elder Rengoku."
"Who are you? Why do you want to see Orochimaru?"
Kurama Murakumo inwardly groaned, 'What kind of situation is this?'
"Reporting to Elder, I am Kurama Murakumo. This is my daughter, Kurama Yakumo…"
He then explained Yakumo's illness and what Tsunade had said, not daring to lie.
The person before him was the Uchiha clan leader, the number one in the ninja world in terms of strength.
When Rengoku heard the name "Kurama Yakumo," he immediately knew who they were.
After acquiring Orochimaru's soul energy, his perception had become extremely sensitive.
Within Kurama Yakumo's body, a powerful energy was entrenched.
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