After Rengoku was once again invaded by Karin's cells, his eyes once again produced some Power of All Things.
The upper limit of his pupil power increased yet again.
Although it was just a fraction of a percent, it undoubtedly meant that Rengoku's ideas and Orochimaru's experimental direction were both correct.
Later on, as long as he thought of a way to produce the Power of All Things, the Eternal Eye would only be a matter of time.
However, Rengoku's current strength was already more than enough, so there was no need to be in such a rush.
On the other hand, he needed to check Karin's condition.
"Shishou! I'm here!"
Just as he was thinking, Karin's voice came from outside the door.
Rengoku opened the door, and Karin instantly leapt forward, crashing right into his arms.
He steadied her, then reached out and knocked her on the head, "Be careful."
Karin stuck out her tongue.
Rengoku looked her over, and sure enough, she had shot up twenty centimeters in height.
Her entire figure already looked like a teenager of about sixteen.
Her clothes had already become shorter, exposing her waistline.
She wore shorts and a skirt, but they also looked a bit too small.
"Let's go, I said I'd take you out to play. First let's buy clothes, since these don't fit you anymore."
"Okay!", she said, stretching out her hands toward Rengoku.
That was her asking him to carry her.
Rengoku gave Karin's figure another glance, she had already grown into a big girl.
Carrying her now wouldn't be appropriate.
He patted her hair, "Once you've grown up, you can't be carried anymore."
Karin lowered her head to look at herself, then looked at Rengoku, her face full of surprise.
She tugged at Rengoku's hand, swaying coquettishly, "Shishou…"
Rengoku sighed helplessly, "Be good."
Karin's mood instantly dropped, "Fine then…"
"Where do you want to go?"
Rengoku patted her head to comfort her. After all, Karin was only t*en years old, and her emotions were written all over her face.
Karin shook her head and tossed away her gloom, "Last time we passed by a clothing store, I really liked the clothes inside. Let's go there."
She pulled Rengoku by the hand and walked toward the shopping street.
Rengoku could only let her drag him along.
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[Shopping Street]
Sasuke was originally supposed to continue practicing swordsmanship with Itachi.
But since Shisui had revived, Itachi, being his closest friend, naturally had a lot to say to him.
So he told Sasuke to go relax on his own.
The first person Sasuke thought of, of course, was Naruto.
Since they had just finished a mission together, Naruto definitely had free time too.
When the two met up, they walked and chatted. Naruto put his hands behind his head and complained, "The missions lately have been way too easy. I want to do some difficult ones."
Sasuke shoved his hands in his pockets, keeping his cool expression, "Nii-san said our basics are way too poor. We need to do more basic training."
"Otherwise, if we go out on missions next time, Shishou won't follow us."
"Mm…", But what Naruto was thinking of was Jiraiya's expression from before.
After Naruto came back, the first thing he did was ask Kushina.
Kushina never liked Jiraiya, and when you added in the fact that Naruto had been bullied as a kid and Jiraiya hadn't cared at all,
Naturally she told Naruto to listen to Rengoku and stay away from Jiraiya.
"Eh, isn't that Shishou?"
Sasuke said in confusion. He saw Rengoku inside a women's clothing shop.
"This one, this one, and this one too… wrap them all up. And give her another ten sets of underwear."
Rengoku was directing the store clerks back and forth, buying Karin more than t*en sets of clothes in one go.
Seeing that Karin's body was developing, he also had the clerks pick some undergarments for her.
"Send all of these to the Uchiha compound."
"Shishou…"
Hearing Sasuke's voice, Rengoku turned his head, "Oh, Sasuke, Naruto, you're here too."
Sasuke asked curiously, "Shishou, who are you buying clothes for?"
Rengoku smiled, "Karin just made a contribution, so these are her rewards."
"Principal, has Gaara come back yet?", Naruto, hearing about Karin's merits, thought Gaara had returned.
Rengoku shook his head, "Karin had another mission, she didn't go with Gaara and the others."
"Shishou, how does it look?", A somewhat unfamiliar female voice appeared.
Sasuke and Naruto turned their heads, and their pupils trembled in shock.
Although they had seen Karin grow taller before, this time was completely different. Her whole figure had changed.
A sixt*en-year-old girl and a t*en-year-old boy, there was a huge difference in body type.
In Rengoku's original world, it was the difference between an el*mentary schooler and a high sch*ol girl.
"You… you're… Karin?",.Sasuke was utterly dumbfounded.
Karin wore a purple top, black shorts underneath, and long socks.
Rengoku nodded slightly, "Looks good. As long as you like it."
Karin still favored purple, just like in the original timeline.
Seeing Sasuke there, Karin laughed happily, "Hahaha, Sasuke, hurry up and call me Onee-san!"
Her mischievous side hadn't changed at all. After all, at her core she was still only t*en.
Seeing her gestures, a sense of familiarity welled up inside Sasuke.
It really was Karin.
Karin walked up to him, her whole body blocking him completely.
She was also a full head taller.
"How did you get so tall!?"
Sasuke's mental state collapsed on the spot—he had to look up at Karin!
Last time she had only been a little taller, and he had thought he would definitely surpass her in the future.
But now Karin was completely different.
There was no way he could bring himself to call this towering Karin "junior sister."
"No respect at all. You have to call me Onee-san, understand? Wahahaha!"
Karin planted her hands on her hips, laughing like a full-on comedic girl.
Sasuke's face went pale, "Don't… don't get cocky! I'll definitely grow taller than you!"
Karin lifted her chin, as if claiming victory, "Little brother, at your pace, it'll take several years at least!"
She stood beside him and measured his height, he only reached her neck.
Rengoku nearly burst out laughing on the side. For Sasuke, this was probably a devastating blow.
Sasuke backed away several steps in a row, "Damn it! Naruto, let's go!"
"Eh… eh!"
Naruto was dragged along, stumbling out of the shop, "Sasuke… wait a sec… Principal, we're going!"
Sasuke even forgot to greet Rengoku, dragging Naruto off in a fluster, looking a bit embarrassed and panicked.
Karin, having beaten Sasuke in height, was delighted.
She spun around in front of the mirror a few times, very satisfied with the clothes she had chosen, "Ah, I think I'm taller than Haku now! When he comes back, I have to compare with him."
Haku was three years older than Karin, but he had always been frail. Even now, he wasn't even 150 cm tall.
He was definitely shorter than Karin.
For children, finding happiness was much simpler than for adults.
For example, being taller than your peers, that was a kind of happiness.
"Happy now?", Rengoku patted her hair.
"Hehe!", Karin hugged his hand, swinging it, "Shishou, when do you think Sasuke will surpass me?"
Karin wasn't dumb. She knew Sasuke would definitely outgrow her in the future.
Rengoku recalled Sasuke's height in Shippuden.
"Hmm! Probably in five or six years."
Karin jumped up, "Then for the next few years he can only be the junior brother!"
Rengoku smiled, "Alright, we've bought the clothes. Let's head to the next place."
Karin rubbed her stomach, "Shishou, let's eat something first. You don't know how hungry I was when I woke up this morning."
"Even though I ate a lot, I'm hungry again now."
Rengoku looked at her slender figure. It must be her body's needs for development.
"Then let's eat first."
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