Gento walked toward Mei and stopped in front of her.
"You go back first and take control of the entire Hidden Mist. Once your power is completely stabilized, come to Hidden Gento Village to find me immediately."
Upon hearing him, red rose to Mei's cheeks.
Naturally, she knew what Gento wanted her to go to Hidden Gento Village for.
She still had an agreement with the man before her to have a child.
After fighting side by side this time, she no longer had her initial calculations toward the man before her.
He was powerful, decisive, and ruthless in his methods, yet for some reason, he made people feel at ease.
Even a strong woman like her, who had fought her way through the Bloody Mist Village, could not help developing affection for him.
After all, what woman did not like a handsome and powerful man?
"All right."
Mei nodded, her voice carrying a trace of tenderness that was difficult to detect.
"Once I've handled the matters in the village, I'll come find you."
Gento then turned his head to look at Itachi.
"Itachi, you stay here and assist the Fifth Mizukage in stabilizing her power."
"If anyone is too blind to see reason, just kill them."
Itachi nodded, his face expressionless.
"Yes!"
The surrounding Hidden Mist ninjas could not help shivering.
That strange black flame had just burned a Yuki clansman to death… no one wanted to become the next target.
Mei looked at Gento gratefully, then her gaze fell on the enormous figure lying on the reef not far away, and her brows furrowed a bit.
"How should this Three-Tails be handled?"
"Right now, there is no suitable Jinchuriki in the village."
"We also have no means of controlling it. If we let it remain in the village, not only will it fail to provide combat power, it will instead become a burden."
The Three-Tails Isobu lay in the shallows, its three tails slowly swaying behind it. Each movement stirred up waves.
Those yellow vertical pupils stared fixedly at Gento, full of vigilance and hostility, but it did not act rashly since the battle just now had made it understand that the man before it was not someone to be provoked.
Gento thought for a moment, and suddenly his heart stirred.
Right now, Hozuki Castle happened to have no powerful combat force guarding it.
So he said to Shisui:
"Shisui, use the Sharingan to control it. Take it to Hozuki Castle and have it guard Hozuki Island."
The Three-Tails immediately let out a roar that shook the heavens.
"Despicable humans! Don't even think of controlling me again!"
Its three tails lashed wildly against the surface of the water, splashing up great sheets of spray, and those vertical pupils were filled with anger and unwillingness.
Gento, however, remained calm and unhurried.
He leaped forward, jumped in front of the Three-Tails, and looked down at the giant beast from above.
His voice carried pressure.
"You'd better think this through!"
"If I have you guard Hozuki Island, I can guarantee that you'll be able to move around the nearby sea regularly. You'll still have a certain amount of freedom."
"If you don't agree, I'll find another Jinchuriki and seal you away!"
"You'll go back to those days without seeing the light of day, unable to even move!"
The Three-Tails' body suddenly stiffened.
Those days of being sealed inside a human body were something it never wanted to remember again in this lifetime… unable to move freely, unable to swim through the sea, and even its chakra suppressed by the Jinchuriki's will.
Its voice lowered, carrying a trace of unwillingness and compromise.
"Don't seal me… I'm willing to cooperate. I'm willing to help you guard Hozuki Island."
Gento nodded.
Shisui leaped onto the Three-Tails' back. Although the Three-Tails was somewhat unwilling, under the gaze of the Sharingan, it obediently turned around and carried Shisui toward the sea.
Its enormous body split the waves apart, and its three tails left three white trails of water behind it, gradually disappearing at the distant sea horizon.
Gento gave Mei a few more instructions, and afterward, he formed seals with both hands and used Flying Thunder God to leave the Hidden Mist.
In the next instant, he appeared in the courtyard of the Hidden Gento Village residence.
The faint clamor of Cerulean Harbor and the sound of waves came from afar. Everything was so peaceful and tranquil.
As soon as Gento stood firm, a tiny figure rushed toward him.
"Papa!"
It was a three-year-old boy, his brows and eyes full of the heroic bearing of the Uchiha.
He wore a dark blue kimono, the collar neat and tidy, his hair combed meticulously.
His features were exquisite, with sharp brows, bright eyes, and a straight nose. Even at such a young age, it could be seen that he would certainly become a handsome man in the future.
The most striking thing was his gaze.
Those black eyes were deep and calm. They lacked the mischief and restlessness of children his age and instead held a steady, upright composure.
It was none other than Gento and Kushina's son, Hanyu Uchiha.
Gento crouched down, picked up his son in one motion, and kissed him on the cheek.
"Hanyu, did you miss Papa?"
"I did."
He wrapped his arms around Gento's neck and said seriously,
"Papa, you must have worked hard carrying out your mission."
Gento smiled and rubbed his hair.
Gentle footsteps sounded from behind him.
Kushina walked over from beneath the corridor.
Today, she was wearing a loose, pale purple nightgown.
The fabric of the nightgown was soft and thin, drifting lightly with her steps and outlining her increasingly full figure.
Her red hair was draped over her shoulders, making that face look even fairer and more delicate.
She walked in front of Gento, opened her arms, and gave him a tight embrace.
"You're back!"
Her voice was filled with delight and attachment, her face buried against Gento's chest.
The soft sensation in his arms came through the thin fabric, making Gento's heart stir involuntarily.
"Mm. The mission is complete."
Gento held his son with one arm and wrapped the other around Kushina's waist, kissing her on the forehead.
Behind Kushina stood another person.
Rin Nohara.
Several years had passed, and the young girl from back then had fully grown up.
She wore a light pink nightgown.
A pair of slender legs appeared and disappeared beneath the hem, her bare feet stepping on the wooden corridor, her toes round and cute.
Her dark brown short hair was a little longer than it had been a few years ago, hanging down to her shoulders and making that round face look even purer and more lovely.
Those eyes no longer held the confusion and restraint from when she had first been revived.
After several years together, she had long since come to regard this place as her home, and Gento as the person closest to her.
In the residence, she was no longer as reserved as she had been at the beginning, and her clothing had also become bolder and more casual.
Right now, she was standing with her hands folded in front of her, watching Gento and Kushina embrace, a faint smile hanging at the corner of her mouth.
Gento released Kushina and looked at Rin, his gaze lingering on her for a moment.
"Rin, you've also come of age this year, haven't you?"
Rin nodded, her cheeks turning red a little bit.
"Mm. I just turned eighteen last month."
Her voice was soft, carrying the unique shyness of a young girl, yet she did not look away and met Gento's eyes directly.
Gento looked at her face, pure yet carrying a hint of maturity, and a thought suddenly rose in his heart.
Now that he had mastered the essence of Yang-Attribute Chakra, and the yin and yang within his body were balanced, he could reproduce normally.
And Rin was an A-rank Dual Cultivation target recognized by the system.
All these years, he had been waiting.
Waiting for her to grow up, waiting for her to adapt to this world again, and waiting for her to truly regard this place as home.
Now, the time had finally come.
Gento set Hanyu down and rubbed his hair.
"Go play with your mom."
Hanyu obediently nodded, walked to Kushina's side, and took her hand.
Gento then looked at Rin, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Come with me. I've prepared a coming-of-age gift for you."
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