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“Great! I’m hungry too, so I’ll try Xiao Changpu’s cooking.”
Upon hearing Qiu Shanjun's words, Changpu's face flushed even more, and she protested:
"Brother Qiushan, could you please stop calling me Little Iris? I'm all grown up now."
Hearing Ayame's words, Uchiha Kakuzan was slightly taken aback. Looking at the youthful and beautiful figure before him, he smiled and said:
"Yes, our calamus has grown up and can no longer be called little calamus. Perfect timing, let's try calamus's cooking today and see if we've caught up with Uncle Yile. If it's good, then I'll sponsor you to open a branch."
Hearing Qiu Shan's words, Changpu's eyes lit up. She didn't care about opening any branch, but if she and Qiu Shan opened the branch together, would it mean that Qiu Shan would come to see her often? Thinking of this, Changpu's smile became even more obvious.
Afterwards, Ayame and Okayama-kun chatted and laughed as they arrived at a ramen shop not far away. After simply arranging the vegetables, Ayame hurriedly began making ramen.
Because all the ingredients had been prepared beforehand, it wasn't long before a large bowl filled with various ingredients, steaming hot, was placed in front of Uchiha Kakuyama.
Uh
Uchiha Kakuzan was stunned when he saw the enormous bowl of ramen in front of him, with more toppings than noodles.
"Um, calamus, is this really a good idea?"
This ramen is loaded with meat patties, beef slices, meatballs, shrimp, and several halved eggs, all served with a beautifully colored broth. It truly is a feast for the eyes, nose, and palate.
And Changpu naturally understood what Qiushan-jun meant. She raised her hand to play with her hair, gave a soft hum, and then continued:
"My dad's not in the shop, so I'm in charge here. Add whatever you want."
Looking at the slightly smug Ayame in front of him, Uchiha Okayama remembered the various ingredients she had always secretly added for him. He smiled knowingly and, without any hesitation, picked up his chopsticks and began to eat.
At this moment, Changpu also lay on the table, resting her chin on her hands, looking at Brother Qiushan with a smile on her face.
"Changpu, Dad's back! Did you buy all the groceries? We've almost sold out of pork chops at the shop, so we need to prepare more this time."
Just then, as a series of rather heavy footsteps approached, Uncle Yile, carrying two bags of flour on his shoulder, said with a smile.
Changpu hadn't expected her father to come home so early, and she jumped up like a startled kitten, rushing towards him.
At this moment, Qiu Shan hadn't eaten much of his ramen. If his dad found out he'd added so many toppings, he wouldn't say anything, but he'd definitely be heartbroken.
Therefore, the longer you can delay, the better.
Just then, Uncle Ichiraku finally noticed the uninvited guest, Uchiha Kakuzan, and after a slight pause, he spoke:
"Are our guests here so early today?"
Following Uncle Ichiraku's words, Uchiha Kakuzan turned around, smiled at him, and nodded with a smile:
"Uncle Yile, it's me. I was a little hungry, so I came here to eat noodles. Changpu's cooking skills are very good, almost as good as yours, Uncle."
Upon hearing Uchiha Kakuzan's words, Uncle Ichiraku's face broke into a smile, and he said with a laugh:
"Of course, I personally taught her how to cook calamus, so it's definitely top-notch."
As Uncle Ichiraku spoke, he pointed to the flour on his shoulder and said somewhat apologetically:
"Qiu Shan-jun, you eat first. I'll take the flour to the kitchen. After all, it's almost lunchtime, and I need to prepare it."
Uchiha Kakuzan naturally wouldn't stop Uncle Ichiraku, he just smiled and nodded, saying:
"Well, I've almost finished eating. You can go ahead and get back to work."
As he spoke, Uchiha Okayama drank the last bit of ramen soup.
At this moment, Changpu also realized what was happening. She looked at the empty bowl, then at Brother Qiushan, and was completely stunned.
"Qiu Shan, Brother Qiu Shan, are you eating so fast?"
She remembered clearly that just a moment ago, there was a large bowl of ramen in front of Qiu Shanjun. How could it have been eaten in just a few seconds? That's too fast!
Uchiha Kakuzan naturally understood what Ayame meant, winked at her, and said with a smile:
"Ninjas, of course, all have their secrets. Ayame, I've finished eating and have other things to do, so I'll be leaving now."
At this point, Uchiha Kakuzan seemed to remember something, patted his forehead, and continued:
"By the way, think carefully about what I told you before. If you agree, come to the Hokage Building to find me."
After finishing his sentence, Uchiha Kakuyama left the place.
At that moment, Uncle Yi Le peeked out from the kitchen, looked at his daughter who was standing there in a daze, and asked with some curiosity:
"Changpu, what is it that Lord Qiushan wants you to consider?"
Changpu also came to her senses at this moment. Hearing her father's words, she said somewhat embarrassedly:
"Um, Dad, here's the thing. After eating my ramen, Qiu Shan-kun thought my skills were good enough to support a shop, and he wants to open a branch for me. I haven't decided yet whether to agree to it..."
Chapter 424: Terumi Mei's Resentment
Hearing his daughter's words, Uncle Ichiraku understood. He glanced thoughtfully in the direction Uchiha Kakuyama had left, then looked back at his daughter, a doting smile spreading across his face.
"Changpu, you are still young. If you want to pursue something, then go for it without worry. Your dad is still young and hasn't reached the point where he can't live without his daughter. So, if you want to do something, then do it without any hesitation."
Hearing her father's pointed remark, Changpu was slightly taken aback, then nodded with a smile and said:
"Thank you, Dad."
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At this moment, Uchiha Kakuzan was unaware of Ayame's dilemma. He was also somewhat regretful. He had just swallowed that large bowl of ramen in a matter of seconds thanks to his superhuman physique, which meant he hadn't even chewed it much. This made his stomach feel a little uncomfortable, and he could only rub his stomach helplessly.
While Uchiha Kakuzan was debating whether to go to the Hokage Building to find Tsunade or to Iwagakure to collect the Tailed Beast's chakra from the Four-Tails,
Suddenly, I felt the spatial imprint I had marked being continuously activated.
This caused Uchiha Kakuzan to close his eyes and carefully sense his surroundings.
This is~~
With a thought, Uchiha Kakuyama's body vanished from the spot.
Misty Village Water Shadow Building
Inside the Mizukage's office, Mei Terumi was frowning slightly, constantly activating the spatial mark between her brows.
Beside Mei Terumi were two very cute children watching her, noticing a hint of impatience on her face.
The slightly older, very cute-looking little boy said:
"Mother, don't worry. Father should be in Konoha right now. Even if he uses space-time ninjutsu, it will still take some time to get here."
The slightly younger little girl, holding a very exquisite wooden toy, also chimed in:
"Yes, Mother. Father has many responsibilities, so even if he were to come over, he would have to take care of things there first. So please don't worry."
Hearing the two children's words, Mei Terumi's expression softened slightly, and she shook her head helplessly, saying:
"You two are always making excuses for your unreliable father. Humph, back when we were just falling in love, he ran away so fast, completely different from now."
Hearing their mother's words, the two children exchanged a glance, stuck out their tongues, and remained silent.
Just then, a figure suddenly appeared behind Mei Terumi, and immediately wrapped his arms around her slender waist.
Drink~~
Mei Terumi was, after all, a powerful Kage-level shinobi. How could she allow someone to approach her so silently? Just as the figure was about to touch her, Mei Terumi's figure vanished from the spot like a phantom.
At the same time, not far from that figure, Mei Terumi appeared, her fiery red lips slightly pouting, and she began to unleash her most skilled ninjutsu upon that figure.
"Boiling Escape - Clever Mist... Ugh."
Just as Mei Terumi was about to unleash Boil Release on that figure, unexpectedly, that figure suddenly appeared in front of her and silenced her slightly pouting lips with a kiss, as if she hadn't just been using a ninjutsu but was instead asking for a kiss.
"Ugh, Uchiha Kakuzan, you bastard, the children are watching..."
Although Mei Terumi's mouth was covered by Uchiha Kakuzan, it was still possible to faintly hear what she was saying.
However, even though Mei Terumi said that, Uchiha Kakuzan still didn't let her go. He waved to the two little ones who were watching the show, then directly carried Mei Terumi away and teleported away from the place.
Uchiha Kousuke watched his unreliable parents disappear before his eyes, blinked innocently for a moment, then seemed to realize what had happened and sighed helplessly.
His younger sister, Uchiha Chinatsu, also saw their father. After their parents left, she turned to her brother beside her and asked with some confusion:
"Brother, what did Father take Mother to do? When will they be back?"
At this point, Uchiha Chinatsu lowered her head somewhat dejectedly, and continued:
"Chika, Chika misses Father a little."
Hearing his younger sister's words, Uchiha Kousuke patted her head affectionately and comforted her:
"It's alright, Chika. Father and Mother just have things to do. They'll be back soon, and then you'll be able to see Father."
Hearing her brother's words, Uchiha Chinatsu's mood improved considerably. Her cute little face was full of confusion as she asked:
"So, brother, do you know what Father and Mother went to do? I really want to know."
Upon hearing his sister's words, Uchiha Kousuke's expression became somewhat subtle as he said:
"Maybe, probably, they want to get a few more guys to share the inheritance with us."
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In the bedroom, Mei Terumi lay on top of Uchiha Kakuyama, her face flushed, exuding a lazy aura, her eyes so moist they seemed to drip water.
Mei Terumi kept drawing circles on Uchiha Kakuyama's chest with her fingers, and said with a very resentful tone:
"Don't think that I can forgive you just because of this. Uchiha Kakuzan, you can count for yourself how many days it has been since you last came to see me?"
Upon hearing Mei Terumi's words, Uchiha Kakuzan blinked innocently, hesitated for a moment, and then said:
"Well, it should have been less than half a month, right? I remember that time I spent several days with you and your two children in the capital of the Land of Fire, didn't I?"
This shouldn't be considered a long time, right?
Hearing what Qiushan-kun said, Terumi Mei paused slightly. Qiushan-kun wasn't entirely wrong. After all, in the ninja world, it often takes several months to carry out a high-level mission. Compared to that, Qiushan-kun's half a month really wasn't much.
However, Mei Terumi had no intention of reasoning with Uchiha Kakuyama. After hearing his words, she stubbornly grabbed Kakuyama's arm and rubbed it against him with a magnanimity second only to Tsunade's:
"That won't do either. Think about how long you've been with Tsunade. Anyway, if I'm unhappy, you won't have it easy either..."
As soon as Mei Terumi finished speaking, her slender hand reached down.
"Sigh~~~"
Chapter 425: Mei Terumi repays her gratitude
Uchiha Kakuzan immediately stopped Terumi Mei's actions, pulling her into a tight embrace and comforting her:
"Don't worry, I sent you a master before, has he arrived yet?"
Hearing what Qiushan-kun said, Terumi Mei also became interested and stopped teasing him, asking with great interest:
“A master, someone who is qualified to be called a master by Qiu Shan-jun, must not be a simple character. However, no famous masters have come to join us in the past few days. Perhaps they have not arrived yet.”
Upon hearing Mei Terumi's words, Uchiha Kakuzan pondered for a moment before thoughtfully saying:
"Well, at his speed, even if he doesn't arrive yet, he should be there soon."
Mei Terumi placed her small hand on Uchiha Kakuyama's chest, her eyes slightly narrowed, and asked with considerable curiosity:
"Lord Qiushan, who is this person? Since you value him, he must be quite capable, right?"
Uchiha Kakuzan didn't hide anything, gently patted Mei before saying:
"It's Kiba, the Lightning Blade of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. I met him while on a mission and told him about the changes in Kirigakure. I promised to forgive his crime of betraying the village, and I persuaded him to come back."
Upon hearing Qiushan-kun's words, Mei Terumi's eyes lit up. After the Blood Mist Era, Kirigakure had very few usable people left; sometimes, they didn't even have enough manpower to go around on missions.
Sometimes, Mei Terumi even has to sacrifice some of her beauty to borrow some emergency supplies from Okayama-kun, but it's unknown how much of that sacrifice was voluntary.
As for Kiba, the Lightning Blade of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, he is, after all, an elite Jonin with a wealth of experience. If he were to return to the fold, he would truly be a pillar of strength.
Therefore, upon hearing what Qiushan-kun said, Terumi Mei became excited. She was the Mizukage of Kirigakure. Although she was a top-tier Kage, if she had to handle every mission, Kirigakure would lose all face. So, for her, the more skilled fighters like Raito Kiba, the better.
After giving Qiu Shan a quick kiss on the cheek, Mei Terumi finally calmed down. Thinking about how her two children were still left in the Mizukage's office, Mei Terumi felt a little embarrassed. While getting up and tidying her slightly disheveled hair, she said:
"Alright, alright, I can't mess around with you anymore. I've been busy lately because I'm going to Konoha for the Chunin Exams. Spend more time with Kurasuke and Chinatsu today, especially Chinatsu. She's been asking for you all the time these past few days, so spend more time with her. I think I'll have to work overtime today, and I don't know when I'll be back."
Hearing Mei Terumi's words, Uchiha Kakuzan sighed helplessly before complaining:
"You're already too busy as the Water Shadow, can't you ask Master Yuan for more help?"
Hearing what Qiushan-kun said, Mei Terumi said helplessly:
"Don't you think about how old Master Yuan is? He helped me before because he was afraid I was too young and would mess up the village. After these years of training, he basically doesn't get involved in village affairs anymore, and he's slowly transferring the power he controls to me. Of course, I'm going to be extremely busy."
Looking at the newly tidied Mei Terumi, a look of amazement flashed in Uchiha Kakuzan's eyes. After his years of development, Mei Terumi had become even more beautiful and captivating.