A few more days passed.
Ryosuke had fully recovered and was ready to set off. He packed several sets of black clothes for changing, along with a few white masks that only revealed his pupils and nostrils.
From now on, his title would be the God King of the Shinobi World.
At least it sounded imposing.
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In the eastern direction of the Land of Fire, across a stretch of ocean, there is also a small nation called the Land of Waves.
The Land of Water is an island country composed of several islands, and the central island is quite large, so if Ryosuke wanted to go there, he would definitely have to take a ship.
He spent a few days reaching the eastern port of the Land of Fire, intending to take a passenger ship to the Land of Water, but he couldn't find any ships going to that place.
There were no passenger ships at all. Instead, there was only one ship transporting goods going there.
And the ship captain also asked with great confusion, "Young man, why are you going to that ghost place? The Land of Water is not as stable as the Land of Fire."
"The current political situation in the Land of Water is unstable, even ninjas there can't find peace. For the sake of your life, it's better to give up."
But Ryosuke naturally didn't take the captain's advice seriously.
Right now in Hidden Mist village, there was no one who could deal with him. Perhaps even if they all came together, it wouldn't be enough.
"It's fine, take me there. You won't be short of money."
Seeing how determined Ryosuke was, the captain could only agree.
He could feel that this person's body was strong. Going to such a dangerous place like the Land of Water, he should at least be able to protect his own safety.
Anyway, he had already advised him, and since he was paying, the rest wasn't his business anymore.
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A few days later, Ryosuke successfully arrived at the port of the Land of Water. After paying the captain, he changed into black clothes and a white mask and left.
When the ship captain saw that Ryosuke dressed like that, his mood suddenly worsened.
'Dressed like that… could he be planning to cause trouble in the Land of Water?'
Wouldn't that mean he had just transported a dangerous individual into the Land of Water?
He immediately instructed the crew to forget about today's extra customer. He didn't want to get himself into trouble.
Doing business in the Land of Water nowadays wasn't easy, so it was better to be extra cautious.
After Ryosuke got ashore, he swaggered out of the port.
He could feel that the faces of the workers at the port of the Land of Water didn't look good at all. Each of them looked spiritless, lacking vitality.
This indicated that the country didn't seem to be very peaceful.
In fact, compared to the Hidden Leaf Village, the situation in Hidden Mist village of the Land of Water was even more speechless.
From the Third Mizukage to the Fourth Mizukage, this country started to reject those who possessed Kekkei Genkai, even going so far as to persecute their lives.
'Isn't that just cutting off your own arm?'
In other ninja villages, aren't there a lot of Kekkei Genkai users? No one else goes to such ridiculous extremes to reject them. On the contrary, they all make full use of them.
But this had nothing to do with him.
After all, this was the Land of Water's matter. Since he came this time, he also had to properly try out the seafood here, and also capture a Tailed Beast.
Passing through the port, he arrived on the street. His attire attracted attention from the surrounding people. Perhaps sensing his strength, no one dared to cause trouble.
He entered a restaurant. He ordered a grilled seafood fish from the owner. When he saw the price, it was only 100 ryo per fish. Wasn't that equivalent to just two large bowls of ramen?
And the fish served was actually quite large.
Maybe it was that cheap because it was close to the sea. But the taste was still very good. Though he also had fish on the ship, that was just simple cooking.
It wasn't this authentic. This was the seafood from the Land of Water that he had wanted.
As he ate, he also listened to the conversations of the other customers.
From that, he learned, a few months ago, the Kaguya clan launched a rebellion, but it failed. And now the situation in Hidden Mist village was still tense.
Because the Kekkei Genkai clans were starting to plot rebellion again, even forming an alliance with some ninjas, led by the Hozuki clan.
Just then, at the restaurant's entrance, a child in tattered clothes and covered in dirt stood, looking longingly at the food inside the restaurant with hopeful eyes.
When the restaurant owner saw the child, his mood instantly worsened. He stood up and angrily scolded,
"Stinky beggar, get lost! You're affecting my business!"
The child clearly looked scared, but the delicious smell was too tempting. She hadn't eaten in a long time. If this went on, she'd starve to death.
The restaurant owner saw that the little beggar still hadn't left and got even angrier. He walked out from behind the counter, picked up a broom nearby, and was about to drive the child away.
Ryosuke was also drawn by this situation and turned to look at the entrance.
He saw the little beggar, eyes full of panic.
He felt that this person seemed a little familiar. 'Isn't that Haku from when he was little?'
He indeed looked like a girl, so he directly spoke up:
"Boss, this person came with me. Let him come in."
After saying that, he also waved at Haku at the door. "Come in, eat some freshly grilled fish."
The child couldn't believe it. Someone actually invited him in to eat? Looking at the delicious grilled fish, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva. His heart was full of longing.
He had never seen grilled fish that smelled so good, ever since his mother was killed by the villagers and his father.
He wanted to go in, but seeing the boss's fierce face holding a broom, he hesitated. Being hit hurt a lot.
At this moment, the restaurant owner helplessly turned to look at Uchiha Ryosuke.
"Letting a little beggar come in to eat will affect my business."
No one would want to eat and drink with a beggar. It would make other customers lose interest.
Ryosuke simply waved his hand and said, "It's fine, I'll pay you double the meal price."
"Come in, eat grilled fish."
Seeing this, the boss could only put the broom back in its original place and sat behind the counter.
It wasn't that he didn't want to drive away the beggar, it was just that he felt this person in black clothes wasn't someone to mess with.
Seeing that even the boss had backed off, the little beggar immediately came in and sat beside Ryosuke.
Ryosuke smiled and handed him a pair of chopsticks.
"Here, sit down. Take the chopsticks and eat grilled fish."
The child immediately began eating, even though it was a bit hot and burned his mouth a little, he didn't feel pain. Instead, it felt comforting. 'So delicious.'
He didn't know why this man in black would treat him, but he would eat first anyway. His stomach was really too hungry.
Seeing Haku like that, Ryosuke naturally understood he hadn't eaten in a long time, so he comforted him, saying, "No need to rush. If it's not enough, we can order more."
The more Ryosuke looked at Haku, the more he thought he looked like a girl. He planned to confirm it properly later.
"Boss, bring two more bowls of rice."
The boss heard this and could only serve up two large bowls of rice.
Although a little beggar had entered, the other customers didn't say anything. No one caused trouble, so the matter was resolved.
After more than ten minutes, Ryosuke was full. Looking at Haku, Ryosuke asked with concern, "How is it? Are you full?"
The child touched his belly. He hadn't eaten this full in a long time. Then he trembled and asked, "Why… did you treat me to a meal?"
This should have been their first meeting.
Ryosuke smiled and said, "Do you want to follow me and work for me in the future?"
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