Konoha: The young son-in-law of the Hyuga family

Ryosuke didn't take much care of the clan's affairs,

What he pays more attention to at this stage is the contact with Shanks.

Since Shanks is so confident, Ryosuke and the others don't intend to let go of this opportunity at home.

Time, he can't wait to book next week,

The location, of course, is Konoha's Hinata's house.

The news about this appointment was quickly passed on to Hyuga Xingcai who was far away in Sagi Castle.

"Mr. Shanks."

Early in the morning, Hyuga Xingcai brought people to Sagi's house in a hurry, wanting to meet Shanks.

After waiting for a long time, under the words of all the vassals of the Zuo Mu family who hid their swords with a smile, they were finally exhausted and waited for the opportunity to be alone with Shanks.

"I'm sorry, sorry, because I promised to spend some time every day instructing their swordsmanship, so I kept you waiting for a long time."

Shanks walked into the living room smelling of sweat.

It can be seen that he attaches great importance to Muye Village behind Hyuga Xingcai and the others, so he rushed over just after finishing the guidance there.

Do you guide...

Hyuga Xingcai narrowed her eyes slightly, keeping this matter in her heart.

"Mr. Shanks, after our family learned of your kindness, we are very happy to have the opportunity to negotiate."

Standing up from the chair, Hyuga Xingcai said politely: "My lord has prepared a banquet in Konoha Village, waiting for you at any time."

"If you need it, we can also arrange a special escort here, whether it is a large ninja or a carriage, we will arrange it properly."

"Really……"

Regarding Hinata Xingcai's directness, Shanks scratched his head with a smile, "Then I will talk to Patriarch Sagi about this issue during this time, and then I will go to Konoha sometime, as for the pick-up and drop-off, there is no need, wait until Afterwards, I will follow the procedure to register and enter the village, and visit the village normally.”

He seemed very calm, and he didn't seem to hesitate at all for Ryosuke and the others to choose the time and place.

"Since the news has arrived, we will leave first."

The task requested by Ryosuke has been completed, and Hinata Xingcai can't wait to go back and return.

Shanks didn't hold back either, and sent him to the door of Zuo Mu's house.

He wants to leave here temporarily, and he needs to discuss with the Patriarch of the Sagi family about going to Konoha.

After all, he made an appointment with the other party at the beginning, and would guide their retainers for a period of time in exchange for more information about the world, but now it seems that the matter of guidance needs to be postponed for a while.

And judging from the attitude of the Sagi family towards Hyuga Xingcai and the others in recent days, the Sagi family, or the nobles of the Fire Country they represent, seem to be not very friendly with Konoha's ninjas.

Although they are considered to be in the same country and exist to protect this country, the two are also afraid of each other.

Among them, the nobles who are ordinary people in terms of combat power are obviously tending to be weak, so this is why they can't wait to improve their combat power by themselves.

I don't know if helping the noble will affect the subsequent information exchange with the ninja...

Shanks turned around with complicated emotions,

If it really has an impact, then he will definitely not stand on the side of the ninja, at least not within the agreed time, after all, he promised these nobles first.

But in this way, I will delay the time to go back.

...

"So... Shanks didn't come with you?"

Originally, I couldn't wait to meet at the entrance of Konoha Village, but Ryosuke didn't wait for Shanks' figure,

Only a few people in the Xingcai team returned.

Fortunately, for this mission, there is no one missing in their team, including the old cat.

"Mr. Shanks needs to explain the situation to the Sagi family, and they seem to have reached some agreements."

Hyuga Xingcai explained, "But he seems to attach great importance to contacting us, so you don't have to worry about him not coming."

Ryosuke nodded, "I'm not particularly worried, Shanks will definitely come."

"He should have seen the traces of Devil Fruit and Navy Type [-] from the old cat. Since he is from the sea world, he will definitely be eager to understand the situation and find a way to go back."

Standing behind Shanks is the red-haired pirate group. He knows better than anyone what will happen to the pirate group without him as the captain.

So now, he is definitely anxious to go back.

"There is no rush on this matter."

Turning around and looking around, people coming and going would cast their eyes on them from time to time, Liang Jie turned around and walked directly towards the village, "Let's go back and talk about it first."

With his current reputation, standing in such a conspicuous place at the entrance of Muye Village will only be treated as some kind of treasure.

In order to avoid waiting for some daring guy who dares to come over to ask for an autograph or something, and to mobilize the hearts of others who are ready to move, he chose to avoid the crowd temporarily.

"Our whereabouts along the way were absolutely concealed. I think we only exposed him the moment we actually saw him. Although it is inexplicable, I guess he may have the ability to read minds."

"In the process of reaching the agreement, his attitude was very kind and gentle, and he unconsciously carried a kind of conviction like a spring breeze when he spoke."

"There is also the matter of the Zuo Mu family. They seem to intend to introduce a power system from another world to increase the combat power of ordinary people..."

...

While listening to Xingcai's report on the detailed process of the mission, Ryosuke and the others walked in the direction of the clan.

I didn't press them too much, after listening to the whole process of the mission and their team sorting out some thoughts on the direction,

After returning to the clan, Ryosuke asked them to go home and rest first.

"This mission is really boring, and there is no fight at all."

On the way home, the old cat squatted on Ryosuke's shoulder like an owl, which was a habit he had developed this time.

"Are you still planning to fight Shanks? Didn't I hear that you have already fought once?"

Turning his head in dissatisfaction, Ryosuke glared at the old cat, "Strictly speaking, you are already a human being. To be a human being, you must have self-knowledge and learn to see yourself and the world clearly."

"What's more, I didn't intend to let you participate in the battle. What is the mission goal I gave you? Have you forgotten it?"

Why didn't I find out before that this cat is so easy to swell?

Sensing Ryosuke's stern gaze, the old cat quickly put away that lazy look, keeping his back straight.

"No, no, I remember everything."

He explained in a panic, "Familiar with the process of the task, learn how to be a person who executes the task and cooperates with the team, I have been working hard."

He hadn't seen him for a while, and he had forgotten what kind of character Ryosuke was.

After staring at the old cat for a long time, Ryosuke had a standard smile on his face, "I'll check to see if it's there."

As he said that, the Yin Escape Chakra in his body gushed out directly, converging towards the old cat's body through physical contact.

"I……"

The old cat panicked and was about to say something, but his whole body seemed to be immobilized by plaster, and he couldn't move at all.

"Can you change between cats and people at will? The ability in another world is really weird..."

"Now we are entering the city, don't act without authorization, and listen to my arrangement wholeheartedly..."

"The information here needs to be passed on by someone, so don't go with me, or go with you or something like that, now...execute the order!"

"The task is more important than the companion... I don't want to be alone anymore."

...

Numerous memory fragments emerged from Lao Mao's spiritual consciousness, reflected in his eyes through Ryosuke's Chakra like a movie.

Scene after scene, from the day when the old cat left home, he talked shyly with his teammates and companions,

Then gradually get familiar with it and start to perform tasks,

Even all the experiences after meeting Shanks, including his inner thoughts at that time, were easily obtained by Ryosuke.

Shanks is right.

Through the memory of the old cat, Ryosuke clearly saw the figure of that guy.

Red hair, scars, broken arms...

Not to mention these extremely obvious appearance features, it seems casual, but the domineering aura faintly revealed is irreplaceable.

This is not only the aura brought by the domineering look, but also a habit developed after sitting in a high position for many years.

His strength...

Ryosuke hesitated for a moment, and wanted to measure the opponent's combat power through the old cat's memory of Shanks.

But it's a pity that the old cat's strength can't force Shanks' true level at all.

Whether it is the collision of pure force and force, or the use of its own power, the old cat has lost too much to Shanks,

And even the old cat's own strengths are not as good as Shanks', let alone other abilities, so the content of Shanks in his memory has no deeper reference value at all other than helping Ryosuke confirm his identity.

"Not bad, it's a bit of a responsibility."

Ryosuke withdrew his chakra, and squatted on his shoulders, the old cat woke up with a jerk, his hair was straight and frightened.

"Just...just now?"

Although he was awake, his mind was a little confused.

Just a few seconds ago, the old cat felt as if his brain had been spread out and cut into countless pieces, each of which was recalling what had happened, some details that he didn’t remember at all, but they were still read come out.

It's not a bad feeling, just dizzy.

Sleeping in the depths of the subconscious mind, those pictures recorded with a casual look are preserved extremely deeply,

Memories that are difficult to dig out during normal thinking suddenly flooded into the brain, and the excessive data information made the old cat want to vomit, but his body could not move.

"As the first task, it's a good job and deserves praise."

Ryosuke never stopped walking, walking slowly towards home.

He is in a good mood now.

In addition to Shanks in the old cat's memory, his own performance is also remarkable.

Of course, these performances do not lie in the increase in combat power or how many enemies he has killed, but in that he is slowly learning to become a human being, learning the discipline of human beings, and restraining his wildness.

This is very good, Ryosuke is very satisfied with his change.

"...Boss, can you give me some time to prepare next time, hello!"

Hearing his praise, the old cat finally understood that the changes in spirit and memory just now were the result of Ryosuke's influence, "At least remind me, I was scared to death just now!"

He thought it was something wrong with his spirit just now.

But soon, his cat face couldn't help laughing, wagging the cat's tail, while jumping from Ryosuke's shoulder to the other, "But...is my performance really that good? I thought You won't be satisfied, after all I almost escaped back."

"You ran away because the team needed someone to pass on the situation. You were just following orders."

Ryosuke shook his head, "Learning to obey orders and learn to think from the perspective of a team is the biggest progress you have made in this trip."

"And you can turn around regardless of life and death, and run back to find your companions. From the perspective of performing tasks, it is not advisable, but from the same family and the same team, clansmen and partners like you are worth entrusting your back."

He paused, afraid that the old cat would be too proud after hearing these words of praise, and he raised his shortcomings in due course, "However, there is one big mistake you made, that is, lack of decisiveness, and too much hesitation."

"I hope that next time the same situation occurs, you can make timely requests that suit your heart, such as staying behind, rescuing companions, or sending messages, evacuating, etc."

"And once you make a choice, don't regret it!"

"Like this time, I evacuated first to pass the news, and then repeatedly jumped back and ran back to face the danger with my companions. This kind of double-minded thing is likely to lead to the situation where the news is not spread and unnecessary sacrifices occur."

Strictly speaking, if Hinata is not counted, Lao Mao is the first person who is most like his disciple.

Although this disciple was a cat before,

Although this disciple never called him teacher, but called him boss, this fact is true.

On the way to test the devil fruit, Ryosuke taught the old cat many things in the battle,

The opponent's fighting style is formed under his own training, so it is very similar to his own.

And now there is no need to test the devil fruit eaten by the old cat, Liang Jie arranged for him to carry out the task and integrate into human society,

This kind of treatment, which is almost like paving the way, can be regarded as a master and apprentice.

It's just that Ryosuke didn't admit it positively, and Lao Mao didn't notice too much.

"Finally home!"

In the distance, as soon as he saw the retro house, the old cat landed on Ryosuke's shoulder with a whoosh, jumped up and ran towards the house with a cheer.

It was early winter when the old cat left, and the snow hadn’t even started yet.

But after returning now, the snow covered in winter has melted, and spring has entered.

It can be seen that this long-lost trip made him miss this place very much.

Following behind the old cat, Ryosuke entered the house slowly.

The sun shines on the courtyard,

He saw the old cat yelling at the housekeeper A Liang, saying that he was hungry.

Inexplicably, Ryosuke felt a strange feeling in his heart,

Just like on Friday afternoon, as a parent, he went to pick up his children who had stayed in boarding school for five days to go home for a two-day vacation, and he could see the substantial miss for this home that escaped from the old cat.

Kind of nice.

Unconsciously, Ryosuke stretched out his palm and took a bite on the middle of his index finger.