I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

"Ah, are you done talking? What do you want me to do?"

Hongdou entered the White Snake Immortal's room with a confused look on her face. She looked around but didn't see any trace of Ye Lan.

"What's your situation now? Why did Ye Lan say that you two are hostile to each other?"

The White Snake Immortal raised his pupils and stared at Hongdou with ill intentions.

They don't care about the disputes between humans at all. The White Snake Immortal will at most try to understand Ye Lan's strength, but as for deeper things, it doesn't care at all.

Human intrigues are like a joke in its thousands of years of life.

"Um, am I not a ninja from Konoha? Is Ye Lan the leader of Yugakure?"

Hongdou said somewhat uncertainly. In fact, she didn't know what Ye Lan's identity was in Yuyin, but it didn't matter.

"Konoha and Yugakure are at war right now. Ye Lan left Konoha a few years ago because of something."

Hongdou was not really afraid of the White Snake Immortal. She had been to Longdi Cave quite often in the past few years and they were familiar with each other. She knew that the other party was just a little scary in appearance and was quite nice to her.

"Why did he, an Uchiha, leave Konoha? Please tell me in detail."

The White Snake Immortal also became interested. To be honest, it only had a general understanding of Ye Lan's strength, but it didn't know much about his experience. Ryuchi Cave was not as concerned about humans as Myoboku Mountain.

“This is a long story…”

Hongdou put away the smile on her face and slowly told him everything about Ye Lan. As a senior member of the Root, she actually had a very comprehensive understanding of the situation.

Although there are some personal emotions of Hongdou in it, it also roughly tells some of Ye Lan's experiences after returning to Konoha.

It took Hongdou most of the day to finish saying all of this, and she felt a little dry in the mouth.

"So you are still his prisoner now?"

Even if I had lived for thousands of years, I would never have thought that these two people would have this kind of relationship now.

“That’s not wrong.”

Hongdou laughed dryly, feeling a little embarrassed.

"That's perfect. If you leave Konoha right now, they probably won't look for you too much."

"No, my parents sacrificed their lives for Konoha. Konoha is my home. I will never betray Konoha no matter what!"

This made Hongdou furious and she wasn't polite at all.

The White Snake Immortal was stunned. Hongdou's toughness was beyond its expectation. Then it rolled up the pipe with its tail and hit Hongdou's head several times.

"Confused! Idiot! Idiot!"

Hongdou wanted to dodge but was no match for the White Snake Immortal. She could only cover her head and scream in pain.

"I don't want to understand the twists and turns of you humans! But do you understand the essence of this world?"

Even when facing an enemy, its temper is always gloomy. This time, the White Snake Immortal got angry, which was rare.

Hongdou looked at the White Snake Immortal with great dissatisfaction.

"How many years have ninjas been around? Do you know how old natural energy is? Before you ninjas appeared, natural energy existed with the birth of this planet. Compared to this world, the history of ninjas is not worth mentioning at all."

"So what? I don't understand these things. I know I'm a ninja of Konoha!"

Hongdou simply didn't think about these things. She was taught from childhood how to be loyal to Konoha. Her father was the same and so was she. Besides, she hated betrayal the most.

The White Snake Immortal made a sound of grinding its teeth. It wished it could whip the girl to death with its tail, but there was really no better candidate here.

It had to speak humbly.

"Then what is there in Konoha that is worth your remembrance? If you successfully cultivate natural energy, your life span will be at least a thousand years. Konoha has only been established for a few years. What will you do then?"

"Huh? Thousands of years?"

Hongdou was stunned. She even suspected that she was under an illusion. She pinched her cheeks and it hurt.

"Or do you think so? I myself have lived for thousands of years. The old guys in the three holy places are all around this age. You can even ask a little girl like Tsunade."

As the slug's contractor, Tsunade still knew about it.

"Eh?"

Hongdou's brain was a little overwhelmed for a moment. Konoha had only been established for a few decades, and something like Ye Lan had already happened.

Although she is a ninja of Konoha, Hongdou has always been pessimistic about the future of Konoha, especially after staying in the Land of Earth, this feeling became even stronger.

Not to mention Ye Lan's strength, just looking at the equipment of the Rain Country's military, she doesn't know how Konoha can win this war. Its fate may not be much better than that of Iwagakure.

What should I do then? Should I die in battle or surrender with Konoha?

She even missed the days in the mine now. The work was easy every day, she didn't have to ask any questions, and there was beer.

"But doesn't Jiraiya also know how to use natural energy? I see he's no different from a normal person?"

Hongdou's curiosity was piqued.

"Humph, what's the point of finding a guy who's not even half-baked in Myoboku Mountain? He can't even store the natural energy in his body. Can he be considered to be able to use it?"

The White Snake Immortal said unhappily that they and Myoboku Mountain were not on good terms and they knew every detail of the other party's activities in the human world.

"Let's not talk about anything else. Even Ichikishima and the others are over a hundred years old. Do you think they still look like you did when you were young?"

"Is this true? Where is Xinya?"

"Does anyone remember this troublemaker? It seems to be bigger than the others."

Hongdou fell into deep self-doubt. It turned out that the guys like Long Didong could be her great-grandfathers.

Then the White Snake Immortal looked at Hongdou and said.

"And if your life span lasts for thousands of years, many things won't be a problem. For example, your appearance will always remain young, and the age gap that you humans care about won't be a problem."

The White Snake Immortal was right. If lifespan was measured in thousands of years, who would care about this difference? Even a difference of a few dozen years wouldn't seem to matter.

?

Hongdou stared at the White Snake Immortal with eyes wide open, a rare blush appeared on her face, she actually felt that her little thoughts were seen through by the White Snake Immortal.

She said hesitantly.

"Well... let me think about it. Let me think about it again."

"Well, think about it carefully. I have plenty of time."

Hongdou walked towards the door in a daze. Today had brought her too much of a shock. Finally, she remembered something and ran back.

"Do you have anything else?"

The White Snake Immortal looked at Hongdou in surprise. Has this little girl figured it out so quickly?

Hongdou's face turned even redder and she said embarrassedly.

"Well... because I am still a captive, if I want to regain my freedom, I need to pay a certain ransom. White Snake Immortal, do you have any money to lend me?"

...

The air suddenly became quiet. Hongdou wished she could find a crack to crawl into. She was really crazy to look for the White Snake Immortal.

Just when Hongdou was about to leave, the White Snake Immortal opened his mouth.

"how much is it?"

"One hundred thousand taels."

Hongdou's voice is not much louder than that of a mosquito, but he still answered truthfully when the White Snake Immortal asked.

"I don't know how much 2000 million taels is, but I think it should be enough."

The White Snake Immortal used its tail to pull off the night-shining pearl hanging around its neck. This pearl had been with it for hundreds of years.

"That's enough! That's enough!"

Hongdou's eyes lit up. She was so stupid. The other person must have some in stock at such an old age. This night-shining pearl, which was bigger than her head, must be valuable.

Then Hongdou left happily holding the Night Pearl. The White Snake Immortal kept smoking his pipe and no one knew what he was thinking for a while.