Chapter 57
Chapter 57
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 1
Chapter Title: The Gentle Savior
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Uzumaki Kaori's gaze fell on the wrist right before her eyes, white to the point of near transparency.
She was dazed for an instant, then shockingly turned her eyes to the white three-eyed fox mask inches away, scanning back and forth over the mysterious person's black hair.
"Lord..."
Uzumaki Kaori had just opened her mouth when she was sharply cut off.
"I'm telling you to bite." Menma gave a light snort. "Your bloodline is far stronger than your daughter's. To unlock the Uzumaki Clan's sealed chamber, we can't do without your bloodline, so you can't die just yet!"
These words, which seemed ice-cold and bent only on using her and her daughter, carried an entirely different meaning in Uzumaki Kaori's ears.
She trembled as she parted her small lips and gently bit down.
The moment her teeth touched the skin, a surging life force poured into Uzumaki Kaori's mouth like a spring, spreading through her meridians to every corner of her body.
It was like a long-parched field suddenly welcoming water!
The water flowed along the dry riverbed, seeping into every part of the field and nourishing the nearly withered land.
Uzumaki Kaori felt refreshed all over and wanted to pull away, but her head was held firmly in place.
"Continue."
A clear, cold voice laced with irrefutable authority came from above her.
Though she had no idea who he was or why he had saved her and her daughter, this immense life force and unique healing method belonged solely to the Uzumaki Clan!
Even as the mysterious masked man repeatedly spoke of using her bloodline to open the Uzumaki Clan's secret treasure, deliberately keeping his tone icy, it sounded utterly warm to her.
Karin knelt before the bed, unaware of what had passed between the two, but her little eyes caught her mother's complexion visibly improving.
A moment later, once he sensed Uzumaki Kaori's condition had stabilized, Menma released his grip and withdrew his right hand, now marked with teeth imprints.
Though he was currently in a Transformation Technique state, he could still transmit chakra and life force through this primal method directly.
Late at night.
Menma sat by the campfire at the rogue ninja outpost in the ruins of Uzushio Village. Using cookware left behind by the rogue ninjas, he boiled a pot of water, then retrieved several loaves of bread from his storage scroll.
He brought them before Uzumaki Kaori and Uzumaki Karin, who lay on the bed.
Uzumaki Kaori poured water into a cup, blew on it gently, tested the temperature, and only then handed it to her daughter.
"Rest well tonight. Tomorrow, come with me to open the Uzumaki Clan's secret treasure."
Menma left those words behind as he rose and headed to the campfire.
He leaned against a crumbling wall beside the fire and sat down.
On the side of his shoulder hidden from the Uzumaki mother and daughter, Little Nine-Tails poked out from Menma's fur collar.
Little Nine-Tails sneaked a sideways glance at Uzumaki Kaori tending to her daughter eating the bread, then whispered softly into Menma's ear, "Menma, you're actually a really gentle person, you know."
The masked Menma made no reply, as if he had already fallen asleep.
Little Nine-Tails giggled and burrowed back into the fur collar.
Not far off, after making sure her daughter Karin was full, Uzumaki Kaori began nibbling at the remaining food, stealing glances now and then at the mysterious masked man by the campfire.
The white three-eyed fox mask gleamed with an orange-red hue under the firelight.
Uzumaki Kaori, imprisoned in the Hidden Grass Village for so many years, had desperately wished for a hero to rescue her and her daughter from that hell.
Now that the hero had truly appeared and saved them, she found it almost unbelievable, half-fearing it was all a dream.
Though this hero was ruthless in his slaughter, casually demolishing half the Hidden Grass Village with a voice as cold and commanding as winter, Uzumaki Kaori couldn't shake the feeling that he wasn't all that old.
With her belly full, Uzumaki Karin snuggled into her mother's bedding and drifted off to sleep with an adorably innocent expression.
Uzumaki Kaori gazed down at her daughter in her arms, wishing only to watch her grow up safely.