Chapter 210 The Returning Team (Subscription Request)

Chapter 210 The Returning Team (Subscription Request)

Ryosuke didn't take care of the affairs of the clan.

What he valued more at this stage was the contact with Shanks.

Since Shanks was so confident, Ryosuke and others didn't intend to miss this home court opportunity.

He couldn't wait to set the time for next week.

The location, of course, was the Hyuga family in Konoha.

The news about the meeting was quickly passed on to Hyuga Hoshisai who was far away in Saki Castle.

"Mr. Shanks."

Early in the morning, Hyuga Hoshisai brought people to the Saki family in a hurry, wanting to meet Shanks.

After waiting for a long time, under the smiling and dagger-hiding words of the retainers of the Saki family, they finally waited for the opportunity to be alone with Shanks.

"Sorry, sorry, because I promised to spend some time every day to teach them swordsmanship, so I kept you waiting for a long time."

Shanks walked into the reception room with a sweat all over his body.

It can be seen that he attaches great importance to the Konoha Village behind Hyuga Hoshisai and others, so he couldn't wait to rush over just after finishing the guidance there.

Guidance?...

Hinata Hoshicai narrowed her eyes and kept this in mind.

"Mr. Shanks, our master is very happy to have the opportunity to negotiate after learning about your kindness."

Standing up from the chair, Hinata Hoshicai said politely: "The master has prepared a banquet in Konoha Village and is waiting for you at any time."

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

"Really..."

For Hinata Hoshicai's straightforward approach, Shanks smiled and scratched his head, "Then I will talk to the head of the Saki family about this issue during this period, and then find a time to go to Konoha. As for the pick-up, there is no need. After I arrive, I will register for the procedures for entering the village and visit normally."

He seemed very calm, and seemed to have no hesitation at all about letting Ryosuke and his party choose the time and place.

"Since the message has been passed, we will leave first."

The task required by Ryosuke has been completed, and Hinata Hoshicai can't wait to go back and report.

Shanks did not try to stop him and escorted him to the door of the Saki family.

He had to leave here temporarily. He needed to discuss going to Konoha with the head of the Saki family.

After all, he had agreed with the other party that he would guide their retainers for a period of time in exchange for more information about this world, but now it seems that the guidance needs to be postponed for a while.

And judging from the attitude of the Saki family towards Hinata Xingcai and others in recent days, the Saki family, or the nobles of the Land of Fire they represent, do not seem to be very friendly with the ninjas of Konoha.

Although they are in the same country and exist to protect this country, they are also wary of each other.

And the nobles, who are ordinary people, are obviously weak in terms of combat power, so they can't wait to improve their combat power through themselves.

I don't know if helping the nobles will have an impact on the subsequent information exchange with the ninjas...

Shanks turned around with mixed feelings.

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

But in this way, he will delay his return time.

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

Originally, he was eager to go to the entrance of Konoha Village to greet him, but Ryosuke didn't wait for Shanks.

Only a few people from the Xingcai team returned.

But fortunately, no one in their team was missing for this mission, including the old cat.

"Mr. Shanks needs to explain the situation to the people of the Saki family. They seem to have reached some agreements."

Hinata 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 traces of the devil fruit and the Navy Six Styles from the old cat. Since he is from the sea world, he will definitely be anxious to understand the situation and find a way to go back."

Behind Shanks stood the Red Hair Pirates. He knew better than anyone what would happen to the pirates without him as the captain.

So now, he is definitely anxious to go back.

"There's no rush for this."

Looking back at the surroundings, the people coming and going would occasionally cast their eyes on them. Ryosuke turned around and walked directly towards the village, "Let's go back first."

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

In order to avoid any brave guy coming to ask for an autograph or something, and mobilizing the hearts of others who were ready to move, he chose to temporarily avoid the crowd.

"Our whereabouts along the way were absolutely hidden. I think we were exposed the moment we really saw him. Although it was inexplicable, I guess he might have the ability to read minds."

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

"And there is the matter of the Saki family. They seem to be planning to introduce the power system of another world to increase the combat power of ordinary people..."

While listening to Xingcai's detailed report of the mission, Liangjie and his team walked towards the tribe.

He didn't put too much pressure on them. After listening to the whole process of the mission and some ideas their team had sorted out,

Liangjie asked them to go home and rest after returning to the tribe.

"This mission is really boring. There was no fighting at all."

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

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

Turning his head dissatisfied, Liangjie glared at the old cat, "You are now strictly speaking a person. People must have self-knowledge and learn to see themselves and the world clearly."

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

Why didn't I realize before that this cat is so easy to expand?

Feeling Liangjie's stern gaze, the old cat quickly put away his lazy look and stood straight.

"No, no, I remember it all."

He explained in a panic, "I'm trying to get familiar with the process of the mission and learn how to be a person who executes the mission and cooperates with the team."

After not seeing each other for a while, he forgot what kind of personality Ryosuke had.

After staring at the old cat for a long time, Ryosuke showed a standard smile on his face, "I'll know if there is any, I'll check it out."

As he said that, the Yin Dun Chakra in his body directly surged out and gathered into the body of the old cat through the contact of the body.

"I..."

The old cat was anxious and was about to say something, but his whole body seemed to be fixed by plaster and could not move at all.

"Can you change between the state of a cat and a human at will? The abilities of the other world are really weird..."

"Let's go into the city now. Don't act on your own. Listen to my arrangements wholeheartedly..."

"The information here needs to be passed on by someone, so don't tell me about going together or you going instead. Now... follow the order!"

"Which is more important, the mission or the companions... I don't want to be alone anymore."

Countless fragments of memory emerged from the old cat's consciousness, and through Ryosuke's chakra, they were reflected in his eyes like a movie.

Scene after scene, from the day the old cat left home, talking to his teammates and companions in a coy manner,

to gradually getting familiar with each other and starting to carry out the mission,

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

It was indeed Shanks.

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

Red hair, scars, broken arms...

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

This is not only the momentum brought by the Conqueror's Haki, but also the habit developed from sitting in a high position for many years.

His strength...

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

But unfortunately, the old cat's strength can't force Shanks's true level at all.

Whether it is a pure collision of force and force, or the skill of using his own strength, the old cat is far inferior to Shanks.

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

"Not bad, it's still a bit of a burden."

Ryosuke retracted his chakra and squatted on his shoulder. The old cat woke up with a start, his hair was tied up, and he was scared.

"Just... just now?"

Although he woke up, his mind was a little confused.

In the past few seconds, the old cat felt that his brain was spread out and cut into countless pieces, and each piece was recalling what had happened. Some details he didn't even remember, but they were still flipped out.

This feeling was not uncomfortable, just dizzy.

Sleeping deep in the subconscious, those pictures recorded by an inadvertent glance were saved very deeply.

The memories that were difficult to dig out during normal thinking suddenly poured into the brain. The excessive data and information made the old cat want to vomit, but his body couldn't move.

"As a first mission, you did a good job and deserve praise."

Ryosuke's pace never stopped, and he walked slowly towards home.

He is in a good mood now.

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

These performances are of course not about the increase in combat power, how many enemies he killed, etc., but about him slowly learning to become a human, learning human discipline, and restraining his wildness.

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

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

After hearing his praise, Lao Mao finally understood that the changes in his mental state and memory were all caused by Ryosuke. "At least remind me, I was scared to death just now!"

He thought there was something wrong with his mental state just now.

But soon, his cat face couldn't help laughing, shaking his cat tail while jumping from Ryosuke's shoulder to the other side, "But... was my performance really that good? I thought you wouldn't be satisfied, after all, I almost escaped back." "You ran away because the team needed someone to pass on the situation at the time, and you were just following orders." Ryosuke shook his head, "Learning to obey orders and thinking from the perspective of the team is your biggest improvement in this trip." "And you can turn around and run back to find your companions regardless of life and death. From the perspective of executing the mission, it is not advisable, but from the perspective of the same family and the same team, people like you and partners are very worthy of entrusting the back." Pause , fearing that the old cat would be too proud after hearing these compliments, he pointed out the shortcomings at the right time, "But there is one thing you made a big mistake, that is, the lack of decisiveness and too much hesitation."

"I hope that next time the same situation occurs, you can put forward your own requirements at the right time, such as staying behind to cover the retreat, rescuing companions, or delivering messages, evacuating, etc."

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

"Like this time, evacuating first to deliver the message, and then repeatedly jumping back to face the danger with companions. This kind of thing of taking care of both ends may lead to neither the message being delivered nor unnecessary sacrifices."

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

Although this disciple used to be a cat,

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

On the way to test the devil fruit, Ryosuke instructed the old cat on many things in combat.

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

Now there is no need to test the devil fruit that Lao Mao took. Liang Jie arranged for him to carry out tasks and integrate into human society. This kind of treatment, which is almost like paving the way, can be regarded as a master-disciple relationship. However, Liang Jie did not admit it directly, and Lao Mao did not notice it too much. "Finally home!" From a distance, as soon as he saw the retro house, Lao Mao swooshed off Liang Jie's shoulders and ran home with a cheer. It was still early winter when Lao Mao left, and it had not started to snow yet. But now that he has returned, the snow that covered the ground in winter has melted and entered spring. It can be seen that this long-lost trip makes him miss this place very much. Following behind Lao Mao, Liang Jie slowly entered the house. The sun shone in the courtyard. He saw Lao Mao calling the housekeeper Liang and saying that he was hungry. Inexplicably, a strange feeling rose in Ryosuke's heart, just like when he, as a parent, went to pick up his child who had been in boarding school for five days on Friday afternoon to take a two-day break. He could see the real longing for this home emanating from the old cat. It was a bit beautiful. Unconsciously, Ryosuke stretched out his palm and bit the middle of his index finger.