After many years, another girl threw a birthday party for him, cleansing Gojo Yoru's heart.
After exorcising his inner demon and starting a brand new life, Uzumaki Kushina was Gojo Yoru's first friend and also the bond that began his integration into this world.
Now, the girl's strike to his heart finally made Gojo Yoru feel a sense of belonging to this world and gave him someone to protect.
That night, Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina played like crazy.
They ate the cake together, but the failed attempts in the kitchen became their weapons, leading to a cake fight.
After cleaning the house and showering, the two wore yukatas and went out hand in hand to stroll through the night market, leaving their innocent figures in various places on the central street.
It wasn't until late at night that Gojo Yoru escorted Uzumaki Kushina back to the Senju mansion.
The clock struck midnight, marking the start of the next day.
The gift of space-time still didn't come this year.
The next day, Uzumaki Kushina, having successfully delivered the surprise and finally able to relax, was absent without any suspense.
Gojo Yoru could only go to the training ground alone.
When Orochimaru saw Gojo Yoru, he immediately sensed that some kind of change seemed to have occurred in this boy.
Recalling the feedback from his Shadow Clone yesterday afternoon, Orochimaru smiled: "You seem to be in a very good mood. It looks like you had a lot of fun last night."
"Orochimaru-sensei, so you knew all along." Gojo Yoru realized instantly. No wonder Orochimaru's smile was so meaningful yesterday.
Orochimaru smiled without speaking.
Screech—
Before the two could start the new day's training.
A high-pitched eagle cry suddenly resounded in the sky.
The volume was so loud that the entire central street of Konoha could hear it.
Looking up at the eagle circling above the central street, Orochimaru's expression changed slightly. He then instructed Gojo Yoru, "I'm giving you a day off. Rest well. Meet at the same time tomorrow."
After speaking, Orochimaru used the Body Flicker Technique and disappeared.
Gojo Yoru also looked at the eagle in the sky, narrowing his eyes slightly.
As an honor student in academic classes, Gojo Yoru naturally knew the meaning of this eagle cry.
This was the signal for an emergency assembly.
Hearing this eagle cry, all Jonin in the village had to rush to the Hokage Building immediately.
"If I remember correctly, the Chunin Exams for this session ended long ago. Could it be that war is coming?" Gojo Yoru couldn't help but speculate in his heart.
It wasn't strange for him to think this way. After all, the Second Great Ninja War was too unfamiliar to Gojo Yoru.
The only scenes that left a deep impression on him were a few he saw in the anime.
One was Nawaki, high-spirited, ignoring the dissuasion of a flak-jacket-wearing Konoha ninja, rushing ahead with the ninja run, then jumping down a small slope, only to be blown up with a boom, dying instantly with zero kills.
With this way of seeking death, unless Nawaki was forbidden from participating in the war, even a god descending to earth couldn't save him.
The second was the scene of the Sannin confronting Hanzo.
The third was the Yahiko trio becoming disciples, and Orochimaru's change.
There were also some fragmented scenes, such as Jiraiya training the Yahiko trio, Kato Dan supporting Tsunade and then dying, causing Tsunade to develop hemophobia.
Even the scene of Konoha's White Fang killing Sasori's parents didn't leave much of an impression on Gojo Yoru.
The Second Great Ninja War wasn't his stage yet.
But Gojo Yoru attached great importance to this battle.
This battle came too early, at his weakest period.
If only he had mastered the Yin Seal or passed the time of the second evolution, Gojo Yoru could handle it with ease.
Now, Gojo Yoru only hoped that the war would come a bit slower, giving him a little more time to develop.
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"Yoru, didn't you go on a mission today?"
At noon, Uzumaki Kushina came to Gojo Yoru's house.
Seeing Gojo Yoru reading in the living room, she walked over and sat next to him, picking up a fruit from the coffee table to peel while asking.
"Orochimaru-sensei has something to do today, so he gave me a day off." Gojo Yoru put down the book and smiled. "Luckily you didn't come in the morning; otherwise, it would have been a wasted trip."
"Hehe... my luck has always been good." Uzumaki Kushina wrinkled her nose, looking smug.
Gojo Yoru nodded in agreement: "Indeed, if you weren't lucky, you wouldn't have met me."
Uzumaki Kushina: "(⊙o⊙)"
If she weren't holding a knife, Uzumaki Kushina really wanted to pounce and pinch Gojo Yoru's face to see how thick his skin was.
She couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Narcissist, you got it backward, right?"
"Just stating a fact." Gojo Yoru said coolly, crossing his legs and holding the book, acting like a domineering CEO.
"If I weren't broke right now, I'd definitely go buy a camera and take a picture of your smug look. When you grow up, I'll mock you properly." Uzumaki Kushina complained.
The speaker had no intention, but the listener took note. Gojo Yoru's eyes suddenly flashed.
Knock knock knock—
Before Gojo Yoru could reply, the sound of knocking suddenly reached their ears.
Both Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina were slightly stunned.
Uzumaki Kushina looked at Gojo Yoru incredulously: "Besides me, there's actually someone who knocks on your door?"
The corner of Gojo Yoru's mouth twitched slightly.
Although these words were hurtful, they were indeed the truth.
The two got up and went downstairs to open the door.
Seeing the person outside, Uzumaki Kushina looked surprised: "Orochimaru-sensei?"
Gojo Yoru was also surprised but respectfully stepped aside and raised his hand: "Orochimaru-sensei, welcome to the Gojo house. Please come in!"
"Sorry to disturb, I won't come in."
Orochimaru shook his head and refused. He took out a note from his person and handed it to Gojo Yoru, his expression serious: "Go buy everything on the note. Tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, wait for me at the village entrance. I'll take you on a mission outside the village."
"...Yes!"
Just taking the note, Gojo Yoru's expression instantly froze.
Was the first mission outside the village finally coming?
But looking at Orochimaru, he somehow felt it wasn't an ordinary C-rank mission.
Orochimaru didn't chat with Gojo Yoru. After giving him the note, he turned into a cloud of white smoke and disappeared. It turned out to be just a Shadow Clone.
It seemed Orochimaru's main body was still busy.
"Yoru, are you leaving the village? Will it be a long time before you come back?" Uzumaki Kushina felt a bit down.
Accustomed to sticking with Gojo Yoru every day, the thought of him being away for a long time filled her with inexplicable panic.
As if returning to the time when she first arrived in Konoha last year!
Noticing the change in Uzumaki Kushina's mood, Gojo Yoru couldn't help but rub her head and smile: "This is unavoidable. If you're bored at home, go to the Ninja Academy and find some guys who like to bully others to pass the time."
"Pfft..."
Uzumaki Kushina was instantly amused by Gojo Yoru. She couldn't help but give him a pretty eye roll and said coquettishly, "The biggest bullying dog in the Ninja Academy is you. Who else can I find?"
"Let's not talk about this. Didn't you want to buy a camera? Let's go now." Gojo Yoru changed the subject, holding Uzumaki Kushina's small hand and walking towards the utility room.
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