The blond-haired Hokage, starting from before Hinata's wedding.

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"Naruto and the others ran into Shennong again in Sunagakure." Naruto rubbed his head and muttered to himself, looking a little troubled.

"Shennong? That guy, I met him last time. He's become increasingly strange. I almost got hurt last time." Sasuke narrowed his eyes, lost in memories.

"You actually suffered a loss." Naruto was also somewhat surprised to hear this, as he knew Sasuke's strength.

"Yes." Sasuke nodded slightly, his expression grave. "Are Sakura and the others alright?"

"No, Shennong escaped again." Naruto shook his head and briefly explained the situation to Sasuke.

"I see!" Sasuke breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and said, "That Shennong is indeed as slippery as an eel, very difficult to deal with."

"I shouldn't have held back then. I should have just killed him to stop him from causing trouble all the time." Naruto angrily crushed the teacup in his hand.

"They attacked Gaara and then Fu, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki. Do the people from that world have something to do with you Tailed Beast Jinchuriki?" Sasuke frowned and pondered.

“That’s what I think too.” Naruto nodded slightly and said, “I’ve already sent a message to the other Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beasts, and they will be careful.”

"Not only them, but you too. Don't forget, you're also a Jinchūriki of a Tailed Beast, and the Nine-Tails at that. They'll make their move on you sooner or later." Sasuke glanced at Naruto and said calmly.

"I know! Don't worry, Konoha Village has tight defenses and it won't be easy to break through," Naruto said, waving his hand.

"Don't underestimate them. I've fought them briefly. Although they couldn't do anything to me, I couldn't do anything to them either," Sasuke said seriously.

"Okay, don't worry, I'll have them strengthen the defense." Naruto nodded seriously.

Sasuke didn't need to say anything; he had already made the arrangements, after all, he didn't want a repeat of Pain's invasion of Konoha.

"I've also informed the other ninja villages, so they're prepared. They're to notify us immediately if anything unusual happens in any of them, and we'll send reinforcements," Naruto continued, his tone serious.

"Well, that's good. You're definitely better at this kind of thing," Sasuke said approvingly.

"Haha, you even tried to steal the Hokage position from me back then." Naruto grinned.

Sasuke didn't respond, but simply picked up his teacup, took a sip, and asked calmly, "Any news from the coast?"

“My mother sent me a message that the passageway on the coast has been sealed off. There were still quite a few forces that tried to cross over, but they were all blocked by the seal.”

Naruto's smile faded, and he said seriously, "Now, all we need to do is make sure there are no other teleportation channels."

“Not only is there no teleportation channel, but we also have to kill those who have traveled here, or rather, drive them away,” Sasuke added. “I’ll take charge of this myself.”

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you." Naruto nodded and said. No one was more suitable than Sasuke to handle this matter.

"Anyway, I'm just idling around anyway. Even without this, I'd be traveling around anyway. It's good to have something to do now," Sasuke said with a faint smile.

With that, Sasuke stood up, preparing to leave the Hokage's office.

"Hey, hey, where are you going?" Naruto called out to Sasuke as he was about to leave the Hokage's office.

"Shennong has escaped again. I'll see if I can find him," Sasuke said calmly.

"What's the rush!" Naruto grabbed Sasuke and said, "Sakura and Hinata aren't home, let's have a good drink tonight."

"Drinking?" Sasuke looked at Naruto in confusion.

“Yeah, it’s rare for you to come back. Sakura and the others aren’t here either. How about I call Shikamaru and Sai along?” Naruto said with a grin.

"forget it……"

"let's go!"

Naruto kept pulling Sasuke away, ignoring Sasuke's protests.

Chapter 272 Play First

"The search is complete, but there's no trace of any passageway," Garyu said wearily, wiping the sweat from his brow.

They had searched the entire beach, but still couldn't find the so-called passageway.

"We shouldn't have missed anything, right?" Sakura frowned.

“Nothing was missed.” Ye Cang shook her head and said with certainty. She and Jia Liuluo were extremely familiar with this desert and it was impossible for them to have missed anything.

"That's strange. If nothing was missed, how could it not be found?" Sakura said with a serious expression, somewhat incredulous.

"So what? It just means that Sunagakure doesn't actually have that teleportation channel," Fu said dismissively, pursing her lips.

"Nothing?" Sakura murmured softly, then suggested, "How about we search again more thoroughly?"

"What? We have to search again?" Fu was immediately displeased when she heard that they had to search again.

If this were in the mountains or forests, it would be fine, since it could be used for tourism.

But this is a desert, there's nothing but sand, and there's nothing worth seeing.

"Just to be on the safe side, perhaps..."

“I don’t think it’s necessary.” Before Sakura could finish speaking, Qiu Xiaoming interrupted her, saying, “The aura of that passageway is very strong. If it really exists, we will definitely be able to sense it.”

"But isn't this too hasty? (Yueyi = First Release)" Xiaoying frowned slightly, feeling that it was a bit unreliable.

"Don't worry, Sakura, you've been near that teleportation channel before, so you should know how obvious that power is," Qiu Xiaoming said, patting Sakura's shoulder.

"Okay!" Xiaoying nodded slightly after hearing what Qiu Xiaoming said, and said, "Okay then, let's do it this way."

She thought about it carefully. The aura of the passage was indeed quite strong and the area was quite wide. They had conducted a more detailed search this time, and if they still couldn't find it, then it probably wasn't there.

"Great! Does that mean we can start playing?" Fu jumped up excitedly, hugged Qiu Xiaoming's neck, and shouted excitedly.

"Come on, come on, there's an oasis up ahead, let's go play there." Fu said excitedly, clinging to Qiu Xiaoming's arm, without any restraint.

"Um, well, how about we go back and play?" Qiu Xiaoming coughed awkwardly and suggested weakly.

Oasis is nice, but it's in the middle of nowhere, and it doesn't feel as fun as playing in bed.

"There's an oasis here, let's play here before going back." Without waiting for a reply, Fu grabbed Qiu Xiaoming and ran towards the oasis.

The girls, including Garuda, exchanged glances, shook their heads with wry smiles, and chased after them.

"Hurry up, hurry up, take off your clothes." As soon as they arrived at the oasis, Fu couldn't wait to take off her clothes and pounce on Qiu Xiaoming.

"Oh, that's the feeling." The moment the baguette ventured into the Water Curtain Cave, Fu showed an expression of enjoyment.

After playing in the Water Curtain Cave for several days, I can now comfortably eat baguettes without feeling any pain, only endless satisfaction.

Fu danced on Qiu Xiaoming's body, her little face beaming with a bright smile.

"Hey, watch your image," Qiu Xiaoming said, looking at Fu's appearance with a dark expression.

"Image? What image?" Fu blinked, looking at Qiu Xiaoming with a confused expression. Her smile widened, and she sang loudly, "For something so joyful, what do I need an image for? What use is an image?"

Once Fu turned on the switch, she was completely immersed in her world with Qiu Xiaoming, oblivious to everything else.

After an unknown amount of time, Fu finally collapsed to the ground, a dazed expression on her face, looking quite happy.

"Phew~~" Qiu Xiaoming breathed a sigh of relief, wiping the sweat from his forehead. The battle with Fu had taken a lot of his energy. Fu would always unintentionally use the power of the tailed beast to speed up her attacks in pursuit of ultimate pleasure.

"What? Are you tired already?" Xiaoying walked over to Qiu Xiaoming, raised her eyebrows, and said with a half-smile.

"Hmph! Don't you know my strength? This is just a warm-up." Qiu Xiaoming snorted and puffed out his chest arrogantly.

“Indeed, you’re still so energetic.” Galuro held the baguette and gently stroked it.

"Come on, let's continue the battle!" Qiu Xiaoming gently placed Xiaoying and Jialulu on the ground, got them into fighting stances, and asked with a light laugh, "Who wants to go first?"

"Let me do it, let me do it!" Galyu hugged Qiu Xiaoming's neck and offered her red lips.

Sand Hidden Village, Kazekage's office.

"News has arrived from Konoha," Kankuro said, handing a report to Gaara.

"What do you mean?" Gaara took the report, looked at the documents in his hand, and his brows furrowed immediately.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Kankuro asked worriedly when he saw Gaara's pale face.

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"Is that so?" Kankuro's expression changed several times. After thinking for a moment, he finally spoke, "What did Naruto and the others say? They can't do anything about it either?"

"So far, they've only found one teleportation channel, which they've sealed off. No new enemies will come here. Sasuke is also searching for enemies from our world," Gaara said after a moment's thought.

"With Sasuke's intervention, there shouldn't be any problems, right?" Kankuro said, letting out a slight sigh of relief.

"It's hard to say." Gaara shook his head slightly and said, "Sasuke's strength is indeed very good, but one man can't fight four men. What we lack most right now is high-end combat power."

"Kankuro, from now on, Sunagakure is in your hands." Gaara suddenly turned and looked at Kankuro seriously.

"Huh? What's this?" Kankuro was stunned, looking at Gaara with a puzzled expression.

"From today onwards, I will go into seclusion to cultivate and strive to reach the Six Paths Realm as soon as possible." Gaara pondered for a moment and said.

"Advancing to the Six Paths Realm?" Kankuro exclaimed in surprise, quickly trying to dissuade him, "But Gaara, your injuries..."

"Don't worry, my injuries are mostly healed. Now I just need to increase my strength to relieve the pressure on Naruto and Sasuke. As the Kazekage, I also need to be strong enough to protect Sunagakure," Gaara said seriously.

"Well, I won't stop you then." Kankuro sighed, knowing he couldn't stop Gaara, and could only nod in agreement.

"Well then, I'll leave Sunagakure to you." Gaara stood up, patted Kankuro on the shoulder, and said solemnly.

"Don't worry, as long as I'm alive, I won't let any foreign enemies invade Sunagakure," Kankuro said solemnly.

"Okay, if there's anything, contact Naruto and the others."

Chapter 273 Nobody Wants to Work

"Is this Sunagakure?" After returning to Sunagakure, Fu looked around like a curious child.

This was her first time visiting Sunagakure. She was captivated by the village's unique architectural style, just like Qiu Xiaoming had done before, looking around curiously.

Since playing with Qiu Xiaoming, Fu's personality has changed a lot.

Or perhaps, this is simply her personality, but Qiu Xiaoming hadn't really known her.

"Mom, you're back!" Kankuro rushed out to greet Karyura as soon as he heard she was back.

"Hmm!" Garuru nodded slightly, then said, "We searched the entire Sand Village, but we didn't find the teleportation channel."

Galullo continued, "However, we encountered a man named Shennong, fought with him, and he escaped. It is said that he has some connection with those mysterious people."

Although she had already relayed this message back to the village, it would be better to say it again.

"I understand what happened and have already sent people to search and defend our Sunagakure territory," Kankuro nodded in response.

Karyu nodded, and not seeing Gaara, asked in confusion, "By the way, where's Gaara? I haven't seen him."

"Gaara is in seclusion, training to break through to the Six Paths Realm," Kankuro explained.

"Mom, now that you're back, I'm handing over the work in this village to you." Kankuro led Karyu back to the Kazekage's office, pointing to a large pile of documents on the table, and said.

During this time, he managed Sunagakure for Gaara, and he felt overwhelmed. Before he could finish dealing with one issue, another one would come up. He was too busy to keep up.

He preferred fighting the enemy to dealing with these political affairs.

Now that Karyu has returned, he can finally hand over this responsibility to Karyu and get some rest.

“Since Gaara has entrusted this task to you, then continue doing it.” Karyu patted Kankuro on the shoulder and said earnestly, “I believe in you, you can definitely do it well.”

Kankuro didn't want to deal with government affairs, and neither did Karura. They'd rather spend that time playing with Qiu Xiaoming.

"Ah? No, no, I'm not suited for these things. I'm better suited for fighting on the front lines," Kankuro quickly waved his hand and said.

“You are my son, I believe you can do it.” Karyuro pressed Kankuro into a chair and said affirmatively.

"But Mom, I..."

"Alright, it's decided then." Kankuro wanted to say something, but Karyu interrupted him, patting Kankuro on the shoulder and saying, "I discussed it with Xiaoming and the others. They have a teleportation channel over there. Yekura and I will go there to help, in case those mysterious people invade our world."

Qiu Xiaoming had finished his business in Sunagakure and would be leaving in a few days. Karyu didn't want to be separated from Qiu Xiaoming for too long and not be able to play with him, so he decided to go to the teleportation portal by the sea with Qiu Xiaoming.

"Mom, leave this to me. I'm best at fighting." Kankuro insisted, unwilling to stay in the office any longer.

These past few days, dealing with government affairs in the office has felt more unbearable than fighting several enemies.

"You're going? Who's going to take care of Yoto and the others? You think you're only going for ten days or half a month? Don't wait until you come back, your son and daughter won't even recognize you!" Karyu glared at Kankuro, annoyed. This kid used to be quite obedient, why is he being so disobedient this time?

"I……"

"What do you mean, 'you'? Do I have to get angry at you before you'll listen to me?" Karyu glared at Kankuro, his tone becoming increasingly harsh.

Upon hearing that Karyu was about to get angry, Kankuro shrank back and weakly replied, "Okay, fine."

Karyu is known for his good temper and gentleness. If others knew that he had made Karyu angry, Gaara would probably rush out of his seclusion to teach him a lesson, and Temari would have to come back and slap him across the face with her fan.

Moreover, Galyu was right; he has three children to take care of at home. A short time is fine, but if it's too long, the children will probably have to call someone else "Dad" when he comes back.

"Alright, that's settled then. I'll head back now." Karyu waved his hand and left Fengxing's office, leaving Kankuro staring longingly behind.

"Aunt Galuro, have you finished explaining?" Qiu Xiaoming, who was downstairs at the Fengying Building, quickly went up to Galuro and asked.