ASFUCITWON Chapter 136: You Will Not Die

On the other side, Keito, who was also witnessing everything, felt that something was slightly bothering him.

Keito never expected that his two daughters would become so close to a boy.

In silence, Keito realized how quickly time was passing.

Calmly, Keito looked at Reiji, his eyes conveying something difficult to interpret.

Reiji, sensing that gaze, reflexively turned and looked back at Keito.

The two men exchanged glances for a few seconds before Keito finally smiled faintly and left without saying anything.

Reiji remained standing in place, his expression growing more confused.

'Why do I feel like something is happening, but I don't understand what it is...?'

However, Reiji had no time to dwell on that thought.

Quickly, Reiji sighed and began walking toward his intended destination—the Uzumaki Clan Research Area.

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In the Uzumaki Clan Research Area...

In another part of the Uzumaki Clan complex, there was an area known as the Research Area, where Fuinjutsu experts worked hard to create revolutionary new tools.

This place was located adjacent to the industrial area, although there was enough distance between the two to prevent unwanted accidents.

Reiji walked steadily past several buildings in the area.

There were at least twenty different buildings here, each with its own specific function.

However, Reiji's goal was one of the largest buildings located at the center of the research area.

Yesterday, Ise—one of Reiji's students who also worked under his guidance—had visited Reiji several times, reporting issues in the development stage of a new tool.

Usually, Reiji wouldn't care too much, but this time the tool being developed was very important.

Upon arriving in front of the main building, Reiji placed his palm on the scanner panel at the entrance.

A blue light glowed, scanning Reiji's fingerprint for a few seconds before the door finally opened with a soft hissing sound.

Once inside the room, Reiji walked down a long corridor with metal walls adorned with various complex seal engravings.

Reiji finally arrived in front of another door, which was larger and thicker.

Once again, Reiji placed his palm on the scanner.

After a few seconds, the door opened, and a loud noise immediately greeted Reiji.

Inside the spacious room, Ise appeared to be running back and forth, looking very panicked.

Seeing Ise, Reiji could only smile faintly before calling out, "Yo! You seem busy?"

Ise, who was preoccupied, immediately turned with a surprised expression and hurried over to Reiji.

"Master! Why did you take so long to come?! The tool is overheating!" Ise shouted, pointing to the center of the room.

There, a large cannon about one meter long and fifty centimeters wide was visible, made of shiny black iron with various seals glowing along its surface.

Reiji approached and examined the tool. "It's just overheating, and it hasn't exploded yet, right—?"

However, before Reiji could finish his sentence, the cannon suddenly began to emit more and more white smoke.

"Master! Please stop it quickly! I don't want to die! I just had a handsome son!" Ise shouted in panic, his face completely terrified.

The corner of Reiji's eye twitched.

Ise always referred to Reiji as "Master," but whenever Ise felt panicked or scared, he called Reiji "Teacher."

"Haaah... You won't die. This place is designed to withstand explosions, didn't I tell you?" Reiji said casually before finally walking closer to the cannon, ready to handle the issue at hand.

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It had been a week since Kushina left the Uzushio Village for Konoha.

In that short time, many changes had occurred, both personally and in the surrounding environment.