NOVEL WEB Chapter 241: Chapter 41: The Snail Girl
On the way home, many drunks lay on the roadside, homeless.
As someone not particularly valued, Meika lived in the southernmost part of the village.
Despite possessing the unique Kekkei Genkai of Lava Release, he was born in the wrong village.
In another village, he would have been treated like a rare treasure, doing important tasks with firm conviction every day.
But being born in Kirigakure...
Not being valued was already considered fortunate.
The future chaos in the Bloody Mist Village had its roots.
This village never really valued Kekkei Genkai, which is why the Fourth Mizukage could persecute so many clans.
If it were the prestigious clans in Konoha, would they dare to persecute me?
They'd cause trouble immediately.
Just look at the Uchiha; they started to rebel against the Hokage even before suffering heavy casualties.
One must understand that Kirigakure's Kekkei Genkai were no fewer than Konoha's. With so many great clans suffering such severe persecution, yet unable to overthrow the Fourth Mizukage Yagura?
Thus, every tragedy has its unnoticed origin.
As he walked, the drunks lay on the roadside, cursing the attacker.
Insults and profanity filled the air; yet Meika felt nothing.
On the contrary, he bore no hatred towards the attacker who impersonated Inagomaru, and was instead deeply grateful.
His dear brother Inagomaru wasn't dead, just unconscious, and that alone made him very happy.
Moreover, his beloved wife wasn't suspected at all, which satisfied him greatly.
He had found his wife, of course, not at the entrance of an izakaya.
But outside the village.
At that time, this young-looking woman was unconscious by the coast, her face pale.
Then, moved by...ahem...righteousness, Meika saved her.
At that time, he was on a mission to pursue a rogue ninja, so he temporarily left the woman with an elderly fishing couple.
Later, after completing his mission, Meika found an excuse to ditch his companions and sneaked back to the fishermen's home.
By then, the woman had mostly recovered, and Meika still remembered her slightly weak but radiant smile.
Pale lips, watery eyes, a graceful figure, and a grateful gaze...
Then, then Meika shared his Kekkei Genkai...
After sharing, a sleepy Meika reached under his pillow and pulled out a forehead protector;
Damn, an Iwagakure forehead protector!
There's no need to say more about what happened next.
Meika, retired from the pursuit squad, secretly brought his lover back to Kirigakure and asked his good brother to help his wife obtain a legal and reasonable identity.
Looking back now, the impersonator of Inagomaru was quite considerate.
Despite such a large-scale inspection in the village, his wife's identity remained undiscovered.
Very considerate indeed!
Soon, Meika supported his slightly pregnant wife back to their small apartment.
Opening the door, he thoughtfully changed his wife's shoes and closed the door.
Just as he was putting the shoes into the shoe cabinet, a slightly suppressed scream suddenly came from the living room.
Seeing this, Meika quickly put down the shoes and rushed into the living room.
In the next second, his eyebrows furrowed deeply.
At the window sill in the living room, a green-haired man in black combat gear was holding...their home's watering can, watering a bright red rose.
"Who...who are you?"
Meika stood in front of his wife, stammering as he questioned.
After working as a pursuit ninja for so long, he had an almost beast-like instinct for a person's danger level.
And the feeling this guy gave him was terrifying!
Most importantly, this guy had a Konoha forehead protector tied to his burly arm.
As Meika and his wife tensed up, the green-haired man slowly put down the watering can and turned around with a nonchalant expression.
"Hello, I am the Snail Girl, visiting abruptly to repay a debt of gratitude~"
As he spoke, his gaze subtly swept over the slightly pregnant woman behind Meika.
"Repay a debt? What debt?" Meika struggled to shield his wife, though she was taller than him, making it difficult to fully block her.
Rinjin paid no mind to Meika's actions, slowly extending two fingers.
"Don't worry about what debt! I offer you two choices;
One: 100 million ryo;
Two: A chance to save your life!
Three...eliminate a danger in advance..."
Hearing this, Meika wanted to laugh but didn't dare, only wishing to call the police.
A random guy sneaked into my house, watered my rose, and said he'd give me 100 million ryo;
Muttering, Meika pursed his lips in disbelief and asked:
"If I choose, will you leave?"
Hearing this, Rinjin nodded.
Seeing this, Meika furrowed his brows and began to calculate.
There's no reason for such a strong person to play a prank on me, right? Probably not, strong people are usually busy;
Should I choose the first option?
After all, he's spent his life in the village, and considering the Third Mizukage's tendencies, he might block the village again;
He doesn't offend people, doesn't have a strong presence, why choose a life-saving opportunity when money is more appealing?
He could get a bigger house in preparation for the baby on the way.
Thinking of this, Meika was about to speak when his sleeve was suddenly tugged by his wife;
Then, his wife's gentle and serene voice sounded.
"Two, we choose two!"
Hearing this, Rinjin's eyes slowly narrowed, deeply looking at the couple, and nodded.
Reaching out, he pulled a palm-sized piece of white paper with strange symbols from his ninja pouch, placed it on the windowsill, and calmly said:
"Tear this paper, and your life will be safe!"
With that, his figure disappeared instantly.
Watching Rinjin disappear, Meika, unable to care about his surprise, turned to his wife and asked in confusion:
"Dear, why not choose one?"
Hearing this, the woman's eyes darkened slightly, then she suddenly smiled brightly, hugging Meika's shoulders.
"What if he doesn't have that much money and gets angry?"
"How could..."
Just as Meika was about to refute, he suddenly froze, it was indeed possible!
The current leader of Kirigakure, the Third Mizukage, is exactly like that!
Loves to show off but lacks real ability, the previous battle in the village, just the aftermath of the fight sent him flying two or three times.
Thinking of this, Meika, overwhelmed by love, gently hugged his wife's slightly swollen waist, nodding heavily:
"Wife, you're still the smart one."
He never thought that this mysterious person came to repay the debt of gratitude for that one use of Lava Release.
After all, in his eyes, it was just a transaction;
He helped Inagomaru deal with the body, and Inagomaru helped him solve his wife's identity problem.
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