Seeing his daughter so happy, Ren quietly left her room and returned to the main house.
"Husband, how did it go?" Akie asked immediately.
"Once I make a move, how could I possibly fail?" Ren patted his chest proudly.
"As expected, you're the best."
Ren began telling Akie everything that had happened. It was obvious that Yuki had never experienced the subtle trickiness in adult interactions. She was like a blank sheet of paper, and Ren had drawn every line on it.
All of this was Ren's deliberate plan. Through the Telescope Technique, he had confirmed that one of the children was not pretending to act like an adult. He rarely spoke, so Yuki misunderstood and thought he was also a "little adult."
By showing her the boy's daily life at home, Ren made her completely lower her guard. Then he taught her how to "act independent" on the surface, further raising her affection and restoring their previous father-daughter bond.
"Husband, you… you're still like a kid sometimes." Akie complained lightly. After hearing Ren explain everything, she finally understood what he had done.
"That's my precious daughter. Oh right, honey, to avoid her becoming rebellious later… why don't we have another child?" Ren looked at her with complete seriousness.
"Huh?" Akie's face filled with confusion, but before she could say anything, someone had already pushed her down, leaving her unable to resist.
The next morning, Akie overslept and didn't prepare breakfast for the children. Naturally, everything fell onto Ren. He rarely cooked these days, but his cooking skills were actually quite good—thanks to Ren from the Akame world who loved making food himself.
"Father, we're heading to school." Yuki blinked at him before leaving the house.
Yuto had no idea why his sister had been distancing herself from their father, or why she made such a bold declaration about defeating their father's clone. That was their father's clone—how could she possibly win?
The Land of Whirlpools was structured in clear layers, and a massive barrier surrounded the entire nation, preventing anyone without identity from entering.
This wasn't a country someone could infiltrate just by pretending. Without a valid ID, the barrier would detect and expose the intruder immediately.
Ren had developed a more advanced detection jutsu specifically to prevent suspicious people from slipping into the country. And now, the Land of Whirlpools was incredibly powerful, having welcomed many strong shinobi clans.
"Lord Ren, this ninja world war is almost over," Shikaichi said as he sorted through the documents.
"Reason?"
"Numbers and resources." Shikaichi spoke the two key words.
Yes, although the Ninja World War was provoked, each country was after resources and the growing number of ninjas. To avoid internal conflicts, they started an external war first.
"Which country do you think will win this time?" Ren asked, looking at the strategist.
"It should be Konoha." Shikaichi thought for a moment and placed the information in front of Ren.
Although Konoha had lost a lot of ninja clans to Ren's side during its early years, it had also absorbed many others. Compared to the other three countries, it was still considerably stronger.
Shikaichi continued, "Also, the Hyuga clan in Konoha has developed greatly."
"Afraid of revenge? Don't worry, they won't dare." Ren snorted lightly. He knew that over the years, Konoha's Hyuga clan had grown rapidly, increasing their numbers crazily.
"Yes, and also the Aburame clan played a crucial role in this war, and the Second Hokage Tobirama has died in battle." Shikaichi reported the information one by one.
"Sigh, another old friend gone… really a bunch of short-lived people." Ren sighed.
Shikaichi didn't reply. They had to understand the situation in the ninja world. Although the Land of Whirlpools was peaceful, they couldn't afford to be careless. Otherwise, if dragged into the battlefield, they might die without even knowing how.
"By the way, Shikaku is thirteen now, right?"
"Yes, my son is thirteen." Shikaichi lowered his head, his eyes filled with warmth.
"The Ninja World War is almost over. I plan to take my daughter to the battlefield, and Shikaku will come along too."
"Yes." Shikaichi didn't hesitate. With Ren leading, safety wasn't a concern, and it would also give his son some worldly experience. Why not?
"Also, call the children from the Hyuga, Uzumaki, Akimichi, and Yamanaka clans. Each clan can send a maximum of two. Arrange it." Ren gave the order.
"Yes, I will arrange it immediately." Shikaichi lowered his head and then left.
"Next, Danzo of Konoha should begin to act." Ren murmured as he looked at the intelligence. He had not ignored the disciple of the Second Hokage. This was the generation that lived the longest in the original story.
Uzumaki nation, next to Konoha, would definitely receive special attention from Danzo. After all, it was right next door and very strong. No neighboring country would dare ignore it.
That evening, Ren returned home.
"Honey, welcome back. Dinner is ready." Akie greeted him at the door, putting away the shoes Ren had taken off.
"Have the kids come back yet?"
"They're already home. We're just waiting for you, so we can start eating."
"Daddy, so slow." Yuto swallowed his saliva impatiently.
"No need to wait for me." Ren ruffled Yuto's little head.
Without hesitation, Yuto sat in his place and began eating.
"Father, are you taking us out?" Yuki had been wanting to ask. During the day, Uncle Shikaichi had visited each clan head. Since he had children with him, the news quickly reached her.
"Yes. Didn't you say yesterday that you wanted to go out? I'll take you to see it." Ren didn't pressure his daughter.
After all, he was strong and his country was strong. It was to let his children enjoy life, not to impose demands on them.
"Yay!" Yuto put down his chopsticks and cheered.
"Okay." Yuki said, but the corners of her mouth couldn't hide her excitement.
Back in her room, it was time for her to act spoiled. Yuki, who had held back all day, threw herself into Ren's arms. "Daddy, I love you so much!"
"Loving me again?" Ren gently stroked her hair.
"Hehe, now I don't need to fight the clone and I can go out to play. Daddy is the best!" Yuki smiled innocently.
"Curious as always. The world outside Uzumaki Nation isn't that beautiful," Ren sighed. He wondered if he had protected the Uzumaki Nation too well.
Of course, some ninja villages tried to provoke him. But Ren directly invaded their villages and killed their leaders. After that, no village dared challenge him again.
"Is there a Ninja World War happening outside?" Yuki asked curiously. School had taught her about it, but there were no vivid pictures.
"Yes, there's a war going on." Ren gently stroked his daughter's hair. He planned to let her wander the ninja world freely once she defeated his clone.
After some tender moments with his daughter, Ren returned to his room. Akie was already waiting for him.
"Why aren't you asleep yet?"
"Weren't you planning on having a third child?" Akie asked, already prepared.
"No need. Two are enough." Ren was very satisfied with their current children.
"You're going to spoil Yuki and Yuto." Akie sighed. Ren hadn't hidden his behavior from her, but she couldn't help feeling a little jealous of their children—she hadn't been treated like that when she was a child.
"So what if they're spoiled? Their father's going to live a long time." Ren didn't care at all. With his other selves sharing their powers, living past a hundred wasn't a problem for him.
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