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

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"Can I go in and check on him now?" Karyu asked Sakura.

“Yes, Aunt Karura.” Sakura nodded slightly and then stepped aside.

Karyu opened the hospital room door, paused for a moment, then turned to Sakura and said, "Sakura, you've had a tough time these past few days. You should go back and get some rest."

"By the way, where does Xiaoming live?" Sakura rubbed her temples and then asked.

Sakura has been treating Gaara lately and hasn't had time to play with Qiu Xiaoming, which makes her miss him terribly.

Although she was a little tired, she still wanted to have some fun with Qiu Xiaoming before getting a good night's sleep and resting.

"Um, that..." Karyuro stepped halfway into the ward and froze when he heard Sakura's words.

Without a doubt, Ye Cang and Qiu Xiaoming are playing right now. If Xiaoying goes to her house to find Qiu Xiaoming, she will definitely find out what the two of them are up to.

"Aunt Karyu, what's wrong? Is there a problem?" Sakura asked, puzzled by Karyu's hesitant expression.

"No, it's nothing." Garuru quickly waved his hand, then said, "Xiaoming is probably out playing somewhere, he's probably not home."

"Is that so?" Sakura nodded gently, thinking that Qiu Xiaoming had used some kind of teleportation anchor to go back somewhere to find women to play with.

"Then I'll go and rest first." Xiaoying didn't ask any more questions. It wouldn't be too late to go and play with Qiu Xiaoming after I've rested.

When Karyu saw that Sakura wasn't asking any more questions, he breathed a sigh of relief and then turned and went into the ward.

Meanwhile, at Jialulu's house, Qiu Xiaoming and Ye Cang were having a great time.

"Slurp~ Slurp~" Ye Cang, having finished playing, happily ate a baguette, her big, watery eyes looking at Qiu Xiaoming.

Ever since she tasted baguettes last time, Ye Cang has become deeply enamored with the flavor. After playing with them, she would always willingly clean up the baguettes for Qiu Xiaoming.

Qiu Xiaoming gently patted Ye Cang's head to encourage her.

"How is it, Sister Ye Cang? Doesn't it taste great?" Qiu Xiaoming winked at Ye Cang and asked with a grin.

Ye Cang nodded gently, then stretched out her cloves to lick the baguette, a look of bliss on her little face.

"Come on! Open your mouth!" Qiu Xiaoming felt it was about time, so he said to Ye Cang in a commanding tone.

Ye Cang obediently opened her little mouth, waiting for Qiu Xiaoming to feed her the syrup, just like a greedy little cat.

"Whoosh!" Qiu Xiaoming sprayed syrup all over Ye Cang's face, hair, and clothes without hesitation. It was syrup.

Syrup slid down Yekura's delicate face, making her look even more alluring.

Ye Cang stretched out her clove and licked the syrup around her little mouth clean, then looked at Qiu Xiaoming pitifully like a puppy.

"What? Still not full?" Qiu Xiaoming gently pinched Ye Cang's nose and asked affectionately.

Yekura didn't say much, but tightened her grip on the baguette, clearly wanting to continue eating it.

"Alright, that's about enough." Qiu Xiaoming rubbed Ye Cang's head and said with a smile.

Gaara has woken up, so Sakura's mission is complete. She's probably resting now, so I can go visit her and relieve her fatigue from the past few days.

Seeing Qiu Xiaoming take the baguette away, Ye Cang pouted, expressing her grievance.

Qiu Xiaoming chuckled, then leaned close to Ye Cang's face and planted a kiss on her pretty cheek.

"Alright, alright, next time you have the chance, I'll let you eat your fill," Qiu Xiaoming coaxed, stroking Ye Cang's little face.

With that, Qiu Xiaoming put on his clothes, left Gariu Luo's house, and headed towards Xiaoying's resting place.

Chapter 259 It's Not That Easy

In a hospital ward in Sunagakure Village, Gaara lay looking haggard on the bed.

"Sakura-san, thank you so much this time." Gaara looked at Sakura with a slightly pale face and said gratefully.

"You're too kind." Sakura nodded slightly, then said, "Our Konoha Village and Sunagakure Village are allies, so it's only right that we help each other. You don't need to thank me."

"That being said, I still have to thank you." Gaara smiled weakly; he hadn't fully recovered and spoke with great difficulty.

"Alright, you're still very weak, so don't talk too much. Just focus on recovering from your injuries." Karyu sat down on the edge of the bed, took Gaara's hand, and said gently.

"I'm almost fully recovered." Gaara waved his hand gently, then asked, "By the way, while I was unconscious, that mysterious person didn't cause any trouble in our Sunagakure village, did he?"

“I encountered him once, but it was when Xiaoming and I went out to find herbs for you.” Galuro still felt terrified when he mentioned the mysterious man.

If Qiu Xiaoming hadn't suddenly erupted and driven the mysterious man away, taking her with him, she might have died in the vast desert.

"What?! Cough cough!" Upon hearing that his mother had actually encountered that mysterious person, Gaara coughed violently, gasping for breath in pain as the cough aggravated his injuries.

He knew all too well how powerful the mysterious man was. He himself was a powerful Wind Shadow with strength exceeding the Shadow level, yet he was defeated by him and almost lost his life.

What good could possibly come from his encounter with Mother Karyura?

"Alright, alright, don't get agitated. I, Yue Yilin, Yin Qi, Siwu Jiuqi, am standing here perfectly fine, nothing's wrong." Karyu patted his son Gaara's shoulder and gently comforted him.

"His strength is not low, and his moves are strange. Mother, are you really alright? Didn't you ask anyone else to check on him?" Although Karyu was standing there unharmed, Gaara was still worried about Karyu's condition.

Gaara then looked at Sakura and said, "Miss Sakura, if you're alright, could you please take a look at my mother? I'm worried she might have some hidden injury or ailment."

"What could be wrong? I'm standing here perfectly fine." Galuro waved her hand dismissively, not believing she had any hidden ailments.

Actually, I did wonder at first if my current enjoyment of playing with Qiu Xiaoming was because I'd fallen for some trick by that mysterious person.

However, after thinking about it again, she realized that Ye Cang's addiction to playing with Qiu Xiaoming had become even stronger than hers. She knew that this was not her problem, nor the mysterious person's problem, but Qiu Xiaoming's problem.

Qiu Xiaoming is truly amazing; everyone who tries it loves it.

Thinking of this, Galyu secretly glared at Qiu Xiaoming, who had been standing to the side.

"No matter what, it's always good to have it checked thoroughly," Gaara insisted.

"Alright, alright, I'll go check it out when I have time, okay?" Karyu couldn't refuse Gaara, so he had no choice but to agree to his request.

“Okay, I’ll have Aunt Karyuro check it out then.” Sakura didn’t refuse and agreed immediately.

Gaara nodded slightly when he saw that Karyu had agreed, then looked at Qiu Xiaoming, who had been silent all along.

"You must be Qiu Xiaoming, right? Naruto often mentions you to me." Gaara said, looking at the usually silent Qiu Xiaoming.

Although Qiu Xiaoming is Naruto's adopted younger brother, Gaara had only ever heard of him. Qiu Xiaoming had been traveling for several years and, as far as Gaara knew, had only recently returned. Gaara had only met him once, at Naruto's wedding.

"Brother Gaara, it's been a long time." Qiu Xiaoming smiled slightly and said politely.

Gaara nodded gently, then said gratefully, "Thank you for coming all the way from Konoha to treat me. I owe you a favor."

"Brother Gaara, you don't need to be so polite." Qiu Xiaoming waved his hand.

"Brother Gaara, how much do you know about that mysterious person?" Qiu Xiaoming changed the subject.

Upon hearing Qiu Xiaoming mention that mysterious person, Gaara's face darkened, and a hint of hatred and fear flashed in his eyes.

“He is very strong, and his techniques are very strange. Although we are both at the level of Kage, it is difficult for me to cause any damage to him.” Gaara recalled for a moment and said slowly, “I once tried to seal him, but he is like a soul or something, and there is no way to keep him. My ninjutsu can hardly touch him.”

Upon hearing Gaara's description, Qiu Xiaoming nodded slightly and then said, "Actually, we've had a few encounters with that mysterious person, and Sasuke is currently investigating their situation."

"Sasuke has already made a move? Then it seems there shouldn't be any problems. I believe that with Sasuke's strength, he will definitely be able to capture that mysterious person." Gaara said with a sigh of relief, having great confidence in Sasuke and Naruto's abilities.

Qiu Xiaoming shook his head gently, sighed, and said, "It's not that easy."

"Not that easy? What's wrong? Even Naruto and Sasuke aren't a match for him?" Gaara frowned slightly, looking at Qiu Xiaoming with surprise.

"Based on the information we currently have about Yioling QipaiwuT, they are an organization from another world, on the other side of the sea."

"Their organization is very strong; they have quite a few members at the Six Paths Realm," Qiu Xiaoming said solemnly.

"What!? There are quite a few at the Six Paths Realm?" Gaara exclaimed in shock. He was so shocked that a sharp pain shot through his chest, causing him to cover his mouth.

The Six Paths Realm—for so long, only Naruto and Sasuke have been able to reach that level. And now Qiu Xiaoming is actually telling him that there are actually more Six Paths Realm experts behind that mysterious person? And quite a few at that.

"Where did they come from? Why have I never heard of them before?" Gaara asked, clutching his chest and trying to calm himself.

"Currently, we have found a location on the coast within Konoha where they came from." Qiu Xiaoming paused and continued, "I came here with Sakura this time to see if there is a passage here where they came from as well."

"So how's your search going? Have you found any clues?" Gaara asked anxiously.

"Um...that..." Qiu Xiaoming scratched his head awkwardly. During this time, he had only been busy playing with Jia Liuluo and the others, and had no idea how to find any passage.

"Well, the Sand Village was under martial law a while ago, and I also ran into them last time, so I didn't dare to run around for a while," Qiu Xiaoming said awkwardly, rubbing his nose.

"I see. Okay, then. I'll go with you to search after I'm better." Gaara nodded understandingly and then said.

Chapter 260 What? You ate Temari too?

Gaara's awakening immediately put the tense people of Sunagakure at ease.

The Kazekage is the spiritual pillar of Sunagakure. If anything were to happen to him, Sunagakure would surely fall into chaos.

"Lord Gaara! You're finally awake!"

"Thank goodness, Lord Kazekage is alright!"

"Lord Gaara, you must take good care of yourself!"

When Iara came out of the hospital and walked home with Karyu's help, passersby surrounded him and said enthusiastically.

Gaara also felt the warm gazes of the crowd, and his heart was filled with joy. This feeling of being needed was truly wonderful.

"Thank you everyone!" Gaara smiled and returned the greeting.

His pale face, coupled with his usually stern expression, made his smile appear stiff and incongruous, even though he was smiling at the moment.

Even so, the people around him still expressed their enthusiasm for Gaara.

"Um, everyone, Gaara has just recovered and needs to rest." Karyura quickly spoke up to stop the crowd that had surrounded Gaara, making it impossible for him to pass.

As expected, as soon as Karyu finished speaking, the crowd that had been surrounding Gaara immediately dispersed, leaving Gaara a wide path.

Karyu helped Gaara back home, and Gaara lay down on the bed and closed his eyes to rest.

Although the injury has almost healed, I still need to rest well, recuperate, and build up my strength.

After seeing that Gaara was fast asleep, Karyu covered him with a blanket and then left the room.

"Aunt Karyu, is Gaara asleep?" Qiu Xiaoming asked, putting his arm around Karyu's slender waist and nuzzling her ear affectionately after seeing her come out.

"Mmm." Galuro affectionately pinched Qiu Xiaoming's nose and responded softly.

Qiu Xiaoming buried his face in Galuluo's snowy neck, inhaling her delicate fragrance, while his hands ventured inside her clothes, caressing her soft, smooth skin without restraint.

"Stop fooling around, Gaara is back now, you're not allowed to be naughty anymore." Although Karyu said this, he did not stop Qiu Xiaoming's actions. Instead, he stretched out his arms and hugged Qiu Xiaoming's neck.

"Hehe, Aunt Jialuo hasn't played Liuyin Qiyi Ba (飼捌) these past few days, don't you want to play a little?" Qiu Xiaoming said with a wicked smile, raising his head to look at Jialuo's rosy and charming face, giving her a light kiss.

Karyura shyly turned her head away, her face turning even redder.

In the days since Gaara woke up, Karyu has been staying by his side at the hospital, and has had no time to be crazy with Qiu Xiaoming. It would be a lie to say that he didn't want to.

"You child... I just can't do anything with you." Galuro rolled his eyes helplessly and muttered in a low voice, "Keep it down."

"Hehe, whether the commotion is big or small, isn't that still your decision?" Qiu Xiaoming picked up Jia Liuluo in his arms and carried her towards the room.

"You're so mean~" Galyu gently punched Qiu Xiaoming's chest with her pink fist, speaking in a sweet and coquettish tone.

"Thump!" Qiu Xiaoming threw Galuro onto the bed, then pounced on him, leaning over Galuro and looking down at him with a wicked smile.

"Xiao Ming... um..." Before Jia Liulu could finish speaking, Qiu Xiaoming's lips pressed against hers, silencing her.

"Hmm." Galuro hummed softly, wrapping his arms around Qiu Xiaoming's neck and slowly responding.

Having not played for a few days, she was feeling a bit down. At that moment, Galuro was passionately kissing Qiu Xiaoming.

"Hehe, Aunt Galuro, didn't you say to keep it quiet? Why do I feel like you're more excited than me?" Qiu Xiaoming said with an evil smile, looking at Galuro beneath him whose face was flushed.

Upon hearing this, Jia Liuluo glared at Qiu Xiaoming with shame and anger, and said reproachfully, "Xiaoming, all you do is bully me."

"Hehe! Do you like being bullied by me?" Qiu Xiaoming leaned close to Jia Liuluo's cheek and said with a wicked smile.

"I don't like it at all!" Galyu's face turned bright red as she pouted and muttered.

"You really don't like it? If you don't like it, I'm leaving!" Qiu Xiaoming said, feigning disappointment, and made a move to leave.

"Oh no! Stop!" Seeing this, Galuro panicked and quickly grabbed Qiu Xiaoming's arm, afraid that he would leave.

Seeing Galuro's expression, Qiu Xiaoming laughed loudly, "Aunt Galuro, you still say you don't like it? You clearly want it! What are you shy about?"

"Stop talking about that, just start playing if you want," Garyu said shyly, lowering her head and speaking in a voice as weak as a mosquito's buzz.

"Then you can take it in yourself." Qiu Xiaoming took out the baguette, handed it to Galuro with a smile, and said with a mischievous grin.

"You brat!" Galuro, his face flushed, held the baguette and slowly put it into the Water Curtain Cave.

"Hehe..." Qiu Xiaoming chuckled triumphantly.

Galuro glared at Qiu Xiaoming with embarrassment and anger, then wrapped his arms around Qiu's neck and launched the first attack.