I forgot about you

—So, is it normal for the water on the Sky Island to be as white as milk?" Ameyuri asked me with a puzzled look after I gave her a tour and showed her the outdoor pool.

I know, it's a strange feature that I don't remember. When we shower, drink water, or use it for irrigation, it's clear. But in the pool and hot springs, the water is completely white. Could it be that because the bottom is white and the water is transparent, it creates some kind of optical illusion making it look white?

"Yes, and before you ask, the pool's depth is two and a half meters before hitting the bottom, as it's for entertainment rather than training."

"I prefer the training ground you showed me earlier..." Ameyuri declined.

She's referring to a section of the same training ground where Haku is. There, you can set up the output of lasers, cloud balls, and lightning to practice dodging and striking simultaneously.

"By the way, I want to return to Kirigakure to get my things," she tells me while I see her glance sideways to gauge my reaction.

"Sure, we'll go back first thing tomorrow," I have to change my pants due to the stabs she made as a joke, make her the new headband, and examine the state of some medical facilities and capsules that I want to start using soon. It's already noticeable to go shirtless, but if I also go with torn pants, I'll look like a vagabond! A strange vagabond with gold accessories.

"Aren't you worried that I might leave you at the altar?" Ameyuri smiles provocatively again.

"No," I raise her chin with my index finger to look at her, tilting my head to one side and leaning in until we're inches from each other's faces. "You're strong, and I believe my wife deserves that level of trust and more, don't you think?"

Her response is to try to bite my finger, resulting in a small shock that makes her hair stand on end.

"You and your damn intangibility..." I hear her mutter her complaints as she walks away, stomping her foot, with the feeling of punching something, only for it to land on soft cotton.

I laughed at her reaction and headed to the island's laboratory.

It's divided into several levels, the accessible ones equipped with the most modern facilities, while the ones accessible only to me and authorized personnel have more futuristic and complex machines. The same machine can serve many different purposes if used properly.

There are plenty of mechanical arms, cables with glowing fluids on the ceiling, screens on the walls to display data, and what could be confused with Mass Effect's Reaper pods, Baldur's Gate 3's Mind Flayer pods, or DBZ's medical chambers, among other things. Perhaps more like the latter, as it tends to be more mechanical than biological.

A mad scientist's dream lab.

All I need now is a hunchbacked Igor and a plate of dark chocolate chip cookies.

The reason I want to examine the condition of the nutrient capsules is that I plan to do something that even genius researchers like Orochimaru or the Second Hokage were unable to see despite how obvious it was.

I just need to inherit the three months' worth of knowledge to know how to operate these things, but I'll also need DNA samples, tissues, etc.

My purpose this time when I go down to the ground is very simple: to bring a sealing master.

Once I solve the issue of getting to and from the village, I intend to make a deal with Danzo.

Yes, Danzo. He can be a cancer if you're an MC with cheats who appears in Konoha, but he's one of your best allies if you're a foreigner, as long as you can pay him and avoid falling for his tricks.

But let's leave the deal with the guy with a fetish for eyes for now and focus on the fuinjutsu master.

I've thought about it, and I believe the best option is Karin, more specifically, her mother.

If I'm still in time, I can save her from dying due to overusing her chakra by endlessly healing the Kusagakure ninjas and letting them bite her.

What if I'm too late, and Karin has already taken over her mother's role?

Hmm, I guess Haku will have a new friend her age to play with. Either way, the point is that I'm sure Karin's mother has the basics of Uzumaki clan seals in her head, which is what I want. It's her second nature, but I think she doesn't use that knowledge out of fear. Otherwise, they would hold her daughter hostage as an early medical kit, keeping her away from her. They would force her to make explosive tags until she dies or something like that.

Am I worried that they won't want to come with me? I have several options to make them want to join, and among them is using Kagura's Mind's Eye to show that I come with good intentions (if her mother has it) or going for the complete annihilation of Kusagakure, among other courses of action. If Kusagakure disappears, they'll have to move elsewhere, right? It's completely logical and rational.

But let's assess the situation before deciding on a plan. Convincing them to join without further ado would be ideal because I would have to make little or no effort from there.

By the time I finished superficially examining that everything was in order and knowing where everything was, I left the laboratory, and Haku approached me with a small creature in her hand.

"Mr. Enel, the cloud foxes found this little one hidden in the fields, and they don't know if it's a pest they should treat or if it's beneficial."

I looked at the creature and raised both eyebrows in amazement. I completely forgot about them.

"How many have you found?"

"About a dozen small ones and some bigger ones."

"These little ones are something very good," I told Haku as I took the creature from her and placed it in the palm of my hand. "Find and gather both Pakura and Ameyuri to bring them to the orchard; I'll explain what they're for there."

"Yes, Mr. Enel," I see how Haku leaves immediately, and I turn my gaze to the den den mushi in my hand.

It's interesting to note that the microphone resting on its back appears to be metallic, but it turns out to be parts of its own body and not modifications, as one might expect. Were they born ready to be used?

"Well, that saves me a lot of work," I thought cheerfully as he let himself hang onto my shoulder.

I will inherit knowledge from MAD and Vegapunk among other things, so modifying a den den mushi to turn it into a living communication tool is easy, but cumbersome.

It's better this way, so I only need to make accessories to customize them.