Red sand dust

On a windy and sandy evening, the entire Sand Hidden Village was shrouded in a gray haze.

In this weather, even the Suna ninjas who have long been accustomed to the weather in the Kingdom of Wind do not want to go out, and many planned things have to be postponed.

At the hotel where the Konoha ninja stayed, he held his chin and looked at Kurama Yakumo with the dust flying outside the window with interest. He hummed a tune he didn't know where he heard it from, listened to the howling of the evening wind outside the window, and thought about today. Have the late arrangements been cancelled?

I don’t know when it started. The hustle and bustle outside gradually faded away, and a strange feeling gradually came to my heart.

"Daimaru-nii is finally here, I thought you didn't want to talk to me anymore!"

"It's better to avoid such strange names. There is no one else here. If you want to show your innocence, no one can see it except me..."

Not far away, where there was originally nothing, Daimaru's figure suddenly appeared, and then he sat on the sofa without any scruples.

"Pretending has to start well and end well!"

A mysterious smile appeared on Kurama Yakumo's fair face, he stood up slowly and sat opposite Daimaru,

"You are really calm, but you are too indifferent to acquaintances from afar..."

"The main reason is that I don't know what to say..."

Daimaru looked at the indifferent girl with a slight smile and said,

"The way you look now is a bit different from when I first met you. Is it a sub-personality you created?"

"It's not a sub-personality. I call it the soul mask. When the time is right, I can change it to different settings to make myself look more like an innocent young lady..."

"It's a really convenient ability, but what's the use of it?"

"Meet other people's expectations. With my shallow communication skills, it is too difficult to deal with those red tapes..."

"Considering interactions with others as a burden is not what a ninja should have. If you wear the soul mask for too long, it would be a pity if you can't take it off and forget your own nature..."

"Then...use it less in the future!"

Kurama Yakumo, who was smiling, put away his innocent expression, and opened his eyes that were bent into a line slowly, revealing his pure and slightly stubborn eyes, and a slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"It looks much more pleasing to the eye this way..."

Daimaru clapped his hands and praised,

"This is a gentle young girl..."

"I always feel your compliments are weird..."

Kurama Yakumo smiled and said,

"I don't mean to sincerely praise you at all..."

"Don't worry, you are already the most eldest lady I have ever seen..."

Apart from the terrifying fact that she is powerful and can distort the reality around her at will, the rest really satisfies Daimaru's expectations for a lady like Yamato Nadeshiko.

"Okay, let's just assume what you said is true..."

Kurama Yakumo sighed lightly,

"I've been in Sand Hidden Village for so long, why did you just want to come over and meet alone today?"

"I want to ask for help..."

Daimaru said directly.

There is no point in playing tricks with Kurama Yakumo. As long as she is willing, she can easily see if Daimaru is lying.

"Is it that kind of strange mental pollution? The weird aura lingering deep in the soul..."

"You knew already?"

"The spiritual space in those two paintings was opened, and I knew..."

It was originally the manifestation of Kurama Yakumo's spiritual power, but it was normal to hide it from her, and Daimaru also expected it.

"Then I don't need to explain any more! Not only me, but my two teammates also need help. I know that the hidden dangers cannot be completely eradicated. I just want you to help us temporarily relieve ourselves and buy time..."

"Can……"

Kurama Yakumo answered calmly.

"Is this...really?"

Daimaru, who was originally planning to explain more to enhance his persuasion, was stunned.

"You agree so easily?"

"What's the problem? I can't completely eliminate the hidden danger now, but it's not difficult to suppress it..."

"I thought you had to wait until I put forward satisfactory conditions before agreeing..."

Daimaru shook his head in embarrassment. He had underestimated Kurama Yakumo's character and was a little flattered.

"You took the initiative to ask for help. Of course you have to respond immediately. It's never too late to raise the conditions. There aren't many opportunities for you to owe someone a favor..."

Kurama Yakumo said matter-of-factly.

Daimaru said dumbfounded:

"My favors are not valuable, so you should make some demands earlier. I am not a good person. As time goes by, I forget about favors..."

"My character of being really cautious and not willing to make promises easily has really not changed..."

Kurama Yakumo chuckled,

"Forget it, I won't embarrass you anymore. I heard that you are the commander-in-chief of Sunagakure Village's air combat force, and you have a large number of ninja quotas in your hands. Can you give me one?"

"What are you thinking? You haven't even married yet, but you want to take advantage of us Suna Ninja?"

"I can't find a partner even if I want to marry, so why don't you just marry me reluctantly..."

"no……"

Before Kurama Yakumo could finish his words, Daimaru immediately refused without hesitation.

"I'm still more than a year away from reaching adulthood. Besides, how old are you, and you're thinking about getting married?"

"Don't refuse in a hurry. Let's just show off and hold a wedding ceremony openly. When I get the ninja quota, we can divorce. It won't affect your future..."

The so-called reconciliation, in layman's terms, means divorce if the couple doesn't get along. Kurama Yakumo's suggestion is just like fake divorce to buy a house, to get a fake marriage to cheat the ninja quota.

Daimaru looked at Kurama Yakumo with embarrassment, who didn't feel at all that he had said something terrible.

You are about to get married for the second time at a young age. Does this have any impact on the future? I don’t know what’s going on inside her seemingly shrewd little head.

"This is too outrageous. We can't treat everyone else as fools! I don't agree..."

"Then you get married..."

"What did you say?"

Daimaru was shocked and his eyes almost fell out.

Kurama Yakumo seems to have already had an idea.

"The Kurama family still has some energy in Konoha Village. If you marry me, the Kurama family will recommend you to the village. With your ability and the foundation of our Konoha Village, it will not be difficult to recreate the Aerial Team. When the time comes, It's easy for you to recruit me because you hold the power. It's an incredible achievement to recruit people for the village. It's just a ninja quota. I'm sure you won't push back and forth..."

"You're a big idiot. If you want to be a ninja, there are many opportunities. Do you need to do this to yourself?"

Daimaru shouted at the top of his lungs.

Kurama Yakumo smiled unmoved:

"With the current weight of the Kurama family, recruiting a sixteen or seventeen-year-old Jonin with a promising future is not a shame, but rather a huge profit..."