Kato Kiyoshi does not want to have any beneficial relationship with Lei Luo. This can be seen from the fact that he never mentions money, power, tasks, or ninjutsu resources.
This old man even refused to let Lei Luo teach Kato Rika any ninjutsu. His attitude was extremely clear.
But at the same time, Kato Kiyoshi didn't want to antagonize Lei Luo or provoke Konoha's hawkish group.
Therefore, he cleverly made a request that Lei Luo could accept while taking care of both sides: let Kato Rika temporarily follow Lei Luo for a period of time, and get along simply as a superior-subordinate relationship.
From this point, Lei Luo can draw another conclusion: Kato Kiyoshi probably heard some rumors and knew that he was about to rush to the Kingdom of Wind to take over the war with Sunagakure Village in place of Hatake Sakumo.
After all, Lei Luo belongs to the Root, and anyone with some status can know what kind of organization the Root is.
To say that Kato Kiyoshi gave his daughter to Nebu is simply pushing Kato Rika into a pit of fire, and there is no such trick as cheating his daughter.
However, Kato Kiyoshi's specially emphasized sentence "I hope Lei Luo can take Kato Rika to carry out simple tasks" made Lei Luo aware of the deeper meaning.
The key point of this sentence is "simple", but Lei Luo is still affiliated with the root on the surface. If the original process is followed, are the tasks of the root "simple"?
Genbu's missions are generally dangerous, but Kato Kiyoshi didn't seem to care at all. He made the decision without any reluctance, as if he was determined:
In the days to come, Lei Luo will not perform any more "difficult" tasks. Even if Kato Rika follows Lei Luo, she can still ensure the minimum safety.
There is only one possibility why Kato Kiyoshi showed this attitude:
That is, this old guy probably heard some rumors and knew that Lei Luo was about to take over as the commander of the Ninja Army and would no longer be a Gen Ninja and carry out dangerous missions for the Gen Ninja.
Although the above thoughts are Lei Luo's guesses, by observing every change in Kato Kiyoshi's expression and trying to figure out the information revealed in each of his words, Lei Luo believes that his judgment is 80% correct.
'What a shrewd old guy. The Kato clan is able to develop so well despite its small population. It seems that there is a reason.'
Thinking of the process of visiting the Kato clan, I saw the Kato clan's land, which covers a large area, the beautiful courtyards and gardens, and the huge financial resources revealed in various details...
Lei Luo believes that although the Kato clan is a small ninja clan, it is not as simple as it seems on the surface.
At the very least, the differences between this clan and the ordinary Xiaonin clan can be observed in various aspects such as clan size, interior decoration, living facilities, and daily necessities.
Just like the Uoyuki clan in Lei Luo's memory, they are far inferior to the Kato clan in terms of wealth, and their clan area is estimated to be less than half of the Kato clan's.
Unknowingly, after returning home, Lei Luo took out the key and prepared to open the door. During this period, he subconsciously glanced at the ninja bag on his waist, lowered his head and thought:
'The Kato clan is not short of money at all. The gold was taken for free, and I guess they wouldn't take it even if it was given to them.'
'It's no big deal for me to take care of Kato Rika. Since Kato Kiyoshi doesn't want her baby daughter to be in danger, she also wants her to be trained...'
'Let's arrange some logistical work for her.'
'In this way, I have settled a grudge.'
With a click, the door was pushed open. Lei Luo was about to go to the sofa and lie down for a while, sorting out his plans for the next few days, when he suddenly discovered three figures in the living room.
Someone broke into his house without asking permission...
The thought flashed across his mind, Lei Luo squinted his eyes, and stood at the door looking at the three uninvited guests, his expression gradually turned cold without even realizing it.
Unexpectedly, Lei Luo was slightly startled when he saw the faces of these three people.
Unexpectedly, two of these three guys were his acquaintances.
At the beginning of the time travel, the first living ninja I met in this world had a sick look on his face, and his expression became increasingly melancholy.
When taking care of Kato Dan, I met the angry young ninja who was following Kato Dan and seemed to be very dissatisfied with the ninja clan, Shiranui Kusama.
There was also a guy whose upper body was wearing the same jounin vest as the first two. He had a rather fierce face and exuded a cold temperament.
It is worth mentioning that the figure of the last person is slightly thicker than that of Gekko Hanamichi and Shiranui Kusama. At first glance, he looks very strong.
At this time, when they heard the sound of opening the door, the three of them stopped talking in time and turned their faces towards Lei Luo. Then they all bowed and said hello: "Master Lei Luo."
Shiranui Kusama and the burly man said this address sincerely, but Yue Guangxuan said, with a slightly weird look on his face.
Having a clear view of the three people's expressions, Lei Luo guessed a bit about the purpose of these guys' coming, but on the surface he pretended to be confused and replied: "You are..."
But before the three of them could answer, Lei Luo suddenly took a step forward, looked at Yueguang Xuan with a very interested look, and asked with a smile: "Junin Yueguang... It's really been a long time since we last met.
"
"I wonder how you have been over the past year or so?"
Sensing the ridicule in Lei Luo's words, Yue Guang Xuandao gave a helpless smile, then stood up straight and subconsciously replied: "Master Lei Luo, I..."
Unexpectedly, Lei Luo waved his hand and said to the moonlight with an unchanged smile:
"Jounin Moonlight, don't call me "Sir" anymore, just call me Lei Luo like before."
Hearing this, Yueguang Huandao looked quite surprised. Apparently he didn't expect Lei Luo to have such a good attitude towards him. Moreover, Lei Luo didn't seem to have forgotten the past events.
The friendliness shown by Lei Luo made Yueguang Huandao take a deep breath in his heart, and his tense nerves relaxed a little. Then he responded to Lei Luo with the same smile:
"Then...I'll just call you Lei Luo."
"I didn't expect that just one year after seeing you, you would change so much. This is simply..."
After hesitating a few words, Yue Guangxuandao was obviously at a loss for words. He seemed to be unable to think of any adjectives to describe Lei Luo's changes, and his face was filled with complexity for a moment.
And, a slight expression as if he had seen a ghost.
Different from the other two people present, or even different from all the ninjas in Konoha.
Yue Guangxuandao is the only person in this world who has interacted with Lei Luo before he awakened his ability, and he is also the only person who has seen what he was like when he was at his weakest.
The other person is Kirigakure ninja Momochi Takeshi.