Farewell!

Ninja work is far more efficient than that of ordinary people.

In just half an hour, the dilapidated house was repaired by Hyuga Bin and Konan working together.

This was also because Hyuga Bin didn't know Wood Release, which was why it took him half an hour.

If it were a ninja who knew Wood Release, like Hashirama Senju, with a single Art of House Repair, they could fix the house just by clapping their hands together.

"Konan-kun, want to go inside and take a look?" Hyuga Bin had noticed that Konan hadn't entered the room once during the repair process.

"No, I'll wait until next time when I can go in with Yahiko and Nagato," Konan smiled and shook her head.

"Okay."

"Bin-kun, let's go catch fish now." After repairing the house, Konan was in a good mood and felt it was time to get down to "business" with Hyuga Bin.

"Alright." Hyuga Bin nodded with a smile.

"We need to prepare a few wooden sticks first and sharpen the tips."

As Konan led Hyuga Bin towards the river, she also searched for wooden sticks of suitable size and hardness for spearfishing.

The Land of Rain had many different types of trees, but some were too soft, making them unsuitable for spearfishing as they wouldn't easily pierce a fish.

For spearfishing, you needed hard wooden sticks; the harder, the better!

"Why don't we just use Water Release?" Hyuga Bin suggested, watching Konan search for wooden sticks one by one.

With his ninjutsu, he could blow up a pile of fish.

"If we use ninjutsu, won't we lose the fun of catching fish?" Konan replied with a smile, reaching out and touching a slender wooden stick.

This was the one she needed.

Konan cut the wooden stick with a knife, sharpened the bottom end, and handed it to Hyuga Bin before continuing to search for the next one.

Hyuga Bin took the wooden stick and simulated a swing, feeling that spearing a fish should be easy.

After walking and searching for about ten minutes, Hyuga Bin and Konan arrived at the small river and began today's fishing expedition.

Hyuga Bin stepped directly into the river and started fishing.

Since there were no residents nearby, there were quite a few fish in the river.

Hyuga Bin quickly spotted one, but his wooden stick missed when he thrust it.

Without using Chakra, catching fish clearly required a certain knack.

"Bin-kun, let me teach you," Konan said.

Seeing Hyuga Bin miss his thrust, Konan smiled and walked over to him, holding the wooden stick together with Hyuga Bin.

"Bin-kun, first, you need to grip it tightly like this...

Then, slowly approach, you can dip it into the water a little...

When the distance is only this short...

Then, when the fish isn't paying attention, thrust hard..."

During the demonstration, Konan and Hyuga Bin faced each other, mere inches apart.

"I get it," Hyuga Bin understood Konan's technique and looked up, meeting her eyes.

The atmosphere became a little ambiguous.

The next moment, both of them turned their heads away simultaneously, creating distance.

"I'll try it first and see if I can do it," Hyuga Bin pretended nothing had happened and began looking for the next target fish with the wooden stick.

Thanks to the powerful vision of the Byakugan, Hyuga Bin quickly found another fish.

Hyuga Bin mimicked the posture and technique Konan had just taught him and thrust down.

Direct hit!

"Bin-kun, you're amazing," Konan, standing nearby, praised him when she saw Hyuga Bin grasp it so quickly.

"Compared to Yahiko and Nagato?"

"You're much better than them. They couldn't do it at all at first and only succeeded after several tries."

"Haha..."

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

Hyuga Bin, having had his fill of fun, bid farewell to Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan and set off back to his village.

Besides quietly leaving some silver notes from the Land of Fire for the three, Hyuga Bin simply chatted with them about their ideals and future.

Although he wasn't very fond of the current Konoha leadership, as a Konoha ninja, he accepted these rules.

Moreover, the basic ninjutsu he could teach Yahiko and the others had already been taught to them by Jiraiya, and they could then teach it to the members of the Akatsuki Organization.

Before his departure, Nagato Uzumaki was still busy "hauling bricks and mining," while Yahiko was tied up with managing the organization and the affairs of the village protected by the organization. Therefore, Konan was the one who saw Hyuga Bin off.

Hyuga Bin and Konan walked to the outskirts of their settlement.

Konan stopped and handed a bag to Hyuga Bin. "Bin-kun, this is sushi I made. Eat it on your journey."

"Konan-kun, thank you." Hyuga Bin took the bag and expressed his gratitude.

As a friend, he wouldn't refuse Konan's kind gesture.

"And this too." Konan handed Hyuga Bin a beautifully folded paper airplane, giving him a charming smile. "Bin-kun, you can only open it after you leave the Land of Rain, okay?"

Hyuga Bin's heart skipped a beat at Konan's somewhat flirtatious words.

Immediately, he cursed himself internally:

I'm lusting after another man's wife. How am I any different from that scoundrel Cao?

"Konan-kun, let me give you something too." After taking the paper airplane, Hyuga Bin also took out a pen and paper and began to write.

[The sky is actually very blue, and the sun always shines after the rain; the ocean is not wide, one shore connects to the other; tears are also sweet, as long as your heart's wish comes true.]

"Alright, I'm leaving now, Konan-kun. I'll come find you all again when I have time." Handing this piece of "chicken soup for the soul" to Konan, Hyuga Bin waved goodbye, then turned and left with a smile.

Konan stood in place, watching Hyuga Bin's figure gradually recede until he disappeared from sight. Only then did she turn and return to their gathering place.

Hyuga Bin followed Konan's instructions. It wasn't until he had left the Land of Rain that he took the paper airplane out of his pocket and unfolded it.

[I used to hear people say that a true friend is hard to find, and one is enough. But I was so lucky to meet you after already having Yahiko and Nagato. This luck makes me feel very content and happy. At the same time, I know that any connection is hard-earned, so I feel it's so precious that we met so unexpectedly. Bin-kun, no matter when, you will always be my good friend.]

After reading Konan's letter, Hyuga Bin was touched, but also a little worried.

He truly didn't want the innocent Konan and the other two to suffer the same pain and hardship as in the original story.

"You must remember what I told you... Don't make me watch the original story play out again!"