Akaseki:...
"Nagato? That's it..." Akaseki was secretly calculating his age when he saw this little red-haired boy.
Nagato now looks very thin and a little malnourished, so Akaseki's prediction of him is a little smaller.
But now when I heard the name, Akaseki immediately realized...
He is the orphan with the Uzumaki Clan bloodline that he failed to find at the beginning!
"Huh? Big brother, do you know Nagato?" Yahiko asked curiously when he saw this.
"No, I don't know them, but... more than a year ago, eldest brother, I saw the corpses of Nagato's parents..." Akaseki said it directly.
Jiraiya was stunned when he heard this, and immediately remembered this incident - after all, he was the captain of the Supplies unit at the time.
It's just that Akaseki didn't tell Jiraiya the name "Nagato", so he didn't discover it right away.
After all, in Akaseki's opinion, since he didn't find it at that time, it would probably be difficult to find him again in the future - how long can such a young child survive in Land of Rain?
Unexpectedly...
"Are you... the child of that couple?" Jiraiya looked at Nagato with a surprised tone. "I..." Nagato saw this and hid behind Yahiko.
He didn't understand why the handsome big brother in front of him knew about his affairs.
If he hadn't been recognized, he would definitely not have said this to Konoha Ninja directly. Even... he himself didn't know what happened at that time. He just knew that his parents were killed by Konoha's ninjas, and then he fainted when he was excited.
When Nagato woke up again, he didn't know why, but he was already outside the village. When he ran back quickly, he only saw the blood stains left on the spot, proving that those people were not dreaming, but the bodies of his parents and the two Konoha Ninja were also gone!
Now Nagato is a little worried, these ninjas of Konoha are going to kill people and silence them...
For safety reasons, he never told Yahiko and Konan that Konoha Ninja did it, only that his parents died in the war.
Yahiko noticed Nagato's uneasiness. Although he was also very scared, he still stood in front of him.
At this moment, Orochimaru took the initiative and said, "Ah, what a coincidence? Jiraiya, this is the orphan of the victim who accidentally killed a civilian under Chunin when you were the commander of the army, right?"
"Orochimaru!" Tsunade glared at Orochimaru with dissatisfaction - whichever pot you don't want to open, which pot should be picked up, right?
Jiraiya Being your boss just once made you so unhappy?
And when Orochimaru explained what happened, the scene became even more embarrassing. Originally, Jiraiya wanted to pretend that they didn't know about it, take care of them for a while, and teach them self-defense skills, but now...
"Nagato, you have to remember..." Akaseki was not embarrassed at all. "It was not us Konoha who harmed your parents, it was this chaotic Shinobi World who harmed them!" Nagato, Jiraiya, Tsunade:...
All I can say is... Akaseki is indeed Uchiha Clan. How could he say such words calmly in front of the victim's family!
"That's true." Orochimaru nodded seriously.
Jiraiya saw that Akaseki had already spoken so shamelessly and completely opened the topic, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Tsunade, Orochimaru, you go back first... I will take care of them for a while after that. Anyway, there should be nothing wrong during this period."
Obviously in Jiraiya's estimation, the next war will be a long see-saw, and there will be no difference if one of them is missing or if there is more of him.
"What? Jiraiya, you..." Tsunade was stunned when he heard this - no matter how urgent the war is, it's not the time to do this, right?
If you really have this time, you should take a rest, right? Even Tsunade feels that he has been too nervous recently, and he has become a little nervous. He always feels that someone is spying on him secretly. Sometimes... he even feels that Nawaki is not dead, but is right next to him.
"At least let them survive in Land of Rain, think of it as... my atonement." Jiraiya shook his head and said.
But Akaseki said at this time, "No, Teacher Jiraiya, this is not your fault!"
Jiraiya:...
Jiraiya obviously cannot feel at ease and blames everything on "Shinobi World".
Immediately Akaseki continued, "And I think... we should take Nagato back to Konoha's life." "Back to Konoha?" Tsunade frowned even more after hearing this.
"Of course, I won't give it to Root!" Akaseki said deliberately towards Nonō.
Nonō:...
Nonō always feels that he has become the Substitution of Master Danzo, and it also helps Akaseki vent his anger.
"Isn't there a precedent of Manako before? Let Nagato also be the orphan of the Uzumaki Clan, recognize his ancestors and return to the clan, and be raised by the village!" Akaseki said.
Manako is the girl Uzumaki Clan whom Akaseki saved in Land of Grass.
Compared with Nagato, a native Land of Rain, Manako is actually related to the Uzumaki Clan, not just "blood" - her mother is Land of Whirlpools who married Kusagakure!
Just...
Not only was she usually bullied because her hair color did not match the people around her, but after the news of Land of Whirlpools's destruction of the country came, her mother was so sad that she died of illness soon after. Her father also died in the battle when Kusagakure went to war against Land of Rain and took back Kannabi Bridge from Three Feathers.
Since then, Kusagakure people have been trying to take advantage of her Uzumaki Clan physique...
After being rescued by Akaseki, Manako was sent back to Konoha. Of course, Cao Bao didn't dare to say anything.
Moreover, Akaseki was afraid that something might happen, so he specifically notified the clan and asked Manako to go back with Minato and Ranwu. Although Shimura Danzō was very greedy and always wanted to take Manako as well. He was treated as an "enemy orphan", but Manako Uzumaki Clan's identity was recognized by Akaseki from the beginning. Uchiha Clan even claimed that he could raise this "distant relative", which made Danzo lose his moral reason.
And many people, including Kushina, already know about this.
In this case, in order to avoid a bad impact, Danzo could not treat her as a candidate for Death Squad and deposit it into Root, so he had to give up bitterly.
Now Manako and Kushina live together - having one more "same race" is also good for Kushina's "stability".
From the perspective of Akaseki, Nagato can also be sent back to Konoha as Uzumaki Clan as usual!
Just...
Orochimaru then shook his head and said, "Nagato's parents, parents' parents... are also Land of Rain, right?"
In this case, I'm afraid it's not that easy to recognize that he is Uzumaki Clan.
You can't just say it's Uzumaki Clan with some blood connections from who knows how many generations ago, plus the atavistic red hair, right?
On the contrary, because of the Uzumaki Clan bloodline, he is easily coveted by some people.
Jiraiya frowned and said immediately, "Nagato... and you two, if you are willing to come to Konoha, you will be Konoha's children from now on!"
Hearing this, Tsunade glanced at Jiraiya worriedly. Listening to Jiraiya's attitude, you knew that what you need to worry about is no longer what Danzo will think.
Jiraiya is not as smart and resourceful as Orochimaru. He seems cynical at ordinary times, and he is not as willing to go against the old man as Orochimaru is...
But Tsunade understands that if he decides to do this, if Nagato and the three of them really go back with Jiraiya, Jiraiya will definitely fulfill his promise!
If Root has any ideas, Jiraiya may not have any skills, but... he will fall out! Even if the old man is in the middle, it will be useless!
That's why Tsunade looked at Jiraiya worriedly.
Orochimaru was standing aside with a smile as if he was watching a show...
But...
When the three children heard what Jiraiya said, although they all showed signs of emotion, only Nagato was the most troubled, but... it was Yahiko who gritted his teeth first and said, "No, thank you, but... just take Nagato and Konan to Konoha, I want to stay here!"
"Huh? Do you have any relatives at Land of Rain?" Akaseki asked curiously upon seeing this.
"No... I want this country to stop crying. I want this place... to become another Konoha, another Land of Fire!" Yahiko's words were roughly the same as before.
He wants to save Land of Rain and make it as prosperous and stable as Land of Fire, not to make Land of Fire as prosperous and stable as Land of Fire.
"Oh? Then have you ever thought about it, Konoha hopes there is a "Konoha" next to him?" Orochimaru said, and asked Yahiko in a sinister tone. Tsunade:...
"Orochimaru!" Tsunade glared at him--Why are you getting more and more Uchiha Clan?
"Jiejiejie, I'm joking with you, Mr. Yahiko." Orochimaru once again showed his mysterious sense of humor.
"By the way... Mr. Yahiko, if you have such an ideal, have you ever thought about going to Rain Ninja?" Orochimaru asked again with bad intentions.
Yahiko shook his head as a matter of course. "It was Hanzō's ambition that made Land of Rain become like this. Neither Hanzō nor Amegakure... can no longer make this country a better place!"
Orochimaru Of course you can tell if a child is lying...
Apparently Yahiko really thinks so.
"I, I will also stay with Yahiko." Konan said immediately.
"I... don't want to go either Konoha." Nagato also decided.
"That's it..." Jiraiya heard this and didn't know whether he was relieved or regretful.
Although Akaseki had previously pushed for Uzumaki Manako to recognize their ancestors and stay in Konoha, Jiraiya heard what Akaseki said and felt that living in Konoha was the best choice for these children, but...
Thinking that Nagato's parents died at the hands of Konoha Chunin, even if it was manslaughter... it still felt weird to let him go to Konoha afterwards. Since the three of them said so, Jiraiya also decided to stay with Land of Rain for a while...
Dongdong: The idea of Yahiko is also written in the original work. When Yahiko was a child, he believed that "Hanzō's ambition caused Land of Rain to become a war-torn place". Nagato believed that "the great powers involved Land of Rain in it for the sake of fighting".
In the plot setting of this book, it is more consistent with Yahiko's statement - after all, Yahiko seems to be much smarter than Nagato.