Three days later, Konoha outside the forest.
Sora slowly opened his eyes.
"My head hurts..."
Blurred vision and splitting headache.
He subconsciously covered his head and wrinkled his face in pain, but his body's instinctive response was faster.
He sat up suddenly and looked around cautiously.
Strange woods, strange light, strange smell.
Then he saw a man sitting against a tree not far away.
"Who are you?!"
Sora's voice was wary and panicked.
"Where is this?! Why am I here?!"
Kai raised his head and glanced at him with a calm look. "Are you awake?"
Sora has been in a coma since his rampage and didn't wake up until now.
Kong did not let down his guard, his body tensed slightly, ready to escape or attack at any time.
Kai didn't answer hastily, he stood up slowly, patted the grass clippings on his butt, and strode up to Sora.
"To put it simply - your father launched a coup, but it failed. You were saved by me. This is Konoha."
A series of information impacted Kong's young nerves.
He was stunned.
It's obvious that I can't turn my head.
After all, he is just a seven or eight-year-old child.
He has been locked up in a deep house with a horse since he was a child. Except for his father and a few guardian nin, he has almost no contact with outsiders.
He had no friends, no playmates, and he never even went out on the street.
In his world, there is only his father Kazuma.
And what his father kept telling him - "You must become Land of Fire's strongest weapon."
Kong was silent for a while, with a look of confusion and uneasiness in his eyes.
Then he raised his head, bit his lip, and his voice was trembling. "My father... how is he?"
There is worry in his eyes.
Kai looked into those eyes and sighed slightly.
Although Kazuma turned the empty machine into False Jinchuriki and used the child as a tool.
But in this child's young mind, his father is everything to him.
Kazuma deliberately prevented Sora from contacting other people, causing Sora to be extremely insecure and his character became dull and cowardly.
Kai didn't hide anything and said truthfully, "Your father is imprisoned and he probably won't be able to get out in this life. From now on, just stay with me."
"With... with you?" Sora was stunned.
Kai grinned. "What? If you don't follow me, do you have anywhere else to go?"
Kong opened his mouth, but couldn't speak for a long time.
It seems that is indeed the case.
Although it was only the first time he met the man in front of him, he didn't know him or understand him.
But besides this person, where else could he go? Who else could he look for?
Sora lowered his head and was silent for a while.
Then he suddenly raised his head and said with serious fear in his voice, "No... I can't follow you. I... I will kill you."
"Pfft--"
Kai couldn't hold it back and laughed out loud.
He looked at Sora playfully, looking up and down:
"No, who do you think restrained you after Tailed Beast Transformation went berserk this time?"
Kong looked stunned and looked up at Kai blankly.
Kai crossed his arms and grinned, showing his white teeth:
"Boy, don't be stupid. I won't pay attention to the little movement you made after you ran away."
Sora was completely stunned.
His state after his rampage was a power that even his father was afraid of and couldn't control.
The person in front of me actually said that he didn't take it seriously?
Real or fake?
But the other person's expression didn't look like he was lying.
Moreover, if he was really subdued by this person, then the other person was indeed qualified to say such things.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense."
Kai patted Sora's head.
"Follow me back to Konoha first, I'll clean up for you, and then I'll take you to a good place and make new friends."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left.
"New friends..."
Kong stood there and hesitated for two seconds.
Then he opened his short legs and followed.
Although there were still many things that he didn't understand clearly, he vaguely felt that following the person in front of him would make no mistake.
Kai walked in front and slowly began to adjust his facial muscles.
The bone contours are slightly adjusted, the skin tone is slightly darker, and the cheekbones are slightly raised.
It soon took on a new look.
Sora's eyes widened as he watched from behind.
"You... your face..."
Kai didn't look back. "Don't make a fuss, you have to have some skills when you are out there."
Sora closed his mouth, stopped talking, and followed silently.
The two came outside Konoha Gate.
Kai looked up and raised his eyebrows slightly.
Konoha's defense status is obviously much tighter than the previous few days.
Inside and outside the gate, the number of patrolling ninjas more than doubled.
"What happened?"
Kai's heart moved, but his face remained calm.
He took Kong with him, mixed in the flow of people coming in and out, and handed over his Land of Rice Fields business registration documents.
The doorkeepers today are still the two "old acquaintances".
Izumo Kamizuki took the document, checked it carefully, and looked at Kai and Sora.
"What business do you come to Konoha for?"
Kai grinned and replied with a standard Land of Rice Fields accent:
"Buy some medicinal materials and check out the market."
Izumo Kamizuki smiled and returned the document to him without delving into it, "Go in, Konoha is under strict control recently, don't cause trouble."
"Okay."
Kai nodded slightly and took Kong into the door.
When he passed the gate, he deliberately slowed down and asked in a low voice:
"By the way, little brother, I have been to Konoha before. Why do you feel that it is so heavily guarded now?"
"What happened?"
Kotetsu Hagane heard it from the side and replied with a smile:
"Yesterday Land of Lightning's envoy came to us Konoha and signed a contract between both parties Peace Agreement."
"This is a big deal, so the security is naturally tight."
When he said this, he couldn't hide the joy on his face.
In the past few years after Third Shinobi World War, Konoha first experienced Tailed Beast Rebellion, and then had constant friction with Kirigakure.
Now I finally signed Peace Agreement with Land of Lightning who has been in a hostile state.
For every Konoha Ninja, it is a matter of joy.
When Kai heard this, his expression was slightly startled.
The peace envoy of Land of Lightning, come to sign Peace Agreement?
At this time?
Kai's expression immediately became serious.
In the original plot, the Kumogakure messenger did come to Konoha to sign the armistice agreement.
But that's just a peace envoy on the surface.
In fact, he has evil intentions.
Their purpose is to try to kidnap Hinata Hyuga in order to obtain information about Byakugan Kekkei Genkai.
"Logically speaking, it was Hinata's third birthday. Hinata should be only two years old now, right?"
"But counting the days, Hinata is indeed celebrating his birthday soon!"
"Has the other party's plan been advanced?"
Kai didn't say much.
He bowed his hands towards Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki, and quickly led Kong into the street of Konoha.