"Ho? A few brats..." Uchiha Genmei raised an eyebrow. "You're the ones who wanted to see me?"
The three of them, led by Yahiko, stood before the strongest ninja they knew.
They were a little nervous.
Yahiko gritted his teeth and stepped forward.
"My lord! I hope you'll let us stay by your side and teach us ninjutsu!"
With that,
the three of them dropped to their knees—
He even pulled Nagato and Konan down with him, making them perform a dogeza alongside him.
At that moment,
Yahiko had been waiting for a long while without hearing a response.
Cold sweat began to trickle down his face.
He didn't know if he would succeed, but if they wanted to learn ninjutsu from the strongest ninja,
then they had to receive the strongest guidance.
Seeing the three little ones take this posture,
Uchiha Genmei raised his eyebrows with interest.
He knew Yahiko had at least a little brains.
Though not much...
The boy was sincere about wanting to become his disciple, but whether he could be of use to him in the future...
Genmei shook his head. He knew that was impossible.
Even though Yahiko hadn't yet received Jiraiya's tutelage,
and had no delusions about people understanding one another,
he was still devoted to his country, the weeping Land of Rain.
He wouldn't change that belief.
But so what!
That was even better...
When his disciple became the ruler of this country,
Genmei would teach him a lesson about what it meant to be controlled by capital!
"Fine. I'll take all three of you as my disciples!"
Uchiha Genmei's magnetic voice reached the ears of Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan.
They raised their heads in disbelief.
Then they came to their senses.
"Whooo! We did it, Nagato!"
"Yahiko's courage really paid off.