In a small town on the border of the Land of Snow, inside a rundown inn.
Yakushi Nonō removed her disguise. Her shoulder-length yellow hair fell over her shoulders, and she wore the coarse clothes of an ordinary traveler as she sat by the bed, holding the glasses she had just taken from Kabuto's face.
She turned the glasses over several times before setting them on the table and muttering to herself, "Don't overthink it. Ordinary glasses like these are everywhere."
The photos of Kabuto that Danzo had given her over the years had kept changing. In her memory, Kabuto had long since ceased to be the skinny little boy from the orphanage.
According to Danzo's information, Kabuto was now a medical ninja of the Hidden Leaf Village, living openly in the light.
Sacrificing herself alone in exchange for a secure future for Kabuto and the children was worth it.
There was a sudden knock at the door.
Yakushi Nonō rose from the bed, slipped a kunai into her sleeve, and walked to the door. Her voice remained steady. "Who is it?"
No one answered.
The knocking came again, in the same rhythm as before.
She slid the kunai into her palm and asked again, "Who is it?"
The person outside did not answer, but the lock clicked as it was directly opened from outside.
The kunai in her hand shot out instantly toward the crack in the door. A hand reached in from outside and precisely struck the inside of her wrist, blocking her attack in midair.
Using the force of the block, she stepped back and assumed a defensive stance. A faint green glow had already lit up around the Chakra Blade in her hand.
A short figure entered the room and shut the door behind him.
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