In the Rain Country located in the center of the Shinobi World, it's been nearly a week since the ambush of the Sand Village's three-man team by the Wind Genin. But these days, there was no rain in the Rain Country.
Apart from the dark clouds in the sky and the cold, tireless wind that still made people uncomfortable, for the citizens of the Country of Rain, the weather during this period of time was already considered very good.
Occasionally, there was even sunlight that wasn't very warm, shining through the gaps in the dark clouds on the Rain Country's perennially damp and rotten soil.
It seems that in order to cooperate with the rare good weather in the Rain Country, the Sand Village, Rock Village, and Konoha Village began to withdraw their respective scouting forces as if they had already discussed beforehand.
The low-intensity friction that had lasted for nearly half a year in the Country of Rain finally stopped under the tacit agreement of the three major powers. The citizens of the Country of Rain, who had been ravaged by war, welcomed a rare period of relative "peace".
The Sand Village in the west was increasing their troops, and the Rock Village in the north and Wood Leaf in the east were also increasing their troops.
Of course, ordinary people of the Rain Country didn't know the specific trend of the war, but there were smart people who went out of their homes and took advantage of the temporary peace of the Rain Country to go out and find food as much as possible.
Previously, in order to avoid more disasters, the Rain Village's leader Hanzo ordered his people to stay in their homes as much as possible.
Near the Rain Village, in a small courtyard of an ordinary house, a young husband was saying goodbye to his wife and child.
The young man was just an ordinary citizen of the Rain Country, and he had to go out against Hanzo's order.
In more than half a year, the food stored in the house was exhausted, and as a husband and father, the young man had to find a way to get some food for his wife and young son.
The son of the family was a four or five-year-old child with the same red hair as his mother, and his name was Nagato.
Nagato was the red-haired little boy that Zetsu was secretly protecting.
The four or five-year-old Nagato was supposed to be the most adorable age, but because of the long-term hunger, the little boy was as thin as a stick. His thin body made his big eyes look bright.
"Mother, I'm hungry. Will father bring back food? "
Nagato looked at his mother with his big bright eyes, hoping to hear a positive answer.
Nagato's mother looked at her malnourished son and hesitated for a while before replying: "Yes, the leader of the Rain Village, Hanzo-Sama, is a very powerful Ninja. He will protect us from war, and he must have enough food."
Nagato asked doubtfully, "Aren't those people wearing metal headbands bad guys? Why would they protect us? "
The young Nagato was a little confused after hearing his mother's words. He only knew that he was hungry. Holding his mother's equally bony hand, he watched his father's back disappear into the distance. The young him didn't know what war was.
But Nagato knew that the people wearing the metal headband were bad people. They were the ones who starved him and his parents.
Nagato's mother had already taken Nagato back home, and the rest of the conversation couldn't be heard.
After the mother and son left, a white-skinned head suddenly emerged from a big tree in the small courtyard where they were standing. It was a Bai Jue clone with a green grassland on its head.
"Bah! Bullshit Hanzo. "
Bai Jue's clone spat out a piece of grass in his mouth and asked: "Boss, do you want to send someone to protect the child's father?"
Next to Bai Jue's clone head, another half-black and half-white head emerged. It was Zetsu's main body. He just came to check on Nagato's situation.
Black Zetsu's voice sounded: "No, he's dead. Our task is to protect Nagato's child."
Zetsu's main body squinted and looked into the distance. With his eyesight, he could see the back of Nagato's father.
"Boss, do you really not care? The last time he left home to look for food, he was almost robbed by a few Rain Ninjas … "
Bai Jue's clone wondered why his boss's order changed this time.
Black Zetsu replied: "The real war is coming. Madara sama's plan is almost ready. Nagato's parents are no longer important."
At this time, a beam of sunlight broke through the layers of dark clouds over the Rain Village and shone on the branch where Zetsu was standing. The sudden appearance of the sunlight dazzled Zetsu's eyes.
Being directly illuminated by the sunlight for a long time made Zetsu's main body feel very comfortable.
Bai Jue was more like a plant than Black Zetsu. Plants like sunlight. Sunlight is engraved in their genes. Liking sunlight is an instinct of plants.
The bright sunlight reminded Bai Jue of Nagato's bright eyes and his thin and weak body.
He was afraid of affecting Uchiha Madara's future plans.
Bai Jue grabbed control of his body, shook the huge Nepenthes neck guard on his shoulder, and changed his mind: "Forget it, send someone to protect him. By the way, let someone get enough food for Nagato's parents to live a little longer."
"Okay, boss, I'll go protect that guy."
Bai Jue's clone didn't care why his boss changed his mind. He hurriedly agreed, and without waiting for Zetsu's reply, he suddenly disappeared on the branch again. He was bored to death in this area. He just asked about Nagato's father's situation because he wanted to take the opportunity to go to the Rain Village.
Black Zetsu didn't stop the man who slipped away and said to the other half of his body: "You shouldn't meddle in other people's business. The real war is coming. Nagato's parents will die soon. Even if they don't die in the war, they will be killed by us."
"Why do you care? I'm worried that the child will be hungry, and it will affect Madara sama's next plan. "
Bai Jue certainly wouldn't admit that it was the sudden appearance of the sunlight that awakened his delicate feelings unique to plants.
After a little pause, Bai Jue said: "I will personally arrange the death of Nagato's parents, or I can kill them myself."
Black Zetsu said: "If you do it yourself, I will do it myself. Forget it, as long as you don't affect Madara sama's orders. "
"Of course, I will listen to Madara sama's orders!"
Bai Jue shook the Nepenthes neck guard on his shoulder again to let the sunlight shine on more places. He deliberately emphasized that he would listen to Uchiha Madara's orders.
"Let's go. The real war is coming soon. We still have a lot of things to deal with."
Black Zetsu ignored the other half of his body's words and urged him to leave here quickly.
Black Zetsu always knew that Uchiha Madara didn't fully trust him. He suspected that Bai Jue's body was following Uchiha Madara's orders to monitor him. However, Black Zetsu believed in his acting skills and disguise. He was more than a thousand years old, so he still had confidence in his acting skills.
"It's rare to see the sunshine of the Rain Village. Let's stay in the sun for a while. Look at our Nepenthes neck guard, it's getting damp and moldy."
White Zetsu's main body firmly controlled the control of the body. It was nailed to the tree, and it shook the two huge nepenthes' leaves.
Listening to the other half of his body's words, Black Zetsu felt that he was overthinking. Bai Jue was a fool, no, a brainless plant, how could he be the one monitoring him?
"As you wish."
Black Zetsu didn't compete with Bai Jue for control of his body, although he hated the sunlight. After staying in the dark for a long time, the warm sunlight made Black Zetsu feel uncomfortable.
Black Zetsu silently looked at the house in front of him. He seemed to be able to see through the wall and see the young Nagato inside. He imagined transplanting the Rinnegan into Nagato's body, and fantasized that one day he would be able to rescue his mother.
"Wait, mother, your son will be able to get you out soon."
Black Zetsu silently encouraged himself in his heart.
Sand Village, Chiyo's home.
After nearly a week of preparation, the majority of the Sand Ninjas set off for the Rain Village. Chiyo, as the frontline leader, also left the Sand Village today to go to the Rain Village.
Chiyo was in the prime of her life. She believed that the Sand Ninjas, under the leadership of the Three Generations Of Kazekage, could win the final victory of the war and create a bright future for the Wind Village.
For this reason, as early as half a year ago, Chiyo sent herself as her son and daughter-in-law to the frontline of the Rain Village. Now she also had to go to the frontline. She had no regrets. The only thing she couldn't let go of was her young grandson, a boy who was also four or five years old, Sasori.
Sasori was the same age as Nagato in the Rain Village, and he also had red hair. Nagato was hungry and skinny, while Sasori, as the grandson of the Sand Village's elder, was very healthy, and was a cute little boy.
Compared to Sasori, Nagato's childhood was unfortunate, but also fortunate.
Nagato's body wasn't healthy, but he was accompanied by his parents day and night.
Sasori's body was healthy, but he had problems in his heart. He was separated from his parents when he was a child, and he rarely saw them. His impression of his parents was only a few times, and a pair of puppet models that he made according to their appearance.
Before Chiyo went out, Sasori finally spoke to her: "Grandma, will you bring my father and mother back safely?"
Compared to the ignorant Nagato, Sasori, who was born in the Sand Village, obviously knew what the war meant. Taking advantage of the fact that his grandma hadn't left yet, he asked the question he was most concerned about.
Chiyo, who was already fully armed, heard her grandson's words and was a little stunned, but then she firmly replied: "Yes, I will bring them safely back to the Sand Village."
Chiyo turned her head and looked at her young grandson, then looked at the two puppets named father and mother next to him and added, "Sasori, rest assured in the Sand Hidden Village, once the war is over, you will be able to reunite with your father and mother, grandma promises you!"
After Chiyo promised Sasori, she closed the door and didn't look at her grandson again.
In the empty house, only the young Sasori was left.
No, there were also two puppets that accompanied Sasori as he grew up.
"Father!"
"Mother!"
In the empty house, Sasori called out to his parents. With Sasori's voice, a few thin Chakra threads flew out from Sasori's fingers and connected to the two puppets that accompanied him.
Click, click, click, it was the sound of the puppets' movements.
The two puppets named father and mother slowly raised their two wooden arms and protected the young Sasori in the middle.
As if they were really Sasori's parents, Sasori's limbs were placed in the middle of the two puppets.
This was one of Sasori's few warm memories of himself and his parents.
Nagato and Sasori, whose childhood was more unfortunate?
No one could say for sure, and no one knew the answer.
Maybe this war will give the answer.
Kato Mitsukaze also did not know the answer to this question. He was also deeply involved in the war.
Compared to the young Nagato and Sasori, Kato Mitsukaze was the luckiest. At the very least, he now had a certain level of strength and could influence the direction of the war in certain areas.
For example, he could transfer Tsunade to his side.
On one hand, he wanted to reunite with Tsunade on the battlefield. On the other hand, Kato Mitsukaze still wanted to stay by Tsunade's side and protect her. When it came to the dangers of war, Kato Mitsukaze still believed in his own strength more than anything else.
At a training ground in the Northwest Stronghold's main camp, the Wind Rider Squad was undergoing training. It was rare for Kato Mitsukaze to put aside his busy official duties and personally guide his three disciples in their cultivation today.
Shengshu was practicing his shadow clone technique, Inuzuka was practicing his ninjutsu, and Shimi was practicing his taijutsu. His three disciples' respective training programs were designated by Kato Mitsukaze. Shengshu was to make full use of his strengths, while Inuzuka and Shimi were to make up for their shortcomings.
As for the injuries the three disciples suffered in the ambush of the hidden sand team a week ago, they had completely recovered under Kato Mitsukaze's special care.
Kato Mitsukaze was stroking Kuromaru's fur from head to toe. No, he was watching his three disciples train. Although he was on the training ground, his mind was already outside the main gate of the stronghold.
Calculating the time, the Wood Leaf reinforcements that Tsunade was part of should arrive at the Northwest Stronghold's main camp within the next two days.
Inuzuka looked at Kuromaru in Kato Mitsukaze's hands and felt a little sorry for her ninja dog. She had never stroked Kuromaru's fur like this before.
If Kuromaru was not serious in her training, something went wrong with her ninjutsu. Inuzuka's Wind Release, "Great Breakthrough," changed the direction of her ninjutsu. A crooked whirlwind blew towards Kato Mitsukaze, who was in a daze.
The crooked whirlwind did not do anything to Kato Mitsukaze. Instead, the dust brought up by the whirlwind turned Kuromaru's black fur black.
Woof!
The young Kuromaru could not speak yet, so she could only bark aggrievedly.
"Train well and focus. Don't get distracted."
Kuromaru's barking snapped Kato Mitsukaze back to his senses and reprimanded his precious female disciple.
After a slight pause, Kato Mitsukaze made a hand seal with one hand. A transparent ball of light with a pale green hue flew out of his head and floated in front of Inuzuka.
It was a memory fragment of Kato Mitsukaze's own Wind Release, "Great Breakthrough," which was a little like a ninjutsu scroll. However, it was more convenient than a ninjutsu scroll. It was a new method of teaching his disciples that Kato Mitsukaze had developed after activating his active life constitution and combining it with his Spirit Breeding Technique.
Extracting a part of his own memory and sharing it with others was still in the experimental stage. It was simple, direct, and convenient, and suited Kato Mitsukaze's nature of being a lazy person.
The little loli Inuzuka put away the memory fragment and didn't forget to complain about her irresponsible master: "Master, you're the one who's distracted. You're in the Human Training Field, and your mind is already on Tsunade-sama, right?"
"Ahem, don't spout nonsense, I was just thinking about work … You guys should practice on your own. In two hours, pack up and go to the main entrance to the camp to pick them up. I'll be leaving first, tell Rope Tree and Aburame that I'm leaving."
Before Kato Mitsukaze could finish his words, a pale green light flashed, and the figure was no longer on the training field, leaving his three disciples and a dog there.
Shengshu and Aburame stopped their training and walked to the little loli Inuzuka.
Shengshu asked: "Where's Kato -dage? Urgent military matters? "
The little loli rolled her eyes and didn't say anything.
Shengshu turned to look at the sunglasses guy and Aburame.
Aburame pushed up his glasses and said: "If my analysis isn't wrong, it might be your sister Tsunade-sama."
"How come I didn't know that sister was here? Isn't she at Wood Leaf?"
Of the three little ones, only Shengshu didn't understand the situation.
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