Chapter 241 Apprenticeship to Jiraiya
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Nagato and Konan placed the little one on a white cloth.
[Nagato, how long are you going to cry? If you keep crying whenever you're hurt, nothing will change, just like this country.]
[I want to change this country. And I don’t just want to talk about it. I need power.]
Nagato asked in confusion: [You mean... strength? ]
Yahiko said: [I want to learn ninjutsu! ]
[Ninjutsu? Who should I learn from? ]
[Learn from the Konoha ninja who fought Hanzo.] Yahiko walked over to the two men and sat down, saying to them: [I went to the place just now, but I didn't find their bodies there. They fought with Hanzo and still survived, so they must be terrifyingly strong.]
[But...] Nagato recalled the scene where his parents were killed by Konoha ninja.
When Nagato was silent, Yahiko clenched his fists tightly and said firmly: "I hate Hanzo. It was him who turned Yugakure into such a battlefield. Anyway, I want to become a disciple of a strong man, and I want to chase those people!"
Xiaonan looked up at him and asked: [Even if we catch up, what if they are killed? ]
Yahiko smiled and said, "Then go find someone to kill them. Anyway, I have made up my mind."
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The three of them packed their luggage.
【As long as the food can be preserved for a long time. 】
After hearing what Yahiko said, Konan asked: [Do we have to throw away everything else? ]
【No. 】
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Hearing the knock on the door, the fish stall owner at the market opened the door.
Seeing these three people, he asked: [What's wrong with you? ]
Yahiko said to him: "I'll give this to you, uncle from the vegetable store and aunt from the fruit store. In a sense, I've received a lot of care from you guys."
【Goodbye, take care. 】
Xiaonan, who was walking at the back, looked apologetic: [Sorry.]
With that, she followed Yahiko and Nagato.
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The three of them, wearing worn-out gas masks, set out on a journey to find the Three Ninjas of Konoha.
Yahiko, who was walking in front, warned the two people: "Don't take off your masks. If there is poison mixed in the mist, you will die in an instant."
As soon as they finished speaking, the three of them found a dead body.
[Are you okay?] Nagato said as he was about to step forward.
【Stop! 】
Yahiko grabbed his shoulder, picked up a small stone and threw it over.
--boom
[It's a disguised trap.]
Yahiko looked at the kunai at his feet and bent down to pick it up.
that night
In a cave taking shelter from the rain.
The kunai spun in circles in Yahiko's hand, and then he grasped it and posed.
[How is it? Pretty cool, right?]
The two couldn't help laughing.
Yahiko's firm voice was heard again in the cave.
【We will definitely become stronger! 】
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Ninja World
"Before leaving, will you give those three vendors the food that cannot be preserved for a long time..."
"As expected, Yahiko is still reliable."
"It feels like Yahiko is taking care of his younger brother and sister..."
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The next day
Ninjas will not leave any traces of themselves, and it is not so easy to find the Three Ninjas of Konoha, but Yahiko did not give up.
The three of them went deeper into the battlefield in search of the Sannin.
After searching for an unknown amount of time, the three of them were resting on the edge of the cliff when Nagato whispered, "It feels like the explosion has stopped."
Yahiko was startled and turned to look towards the forest where a figure flashed by.
He stood up quickly: [It's terrible here! ]
At this moment, the sound of breaking air was heard, and countless shurikens fell from the sky.
"Boom boom boom boom..."
Dense explosions swept towards the three people.
Seeing this, Nagato stood in front of the two without thinking.
At the same time, the power of the Rinnegan exploded, forming a circle of light shield that protected three people including himself.
But the cliff under their feet broke into several pieces, and the three of them fell down together.
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Konan gently pushed the unconscious Yahiko.
【Yahiko, Yahiko.】
Her tone was filled with worry.
Yahiko slowly opened his eyes.
【here it is?】
Nagato whispered: [We found them.]
Yahiko's eyes widened instantly.
Memories to this point
Nagato's voice came: [Fate has brought us to the Three Ninjas of Konoha. ]
【We finally found Teacher Jiraiya. 】
Opposite him.
Naruto clenched his fists, tears glistening in his eyes.
[But, I still can't accept Konoha ninja. You should also understand this. ]
Naruto dropped his head.
in memory
Yahiko said to the three people in front of him: [Please teach us some ninjutsu. Are you Konoha ninjas? ]
Xiaonan held the paper flower in her palm in front of the three people.
Orochimaru slowly said: [I want to kill these children.]
Seeing Yahiko on the defensive, he continued: [I have seen many war orphans, all of them are miserable. It would be better for these children to just kill them here.]
[Stop! Orochimaru! ]
Jiraiya looked at Orochimaru with a serious face and said: "You and Tsunade go back first, I will take care of these children for a while. It can be regarded as... redemption of some sins."
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Ninja World
"All this is fate's arrangement."
"It's not wrong to say that Nagato, who possesses the Rinnegan, is the savior, but Nagato has taken the wrong path. It's all fate, turning this originally kind-hearted child into an enemy that causes headaches for the five major nations."
"Perhaps, Orochimaru is right. In this way, Jiraiya would not have died at the hands of his own apprentice, and there would not have been a powerful Akatsuki organization whose purpose was to collect tailed beasts in the ninja world."
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The four masters and apprentices sat around the dinner table.
【I'm starting! 】
【Use the fire escape technique to kill it in one go. 】
Yahiko said: [Teacher, I have learned the trick of fishing. ]
[Is that so? You are becoming more and more reliable. ]
Recall this
Nagato's voice came: [It was Konoha ninjas who killed my parents. But Jiraiya-sensei felt a little different. And so... the lives of the four of us began. But not long after, that incident happened. ]
Naruto asked in confusion: [Incident?]
[When the remnant of the ninja attacked us and Yahiko was about to be killed, I killed the ninja. And, it was unintentional, it seemed that I had some special power. That was the pupil technique of the Rinnegan.]
[After that incident, Jiraiya, who originally had no intention of teaching us ninjutsu, also started teaching us ninjutsu. ]
[Although the teacher said that ninjutsu is for self-protection, to me, it seems to be for me to control the power of the Rinnegan. ]
[But I was afraid of my own power. Hatred made me lose control. I thought I had done something wrong and was constantly blamed by guilt.]
【However, the teacher saved me in that situation. 】
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Jiraiya sat next to Nagato, patted his shoulder and asked: [Is it because of the previous incident? ]
Nagato silently shed tears: [At that time, when Yahiko was injured, I hated him so much that my mind went blank and I forgot everything. When I came to my senses, he had already fallen.]
Jiraiya's face was solemn, and the scene of seeing Nagato reveal his eyes flashed through his mind.
It was because he saw Nagato's eyes that he decided to teach the three of them ninjutsu.
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