Chapter 94: Village Trip
The next day, early morning.
Haneda got up early and set off with Yahiko and the other two.
The destination was Kawaharaishi Village, more than ten kilometers away from where Yahiko and his friends lived.
Also traveling with them was Yahiko's loyal follower Jiusuke, and several other weaker ninjas.
On the way, Haneda asked curiously:
"Yahiko, what are you planning to do over there? Are you going to help build bridges and roads, or build houses for the homeless to live in?"
"Ah?" Yahiko was a little confused after listening to Haneda's confusing remarks.
He can understand building houses, but what about building bridges and roads?
However, Yahiko did not pay much attention to these and explained:
"I just buy some food and give it to beggars, and occasionally help pick some herbs and make soup for treatment."
"That's it..."
Haneda seemed to be thinking about something. Right now, Yahiko's mind was only on helping others to the best of his ability.
Earn money by completing tasks, then exchange the money for food and other things and give them to women and children.
In addition, it is to prevent the outbreak of war and create peace.
He figured this out through many details combined with the original work.
Seeing that Haneda did not agree with Yahiko's ideas, Hatosuke asked in annoyance:
"Hey, who are you, kid? What are you thinking of Yahiko? Show some respect!"
"Haneda, the medical ninja." Haneda said without changing his expression.
"Medical ninja? I don't recognize you. Are you a ninja from another country?"
When Hatosuke heard that Haneda was a medical ninja, he took Haneda more seriously.
But this also means that he is most likely from another ninja village.
And we need to be wary of ninjas from other villages.
"Yes, from Konoha." Haneda nodded.
He didn't mind exposing his identity, after all, Nagato was the only one in the entire team who could threaten him.
Hatosuke looked at Haneda for a moment longer and fell silent.
He had already made up his mind to keep an eye on Haneda in the outer village for Yahiko.
At this time, the usually shy Nagato suddenly spoke:
"Haneda, what do you mean by building bridges and roads? Can it help others?"
"Well... this involves complicated economics. Let's talk about it later."
Haneda is still unsure of the overall situation in the Rain Country. He needs to collect some information before discussing the theory.
This seemed to have unintentionally attracted the attention of the sensitive Nagato.
"Really?" Nagato glanced at Haneda and continued to be "autistic".
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It rains all year round in the Rain Kingdom, the land on the road is very wet, like the mud in the river, and there are many rain forests.
These slowed down the progress of Haneda and his team.
It took about half an hour to arrive at Kawaharaishi Village.
Although Kawaharaishimura is called a village, it does not look backward.
The houses are similar to those in Ganmu Town, and there is also a complete drainage system, but the scale is much smaller than that of Ganmu Town.
After Yahiko and his friends entered the village, they headed straight to the bakery in the market.
"How much is this?" Yahiko asked, pointing at a long loaf of bread.
"One hundred and forty taels. I can help you cut it." said the shopkeeper.
"So expensive? It was one hundred and twenty taels yesterday, boss."
"They are all imported from the Fire Nation. Now that the road is blocked, of course they are more expensive. In the coming days, the price will go up even more."
When he heard about the price increase, Yahiko knew that Konoha was in confrontation with Sunagakure and some trade routes were blocked.
In the Rain Country, it rains all year round and there is almost no land suitable for farming. Except for fish, all food sources rely on imports.
With trade routes blocked, prices naturally rose.
Yahiko took out his frog wallet and bought two baskets of bread with a broken heart.
He and Nagato each carried a basket and left the bakery.
Seeing Haneda still standing outside waiting for him, Yahiko forced a smile and said:
"Haneda, why don't you find a place to sit and wait for a while, or take a walk. It's boring to just stand there."
"No thanks. It's quite interesting to watch you guys shopping." Haneda responded with a smile.
"Okay... let's go to the fish market first. If you don't feel well, just find a place to sit."
"Ah."
Haneda nodded, glanced at Yuusuke who was always following him, and asked,
"Why don't you come over and help carry the things?"
"If you ask me these questions, why don't you reflect on yourself?"
"What do you mean?"
Hatosuke smiled and pointed at the bakery that Yahiko had visited before, without saying anything.
But the sarcasm is already full.
"Boring." Haneda ignored this guy, quickened his pace and caught up with Yahiko and the others.
Haneda saw no problem with the Fire Nation blocking some trade routes.
It's impossible to let the people of Sunagakure pretend to be merchants from the Rain Country to buy supplies, and then turn around and attack Konoha, right?
Instead, Hatosuke blamed himself and Haneda was innocently implicated.
However, being born in Konoha, he also knew that some of the hatred would always be transferred to himself.
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There were far fewer people at the fish market than at the bakery.
But overall it's quite lively.
There are many lakes in the Rain Country, but fish as meat is still much more expensive than bread.
Yahiko only bought a basket of fish, and Frog's wallet was completely empty.
He felt heartbroken for a moment, but when he thought of the smiles on the children's faces, he immediately forgot about the money.
"Let's go, they must be waiting for us."
"Yeah." Konan, Nagato and the others followed Yahiko silently.
Even Hatosuke, who had been keeping a close eye on Haneda, temporarily gave up his target.
Haneda was just a bystander, watching Yahiko and his friends purchase food, prepare delicious meals, and distribute them to the children who were either trapped in the war or abandoned.
He occasionally used medical ninjutsu to save some people.
In this way, the attitude of the Rain Village ninjas such as Hatosuke, who were originally hostile to him, towards him also improved a lot.
Haneda stood in the corner of the slum, silently watching the children wolfing down bread and drinking fish soup.
He couldn't help but think, what would have happened if Yahiko and the others hadn't continued to help these children.
So, how do these people survive?
Like Yahiko, Konan and Nagato when they were children, by stealing?
However, not everyone has the secret help of White Zetsu like Yahiko and his friends, otherwise they would have been beaten to death long ago.
You have to know that the Rain Country is not the peaceful era of his previous life. It is very chaotic here and no one cares about things like murder.
This is also the reason why Uncle Snake suggested killing Yahiko and the other two.
It would be a painful life for a powerless child to live in the Rain Country, so it would be better for him to be freed as soon as possible.
"What are you thinking about, Haneda?"
After Yahiko finished the tasks at hand, he thought about trying to win over Haneda, the excellent medical ninja.
Hearing the voice, Haneda retracted his gaze and looked at Yahiko and said:
"How long do you think you can help them?"
"Don't get me wrong, I just think it will be hard for them to survive in this world once they leave you."
"Hey, hey, hey, Konoha, do you think we are meddling in other people's business and showing excessive kindness?"
Hatosuke stared at Haneda for a long time and spoke immediately.
He didn't like people questioning Yahiko's authority.
"Don't be like this, Hatosuke. Haneda means well, otherwise he wouldn't have come to help on his own initiative."
Yahiko first comforted Kusuke, and then Haneda said,
"As long as I am alive, I will help them grow up to be self-reliant one day."
Looking at Yahiko's serious and determined look, Haneda felt a little bit of admiration in his heart.
"Your idea is right, but you can think differently."
