Chapter 106 Apprenticeship

Xiaonan was a girl after all, so she ate elegantly, but her eyes kept moving around, looking at the other people with interest. Her long lavender hair fluttered gently in the breeze, like the wings of a dancing butterfly.

From time to time, she stretched out her slender fingers and gently tucked the drooping hair behind her ears. Her movements were gentle and natural, and each movement was filled with a touch of elegance and agility.

Soon, Yahiko, who finished eating first, patted his bulging belly, wiped his mouth, and kept savoring the wonderful taste that he had not tasted for a long time. Then his expression became slightly serious. Nagato and Konan saw Yahiko's expression and knew what he was going to do. They also stopped what they were doing and looked at Seiji together.

"Big Brother......!" Yahiko hesitated, strengthened his confidence, and then asked hesitantly, "You must be a powerful ninja!"

"Well! I guess so!" Qingsi was a little modest.

"Then... can you... teach us ninjutsu?" Yahiko hesitated and expressed the request on behalf of the three little ones, "Just... simply teach us a few common ninjutsu!" Yahiko also knew that their request might be a bit excessive. In his understanding, the ninjutsu of the big ninja village cannot be passed on to outsiders at will, so he added nervously.

Qingsi stared at the three little ones in front of him, opened his pure eyes quietly, and observed them carefully. Needless to say, Nagato, who could bear Uchiha Madara's Samsara Eye, and was a descendant of the Uzumaki clan, who could barely be considered a distant relative of his family, must have a good talent. As for Yahiko, he had already produced a trace of chakra in his body at this time, and Yahiko's optimism and carefree personality made Qingsi quite like him. As for Konan, she also had a trace of chakra in her body, but even if this angel-like pure girl had no talent, Qingsi was willing to keep her by his side.

Seeing that Qingsi didn't respond for a long time, the three little ones' expressions became gloomy, but they had actually already prepared themselves to be rejected.

At this time, Xiaonan took action and broke the silence. Following her instinct, a piece of white paper gradually appeared in her fair hands. Then, with her hard control, she folded it into a white paper flower.

This operation exhausted the thin chakra in her body. Her face turned pale, but she still insisted on smiling and handed the paper flower to Qingsi, "Big Brother! Here you go! Thank you for saving us!"

Qingsi was stunned. With his pure eyes still open, he clearly saw the process of the paper flowers appearing and the flow of chakra in Konan's body. "Is this... Bloodline Limit? Paper Escape?" He didn't expect that Konan was actually the owner of a rare Bloodline Limit.

Qingsi reached out to take the paper flower handed to him by Xiaonan, revealing a gentle smile, then shook his head and gently put the paper flower back into Xiaonan's lavender hair. The paper flower brushed against her hair, contrasting with her long lavender hair, as fresh and pleasant as flowers blooming in spring.

Qingsi looked at Xiaonan. Her lavender hair matched with a paper flower, and her slightly pale face and innocent smile made her look like a pure and flawless angel. The whole picture was as beautiful as a frozen frame, forming an intoxicating and beautiful picture.

After another moment of silence, Qing Si said, "Then let's become my disciples!" He decided to accept the three little ones as his disciples.

Seeing that Seiji had been silent, Yahiko had already lost hope in learning ninjutsu. Suddenly he heard Seiji speaking, and subconsciously thought that Seiji had rejected them, so he said bitterly, "I'm sorry, big brother! We were the ones who offended..." Before he could finish the word offend, Yahiko suddenly realized that Seiji had not rejected their request and wanted to be their teacher?

"Huh?" Yahiko said in surprise, then immediately changed his tone and bowed respectfully, "Hello, teacher!!!"

"Okay!" Xiaonan also laughed.

"Teacher!" Nagato also spoke, his tone full of respect. He was very grateful for Qingsi's timely rescue yesterday, but due to his personality, he did not show it very obviously.

"Very good!" Qingsi was also very satisfied with the three little ones. The most important way of inheritance in the ninja village was the inheritance between master and apprentice, and it was rare to accept several disciples with excellent talents and character at the same time.

"Come and introduce yourselves. Your name is Otsutsuki Seiji, a jonin from the Hidden Mist Village. I'm good at many things, and you will slowly realize them in the future. I like a lot of things, but I also hate a lot of things. Since you have become my disciples, I only have one request for you, and that is don't betray me! It's your turn next, so introduce yourselves, what you like and hate, and your dreams!" Seiji said calmly.

"Then teacher, do we have to go to the Hidden Mist Village with you?" Curious baby Yahiko asked first.

"Why, you still want to stay in this country?" Qing Si asked doubtfully. The three little ones should have no ties here.

"No, no, no, Mr. Seiji, I'm just asking, asking!" Yahiko smiled awkwardly. He didn't want to continue struggling and wandering in the Rain Country. Although he still dreamed of changing the Rain Country and the entire ninja world, now that he had found a backer, he had to hold on tightly to Seiji's strong thigh, and he could talk about other things after he had gained strength.

"My name is Yahiko, and I like to fish quietly by the river." Yahiko began his introduction, "But after the war broke out, I no longer have the opportunity." Yahiko's tone suddenly became low.

"What I hate is war. My dream is to have strong power to change this country, change the entire ninja world, end the war and bring peace!" When talking about his dream, Yahiko recovered and his tone was a little excited.

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We don't know why Jiraiya didn't bring the three little ones back to Konoha, but I guess there are probably several reasons. First, his status is not high enough. Although he is a disciple of the Hokage, there are still a few old people in Konoha. Take Shimura Danzo for example. If he brings Nagato back, his Samsara Eye will be dug out. Second, the environment of the Great Ninja Village is not particularly friendly to war orphans. Jiraiya himself is not a person who can stay there. Once he is gone, the three little ones will probably have a miserable life without anyone to take care of them. Third, Nagato himself has a blood feud with Konoha. Yahiko and Konan were also orphans because of the war between Konoha + Sunagakure and Amegakure. It is unlikely that they will follow him to Konoha.

But for Qingsi, this is not a problem. He has an elder grandfather, he is rich enough, and he holds the double swords, Aoi, and is recognized as the first choice for the Fourth Mizukage. Moreover, Kirigakure has no conflict with Amegakure, and Kirigakure has not yet participated in the battle.

This explanation should be plausible.