Chapter 161 Heading to the Hidden Rain Village

New Year in Konoha... Well, the villagers don't seem to celebrate the festival much, and most people even celebrate their birthdays in a sloppy manner.

For example, at the end of the year, on December 12, Hinata’s birthday, she simply ate a little more abundantly, no birthday cake, no longevity noodles…

However, her sister and brother-in-law prepared a special birthday gift for her, a "real amulet" that can be clipped in the forehead protector.

"It contains the chakra of Hanabi and me, and can protect you in times of danger. Although the effect isn't permanent..." Luo Yi returned the modified forehead protector to his sister.

"Since their gift is "guardian", my gift is this." Kimimaro handed over a familiar bone knife, "Uncle Hiashi found it by accident when he went to the north on a mission not long ago. It's much more useful than an ordinary kunai."

It turned out to be the same sword he used when fighting with Naruto!

This knife has stabbed to death at least hundreds of Naruto's shadow clones. Isn't it a bit too funny to give it to Hinata as a birthday gift?

Forget it, as long as they are happy.

"Come to think of it, I don't even know when Luo Yi's birthday is." Hua Huo just remembered to ask.

"Me? March 3th." Luo Yi answered casually.

"Oh! She's born exactly a week earlier than me!" The little girl's birthday is March 3th.

"What a coincidence... Well, today's protagonist is Hinata-sister. It's a rare birthday, so make a wish." Although there is no birthday cake, there are birthday wishes, which is a bit of a strange setting.

"Come to think of it, I made a magical wish for my birthday this year..." Today's fireworks are particularly lively and eager to express themselves.

"Oh? Don't say it out loud. It won't work if you say it out loud." Luo Yi thought of the setting that someone came up with.

"No, because it has already been realized." The little girl smiled brightly.

——Hope a good destiny will come.

March 3th was the day before Luo Yi traveled through the Ninja World.

...

So on January 1rd, the boy and girl were ready to embark on their journey.

Perhaps Orochimaru intended to keep it secret, and Sasuke did not get any information about Itachi's whereabouts. He could only practice and improve his strength in the Sound Village in peace. Fortunately, Orochimaru was much more normal than a few months ago, so he could still hold on.

Luo Yi, who did not intend to catch weasels all over the world, decided to take the little girl to the Hidden Rain Village first, so that Jiraiya could meet Pain first.

By the way, when they learned that Luo Yi was leaving the school, the sports committee member who was no longer a leaker and the monitor who was always catching people crying were the first to cry and were reluctant to let him go. It seems that even if he only taught them for two semesters, Mr. Luo was still quite popular.

Tayuya was eventually "enlightened" and cooperated with Team 8 and Team 10's missions when Kurenai or Asuma acted alone.

Kimimaro has recently been learning the tea ceremony and calligraphy, and is on track to become a representative of the Fire Country's intangible cultural heritage.

I wonder what Orochimaru would think when he found out about the life his former subordinates are living in Konoha.

"This trip is classified as an A-level mission to 'search for forbidden techniques'. If there are additional gains, it may be upgraded to S-level. Please keep records during the mission." In the Hokage's office, Shizune assisted the Hokage in assigning the tasks.

"A little... nervous." Hanabi didn't expect that she would be able to get to the end of an S-rank mission just after becoming a Genin.

She hasn't even touched Xiaohu's tail.

"Relax, Orochimaru probably just forgot to remove the Impure World Reincarnation Technique from the First and Second Generations. I wonder if he will remember to remove it the next time he wants to use it."

Impure World Reincarnation is definitely one of the most buggy techniques. How can a summoning be free for life and not require chakra to sustain it?

Hashirama and Tobirama in the basement don't need to eat or drink, and they don't even need photosynthesis; Tsunade and Hiruzen can still play mahjong with them from time to time, which is really outrageous.

Luo Yi had thought about this: if he asked Nagato to come and give these two reincarnations directly, how would they feel about their zombie life after they regained their normal brains?

Hashirama would probably just laugh it off, and Tobirama would probably be so embarrassed that he wanted to die.

"After all, this kind of technique that desecrates the dead and goes against the will of heaven should be put aside." Luo Yi felt that whether it was Impure World Reincarnation, Reincarnation without a Corpse, or Reincarnation of the Born Again, such techniques should not exist in the world.

"Yes, in fact, grandfather and great-uncle still hope to return to the Pure Land. Today's Konoha and we have made the two ancestors satisfied." As a doctor, Tsunade has a deeper understanding of life.

Even if she could use the Impure World Reincarnation or more advanced techniques to resurrect Rope Tree and Dan, she would not accept it.

Thousands of sails passed by the side of the sinking boat, Wan Muchun in front of the diseased tree.

"You are heading west, right? The country in that direction... the Kingdom of Wind should be very familiar to you, with its vast deserts. To the northwest is the Kingdom of Earth, which is mostly barren rock walls. If you go there, be careful of the phenomenon called "Rock Rain"..."

After desertification comes rocky desertification? The environmental protection work in the ninja world is really hard to describe.

Luo Yi did plan to explore the "end of the world" in the west, but only after visiting the Hidden Rain Village.

The Rain Kingdom is located right between the three kingdoms of Fire, Wind, and Earth.

"Thank you. We'll be off now."

...

The Rain Country, as the name suggests, is a country where it rains all year round. Even in the central part of the continent where winter is supposed to be dry, the special topography still allows for abundant rainfall that is envied by the two major countries of Fengtu.

The rain here, like the chaos happening here, rarely stops.

That's how it was.

"It's really dark, and it's just past noon." Luo Yi lifted his bamboo hat to look at the sky. The dense dark clouds did not reveal a single gap. "Children born here may find it difficult to understand the concept of 'blue sky'."

Although he was lying on his back, he didn't have to worry about getting wet by the rain because a small amount of Yin-tun covered his body surface, transforming into a waterproof membrane in the form of an alienated wind-tun.

This is inspired by fireworks. The body maintains a slight repulsive force to drive away rainwater and keep dry.

The Hidden Rain Village lacks vegetation, and most of the buildings are angular tall towers with various drainage pipes everywhere, giving people a depressing feeling.

The scattered shops on the street must keep their signs on before nightfall, otherwise it would be difficult to tell that there are businesses open here.

Inside a restaurant.

"Luo Yi, the food here... the portions are small and the prices are expensive." Hua Huo looked at the damp menu and raised her eyebrows in dissatisfaction.

"Be content, kid. It's good enough to have enough food to fill your stomach." The shopkeeper sneered, "You know, a few years ago, we couldn't even save our lives, so why would we open a store?"

"No offense, I'm just happy to know that your life is more stable now than before." Luo Yi said simply and politely.

"Smart kid, no wonder you dare to come to a place like this. We can have the temporary peace and security now, thanks to "God" and "Angels." The shopkeeper looked up at the ceiling, and his admiration was obvious.

"'God' and 'Angel'?" Although Luo Yi knew that they were referring to Payne and Xiaonan, he decided to play dumb.

"What? Aren't you here for pilgrimage? Then what are you doing here?" The shopkeeper was alert for a moment.

Although it was a bit embarrassing to be wary of the two little kids, they didn't look like homeless vagrants at all. It was unusual for them to leave the neighboring big countries and come to their secluded Rain Village.

Luo Yi was speechless for a while. He only knew that the public security here was serious and the country maintained a closed foreign policy. He didn't expect that ordinary people living here were so sensitive.

So he simply explained his purpose, "I'm here to look for two old friends. I heard they are in the Hidden Rain Village."

There is nothing wrong in rounding off the two junior brothers who have never met each other and counting them as old friends.

"Oh? Really? Then tell me their names and I'll find them out for you for free." The shopkeeper had a skeptical look on his face. If he found any problems again, he would report them directly to "Lord Angel".

Just as Luo Yi was wondering if they would know the real names of Nagato and Konan, there was a big commotion at the entrance of the restaurant, "Angel-sama!"

What a coincidence, or rather, it finally came, Luo Yi turned his head with a smile.

Xiaonan is about 1.7 meters tall. She wears an Akatsuki uniform, a beautiful light blue-purple bun, a light blue paper flower, light purple eyeshadow, and a special light orange pupil. She is a pretty older sister.

If only there wasn't that annoying lip piercing.

"Outsider, tell me why you're here." The ethereal, majestic and somewhat neutral female voice did have a sacredness that could not be desecrated.

"We are two disciples who came to visit our senior brother, Jiraiya." Luo Yi answered bluntly.