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"Damn it, are you guys Hanzo's men?"
The strength of Yahiko and the others put immense pressure on the young ninja with the stripes on his face. Ninjas with this kind of strength could only be found among Hanzo's men in the entire Rain Country.
"No, although we wear the headband and want to fight for peace in the ninja world like Hanzo-sama, we aren't his people."
Yahiko smiled slightly, a hint of anticipation in his slightly raised face. He had heard stories about Hanzo fighting for peace in the Five Great Nations since he was a child. He also wanted to fight for peace in the ninja world, to become a man who brought peace to the ninja world, just like Hanzo.
It has to be said that Hanzo's publicity was good. Yahiko admired Hanzo very much.
Hidden in the shadows, Kenshi shook his head.
Perhaps Hanzo had indeed strived for peace in the past, but the current Hanzo was not the same as the previous Hanzo.
Otherwise, the Hidden Rain Village wouldn't be in its current state.
Divided into two groups: Hanzo's men and those who were not Hanzo's men.
"Hmph, it's just using force to solve everything after all!"
Many people believed that the reason Hanzo launched the war was that he thought he was strong enough. He was inflated and wanted to defeat the three major Hidden Villages by himself.
It wasn't Hanzo's fault. It was his fault for not realizing his own strength.
The ninja with stripes on his face looked at Yahiko disdainfully, thinking that Yahiko was also a self-righteous person who was arrogant enough to gamble the fate of the country with a little bit of strength, just like Hanzo.
He didn't know that Yahiko's answer would leave him speechless.
"No."
Yahiko said seriously, "It's not about using force to solve things. It's about communication and dialogue."
"Communication and dialogue?" The ninja with stripes on his face looked at Yahiko with an incredulous expression. In the ninja world, where force is supreme, to solve battles through communication and dialogue?
"Are you serious?" The ninja with stripes on his face couldn't help but ask, "This country is located between the three major nations. As long as they don't stop fighting, war will never disappear. Survival of the fittest is the truth of the world."
"That's why." Yahiko immediately followed with a resounding voice, "We fight precisely to change this outcome."
Yahiko stepped forward and invited them, "I believe you also hope to see true peace. Come, we can change this country together, change this world of endless war!"
What... The five people on the other side were shocked. This guy was actually inviting them, who had just tried to kill him, to join them.
It has to be said that at this moment, their numb heartstrings were plucked.
"Listen." At this moment, Yahiko took out three straws from somewhere and said, "One straw is easy to break, but if you put three together, it's very…"
It's very awkward. Before Yahiko could put the three straws together, they broke themselves, making the scene very awkward.
Thankfully, Yahiko's face was thick enough to finish his speech.
After Yahiko's awkward performance, the five people on the other side also regained their composure. Facing Yahiko's recruitment, they naturally wouldn't bow down immediately. After all, wouldn't it be better to join Hanzo, who was even stronger?
The five people prepared to fight to the death, but Yahiko didn't kill them. He just said that they would protect this village. No matter how many times they, or anyone else, came, he wouldn't kill them. He would only teach them a lesson.
"I hope you're still here next time."
Before leaving, the guy with stripes on his face said something meaningful to the naive Yahiko and the others.
After the five people left, Yahiko's composed face instantly cracked. He excitedly said to Konan and Nagato, "Konan, Nagato, did you see? I did it. That guy said he hoped we would still be here next time. He must hope that we can keep our word. He must really want to join us, who yearn for peace."
"Heh…" Konan smiled slightly, her lips curled up.
"Sigh…" Nagato glanced at Yahiko and turned his head away.
The two of them didn't have the heart to tell Yahiko the reality. The guy didn't mean what Yahiko had imagined when he left.
He was reminding them that many wandering ninjas had their eyes on this village. Don't die before you can see each other again.
"Hey, hey, what do you mean?"
Yahiko relentlessly approached the two of them, just like when they were children.
"Who!"
Suddenly, two figures entered Nagato's field of vision. He trembled and quickly shouted a warning.
Yahiko and Konan looked over at the sound of his voice, their hearts both trembling. The reason was that the two people were too close to them, only ten meters away.
And they hadn't sensed them approaching at such a close distance. If the two people hadn't revealed themselves, they might have been attacked before they noticed.
In other words, if the two people had attacked just now, they would have been killed or seriously injured.
The three of them had to be on their guard.
"Don't be nervous."
Kenshi stopped and waved his hand, smiling.
He didn't have any killing intent. He was relaxed and didn't seem to be about to attack.
Yezi looked at the red hair on Nagato's head, a flash of recollection in her eyes. Then, she quickly became silent again, standing beside Kenshi without saying a word.
"Are you here to rob this village too?"
Yahiko and the others didn't lower their guard because of Kenshi's words. Jiraiya-sensei had told them that the stronger the ninja, the better their control over their aura.
In short, the better a ninja could hide their aura, the stronger they were.
But... they wouldn't back down because of a strong enemy. They would protect the village and never retreat.
Nagato and Konan stood left and right, facing Kenshi and Yezi, their eyes firm, without a hint of fear.
As expected of people who had experienced life and death struggles since childhood.
Their courage was commendable, and their minds were mature.
To approach such people, being too deliberate would only make them distrustful.
This was the conclusion Kenshi had reached after observing Yahiko and the others for a month.
So, to join the three of them, the best way was to be straightforward. Come with sincerity, and you could gain their trust.
So, Kenshi changed his mindset. He was no longer here to copy the Rinnegan's eye power chakra. He genuinely wanted to join them, witness the birth of the Akatsuki, and see if Yahiko could achieve his dream of peace through talking, like Naruto.
With a change in mindset, Kenshi relaxed. He directly approached Yahiko and the others.
Facing the three of them's vigilance, Kenshi smiled slightly, "I heard there were three big idiots here who protect the village without charging. One of them is a girl who uses Paper Release. I guess it must be you guys."
"Idiot, you're the big idiot." As soon as Kenshi finished speaking, Yahiko blushed and retorted loudly. He was anxious.
Nagato and Konan looked at Yahiko's reaction and shook their heads helplessly. Yahiko, shouldn't your focus be on why these two people are looking for them?
Thankfully, Yahiko quickly calmed down. Seeing that Kenshi and Yezi didn't seem to have any intention of attacking, he curiously asked, "Do you have something you need us to do?"
Kenshi smiled, "I came here out of admiration."
"Do you have a mission for us?" Yahiko's eyes lit up as he asked.
"No." Kenshi shook his head and took out a wanted poster from his pocket, throwing it to Yahiko.
"Be careful." Nagato and Konan subconsciously reminded him, thinking that there was something wrong with the wanted poster, like poison or something.
"It's okay." Yahiko, however, didn't hesitate to catch the thrown wanted poster with his hand. He trusted his intuition. These two weren't here to attack the village.
"Hmm… This is…" Yahiko suddenly looked up at Yezi, who was standing beside Kenshi. Then, he looked down at the portrait on the wanted poster in his hand, his expression confused for a moment. "You… this… what does this mean?"
What does this mean?
Nagato and Konan curiously leaned over to take a look. They instantly looked up in surprise at Yezi. The portrait on the wanted poster was clearly Yezi.
"You… You're a wanted ninja!"
"And worth three million ryo!!"
"Who are you guys?"
The three of them looked at Yezi and Kenshi in shock. They were only a few years older than them. How could they be wanted by the underground bounty hunters? They couldn't understand. Wasn't this a treatment reserved for ninjas from the Five Great Nations?
Could these two be from the Five Great Nations?
Thinking about this, all three of them became vigilant.
Kenshi didn't care about the three of them being vigilant. He looked at Yezi and said, "My name is Kenshi. Her name is Uzumaki Yezi. She's from the Uzumaki clan. In..."
Kenshi recounted the story of the Uzumaki clan being wiped out, Yezi and her mother's experiences. He hid the fact that the Five Kage had joined forces. He only mentioned that when he saved the mother and daughter and they were fleeing, Yezi's mother, Kimo, sacrificed herself. He and Yezi got separated. Yezi was captured by Kumogakure and subjected to various experiments.
Finally, three years ago, a mysterious ninja from Iwagakure attacked Kumogakure, and Yezi managed to escape.
After that, Yezi was implicated and put on a wanted poster by underground bounty hunters. Then, she met Kenshi again, and the two of them fled to the Rain Country together.
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