Hearing Kinoshita Yoshiro's words, Kakashi's expression remained unchanged, only shifting his gaze towards Tazuna standing nearby.
'Mr. Yoshiro here was injured some time ago, so he's been recovering at our house, and he's helped us quite a bit.'
Tazuna's daughter walked over from the side and spoke softly.
'Is that so?' Kakashi's eyelids drooped slightly as he said softly.
Recalling their conversation when he had just woken up, Kakashi glanced at the three of them. Apart from Sasuke being somewhat wary, it seemed Naruto and Sakura were not at all on guard against the man before them.
'You must be a Ninja.'
Kakashi's calm voice sounded again, and then, the entire room fell silent!
Uchiha Sasuke, standing beside Kakashi, was startled, then immediately pulled a kunai from his pocket and looked warily at Kinoshita Yoshiro.
Uzumaki Naruto and Sakura couldn't help but be stunned when they saw Uchiha Sasuke's action, but they still adopted a fighting stance.
Now that Kakashi couldn't move, if other Ninja attacked, they would be in danger!
'Don't be nervous, Konoha Ninja. If I had any ill intentions, I would have already acted just now.'
Kinoshita Yoshiro gently shook his head and spoke softly.
Kakashi nodded slightly. He naturally knew this; otherwise, he wouldn't have pointed out the other person's identity on the spot.
Kinoshita Yoshiro still wore a gentle smile, but he knew clearly in his heart that it was impossible to make the Konoha Ninja before him fully believe his words.
However, if it was just to make these three kids believe him, Kinoshita Yoshiro believed he could still do it.
Thinking of this, Kinoshita Yoshiro pulled open his clothes, revealing the injuries covering his entire body.
'This is...'
Uchiha Sasuke's pupils suddenly contracted, and his face showed a shocked expression.
Uzumaki Naruto's face also showed a shocked expression, and Sakura directly covered her mouth, afraid she might cry out.
They saw that Kinoshita Yoshiro's body was covered in wounds of all sizes, with not only burns from fire but also injuries left by attacks from other Ninjutsu.
With such severe injuries, it was almost a miracle that Kinoshita Yoshiro survived.
'If Ms. Tsunami hadn't saved me, I probably would have died.'
Kinoshita Yoshiro closed his clothes again and looked at Tazuna's daughter, his voice filled with deep gratitude.
'Don't thank me. I was just about to bury you when you woke up on your own. Besides, your injuries haven't healed yet. If you move around and collapse again, I won't bother with you.'
Tazuna's daughter said expressionlessly.
Kinoshita Yoshiro scratched his head, his face showing an apologetic look.
'Mr. Yoshiro, were you also attacked by other Ninja?'
Uzumaki Naruto looked at Kinoshita Yoshiro with a curious expression on his face.
'Naruto! Some questions shouldn't be asked casually.'
Sakura quickly pulled Naruto's clothes and said softly.
Kinoshita Yoshiro just smiled and didn't speak. Although he needed to gain the favor of these kids at the moment, he shouldn't overdo the act. Saying everything would diminish the sense of mystery.
'Mr. Yoshiro, which Ninja Village are you from?' Uchiha Sasuke looked at Kinoshita Yoshiro, a little curious.
As Sasuke spoke, the others also looked over.
'I suppose I'm a rogue Ninja now.'
Kinoshita Yoshiro smiled lightly, but a hint of sadness appeared on his face.
'What's a rogue Ninja?' Naruto widened his eyes, stunned.
'Idiot!' Sasuke gave Naruto a look as if he were an idiot.
'Bastard Sasuke, who are you calling an idiot!'
Naruto instantly jumped up, looking at Sasuke with dissatisfaction and shouting.
'Alright, stop messing around.'
Kakashi reached up and covered his face, saying helplessly.
'Whose fault is it that you didn't listen carefully in the Ninja Academy? A rogue Ninja is a Ninja who has lost their Ninja Village for some reason, or doesn't have a fixed Ninja Village and wanders around.'
Sakura grabbed Naruto and said helplessly, while thinking to herself: You idiot!
Kinoshita Yoshiro smiled lightly and scratched his hair: 'Although I know you are here because of a mission, I still want to ask if you have any other purposes besides the mission?'
Uchiha Sasuke's mouth twitched. They were being suspected?
And asking directly, even if they did have some purpose, probably no one would say it.
A black line also appeared on Sakura's forehead. She looked at the gentle-faced Kinoshita Yoshiro, then looked at the blank-faced Naruto beside her.
Why do these two guys look so idiotic?
'Don't worry, old man, we don't have any purpose. By the way, my name is Uzumaki Naruto, and I'm going to be Hokage in the future!'
Naruto had a very good impression of Kinoshita Yoshiro. After all, Kinoshita Yoshiro was one of the few people who didn't look at him with strange eyes.
'Uzumaki? That truly is a great surname.'
Hearing the words 'Uzumaki', Kinoshita Yoshiro's face showed a surprised expression, but a hint of sadness appeared in his eyes.
A great surname?
Sakura glanced at Naruto, a little surprised. She couldn't see how great this surname was.
Sasuke also looked at Naruto with some curiosity. He had always thought Uzumaki was a surname from a minor clan, but it seemed it wasn't that simple now.
Kakashi, standing on the other side, glanced slightly at Kinoshita Yoshiro, but didn't speak.
'Old man! Do you know something?'
Naruto suddenly became a little excited, his eyes shining with a brilliance they had never had before.
No one had ever told him what the surname 'Uzumaki' represented. Naruto had even thought for a time that it was just a very ordinary surname.
And now that someone was telling him it was a great surname, how could Naruto not be excited? Perhaps he could get news about his parents.
Seeing Naruto's expression, Kinoshita Yoshiro looked puzzled: 'Has no one told you?'
Speaking of this, Kinoshita Yoshiro raised his hand and pointed to the Jonin uniform Kakashi was wearing:
'The clothing of your Konoha higher-ups and Jonin all have the Uzumaki Clan's symbol printed on them. This represents the proof of friendship between the Uzumaki Clan and your Konoha.'
'Back then, Uzumaki Ashina, the clan head of Uzushiogakure in the Land of Whirlpools, signed a friendship agreement with the First Hokage of Konoha, Senju Hashirama. This matter is quite famous throughout the history of the Ninja World.'
Speaking of this, Kinoshita Yoshiro let out a sigh.
Sasuke and Sakura Haruno exchanged glances. As people from Konoha, they surprisingly knew nothing about this matter.