Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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—As members of the combat unit, one of them is a medical ninja. They have been fighting intensely on the enemy battlefield for more than a month and need a period of rest to recover.

Moreover, the pain of their companion's death lingered in everyone's hearts for a long time, and they could not forget it.

"I know. I'll stay here for a while."

"Speaking of which, are you a registered samurai of the Land of Iron?" Jiraiya turned to look at Shirahoshi.

Bai Xing shook her head: "I am not qualified."

A cold glint flashed in Jiraiya's eyes. His swordsmanship just now, both in terms of reaction and the angle of attack, was flawless. He perfectly knocked away the kunai without causing the explosive tag to detonate prematurely. "I see. So you're a wandering samurai?"

"Mmm," Bai Xing said softly.

Next, Orochimaru wanted Shirahoshi to take off her mask, and Tsunade seemed to understand something, looking at him expectantly.

But as a result,

This left the two somewhat disappointed.

— He has the demeanor of a mature young man, with a thin face, light stubble between his lips, and a small scar on the lower left side of his face.

"I thought it was someone I knew, but it seems it isn't."

"Then, farewell."

Orochimaru glanced at Shirahoshi with a cold expression, then turned and walked towards the Konoha camp. Tsunade looked at Shirahoshi with disappointment before following Orochimaru away.

......

"What? You're leaving right away after only seeing these kids for the first time?"

Jiraiya initially thought the samurai was a friend of the children's deceased family members, which was why he stayed to take care of the three children. However, Shirahoshi immediately said that he would only stay for a day or two before leaving.

Jiraiya couldn't bear to leave the three children there to die, so young and beautiful. Even if he didn't intend to teach them ninjutsu, he would at least teach them some survival skills so that they could have a chance to survive in the Land of Rain after the war.

Shirahoshi lay to the side, took a bite of a slice of watermelon, and while trying to dismantle Jiraiya's intelligence probe, said: "I'm sorry, I'm a wandering samurai. I also need to survive. I also need to eat. These three children just reminded me of myself when I saw them stealing."

That's why I helped out.

"So that's how it is." Jiraiya was utterly disappointed.

Oh no! He can't go back and happily collect materials and relax after the battlefield mission is over.

Before he came, Tsunade asked him what he planned to do after the war ended. Jiraiya coolly replied that he would go to find the legendary Child of Prophecy.

Now look what's happened; he has to take care of three orphans who have no one to care for them.

and.

Neither the previous prophesied child nor the even more terrifying blond man has been found.

Chapter 86: The place is deserted, so I have to add more scenes.

They were able to build a waterproof wooden house, run electrical wires, and install lights in a single day.

—That's ninja efficiency.

The weather in the Land of Rain is mostly gloomy; it rains all the time, just in varying degrees of intensity.

Outside, Jiraiya leaned against the wall, with a roof above the doorway to keep out the rain, and Shirahoshi, disguised as a samurai, stood beside him.

After looking through the window and seeing that all the children inside were asleep, Jiraiya spoke to Shirahoshi:

"Thank you so much for your help today."

"Without your help, it would probably have taken me an extra day or two to set up the temporary base for the three children by myself."

Wearing a mask, Shirahoshi crossed her arms, listening to the sound of raindrops falling, and said, "It's alright. After all, today is my last day in the Land of Rain. Consider this my small act of kindness to these children."

"That's it."

Jiraiya nodded slightly, looking at the rain outside the house just like Shirahoshi:

"Then you can tell me."

Why are you pretending to be a samurai?

"..."

Shirai glanced at him, unaware of Jiraiya's hostility, and then said:

"how do I say this."

“Samurai have a strong sense of etiquette, loyalty, and integrity.” As he spoke, Jiraiya’s eyes glanced in Shirahoshi’s direction. “And you… you’ve recounted almost every detail of the missions you’ve performed.”

"Furthermore, whether speaking or eating, his tone, manners, and posture do not conform to Bushido."

"Besides, you used a lot of chakra when you were moving things earlier, didn't you?"

—That's the key.

Bai Xing smiled, surprised that his acting had so many flaws. As expected, ninjas were professional spies, and a novice like him was no match for the experienced old Biden.

What are you trying to say?

Are those three children important to you?

At this moment, Jiraiya's tone suddenly became serious:

"Or."

Is there someone you care about so much that you feel compelled to help them?

"..."

After Jiraiya finished speaking, the air fell silent.

The sound of raindrops pattering on the ground echoed in their ears.

After a long while, Bai Xing sadly took off her mask and placed it on her head: "How annoying~ I just can't be friends with an intelligence agent like you. I have no secrets~"

"So, who are you?"

"Jiraiya, have you forgotten me?"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Jiraiya leaped forward, clearing the area obscured by the roof, and, soaked by the rain, turned incredulously to look at Shirahoshi:

"It's you! The surgeon?!"

Shirahoshi remained calm, clutching his chest. He couldn't control the chakra issue earlier; physical strength was more important than the chakra he had stored. "It's me."

"After all, there's a war going on, so I have to come to the battlefield and check on the situation. Is there a problem?"

Jiraiya's breathing became rapid. This person's identity was too mysterious. No matter how he inquired outside or subtly questioned the villagers, no one had ever heard of this person.

Now it seems this person is extremely dangerous! Because after spending so much time with this person, he hadn't detected any trace of the other using transformation magic!!

"This face."

Jiraiya's eyes narrowed:

Is it yours?

Bai Xing nodded, then shook her head: "This is naturally my face, I just used a little trick to change it."

Then, Shirahoshi raised her gaze to the gloomy, rainy sky, stepped out, ignoring Jiraiya's prepared attack:

"You don't think so."

"This world is full of morbidity."

"Morbid?" Upon hearing this, Jiraiya couldn't help but recall the familiar faces from this period of time and this war, which had been transformed into names in his notebook: among them was Shirahoshi.

Shirahoshi, unaware that he was already dead in Jiraiya's eyes, continued to speak eloquently: "Illness is the human heart. This world lacks a savior to guide everyone to do what they should do."

Jiraiya frowned and said, "Are you saying that you are the savior?"

"No, no, no—" Bai Xing waved her hand and said, "I am not a savior. I am just an ordinary person who happened to pass through this world."

"The matter of saving the world."

"It's impossible for one person to do it alone."

Even if this person is very strong and stands at the top of the ninja world, it is only a temporary authority.

"The true savior."

"We should use this power to build a strong organization, to overthrow this chaotic era and rebuild a more rational order."

"Nonsense!" Jiraiya understood. Shirahoshi meant that he wanted to destroy the world so that the world could truly understand peace.

Bai Xing smiled without saying a word. How could the natives understand the concept of unification? Otherwise, they would have done it long ago.

Civilizations are different, and achieving unification would take too long, involve complex procedures, and be extremely complicated. Therefore, Shirahoshi never had any intention of changing this world.

"I was just sharing my thoughts with you on a whim."

Whether you listen or not is your business.

Bai Xing took out an umbrella, opened it, and walked towards the misty riverbank.

"Wait!" After hearing what Shirahoshi said, Jiraiya felt his mind was in a mess, but he still had some information he wanted to ask.

Shirahoshi paused for a moment on the water's surface, indicating that Jiraiya could speak.

"Do you... do you know a Konoha genin named Shirahoshi?"

"Heh." Shirahoshi chuckled coldly. "A cunning genin brat. What information do you want to know about him?"

Jiraiya was slightly startled upon hearing this, not expecting that this elusive ninja with spatial abilities would have paid attention to a mere genin. "Then you must have been in the Land of Rain for quite some time now."

When they finished building the house and had dinner, Shirahoshi mentioned that he had been in the Land of Rain for about half a month.

Therefore, Jiraiya believed that this person might know something about Shirahoshi. "Is Shirahoshi still alive?"

After hearing this, Bai Xing smiled and continued walking forward, but left behind the answer: "I saw this little brat running like crazy on the way."

"As for where we are now."

"I do not know."

......

As Shirahoshi's figure gradually faded into the mist, Jiraiya bit his lip, clenched his fists, and exclaimed excitedly, "I knew he was still alive!"

Although his relationship with Shirahoshi wasn't particularly good, they had met a few times, and he had witnessed Tsunade and Nono's condition when she died. Even Orochimaru, who was usually very calm in the face of adversity, had a change in his emotions at that time.