My Hidden Road

In the dilapidated village in the mist and mist, moss crawled between the ruined walls, and smoke from the explosion remained on the low stone walls. An old man stood under the eaves, raised his head and sighed.

There were explosions one after another from the mountain col not far away, and five figures were running towards the village, followed by two vicious teenagers.

"Go to the village and use the villagers as hostages, otherwise we will all die here!"

"yes."

I don't know who shouted, and the remaining bandits ran towards the village in a hurry, as if the village could save them. The five bandits arrived at the village, and suddenly a few pieces of white paper fell from the sky, and the white paper folded on its own

The shurikens were drawn in a square shape across the bandits' arms and limbs.

Three young men wearing black robes and wearing rain ninja forehead protectors stood in front of the village. The young man with orange hair held the ninja sword in front of him, full of confidence.

"Go away, or I'll kill you!" the bandit shouted after being chased to the end.

"Brother, they seem to be ninjas too."

"Why are you looking for us, bastards!"

When the two young men behind him saw the bandit stop, one pulled out a short blade from his waist, and the other waved the long black iron stick in his hand. The two of them covered each other and entered the bandit's camp.

"Big Buddha!"

"knew."

The tall Buddha swung the black iron rod and knocked away the bandit together with the long knife. Then he inserted the long stick into the ground and quickly knotted it in his hand.

"Water Release·Water Wave!"

The turbulent water spurted out, and Hatosuke, who was holding a short blade, stepped on the water and took advantage of the power of the water to rush towards the enemy. The water turned the bandits on their backs, and the sword flashed everywhere. Hatosuke killed the bandits who had been chasing them all day and night.

After wiping out the bandits, Jiuzuke and Daibutsu stood side by side, looking at a woman and two men facing each other. The two sides looked at each other in silence for a long time.

Jiuzuke was the first to ask: "Who are you?"

"The bodyguard of this village."

"I think he's a bastard who bullies the villagers."

The three fledglings were very angry when they saw Yusuke mocking them. As the leader, Yahiko always adheres to the peaceful dialogue method of communication, and it seems that the two people in front of them are not vicious people.

"Yahiko, be careful." Konan with purple hair reminded.

"It doesn't matter, I seem to have seen them somewhere."

"Alas--?"

Konan and Nagato both turned their heads and looked at Yahiko. When had they met? The three of them have been together for the past few years and never separated. Why don't we know each other?

Yahiko took back the long knife standing in front of him: "We are indeed the bodyguards of this village. I heard that there are bandits nearby. Who are you?"

"Bandits? Hahaha~~~"

Jiuzuke held the shoulders of the giant Buddha and laughed: "We are the ones who eliminate bandits. It's true. We claim that we are not bastards who bully the villagers. We know that there are bandits nearby and do not help to eliminate them, but we deliberately eat and drink together."

"We did not lie to you, and of course we are grateful for your help in eliminating the bandits, but..."

Yahiko changed the topic and said: "I don't think force can achieve one's goals. These bandits are human beings. If they can be persuaded to give up bullying the villagers, they can be completely freed. Peaceful dialogue can get the best of both worlds."

"Is this person crazy?"

Hatosuke shook his head and inserted the short blade into the scabbard. He patted the Buddha on the shoulder and turned to leave. He spoke peacefully to these bandits. Maybe these corpses lying on the ground didn't know how to write the word "peace".

"Don't you have another boy?" Yahiko suddenly shouted.

The footsteps of Hatosuke and the two stopped. After years of wandering around, they silently clenched their ninja tools. On the other side, several pieces of white paper were separated from Konan's body, and Nagato unconsciously formed a seal with his hands.

"Don't worry."

Yahiko reached out and pressed his companion's hand, looked directly at the two of them and said, "I think we met many years ago. There was a young man with you at that time. You were rescuing refugees, weren't you?"

"How did you know?" Jiuzuke became increasingly suspicious.

"Your dream must be to save this country. It just so happens that we are also working hard for this ideal. Maybe you can sit down and have a chat and get to know each other."

"I'm asking you how you know there was a person who worked with us to rescue refugees many years ago?"

"Let's finish it and talk about it together."

Hatosuke took out the kunai with the detonating talisman attached, and Daibutsu held the ninja tool. They knew that Naoto's identity must not be leaked. If it was leaked and there would be trouble, he would not even have an escape plan in Amegakure Village. The only way was to keep it secret.

Seeing Jiuzuke and Daibutsu about to attack, suddenly two children ran out from nowhere. Seeing the tense people, they were frightened and ran towards the village with their short legs. The raindrops in the sky gradually became bigger, and the five people

Just standing on the empty land, letting the wind and rain blow.

"You didn't take action just because you saw the children, right?" Yahiko asked.

Jiuzuke gritted his teeth and said: "I will not be as shameless as you and use it to blackmail us."

"I'm sorry, I didn't make it clear what I just said, which may have caused you to misunderstand. What I meant was that we all should talk about it together. Because we have met people who have rescued refugees, we are worried about the missing friend, so I ask,

Please forgive me if there is any offense, I’m sorry!”

After saying that, Yahiko bowed to the two of them formally and apologized.

Jiosuke and Daibuto looked at each other and took back their ninja tools in a tacit understanding. "I reluctantly accept your apology, but it is best for you not to interfere casually with the situation of our companions."

"I'm so sorry, I didn't know he had..."

"Um--?"

Konan and Nagato, who had been silent all this time, also showed regret on their faces. They felt sad for their friend who passed away while pursuing the path of saving the Land of Rain. There was one less companion in this world who was willing to save the Land of Rain.

Hatosuke angrily drew his sword at them. If the Great Buddha hadn't stopped him with all his strength, he would have dared to slash the heads of the three of them. Although he and Naoto may have different ideas and opinions on the surface, he is the one who cares about Naoto the most.

"What do you three bastards look like? I'm going to kill you to vent my anger on Naoto, ahhh!"

"What?"

Konan gently pulled Yahiko's sleeve: "Yahiko, you seem to have said the wrong thing. That friend is not dead."

Nagato nodded: "Apologise to them?"

"Well, I'm so sorry!"

Yahiko kept bowing and apologizing to Jiosuke and Daibutsu: "I'm really sorry, I seem to have said the wrong thing again. To apologize, please be sure to sit down and I will pour you tea to apologize!"

"Is it enough to just apologize? That's my friend, one of the most important friends. I have to kill you three bastards before you die. Naoto will live a long life!"

"I'm sorry, the three of us apologize to you again, and wish that friend a long life."

The Buddha hugged Jiuzuke and reminded: "That's almost enough. He can't see Naoto if he's not here. If you had obeyed his opinions more when you were with him, maybe Naoto would be with us by now."

"What are you talking about?" Jiuzuke suddenly felt unhappy.

The Buddha shook his head: "I didn't say anything, you heard wrong."

"Are you blaming me for not bringing Naoto back?"

Hatosuke said angrily: "Naoto and I are indeed very good friends, but the opinion that should be adhered to is to stick to it. It is precisely because we are friends that we can be so honest..."

Yahiko and the other three people on the side were all stunned. What was going on with this guy? He didn't just curse at us, so why did he start talking about other things now?