Red sand dust

The strong winds fanned the rain, which raged for most of the night, washing away Sunagakure Village from the inside out.

It didn't gradually stop until just before dawn.

In the morning, the villagers who opened the doors of their homes were pleasantly surprised to breathe in the moist air with a hint of coolness. The topics of conversation between neighbors were basically related to the storms that were rare to see in a lifetime.

After a night's rest, the Konoha ninjas had almost recovered.

What is surprising is that Kurama Yakumo, who was originally thought to be in poor health and most likely unable to adapt to the environment of the Land of Wind, actually got up earlier than everyone else.

Umino Iruka, who was yawning profusely, thought he was the first to wake up. Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out of the room, he saw Teacher Kurama sitting by the window in the reception hall, holding a drawing board in his hand and drawing pictures outside the window. scenery.

After rubbing his sleepy eyes, Umino Iruka made sure that he had read it correctly, he cheered up, walked over slowly, and said hello politely.

"It's really early, Kurama-sensei!"

"Just call me Yakumo..."

The girl who was painting did not look back and said in a calm tone,

"I'm actually not very interested in becoming a painting teacher at a ninja school. I was originally planning to become a ninja. Teacher Yuhi Hong said that I should try to be a teacher first..."

"Ha ha……"

Umino Iruka smiled awkwardly and said,

"Kurama-sensei is really good at joking..."

"A joke? I won't do it until I find the right opportunity..."

"this……"

Umino Iruka rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment.

"It's really a youthful and energetic idea..."

The young man who has made up his mind to be an excellent teacher and train those naughty children into outstanding ninjas can not understand Kurama Yakumo's decision, but he always feels a little uncomfortable in his heart.

"Even so, it would be too rude to call you Yakumo directly. In public, I'd better call you Yakumo-sensei..."

"what ever!"

Kurama Yakumo, who has been delicate and frail since childhood and rarely interacts with outsiders, even directly hired tutors to guide his ninja training, so he met Yuhi Kurenai, who was good at illusions.

Later, he was imprisoned for a long time because of the blood successor's rampage and backlash, and he didn't even have anyone to talk to.

Kurama Yakumo, who goes through so much trouble and has the style of a purdah lady, is worse than Saya-san in her ability to communicate with others.

Fortunately, after the hidden Ido in the spiritual world was eliminated, Kurama Yakumo, who gained the right to move freely, also learned a lot again during this time.

In order to rekindle the hope of becoming a ninja, the girl who wasted a lot of time was determined to make up for the wasted time with hard work. Among these foundations, the common sense of normal communication with others is the most important.

"Teacher Yakumo, with your physical condition, it is still difficult to become a ninja..."

Umino Iruka sat down opposite Kurama Yakumo and greeted in a relaxed tone,

"Of course, I'm not trying to persuade Yakumo-sensei to give up. I just think that the spirit of not giving up even in the face of difficulties and obstacles is quite admirable..."

"This is nothing..."

The days of lying alone in a hospital bed and looking out the window are even more difficult. Compared with the physical fatigue, the mental torture is even more unbearable.

Kurama Yakumo, who survived even the confinement and killed Ido, the incarnation of anxiety, fear and hatred, had a strong heart in his frail body.

"Look over there..."

Following Kurama Yakumo's raised brush, Umino Iruka looked out the window.

"It's a rainbow! I didn't expect there to be such a wonder in the desert..."

Kurama Yakumo nodded lightly:

"The rainbow after the storm is always so magnificent. Even in the Land of Fire, such beauty is rare..."

"We just happened to meet each other. It's really lucky..."

Many residents of the Kingdom of Wind have never seen a few heavy rains in their lives, and rainbows are miracles that only exist in legends.

"So, I think my luck has always been good. Although I don't have much ability, when I encounter desperate problems, there are always people to help me tide over the difficulties..."

The girl who had learned about Idu's causes and consequences from her uncle Kurama Unkai was sincerely grateful.

In order to become a ninja when I was a child, the elders of my family went to great lengths to invite the most powerful genjutsu ninja in the village to teach me. Even though I was blinded by hatred and fear, I indirectly killed some people, including my parents, and my family and family. The village still has not given up on itself.

At the dangerous moment of falling into darkness, Idu's hidden danger was eliminated in one fell swoop with the help of a sand ninja boy who broke into the forbidden area.

Even if he wanted to continue being a ninja willfully, there would still be people running around giving him advice.

"Are you blessed by luck?"

She is really an optimistic and innocent little girl. Iruka sighed in his heart. This little girl is much more optimistic and stronger than when he was the same age.

"But, what does this have to do with you coming to Sunagakure Village? I can help you become a ninja when you get here?"

"I don't know, I felt it would be useful, so I came..."

Well, even in terms of willfulness, Umino Iruka at the same time was far inferior.

"I hope everything goes well for Yakumo-sensei..."

"Thank you! My intuition has always been very accurate. As long as I have a firm will, even fate will bow to me..."

…

At three o'clock in the morning, after a leisurely breakfast, Umino Iruka held the map Daimaru had prepared for them and strolled along the not-so-busy, but still somewhat popular streets.

A night of wind and rain made the ancient town, which seemed to be buried in sand and dust, glow with a different vitality. People who did not usually go out often took to the streets to enjoy the joy of rain after a long drought.

"Teacher Iruka, why don't we go meet the Kazekage? It was very windy and rainy yesterday, and it was really inconvenient for us to visit because of the dust. We are so leisurely this morning, why don't we make arrangements?"

While looking at the streets that were very different from those in Konoha Village, Nara Shikamaru couldn't help but asked in confusion.

Umino Iruka replied:

"Since the Kazekage fourth generation was assassinated by Orochimaru half a year ago, Sunagakure Village has not elected a fifth generation. Even if we want to pay a visit, we don't know who to call..."

If you act haphazardly and someone mistakenly thinks that Konohagakure is interfering in the selection of the successor to the leader of Sunagakure Village, you will be in trouble.

"Is this okay?"

The position of leader of Sunagakure Village, which is also one of the five great ninja villages, has been vacant for half a year, which shocked the Konoha genin who had never seen such a situation before.

"So, although Sunagakure Village has become a lot more peaceful now, it is still a bit chaotic. We have to be careful not to violate taboos and cause trouble..."