The will of fire can't save the ninja world

The chaos in the Kingdom of Rain seems to have no end in sight.

It used to be a road used by other countries' ninja villages to fight against each other, but now there is smoke everywhere, and war seems to be possible in every corner.

Now no one has the time to think about what benefits this war can bring.

But thinking about when these days will end.

Even Konoha, the most prosperous country of Fire, is now gradually in embarrassment.

Due to dispersed operations, ninjas far away from command are becoming more and more out of control...

Inside the house, Nagato huddled in the corner with his knees in his arms.

The room, the living room, had been completely destroyed.

The parents' bodies fell against the wall.

Further away, there are the bodies of two strange men.

Nagato covered his head. The sudden change in his family made his mind go blank.

Ever since he was sensible, he has been wandering around and fleeing with his parents.

Finally, they found a place to stay in the Kingdom of Rain.

But it didn't take long for the war to spread here.

Just now, two strange men knocked on the door.

They had seen similar things with their own eyes - those escapees, those robbers, and those ninjas who broke into houses and robbed them at the same time.

So his parents hid him in a corner, and the three of them hugged him tightly without making a sound, pretending that no one was at home.

As expected, the other party did not leave, but opened the door and came in.

Knowing that they could no longer hide, their parents rushed over and fell instantly in a pool of blood.

After that...

Nagato covered his eyes, just...what happened?

That uncontrollable power, is he a monster?

If this power had existed earlier, would mom and dad have survived?

No, that power...

Nagato was overwhelmed by the messy thoughts.

I don't know how long it took before he came back to his senses.

"No, I have to get out of here!"

There were many people in Nagato's escape team at first, but he had already seen many people who died of thirst, illness, and were killed along the way.

He finally came to his senses, if the two men just now had companions nearby...

Home is no longer a place to live!

Nagato remembered the patterns of the forehead protectors on the heads of the two dead men, hastily buried his parents with tears in his eyes, and set off with the little money and food left at home.

I don’t know where I’m going, I’m just wandering.

Wandering has become his instinct as a remnant of the Kingdom of Whirlpool.

However, he was inexperienced and didn't know that money and food were more important than gold and even life in the current Rain Country.

So on the afternoon of the first day of departure, he came up empty-handed.

The only good thing is that the other party is not a human trafficker.

Or maybe in the current environment, even people can’t get a good price.

This time, the power did not burst out.

Nagato continued to wander helplessly.

Hunger and high fever have been with him for two days.

We finally saw a new town ahead, but it was crowded with hungry people.

Nagato couldn't squeeze in, so he could only wander outside the chaotic city.

The continuous rain made his condition worse.

He finally couldn't hold on any longer and lay in the rain, his consciousness gradually blurring.

"Hey, are you still alive?"

In a daze, Nagato heard the girl's voice.

Very close, seems to be calling me?

Nagato tried his best to open his eyes and turned his head subconsciously, not wanting to be hit by the rain.

But the expected rain did not fall.

A little girl with long light blue-purple hair stood next to him holding an umbrella, and carefully used the umbrella to cover his head.

The girl shook her hand, and his eyes followed that hand subconsciously.

"Hmm, it looks like he didn't lose consciousness completely."

The girl took out two candies from the backpack behind her and said, "If you are just hungry, eat something first to replenish it."

Nagato nodded numbly, but actually the back of his head was tapping the ground.

After a while, Nagato felt a little better, not sure if it was a psychological effect.

He stood up with difficulty and saw the girl's face clearly.

Unexpectedly cute.

Especially at this moment, in this miserable country, she...is like an angel.

Seeing him in a daze, the girl smiled heartily and said, "You can call me Xiaonan."

Konan's smile made the introverted Nagato afraid to look directly at her.

He nervously announced his name: "Chang, Nagato..."

After Nagato finished speaking, he was about to speak again, but he still swallowed the word "whirlpool" on his lips.

In his opinion, this surname means abandoned.

Nagato's voice was very low, and Xiaonan wouldn't even know how to pronounce it if she didn't look at the shape of her mouth.

She looked around the desolate path and saw no other adults. No one had come for so long. It was most likely that the family was not wandering. She said: "If you have nowhere to go, you can come with me. I know some friends, and we all interact with each other."

If you help each other, at least you will be less bullied."

Nagato's eyes were filled with longing, but soon dimmed: "Help...can I also help others?"

Nagato thought about the strange power that day.

That power may be more likely to hurt others.

Xiaonan put her hands on her hips and said with a hearty smile: "Of course! As long as you have the will, there is nothing you can't do!"

Nagato looked at Konan, the candy in his mouth melted, and it seemed that it was sweet all the way to his heart.

He followed Xiaonan, and then he noticed that Xiaonan's beautiful long hair was pinned with a strange thing.

He had seen that weapon in the hands of two ninjas who broke into the house.

For a moment, Nagato felt uneasy.

Could I be following the wrong person?

It wasn't until Xiaonan took him to a cave and saw about a dozen children gathered inside, and there were no ninjas nearby, that he breathed a sigh of relief.

There are children here, both old and young. The youngest seems to be only three or four years old and is struggling to help move things.

The eldest ones are all in their early ten years, so they can be considered teenagers.

But when they saw Xiaonan come back, they looked at her with admiration despite being two heads tall.

At this time, a boy with short orange hair and about his age came out of the cave holding a box containing half-rotten oranges.

While the orange-haired boy was working, he was also giving orders to others. He seemed to have a high prestige among these children.

The boy saw Xiaonan and looked at Nagato curiously.

Nagato felt keenly that the boy frowned, and with his sensitive mind, he lowered his head subconsciously, clutched the corners of his clothes tightly, and wanted to turn around and escape.

Then I heard the boy say: "Xiao Nan, it seems that the antipyretic medicine is gone... Well, it's not too late. I'll go to the city."

Nagato's hand loosened his grip on the corner of his clothes, and he was stunned.

Xiaonan waved his hand: "It's okay, I just went to the city today and bought two pills. But it's probably getting colder and colder, and the price of medicine has gone up so high...I'm afraid I won't be able to get enough warm clothes. Tomorrow

Let's go to the foot of the mountain to have a look. There was a war there a few days ago and everyone has evacuated. Maybe we can leave some clothes and the like."

The two of them talked about tomorrow's actions, and assigned work to other children from time to time.

They were all children who were all alone in the war, but Nagato saw the light of hope on their faces.

Nagato's hanging heart did not know when to drop. He looked at them and wondered if he could become like them.

When night falls, the children all sleep in the cave.

Because Nagato had a fever, he was allotted an extra dirty blanket, which was probably used by rich people at the door.

Nagato was wrapped tightly and noticed that Konan and the boy named Yahiko were still discussing in a low voice.

Maybe it was the darkness and the protection of the blanket that gave him a little courage. Nagato waited for them to finish the conversation and asked in a low voice: "Why... why did you take me in, us?"

Yahiko scratched his head and said matter-of-factly: "Everyone has suffered. This is normal."

However, Konan did not answer immediately. He held the kunai that had just been removed from his hair, stroked it, and smiled as he recalled it.

After a long time, she said softly but firmly:

"Because I promised my brother that I would be a person who can help others."

"Help you who are also lonely, help the homeless people who are suffering from war, so that people can understand each other, so that everyone can stay away from war and live in a peaceful world!"

The two boys looked at Xiaonan blankly.

After a while, Yahiko suddenly came to his senses.

Wait, isn't this my dream?

Even Yahiko himself felt that this dream was too far away. He was suddenly asked about it and was embarrassed to answer.

As a result, the cunning Xiaonan actually said it first!

It's obviously me first, whether it's helping others or world peace...

Yahiko stood up excitedly, but in the end he was too embarrassed to argue with Konan about who went first and who came last.

The young man's face turned red from suppressing it, but fortunately it was dark and no one could see him.

So under the gaze of the two people, they murmured for a long time before saying: "Me, me too!"