Even though the sun was shining in the sky at this time, it was still raining in the sky in the Land of Rain.
But for the people of the Rain Country, this is already a rare "sunny day" - at least, they can see what the sun looks like hanging high in the sky.
However, Jiraiya is still a little uncomfortable adapting to the environment of the Rain Country where the sun rises. His impression of the Rain Country is still the pure white after the pouring rain and crazy killings during the Eastern Battlefield of the Second Ninja War.
Moreover, the sun in the Kingdom of Rain does not look so dazzling. You can look up and look directly at it. It’s just that you have just come from the scorching desert environment of the Kingdom of Wind to this humid country that seems to be filled with a ubiquitous musty smell. It was somewhat stressful to come.
Reaching out and scratching his crotch, Jiraiya felt a little better, and then he went on the street to inquire about local bars, dance halls and other fireworks venues.
After playing all night to regain his energy, Jiraiya successfully obtained the information he needed and quickly headed towards a small city in the southern part of the Land of Rain that he remembered.
…
"Konan!"
In an alley in Iron Rain City in the southern part of the Land of Rain, Jiraiya landed behind a girl with light blue-purple hair and called out with a doting smile on his face.
The girl with purple-blue hair froze when she heard the cry from behind, and then slowly turned around with an expression of disbelief.
"Jiraiya-sensei!"
Konan cheered, threw away the items in his hand, jumped into Jiraiya's arms with joy, and was carried around twice.
"You're back...you're finally back..."
After a deep relationship between master and disciple, Xiaonan wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and was so excited that he was a little incoherent.
"Come back and see you..."
Jiraiya rubbed Konan's hair lovingly, "By the way...did you buy these things?"
"oops!"
Xiao Nan screamed and quickly ran over to pick up the items scattered on the floor one by one, and carefully wiped off the rain stains on the packaging bags.
Jiraiya helped clean it up, but when he saw the words "United Company" and "Special Dried Fish from the Land of Water" printed on the outer packaging bag, he felt a little unhappy.
However, as an adult and having just experienced a severe beating from Uchiha, Jiraiya did not show any strange expression on the surface. After helping to clean up, he slowly moved towards them under the leadership of Konan. Now I am walking to the gathering place.
Xiaonan, who saw her mentor again, also chattered about her experiences in the past two years to her teacher.
After Jiraiya returned to Konoha, Konan and Yahiko moved from the deserted village to the current Iron Rain City with a group of orphaned children, and occupied an abandoned mansion to live in. They usually took over the residents of the city or surrounding areas. Farmers get paid for some simple tasks to buy food, and they also plant some simple crops in the wasteland outside the city. Although the yield is very low, it can not only serve as a basic source of food, but also exercise the children's self-working ability. Even if these children who gather together choose to leave in the future, they will still have skills to support themselves.
After being taught by Jiraiya, both Yahiko and Konan are considered excellent genin. They are capable of performing simple tasks such as searching for items or driving away wild beasts. Although the reward is not high, it is used in exchange for food and Basic clothing is enough.
"It seems pretty good~ You can now be self-reliant and learn to help others. And I see that you bought a lot of food. Do you plan to improve the food?"
Jiraiya seemingly casually pointed to the food he was carrying with his left hand.
"...Oh, these are dried fish sold from far away, but they are actually not very tasty."
Xiao Nan still looked cheerful, "But one advantage is that it is very, very salty, and it is very cheap. Whether it is mixed rice balls or rye buns, you can put a little in it, so you can save money on buying salt~"
"Is it……"
Jiraiya suddenly felt a little congested in his heart.
"It seems that the Shogunate and the United Company are not without merit..."
Jiraiya laughed to himself inwardly and decided that after overthrowing the "dark rule" of the shogunate, he must retain the logistics function of the United Company so that more poor children can obtain cheaper food.
"By the way, where is Yahiko? Has he gone on a mission?"
Jiraiya asked casually.
"He was recruited by Hanzo-sama to fight..."
Xiaonan sniffed, feeling a little depressed.
"this……"
Jiraiya frowned, "He joined the Rain Ninja Village?"
"No...it's just that Master Hanzo stipulates that all ninjas in the country, whether in the village or in the wild, must wear the forehead protector of the Rain Ninja Village and accept recruitment during wartime, otherwise they will not be able to take on the mission..."
Although Xiaonan was a little depressed, she still patiently explained to the teacher: "Although Hanzo-sama's recruitment is mandatory, he also paid a lot of signing fees and combat rewards, otherwise we wouldn't be able to afford these dried salted fish... …”
"...Thank you for your hard work."
Jiraiya was silent for a while, sighed, and rubbed Konan's hair again.
At first, he instinctively substituted the income levels of Konoha genin for Konan and Yahiko, but forgot about the income gap between the two countries.
Although Xiaonan said it in an understatement, now that I think about it carefully, if only two genin are required to perform some garbage tasks that even the poor Yu Ninja Village is too lazy to undertake, the reward is probably pitifully low...
As for the so-called reclamation... growing crops in the rainy country is obviously difficult, not to mention a group of children with little experience.
"Living in the city is actually good. Although there are more places to spend money, at least you don't have to worry about those venomous snakes, wild beasts or various bugs when you sleep at night. Otherwise, it will be difficult to find poisonous bug bites like before. The right medicine…”
Xiao Nan was still walking happily in front, and kept describing to the teacher the wonderful life after entering the city.
But this so-called "beauty" only made Jiraiya feel extremely sad.
After passing through the twists and turns of the alley, Xiao Nan finally returned to the deserted house where they lived.
Jiraiya looked at it for a while. Although it looked particularly old, the details seemed to have been repaired with more care. There should be no problem with the basic structure. For a group of orphans who lost their parents since childhood, having a place in Wandering in the city is considered lucky.
"Big Buddha, Ji Zhu! Come and help!"
Xiaonan called out very forcefully.
Then a group of children rushed out of the house. One of them, a burly man with sawdust and sawdust on his head, stepped forward and took the various dried fish from Xiaonan's hand. There was also a little boy with ninja makeup ink on his face. Xiaonan handed over a glass of water.
Everyone's attention was directed to the tall and burly Jiraiya.
"This is Yahiko and I's teacher—Jiraiya Jounin!"
Xiao Nan proudly introduced to the children: "If you want to call him Master!"
"Master!"
All the children hurriedly bowed respectfully, including the little boy wearing makeup who had a rebellious look on his face.
Jiraiya laughed loudly, helped everyone up, exchanged a few words, and showed off a ninjutsu. He directly used Earth Release to repair the damaged parts of the house as new, making a group of children who had never seen much of the world feel proud. The cheers continued.
"Teacher...I'm sorry..."
After dinner and settling down a group of children, Konan poured a cup of hot tea and whispered an apology to Jiraiya with some uneasiness.
"You've done a great job, why do you say this..."
Jiraiya took a sip of tea and said with some distress.
"I taught chakra practice to others without your consent, teacher..."
Konan lowered his head, "Me and Yahiko are just trying to give them some means of self-protection..."
"How could I care about this...you think too much."
Jiraiya was so sad that he rubbed Konan's hair and said sincerely: "You and Yahiko have done a great job. You have taken care of so many children while you are struggling to make ends meet, which shows that my teachings are still useful. And you have also found your own way of ninja..."
"……teacher."
Xiaonan blinked away tears from the corners of her eyes, "This time...will you leave?"
"...Do you know my identity?"
The corners of Jiraiya's mouth moved and he forced a forced smile.
"Jounin of Konoha."
"That was the past..."
Jiraiya shook his head, first took off the forehead protector with the word "oil" on his forehead, then took out the Konoha forehead protector from his arms, put it in his hand and wiped it with a trace of reluctance for a long time.
"Konan, you should still remember how to identify a ninja, right?"
"Remember."
Jiraiya nodded, put the Konoha forehead protector upright on his forehead, took out another kunai, and made a deep scratch on the Konoha logo.
“That’s who I am today.”
"Rebellious Ninja..."
Xiaonan was a little stunned.
And he is a rebellious ninja from Konoha Ninja Village, the most powerful ninja world today!
"As long as you understand..."
Jiraiya also felt a little sad inside.
"Then...Teacher! You stay!"
Konan rushed up and hugged Jiraiya's legs and begged: "We all need you!"
Jiraiya rubbed Konan's hair, and then shouted to the door: "You guys come in too!"
Xiao Nan looked back in surprise.
Dafo and Zhisuke walked in with their heads lowered somewhat uneasily.
Although they possess chakra, their experience and cultivation are far from enough. They think they are hidden and lurking in the eyes of a strong man like Jiraiya, and they are as eye-catching as a bonfire in the dark night.
"Master..."
Dafo and Jisuke both knelt down behind Xiaonan.
"...You should have heard it too, right?"
Jiraiya pointed to the rebel forehead protector on his forehead.
"Teacher, we don't care about this, this is the Land of Rain!"
Xiaonan said first: "Especially in the south, those rain ninjas will come here except when they collect taxes. No other ninjas will come here at other times. It can give you a rest, teacher."
"Teacher Xiaonan is right!"
Dafo and Zhishu nodded repeatedly.
"...Then are you also willing to become my disciple?"
A smile appeared on Jiraiya's face.
"Master!"
Upon hearing this, the Great Buddha and Jiraiya immediately kowtowed to Jiraiya several times.
"Get up."
Jiraiya stood up, helped the two of them up, and said emotionally: "In that case, then you are the disciples of my lineage of Ninja Sect!"
"Teacher...then what is the name of our Ninja Sect?"
Xiaonan raised her hand and asked: ""
"Our Ninja Sect is called Akatsuki! The external name is Akatsuki Organization!"
Jiraiya rubbed Konan's light purple-blue hair again, and said with an inexplicable smile on his face: "You can call me from now on..."
"godfather!"
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