Hokage: Starting With Saving Konan

"Who knows, maybe this is genius."

"As for Saigoji Youmu's identity, that's beyond our control."

 …

After the war, only the finishing touches remained.

Tsunade, Orochimaru, Jiraiya entrusted things to people from the Ino–Shika–Chō family.

The three of them were separated from the main force and wandered in the Land of Rain with Saigoji Youmu and Konan.

A few days later, in a certain cave in the Land of Rain.

Saigoji Youmu, Konan, Tsunade, and Jiraiya sit on stone chairs in the cave and chat.

Orochimaru stood alone at the entrance of the cave, watching the torrential rain outside.

"Youmu, are you really unwilling to join Konoha?"

Tsunade hesitated for a while, but said it anyway.

"I have already said that I will not join any ninja village."

"Also, it doesn't matter to you whether I add Konoha or not."

"You are Konan's master."

"If you need help, I won't refuse."

Saigoji Youmu rejected Tsunade again.

But this time, he left a little leeway.

"Hey, all right."

Tsunade sighed and looked at Jiraiya beside him.

"What about you, what are you going to do after this?"

"Are you going to travel again?"

"yes."

Jiraiya put her head in her hands and looked up at the cave ceiling.

"Let's travel and write a book at the same time."

"You bastard, why can't you stay in Konoha honestly?"

Tsunade's face was full of helplessness.

"I have a hunch that it's about to appear."

Jiraiya has no intention of changing her mind.

"Oh? Is that the Child of Destiny you mentioned?"

asked Tsunade.

Jiraiya had mentioned the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage to them during the chat before.

"Hehe, it's about to appear."

The corner of Saigoji Youmu's mouth curled into an inexplicable arc.

The eyes, intentionally or unintentionally, glanced at the inside of the cave.

"Unfortunately, not the Child of Destiny."

"Hush."

At this time, Orochimaru suddenly came in front of several people and made a silent gesture.

"Um?"

Tsunade and Jiraiya stopped talking for a while, and quietly explored the surrounding situation.

"It's a child."

Jiraiya stared at a certain stone pillar in the cave, and said lightly.

"Don't take it lightly."

"Even a little mouse is from Rain Shinobi Village."

Orochimaru also knew that the people who were watching him and the others were children.

However, he will not relax his vigilance because of this.

"Come out and stop hiding."

Tsunade raised the volume slightly, reminding those hiding in the darkness that they had been found.

Tread Tat Tat.

At the same time as Tsunade's voice fell, there were slight footsteps in the cave.

Behind the stone pillar, a small head poked out.

After the figure poked its head out, it paused for a moment, as if hesitating.

But in the next second, he plucked up the courage to walk out of the shadows again, and came in front of Saigoji Youmu, Tsunade and others.

A little boy with orange hair and rough, tattered clothes.

Physically, he's about the same age as Konan.

Although he was very down and out, his eyes were shining with determination and stubbornness all the time.

Yahiko.

"Who are you......"

Tsunade hesitated to speak.

The little boy in front of him looks like an orphan in exile.

"Please give us some food."

After coming to Saigoji Youmu, Tsunade and others, Yahiko unceremoniously stretched out his hand to beg for food.

"Where are your parents?"

Jiraiya asked.

"Killed by ninjas during the war."

Hearing the word "parents", Yahiko's mood became a little depressed.

However, he still answered Jiraiya's question truthfully.

"..."

Tsunade and others were silent.

They heard a palpable hint of hatred in Yahiko's deep voice.

Hate for ninjas, hate for war, hate for this world.

"Here, here is dry bread."

Jiraiya pulled out a ration from his body.

Yahiko didn't immediately take the bread Jiraiya handed him, but turned his head to look behind him.

"Nagato, come out."

"They don't seem like bad guys."

Tread Tat Tat.

A little red-haired boy poked his head out from behind the stone pillar, and then ran towards Jiraiya.

Whizzing.

In two or three strokes, the dry bread in Jiraiya's hand was snatched away.

Also robbed was Tsunade's bread.

"Well."

The corners of Tsunade's eyes twitched subconsciously.

But since Nagato was a child and was orphaned because of the war between ninjas, she didn't say much.