Chapter 254: Akatsuki's Team! Debut! Hanzo's Efficiency!
Fujiwara Tetsuya and his group were at their temporary resting place!
After a period of rest, they only set off after noon the next day!
Due to the condition of Tsunade and Jiraiya,
the four of them did not travel very fast!
On the way back, they stopped frequently!
It took several hours,
and they had only just reached a Village near where Konoha and Amegakure's main forces were clashing!
"Cough~ Senior Orochimaru!"
"In my opinion, let's temporarily stay here tonight! We can depart tomorrow morning!"
"After all, Senior Jiraiya and Senior Tsunade both seem to be in an unusual state right now!"
Holding a few wild rabbits they encountered along the way, after a brief preparation,
Fujiwara Tetsuya looked back at Jiraiya and Tsunade, who had somber expressions!
He carefully approached Orochimaru!
"Indeed! Tetsuya-kun is always so thoughtful!"
"In that case, let's rest here for a night and continue our journey tomorrow when the rain lessens!"
While responding to Fujiwara Tetsuya,
Orochimaru's gaze remained fixed on Jiraiya and Tsunade!
Whether it was Jiraiya's questioning or Tsunade's confusion,
he understood them clearly!
Because he had also experienced such a painful stage!
In his opinion, these matters
were not something that could be resolved by someone's guidance alone!
To emerge from that thick fog,
they had to rely on themselves!
Just like his own doubts and explorations regarding life!
In the silence,
Fujiwara Tetsuya borrowed a fire starter from Jiraiya!
Before long, the abandoned building filled with the aroma of roasted meat under the flame's heat!
Because Fujiwara Tetsuya often carried seasonings with him,
the roasted rabbit in Fujiwara Tetsuya's hand tasted quite good!
"Tetsuya-kun's cooking is quite good! Did you specifically learn it?"
Smelling the aroma wafting to their noses,
Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade gradually came back to their senses!
Especially Jiraiya!
After swallowing twice, his stomach grumbled uncontrollably!
"I didn't specifically learn it! It's just that in the past few years, the situation of the Fujiwara, Tanaka, Uesugi Three Clans wasn't very good! So, I was quite craving for meat, which was considered a 'luxury' food!"
"So, after graduating from the Ninja Academy, I often went to the forests around the Village to hunt for food! Over time, I mastered the cooking technique!"
"Here! Senior Jiraiya! Senior Orochimaru! Senior Tsunade!"
"Try my cooking!"
After evenly distributing the roasted meat in his hand,
Fujiwara Tetsuya deliberately chose a flat spot!
He leaned there by himself!
Eating roasted meat while enjoying the night view outside the window!
Compared to the complex psychology of Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade,
Fujiwara Tetsuya's thoughts were much simpler!
When a person stands at a certain height,
both their vision and understanding become incredibly clear!
"Gulp~"
Just as Fujiwara Tetsuya was about to finish the rabbit meat in his hand,
a few sounds of drooling suddenly came from under the dilapidated window sill!
"Who's there?"
"Come out!"
Hearing the movement outside,
Orochimaru and Jiraiya's expressions both sank!
It seemed that they had indeed lowered their guard these past two days!
They hadn't even noticed someone getting so close to them!
"Hey! Kids outside! If you don't come in soon,"
"I might just come out with a sword, you know?"
"You three! You don't think you can escape from a Ninja, do you?"
Slowly putting down the roasted rabbit in his hand,
Fujiwara Tetsuya's gaze towards the door inevitably wavered slightly!
This moment had finally arrived!
"Yahiko! I told you not to get so close to them!"
"Now we're doomed! We've been discovered!"
"Konan! I was already being careful enough!"
"Besides! It wasn't just my stomach that growled! Yours and Nagato's stomachs growled too, didn't they?!"
"Hey! Konan! Don't pinch me! Nagato! Come save me!"
...As the four waited quietly,
the core members of the future Akatsuki,
Of course! At the moment, they were just three kids around seven or eight years old!
They appeared timidly in the sights of Fujiwara Tetsuya and the other three!
"Are they war orphans?"
"Hey! Kids! What are your names! Why are you here?"
After confirming that the three of them had no Chakra,
Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru's expressions immediately relaxed a lot!
"My name is Yahiko!"
"Konan!"
"I... am Nagato!"
"We are all from the Land of Rain! We ended up here because of the war!"
"We smelled the roasted meat... and came to take a look!"
Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato's attire
was just as described in the story!
Compared to the energetic Yahiko and the serene Konan,
Nagato, whose vision was obscured by his red hair, was undoubtedly the one with the weakest presence!
"Is that so!"
"My name is Jiraiya! These two are my companions, Orochimaru and Tsunade!"
"As for the kid next to you, his name is Fujiwara Tetsuya! He is also a Ninja from Konoha!"
Looking at Jiraiya, who exuded kindness and had a fatherly glow in his eyes,
Fujiwara Tetsuya shook his head helplessly!
The cycle of fate?
Or the will of fate!
He hoped that his arrival would allow Jiraiya to live a few more years, twenty years from now!
"Jiraiya? Orochimaru? Tsunade? Fujiwara Tetsuya?"
"Are you four Konoha's Sannin and Konoha's new generation's chief, Mei Zhi Hang?"
"Hey! Kids? How do you know these two titles?"
Even though they understood Hanzo's intentions,
with the arrogance in their hearts,
this blatant sense of humiliation was not something that could be calmed down in a short while!
The moment Orochimaru spoke,
the temperature in the room seemed to drop instantly!
"Cough~ Senior Orochimaru!"
"Calm down! After all, they are just three orphans!"
Compared to the complex expressions of Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade,
Fujiwara Tetsuya was much more composed!
It seemed Hanzo's actions were faster than he had imagined!
Once the title of Mei Zhi Hang spread throughout the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire,
the fourth Ninja War mission issued by the system would also be nearly complete!
"Konan, right!"
"My name has already been introduced by Senior Jiraiya!"
"Now! It's your turn to answer Senior Orochimaru's question!"
"You three kids! Where did you hear this information from?"
Looking at the somewhat timid Konan,
Fujiwara Tetsuya couldn't help but reach out his hand!
He playfully ruffled her light purple hair!
Speaking of which, this was something countless movie fans in his previous life had yearned for but could not obtain!
"We... we overheard it from the fleeing civilians!"
"Those people said that you are all powerful Ninja who once fought Hanzo-sama to a draw!"
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