Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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Just as Nagato was about to collapse and erupt, the figure from his past reappeared before him in his memory.

pat-

The young chunin's hand, which he reached out to Konan, was grasped by another young man.

"The war is over."

"What are you doing?"

Shirahoshi glanced at the man, and the man looked at Shirahoshi in return. Shirahoshi pretended that she had only just realized that the man's clothes were not the green vest of Konoha, and subconsciously kicked the man away.

—Splash! Splash!

The shadow cast by the rain stretches out a long distance across the land.

"So it was Iwagakure."

"I thought you were a Konoha ninja."

"Sure enough, the escape during this period has taken a toll on my health."

After speaking to Xiao Nan, Bai Xing comforted her, "Are you alright? It was that brat we met last time."

When Xiao Nan saw that it was Shirahoshi, she immediately felt a sense of security and hugged Shirahoshi, crying that she was terrified.

At this moment, Nagato's heart was completely at ease.

"Brother Shirahoshi, so you really are still alive."

During his time with Jiraiya these past few days, Nagato had inquired about Shirahoshi, but Jiraiya initially stated that Shirahoshi was already dead, and that Shirahoshi had been present at the time. Later, he obtained new information from the disguise Shirahoshi was wearing and relayed it to Nagato.

"Damn it—it's a Konoha ninja." The Iwa ninja clutched his stomach, looked up, and saw a handsome young man without a headband comforting his toy target. The young man had just said that he was 'not a Konoha ninja,' so it could be deduced that Shirahoshi was a Konoha ninja.

After struggling to his feet, the young Iwa ninja drew his ninja sword, intending to kill the enemy, torture the two children there, and finally go to the house not far ahead to torture and kill the last little boy!

"Nagato, Konan!" Jiraiya and Yahiko rushed into the room, only to be shocked by the scene before them.

After comforting Konan, Shirahoshi turned around and saw Jiraiya. She immediately feigned surprise and asked, "Lord Jiraiya, what are you doing here?"

"go to hell!"

Taking advantage of Shirahoshi's distraction, the Iwagakure chunin rushed over. Jiraiya, who was in no mood for reminiscing, immediately shouted, "Watch out!"

However, before Jiraiya could use his Body Flicker Technique to arrive, Shirahoshi's hands had already completed the hand seals:

"Water Release: Rain Manipulation Technique!"

In an instant, the surrounding rain was irrigated by Shirahoshi's chakra, causing a large area of ​​rain to stop falling. Iwa, having been starving for too long, had blurred vision and didn't notice in time...

puff! puff! puff! puff! puff!

"Ahhhh-"

"What is this?!" Jiraiya exclaimed as he saw the Iwa ninja's body riddled with bullet holes, emitting screams of agony.

"The techniques of Kiyoyu, a Jonin from Amegakure and codenamed Rain-Controlling Assassin, from the Amegakure pursuit force?!"

"Shirahoshi, you learned it after only seeing it once?!"

Ignoring the young Iwa ninja behind him who was injured by a jutsu, bleeding profusely, and unconscious from the pain, Shirahoshi turned to Jiraiya again, making an awkward head-scratching gesture:

"actually."

"This technique is somewhat similar to the D-rank ninjutsu I developed, the Water Drop Technique. I took the opportunity to learn about it while I was escaping, and then I almost mastered it."

"But its power..."

Shirahoshi turned around this time and finally took the young Iwa ninja seriously: "My Rain Manipulation Technique cannot kill people directly."

"Not as good as that Rain Ninja named Qingyu."

Back then, Qingyu's long-range manipulation of rain that pierced through trees would have broken several bones if hit head-on.

But his rain manipulation technique could at most injure Iwagakure ninjas.

—This is the result of my last few days of practice. I also took some time to practice my tail, so at least now when I hold his body, I'm not completely powerless.

With a few more practice sessions, you'll be able to overcome it completely.

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After the children went inside, Jiraiya personally gave the young Iwa ninja a quick death, then pulled Shirahoshi back into the house and asked what had happened during that time.

The other three children, having recovered from the danger, looked on curiously.

Shirahoshi scratched his head, took out a scroll containing information from his pocket, and put it back. Jiraiya immediately understood what Shirahoshi had done.

"Thanks a lot."

Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan: "???"

"No, what exactly is this thing? What's inside it?" Yahiko couldn't help but ask directly.

Shirahoshi and Jiraiya exchanged a glance, both realizing that the other didn't want to tell the three children about their/Shirahoshi's gathering of information about the Land of Rain.

then,

Shirahoshi explained that this was a scroll he used to develop ninjutsu.

"Hey! Can you teach us? I... I don't want to experience something like that again." Xiao Nan hugged her knees, recalling what had just happened, her voice filled with fear.

Jiraiya was silent for a moment, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, sighed, glanced at the three of them, but then remembered Orochimaru's words, "Hug..."

"Lord Jiraiya." Suddenly, Shirahoshi spoke up abruptly, "I think I see something wrong with Nagato's eyes. Could he be sick?"

From this angle, Shirahoshi can't see Nagato's eyes under his bangs at all.

But what if Nagato and his two companions weren't there? Wouldn't the future plot change? Then the plot advantage would be gone.

"What did you say?"

Jiraiya was slightly startled, glanced at Shirahoshi, and then looked at Nagato to Yahiko's left. Nagato seemed flustered, scratching his cheek and saying:

“That, that.”

"I don't know what this is about."

Then, Nagato finally revealed his eyes to everyone.

Bai Xing took a serious look, then gasped, her hand gripping the teacup tightening instantly: "It's over! So young, and already..."

"Reincarnation Eye?!"

Chapter 87 News of Bai Xing, and the Various Reactions of the Villagers

"Reincarnation Eye?!"

house.

Nagato deliberately lifted his bangs to reveal his mosquito-coil-like eyes. Jiraiya stood up in disbelief, staring straight at him with a look of astonishment that was somewhat frightening. Yahiko and Konan both began to tense up.

Beside her, Shirahoshi scratched her hair, narrowed her eyes as she looked at Nagato, then turned to Jiraiya, who had stood up in shock: "Lord Jiraiya. What is the Rinnegan? Is it some kind of bloodline limit?"

"That's... cough cough. I'll talk to Nagato about this in private." Jiraiya understood the wickedness of people's hearts. These children seemed very friendly now, and even Shirahoshi and Nagato had a good relationship.

However, if everyone finds out about Nagato's Sage Eyes... it might break their relationship and put Nagato in danger.

Shirahoshi nodded in understanding and then prepared to leave. However, before leaving, Jiraiya privately asked him not to tell the village about Nagato's eyes, which was his request.

Shirahoshi paused for a moment, then nodded in understanding and said, "Don't worry, Jiraiya-sama. I didn't see anything today."

"but."

A short distance outside, Shirahoshi stood with Jiraiya. Shirahoshi glanced at the three people peeking out from inside the house, then looked at Jiraiya and said, "I still need to report some information I've gathered about the Land of Rain to the village."

"It doesn't matter." Jiraiya knew that such intelligence was dispensable after the war, and if it were really important, it would only be possible to obtain it by infiltrating Amegakure.

The two then said their goodbyes, with Shirahoshi waving to Nagato before leaving the area completely.

......

Meanwhile, inside Konoha Village.

News of Shirahoshi's death has spread.

—At the level of a low-ranking ninja, he took over as a level three commander and completed more than a month of intelligence gathering for the village, and he accomplished every task.

This intelligence squad, which can have thirty people, has only eight members in its second intelligence squad, whose missions are only slightly less than those of the first squad. All of them are Chunin, and there are even some Chunin trainees.

However, such a weak team only lost three Chunin.

Moreover, it was always when they were leaving the country that the Rain Village pursuit force inexplicably learned their location.

It's important to know that Shirahoshi only allows everyone to open the map scroll once they reach the specific location of the route she chooses.

Despite being so cautious, they still fell into an ambush.

It can be said,

Such a casualty ratio is impossible for any commander to achieve.

For example, in the intelligence squad, only one special jonin, covered in injuries, returned; the other eight members of the intelligence squad didn't fare much better.

Time often passes unnoticed, and before we knew it, the autumn breeze of November was blowing on the ninja memorial stone on the back mountain of Konoha.

above,

The engraving is complete, and Shirahoshi's name is in the corner.

At this moment, in addition to the memorial stone, there is also a unique human-shaped tombstone sculpture placed in a location in the cemetery: it was commissioned by the three members of Class 11 and sculpted by a master craftsman.

It has an appearance that seems to be exactly the same as the one in the photo of Bai Xing, but it is much smaller in size.

At this moment, the three people standing in front of them seemed to be seeing a scene from a year ago when they had just formed Class 11.

Mikoto held a bouquet of flowers in her hands and gently placed it in front of the tombstone statue. She clasped her hands together, her smile filled with bitterness: "Teacher."

"I've become a Jonin."

"Still the youngest Jonin in the village."

"But...but... Waaaaah—"

Nonou hugged the crying Mikoto, and continued Mikoto's words, sobbing, "Mikoto became a Jonin, and I'm not bad either! I've now received the Chunin-level physician rating. I'm a formal doctor and a formal medical ninja in the medical department."

"You're down there."