At the entrance of Uzushiogakure, Tsunade, who had finished reminiscing, returned and reunited with Jiraiya, and then left with Nawaki and Kushina.
Kushina turned back reluctantly, watching the village where she had lived for eight years, her eyes filled with reluctance.
Many clansmen stood at the entrance of the village. At the front, Uzumaki Kyonoka smiled gently, her eyes full of encouragement as she looked at her.
Kushina puffed out her cheeks and waved her small fist quite strongly, but she still frequently turned her head to look inside the village, as if looking for something.
Unfortunately, until the village turned into a small black dot and disappeared at the end of her vision, she did not wait for that person's figure.
She sniffed her small nose, her eyes slightly red, but she stubbornly resisted the urge to sob.
Nawaki noticed her emotions and quickly stepped forward to comfort her: "Kushina, don't worry, you can still come back as long as you miss home."
He pointed to the land in the distance, "Look, the other side of the sea is the Land of Fire. As long as you cross this sea, you can go home."
Tsunade squatted down in front of Kushina and reached out to touch her little head: "Nawaki is right. After arriving in Konoha, sister will take care of you. We have the same blood flowing in our bodies, and we are also your family."
Kushina nodded, pursing her lips and saying nothing.
The group walked to the beach, and Jiraiya immediately squatted down and pointed to his back:
"Little Kushina, crossing the sea is still very difficult for rookie ninjas. Let me carry you across the sea."
"Thank you, but I don't need it." Kushina shook her head, stretched out her small hand to form a hand seal, and as the chakra gathered along the meridians to her palms, she took the first step and stepped on the undulating sea surface.
The group suddenly showed surprised expressions. In Nawaki's exclamation, Kushina walked towards the sea. No matter how the waves surged, she still walked on the sea surface as if walking on flat ground, even striding like flying.
"I learned to trek through mountains and rivers when I was 6 years old." She said, turning her head.
Tsunade and Jiraiya looked at each other, and their eyes showed a hint of surprise.
It seemed that the Uzumaki clan leader did not hold a grudge because of the past grievances, and really sent a highly talented Uzumaki clan member to Konoha.
"I'm coming too!"
Nawaki stepped on the sea surface unwilling to be outdone and ran to Kushina's side.
"If that's the case, let's compare and see who reaches the land first!"
"Yeah." Kushina nodded lightly.
"If Kushina is tired, you can rest halfway. It would be bad to fall into the sea."
"Yeah."
Nawaki patted his chest and gently grabbed Kushina's wrist, "But, I'll be by your side. Even if Kushina-chan falls, I'll grab you at the first time!"
Kushina showed a polite smile, "Then thank you, Nawaki-nii."
"Don't worry..." Nawaki's words paused.
A sea breeze blew, moist and cool.
Kushina was stunned, because Nawaki's eyes suddenly changed, which was an indescribable feeling. The original pure eyes became deep, and the gentleness revealed the majesty of a superior, which could make people feel at ease at a glance.
"Don't worry, I will always be by your side." "Nawaki" smiled gently.
Kushina was stunned, and a familiar touch came from her fingertips, because "Nawaki" touched her little finger and gently pinched it on the finger pad.
"This is..." Her eyes suddenly widened, full of disbelief.
When she was very young, she liked to be close to Shenyu and act cute. Whenever Shenyu came to Uzushiogakure, she was bound to be his designated little cotton-padded jacket.
And Shenyu's favorite thing to do was to gently pinch her smooth and soft little finger pad like this.
The identity of the person in front of her was undoubtedly beyond doubt!
Kushina's eyes "brushed" and became moist, her small mouth slightly flattened, and she was about to cry.
"Nawaki" quickly raised his finger and "hush" at his mouth.
"Don't worry."
In an instant, Kushina felt that she was surrounded by a huge joy, and this strong emotion filled her completely, leaving no room for the previous reluctance and disappointment.
She felt that she was going to be happy to explode.
The two had their backs to each other, so Tsunade and Jiraiya behind them did not notice the anomaly.
It's just that Tsunade felt that the children's feelings were simple, and they could warm up so quickly in such a short time.
...
At the entrance of Uzushiogakure, Orochimaru, who had completed his mission, walked towards the village.
At this time, a boy of about 4 years old suddenly walked out of the crowd who were seeing off Kushina.
Orochimaru noticed his gaze at the first time. While being surprised, he also stopped.
The child had a head of red hair and looked beautiful. He just looked up and stopped in front of him.
"Hello, Mr. Orochimaru, my name is Nagato."
Orochimaru squatted down to make their eyes level, and smiled slightly, "Do you have something to do with me?"
"Yes, I... I want..." The boy put his hands behind his back, his face shy, "I want to ask you to teach me how to practice ninjutsu."
"Practice ninjutsu?" Orochimaru's expression became strange.
"Yeah... yeah!" The boy nodded heavily, "Mom said, my talent is very good, and I am old enough to practice. I could extract chakra a few months ago."
"Actually, I am also very interested in ninjutsu..." Seemingly worried that Orochimaru would be impatient, little Nagato immediately took out a flat chakra paper from his pocket, pinched it with two fingers, and injected his chakra into it.
"According to the test results, what I am best at..." As he said that, the paper in his hand "chapped" and split from the middle, slowly falling down, "is Wind Release."
The boy looked up at Orochimaru, his eyes expectant, "I... I just watched Mr. Orochimaru's battle. Your Wind Release is superb. I want... to ask you to teach me..."
"You want..." Orochimaru's eyes trembled, and something in his heart was touched, and a different kind of emotion grew, "to be my disciple?"
Nagato exclaimed, "I can be your disciple if Mr. Orochimaru is willing."
He suddenly murmured in a low voice, "Actually, our family only returned to the village later. Although my mother didn't say it, I know that she has always hoped that I can become an excellent ninja. Only in this way can we be worthy of the village's care..."
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