A cursed spirit was generated, so it wasn't a completely fruitless day, but Haruki's main goal was not achieved.
That was to join Suzaku's mission. It was almost impossible to get Hanzō's permission openly.
Haruki was very clear about his own value. Hanzō would not agree to him taking risks.
Not only Hanzō, but also the three executors of this mission, Suzaku, Sakikawa, and Kurogaya, would not agree.
So, can he only sneak out like last time?
Haruki stroked his chin. Although this method had a high risk of being discovered, the success rate was also high.
Who was Haruki?
A pure gambler. (Bro is Hakari 💀)
In this situation, he unhesitatingly chose to take a gamble. He bet that by the time Hanzō discovered his absence, it would already be too late.
His crows had been monitoring Suzaku, Sakikawa, and Kurogaya. He knew exactly when they would depart.
After planning, Haruki lied peacefully on the bed.
This mission was dangerous. To ensure his safety, he had to work hard tomorrow to collect emotional values and raise the rank of each cursed spirit.
Noon the next day.
As soon as Hanzō left the training ground, Haruki followed him out. However, their directions were completely opposite.
Hanzō proceeded as usual to his office to handle the political affairs of Amegakure. Haruki, on the other hand, walked towards the gate of Amegakure.
"Haruki?"
The Amegakure ninja on duty at the gate happened to be Mizuna, whom Haruki had saved on the battlefield.
In fact, most of the ninjas in the entire Amegakure had been saved by Haruki.
Mizuna looked at Haruki, who had appeared at the gate, in surprise. He looked around Haruki, confirmed that only Haruki was there, and then asked curiously, "How did you get here?"
"I want to go out and find someone."
Haruki said, "When I was wandering before, I had three friends who were also orphans, and I want to go see how they are doing."
Mizuna was silent for a while. Of course he knew Haruki's past, no one didn't know Haruki's past.
Haruki was a victim of the war in the Land of Rain. After his parents sacrificed themselves on the battlefield, he wandered alone in the Land of Rain.
Mizuna's silence, besides feeling sorry for Haruki's past experiences, also had a more realistic and cruel reason.
It was highly likely that the children who were orphans like Haruki had died during their wandering.
Mizuna couldn't figure out how three orphans could survive in a war-torn environment. But when he saw Haruki's hopeful eyes, he couldn't bring himself to speak.
No matter how outstanding Haruki's talent was, or how powerful his Medical Ninjutsu was, he was still a child, and he held a childlike innocent view of everything.
How could Mizuna bear to shatter his innocence?
If Haruki knew the truth, he would be very pained, wouldn't he?
Rather than letting Haruki suffer, it was better to let him search. If he couldn't find them, at least there would be a comforting excuse.
"I'll go with you."
The only thing Mizuna couldn't rest assured about now was Haruki's safety.
A joke, could Haruki let Mizuna meet Jiraiya?
Wouldn't that be like dry wood meeting a raging fire?
"No need. Brother Mizuna still has work, right. I can do it myself." Haruki assured Mizuna.
Mizuna looked at the other ninja on duty. His work was indeed hard to put off, and the duty task was too heavy to leave to one person alone.
Seeing the hesitation on Mizuna's face, Haruki struck while the iron was hot and said, "And maybe I'm even more powerful than brother Mizuna. I've learned so many things from sensei now."
Looking at Haruki's conceited appearance, Mizuna was stunned and couldn't help but laugh.
That's right!
How could he forget Haruki's talent?
Perhaps Haruki's strength now already surpassed his.
Mizuna painstakingly reminded him, "You can't leave the range of Amegakure, understand? If you can't find them, come back, and you must return to the village before dark, otherwise I'll tell Hanzō-sama …"
Haruki immediately nodded. "Okay, okay."
After seeing that he really listened, Mizuna opened the iron gate.
Haruki jumped out of the iron gate and waved to Mizuna. "I will definitely be back before dark."
He ran towards the distance.
Jiraiya, Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, wait for him! He's back to collect emotional values!
Seaside wooden house.
Konan propped her chin, sitting by the shore, looking at her reflection in the seawater.
"I wonder how Haruki is doing now, there's no news at all…" Konan sighed with emotion.
Yahiko stood beside Konan, throwing the stone in his hand towards the calm sea surface. The stone skipped five times on the water before finally sinking into the sea. Ripples spread across the water.
Yahiko put his hands on his hips and laughed confidently. "Haruki is so amazing, he'll definitely be fine. Maybe he's already living the good life. When the time comes, we'll just go seek refuge with him. Hahaha…"
Nagato and Konan looked at the blindly optimistic Yahiko, and couldn't help but be infected by his smile.
"Yahiko is right, Haruki is much more powerful than us, he must be doing very well." Konan nodded.
Nagato looked at the rippling water, he hoped that the four of them could always be together, he didn't care about anything else.
"Nagato!"
"Konan!"
"Yahiko!"
Jiraiya's voice came from afar.
The three of them simultaneously turned their heads to look at Jiraiya. At that sight, they froze.
"Is it true?" Yahiko asked blankly.
Nagato reacted and couldn't help but take a step forward.
A figure swiftly darted past him. Yahiko rushed towards Haruki beside Jiraiya, spreading his arms towards Haruki from afar.
"Haruki!"
"We missed you so much!"
Yahiko showed a brilliant smile and hugged Haruki tightly. Haruki also smiled and hugged Yahiko back.
His eyes, full of smiles, looked at Konan and Nagato not far away.
[Ding!]
[System detected Yahiko's affection value +3000]
[Ding!]
[System detected Nagato's affection value +3000]
[Ding!]
[System detected Konan's affection value +3000]
[Ding!]
[System detected Jiraiya's affection value +3000]
[Currently collected affection value totals 12000, your companion cursed spirit Rika's rank has increased to 62.7%]
Haruki: "!"
They are all good children!
It was not in vain that he traveled over mountains and rivers to visit them.
"I missed you all too." Haruki patted Yahiko's back.
Yahiko let go of him and waved to Konan and Nagato. "What are you still standing there for? Haruki is back!"
Only then did Konan and Nagato seem to come to their senses. Their bodies trembled, and they ran towards Haruki.
Konan rushed forward and hugged Haruki.
"Konan has grown taller." When they let go, Haruki said to Konan.
Konan's cheeks were slightly red.
Haruki looked at Nagato, who was standing aside, and extended his hand towards Nagato. "Aren't you going to give me a hug, Nagato?"
(End of Chapter)
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