"It's great that you're okay."
Seeing the Rain Ninja looking lively and healthy, Shiratori Rin's eyes curved, and he said happily.
Senba Suzume looked down at his chest again in surprise and uncertainty, then he looked up and scanned his surroundings.
Besides him and the child in front of him, there was no trace of anyone else in the entire forest.
"You saved me?"
How could this be?
Senba Suzume himself didn't believe that this child in front of him possessed such ability.
Amegakure wasn't without Medical Ninja, but Senba Suzume had never seen any Medical Ninja capable of healing such severe wounds.
Shiratori Rin nodded innocently: "Yes! I saved you!"
As if he hadn't noticed Senba Suzume's shock, he continued to speak to himself: "It's a good thing I arrived early; if I had come any later, I might not have been able to save you!"
As he said this, relief appeared on his face.
Senba Suzume stood frozen in place.
It was really this child who saved him?
How could it be?
It was a miracle!
A dark light flashed in Senba Suzume's pupils, and he asked: "You know Medical Ninjutsu?"
Shiratori Rin nodded, and scratched his head sheepishly: "Yes, my Medical Ninjutsu is quite powerful."
At such a young age, to be able to use Medical Ninjutsu so skillfully?
Senba Suzume immediately made a decision in his heart.
He didn't doubt for a moment that the child in front of him was a spy.
Because no Ninja village would send a child with powerful Medical Ninjutsu to be a spy.
"Where are your parents?"
Senba Suzume asked a question unrelated to Medical Ninjutsu.
He already had a rough guess in his mind.
After Amegakure became a battlefield, many children lost their parents in the war, and war orphans in Amegakure were countless.
Since there were no adults around the child in front of him, he must also be one of those countless orphans.
Shiratori Rin paused, he lowered his eyes and took a deep breath: "My mom and dad are no longer here! But I will definitely listen to my mom and dad and live well!"
His voice was full of determination.
Senba Suzume looked at his shining eyes, and for a moment, he felt a little uncomfortable.
The special geographical location led to Amegakure inevitably becoming the battlefield for Konoha and Sunagakure.
Later, Lord Hanzo led them to fight against Konoha and Sunagakure simultaneously, just to prove the strength of Amegakure, so that Konoha and Sunagakure would no longer use Amegakure as a battlefield, and to free the ravaged Amegakure from further exploitation by war.
However, such an action once again pushed Amegakure into the quagmire of war.
This was a cycle.
But for the future of Amegakure, they had to endure the current pain.
Drive Konoha and Sunagakure out, sign treaties with them, and make it impossible for Konoha and Sunagakure to set foot in Amegakure again.
This was what Senba Suzume and his comrades were doing now.
They were not unaware of the suffering of the people of Amegakure, but they were helpless.
In order for Amegakure to usher in lasting peace in the future, they could only sacrifice the current villagers.
The sacrifices of them, the Ninja, were no less than those of the villagers, but they could not wallow in pain; there were still enemies waiting for them to drive out.
"Where are you going?"
Senba Suzume asked, seeing the backpack on Shiratori Rin's back.
"I'm going to the central town."
Shiratori Rin said to Senba Suzume.
"That place is full of Ninja, what are you going there for?"
Senba Suzume asked.
Amegakure was not large to begin with, and now the entire Amegakure was caught in the midst of war.
The central town was entirely comprised of Ninja, constantly following Lord Hanzo's orders to fight against Konoha and Sunagakure.
The villagers had long since fled the central town.
Some hid in the deep mountains and valleys, while others directly escaped Amegakure.
Few went to the central town like the child in front of him.
"I'm going to save people."
Shiratori Rin stared at Senba Suzume seriously, enunciating each word.
"My mom and dad died protecting Amegakure; although I don't have the ability to protect Amegakure, I can save Ninja who are injured protecting Amegakure, just like my mom and dad!"
His clear, childlike voice was resonant and firm.
Senba Suzume felt his head spin a little from his words.
He reached out and supported his forehead, his eyes a little red.
"Do you know that place is very dangerous?"
Senba Suzume took a deep breath, lowered his hand, and said to the child in front of him.
Shiratori Rin nodded: "Of course I know! I've seen so many strange Ninja, if I hadn't dodged them in time, I might already be dead!"
He rubbed his arms in fear.
"Then you're going to the central town, aren't you afraid of death?"
Senba Suzume continued to ask.
Shiratori Rin hesitated: "Of course I'm afraid of death…"
Senba Suzume looked at him, and for a moment, his gaze softened, not knowing what he was thinking of.
All Ninja fear death, let alone a child?
"I'm all alone, and it will be dangerous wherever else I go. Since there's danger everywhere, I might as well go to a place I want to go."
Shiratori Rin pursed his lips, sat on the ground, and hugged his knees with a lost expression: "Amegakure is my home where I grew up, and my mom and dad are here. I don't want to leave home, I don't want to leave my mom and dad."
Senba Suzume's nose tingled, and his throat felt like it was blocked by a wad of cotton, unable to make any sound.
His younger brother, who died in the war, had said the same thing to him.
— "I don't want to leave big brother; wherever big brother is, I'll be there…"
"Big brother, let's go together!"
Shiratori Rin invited.
"That way I won't be so scared!"
Shiratori Rin scratched his head sheepishly.
[Ding!]
[The System has detected Senba Suzume's Nostalgia Value +3000]
[Not enough to activate a Cursed Spirit, Nostalgia Value has been stored]
The child's address made Senba Suzume's memories of his younger brother even more vivid.
He took a deep breath and nodded towards Shiratori Rin: "Don't worry, I'll protect you."
Even if this child didn't have powerful Medical Ninjutsu, he would protect his safety.
"Mm!"
Shiratori Rin gave Senba Suzume a sweet smile.
Nostalgia Value?
What Cursed Spirit could Nostalgia Value activate?
Shiratori Rin was truly curious.
He inadvertently glanced at Senba Suzume out of the corner of his eye.
Since there was such a thing as Nostalgia Value, he wouldn't be polite.
"Big brother, my name is Shiratori Rin, you can call me Rin!"
Shiratori Rin said enthusiastically to Senba Suzume.
Senba Suzume nodded.
Shiratori Rin's eyes darted around, and he asked: "What's your name, big brother?"
"Senba Suzume."
Shiratori Rin: "Then I'll call you Brother Qianyu!"
Before Senba Suzume could speak, he chattered on endlessly: "I've always really wanted a big brother! Every time I'm scared, I think, if only I had a big brother, maybe I wouldn't be scared! A big brother would definitely protect me…"
He tentatively took Senba Suzume's hand.
Senba Suzume stiffened, but didn't shake him off.
[Ding!]
[The System has detected Senba Suzume's Nostalgia Value +5000]
[Not enough to activate a Cursed Spirit, Nostalgia Value has been stored]